#ily

Sometimes we intentionally blind ourselves. We find poor substitutes for the things we lack: friends, family, love. And that substitute becomes almost addictive, to the point where we continue to try to turn it into the real thing, or convince ourselves it’s better than having nothing in its stead. But, Kitty, when you do find the real thing, you’ll wonder why you ever settled for anything less. ↗

— Caitlin Elyse

#heaven-prays-hell-preys #immortal-wars #family

Some people are trapped by the belief that love comes in finite quantities, and that our kind of love exhausts the supply upon which they need to draw. I do not accept competitive models of love, only additive ones. ↗

— Andrew Solomon

#love #family

Family consists of the people who rejoice with you in your happiest moments and hold you in your saddest. When you grieve, they are there, crying right along with you and when you are angry they help you destroy the furniture. Families are not made by blood. They are made by love. ↗

— Unknown

#family

Christianity revitalized life in Greco-Roman cities by providing new norms and new kinds of social relationships able to cope with many urgent urban problems. To cities filled with the homeless and the impoverished, Christianity offered charity as well as hope. To cities filled with newcomers and strangers, Christianity offered an immediate basis for attachments. To cities filled with orphans and widows, Christianity provided a new and expanded sense of family. To cities torn by violent ethnic strife, Christianity offered a new basis for social solidarity. And to cities faced with epidemics, fires, and earthquakes, Christianity offered effective nursing services. ↗

— Rodney Stark

#cities #urbanization #family

And what if I need something?' 'Find it yourself.' Connor tsk-ed. 'Where did all the niceties go?' 'You're not a guest. You're family. Find your own fucking towels. ↗

— M.A. Grant

#shifter #werewolf #family

Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family. ↗

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

#love #family

After all this time?' 'Always,' said Snape. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#harry-potter #lily #lily-potter #love #memory

After all this time?" "Always," said Snape. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#lily #love #patronus #romance #snape

They looked to each other for support, for strength, and at times, motivation, to remember why and for whom they lived. ↗

— Sage Steadman

#family #life #love #motivation #strength-through-adversity

I'm as vulnerable as anybody to the toxicity of the American nuclear family. But I wouldn't call it disease or moral failure as much as I would point the finger at a system that grinds people down like a metal file. Who doesn't need a drink? Who isn't going to crack and lash out at the people they love? ↗

— Susie Bright

#death