Quotes About Comfort

Why would anyone want to do it on the floor when a bed was available? I'll tell you the truth: even sex on a beach seems to me to be going too far.

Those big blue eyes were swimming, and he was afraid that if the first tear fell, he would break and carry her off anywhere she wanted to go.

It shouldn't make you sad to know you're loved, Grayson. But it did. It made him sad, and panicked, and for just a moment, wishful.

Time with a friend was as refreshing as a nap.

the rain was a fine thing. She often preferred it to the warm slant of sun and the clear brilliance of cloudless blue skies. The rain was a soft gray curtain, tucking her away from the world.

You all right? Diana let out a deep breath. Ask me again when I'm not praying.

Anyone who said money didn't matter had never had to count the coins that fell between the cushions of the couch.

The second surprise came on the heels of the first when she noted the only thing keeping her from rolling off the bed was the arm that Shawn had banded around her. He'd sprawled himself in the middle of the mattress, shoving her to the outer edge. But, she thought, at least he was considerate enough to see that she stayed there and didn't fall on her face.

Were you in love with him?' 'No, I was used to him.

Grown-ups get lonely at night, and they like to have someone to sleep with. Like Mom and Daddy do. I have my bear, she continued, referring to her favorite stuffed animal. So I don't get lonely.

Romantic couples. Each room has its own flavor, its own feel.

He walked outside onto the terrace and sat. Obviously settled and comfortable, he poured coffee. There were ways and ways to gain trust, he thought. With a bird with a broken wing, it took patience, care, and a gentle touch. With a high-strung horse that had been whipped, it took diligence and the risk of being kicked. With a woman, it took a certain amount of charm. He was willing to combine all three.

To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

Was he supposed to let Fiona cry on his shoulder now? He hated being the shoulder. He never knew what to say or do. Pat, pat, there, there. What the f--k?

The words weren't so important, Aidan thought. It was just so soothing to listen to her.

If you were cheap we'd be having sex now, soup later. 'That's supposed to be funny. It is, but only a little.

Cam gave him a halfhearted boot on the top of his head with the heel of one hand. Why don't you shut up until I say what I have to say? The painless smack and impatient order were more comforting to Seth than a thousand promises.

The story was told, generation by generation, in song and in story, until time misted it into myth and legend. But some believed, as legends brought comfort.

He meant what he'd said about taking her home. His home. When she didn't argue the point, he figured she was more shaken than she'd admitted.

Then she remembered what her mother called heart-sleep. That sleep a wounded heart needed to help it heal. She rubbed the ring and medal between her fingers.

Heal the mind, ease the heart.

it, and that somehow matched the thick socks on

Finally, he's back in the little blue-and-white house where there's always a boat at the dock, a rocker on the porch, and a dog in the yard.

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.