Quotes tagged ‘Mourning’

“You have to dig through the soil and hit the gravel layers and then blast through the granite. None of these things are related to your child at all.”

— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com

“When someone dies, we tend to cling to their belongings. Our hands linger on the hairbrush they used, we drive the car that was once theirs, smell their scent on the clothing they left behind. Personal items have sentimental value.”

— Ymani Wince, manrepeller.com

“this is where i come from. everyone i love still lives there.”

— Brenna Twohy, brennatwohy.tumblr.com

“It's okay to hate Prue, Piper. When my parents died, I hated them. Piper, it's okay to be mad at Prue. She left you all alone.”

— Krista Vernoff, Paige Matthews, Rose McGowan, imdb.com

“We barely got through the funeral and then everything started to go crazy and we haven't had a chance to mourn yet. And that's just not right.”

— Brad Kern, Piper Halliwell, Holly Marie Combs, imdb.com

“A death mask. Is there a reason for a death mask? It is barely a physical resemblance — in death, the muscles so relaxed, the face so without the animating spark. A death mask is almost an intrusion on a beautiful memory. And yet, who could throw away the casting of a loved one? Who would not want t…”

— Harley Peyton, Robert Engels, Log Lady, Catherine E. Coulson, imdb.com

“I have been her daughter for 42 years. Now don't you think she could have taken some of that time to work on accepting me for who I am, rather than mourning every fucking thing that I am not?”

— Jenji Kohan, Carrie 'Big Boo' Black, Lea DeLaria, imdb.com

“Carl Grimes: It's a strong knot. Clove hitch. Shane taught me. Remember him? Rick Grimes: Yeah, I remember him. I remember him every day.”

— Robert Kirkman, Rick Grimes, Andrew Lincoln, imdb.com

“Daryl Dixon: You know, my mom, she liked her wine. She liked to smoke in bed. Virginia Slims. I was playing out with the kids in the neighborhood. I could do that with Merle gone. They had bikes, I didn't. We heard sirens getting louder. They jumped on their bikes, ran after it, you know, hoping to…”

— Scott M. Gimple, Daryl Dixon, Norman Reedus, imdb.com

“In the end, he was talking about losing our humanity. He said this group was broken. The best way to honor him is to unbreak it. Set aside our differences and pull together, stop feeling sorry for ourselves and take control of our lives. Our safety our future. We're not broken. We're gonna prove him…”

— Glen Mazzara, Evan Reilly, Rick Grimes, Andrew Lincoln, imdb.com

“Everyone either avoids me or they treat me like I'm crazy. I lost my daughter. I didn't lose my mind!”

— Angela Kang, Carol Peletier, Melissa McBride, imdb.com

“All I wanted after my sister died was to get out of this endless horrific nightmare we live every day. I wasn't hurting anyone else. You took my choice away, Dale. And you expect gratitude? I don't know what to say. I'm not your little girl. I'm not your wife. And I am sure as hell not your problem.”

— Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont, Andrea Harrison, Laurie Holden, imdb.com

“Sad isn’t even the half of it.”

— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com

“And people weren’t lying - you really don’t know what grief is until you know what grief is. I sure didn’t. And the bigger the love, the larger it seems to loom. I’m glad the love was world-filling, but my God, what loss.”

— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com

“I’ve never really known grief before, and this is a wild, unpleasant, and oddly tender ride. Loss is a beast, but it reminds you how strong we all are. And how much the love of others will keep you.”

— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com

“I hope that being open about mourning my father helps someone else one day. We all share this pain at some point, and even if it gives just one single other person in the universe to be openly bereft, if it gives them comfort: worthwhile.”

— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com

“I also think many of you are quick to say strange things when a professionally successful person says they are having a hard time. There is lots of “but you’re doing so well” as if you have any idea what someone is dealing with.”

— Roxane Gay, twitter.com

“Mourn the dead, yes, but think about how you treat the living.”

— Roxane Gay, twitter.com

“A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death.”

— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com

“Dear fatal name! rest ever unreveal'd, Nor pass these lips in holy silence seal'd. Hide it, my heart, within that close disguise, Where mixed with Gods, his lov'd idea lies: O write it not, my hand—the name appears Already written—wash it out, my tears! In vain lost Eloisa weeps and prays, Her heart…”

— Alexander Pope, poetryfoundation.org