“The mourning and cries of sorrow were heard across the stars. The Great King Eros was dead, a cold-blooded night it was indeed.”

“Do we feel the mourning of the land today? Do we empathize with the cries of a soil suffering from excessive salinity, toxicity, or pollution?”

“Indeed, many people do not put on mourning at all, save for very near relatives.”

“It borders on the absurd for the mourner to dance gleefully while his parent lies dead in a fresh grave.”

“The introject and the corresponding self-image of the mourner are in a constant and endless relationship.”

“Participation in these gatherings is simply not consonant with the depression and contrition that the mourner experiences.”

“There's a somber mournfulness that suggests deep hurt and painful, reluctant acceptance.”

“He spins round and lifts the teapot with a smile, the mournfulness temporarily gone, trapped beneath a professional veneer.”

“There's a sombre mournfulness that suggests deep hurt and painful, reluctant acceptance.”

“Around 600 mourners filled the seats and aisles of St Andrew's to watch Mr Lewis's coffin carried in by some of his friends.”

“At a humanist ceremony at York Crematorium, conducted by Maggie Blunt, mourners sat and kneeled in the aisles because every seat was taken.”

“The Adventists also reserve the right to halt funeral services or burials if the rules of conduct are breached by mourners.”