Quotes About Support

I don't know. We're good together, but I have a lot of baggage." "Everyone does. It's nice when you can find someone willing to hold the bags.

There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.

There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, 'There now, hang on, you'll get over it.' Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.

The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.

Your comfort is my silence.

It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.

At any given time, most relationships are uneven-one person is more in need of support than another. A real friendship is mutually satisfying over the long haul.

Bertha knelt in front of me and took both my hands in hers and said, "Your mama loves you very much, Charlie. But sometimes, she just loses her way." Loses her way? I'd be happy to draw her a map to show her the way back to being my mama again.

I'm so glad to have a feisty female around here to help me keep these boys under control. I been needing a girl on my team.

My mama says you should never keep your troubles to yourself. She says if you share 'em with somebody, they get smaller.

Barbara O'Connor

Suddenly Howard seemed different. He didn't seem so much like a nosy up-down boy, nagging me half to death about being my Backpack Buddy. He seemed more like somebody being nice to me. Somebody I had shared my troubles with.

Sometimes I think he's the kind of friend that grownups call a 'fair-weather friend.' That means when everything's going smoothly, he's the best friend a guy could want. But as soon as something goes wrong…(he) sort of turns on you.

Sometimes a little pat is all a friend can do.

more friends than I ever dreamed possible." Barbara Park is also the author of award-winning

On the threshold of sixty,' mused Dr. Parnell. 'That's a good age for a man to marry. He needs a woman to help him into his grave.

Four people on the verge of retirement, each one of us living alone, and without any close relative near – that's us.

She was a great cultivator of friends, a person who brought others together. Once you were in her life, she never let you drift out of it completely. (Hidden Beneath)

Parents have their own dreams—and it's those dreams they're pushing, not yours. In their heads, they have images of successful sons and beautiful wealthy daughters, children who are impressive—and secure. Very few parents have the luxury, the calmness of spirit, to realize that the most practical thing any child can do is to find its own vision—and follow it.

Parents have their own dreams—and it's those dreams they're pushing, not yours.

Isolation is the dream killer. It will stop you every time.

I saw that six-figure women have two specific types of support that underearners seemed to lack—True Believers, people who recognize their potential and offer encouragement, and Way Showers, people who provide the map and serve as proof that success is possible.

In fact, on the six-figure path, seeking support is not an option, but a requirement.

Your brother is finally coming to help you celebrate.