#comfort

And down I went to fetch my bride: But, Alice, you were ill at ease; This dress and that by turns you tried, Too fearful that you should not please. I loved you better for your fears, I knew you could not look but well; And dews, that would have fall'n in tears, I kiss'd away before they fell. ↗

— Alfred Tennyson

#dresses #fears #self-consciousness #tears #wedding

It was her brother,' said Mr. Thornton to himself. 'I am glad.I may never see her again; but it is comfort-a relief-to know that much. I knew she could not be unmaidenly; and yet I yearned for conviction. Now I am glad!' It was a little golden thread running through the dark web of his present fortunes; which were growing ever gloomier and more gloomy. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#love #misfortunes #proof #love

To be wrecked begins with an experience that pulls you out of your comfort zone and self-centeredness, whether you want it or not. ↗

— Jeff Goins

#selfishness #wrecked #experience

Take solace in that, regardless of the fact that the love you had in your mind was lost, it was fairer than any, and you can take that with you forever. ↗

— Taylor Nadeau

#edwin-hubble #fair #loss #love #death

God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible. ↗

— Pope Benedict XVI

#god #hope #love #love

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. ↗

— Anonymous

#inspirational #inspirational

He looks uncomfortable, and in this respect the garb is apt. Kevin is uncomfortable; the tiny clothing replicates the same constriction that he feels in his own skin. ↗

— Lionel Shriver

#uncomfortable #respect

Charity couldn't bring herself to cry on Lady Beddington's shoulder -- not until after she'd mopped up a plate or two of spaghetti with buckets of cheap red wine. ↗

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

#food

You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut. ↗

— Ruben Blades

#i #know #like #rut #same

So love is rest? The cosy corner? The little nook? Sometimes it ought to be. Sometimes it is. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#love #love