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What to Write in a Sympathy Card

The hardest part of a sympathy card is the blank space inside it. You want to say something real, not a tired line about a better place. These original messages are here to help you find the right words. Copy any one of them free, adjust the name, or turn it into a printable card to send.

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“There are no words big enough for a loss like this, so I will simply say: I am here, and I am not going anywhere.”

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“I keep thinking about the way they lit up a room. That light does not just switch off. It stays in everyone who loved them.”

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“You do not have to be strong for me. However today finds you is exactly how you are allowed to be.”

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“I wish I could take even a little of the weight off your shoulders. Since I cannot, let me carry the small things: the meals, the calls, the errands. Just ask.”

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“Some people leave a mark so deep that the world feels different without them. Yours did. I am so sorry.”

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“Grief is love with nowhere to go. Yours is enormous because your love was.”

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“I will remember them with you, for as long as you need me to.”

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“Please do not worry about replying to this. I only wanted you to know you are held in my thoughts today and every day this week.”

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“Whatever you need, whenever you need it, at whatever hour: I mean it.”

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“I am so deeply sorry. May the memories that hurt today become the ones that comfort you in time.”

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