“By the law of nature, there is no pleasure in suffering; but divine love, when it reigns in a heart, makes it take delight in its sufferings.”

“Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow”

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than 10,000 tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love”

“All my life I still have found, and I will forget it never; every sorrow hath its bound, and no cross endures forever.”

“Death is not a journey into an unknown land; it is a voyage home. We are going, not to a strange country, but to our fathers house.”

“Love is timeless - death does not separate the lover from the beloved”