Alcohol may also persuade us that we have found the truth about life, a comforting experience rarely available in the sober hour. — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
You couldn't be more wrong," I said. "You are buying into the cross-stitched sentiments of your parents' throw pillows. You're arguing that… — John Green Copy Share Image
The more abhorrent a news item the more comforting it was to be the recipient, since the fact that it had happened… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
It is comforting to know that there is at least one place where we can go and be confident that we will… — Wayne Coyne Copy Share Image
Every now and then I meet someone certain of personal greatness. I want to pat this person on the shoulder and mutter… — Donald Hall Copy Share Image
My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb,… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
It's a comforting thought to know that I've got my partner by my side walking through life and all the ups and… — Vanessa Minnillo Copy Share Image
“I have never looked to religion for comfort - belief is just not in my genes. But reading Mastering the Art of… — Julie Powell Copy Share Image
“But I guess my absolute favorite place, other than you, of course, is my house. I know, I know. My dad is… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
God is near at hand when you do approach Him in prayer. Oh, comforting truth! A God at hand to hear the… — Octavius Winslow Copy Share Image
“To know that our Father in heaven has ordained our pain is not a comfoftable truth, but it is comforting. That our… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Try telling the poor starving children in third world countries, the people in war torn countries, the women and young girls who… — Danny Santagato Copy Share Image
I wish I was still an atheist. Believing I was born into a harsh, uncaring cosmos – in which my existence was… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
There's no point in comforting words, in telling her she'll be all right. She's no fool. Her hand reaches out and I… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
Without you dear friend, my life would be a path of uncertainty. Thank you for guiding me when I'm lost, comforting me… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I generally read every night before I fall asleep: Brad does too. I find it comforting to lie beside my husband, each… — Debbie Macomber Copy Share Image
That can be the most painstaking aspect of being a teen, figuring out what the world really looks like. If you find… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub… — Ellie Goulding Copy Share Image
O sleep! O sleep! Do not forget me. Sometimes come and sweep, Now I have nothing left, thy healing hand Over the… — Jean Ingelow Copy Share Image
U Know I don't need a pillow to sleep on, I don't need the best bed, I don't even need my Cute… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting… — David Quammen Copy Share Image
It would be wonderful if the public sector were always great, or always terrible; or if the private sector were always great,… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Some sensible person once remarked that you spend the whole of your life either in your bed or in your shoes. Having… — Elizabeth David Copy Share Image
I think that the practice of writing every day was what made me remember that writing doesn't have anything to do with… — Nell Freudenberger Copy Share Image
So the question never comes up. I love to work with actors who I feel really confident in knowing what I'm going… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
I'll be getting you for this,' Halt had told him as he dabbed the diguisting mixture on the worst of the cuts.… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“This person mourns the fact that she has ruined her one chance to be loved by everyone; as this person climbs into… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
“Having you in my life is so comforting, because it's like you feel and say all the same things I always did,… — Nick Fowler Copy Share Image
Anheuser-Busch gives two free cases of beer to its employees at all of its parks, like Busch Gardens. That's a comforting thought… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Man's life seems to me like a long, weary night that would be intolerable if there were not occasionally flashes of light,… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
In the summer you want fresh, light and sort of quick things; in winter you want things that are comforting, so your… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
But if the gods do not exist at all - then we are lost,' I said. On the contrary - we are… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Because of an instability at my own core, it comforts me to live, fixed, within a story. If reading is our consolation… — Norman Lock Copy Share Image
A belief in the purposeful complexity of Fate is always more comforting than random, straightforward facts. This may be why Mother preferred… — Bradley Denton Copy Share Image
Eat by Choice, Not by Habit combines the author's humor, deep compassion for others and knowledge about food in a way that… — Judith Hanson Lasater Copy Share Image
The US Constitution serves the same function as the British royal family: it offers a comforting symbol of tradition and continuity, thereby… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
By nature, your soul is soft, gentle, loving and kind. It is forgiving, peaceful, and humble. Confident and comforting in times of… — Debbie Ford Copy Share Image
