Quotes About Sorrow

As their bodies faded, he saw something else more clearly. Each person carried an invisible burden. The young monk was amazed that he hadn't seen it before. Everyone walked or rode with their lives on their shoulders, a pack of memories that spilled over with disappointment and sorrow. This one had never recovered from losing a wife in childbirth. That one was afraid of starving. That other one

Something within her, calm and apparently rational, was thinking that it was impossible for her to continue living without him, that she needed him as she needed air. She did not believe that she could bear the loneliness of being in this world without him.

I'll never forget you. Your husband will beat you with an extension cord and the bus will pull away leaving you standing there in tears, but you were my mother.

Two by two in the ark ofthe ache of it.

Grief is a hole you walk around in the daytime and at night you fall into it.

To speak of sorrow works upon it moves it from its crouched place barring the way to and from the soul's hall.

To speak of sorrow works upon it moves it from its crouched place barring the way to and from the soul's hall-- out in the light it shows clear, whether shrunken or known as a giant wrath-- discrete at least, where before its great shadow joined the walls and roof and seemed to uphold the hall like a beam.

It's as if I died too,' she whispered to herself, 'as if I was born dead.' Ironically, it was true. Emotionally she knew what her mind did not, beyond logic, beyond reason, as if somehow deep inside she felt what Sarah knew.

Valkyrie, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your friend is most likely dead." "Of course he's dead. He's a skeleton.

I cross the place where my heart used to be and hope to be even deader than I am now.

Stephanie could see the greed seep into the watery eyes of her father's other brother, a horrible little man called Fergus, as he nodded sadly and spoke sombrely and pocketed the silverware when he thought no one was looking

Have to be honest with you Darquesse, I cannot feel that. That must be one of your special abilities, because to me, it looks like you just killed a whole bunch of people for no reason." "Oh," said Darquesse. "That's so sad

You promise?" "I cross the place where my heart used to be and wish to be even more deader than I am now.

This necklace has cost two very fine men their lives. At times I wear it in tribute to their sacrifice. Other times, I wear it because it goes with this skirt, - China Sorrows

He was so strong," Francine sobbed. "So proud. So much dignity. How did he die?" "Wood chipper," said Valkyrie.

They call it Second Lifetime Syndrome, and it happens when a sorcerer watches her family and friends age and die around her. - China

In the presence of your Satguru, knowledge flourishes; sorrow diminishes; without any reason joy wells up; lack diminishes, abundance dawns and all talents manifest

Since knowledge is but sorrow's spy, It is not safe to know.

Lack of knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active.

He that increaseth knowledge increascth sorrow.

We learn as much from sorrow as from joy, as much from illness as from health, from handicap as from advantage and indeed perhaps more.

Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the dawn. Perhaps this is what it means to be human.

Libertarians are learning to their sorrow that big businessmen cannot necessarily be relied upon to be their allies in the battle against extension of governmental encroachments.

Some of it's magic and some of it's tragic but I had a good life all the way.