“When a loved one dies, there is always guilt of some kind the living holds on to. Could they have prevented the tragedy? Should they have called the doctor sooner? If they only hadn’t left the window open, the lamp lit, or decided not to picnic at the lake. The ‘had I but known’ regret is very common.”
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
“Decisions are easy when your values are clear.”
“Sometimes the best thing anyone can do for someone else is just… listen.”
“The same love that bound people together could sometimes be a barrier when it turned to grief.”
“Don’t fucking touch what’s mine.”
“It does not speak well of us, when we begin to accept loss without grieving.”