--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: to feed, help, protect, comfort, console…" description: "\"to feed, help, protect, comfort, console, support, nurse, or heal to be fed, helped, nursed, protected, comforted, consoled, supported, nursed, or heal..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/sarah-kane-9287_comfort_to-feed-help-protect-comfort-console-sup_1143812.jpg" --- # to feed, help, protect, comfort, console, support, nurse… ![“to feed, help, protect, comfort, console, support, nurse, or heal to be fed, helped, nursed, protected, comforted, consoled, supported, nursed, or healed to form mutually enjoyable, enduring, cooperating and reciprocating relationship with Other, with an equal to be forgiven to be loved to be free” quote by Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/sarah-kane-9287_comfort_to-feed-help-protect-comfort-console-sup_1143812.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/sarah-kane-9287_comfort_to-feed-help-protect-comfort-console-sup_1143812.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/sarah-kane-9287_comfort_to-feed-help-protect-comfort-console-sup_1143812.jpg) > “to feed, help, protect, comfort, console, support, nurse, or heal to be fed, helped, nursed, protected, comforted, consoled, supported, nursed, or healed to form mutually enjoyable, enduring, cooperating and reciprocating relationship with Other, with an equal to be forgiven to be loved to be free” [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The list enumerates ways to nurture mutual, supportive relationships, emphasizing reciprocity and forgiveness. **In simple terms:** Ways to build caring, equal partnerships. Key Takeaway Foster mutual support and forgiveness. Themes relationships empathy reciprocity Mood reflective hopeful Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - friendship - therapy - community building Key Concepts psychological health interpersonal dynamics Questions to Reflect On - What does forgiveness enable in a partnership? - How can we balance give and take? A Different Perspective Reciprocity requires effort from both sides, not just one. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Comfort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comfort/) [Feds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feds/) [Nurse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nurse/) [Support](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/support/) ## Related quotes > [“Or else she stayed in and nursed a mood with which she was becoming too familiar for her own comfort and peace of mind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-chopin/or-else-she-stayed-in-and-nursed-a-mood-with-which-she-was-becoming/) [Kate Chopin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-chopin/) > [When I had a baby, I didn't leave the second floor for six months. I nursed my babies. I was a full-time homemaker. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-schlafly/when-i-had-a-baby-i-didn-t-leave-the-second-floor-for-six-months-i/) [Phyllis Schlafly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-schlafly/) > [I knew I wanted to be a part of storytelling. I knew that going to see movies and plays, I wanted to be connected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-hechinger/i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-part-of-storytelling-i-knew-that-going-to-see/) [Fred Hechinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-hechinger/) > [I lost you a long time ago, but I didn't know. How could I not? You watched me cry and it makes you laugh.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaylynn-thompson/i-lost-you-a-long-time-ago-but-i-didn-t-know-how-could-i-not-you/) [Kaylynn Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaylynn-thompson/) > [“Let the pain & suffering of all that appears to be lost, be soothed, healed & comforted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eleesha/let-the-pain-suffering-of-all-that-appears-to-be-lost-be-soothed/) [Eleesha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eleesha/) > [“Lists comforted her - they gave her a sense of accomplishment - they meant she had control of something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dakota-cassidy/lists-comforted-her-they-gave-her-a-sense-of-accomplishment-they/) [Dakota Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dakota-cassidy/) > [“If I am to become a delicate cloud upon the sky, I must first convince the ground that I am not abandoning her. 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This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-warren/the-shadows-had-him-in-their-grasp-there-was-no-escape-you-don-t-have/) [Andrew Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-warren/) > [“It was the way your sweet, soft hands wiped away my tears, and the way your body just curved into mine when you let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-ashley/it-was-the-way-your-sweet-soft-hands-wiped-away-my-tears-and-the-way/) [Katie Ashley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-ashley/) > [“Be comforted! If there are people who can't stand to be around you, just remember that darkness hates light and deceit hates truth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alisa-hope-wagner/be-comforted-if-there-are-people-who-can-t-stand-to-be-around-you/) [Alisa Hope Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alisa-hope-wagner/) > [“Of all the things we fashioned for them that they might be comforted, dawn is the one that works. When darkness sifts from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-banville/of-all-the-things-we-fashioned-for-them-that-they-might-be-comforted/) [John Banville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-banville/) ## More by Sarah Kane > [“Some will call this self-indulgence (They are lucky not to know its truth) Some will know the simple fact of pain This is becoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/some-will-call-this-self-indulgence-they-are-lucky-not-to-know-its/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“And when I don’t feel it, it’s pointless. Think about getting up it’s pointless. Think about eating it’s pointless. Think about dressing it’s pointless.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/and-when-i-don-t-feel-it-it-s-pointless-think-about-getting-up-it-s/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [To create something beautiful about despair or out of a feeling of despair is for me the most hopeful life affirming thing a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/to-create-something-beautiful-about-despair-or-out-of-a-feeling-of/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [Death is my lover and he wants to move in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/death-is-my-lover-and-he-wants-to-move-in/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [I'm not a brand name, I'm a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/i-m-not-a-brand-name-i-m-a-person/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“I am much fucking angrier than you think.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/i-am-much-fucking-angrier-than-you-think/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“As a child I liked to piss on the carpet. The carpet rotted and I blamed it on the dog.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/as-a-child-i-liked-to-piss-on-the-carpet-the-carpet-rotted-and-i/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [I have no interest in trying to manipulate people's emotions or opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/i-have-no-interest-in-trying-to-manipulate-people-s-emotions-or/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [Your hair is an act of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/your-hair-is-an-act-of-god/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“Long before I had the chance to adore all of you, I adored the bits of you I could see.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/long-before-i-had-the-chance-to-adore-all-of-you-i-adored-the-bits-of/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“the capture the rapture the rupture of a soul a solo symphony”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/the-capture-the-rapture-the-rupture-of-a-soul-a-solo-symphony/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [I am the beast at the end of the rope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/i-am-the-beast-at-the-end-of-the-rope/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“Phaedra: I wanted to see your face when you came. Hippolytus: Why? Phaedra: I'd like to see you lose yourself. Hippolytus: It's not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/phaedra-i-wanted-to-see-your-face-when-you-came-hippolytus-why/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“don't say no to me you can't say no to me because it's such a relief to have love again and to lie in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/don-t-say-no-to-me-you-can-t-say-no-to-me-because-it-s-such-a-relief/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) > [“And I want to play hide-and-seek and give you my clothes and tell you I like your shoes and sit on the steps while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kane/and-i-want-to-play-hide-and-seek-and-give-you-my-clothes-and-tell-you/) [Sarah Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) [Explore all 74 Sarah Kane quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kane/) ## More Comfort quotes > [The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-loos/the-house-has-to-serve-comfort-the-work-of-art-is-revolutionary-the/) [Adolf Loos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-loos/) > [Don't take too much comfort in the fact that you're successful today because tomorrow could bring failure. There's no surety in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-savage/don-t-take-too-much-comfort-in-the-fact-that-you-re-successful-today/) [Michael Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-savage/) > [For many, the call to be a Christian can seem demanding, even overwhelming. But we need not be afraid or feel inadequate. The Savior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-hales/for-many-the-call-to-be-a-christian-can-seem-demanding-even/) [Robert D. Hales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-hales/) > [This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/this-is-no-time-for-ease-and-comfort-it-is-time-to-dare-and-endure/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) > [There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-norville/there-is-a-comfort-in-rituals-and-rituals-provide-a-framework-for/) [Deborah Norville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-norville/) > [Now I am in the place I call this wide wide Heaven because it includes all my simplest desires but also the most humble…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sebold/now-i-am-in-the-place-i-call-this-wide-wide-heaven-because-it/) [Alice Sebold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sebold/) > [“When you get lost in a really strange place, nothing is more comforting than found your friend whom you trust and can show the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/when-you-get-lost-in-a-really-strange-place-nothing-is-more/) [Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/) > [Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-zakarian/comfort-food-is-really-anything-you-want-at-that-time-that-said-i/) [Geoffrey Zakarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-zakarian/) > [I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/i-actually-like-getting-out-of-my-comfort-zone-it-shakes-me-up/) [Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/) > [A time will come when the science of destruction shall bend before the arts of peace; when the genius which multiplies our powers, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-arago/a-time-will-come-when-the-science-of-destruction-shall-bend-before/) [Francois Arago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-arago/) > [Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-leary/throughout-human-history-as-our-species-has-faced-the-frightening/) [Timothy Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-leary/) > [Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wimber/worship-is-not-about-personality-temperament-personal-limitations/) [John Wimber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wimber/) > [May God bless each of us in our calls to serve. May our faith strengthen as we serve in righteousness, faithfully keeping the commandments.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/may-god-bless-each-of-us-in-our-calls-to-serve-may-our-faith/) [L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/) > [Maybe that was why she couldn't cry, she realized, staring dry-eyed at the ceiling. 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