Home / Quotes / Quote by May Sarton

Quote by May Sarton

“What is there to do when people die - people so dear and rare - but bring them back by remembering?”

Quote by May Sarton

Author

American poet, born on May 3, 1912, and died on July 16, 1995. Known for her profound psychological insights and delicate portrayals of natural landscapes, May Sarton's poetry has had a significant impact on contemporary poetry, earning her numerous literary awards. more

You May Also Like

“Is there no pity sitting in the clouds, That sees into the bottom of my grief?”

Suffering Grief Sitting Bottom Clouds Pity Grieving Juliet Romeo And Juliet Play Romeo Juliet Romeo And Juliet Juliet Romeo And Juliet Important

Author:William Shakespeare

“In desperate hope I go and search for her in all the corners of my house. I find her not. My house is small and what once has gone from it can never be regained. But infinite is thy mansion, my lord, and seeking her I have come to thy door.”

House Lord Gone Doors Infinite Seeking Corners Grieving Desperate Mansions

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“Let it not be death but completeness. Let love melt into memory and pain into songs. Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest. Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night. Stand still, O Beautiful End, for a moment, and say your last words in silence. I bow to you and hold up my lamp to light you on your way.”

Way Stills Ends Moments Hands Light Pain Lasts Beautiful Night Song Memories Silence Sky Flower Wings Flight Gentle Grieving Bows Last Words Lamps Nests Completeness Folding

Book:Tagore

Source: Tagore

“I feel a strong immortal hope, which bears my mournful spirit up beneath its mountain load; redeemed from death, and grief, and pain, I soon shall find my [child] again within the arms of God.”

Feels Children Pain Spirit Strong Grief Arms Bears Mountain My Children Grieving Immortal Load Redeemed Grief And Death

Author:Charles Wesley

“At Death we are aware that we are more than just our physical bodies.”

Body Grieving Physical Body

Author:James Van Praagh

“I know that The Other Side, and the spirits who live there, are as real as this earth we live on, and that the only thing separating "her" from "there" is a thinly veiled difference in vibrational frequency.”

Knows Real Earth Spirit Sides Differences Grieving Frequency Separating

Author:Sylvia Browne

“I know that there is no such thing as death, because our spirit has always been alive and always will be. We are as eternal as God who created us.”

Knows Spirit Alive Eternal Grieving

Book:The Other Side and Back

Source: The Other Side and Back

“Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow.”

“Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.”

“Death is but a transition from this life to another existence where there is no more pain and anguish. All the bitterness and disagreements will vanish, and the only thing that lives forever is love.”

Love Pain Death Existence Forever This Life Grieving Life And Death Bitterness Transition Afterlife Anguish Disagreement Psychiatrist Inspirational Death No More Pain

Author:Elisabeth Kubler-Ross