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- “The death of a beloved is an amputation.”
- “I see people, as they approach me, trying to make up their minds whether they’ll ‘say something about it’ or not. I hate if they do, and if they don’t.”
- “For in grief nothing ‘stays put.’ One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral?
- “It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ There is death. And it matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning.
- “We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for.
- “For in grief nothing "stays put." One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral?
Two of the last things she said were, “You have made me happy,” and “I am at peace with God.” A Grief Observed. The loss of Joy plunged Lewis into the depths of grief and pain. Following Joy’s death, Lewis kept a journal and wrote down his thoughts because he was personally helped by doing so—with no intent of publication.
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.” On Hell:
Jul 31, 2024 · “God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.” ― C.S. Lewis. Since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Romans 5:1. Loving and trusting Jesus is the only way to experience lasting peace and happiness.
May 11, 2023 · Short Quotes About Death of a Loved One. These quotes and sayings are short and simple, coming straight to the point. They quickly sum up the feelings and hurt when having lost of a loved one. “The death of a beloved is an amputation” – C. S. Lewis “Death ends a life, not a relationship” – Mitch Albom
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Mar 24, 2021 · A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis. As you might expect, there are countless grief quotes in A Grief Observed, a book by C.S. Lewis (author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) reflecting on the death of his wife, Joy Davidman. The story of their marriage is an unusual one.
