Quotes About Comfort

At least there's nothing scary about him and hopefully he doesn't see anything scary in me. We go way back, to summer camp. We KNOW each other. People I don't know just make me want to say YIKES! I'll take history over mystery any day of the week.

You see, when you're middle class, you have to live with the fact that history will ignore you. You have to live with the fact that history can never champion your causes and that history will never feel sorry for you. It is the price that is paid for day-to-day comfort and silence. And because of this price, all happinesses are sterile; all sadnesses go unpitied.

My arm draped her shoulder; we both felt safe, as if we were a complete solar system unto ourselves, dangling in the sky, warm heated planets inside a universe of stars. -Richard

But then a bumblebee bumbled above us and it stole our attention the way flying things can. Mom... Dad... I'm okay. I am not being starved, or beaten, or unnecessarily frightened.

And for a while they were happy in their own manner; they had the animal confidence money affords.

Does a toilet seat get ass?

As I get older, Vincent, I have come to prefer a quiet evening at home to a bracing exchange of gunfire in the dark.

Give heed, give heed and give your sympathy To one who suffers; sorrow roaming wide Impartial stops and stays awhile with me, To tarry later seated close by thee.

Oh, it is easy for the one who stands outside the prison-wall of pain to exhort and teach the one who suffers.

Sweet is a grief well ended.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Visitor's footfalls are like medicine; they heal the sick.

Into your darkest corner, you are safe in my love, you are protected. I am the openess you seek, I am your doorway. Come sit in the circular temple of my heart, & let yourself be calm.

Tea! Bless ordinary everyday afternoon tea!

one may live in a big house and yet have no comfort.

When you're in the middle of a nightmare, something ordinary is the only hope. Anyway, ordinary things are the best. I've always thought so.

Tea's a thing that need never be finished.

Your not reliable. You wouldn't be at all a comfortable sort of person to live with.

Go away where you're loved and taken care of and looked after.

Every one made such a fuss over things nowadays! They wanted injections before they had teeth pulled -they took drugs if they couldn't sleep-they wanted easy chairs and cushions and the girls allowed their figures to slop about anyhow and lay about half naked on the beaches in summer.

Suzanne likes thrills, but she hates being uncomfortable.

Oh no, I'm not brave. When a thing is certain there's nothing to be brave about. All you can do is to find your consolation.