Camille Kostek Quotes

Whether it's with a microphone in your face or if it's just a friend having coffee with you. It's really nice for somebody to ask, 'How are you? Are you OK?'

If someone is having a bad day, I find you can change it pretty quick by just showing that you care.

My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'

'Talk to me,' it's what you say to someone to let them know you're there. Just three simple words. But saying them out loud could help save a life.

Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.

People call me and they want talk, they need to get something off their mind, I got all the time in the world for them.

You need someone there that gets what you're going through.

It would be good to rely on the man during my most tired moments. The best is if he will listen to my stories when I am stressed.

When I did the original research for 'Odd Girl Out,' I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she needed most from her family. The answer truly surprised me. It wasn't having the best solutions, calling the school, or trying to act like everything was okay. It was empathy.

Social support is everything.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

I've always been the type of person that has told friends, if they're going through a rough time, I'm always there to talk to.

What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

Maybe what I'm trying to do is heal others. I think what we're trying to do in theater is heal someone.

I could only try to comfort the women that I came face-to-face with. I was really moved by how much they wanted to talk, how much they needed to be comforted, and how happy they were that we were there.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.

And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

The reality is that we communicate with every part of our being, and there are times when we must use it all. When someone needs us, he or she needs all of us. There's no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

I don't claim to be an expert on love. I'm just a woman who has experienced a lot of things, and I want to share and hopefully my sharing will help make your situation better, because that's the goal.

What kind of man would I have been if I had not been there to help her? I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached.

I want everyone to know there is always someone there for you.