“You have to learn where your pain is. You have to burrow down and find the wound, and if the burden of it is too terrible to shoulder, you have to shout it out; you have to shout for help … And then finally, the way through grief is grieving.” –  Jane Hamilton

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice; but for those who love, there is eternity.” – Henry Von Dyke

“One thing about being in grief is that your sorrow is certain, and your loss is so real you literally taste it to the depth of your being … You have to have certainty that is bigger than the certainty of your sorrow.” – Dr. Joseph Stowell

“Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.” – William Hazlitt

“Life is to short to mock the gift it is.” ~ Sue Rosenbloom

“I always feel more serene after a good cry or laugh.” ~ Sue Rosenbloom