Brother Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

If watching your child die is a parent's worst nightmare, imagine having to tell your other child that his sister is dead... Although I…

— Ann Hood

“Grief needs an outlet. Creativity offers one. Some psychiatrists see mourning and creativity as the perfect marriage, the thought processes of one neatly complementing…

— Hope Edelman

It breaks my heart to think about a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish that some feel…

— George P. Bush

“The death of a parent, he wrote, 'Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise…

— Joan Didion

Every time a man dies, a child dies too, and an adolescent and a young man as well; everyone weeps for the one who…

— Simone de Beauvoir

“When my late father died — now I'm in mourning for my late mother — that sense of grief and bereavement suddenly taught me…

— Jonathan Sacks

I don't mourn the loss of my childhood; I mourn because everything, including (my) childhood, is lost.

— Fernando Pessoa

“It is often said that there should be no death or grief in children's stories. It is not wise to dwell on the dark…

— Louisa May Alcott

Losing a son, losing a daughter, a brother, a sister, losing a close friend - it can go beyond grief to isolation and feeling…

— Tim Kaine

“I stood upon a chair when I was left alone, and looked into the glass to see how red my eyes were, and how…

— Charles Dickens

Obviously loss of family is huge and critical, but I think really it's more about losing a sense of family. The horror of that…

— Chang-Rae Lee

“My brother! The death of a loved one is the hardest thing, It doesn't comparing to a single thing. The hurt it brings, Breaks…

— Peter McPherson