Reading About Grief Prints

"He did it my way."

"As a friend, I pray you rest in peace. As a dog, I really want to dig you up."

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'Yes, death signifies a cosmic change of address. Alas, your husband's mail will not be forwarded.'

"We laughed. We cried. But mostly we watched TV."

S�ance "I'm through to your husbands voice-mail"

"Let's text her, she'd like that."

'He doesn't talk to me anymore.'

'He's a conspiracy theorist - he refuses to believe that Great Aunt Mildred is really dead.'

'Life is a precious thing, but simply breathing and existing isn't living...the end is inevitable for everything...I'm afraid that time has come for you, dear. I have to pull the plug...'

"Only time can heal a broken heart, Brenda, and fortunately I have the time, every Thursday at three o'clock."

'Hope it's legit. I never had the chance to say good riddance.'

"Sorry, wrong room."

'If cupid shot me with his arrow this week, it would bounce right off!'

"After losing my partner, I felt lost until I realized I had not only an empty shell but also a short-term accommodation business."

'Let it go. Get on with your death.'

"Damn, I forgot to get her kugel recipe."

'I don't understand it! On earth he was deathly afraid of flying.'

"He had a full two weeks."

"That's okay, I lost my wife years ago. Worst poker hand I ever played."

''On behalf of my colleagues I wanted to let you know that we are all crying inside.''

"Sure, it's disrespectful, but knowing old scamp, he'd want us to dig up his bones."

"Well, well – if it isn't the old crystal ball and chain."

'He was a shooting star, passing through the firmament. Lighting up our dull lives with his all too brief presence.' 'I think we're at the wrong funeral.'

Headstone in bird cage, "We really loved our budgie.."

"I can accept Mum's gone, but I can't bring myself to press 'delete'."

'Touching.'

The final stage of grief is acceptance. And the inevitable long and rambling acceptance speech.

Great Joys like griefs are silent.

"I was able to get in one last lecture about diet and exercise."

"I could never leave this place—this is where I grew up."

A stranger in paradise.

"I never got a chance to say 'Shut up.' "

I realize we all grieve in our own way, ma'am, but the crematorium staff did not appreciate the fireworks you put in your late husbands pockets.

"I feel like we're drifting apart."