“It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the wo...” — Franz Kafka Quote

It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.

But what if all the tranquility, all the comfort, all the contentment were now to come to a horrifying end?

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists.

I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world.

It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.

Kids delight in 'magical thinking', whether in the form of the Tooth Fairy or the saints: whether you see these as comforting lies or eternal verities, they are part of how we help kids make sense of the world.

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.