Affliction Quote by Washington Irving

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced.

— Washington Irving

Sorrow is not in death but in loneliness, and conflict comes when you seek consolation, forgetfullness, explanations, and illusions.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Away There is no sorrow Time heals never; No loss, betrayal, Beyond repair. Balm for the soul, then, Though grave shall sever Lover from…

— Walter de la Mare

After the dead are buried, after the physical pain of grief has become a permanent wound in the soul, then comes the transcendent and…

— Andre Dubus

Sorrow comes with so many defense mechanisms. You have your shock, your denial, your getting wasted, your cracking jokes, and your religion. You also…

— Emily Giffin

“Perhaps we become accustomed to our grief and, as it becomes increasingly familiar, increasingly part of the emotional landscape, it becomes a dullness. But…

— David Rieff

“Breakups and divorces, disappointments and failures, all summoned the old hurt, and I began to wonder if every heartache wasn’t just practice for the…

— LJ Pemberton

“The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -…

— Washington Irving

“Just as sorrow in our own lives causes us to withdraw from everyday life and seek comfort in Christ, she too finds an occasion…

— Brian Kennelly

Sorrow spares no one, and scars respect no person.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.

— Alexander Smith

You mourn, for it is proper to mourn. But your grief serves you; you do not become a slave to grief. You bid the…

— Neil Gaiman