Ignorance and fear of death overshadow life, while knowing and accepting death erases this shadow.”ģ) “It is as natural to die as it is to be born.”Ĥ) “The truth I have been seeking - this truth is Death. I especially love it when people share memories about Mum, or ask questions about herġ) “Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved.”Ģ) “Thinking and talking about death need not be morbid they may be quite the opposite. …there are no right words really, just be there, let them know you’re thinking of their loved one and them, and check in for longer than you think you need to. Some of them would make really thoughtful quotes for condolences too - when it’s so difficult to find the right words. Here are the death quotes that made me feel all the feels during my Mum’s illness and after she passed. I didn’t know what to expect, but I didn’t think that death could be so beautiful. She passed away peacefully 15 minutes later. I read it to her again the next day and she cried a single tear to show she had heard me. The moment she heard the quote, her breathing calmed and she was at peace. Once the day before she died - she had been non responsive for 24 hours by then and her breathing had become laboured. I read one quote (see quote 47) to Mum twice. The Tibetan book of living and dying - this book gave us all so much peace. It only takes a few minutes to read and I’m always crying happy tears by the end. I bought it to read to my daughter but I think it was me that really needed it. The next place - this book is so hard to describe. There were two books in particular that were full of poignant quotes for grief, and got me through this time:
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