"People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura oflife which bears no relation to true immortality but through which theycontinue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. Itis as though they were traveling abroad."

Grief, Memory, Death, Presence

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"Misery is a river of tears that whispers my name in a constant hiss."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Grief, Sadness, Truth, Regret, Inspirational

"People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura oflife which bears no relation to true immortality but through which theycontinue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. Itis as though they were traveling abroad."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Grief, Memory, Death, Presence

"All winter the acorns and red Maple leaf moldered in silence - in the same way grief is gnawing at me - slowly, imperceptibly... consuming..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Grief, Silence, Decay, Emotion

"For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Grief, Nothing, Past

"The relatives of a suicide always take it in bad part that he did not remain alive out of consideration for the family dignity."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Grief, Suicide, Family, Dignity, Loss

"I called Isaac, who cursed life and the universe and God Himself and who said where are the goddamned trophies to break when you need them, and then I realized there was no one else to call, which was the saddest thing. The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Waters's death was Augustus Waters."

John Green, American Author

Grief, Death, Friendship, Loneliness

"The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Grief, Regret, Truth, Emotion, Wisdom

"I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness."

John Green, American Author

Grief, Unfairness, Love, Death, Pain

"There's some ill planet reigns:I must be patient till the heavens lookWith an aspect more favourable. Good my lords,I am not prone to weeping, as our sexCommonly are; the want of which vain dewPerchance shall dry your pities: but I haveThat honourable grief lodged here which burnsWorse than tears drown: beseech you all, my lords,With thoughts so qualified as your charitiesShall best instruct you, measure me; and soThe king's will be perform'd!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Grief, Sadness, Truth, Power, Life

"Every one can master a grief but he that has it."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Grief, Mastery, Life, Emotion

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Time

"It is always thus impaled by a state of mind which is destined not to last that we make our irrevocable decisions."

Life

"People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura oflife which bears no relation to true immortality but through which theycontinue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. Itis as though they were traveling abroad."

Grief

"We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes."

Desire

"... seeking to indicate to her by the extent of his gratitude the corresponding intensity of the pleasures which it was in her power to bestow on him, the supreme pleasure being to guarantee him immunity, for as long as his love should last and he remain vulnerable, from the assaults of jealousy."

Love

"It is said that nothing in our lives is ever lost, that nothing can prevent its having been. That is why, so very often the weight of the past lies ineluctably upon the present. But that is why it is so real in memory, so wholly itself, so far beyond replacement."

Memory

"Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees."

Art

"Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things."

Life

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."

Wisdom

"Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness."

Intelligence

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"Misery is a river of tears that whispers my name in a constant hiss."

"People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura oflife which bears no relation to true immortality but through which theycontinue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. Itis as though they were traveling abroad."

"All winter the acorns and red Maple leaf moldered in silence - in the same way grief is gnawing at me - slowly, imperceptibly... consuming..."

"For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear."

"The relatives of a suicide always take it in bad part that he did not remain alive out of consideration for the family dignity."

"The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns."

"I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness."

"Every one can master a grief but he that has it."

Explore more quotes by Marcel Proust

"People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground."

"It is always thus impaled by a state of mind which is destined not to last that we make our irrevocable decisions."

"People do not die for us immediately, but remain bathed in a sort of aura oflife which bears no relation to true immortality but through which theycontinue to occupy our thoughts in the same way as when they were alive. Itis as though they were traveling abroad."

"We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes."

"... seeking to indicate to her by the extent of his gratitude the corresponding intensity of the pleasures which it was in her power to bestow on him, the supreme pleasure being to guarantee him immunity, for as long as his love should last and he remain vulnerable, from the assaults of jealousy."

"It is said that nothing in our lives is ever lost, that nothing can prevent its having been. That is why, so very often the weight of the past lies ineluctably upon the present. But that is why it is so real in memory, so wholly itself, so far beyond replacement."

"Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees."

"Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things."

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."

"Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness."