Quotes About Support

At that moment, Dave would have lifted a house for Jimmy, held it up to his chest until Jimmy told him where to put it down.

I'd like to be sitting here five years from now, Marshal, and know you're still in the world. Teddy looked down at the hand on his knee. Looked up at Cawley. I would too, he said softly.

I'm alone," Angie had told me a month ago. "No, you're not." "You're not alone," I said, my arms wrapped around her from behind. "Yes, I am. And all your holding and all your love can't change that right now.

Pensai che se Teddy fosse stato lì al mio fianco, anche lui avrebbe visto il ratto. L'avrebbe visto eccome. E vi dirò un'altra cosa. Teddy? Lui avrebbe applaudito.

Goal 8: That each child is relatively stable and free from crippling emotional or psychological problems

Goal 9: That our family coheres and loves one another long term, even into adulthood

Many of the horrors of the twentieth century were supported by people with good intentions who lacked wisdom.

But the human being is a social creature. We don't merely want companionship, we need it to survive.

they have lived. For example, Jews have nearly always been better educated; Jewish family life has usually been more stable; Jews aided one another more than their non-Jewish neighbors aided each other; and Jewish men have been less likely to become drunk, beat their wives, or abandon their children. As a result of these factors, the quality of life of the average Jew, no matter how poor, was higher than that of a comparable non-Jew in the same society (see

Time is our enemy, but whatever happens I will love her and stay by her side until he last beat of her heart.

If you really serious 'bout helpin' somebody, crawl down in the ditch with 'em, bandage up their wounds, and stick with 'em until they is strong enough to crawl up on your back and get out

There are a few people who tell me that they are so used to a solitary life that they will die alone, but even here I advise them that if they are thinking of self-deliverance the chances of the action not being botched are much better if a friend is present.

If assistance is justifiable, a date is fixed for the final exit in the presence of two visitors who are there to give advice and moral support, but who do not break the law by physically assisting. The means by which the patient is to die have been agreed on beforehand: either drugs, or helium injected into a plastic hood. The helium method has been proven to be the quickest and most peaceful.

One of the most valuable services that hospice care offers is respite from the continual burden of care for the family member or members looking after a dying person. A hospice may be able to provide someone for several days, nights, or a week, to enable a stressed-out caregiver to take a break.

Acts 4:32–35)

To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have chosen sides already. It is to support the status quo.

do not heal in isolation. Connecting with others is how we develop compassion for others and for ourselves.

Only in restoring the web of connection can we find peace. I'm sure it is possible to heal in a mountaintop cave alone, but for most of us the quickest and deepest healing happens in the embrace of others.

Ye need not be scairt of me, he said softly. Nor anyone here, so long as I'm with ye. - Jaime

Thy life's journey lies along its own path, Ian," she said, "and I cannot share thy journey—but I can walk beside thee. And I will.

Ye always carry your women wi ye into battle, Ian Og. They're the root of your strength, man.

He splayed a hand out over the photographs, trembling fingers not quite touching the shiny surface, and then he turned and leaned toward me, slowly, with the improbable grace of a tall tree falling. He buried his face in my shoulder and went very quietly and thoroughly to pieces.

He reached out a long arm and drew me in, holding me close against him. I put my arms around him and felt the quiver of his muscles, exhausted, and the sheer hard strength still in him, that would hold him up, no matter how tired he might be. We stood quite still for some time, my cheek against his chest and his face against my hair, drawing strength from each other for whatever might come next. Being married.

Oh. It's Fraser. James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser." He pronounced it formally, each name slow and distinct. Completely flustered, I said "Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp," and stuck out my hand idiotically. Apparently taking this as a plea for support, he took the hand and tucked it firmly into the crook of his elbow. Thus inescapably pinioned, I squelched up the path to my wedding.