Quotes About Solace

He realised he and his mother were alone. Her hand trembled. He felt the tremble. Why? But she was bigger, stronger, more intelligent than himself, wasn't she? Did she, too, feel that intangible menace? That groaning out of darkness? That crouching malignancy down below? Was there, then, no strength in growing up? No solace in being an adult? No sanctuary in life? No fleshly citadel strong enough to withstand the scrabbling assaults of midnights? Doubts flushed him.

We didn't want you to die by yourself." "What difference would it make?

peace, solace, and Divine rest for your soul.

But you are a solace just by existing, vividly in my thoughts if not here before me.

Solace came only with darkness. When dusk yielded to the sweet oblivion of night.

Not that memories were enough—they didn't keep you warm on a cold winter's night. They couldn't hold you when you were frightened or sad. But they were better than nothing.

Kliner. I touched my special place practically every night. It was the only way I could fall asleep and besides, it felt good.

In Judaism, it is taught that there are three stages of grief to be endured. First there is weeping, for we all must weep for what we have lost. Second comes silence, for in the silence we understand solace, beauty, and comfort from something greater than ourselves. Third comes singing, for in singing we pour out our hearts and regain our voice.

Religion can mean solace and serenity, a kind of security, a private small garden of kindness in a desert of cruelty that seems to stretch out as far as they can see.

Lesen, lesen, immer nur lesen und darüber die eigene erbärmliche Existenz vergessen!

Poetry... It's a lot like prayer.

A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.

I have never experienced a sorrow that was not relieved by an hour of reading.

You asleep with your eyes open?" she asked him. Thomas tried to smile. "No. Just thinking about how much my life sucks." "Mine does too. Sucks big-time. But I´m glad I´m with you

Finding joy in times of pain begins with understanding that true joy is rooted in God. Thus, keeping one's relationship with God at the center of one's life is essential to discovering areas of joy, comfort and solace.

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, ease after war, death after life, doth greatly please…

My flute, M. Poirot, is my oldest companion. When everything else fails, music remains.

Surrounded by darkness yet enfolded in light

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find.

When the rest of the mind has fled, sometimes there's music left.

she found solace and calm, here amid her friends. Like beads on a wire, they were all connected, linked together by bonds of friendship and family, by shared experiences and a common passion for beading.

I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.

I've met very lonely people who have 10,000 friends on Facebook. And it's just not real. We've set up this artificial society in cyberspace. And that's supposed to be a community, like a real community. It's supposed to be where people go to get solace or friendship or have fun.