Emily Long > Quotes

“know what it is like to walk around this earth raw. Raw and exposed, feeling as if I didn’t have any skin – each and every nerve ending grieving – to my very core. I’m here to tell you, with time, the rawness fades. You will grow a new skin, a different skin. It will be a reflection of your experiences in life and grief, just like a mosaic, there is beauty in our brokenness.”
― Emily Long, You Are Not Alone: Love Letters From Loss Mom to Loss Mom

“But with every morsel of unspeakable pain, there is love. An abundance of love. A love so strong, so powerful, it will buoy you. You will not drown.”
― Emily Long, You Are Not Alone: Love Letters From Loss Mom to Loss Mom

“Be strong, but only when you need to be strong. Be weak, but only when you need to be weak. Cry, but only when you need to cry. Smile, but only when you need to smile. Love your child. Always.”
― Emily Long, From Father to Father: Letters from Loss Dad to Loss Dad