“Grief lasts longer than sympathy, which is one of the tragedies of the grieving.”— Elizabeth McCracken Related Quotes “Just so you know, I realize that what happened is not in any way okay, but I think we’re going to have to pretend like it is.Because it wasn’t okay and never will be. We will power through it; I will continue to power through it-all the stagnant, soul-crushing grief-but it will never be okay that my mom is not here.”— Julie Buxbaum “In a dark time, the eye begins to see.”— Theodore Roethke “I’m crying again. I cry so often now that sometimes I don’t even realize it until the tears are already streaming down my cheeks.”— Kim Holden