A mourner is, perforce, a person with a story. The pity is, how very rarely it gets told. Christian McEwen More Quotes by Christian McEwen More Quotes From Christian McEwen To mourn is to be extraordinarily vulnerable. It is to be at the mercy of inside feelings and outside events in a way most of us have not been since early childhood. Christian McEwen childhood grief feelings Mourning has a pace and rhythm of its own. It cannot be rushed. Christian McEwen mourning pace grief