#comfort

The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#comfort #materialism #progress #science #science

So, what can't you take? Decide which of the two options is harder, and do the other. That way, no matter how hard your choice turns out to be, at least you can find comfort in knowing you're avoiding something even worse. ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#decision-making #comfort

I did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him... The land of tears is so mysterious. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

#empathy #sadness #sympathy #comfort

The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself. ↗

— Mark Twain

#self-esteem #comfort

Maybe that was why she couldn't cry, she realized, staring dry-eyed at the ceiling. Because what was the point in crying when there was no one there to comfort you? And what was worse, when you couldn't even comfort yourself? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#comfort #crying #city

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them. ↗

— Veronica Roth

#comfort

When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#crying #tears #comfort

I wish I could help you" I whisper. You are," he murmurs against my knee. "just dont leave me, okay? Everyone leaves me. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#comfort #kiara #comfort

Like a church bell, a coffin, and a vat of melted chocolate, a supply closet is rarely a comfortable place to hide. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#comfort

Happiness. It was the place where passion, with all its dazzle and drumbeat, met something softer: homecoming and safety and pure sunbeam comfort. It was all those things, intertwined with the heat and the thrill, and it was as bright within her as a swallowed star. ↗

— Laini Taylor

#happiness #young-adult #comfort