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Quotes About Reassurance

her skirt pocket, taking reassurance from its cool steel. She knew she might be overreacting, but in West Texas any strangers met on the range were treated as potential enemies until they proved otherwise by sociable talk and honorable intentions. "Maria Ana, are you armed?' Kate said. The woman shook her head. "No. I never had the need while Rodolfo was around. Kate, are we in danger?
~ William W. Johnstone
Falcon kissed his sister on the forehead. "We'll find her," he said. "I promise you, we'll find her, and we'll bring her
~ William W. Johnstone
They said it was only a ground shark; but I was not wholly reassured. It is as bad to be eaten by a ground shark as by any other.
~ Winston Churchill
The most beautiful words in the English language are not 'I love you', but 'It's benign'.
~ Woody Allen
know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently.
~ Yann Martel
Waking up begins with saying am and now. That which has awoken then lies for a while staring up at the ceiling and down into itself until it has recognized I, and therefrom deduced I am, I am now. Here comes next, and is at least negatively reassuring; because here, this morning, is where it has expected to find itself: what's called at home.
~ Christopher Isherwood
Bruce Wayne/Batman: A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended.
~ Christopher Nolan
The reflex of comforting him, of assuaging his fears, of forgiving the boy crouched behind the props, took over, and she stubbed in the words, the reassurance and avowals, that would silence him, finally.
~ Unknown
When he pulled away from the kiss, he pressed his forehead to hers, still holding her. "Nothing's going to happen to you as long as I'm drawing breath, Buttercup." "Gosh. I bet you say that to all the computer nerds." He grinned. "Nah. Just the ones who smell good and wear my hickeys on their breasts.
~ Cindy Gerard
Happily for you, dear girl, that isn't the case here. You're perfectly safe. I might hurt you—no, let me amend that, I'm definitely going to hurt you, but I would never harm you." Jaime
~ Claire Thompson
I'm so frightened that I shall be able to accept the notion that I have lost myself only if I imagine that someone is holding my hand.
~ Clarice Lispector
Chowder breathes reassurance. It steams consolation.
~ Clementine Paddleford
The moon does not appear above all places where we stand. We know it is there, even when we have doubts that it may not be visible in the coming days.
~ Unknown
REGARDE ST. CHRISTOPHE ET VA-T-EN RASSURÉ. "Behold Saint Christopher and go on in safety,
~ Unknown
Paper reassures me, its touch. It's what you respect.
~ Hilary Mantel
For Saffron," it said in shaky old writing on the damaged base, and on the other side, "Saffy's angel." Saffron, picking up the broken fragments one by one, said it didn't matter. She hugged Rose and Indigo and Caddy and Sarah, and said again and again that it didn't matter, it didn't matter at all.
~ Hilary McKay
The worst moment came when Julie bleated, "Mom, Mom," sounding as plaintive as some lamb separated from the flock.
~ Hilma Wolitzer
Is it really you, Onoda? I'll be with you in a minute." I could tell from the voice that it was Major Taniguchi.
~ Hiroo Onoda
What makes you feel safe when you go to sleep at night? Being able to check and see that your secrets are still hidden.
~ Holly Black
He reaches up and presses my hand to his face. ¨Its funny, isnt it, how i mocked you for your mortality when you´re certain to outlive me.¨ ¨You´re not going to die,¨ I insist. Page 289
~ Holly Black
You shouldn't let it bother you," Drew said earnestly. "That's just babble. It doesn't mean anything. None of you are going to die and you're obviously not dead. For Pete's sake.
~ Holly Black
You're going to be okay,' I say. 'You know,' he says, hanging on to me, 'that ought to be reassuring. But when mortals say it, it doesn't mean the same thing as when the Folk do, does it? For you, it's an appeal. A kind of hopeful magic. You say I will be well because you fear I won't be.
~ Holly Black
all I want to do is walk in to his arms. I want to drown my worries in his embrace. I want him to say something totally unlike himself, about things being okay. 'Nice dress,' he says instead.
~ Holly Black
We'll get you another day," Gavriel said, with such odd sincerity that she had to smile.
~ Holly Black