Sibling Loss Quotes

“The light in that room was a glow; I seem to remember the color green, or perhaps flowers. A pale green sheet covered his inert body but not his head, which lay (eyes closed, mouth set in a tense and terrible grimace) unmoving. Gianluca. Barely able to see, barely able to stand - my knees kept buckling – and breathing so quietly I thought that I, too, might die; that out of shock, I would just drift away, the shell of my body cracking open. No longer anchored by my brother’s love, I would be reabsorbed by sky. Gianluca. If there was never another sound in the world, I would understand – yes, that would be appropriate, it would be fitting. This was the antithesis of music, the antithesis of noise. My brother’s death seemed to demand silence of all the world. Gianluca.”
― Antonella Gambotto-Burke, The Eclipse: A Memoir of Suicide

“But I'm in the water, too, I wanted to say. And there are plenty eyes on you. No one's watching to see if I stay afloat.”
― Kawai Strong Washburn, Sharks in the Time of Saviors

“Losing a sibling is missing the one person who you could truly be yourself with.”
― Anoir Ou-Chad

“The love of sibling is the most unconditional love of all. It is pure and loyal. A love without demand, without expectations or pretense.”
― Anoir Ou-Chad

“Max.”
It was a sharp whisper to reinstate the silence and Max did not know what kind of
acerbic retort waited on the other side of his stilted pause. Kevin had never snapped at
him before, but there was a part of him that thought it would happen today.
His brother turned to face him, his deep blue eyes lined with tears and burning with
anguish. “You’re my brother,” he said, his voice low and unsteady. “You already
know how I feel…and I know how you feel…so there’s no need to talk about this.
And if you mention his name again, I’m gonna ask you leave.”
Max nodded. That wasn’t the verbal lashing he was expecting but it made him
understand his role in the situation. Kevin hadn’t played video games all day for the
entertainment. He had done it for the distraction. And he hadn’t allowed Max to sit in
his room for so long because he intended to open up. He had kept Max there because
he wanted the silent comfort, the pillar of strength only a brother could provide. - Kevin to Max”
― Jacqueline Francis - Wanting to Remember, Trying to Forget

“The love of siblings is the most unconditional love of all. It is pure and loyal. A love without demand, without expectations or pretense.”
― Anoir Ou-Chad

“The forgotten siblings become distant strangers”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“The corners of her mouth drooped and he felt an odd panicked twinge somewhere in that empty space where a heart might dwell in other people.
"The trouble," Eve said, "is that I've never been able to tell when you're lying to me and when you're not. It wouldn't matter, I suppose, but that you don't care if you lie to me or not. And I do. I used to not. Or maybe I used to tell myself I didn't care. But Val," she said softly, looking at him with his own eyes, "now I do."
She turned and, taking Makepeace's arm, very quietly left the room with her fiancé.
And it was a very good thing, Val thought, that he hadn't a heart.
Because it might've broken then.”
― Elizabeth Hoyt, Duke of Sin