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> [“I’ve learned that when people are hurting, they need a comforter, not a commentator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/i-ve-learned-that-when-people-are-hurting-they-need-a-comforter-not-a/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

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## More by James Russell Lingerfelt

> [“Grandpa would go for strolls alone through the pastures where meadowlarks and grasshoppers flew like broken-winged birds, where rabbits constructed their havens, and where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/grandpa-would-go-for-strolls-alone-through-the-pastures-where/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“It’s okay if you feel like you must leave. But as the years pass and you remember our time together and you’re at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/it-s-okay-if-you-feel-like-you-must-leave-but-as-the-years-pass-and/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“I once sneered at comments like, “He fell in love,” because I was always taught that love is action. I still believe that. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/i-once-sneered-at-comments-like-he-fell-in-love-because-i-was-always/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting. Forgiveness is you not letting your hate and anger rule your life. Because it will, whether you realize it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/forgiving-doesn-t-mean-forgetting-forgiveness-is-you-not-letting-your/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“Grandpa stopped and looked at me. I paused, too, knowing this meant he had something important to say. His body was frail, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/grandpa-stopped-and-looked-at-me-i-paused-too-knowing-this-meant-he/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“As a child, crisp spring afternoons were spent wading along Reedy Creek just beyond the field. Then came the heavy breeze in the autumn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/as-a-child-crisp-spring-afternoons-were-spent-wading-along-reedy/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“She was wrapped in my jacket, almost swallowed by it. You never realize how small a woman is until she wears your clothes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/she-was-wrapped-in-my-jacket-almost-swallowed-by-it-you-never-realize/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“She shook her head, and we parted, kissing, as the first beams from the sun burst forth behind us. When I returned to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/she-shook-her-head-and-we-parted-kissing-as-the-first-beams-from-the/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“I’ve learned that when people are hurting, they need a comforter, not a commentator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/i-ve-learned-that-when-people-are-hurting-they-need-a-comforter-not-a/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“So we went for a stroll in Alumni Park, a grassy lawn in front of Pepperdine that overlooks the coast. Deer trickle down from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/so-we-went-for-a-stroll-in-alumni-park-a-grassy-lawn-in-front-of/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“I went for walks across the fields in my cozy, cotton-knit shirt, my worn out jeans, and my cowboy boots. I would stand at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/i-went-for-walks-across-the-fields-in-my-cozy-cotton-knit-shirt-my/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“Eden hid her smile in my hand and leaned down and kissed me. I took her face in my hand, her velvety skin like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/eden-hid-her-smile-in-my-hand-and-leaned-down-and-kissed-me-i-took/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“Yellow swallowtail butterflies, with their charcoal striped wings, were all over the wildflowers. The woodpeckers rattled away in the trees. Two weeks ago, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/yellow-swallowtail-butterflies-with-their-charcoal-striped-wings-were/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

> [“I hope you know that when you’re happy, or sad, or joyful, when you’re melancholy on spring days, or rainy nights, or autumn evenings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lingerfelt/i-hope-you-know-that-when-you-re-happy-or-sad-or-joyful-when-you-re/)

[James Russell Lingerfelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lingerfelt/)

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