Veronica Roth Quotes About Grief
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I have discovered that sitting still leaves little spaces for the grief to get in, so I stay busy.
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I was angry with him before. I’m not really sure why. Maybe I was just angry that the world had become such a complicated place, that I have never known even a fraction of the truth about it. Or that I allowed myself to grieve for someone who was never really gone, the same way I grieved for my mother all the years I thought she was dead. Tricking someone into grief is one of the cruelest tricks a person can play, and it’s been played on me twice.
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In the days that follow, it's movement, not stillness, that helps to keep the grief at bay.
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Tricking someone into grief is one of the cruelest tricks a person can play, and its been played on me twice.
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It happened. It was awful. You aren't perfect. That's all there is. Don't confuse your grief with guilt.
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Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.
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Don't confuse your grief with guilt.
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People talk about the pain of grief, but I don't know what they mean. To me, grief is a devastating numbness, every sensation dulled.
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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be. I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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