Quotes About Understanding

We don't often see our own stories. Good artists are the ones that whisper our own stories back to us.

And maybe she had certain beliefs that if you love somebody, [you're] gonna like them too. And that isn't necessarily true.

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that it's perfectly normal for two men to be in love, it's perfectly normal for two women to be in love. My kids will grow up knowing it's all about love. It doesn't matter who you're with and everyone should have that experience.

I want to be a mom who listens.

I was dating a guy that was a huge wrestling fan and I'm embarrassed to say it now but I used to make fun of him for watching it.

I always think there is a mystical understanding between the moon and the street, like between two sisters who have grown old together and no longer need any language to communicate with each other.

Måske, siger han, er du selv indviklet, så bliver dit liv det også.

Måske skal et barn, der i alt hemmelighed holder af digte, engang finde den der, læse digtene og føle noget ved det, noget hendes omgivelser ikke forstår.

Jeg vil vente med at vise Viggo F. bogen til i morgen. I aften vil jeg være alene med den, for der er ingen, der virkelig forstår, hvilket mirakel den er for mig.

Vis ikke dette brev til andre, for intet menneske vil kunne forstå vores sindssyge forhold, før jeg tager mig sammen og giver kunstnerisk udtryk for det.

and I always dream about meeting some mysterious person who will listen to me and understand me. I know from books that such people exist, but you can't find any of them on my childhood street.

The fact that we are so incredibly uninterested in what is happening inside the person closest to us is probably the source of many problems.

The main thing in life is to know your own mind.

And all you can do is just read," she said. She raised her voice an screamed, "You just read and read and read!" Then she threw herself down on the table and wept.

Anyway, solitary people interest me. There are so many different ways of being solitary.' 'I know just what you mean,' said X. 'I know exactly what you're going to say. Different kinds of solitude. Enforced solitude and voluntary solitude.' 'Quite,' said Viktoria. 'There's no need to go into it further. But when people understand one another without speaking, it can often leave them with very little to talk about, don't you think?

It's finished. There isn't a stamp, or an error that I haven't collected. Not one. What shall I do now?" "I think I'm beginning to understand," said Moomintroll slowly. "You aren't a collector anymore, you're only an owner, and that isn't nearly so much fun.

There was so much to talk about that nothing was said. It was warm sitting there on the steps. Everything seemed to be so right.

Du skjønner, det er så mye som ikke for plass om sommeren og høsten og våren", sa hun. "Alle som er litt sjenerte og litt rare. Forskjellige slags nattdyr og folk som ikke passer inn noen steder, og som ingen tror på. De holder seg unna hele året. Og så, når det er helt stille og hvitt og nettene blir lange og alle har gått i hi - da kommer de fram.

How easy it is to love.

You sentimentalise them because they're little," she said. "But the format doesn't matter. I have gradually learned that everyone, absolutely everyone of every size, is out to get something. People want things. It comes to them naturally. Of course they get more skilful with age, and they're no longer so disarmingly obvious, but the goal doesn't change. Your children simply haven't had time to learn how it's done. That's what we call innocence.

But when people understand one another without speaking, it can often leave them with very little to talk about, don't you think?

You're too small to be told everything.

Anyone can lose his temper and fly off the handle. But it's better than being mean.

Käsitätkö," sanoi isä. "On saatava selville mere salaiset lait, se on kaiken perusta. Minun täytyy ymmärtää merta, jotta voisin pitää siitä. En voi rakastaa tätä saarta ellen pidä merestä.