Grief Inspirational Quotes

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Perhaps ...
To R.A.L.

Perhaps some day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue,
And feel one more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of you.

Perhaps the golden meadows at my feet,
Will make the sunny hours of spring seem gay,
And I shall find the white May-blossoms sweet,
Though You have passed away.

Perhaps the summer woods will shimmer bright,
And crimson roses once again be fair,
And autumn harvest fields a rich delight,
Although You are not there.

But though kind Time may many joys renew,
There is one greatest joy I shall not know
Again, because my heart for loss of You
Was broken, long ago.”
― Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth

“Everyone who lives long enough to love deeply will experience great losses. Don't let fear of loss, or the losses themselves, take away your ability to enjoy the wonderful life that is yours.”
― Barbara "Cutie" Cooper, Fall in Love for Life: Inspiration from a 73-Year Marriage

“The best way to make a line appear shorter without touching it is to draw a longer line next to it. It works with grief, too.”
― Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

“Loss is only temporary when you believe in God!”
― Latoya Alston

“A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window, where it can catch the light.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels

“This state of grief was something I now understood. It's something that walks with you every day. Would there be sunny days again? There were many moments when i struggled to go on. But like Terri Irwin, I did see the light again. And you will too.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“If you're feeling alone in your despair and grief, I want you to know you are not alone. You have an entire community of bereaved parents who understand your journey and are walking with you step-by-step. And you have God. He promises never to leave us, especially in our darkest hours.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“The moment a child leaves us, a parent’s heart feels different. Medically, this condition is called “broken heart syndrome,” but grieving parents knew this long before it was diagnosed and named by doctors.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“The loneliest time after a tragedy is the week or month when everyone goes home, and you new normal begins. The silence feels deafening when the crowds disappear, and you are left with a gaping hole in your heart.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“If there’s one thing I want to say to the person who finds this book in their own version of year one, or year three, or year twelve, it’s this:
You don’t have to be finished to be okay.
You don’t have to understand everything to keep going.
You don’t have to let go of the past to embrace what’s here.
You just have to keep coming as you are.
Again.
And again.
And again.
That’s the whole thing.
That’s the whole path.
And for today — just today — that’s enough.”
― G. Scott Graham, Come As You Are: Five Years Later

“The grief remained, and the guilt hadn’t gone anywhere, but they didn’t crush him the way they once did. They sat beside him instead, hollowed out by the years.”
― R.P. Gage, Noetic Gravity

“As time passes, I am glad to have more days of the tide coming in and bringing joy and hope and laughter into my life. I’ve learned over the years to be steady on my feet at the beach. The ocean is tricky, and we never know when the next wave will knock us down. Rip currents can pull us out, drawing us away from the shore, far out to the treacherous sea of despair. Or the jellyfish can wash up on the sand, their tentacles releasing their wrenching poison----grief. I remain on guard against this wax and waning of life. Experience teaches us to be ready for not only the gleam and glisten of calm waters, but also for the grim and raging parts as well.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“You will grieve for a lifetime. Each person should be allowed to grieve in his or her own way and time. Some prefer the company of others, while others need space to be alone. Grief will never fully leave, but it should change as the healing journey progresses and we move through grief’s various stages.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“As long as it takes, I will lovingly labor to put together the timeless souvenirs of our life together. I cling to the phot books, for they hold my forever memories. If you don’t think photos are important, wait until they are all you have left.”
― Pam K. McCarty, Grace for Grief: A Mother's Journey of Love and Loss

“Get cozy with your sorrow,
Cuddle with your grief.
Float with your fears,
And melt within your anger.
Stroll through your frustrations,
Your disappointments,
And your regrets.
Dive into your doubts,
Your powerlessness,
Your hopelessness.
Surrender.”
― NZ Kaminsky, Sense of Home

“My love grows wings,
A lost bird in an unfamiliar sky,
In my dreams your voice still rings,
But here the silence only seems to intensify”
― Natalie Miller, What Lies Beyond: And Other Poetry by Natalie Miller

“Sinto o calor de uma tarde de verão
E um vento calmo mas persistente
Talvez leve com ele a minha solidão
Que em mim toca insistentemente

Estou triste, muito triste até
Mas não quero largar este sentimento
As distrações prazerosas não ajudam
A perceber o meu tormento

Não foi só porque partiste que estou assim
Também perdi o meu propósito
O que é que quero para mim?
Qual é o meu caminho?
Ainda estou a descobri-lo
aos poucos, devagarinho.”
― Miguel Ferreira-Pinto

“I thought bravery had deserted me, but it hadn't. It had been swallowed by grief, and now I was slowly emerging from that pool.”
― C.L. Miller, The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder

“You're sad because you've lost someone you loved.”
― Karen Brough, I Can't Believe They're Gone: A kid's grief book that hugs, helps, and gives hope

“He said my name aloud, but he was asleep. I crawled into his hospital bed with him again as best I could with all the extra paraphernalia in the way, and then the flood started. I began to cry a little bit, and then more poured out. I could not stop it. How could I know a gushing river would burst through the dam of appropriateness and strength I try to project and mix with the I-Love-Yous coming from my mouht and the giant tears I did not know were waiting behind my eyes? How do anyone's eyes stay in their head with such pressure swimming and bleeding onto a pillow?

I Love you, Daddy. I am going to miss you, I thought to myself.

"Good-bye," I choked out the words.

"Good-bye, honey," said my sleeping, dreaming Daddy.”
― Piper Winifred, The Path of Grief: & the Imagined Future

“Does time heal? It does. But the truth is, with the death of your own blood, part of you dies with them and your eyes reflect a very distinct stamp, even when you’re smiling. You don’t “lose” your parents... you can lose a sock and buy a new one. You become unearthed in a way, unlived and unfelt.”
― Elena Levon

“Oh, to be the spitting image of her father, or a younger version of her mother. She longed to carry those pieces of them, written across her face so that none might forget those who had been so precious to her, but were nothing now.”
― Molly Collier, The Paragon

“Somewhere between love and pain was the feeling of a family that was missing one of its founding members.”
― Molly Collier, The Paragon

“But the agony of her loss reminded her that every day was a gift, and the depth of her love reminded her of all the other gifts she’d been given”
― Molly Collier, The Paragon

“Grief taught me that healing is not about one big moment of clarity. It is about tiny practices, repeated daily, until they start to feel genuine.”
― Christina Stiverson, I Carry You: From Unimaginable Loss to Rewritten Grief, Find the Life Waiting for You

“Don’t let grief be the end of your story.
Let it be the beginning of the bridge you build, step by step, into the life that is still calling your name.”
― Christina Stiverson, I Carry You: From Unimaginable Loss to Rewritten Grief, Find the Life Waiting for You

“Grief is not a weakness... it's courage.”
― Christina Stiverson, I Carry You: From Unimaginable Loss to Rewritten Grief, Find the Life Waiting for You

“Life is the artpiece you never finish.”
― Tji, God Made Me from Spare Parts: Modern Parables for Old Souls

“Eco-grief is the flip side of our care and love: It reflects our emotional and empathic bond with life. It is what helps us connect and feel a sense of belonging.”
― Leslie Davenport, Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage, Clarity, and Collective Action