Quotes About Support

He's got the emptiness, bad as I do. I can see it in him. We all can. But he gets up anyway. We're trapped in here, and we all want to do something to help. We can't, but somehow he can.

Is it such a shameful thing, he thought, to be the man who likes to provide information for others, rather than be the one who has to use that information?

But after spending ages walking around with everyone piling bricks in your arms, it can throw you off balance when someone removes a brick to carry for you.

Life is changing. We will all feel alone because of this, yes? Ha! Perhaps we can feel alone together.

not—you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.

He wasn't broken. All of them were broken.

The two of them remained there, not saying a word, though she did eventually rest her hand on top of his. The fire had felt cold to him, the air frozen, but that hand was warm. Finally, he turned to the side, rested his head on her shoulder, and wept.

Well, not on Lopen's watch. You didn't let your friends drown in nameless oceans during a frigid storm. That was, sure, basic friendship rules right there.

I'm not strong enough, I've never been strong enough. You know better than I what your limits are, Wit said. It's not such a terrible thing, to be too weak. Makes us need one another.

Sometimes we must fall, sometimes we will rise—some must be hurt while others have fortune, for that is the only way we can learn to rely on one another.

Dalinar said. "You've grown, soldier. Few men have the wisdom to realize when they need help. Fewer still have the strength to go get it. Well done. Very well done.

Love wasn't about being right or wrong, but about standing up and helping when your partner's back was bowed. He would likely do the same for her someday.

Pocos hombres tienen la sabiduría suficiente para darse cuenta cuando necesitan ayuda. Menos todavía tienen la fuerza suficiente para ir a buscarla.

You did well. My boy...you did so well.

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

I'm going to let people know that it's cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It's really tough, but I'm doing it.

This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I'm doing.

We can chase the dark together, if you go then so will I.

The two most powerful words when we're in struggle: me too.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.

One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate success with not needing anyone. Many of us are willing to extend a helping hand, but we're very reluctant to reach out for help when we need it ourselves. It's as if we've divided the world into "those who offer help" and "those who need help." The truth is that we are both.

No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them.

To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.