Kelley Armstrong Quotes

Sometimes the only thing you could do for people was to be there.

You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you. Do you need anything?' If you can get somebody like that, you can make it, no question about it. You can make it.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

Before you do something to help, your presence already can bring some relief.

But come. No explaining or mending. Be beside me somewhere.

Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to share the pain-to be there even when we have nothing to offer except our presence and even when being there is painful to ourselves.

In difficult times, most of us need friends.

I'm all about showing up for my friends, especially when they need me the most.

Justine reached for a fresh tissue and clamped it to Lucy’s nose as if she was a child. “Friends are the support bras of life. We don’t let each other down. Right?

I'm here, Tess. I'm right here, holding your hand. Adam's here, too, he's sitting on the other side of the bed. And Cal. Mum's on her way, she'll be just a minute. We all love you, Tessa. We're all right here with you.

In loneliness, in sickness, in confusion-the mere knowledge of friendship makes it possible to endure, even if the friend is powerless to help. It is enough that they exist. Friendship is not diminished by distance or time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply. It is from these things that it flowers.

A suffering person does not need a lecture - he needs a listener.

If there is a load you have to bear that you can't carry, I'm right up the road. I'll share your load if you just call me.

The sense that someone else cares always helps because it is the sense of love.

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.

He shouldn't be alone at a time like this. This is a special time for me to be around as much as I can. He needs his family and his friends and his fans.

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.'

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?

My husband has a gift for reaching out to people in need. I always look over and see him connecting to someone who needs to talk or needs some support.

I know what it takes to be a good boyfriend. Time, first and foremost. To be there for someone and be involved in their life.

I've always wanted to make sure people are okay, ever since I was a little girl.

When you are in the midst of suffering you are looking for someone to be Jesus to you. You are looking for someone to love you and help take care of you, and reach out to you.

We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.

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