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Grief & Loss Quotes

Written close to the event, mostly. These are not reflections from a safe distance — several of these books were the way their authors got through the year they describe.

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“The words “a bright sunshiny day” mean only blood, sweat and aggravated tears to a child that finds home within the bakeries of hell.”
— Ahmed Moin, The Past That Molded Futures
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“A searing pain passed through Aitmaad’s left leg despite him using the defense spell he managed to remember just before Malvagio’s attack.”
— Omar Iftikhar, Kingdom of Derya: Aitmaad and the Clan of Seven - Magical Fantasy Book
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“The pain of loss, of the vicious rumors, of cycles of waiting for her, of time spent trying to reach her and then came the relentless and menacing questions; Had he been too boring?”
— Farees Ahmed, Talismalore's General Store
Grief & Loss Motivation
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“If she will be alone, she cannot even expect that she is going one step closer to her death.”
— Lareb Soomro, The Secrets of Spring
Heartbreak Grief & Loss
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“This made Haley nostalgic and she finally felt the intensity of the pain she’d caused her husband who was faithful to her this whole time despite of every hindrance that grew between them.”
— Saad Ahmed, My Erratic Subconcious
Faith & Spirituality Grief & Loss
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“Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through the pain and the work of everyday, the slow walk toward a better life.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
Grief & Loss
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“Not known, have you, the pain in the eyes of a father, whose daughter has to be whored, for you show them the way of God, the great God.”
— Ahsan Raza, The Crown has Fallen
Faith & Spirituality Grief & Loss
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“My mind wanted to tell everything, but as I was panting with fear at that moment, a chill tingled up my spine, gripped by shame and pain, I did not say anything.”
— Neeraj Brahmankar, An Abandoned leaf
Wisdom Grief & Loss
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“Seeing the blood actually made her feel as if her pain was real, that it had a physical form she could show to the world.”
— Nirmeen Maroof, Kausar Bibi
Grief & Loss
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“Upon hearing this question, all grim memories from the cell, the savageness of the villagers, the pain of being alone and the darkness of his life flashed through his eyes.”
— Fahad Ubaid, The Black Feather- Book About Being Different
Heartbreak Grief & Loss
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“" Rasheed went ahead to dry his mother's tears "Do not shed any tear of pain Ummu, it is for the best.”
— Writer Talks, Predestination-Spiritual Destiny Novel
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“The death of his father further worsened the situation, as he now had to find food, not only for himself but also for his ailing mother.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Memoir of a Lost Odyssey
Grief & Loss
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“Although Katherine herself had been through times of misery and intense pain, she had never let her experience impact her negatively.”
— Farrukh Aqil, The Astral Realm - Sci fi Fantasy Book
Wisdom Grief & Loss
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“~ To love is to cut open your heart willingly and let the life bleed out of you, slowly and painfully.”
— Fiza Batool, Why My Heart Throbs
Love Grief & Loss
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“Let the pain make its mark so when the heart burst the warmth away, the ruins remain of the legend that shall forever be told.”
— Laiba Sehrish Nawaz, Abduction from the Lethe
Love Grief & Loss
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“There is nothing to cherish in memories, if anything, there is pain and suffrage.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Grief & Loss
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“Naima fought the urge to hold her brother in her arms, like the times she would assuage his pain whenever he had bruised himself all those years ago.”
— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
Life Grief & Loss
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“The Khawaja Siras, in due time, offered him the shelter he longed for after the death of his father.”
— Saif Khattak, A Fool's Paradise
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“For the first time in his life, the angel slept without any pain or hunger.”
— Fahad Ubaid, The Black Feather- Book About Being Different
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““Whoever stole it, has invited their death,” Spring thought that any girl had liked it and wore it for today’s party.”
— Lareb Soomro, The Secrets of Spring
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