“But as the years passed, he missed her more, not less, and his need for her became a cut that would not scar over, would not stop leaking.” LoveLossGriefSadnessDepressionHeartacheMissing SomeoneLonesomeMissLove LostMissing HerNo Going BackMournography Book:Shutter Island Source: Shutter Island
“She said once that time is nothing to me but a series of bookmarks that I use to jump back and forth through the text of my life, returning again and again to the events that mark me in the eyes of my more astute colleagues, as bearing all the characteristics of the classic melancholic.” RememberLostFriendshipGriefFamilyRegretSadDepressionReflectionMental IllnessMourningMelancholyDeadCopingThe PastProfessional Book:Shutter Island Source: Shutter Island
“The harsh light above them caught her face, and Sean could see what she'd look like when she was much older - a handsome woman, scarred by wisdom she never asked for.” GriefWoman S CharacterMystic River Book:Mystic River Source: Mystic River
“Grief, I swear to God, doesn't live in the heart. It lives in the senses. And sometimes, all I want to do is cut off my nose so I can't smell her, hack my fingers off at the joint.” WantHeartI CanSometimesGriefCuttingFingersSmellSensesNosesSwearJointsHacksSwear To God Author:Dennis Lehane