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Mourning Quotes

"The death of a beloved is an amputation."

"The death of a beloved is an amputation."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Mourning, Death, Loss, Grief, Pain

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"We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes."

"We need a shroud. A shroud for the son of Hermes."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Mourning, Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"Mourning is not forgetting... It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and valuable recovered and assimilated from the dust."

"Mourning is not forgetting... It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and valuable recovered and assimilated from the dust."

Margery Allingham, English Writer

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"And yet... you wouldn't want it to stop hurting... you wouldn't want to forget your little mother even if you could."

"And yet... you wouldn't want it to stop hurting... you wouldn't want to forget your little mother even if you could."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Mourning, Grief, Memory, Love, Pain

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"To re-live these characters would be wonderful, because I know when the show ends it will be huge mourning process."

"To re-live these characters would be wonderful, because I know when the show ends it will be huge mourning process."

Gillian Anderson, American Actress

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"I turned and faced the Olympians."We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud for the son of Hermes."

"I turned and faced the Olympians."We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud for the son of Hermes."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Mourning, Truth, Power, Regret

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"The only thing I can recall is that it rained all day and all night, and that when I asked my father whether heaven was crying, he couldn't bring himself to reply. Six years later my mother's absence remained in the air around us, a deafening silence that I had not yet learned to stifle with words."

"The only thing I can recall is that it rained all day and all night, and that when I asked my father whether heaven was crying, he couldn't bring himself to reply. Six years later my mother's absence remained in the air around us, a deafening silence that I had not yet learned to stifle with words."

Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Spanish Novelist

Mourning, Grief, Silence, Loss, Family

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