Quotes About Comfort

I was still in this state of being a little girl and thinking that this wonderful life so comfortable and safe and secure would continue forever. Mama

He was always thinking of his brother's soul, or of the souls of those who differed with him in opinion: it is a sort of comfort which many of the serious give themselves.

small bathroom she drew on her nightdress again in order

would have looked more at home

There is a comfort in the strength of love; 'Twill make a thing endurable, which else Would overset the brain, or break the heart. - Michael: A Pastoral Poem

You'll never find a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.

I want the home about me: candles burning, curtains drawn, warmth, tea, friendship, love.

Refreshment is the remedy for all manner of embarrassments.

Quando il piccolo uomo se ne fu andato, Ross si riempì nuovamente la pipa, l'accese e tornò al suo libro. Tabitha Bethia gli saltò in grembo e lui non la spinse via, e cominciò invece a massaggiarle un orecchio mentre leggeva.

Tabitha Bethia, la gatta rognosa, miagolava allungandosi e stiracchiandosi davanti al fuoco e un ciocco di legno si spostava nel focolare sbriciolandosi in cenere.

Poi, mentre la fiamma moriva lentamente e un oggetto dopo l'altro nella stanza scivolava nelle ombre, [Demelza] si sdraiò e si rannicchiò insieme al cane, sentendo la tensione di lui che si allentava man mano che gli sussurrava parole amorevoli all'orecchio.

It's you and me," she said, "in our own house. Nothing between us—no interruption. Maybe it's because I'm just of common stock, but I want the home about me: candles burning, curtains drawn, warmth, tea, friendship, love. Those are what matter to me. This morning—even a few hours ago—I thought it was all gone forever.

lei, che Ross conosceva tanto bene, che non aveva niente di particolare, nessun vestito carino, né cipria né trucchi, che non aveva alcun segreto per lui. [...].

Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind.

The moral philosophy and spiritual conceptions of men and nations should hold their own amid these formidable scientific evolutions…No material progress, even though it takes shapes we cannot now conceive, or however it may expand the faculties of man, can bring comfort to his soul.

In this period, almost equal to that which separates us from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, well-to-do persons in Britain lived better than they ever did until late Victorian times. From the year 400 till the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.

Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field

Estar en casa es tremendamente peligroso. A cada paso que damos hay peligro de muerte o mutilación. Incluso me atrevería a decir que cuantas más comodidades civilizadoras guardamos en casa, mayores son las posibilidades de que nos suceda una catástrofe. Vivir en una caverna era más seguro que todo eso, claro, siempre y cuando no irrumpiera en ella un tigre dientes de sable en ausencia de la gente que se encargaba de cazar.

Ã…Å¡niadanie w Hermitage z przypadkowo poznanym A. i jego ?onÄ…. Jedzenie zalatuje - proszÄ™ wybaczy? - bardzo luksusowym klozetem, wÅ'aÅ›ciwie nie wiem dlaczego ale, kiedy zawisÅ'em na krawÄ™dzi tych apetycznych frykasów, w gÄ™stej dystynkcji kelnerów, byÅ'bym przysiÄ…gÅ', ?e to klozet. ZresztÄ… spa? mi siÄ™ chciaÅ'o. Mo?e dlatego.

The most beautiful words in the English language are not 'I love you', but 'It's benign'.

Na realidade, prefiro a ciência à religião. Se me fizerem escolher entre Deus e o ar condicionado, fico com o ar.

I believe that love that is true and real, creates a respite from death.

know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently.

A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.