Quotes About Support

Hope is a hand extended, but two hands are required to be pulled out of a deep hole. The second hand was faith—the faith that her hope would be borne out;

that she would have steadied him, that with her he would have found greater intellectual and emotional depths in himself than he would ever discover alone.

Family is the glue that holds the world together, even when it's not a family of one blood.

A man's commitment to others, especially to friends and family, could never be excessive.

As he cried out in tremulous and wordless horror, she put her arms around him, her secret friend, and held him tight. Although he was older than her, she heard herself saying, "Sweet boy, dear boy, my child, my friend, I'll never abandon you.

Your cousin Paulie, he has prostate cancer. Who knew he's man enough to have a prostate?

they will encourage one another until illusion becomes delusion

I love the way knitting brings people together.

I was looking forward to my visit to the library. I've always been a big reader and thought I might eventually volunteer as a Friend of the Library.

Love based on shared experiences and friendship is what helps relationships last.

Love means more to me than being sexually compatible. It means being an important part of your life as you'll be in mine. It means encouraging you to be everything you've ever wanted to be, sharing in your triumphs and comforting you in your failures. It means giving you the courage to try again. That's what love is all about.

A Guide To Moving On: 1) Don't allow yourself to wallow in your pain. Reach out. Volunteer. Do something you love or something to help others. 2) Cultivate new friendships. 3) Let go in order to receive. 4) Love yourself. (Loving myself meant eating, sleeping, and exercising - taking care of myself emotionally and physically. It meant taking care of myself spiritually, too.)

Ellie," Phillip added forcefully. "Sit down and keep your mouth closed for once in your life. Our daughter loves a good man.

A good friendship—like this one with Hallie—endured. It sustained you during times of crisis. It was there for you during the good times and the bad.

One adjusts, although you never fully recover from the loss of a loved one.

Hold that for me.

If you must know, Carol, Barbara and I had a pity party." "A what? You're kidding, right?" He didn't bother to hide his mocking grin. "Never mind.

Rule #2, Cultivate New Friendships.

The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

My daughter is pregnant. She's only nineteen.

giving up smoking was difficult.

It was awkward, too. People didn't know what to say after the accident. In fact, I didn't want anyone to say anything. What I needed was someone to listen. Few of my friends understood that.

Husbands and wives

You know I'm living vicariously through you.