Quotes About Comfort

Gruntle says worship is nothing more than the surrender to things beyond our control. He says the comfort from that is false, because there is nothing comfortable in the struggle to live.

Brooding's different,' he muttered to the empty chair across from him. 'Could be any subject, for one thing. A subject not at all cynical. Like the meddling of the gods – no, all right, not like that one. Smithing, yes. Horseshoes. Nothing cynical about horseshoes . . . I don't think. Sure. Keeping horses comfortable. So they can gallop into battle and die horribly.' He fell silent. Scowling.

that's what I love about you," he said. "You help the mantle of senility rest so gently.

In your family, your parents did not empathize with you. They expected a great deal more from you than you were capable of giving. At age seven, for example, you may have looked and acted quite mature, yet you still had your moments of whining and crying, you still needed considerable comfort and guidance. Your parents, not taking into account that this was to be expected, struck out aggressively against you because you were not acting according to their expectations.

The fingers on his flesh told him he was loved, that he had always been loved, and that the world was a place where above all else things that were good would find a way to burrow into you.

There's nothing like a good cup of tea.

Maybe we're luckier than ninety percent of the people on the planet, but no matter how expensive the shoe, it still pinches when it doesn't fit.

I've tried praying. It gives me comfort. But not as much as a cup of tea and a ginger nut biscuit.

Her body begs to be taken away and put into a warm bed with the sheets pulled high, even though nothing can help now.

The Doctor: 'You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be fine, but you really think they're lying to make you feel better?' Amelia: 'Yeah...' The Doctor: 'Everything's going to be fine.

Why every hundred and ten years?" "Because that is thought to be the longest possible length of a human life, and thus the schedule makes true the claim—any given man will see only one in his lifetime, if indeed he sees one at all. Thus the old joke: An athlete loses every competition at the Saecular Games, but he is comforted by a friend who tells him, 'Cheer up! I'm sure you'll win at the next Saecular Games!

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

She wanted to go over and hug his tears away, but she was too frightened.

You're not alone, are you? Because I'm here

Now I'm way into suits that I can put on whether I took a shower or not, and wear barefoot and paint my toes black or whatever color the suit is. It's very cool to wear suits like that. Roll up the sleeves and just say yee-haw.

The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.

I've been to every single book I know To soothe the thoughts that plague me so.

Within a very short space of time, I had to lean against the wall for support, the ground beneath my feet swaying as if I was on a boat. In fact, it was more comforting to imagine that I was.

It is astounding how, when in the womblike embrace of warm water, we can fool ourselves that we can still be children.

His honest feeling was that he wanted to lean against Varian's legs, like a dog needing the comfort of its master's hand. Rather than perform a series of social manoeuvers, he simply obeyed the instinct and sat down. The fact that he felt relaxed doing this surprised him greatly.

This is my home. You've made it so.

He could do nothing but fall into Taziel's waiting arms, needing the reassuring, physical presence of another body.

In comparison to the loose, swaggery clothes of Taparak, Sacramantan attire had felt very uncomfortable to me, and the evening wear was even worse, but once harnessed into silk and sashes, I felt so adult and willowy, discomfort, was a minor concern.

I will always love you. It's unconditional. There's not cost attached, I expected nothing from you, but I hope you can glean a small comfort from it, knowing at least someone in the world cares.