#closeness

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#family #love #family

Some of his own closeness to nature, his great love for human beings, was passed on by Whitman to all of us who knew and loved him. ↗

— Ella R. Bloor

#closeness #great #great love #him #his

Their families helped them realize that there was more out there for them. These students came to Delaware State because of its inexpensive tuition, closeness to home, and solid reputation. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#came #closeness #delaware #delaware state #families

There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are. The stars look like they’re so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can’t. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are. ↗

— Kami Garcia

#beautiful-creatures #beautiful-darkness #closeness #distance #far

The stars look like they're so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can't. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are. ↗

— Kami Garcia

#stars #beauty

Ivan tells Anna: "I used to imagine that being embraced by a woman . . . as something so wonderful that it would make me forget everthing . . . [But] happiness, it turns out, will be to share with you the burden I can't share with anyone else. ↗

— Vasily Grossman

#happiness #imagination

Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of family closeness. ↗

— Neil Kurshan

#children #closeness #creates #family #forth

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street. ↗

— Willie Stargell

#closeness #friends #friends and family #i #more