Ann Hood Quotes

Novelist

Ann Hood is a renowned American novelist, born on December 9, 1956. Her works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound psychological insights, which have won her a wide audience.

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Famous Ann Hood Quotes

“This was how to help a family who has just lost their child. Wash the clothes, make soup. Don't ask them what they need, bring them what they need. Keep them warm. Listen to them rant, and cry, and tell their story over and over.”

Loss Grief Loss Of A Child Grief Support Loss Of Family Greiving How To Help People

Book:The Obituary Writer

Source: The Obituary Writer

“Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.”

Ends Grief Middle Plot Smooth

Book:Comfort: A Journey Through Grief

Source: Comfort: A Journey Through Grief

“The only language she could speak was grief. How could he not know that? Instead, she said, "I love you." She did. She loved him. But even that didn't feel like anything anymore.”

Knows Feels Said Speak Language Grief Love You

Book:The Knitting Circle

Source: The Knitting Circle

“Time passes and I am still not through it. Grief isn't something you get over. You live with it. You go on on with it lodged in you. Sometimes I feel like I have swallowed a pile of stones. Grief makes me heavy. It makes me slow. Even on days when I laugh a lot, or dance, or finish a project, or meet a deadline, or celebrate, or make love, it is there. Lodged deep inside of me.”

Feels Stills Sometimes Grief Laughing Goes On Projects Stones Heavy Celebrate Over You Making Love Get Over Deadline Deep Inside Time Passes

Book:Comfort: A Journey Through Grief

Source: Comfort: A Journey Through Grief

About the Author

Born: December 9, 1956
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 24

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Comfort: A Journey Through GriefRelated source material

The Obituary Writer: A NovelRelated source material

Do Not Go Gentle: My Search for Miracles in a Cynical TimeRelated source material

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