Alia Shawkat Quotes

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.

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.

My three best friends get me through everything: I need cute jeans, my kids are driving me crazy, I'm throwing a party, whatever. They keep me dialed in.

When someone is in crisis, don't start by teaching, leveraging, or explaining. Just be with.

I say find one true friend to help you get through the tough times.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

Women friends get me through the bumps in the road.

I always longed to have someone who would just be there for me. Of course I have Tom. I'm extremely happy that we're brothers. I wouldn't be able to work as a solo artist.

The heart of a friend gives out sufficient light for us in the dark to rise by.

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

All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.

The great love is gone. There are still little loves - friend to friend, brother to sister, student to teacher. Will you deny yourself comfort at the hearthfire of a cottage because you may no longer sit by the fireplace of a palace? Will you deny yourself to those who reach out to you in hopes of warming themselves at your hearthfire?

I was the place where you anchored. I was the deep water where you could be weightless. I was the surface where you saw your own reflection. You scooped me up in your hands.

Your wealth of experience makes you rich. Spend it on hurt people. They need it so badly.

Be sensitive to the needs of those around you. Live as a healer. Lift the fallen, restore the broken, and encourage the discouraged.

If you are feeling helpless, help someone.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

When charity requires it we must freely and mildly communicate to our neighbor not only what is his instruction, but also what is profitable for his consolation.

When I'm sad, she comes to me with a thousand smiles.

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

I woke up once in the middle of the night, and Buckminster's paws were on my eyelids. He must have been feeling my nightmares.

I think it's really important to be kind, especially to people whose lives are grim - I try hard to cheer people up in as many ways as I can - if all else fails - I tell 'em a joke!

…in silence learned the sweet solace which affection administers to sorrow.

No man should kill himself as long as he can be of the least use to anybody, and if you cannot find some person that you are willing to do something for, find a good dog and take care of him. You have no idea how much better you will feel.