“The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -- every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open -- this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.”
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Irving, W. (n.d.). The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -- every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open -- this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5083-the-sorrow-for-the-dead-is-the-only/
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Irving, Washington. “The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -- every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open -- this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5083-the-sorrow-for-the-dead-is-the-only/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Irving, Washington. “The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal -- every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open -- this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5083-the-sorrow-for-the-dead-is-the-only/.