40 Quotes About the Loss of a Father That Will Comfort You
Dealing with the loss of a father, especially around the holidays, can be difficult. But these quotes about losing a father can help you through.
Losing your father may be inevitable, but that doesn’t make that loss any easier. Whether your dad passed after living a long, full life, or was taken from this earth far too soon, it's likely that you'll feel his absence for years to come. This year especially, many people are reeling from the loss of a father or father-figure to COVID-19. More than ever, Father’s Day 2021 will serve as a painful reminder of grief for many families. Thankfully, Father's Day quotes about the loss of a father can help provide comfort and solidarity during an otherwise difficult day — or any day where his loss is hitting you particularly hard.
Even when they’re gone, knowing that the best dads live on in the hearts of their children forever can be a balm during a painful time. These quotes help to honor the person who has left this world, and his child or children, behind. Everyone’s grieving timeline is different, and it may be a long time before you’re able to look back on memories of your late parent with fondness rather than sadness. If you dread the third Sunday in June every year (or if this is the first year you’ll be without your dad), you're not alone. So many people struggle with milestone days like Father's Day, their dad's birthday, or the date on which they passed away. But these quotes about losing your father could help bring you much-needed comfort on June 20 and beyond.
Maya Angelou
"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again."
Unknown
"A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way."
Bindi Irwin
"Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero."
John Galsworthy
"Love has no age, no limit, and no death."
Ziggy Marley
"The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' I take it very seriously."
Hebrew Proverb
"Say not in grief 'he is no more' but live in thankfulness that he was."
Gloria Naylor
"Old as she was, she still missed her Daddy sometimes."
Jennifer Williamson
"There is no expiration date on the love between a father and his child."
Tiger Woods
"My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend."
Helen Keller
"What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us."
Conrad Hall
"Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten."
Anne Sexton
"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was."
Unknown
"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."
Auguste Renoir
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
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."
John Steinbeck
"It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone."
Gandhi
"There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart."
Mitch Albom
"Death ends a life, not a relationship."
Unknown
"The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away."
Jennifer Williamson
"Deeply, I know this, that love triumphs over death. My father continues to be loved, and therefore he remains by my side."
Corinne Sullivan is an Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers a variety of beats, including lifestyle, entertainment, relationships, shopping, and more. She can tell you everything you need to know about the love lives of A-listers, the coziest bedsheets, and the sex toys actually worth your $$$. She is also the author of the 2018 novel Indecent. Follow her on Instagram for cute pics of her pup and bébé.
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