What I Wish I’d Known Quotes

“Each of us has attached ourselves to something or somebody, and when you lose that special thing or person, you grieve. Always. You can try to run from it all you want, but it will always find you and tackle you when you’re not looking.”
― Kristi Hugstad, What I Wish I’d Known: Finding Your Way Through the Tunnel of Grief

“You are stronger than you think you are. You’ll walk through the fire and come out knowing you can handle doing it again and again, if necessary.”
― Kristi Hugstad, What I Wish I’d Known: Finding Your Way Through the Tunnel of Grief

“Our faith may tell us “everything happens for a reason” and that our loss is all a part of a “greater plan,” but it doesn’t necessarily ease the pain and sadness that the loss leaves behind.”
― Kristi Hugstad, What I Wish I’d Known: Finding Your Way Through the Tunnel of Grief

“Wrapping myself in a cloak of sorrow doesn’t help me or anyone else—and certainly not the love that I lost.”
― Kristi Hugstad, What I Wish I’d Known: Finding Your Way Through the Tunnel of Grief