1Vicki Harrison
Good Housekeeping"Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim."
2Unknown
Good Housekeeping"The greatest gift I ever had came from God, I call him Dad."
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3Richard Puz
Good Housekeeping"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal."
4Pierre Auguste Renoir
Good Housekeeping"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
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5Michelle Obama
Good Housekeeping"Let me tell you, he is the hole in my heart. His loss is my scar. But let me tell you something, his memory drives me forward every single day of my life."
6Liane Moriarty
Good Housekeeping"Those we love don't go away, they sit beside us every day."
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7Jennifer Williamson
Good Housekeeping"No matter how old we are, we still need our dads, and wonder how we’ll get by without them."
8Cindy Adkins
Good Housekeeping"Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world."
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9Adrienne C. Moore
Good Housekeeping"The loss of my father will always sting. But now, everything that I do is in honor of him and celebrates his life."
10Antoine Francois Prevost
Good Housekeeping"The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature."
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11Carolyn Ferreira
Good Housekeeping"Although our lives' journeys have bid us to be apart, I am with you, you are with me, always in our hearts."
12Leo Tolstoy
"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them."
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13Tom Wolfe
"He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector."
14Winnie the Pooh
"If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever."
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15Margaret Truman
"It’s only when you grow up and step back from him — or leave him for your own home — it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it."
16José N. Harris
"Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart."
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17Sarah Dessen
"Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place."
18Alyson Noel
"I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone — you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence."
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19Umberto Eco
"I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom."
20Bindi Irwin
"I really believe that dad is with us every single day, and I think that his spirit lives on in all that we do, and that's something that I hold really close. Dad was extraordinary. He'll always be my superhero."

Alesandra is a digital travel and lifestyle journalist based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Prevention, Insider, Glamour, Shondaland, AFAR, Parents, TODAY, and countless other online and print outlets. Alesandra has a masters degree in journalism with an emphasis on cultural reporting and criticism from NYU, and a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. An avid traveler, she trots the globe with her husband and their twins.

Nikhita Mahtani is an NYC-based freelance writer with six years of experience specializing in design and wellness. She primarily writes home tours, service pieces, SEO stories, and features, offering readers practical tips to personalize current trends. Nikhita holds a master's degree in magazine journalism from New York University, and her work has appeared in publications such as Veranda, SELF, Allure, ELLE Decor, Domino, and Dwell.
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