“The power to heal is all in the hug.”

“Each of you are a voice. Together we are a choir, a powerful choir of change that circles the globe with love.”

“I already know sorrow. Today I choose joy.”

“A good story invites us into someone else's world where we learn, discover commonalities, and leave with compassion and understanding.”

“The bereaved need more than just the space to grieve the loss. They also need the space to grieve the transition.”

“Its okay to cry. Giving in to the tears is terrifying,like freefalling to earth without a parachute. But its vital to our wellbeing as we process the deep anguish.”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

“My arms are empty without you!My heart cries out, lonely in the darkness, but you are not here.No tears shall bring you back into my arms again.My mothers love was not strong enough to keep you,but...”

“But the truth is, the ten or twenty minutes I was somebodys mother were black magic. There is no adventure I would trade them for; there is no place I would rather have seen. -Thanksgiving in Mongo...”

“The whole encounter was surreal. No one had mentioned cancer. I hadnt requested special treatment for Jacob. Yet hed just nabbed a private meeting with an actor from his favorite movie. I would lat...”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”