“There is no greater sorrow than to recall our time of joy in wretchedness.”

“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”

“Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.”

“If you suppress grief too much it can well redouble.”

“The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want...”

“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an e...”

“The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief. The deepest community one of sorrow.”

“It is not because other people are dead that our affection for them grows faint, it is because we ourselves are dying.”

“It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt.”

“I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.”

“Come away, O human child!To the waters and the wildWith a faery, hand in hand,For the world's more full of weeping than...”

“A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within.”