Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.

Terri Guillemets is an American quotation anthologist and writer best known for creating The Quote Garden, a widely used online collection of quotations and aphorisms. This line circulates primarily as a grief-and-remembrance sentiment, typically shared in condolence contexts (funerals, memorial cards, sympathy messages, and social media posts about bereavement). It reflects Guillemets’ characteristic style: short, lyrical, and emotionally direct, often crafted for everyday reflection rather than tied to a single speech or narrative scene. The quote is generally treated as an original modern aphorism rather than a line from a longer literary work.

The quote reframes loss as a change in relationship rather than an absolute severing. “Heartstrings” suggests an intimate, living bond—something felt rather than proven—while “into infinity” extends that bond beyond time, distance, and even death. The emphasis is not on denying grief but on asserting continuity: love creates enduring connections that memory, influence, and ongoing affection keep active. The line’s consoling power lies in its gentle metaphysics; it offers mourners a language for the experience that the deceased remains present in one’s inner life, shaping identity and feeling long after physical absence.