She had been grief stricken as her father lay dying but now she felt weightless, the way people do when they're no longer sure they have a reason to be connected to this world.
- Alice Hoffman
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
- Billy Graham
When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement.