You have no reason to show shame. Sometimes our spirit…

“There is no shame in spirit-trouble; it’s what you get when you’re a footwasher, a generous-love person, open to deep friendship and to the…

— Tom Wright

I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly…

— Anderson Cooper

“Soeur Marie Emelie" Soeur Marie Emelie is little and very old: her eyes are onyx, and her cheeks vermilion, her apron wide and kind…

— Caryll Houselander

The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts you and…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

The person in misery does not need a look that judges and criticizes but a comforting presence that brings peace and hope and life…

— Jean Vanier

The upshot here is that Gil Scott-Heron is still a warrior, even if the front lines have moved. He's made a record not without…

— Will Hermes

I've been sent down to the minor leagues six or seven times in my career. You've just got to have that stability. It's huge.…

— Matt Diaz

Truth is often uncomfortable. It is only comforting to those who do not wish to ignore it. Then, truth becomes not only comforting, but…

— Neale Donald Walsch

At first, I had such stage fright, and it was always comforting to look over and see my big brother.

— Sasha Spielberg

Euthanasia" is an excellent and comforting word! I am grateful to whoever invented it.

— Bram Stoker

“Reth reached out and took my fingers in his own, his touch light but comforting. “I’ve found that sacrifice is called that for a…

— Kiersten White

Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate…

— Deane Juhan

“Because the truth wouldn't be comforting and wouldn't bring them closer again.”

— Ann Brashares

But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

— Dean Koontz

“When you get lost in a really strange place, nothing is more comforting than found your friend whom you trust and can show the…

— Toba Beta