Quotes about Grief

During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I literally spent hours each day reading God's word, meditating on scripture and praying. I intentionally spent a significant amount of time being still before God.

When grief is deepest, words are fewest.

Tears, that could be the tone, if they weren't so easy, the true tone and tenor at last.

When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That's nature's way.

Youth holds no society with grief.

Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.

As he stood by the desolate fire, he felt that the only one thing which could assuage his grief would be thorough and complete retribution, brought by his own hand upon his enemies.

I have never loved, Watson, but if I did and if the woman I loved had met such an end, I might act even as our lawless lion-hunter has done.

Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace and rest can never dwell, hope never comes that comes to all.

For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor; So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed; and yet anon repairs his drooping head, and tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore flames in the forehead of the morning sky. So Lycidas sunk low, but mounted high, Through the dear might of him that walk'd the waves.

Me thought I saw my late espoused saint brought to me like Alcestis from the grave.

Occasionally weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have.