It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
George EliotShe thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she had to endure this wide hopeless yearning for that something, whatever it was, that was greatest and best on this earth.
George Eliot