Suddenly losing a loved one creates a feeling of shock and grief. When a beautiful soul is gone too soon, you’re left whirling. You may wonder how to even move forward through the haze. These gone-too-soon quotes attempt to help you find peace and comfort.

Gone Too Soon Quotes

The first child’s funeral I directed was for a 10-year-old boy who died from an illness. His parents were naturally devastated. Teachers, classmates, and family friends all attended the service in a state of shock. The words “I’m sorry” go a long way in comforting a grieving person. But here are some quotes that may help too.

Sudden Death Rest In Peace Quotes For Friends

When someone dies suddenly, it generally is the result of an accident, suicide, or homicide. Those situations are tricky on their own, making grieving even harder. It’s hard to know what to say after the sudden death of a friend. You might feel sorrow or anger, relief or despair.

Those are all normal feelings, and I hope you find a grief counselor or trusted friend to talk it all out. In the meantime, here are some ideas of what to say when a beautiful soul is gone too soon.

• Gone but not forgotten. Your memory lives with me forever in my heart.
• Losing you suddenly means I will spend a lifetime thinking of the goodbyes I didn’t get to say.
• Goodbye, my darling, you were taken too soon.
• I didn’t get to say goodbye to you, but the truth is, I don’t think I ever could have, anyway.
• A sudden death divides everything into a ‘before’ and an ‘after.’ I carry your memory everywhere in the ‘after’ of life without you.
• And I will see you someday again in the clouds.
• Nothing can ever take away a love the heart holds dear. Rest in peace.
• We will never say goodbye to each other; we were meant to be friends forever. You will always be in my heart. Rest in peace.
• Goodbye is not forever, and goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again.
• I don’t know why you left so soon. But I can still feel your presence. RIP, my best friend.
• Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed, and forever dear.
• To my best friend – I hope you’ve found some peace. I will always miss you.
• I can’t imagine how life goes on without you. I was blessed to have known you. Rest in peace, my friend.

Beautiful Soul Gone Too Soon Quotes

You don’t know what to do or say when a beautiful soul is gone too soon. Use these quotes to write on a sympathy card, speak to your friend, or even get inked as a memorial tattoo.

• I wish I’d had a chance to say goodbye, but I’ll never regret how I loved you.
• Everything changed one day, and yet nothing changed. My love for you continues on.
• Like a flipped switch, you were suddenly gone, and I was left without your light.
• Your life is like an unfinished story, and I desperately wanted to keep reading.
• Goodbyes hurt the most when the story was not finished.
• Like a shooting star flying across the room, so fast, so far, and gone too soon.
• A beautiful soul is never forgotten.
• I miss your smile, laugh, love, joy, and kind spirit more than words express. RIP, my dear.
• You were taken without any expectation, and your loss is deeply felt. I miss you so much.
• Loved with love beyond telling. Missed with grief beyond all tears.

Read also: 15 Mother’s Day Quotes for Grieving Moms

Gone Too Soon RIP Cousin Quotes

Our cousins are like our siblings, only better! We don’t fight with them like our brothers and sisters. So we hold a special bond with our cousins.

My cousins helped create some of my fondest childhood memories. So when one of them dies, it leaves a hole in your heart.

• I didn’t get to say goodbye to you, but there’s peace in knowing we had no regrets.
• I was never ready for you to leave.
• When you lose someone instantly, you realize that the little things don’t matter unless they are little ways we show our love.
• You disappeared like a candle that someone blew out, and I’m left with smoke that stings my eyes and the memory of your beautiful light.
• Treasured in my heart, you’ll stay until we meet again someday. Rest in peace.
• Your passing would always be unbearable, but being so sudden was even worse.
• You have left my life, but you will never leave my heart.
• The moment you left this life was the moment I knew you’d always be with me in spirit.

Strong Woman Gone Too Soon Quotes

We all have strong women in our lives. I think my family would say I’m one of them! So whether the woman you’ve lost is your mom, friend, sister, or coworker, here are some strong woman gone too soon quotes.

• You are missed every hour of every day.
• Even though it feels like everything changed in an instant, I know you will always be the friend of my heart.
• Your love held me up and comforted me when you had to leave so suddenly.
• Your wings were ready, but my heart was not.
• May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear how much we love and miss you and wish you were here.
• Your life is a blessing, and your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.
• You taught me to be strong and resilient as if you knew I’d need that strength when you left me unexpectedly.

Loss Of A Brother Or Loss Of A Sister Quotes

These quotes are a way of saying Rest In Peace when our hearts are breaking. Losing a brother or a sister is like losing a part of your soul.

• Everything changed one day, and yet nothing changed. My love for you continues on.
• On that day you left us, I realized that I’d loved you so well I had not a single regret.
• Though you are suddenly gone from this world, you will never leave the universe of my heart.
• Your sudden loss was like a doubling of my life. Now and forever after, everything I do is for both of us.
• Forever you will be with me until we meet again.
• You were an unforgettable part of my life. Rest well.
• Till memory fades and life departs, you live forever in our hearts.
• You have left my life, but you will never leave my heart. Rest in peace.
• With teardrops running down my face, I bid you farewell. See you in heaven, brother.
• I never knew just how painful goodbyes were until death took you away from me. Rest in peace, my dear sister.
• Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, and love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Famous Quotes About A Friend Or Loved One Gone Too Soon

• Grief is the price we pay for love. Queen Elizabeth II
• How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
• I think we dream, so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time. A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
• Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken? Terry Pratchett
• Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
• Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything. C.S. Lewis
• Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss
• Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than to remember me and cry. Dr. Suess
• To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell
• Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Dr. Seuss
• Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is. Prakhar Sahay
• Those who love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch. Jack Thorne
• There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. Mahatma Gandhi

Conclusion

Unexpected death hits you hard, right in the belly. It catches you unguarded and deals a blow from which you think you won’t recover. In our early 20s, my best friend committed suicide. I thought about just lying down and dying myself. I thought about it long and hard.

But I kept living. And as hard as it is, you can choose to keep living too. Hopefully, these quotes will resonate with you and offer you some comfort. Or maybe they will give you an idea of what to say to a grieving friend.