Quotes on the Loss of a Loved One
How to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One
Losing someone you love is one of the most difficult things you'll ever experience in life. It can be hard to find the right words to express your grief, and often it can feel like no words will lessen the pain. Quotes can be a powerful way to recognize and express your emotions in the wake of such a loss. Here are some quotes to reflect on when you're grieving the loss of a loved one.
Quotes on Grief and Loss
"Grief is the price we pay for love." – Queen Elizabeth II
"It's okay to feel lost and alone. That's how it feels to grieve." – Unknown
"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All you can do is learn to swim." – Vicki Harrison
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains." – Pierre Auguste Renoir
"The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief – But the pain of grief is only a shadow when compared with the pain of never risking love." – Hilary Stanton Zunin
"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
Quotes on Healing After Loss
"There is no grief like the grief that does not speak." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." – John Green
"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it." – Tori Amos
"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated." – Lamartine
"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." – Kahlil Gibran
Quotes on Remembering a Loved One
"Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow." – Unknown
"Time passes but memories last forever." – Unknown
"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
"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey." – Kenji Miyazawa
"The loss of a loved one is the hardest of all losses. It is like an anchor dragging along the bottom of the ocean." – Unknown
Quotes on Moving Forward After Loss
"Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith… it is the price of love." – Unknown
"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." – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
"If we love deeply, we grieve deeply." – Unknown
"I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories." – Leo Buscaglia
"Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds." – Rita Mae Brown