Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go. ~Jamie Anderson
25 Quotes To Share With Someone Who Is Grieving The Loss Of A Loved One
1. “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
2. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day…unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear.” — Unknown
3. “In the garden of memory, in the palace of dreams…that is where you and I shall meet.” — Alice Through the Looking Glass
4. “When someone you love becomes a memory…that memory becomes a treasure.” — Unknown
5. “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” — Helen Keller
6. “An eternal memory…until we meet again: Those special memories will always bring a smile if only I could have you back for just a little while. Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do, you always meant so very much and always will do too. The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause me pain, but you’re forever in my heart until we meet again.” — Unknown
7. “Perhaps they are not the stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.” — Unknown
8. “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4
9. “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” — J.M. Barrie
10. “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh
11. “It is perfectly okay to admit you’re not okay.” — Unknown
12. “There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.” — Unknown
13. “Be the things, you loved most about the people who are gone.” — Unknown
14. “My scars are a testament to the love and the relationship that I had for and with that person. And if the scar is deep, so was the love.” — Unknown
15. “Keep your head up. God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers…” — Unknown
16. “And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.” — Unknown
17. “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” — Leo Buscaglia
18. “When it is darkest, we can see the stars.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “You will survive and you will find purpose in the chaos. Moving on doesn’t mean letting go.” — Mary VanHaute
20. “Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don’t deny it, don’t be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever.” — Harold Kushner
21. “This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy.” — Nicholas Sparks
22. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” — Winnie the Pooh
23. “Grief is the price we pay for love.” — Queen Elizabeth II
24. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” — Thomas Campbell
25. “You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” — Unknown
