When you’ve lost a loved one, a funeral or memorial can help bring friends and family together and remember them. Speeches and readings often play a big part in funerals and memorials, where you might reflect on memories you’ve shared with your loved one or things they said. It can often be challenging to find the words to express your feelings. You might find inspiration in famous remembrance quotes, whether it’s from a renowned writer, poet, or the Bible. A beautiful quote can be relatable and help sum up how you feel to serve as a tribute to your loved one. A remembrance quote reminds you that you’re not alone; you can share them with your friends and family as a source of comfort. We’ve included a mixture of remembrance quotes, from ones that are deeper and speak to the soul to some more positive quotes to help you move forward.

“They say you die twice - once when you stop breathing and a second time when someone says your name for the last time”. - Banksy

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“There are no happy endings, endings are the saddest part, just give me a happy middle and a very happy start”. - Shel Silverstein

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“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone”. - John Steinbeck

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“Our dead are never dead to us unless we forget them”. - George Eliot

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“Death is also a seeker, forever seeking me and so we have met at last and I am prepared and I am at peace”. - Bruce Lee

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“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time”. - Mark Twain

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“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye too hard”. - Winnie The Pooh, A.A. Milne

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“Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything”. - A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis

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“Grief is the price you pay for love”. - HRH Queen Elizabeth II

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“It’s ok if the only thing you did today was breathe”. - Yumi Sakugawa

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