#elation

I could feel the hard part of Mom very strongly that time. It was like a stone in her that grew bigger every time my father lost his temper, right under her heart. Feeling the stone in her calmed me down. It told me that she would always be there for me. ↗

— Kaimana Wolff

#strength-through-adversity #family

Every family's its own trip to China. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#relations #family

He tries to force the anger down, but it's like an anvil on his chest. He closes his eyes, like Sammy taught him, and forces the anvil up; he softens. ↗

— Chris Crutcher

#communication #emotions #keeping-one-s-cool #relationships #anger

The way I saw it, one of the single greatest advantages of being in a relationship was that you got to eat off the other person's plate. ↗

— Nicole Peeler

#relationships #food

One lady told me that before she saw 'Sounder' she didn't believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people. ↗

— Cicely Tyson

#believe #black #could #deep #each

Every relationship is a tug of war, and I hope the scaffold wins. ↗

— Bauvard

#hanging #humor #power #relationships #tug-of-war

Balanced relationships are always based in freedom, not obligation. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#freedom #relationships #freedom

It's not your job to like me - it's mine ↗

— Byron Katie

#relationships #friendship

Friendship is a give and take. You have to have a strong relationship with your friend and I think you have to offer them something and they have to offer you something and that’s to always learn from it. ↗

— Raven Symone

#friendship #give #learn #offer #relationship

Because introverts are typically good listeners and, at least, have the appearance of calmness, we are attractive to emotionally needy people. Introverts, gratified that other people are initiating with them, can easily get caught in these exhausting and unsatisfying relationships. ↗

— Adam S. McHugh

#introverts #neediness #relationships #friendship