Katherine Dunn Quotes

I constantly looked for motherly protection.

I want to be a mom who listens.

I think I like those who feel comfortable like a friend and also take good care of me like a mother.

A friendship has to be cultivated. A friendship you have to give time.

Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you.

If you need to talk about your childhood, you’re safe with me. If you need to break into a million pieces, I’m right here, Lev. I’ll find them all, I’m good at details, and I’ll put you back together. You’re safe here.

When I'm lost in the rain, In your eyes I know I'll find the light to light my way And when I'm scared, losing ground When my world is going crazy You can turn it all around and when I'm down you're there Pushing me to the top You're always there, giving me all you've got

Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing.

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.

Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.

Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

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.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it's like they are holding the baby of you.

For me, family feels like a web of love and care, and instinctively, too, I do just like nurturing things.

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.

An exchange of empathy provides an entry point for a lot of people to see what healing feels like.

We forget some of the oldest medicines we have are love and compassion, and they can be deployed by everyone.

I have a lot of empathy, and I think that's where mothering starts. You are there to empathise and facilitate.

A woman's relationship with her son is psychological, emotional, even physical.

It's the quality of your relationships that matters.

Listening can heal wounds.

Hold my hand. Don't let go.

One of the ways we communicate that we can be trusted is in the way we care for other people.