Honoring The Dead Quotes

“...you have to bear witness to your dead. You simply have to. You have to step into their energy field of whatever remains of their spirit, their soul, their essence and let it pass through your body. And in the passing, maybe a wisp of it adheres to you, grafts itself to your cells. And in this communion, the dead continue to live. Or strive to.”
― Dennis Lehane, Since We Fell

“You do not honour them by living as if you, too, have died”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, Sailing to Sarantium

“Dying may be the way of all things flesh, but living is too. Never let death shroud life with fear. Live beyond it, lad. Only then can the memory of those ye’ve loved and lost be rightly honored.”
― Micheline Ryckman, The Maiden Ship

“She had a feeling it was never going to be that simple, that she couldn't just serve meatloaf and tell herself she was honoring the dead. The dead were just like the living: they all wanted something they could never have.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, The City in the Middle of the Night

“She laid a hand on his face. “Son,” she said. “We love you. We all love you. No matter how different you are, no matter if you leave us one day.” She kissed his cheek. “And if and when you die your bones will lie undisturbed, we’ll see to that, you’ll lie at ease forever, and I’ll come see you every All Hallows’ Eve and tuck you in more secure.”
― Ray Bradbury, From the Dust Returned

“On this point we could agree. The bones of the fallen should be treated with respect and accorded the dignity that was their proper due. If only the living were also granted such grace, what a wonder our world could become.”
― Daniel Thorman, Mayhem at the Mill