When You Don’t Have Words, These Won’t Fail You
Grief has a way of stealing your words. In the hardest seasons — a phone call you never wanted, an empty chair at the table, a relationship you’re still grieving even though no one died — you know the ache, but you can’t always name it. You want to pray and don’t know what to say. You want to comfort a friend and worry you’ll say the wrong thing.
That’s exactly why you need Quotable Quotes 3: Words for Grief, Sorrow, and Suffering by Shari S. Abbott
A Companion for the Hard Nights
This is the third volume in our Quotable Quotes series — a collection of carefully chosen quotations from voices past and present. It reads less like a reference book and more like a companion: something to open on the nights when your own words won’t come.
The book gathers quotations from voices like C.S. Lewis, Emily Dickinson, Helen Keller, Frederick Buechner, and Jesus Christ Himself, organized into five chapters that walk through the full arc of grief:
- The Nature of Grief
- Love, Memory, and Legacy
- God’s Presence in Sorrow
- Hope, Healing, and Transformation
- Faith, Trust, and Suffering
Each quotation is followed by a brief devotional thought and Scripture references, so you’re not just reading a quote — you’re being led back into the Bible itself.
A sample from the opening chapter:
“Grief is love with nowhere to go.” — Author Unknown (Psalm 62:8)
Grief is what happens when love has been poured into a person we can no longer touch. The love is still there — full, aching, alive — but the familiar ways of expressing it are gone. God does not tell us to shut that love down; He invites us to pour out our hearts before Him.
This book was written for:
- Anyone walking through loss right now, looking for words that tell the truth about grief — and the greater truth about Jesus.
- Anyone who wants to comfort a grieving friend or family member and isn’t sure what to say.
- Pastors, teachers, and small-group leaders looking for a Scripture-grounded illustration or devotional thought.
- Readers of Quotable Quotes 1: Words Worth Remembering and Quotable Quotes 2: Words Worth Repeating who are ready for more words of wisdom to inspire the mind and comfort the soul.
Get the Book
Quotable Quotes 3: Words for Grief, Sorrow, and Suffering by Shari S. Abbott is available now. Get your copy on Amazon →
About the Author
SHARI ABBOTT is a Christian apologist, author, and the founder and president of Reasons for Hope* Jesus. Shari is passionate about equipping and encouraging Christians to know Jesus better, love Him more, and confidently share the hope found only in Him. She is the author of numerous books, including Why the Butterfly, Remember Me, Who Said That, Got Questions 1,2,3&4, Fun with Shuns—Biblical Words Ending in -tion, How to Witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hear, See, Speak No Evil, Misinterpreted 1&2, Quotable Quotes 1&2, 40 Names of Jesus, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, Big Questions from Little Hearts, Seasons of Our Lives Daily Devotions, and Bible commentary books. Visit our store.
