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Grieving Quotes

Loss that stays, even quietly.

These grieving quotes acknowledge that sorrow doesn't vanish, it just becomes something people carry differently. Read more in our Loss quotes.

I'm human, we all are - all doctors are - and grieving is a natural part of medicine. As a doctor, grieving is a natural part of medicine. If you deny that, again, you'd get into this trap of curing...

Quotes by Siddhartha Mukherjee

It's unnatural to believe death usually has a beauty and a concordance and is usually a coming together of your life's work. It leads to frustration for the patient. And it leaves grieving families convinced they did something wrong.

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I've looked into the eyes and the faces of grieving mothers.

Quotes by Ross Kemp

The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him.

Quotes by Rita Rudner

Emotion Quotes

The grieving are surely owed our empathy, but capital punishment can neither right a wrong nor prevent another from happening.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

Many communities have turned a blind eye to what goes on inside funeral homes, as many people prefer not to know the ins and outs of the business. In addition, grieving customers in need of funeral goods and services may...

Quotes by Perianne Boring

I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was maybe 16.

Quotes by Peaches Geldof

America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us.

Quotes by Patti Davis

There is a point in the grieving process when you can run away from memories or walk straight toward them.

Quotes by Patti Davis

Loss Quotes

When it comes to the grieving process, we all try to ignore that feeling - but it's important to grieve. Even if something's happened for the best, you need to take that moment to feel something.

Quotes by Oliver Sykes

Every one of us have been disappointed before and have had to go through the grieving process of anger and, you know, disappointment and then acceptance and forgiveness.

Quotes by Mathew Knowles

The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility.

Quotes by Martin Puryear

I think grieving is the same for everybody that lost someone you love deeply. It's the same. You know, you're really no different than anybody else who's lost somebody they adored.

Quotes by Lee Radziwill

I am interested in the way advances in medicine and palliative care mean more people now have the opportunity to plan their own deaths, and also plan for those who are left behind. What does that do to the grieving...

Quotes by Laura Wade

Process Quotes

When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.

Quotes by Lamar Odom

In the South, I think, food mirrors our lives. When I was growing up, no matter what you were grieving or celebrating, my mama would be at the door with a cake or a pie.

Quotes by Kimberly Schlapman

Psychics prey on the vulnerable of society. They look like they're contacting the other side, but they're not, and they're interfering with the natural grieving process that everyone has to go through.

Quotes by Keith Barry

I'm always happy when people choose to get another dog because it's a healthy and healing thing to do, and there are millions of them needing homes. But there is no single time frame to do it in because grieving...

Quotes by Jon Katz

It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting. They're not lying there thinking 'How could you do this to me? Why aren't you keeping me going?' Pets don't do the human things of...

Quotes by Jon Katz

Sadness Quotes

The affinity towards suits was a functional thing for me early on because I was thrifting at secondhand shops, and it was also initially a way of grieving - my father had passed, and he used to wear suits all...

Quotes by Jidenna

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this topic say about the grieving process?
It frames grief as something that lingers rather than fully passing, even once the sharpest pain has faded.
Is there a quote about pets and grief?
Yes, one notes that animals don't grieve the way people do, and tend to accept change more readily.
Do any quotes criticize exploiting grieving people?
One warns about predatory practices that target vulnerable people during an already difficult grieving process.
Is there guidance on timing after a loss?
One suggests there's no single right moment to adopt again, since healing looks different for everyone.
Which topic relates closely to grieving?
Our Loss quotes cover the broader experience of loss beyond just the grieving process.

Others point out that animals process loss on their own terms, and that adopting again has no single right moment. See also our Process and Sadness quotes.