It all comes down to perspective. When I get crabby about something, like the delay that was driving me crazy because I told my kids I’d be home for dinner, I have to remind myself where it fits in the scheme of things. We have to say, ‘That’s life,’ which can sometimes be comforting.
The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
There’s nothing more comforting for a team than to know when you need someone to make a play, you have someone who is going to do it when it matters most.
I am around people I love to be with all day; I’m not lonely. The simplest, happiest pleasure is being on my couch with my dog, Neville. Nothing is more comforting or soothing.
We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book – my book, any book, any romance. It’s entertainment, it’s escape, and it can even be an inspiration!
How can you take seriously someone who likes to believe something because he finds it ‘comforting’?
I think you get to a time in life where by definition stuff’s turning to quicksand and wherever you can get some solid footing of the familiar suddenly becomes real comforting.
The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.
