QUOTES FOR SOMEONE GRIEVING A LOSS

“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” – Jamie Anderson

“Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved. Where there is deep grief, there was great love.” – Unknown

“What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller

“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” – Rumi

“Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.” – Mary Elizabeth Frye

“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” – Anne Roiphe

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.” – Robert Fulghum

“Though it may feel like the end, grieving is the beginning of healing.” – Unknown

“Grief changes shape, but it never ends.” – Keanu Reeves

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison

“The reality is you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal, and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” – Unknown

“Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be.” – Joan Didion

“Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” – Earl Grollman NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS JACK QUOTES

“Experiencing grief is like jumping into freezing waters – it takes your breath away initially, but eventually, you adjust to the temperature and find a way to keep moving.” – Unknown

“Grief is a reflection of the love we carry for those we have lost.” – Lindsey O’Connor

“Grief and love are conjoined; you don’t get one without the other.” – Jandy Nelson

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss. You will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.” – Elizabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler

“Grieving is like breathing with a brick on your chest. You keep going, but it’s harder.” – Unknown

“Grief is the price we pay for love, but it shouldn’t be the only thing that remains. Eventually, we must find a way to live again while keeping their memory alive.” – Unknown

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” – Kahlil Gibran

“Grief is the flip side of love. If you didn’t love deeply, you wouldn’t grieve deeply.” – Unknown

“Grief, no matter how you try to cater to its wail, has a way of fading away.” – V.C. Andrews

“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” – Rumi

“Some people are like candles that burn brightly for so much less time than we need them to, and yet they leave behind them such pure and piercing light. The gift of grief is the positive experience of gratitude that comes from awakened and humbled hearts.” – Death Awareness Collective

“The pain you feel at the loss of a loved one is equal to the love you had for them.” – Unknown

“Sometimes, the most profound healing can come from embracing grief and allowing ourselves to mourn deeply. In that mourning, we honor the love and bond we shared with the departed.” – Unknown