Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Colin Murray Parkes

Born: March 6, 1928
Died: January 13, 2024 (aged 95)
Bio: Colin Murray Parkes was a British psychiatrist and the author of numerous books and publications on grief. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen Elizabeth II for his services to bereaved people in June 1996.
Known for:
- Bereavement; studies of grief in adult life (1972)
- Counselling in Terminal Care and Bereavement (1996)






