Grief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be.

More quotes by Joan Didion

View all
"I don’t know what I think until I write it down."

- Joan Didion

Self-awareness

"I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear."

- Joan Didion

Self-awareness

"Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs."

- Joan Didion

Integrity

"I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be."

- Joan Didion

Personal Growth

"We tell ourselves stories in order to live."

- Joan Didion

Inspiration

More Gratitude Quotes

View all
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love."

- Marcus Aurelius

Gratitude

"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."

- Jonathan Harnum

Gratitude

"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."

- Roy T. Bennett

Gratitude

"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."

- Ellen Hopkins

Gratitude

"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."

- Stacey Lee

Gratitude