Quotes About Coping

They should make earplugs for people who are grieving, so we don't have to hear the stupid things people say, but I'd look like a dork in them." -Corinna

The thought of death destroys some people and saves others.

I forgive you, " I said. I said what I had to. I would die by pieces to save myself from real death.

It's life. You deal with it or you don't.

Until now I had been able only to grieve, not mourn. Grief was passive. Grief happened. Mourning, the act of dealing with grief, required attention.

Poisons pain you Rivers are damp Acid stains you And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful Nooses give Gas smells awful You might as well live.

If you can laugh, you can get through it. In our house, we laugh a lot.

I find myself laughing at really bad situations.

I couldn't have made it without knowing how to use laughter to get from one day to the next.

When things are good or bad, I know what to lean on.

In the movie, I deal with the loss of my legs and adjusting and trying to become a new person, essentially.

When you lose, you keep thinking, 'I could have done things differently,' but at that moment, you can't do anything, so it is important to let go.

I have trouble keeping a lid on the self-hatred.

When I was a little girl, my imagination was what helped me deal with some sort of negative elements in my childhood.

When you are doing chemo, you have a load of time.

You just don't expect to see your baby fighting for his life. Looking back, you wonder how you coped.

We all understand loss. It's about what you do with that.

Any kind of loss helps when you talk about it.

I'm so lucky that I've always been able to laugh about things, even at my very lowest times.

You have to have the lows in your life so you can deal with them.

I've learned a lot about pain management.

But you'll get used to it. Life has to be lived. You can't sit by the road and watch it pass.

I am a total zombie just after I wake up. It takes me half an hour even to get my eyes open. Ask anyone who knows me. I can't see; I can't talk properly; I can't do anything without help. The only think I can do properly is think. And I know how to exploit my condition. I've had years of practice.

Is that all you can do in the face of tragedy?" Howl asked. "Make toast!