"If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour."

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"If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour."

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"If you've ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you'll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be."

Stephen King, American Author

Comfort, Truth, Wisdom, Emotion, Connection

"He wanted to stay there forever, letting her soothe him, pretending he was just a kid and his mom could make everything okay."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

Comfort, Childhood, Security, Nostalgia

"In time the whole family perked up like Sesame Street puppets, hoping that cheer, if worked at hard enough, could sugar the living and quiet the dead."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Comfort, Family, Life, Hope, Quiet

"A nice warm shower, a cup of tea, and a caring ear may be all you need to warm your heart."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Comfort, Kindness, Love, Care

"Give mea pillow of strongever-dependable shouldersthat i can bury my head in."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Comfort, Support, Love, Friendship

"The middle class prefers comfort to pleasure convenience to liberty and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Comfort, Pleasure, Liberty, Fire

"I like to hear a storm at night. It is so cosy to snuggle down among the blankets and feel that it can't get at you."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Comfort, Safety, Night, Peace

"Her heart longed for some ark into which it could fly and be at rest. Rough or smooth she did not care, so long as it was warm."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Comfort, Rest, Peace, Desire

"Winston stopped reading, chiefly in order to appreciate the fact that he was reading, in comfort and safety. He was alone: no telescreen, no ear at the keyhole, no nervous impulse to glance over his shoulder or cover the page with his hand. The sweet summer air played against his cheek. From somewhere far away there floated the faint shouts of children: in the room itself there was no sound except the insect voice of the clock. He settled deeper into the arm-chair and put his feet up on the fender. It was bliss, it was eternity."

George Orwell, British Author

Comfort, Peace, Reading, Solitude

"Blessed be His name that He has arranged that one Person of the Sacred Trinity should undertake this office of Comforter, for no man could ever perform its duties. We might as well hope to be the Savior as to be the Comforter of the heartbroken!"

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

Comfort, Faith, Hope, Divine, Support

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"By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we can understand why it has become one of the leading players."

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"The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest."

Evolution

"It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed."

History

"Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case."

Evolution

"If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour."

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