Quotes About Support

It's easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.

And now Abbie had the new experience of attempting to keep another person courageous. It was more trying than to keep up her own spirits. Why must she always be strong for other people?

Many hands were willing to perform the last tender ministrations. It is characteristic of the small town and rural districts. Sympathy there takes concrete form. It becomes cakes and cinnamon rolls and sitting up nights, husking corn and washing dishes and closing the eyes of the neighboring dead.

Life is too terrible. How can one stand it? It holds such heartbreaking things." "And that," said Allen simply " is one reason why two people who care for each other should meet it together

Part of Mother went with them. It is an acrobatic feat that only mothers can understand, this ability to be with every child.

I stopped trying to rank sorrow, realized that the world has sorrow enough for all of us, and when some of it falls to you the best hope you have is letting yourself suffer through it.

It occurred to me that that's what friends should do: cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest.

Sapphire knew full well what Miz Obee was doing, but she always looked at her friend with tenderness in her eyes and pretended not to notice. As I watched this silent exchange between Sapphire and Miz Obee, it occurred to me that that's what friends should do: cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest.

I made a mental note that if I ever needed help from a man I would make him a pie.

it occurred to me that that's what friends should do: cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest.

Sapphire knew full well what Miz Obee was doing, but she always looked at her friend with tenderness in her eyes and pretended not to notice. As I watched this silent exchange between Sapphire and Miz Obee, it occurred to me that that's what friends should do cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest.

Momma had left this world and set herself free, and in doing so, she had set me free too. As much as I missed her and wished I could hear her laughter one more time, I believed she was out there in the big bright somewhere, watching me, cheering for me. Loving me.

When fighting on behalf of someone you love, the fight must end, the love must be the art of being present.

Power isn't control at all — power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.

The most difficult years of marriage are those following the wedding.

When I finally saw Timmy before my surgery, I started saying over and over again, "Get me water, get me water.

My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

If he cannot respond to your suffering, it is better for you to separate.

I love you, Reynard Boulton," she said, gazing into his eyes. "I promise to love you with all my heart and to stay by you and encourage and strengthen you... to be truthful and faithful and kind to you, to always think the best of you... and to share my hopes and decisions and joys with you, in good times and in bad. I will be your compass, your helpmate, your defender, and the keeper of your heart. I will love you as long as there is breath in my body... and beyond even that.

With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.

I had officially joined the cacophony of sick mother fuckers.

Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you.