Quotes About Respite

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

I feel I've lived so long, and went through so much, that all I want is calm and rest.

She said she would welcome an evening's entertainment, away from the concerns of an addled soulscape.

War never stops; it only pauses.

Everything is a mess around our house. We do all our work here, but we try to get out once a day.

She inhaled again. 'You made it rain,' she said softly, delighted. 'Everyone needs a respite from the sun.

I don't need to rest in this life. I can rest when I die. Then nobody's going to bother me.

In your defence, it's been a long day and you've had a lot to drink.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

About fifteen minutes into the drive, Conlan gave up singing the sad song of his people and fell asleep.

I'm getting really tired of bleeding. Someone stop the world, I want to get off.

Everyone wants to turn on their TV and have a break from their normal day.

I need little peace now, i cant handle the situations.

He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice.

How much the clubs were responsible for propelling Mickey and how much Mickey was responsible for propelling the clubs is difficult to determine, but the promotion took off immediately and kept growing, giving theaters revenue from Saturday matinees, parents a three-hour respite from their children, the film industry a beacon of wholesomeness to which they could point to deflect critics, and Walt Disney a powerful means of promoting his creation and himself.

We all need a moratorium on misery now and then.

It was going to be alright. At last. For a while.

nothing like a hot bath in a cold world.

I think in the darkest moments, we need a break.

More than anything, acting was more like a confidence thing. I love words - I love English - but I don't have a hugely academic brain, so I enjoyed it because it was a bit of a respite. I don't think I really had a sense I would actually be a musician or an actor; I just wanted to be around that.

Just for a moment, amid all the bad stuff, this was a happy place again.

You're after something deeper than a respite from shyness, or a break from private fears and anger. So after a while you alter the equation, make it stronger and more complete. Pain+Drink=Self-Obliteration.

What's drinking? A mere pause from thinking!

You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.