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Grief & Loss Quotes

Written close to the event, mostly. These are not reflections from a safe distance — several of these books were the way their authors got through the year they describe.

48 quotes
““Give me freedom or give me death,” is the motto of the bravest warriors and freedom fighters.”
— Naveed Sheharyar Khan, True Justice - Action Fantasy Book
Grief & Loss Courage
Cover of True Justice - Action Fantasy Book
“What they all had in common was; the loss of either one or both parents, which led to them being in California, to have better opportunities at life.”
— Hunnia Yousuf, Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
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Cover of Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
“The exact sharp pain hit her again, this time it was not only her head but her spine—half of her body twitched.”
— Tanzeela k. Hassan, The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
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Cover of The Variant - Fantasy Adventure Book
“For the first time in her life, she was mourning the loss of her mother.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
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Cover of Bazaar
“The silence comforted her, as without even saying a word, he understood all her pain.”
— Zena Vatsa, Her Great Escapade
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Cover of Her Great Escapade
“One of the guards took his suitcase and he ran towards his parents, his mother broke into tears and father hugged him with the grace of a proud tribal man.”
— Zeeshan Ahmed Khan, Shroud Of Honor
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Cover of Shroud Of Honor
“The pain is measured in terms of physical hurt, financial loss or a huge sociological falling out with humans itself.”
— Amna Sikandar Malik, An Autobiography of a Semicolon
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Cover of An Autobiography of a Semicolon
“This place is certainly not my own, I never wanted to paint the walls mustard colored.”
— Ahmad Bilal Yousafzai, THE COMA - Short Story
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Cover of THE COMA - Short Story
“My hand is still searing red and the only times it isn’t throbbing in pain is when I am lost in thought.”
— Arham Bhaiji, Heroes & Villains- Best Dark Fantasy Novel
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Cover of Heroes & Villains- Best Dark Fantasy Novel
“These demons are going to torture me, harass me and seek pleasure out of my writhing pain.”
— Ashutosh Bansode, The Dark Ruse- Psychological Mystery Book
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Cover of The Dark Ruse- Psychological Mystery Book
“Love and passion, fear and death, lust for power and infatuation, sarcasm and challenges; whatever humans are capable of feeling is what makes the gist of this manuscript.”
— Maham Syedain, Words from the clandestine self
Grief & Loss Courage
Cover of Words from the clandestine self
“The pain left his heart and played through the strings, carried on his voice.”
— Justin Morton, Snowfall - Magic Mystery Book
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Cover of Snowfall - Magic Mystery Book
“My rationale, warped by the fantastical world I constantly delved myself in since I was five, had been the death of me.”
— Sarah Khan, Life's Peculiarities
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Cover of Life's Peculiarities
“The surroundings resonated with Haya’s voice – Sameer listened closely to every word; absorbing the pain.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
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Cover of The Timeworn Silence
“After his father’s death, she was the one who spent her nights working on a sewing machine so they could survive and not die of hunger.”
— Hunnia Yousuf, Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
Success Grief & Loss
Cover of Beware of the Demons Amongst - Fantasy Mystery Book
“Acceptance of pain heals our pain, acceptance of grief makes us a source of light not only for ourselves but also for others.”
— Iqra Saeed, Light Upon Light- Reflections
Grief & Loss Hope
Cover of Light Upon Light- Reflections
“Eyes speak a painful language; perhaps, the language is painful because it is the truth.”
— Mahnoor Ali Syed, Sweet Sleep
Grief & Loss Truth
Cover of Sweet Sleep
“Few of the shops were up and running, but the rest found it difficult to cope with the losses occurred and never saw the light of day again.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Hope Grief & Loss
Cover of Poignance of the soul
“With tears again, she managed to say, “No please, forgive me, and please let me go”.”
— Dania Shah, Of Shame and Secrets- Domestic Abuse & Trauma Survivor Story
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Cover of Of Shame and Secrets- Domestic Abuse & Trauma Survivor Story
“During all this time, this was the first time he felt tears prick his eyes.”
— Farees Ahmed, Talismalore's General Store
Grief & Loss
Cover of Talismalore's General Store
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