“Of all the ills that circumstance forces upon man, separation from a beloved object is, perhaps, the most salutary. Separation is the crucible wherein love undergoes the test absolute; in the fire of loss, grief softens to indifference or hardens to enduring need.” MenNeedsForceLossGriefFireObjectsCircumstancesTestsAbsolutesEndureAbsenceSeparationBelovedIndifferenceCrucibleGrief Loss Book:Max Source: Max
“People are people, whatever age they're living in. The circumstances may have changed - we go to war with planes instead of chariots - but experiences of grief, longing, rage and love remain the same.” PeopleMayWarAgeGriefChangedCircumstancesAnd LoveLongingRagePlanesChariots Author:Madeline Miller
“Once a big loss has happened it is part of the picture forever. Not something you "get over." While each loss has felt specific, one thing I miss with each loss is entirely selfish, I miss the way a particular person saw me, understood me. But part of the challenge of being alive is to remain curious in any circumstance and this has helped me with grief. I want to feel all the contours and contradictions of living.” ChallengesLossGriefForeverMissingCircumstancesSelfishCuriousContradiction Author:Victoria Redel
“But it was not the room’s disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized that it was not to be found in any of the usual places. For this was not a matter of habit or circumstance or temperament; it was a matter of punishment and grief.” MatterFactsFoundRoomsGriefKeysHabitCircumstancesPunishmentDisorderUsualFrighteningTemperament Author:James A. Baldwin