A mother, after all, is your entry into the world. She is the shell in which you divide and become a life. Waking up in a world without her is like waking up in a world without sky: unimaginable. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
This is part of the complexity of grief: A piece of you recognizes it is an extreme state, an altered state, yet a large part of you is entirely subject to its demands. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting – she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal that flies past the edge of your eye: startling, luminous, lovely… gone. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
The truth is, I need to experience my mother’s presence in the world around me and not just in my head. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
I believe in the importance of individuality, but in the midst of grief I also find myself wanting connection – wanting to be reminded that the sadness I feel is not just mine but ours. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote
I’m not much like my mother; that role falls to my brothers, who have more of her blithe and freewheeling spirit. Meghan O'Rourke Read Quote