Quotes About Support

And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more ...

Può darsi che in futuro stando con me conoscerai dolori, guai, problemi ma, se vuoi, costruiamo insieme una vita complicata, ma più felice di qualsiasi vita solitaria

I guess my mom was all he had-the one flower that smelled like freedom

It struck me that family, work, friendships, engagements - all of these were like spiderwebs placed to protect people from the more distressing colors that lurked within themselves. The more safety nets you had under you, the less far you had to fall, and if you were lucky you might live your entire life without even noticing what was below.

All the possibilities for growth seemed to be closed off for us. Like plants in a greenhouse, we depended on each other, but neither of us enjoyed the feelings of release or openness that one would wish from such a relationship. We just sat together in the dark, licking each other's wounds and clinging together for warmth, like an old couple.

The only thing I'd understand right from the very beginning was that our love was supported by loneliness. That neither one of us could haul ourselves up out of the deadly numbness we felt when we lay together, so silent, in darkness so isolating it seemed to shine. This was the edge of night.

When you love someone, you want to know. Even about the things that are hard for them.

Quando una persona ti racconta qualcosa di importante, la questione non finisce lì, un po' come quando ti prestano del denaro. Essere il confidente di qualcuno comporta una responsabilità.

Tutto intorno a me era come un anello d'amore, innumerevoli anelli, tanto da sembrare di essere al centro di un arcobaleno. Qualcosa di grande mi avrebbe protetto, ovunque mi fossi trovata e in qualsiasi momento, e se anche la superbia me l'avesse fatto dimenticare, se la sensazione di stare vivendo da sola mi avesse fatto agire con imprudenza, quel qualcosa lo avrebbe accettato e accolto.

The two of us may be in the epicenter of death, but I was hoping to spare you this misery. It could be like this for as long as we stay together.

For the first time, I saw the difference we made by being there for people over the years, in the background of their lives.

Escuchar las desgracias de la gente es como aceptar dinero. Las cosas jamás acaban ahí. Porque debes asumir la responsabilidad de haber oído lo que has oído.

Eine gewisse Art von Liebe ist unbedingt nötig, um eine Familie zu erhalten. Liebe ist keine Form und kein Wort, sie ist ein bestimmter zustand. Sie ist die Erscheinungsform der Fähigkeit abzugeben. Es funktioniert nicht, wenn alle immer nur einfordern und nicht nach Kräften zu geben bereit sind. Die Stimmung in der Familie wird dann wie in einem Rudel hungriger Wölfe.

We're all brothers and sisters when we're in trouble, aren't we?

In qualunque famiglia ci sono problemi che visti dal di fuori sembrerebbero insuperabili. Eppure ogni giorno si mangia lo stesso, si fanno le pulizie, il tempo scorre senza troppi drammi, ci si abitua alle situazioni più assurde. In una famiglia c'è una promessa implicita, incomprensibile per gli altri, di restare uniti per quanto le cose possano farsi complicate

But love is not a joke, it also means sharing someone else's pain.

I guess my mom was all he had—the one flower that smelled like freedom. He

After this you and I may end up seeing nothing but suffering, difficulty, and ugliness, but only if you'll agree to it, I want for us to go on to more difficult places, happier places, wherever it comes, together.

A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.

Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.

America's strong bonds with Israel are well known - this bond is unbreakable.

have faith that you'll see there's nothing more important than family." But he didn't have a family. Not anymore. With

I wish I could turn to the church for help, but so many congregations are preoccupied with keeping the lights on right now that the last thing they want to talk about is how to befriend the dark.

Maybe that is the difference between pastoral counselors and spiritual directors. We go to counselors when we want help getting out of caves. We go to directors when we are ready to be led farther in. I