grief
my favorite quotes on grief
"We are never finished with grief. It is part of the fabric ofliving. It is always waiting tohappen. Love makes memoriesand life precious; the grief thatcomes to us is proportionate tothat love and is inescapable."
N.S. Naipaul
“I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.”
“Grief changes shape, but it never ends.
People have a misconception that you can deal with it and say, ‘It’s gone, and I’m better.’ They’re wrong. When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.
I miss being a part of their lives and them being part of mine. I wonder what the present would be like if they were here—what we might have done together. I miss all the great things that will never be.
Much of my appreciation of life has come through loss. Life is precious. It’s worthwhile.”