Pastoral Resources

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Tears are the silent language of grief.

The hopeless grief of those poor colored people affected me more than almost anything else.

Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone.

This book, conceived in sorrow, composed in grief, and constructed at the brink of despair, contains my mind's best thoughts, and my soul's triumph over the powers of darkness.

By the breaking in of enraged merciless armies, flourishing countries have been laid waste, great numbers of people have perished in a short time, and many more have been pressed with poverty and grief.

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

When Michael died I was tipped over the edge. I was beyond grief.