"On Death and Dying" Quotes

The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered.

The five stages - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost.

The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.

Dying is nothing to fear. It can be the most peaceful, beautiful and spiritual experience of a lifetime.

The only way to overcome the fear of death is to make your life a masterpiece.

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous.

The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.

The best way to teach is by example. The best kind of love is love that has been tested and survived.

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.

People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous.