Quotes

“Love has no age, no limit; and no death.” ~John Galsworthy

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” ~Marcus Aurelius

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” ~Washington Irving

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.” ~Henri Nouwen

“As a parent, it’s my responsibility to equip my child to do this - to grieve when grief is necessary and to realize that life is still profoundly beautiful and worth living despite the fact that we inevitably lose one another and that life ends, and we don’t know what happens after death.” 

~Sam Harris

“Not even old age knows how to love death.” ~Sophocles

“Hold me in your thoughts, 

take me to your dreams

Touch me as I fall into view

When the winter comes 

keep the fires lit

And I will be 

right next to you” 

~Warren Zevon

“It is the living who suffer the impact of death.” ~Unknown