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“You have to cry your own tears because no one can do it for you.”
― David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

“After all my years working with the dying and the grieving, I have found that in this lifetime, the ultimate meaning we find is in everyone we have loved. Your loved one’s story is over. For unknown reasons, their time on earth has drawn to a close, but yours continues. I can only invite you to be curious about the rest of the story of your life.”
― David Kessler, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

“But like it or not, change happens and, like most things in life, doesn't really happen /to us/ - it just happens.”
― David Kessler, Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living

“Love and grief come as a package deal. If you love, you will one day know sorrow.”
― David Kessler, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief