A mother is the portal by which you enter the world. Meghan O'Rourke More Quotes by Meghan O'Rourke More Quotes From Meghan O'Rourke For sure, the funeral industry seems intensely cynical to me and I don't think it is HELPING people mourn. Meghan O'Rourke cynicalpeoplethinking Loss is so paradoxical: It is at once enormous and tiny. Meghan O'Rourke enormoustinyloss Many Americans don't mourn in public anymore - we don't wear black, we don't beat our chests and wail. Meghan O'Rourke mournbeatsblack My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. Meghan O'Rourke taughtunderstandingculture After all dying is one of the most profound and difficult experiences we have. Meghan O'Rourke difficult-experiencesdyingprofound Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me. Meghan O'Rourke knowingmotherloss There is always tension in women's gymnastics between athleticism, grace, performance, and eros. Meghan O'Rourke athleticismgymnasticsgrace We have an idea - a very modern idea - that dying is undignified. But I think this is because we have the illusion that we can control our bodies and our fates. Meghan O'Rourke fateideasthinking There is no single way of grieving. But research suggests that there are some broad similarities among grievers. Meghan O'Rourke researchgrievingway
