The soul knows no greater anguish than to take a breath that begins with love and ends with grief.

It was the first time in years I didn’t wonder if my father was out there, looking at it too.

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action.

The portrait of his past was partially erased by God and he is searching for those erased portions.

The portrait of his past was partially erased by God and he is searching for those erased portions.

The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in the excess of grief.

...beneath torrents of spring rain, buds come to life - and we do too, beneath torments of tears...

Solitude and retirement cherish grief, employment and exertion are the only means of dissipating it.

Solitude and retirement cherish grief, employment and exertion are the only means of dissipating it.

If you try to hold people to your standard of conduct you will go mad with disappointment and grief.

Had any poet adequately described the wretched ugliness of a loved one turned inside out with grief?

Had any poet adequately described the wretched ugliness of a loved one turned inside out with grief?

They had not yet started out across a continent of grief that a lifetime of walking could not cover.

All you need is one safe anchor to keep you grounded when the rest of your life spins out of control

...do you actually think that how long a person grieves is a measure of how much they loved someone?