Quotes About Understanding

My family, and all I knew of love as a child. A man who had never spoken love to me, who had never needed to, for I knew he loved me, as surely as I knew I lived. For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary. It is all. It is undying. And it is enough.

To know that you cannot give them happiness, not through any fault of yours or theirs, but only because you were not born the right person for them?

Washington knew what he was about, though; he listened more than he talked, and when he said something, it was to the point.

We didn't always get on, you know that, but…yes. We respected each other; that counts for a lot. And we liked each other, in spite of everything. Yes

There are things that I canna tell you, at least not yet. And I'll ask nothing of ye that ye canna give me. But what I would ask of ye—when you do tell me something, let it be the truth. And I'll promise ye the same. We have nothing now between us, save—respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. Do ye agree?" He

horse," he repeated, drying his hand on his breeches. "You can't make a horse do anything. You see what he's going to do and then you tell him to do that, and he thinks it's your idea, so next time you tell him

Jamie," I said, suddenly thinking of something, "do you speak German?" "Eh? Oh, aye

I'm sorry," I added. "Really, Jamie, I couldn't help it.

Frank loved me," I said slowly. "But there were … pieces of me, that he didn't know what to do with. Things about me that he didn't understand, or maybe that frightened him." I glanced at Jamie. "Not you.

You will know what to say, though; you always do.

Fair enough," I whispered, and drained the cup, the shreds of tea leaf strong and bitter on my tongue.

I have Ã¢â'¬Â¦ an understanding. In England." His understanding with James Fraser was that if he were ever to lay a hand on the man or speak his heart, Fraser would break his neck instantly. It was, however, certainly an understanding, and clear as Waterford crystal.

The thought of that would come to me sometimes, and I would think I kent what Jesus must feel like there—so wanting, and no one to touch Him.

Do you miss her greatly—your wife?" I felt a bit hesitant about asking, but he didn't seem to find the question intrusive.

I talk to you as I talk to my own soul," he said

I hope I don't," she said. "But she said—Laoghaire—" She stumbled on the name. "L'heery," Ian corrected.

and she supposed that it was perhaps not fair to quarrel with someone on the basis of what you thought they were thinking.

Tu comprends, mon enfant, mon fils? Comprends-tu? Jamie to Fergus

I thought of it, yes," he said finally. He let his head fall back on the pillow, eyes fixed on the low beamed ceiling. "Still, if I was human enough—or petty enough—to consider that I might offend you by bringing William here, I would ask you to believe that such offense was not my motive in coming.

The obvious—to allow Jamie to see the boy." "And the other obvious—to allow you to see Jamie.

The door opened again a few minutes later, and Jamie emerged, no more than six feet away. His mask of cool reserve was in place, but I knew him well enough to see the marks of a strong emotion under it. But while I could see it, I couldn't interpret it. Excitement? Apprehension? Fear and joy mingled? Something else? I had simply never seen him look that way before.

Friends' meeting is not only a fellowship of worship. It is Ã¢â'¬Â¦ a community of mind, of heart. A larger family

There is nothing between us now but respect, and respect has room for secrets, I think—but not for lies.

But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul