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46 Loss of Mother Quotes to Comfort Anyone Who Is Grieving

Use these sayings as a tribute to that special mom or maternal figure.

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A child will always hold a special place in their heart for their mom. And even if she isn't physically here anymore, that special bond never goes away. For anyone who may be experiencing grief, helping a loved one through their grief journey or is seeking a comforting word or thoughtful message to place in a sympathy card, these touching loss of mother quotes can help.

There aren’t any magical words that can fill the space left from a mother’s absence, but our hope is that these touching words and condolence messages will serve as a balm to help console and soothe.

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Kevin Hart

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I chose not to lose my mom, and instead to gain an angel. In my mind, my heart, and my life, she is still completely present to this day — and as wise, compassionate and stubborn as ever.

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Billie Holiday, I'll Be Seeing You

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“I’ll be seeing you, in all the old familiar places, that this heart of mine embraces, all day through.

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Helen Keller

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We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world — the company of those who have known suffering.

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Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

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Mother was comfort. Mother was home. A girl who lost her mother was suddenly a tiny boat on an angry ocean. Some boats eventually floated ashore. And some boats, like me, seemed to float farther and farther from land.

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Leo Buscaglia

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I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought, and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.

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Unknown

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I have an angel watching over me. She is my mom.

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Unknown

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To my mother in heaven, thank you for always loving me and guiding me. Even though you are no longer here with me I can still feel your love guiding me. You are always in my heart. I love you and miss you dearly.

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Terri Guillemets

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Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.

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Ocean Vuong

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In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ.

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Maya Angelou

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A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.

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Matthew 5:4

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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Elizabeth Postle

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One day we will remember how lucky we were to have known their love, with wonder, not grief.

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Cindy Adkins

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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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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Abraham Lincoln

i remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me they have clung to me all my life
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I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

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Unknown

mom sometimes i wish you cold come back but i don't want you to suffer again i know you are with me and i will always love you and miss you with all my heart until we meet again
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Mom, sometimes I wish you could come back, but I don't want you to suffer again. I know you are with me and I will always love and miss you with all my heart. Until we meet again!

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Narin Grewal

mom you are the most beautiful memory i kept locked inside my heart
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Mom, you are the most beautiful memory I kept locked inside my heart.

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Madame De Stael

we understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love
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We understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love.

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Alphonse De Lamartine

sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated
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Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

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C.S. Lewis

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Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.

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Anne Roiphe

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Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

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Cameron Jenkins
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Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.

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Katherine Tinsley
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Katherine Tinsley is a pop culture and beauty-obsessed journalist who has worked with Live the Process, The Knockturnal and Dreamlette covering all things beauty, culture and lifestyle. Her work has allowed her to merge all of these interests into her writing and interview style. 

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