"Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone"

In this quote, Michelle Williams is describing grief as a continuously altering force, comparing it to a moving river. She discusses that although she considers herself a positive individual, she thinks that sorrow can actually intensify over time. As time passes, the pain of missing someone heightens, making it feel like the grief is becoming worse. This can be a difficult concept to understand, as we typically associate time with recovery and proceeding. However, Williams suggests that grief is a complex and unforeseeable feeling that can continue to develop and affect us even as we try to move on.