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“Grief could take the form of violence too, could give a false sense of permission, erase the world around, and that was what frightened Clare most about violence, how transferable it was.”

Book:The Third Hotel

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“Of course, Mary Magdalene would have very little tolerance for the Christian platitudes and vapid optimism that seem to swirl around these kinds of tragic events. Those platitudes are tempting, but they're nothing but luxuries for people who've never had demons (or at least have never admitted to them). But equally, she would reject nihilism, or the idea that there is no real meaning in life or death - ideas present in so much of postmodernity. Those ideas, too, are luxuries, but they are for those who have never been freed from demons.”

Christian Faith Jesus Loss Christianity Grieving Demons Platitudes Mary Magdalene

Book:Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

Source: Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

“To confront death, in any guise, is to identify with the victim and face what is unsettling and sobering”

Death Grieving Death And Dying Bereavement Death Quotes E B White

Author:E.B. White

“It is regret for the absence of his loved one which causes a mourner to grieve: yet it is clear that this in itself is bearable enough; for we do not weep at their being absent or intending to be absent during their lifetime, although when they leave our sight we have no more pleasure in them. What tortures us, therefore, is an idea.”

Life Death Regret Absence Grieving Mourning Loved Ones

Book:Consolations

Source: Consolations

“Witnessing a mother's slow physical decline can be the equivalent of of experiencing long-term trauma. The daughter's feelings of helplessness, anger, and fear persist. And persist. And persist. She may alternate between wanting to protect her mother and resenting her, an advance-and-retreat dance of identification and rejection than can span years.”

Death Women Loss Grief Resilience Parents Grieving Mothers Daughters

Author:Hope Edelman

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