Quotes: Anne Lamott

"I heard someone once say that grief is love that is homeless."

–– Anne Lamott (b. 1954), American writer 

Source: Anne Lamott. Somehow: Thoughts on Love. New York: Random House, 2024; p. 170. 

via: Commonplace Book 2024, p. 11.

Quotes: Katrine Engberg

"Why do we deal with death so poorly when it's the one inescapable condition we all have to face? Where do you put your grief once all the rituals associated with death are over and everyone is busy moving on?"

–– Katrine Engberg (b. 1975), Danish writer, actor, dancer, and choreographer 

Source: Katrine Engberg. The Harbor. Translated by Tara Chace. New York: Scout Press (Imprint of Simon and Schuster), 2019 (Translation 2021), p. 36. 

via: Commonplace Book, 2022, 2022 p. 52. 

Quotes: C. S. Lewis

"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear." 

–– C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), Irish-born British writer and lay theologian 

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 39.

Quotes: Beth Pickens

"Our capacity to grieve is connected to our capacity to love." 

–– Beth Pickens, American arts consultant, author and counsellor 

via: Beth Pickens. Make Your Art No Matter What. San Francisco: Chronicle Press, 2021; p. 33.

** If you are an artist, I highly recommend this book.