Rob Thurman Quotes

She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.

The blanket was there, but it was the boy's embrace that covered and warmed him.

The most important thing in convoluted families, I learnt as I wrote, is that the child feels loved. I knew from a young age that I was a problem which required constant solving; but I never felt unloved. I was lucky.

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

I don’t care if it’s dog piss. It makes me feel better.

I've always liked depressing music because a lot of times, listening to it when you're down can actually make you feel less depressed. Also, even though a person may have problems with depression, sometimes you can actually be kind of comfortable in that space because you know how to operate within it.

I think that for me, personally, a lot of my choices have been to do with my own issues of not feeling safe as a child and feeling a sense of stability.

Thanks to having my dad travel with me, I don't feel quite cut off from my family.

The best times I've had backstage are when you have people around you who genuinely love you, respect your privacy, and have your back - that's what it's all about.

One thing about Syracuse, whatever you're going through, the love is unconditional.

We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail.

It isn't such a bad thing to always know that someone on the other side of the world cares about you.

When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer.

It is one of those weird social things. Even as parents we say, oh, don't be sad. You know, come here, we'll distract you with some ice cream or something. And I don't know if that's always the best thing. But it's certainly - you understand why people do it.

Security isn't securities. It's knowing that someone cares whether you are or cease to be.

gods are children's blankets that get carried over into adulthood.

I once talked about wanting to kill myself, but I don't think I was ever really planning on doing it. It was just comforting to know that I could.

Of course there were areas of safety; nothing could get at me if I curled up on my father's lap, holding his ear with one thumb tucked into it... All about him was safe.

Give me one good reason why I should never make a change, baby if you hold me then all of this will go away.

There is a primal reassurance in being touched, in knowing that someone else, someone close to you, wants to be touching you. There is a bone-deep security that goes with the brush of a human hand, a silent, reflex-level affirmation that someone is near, that someone cares.

Music is like my security blanket. The first medium that I learned was music.

Dr. Holmes says, both wittily and truly, that crying widows are easiest consoled.

Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie.

I can tell you what women need in general. They need respect and love. They need to be able to trust your word and to be able to confide in you. So often, we can't care for ourselves in this world, so we need protection and provision.

It can be scary to be everywhere else for a long time. I always feel that I'm safe at home, near my family.