“You have to understand, child. Everyone wants someone in their life, someone who cares for them, someone they can care for. Even a queen.”

“If you complain to someone, you assume that it's someone who really cares about you.”

Scott Hahn (1957) American theologian

“It’s scary telling someone you care about, someone you love who you really are.”

Eric Jerome Dickey (1961) American author

“Do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued, and be very careful about rescuing someone who does want to be rescued.”

Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology

“I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.”

Tanith Lee (1947–2015) British writer

“I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting.”

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) American novelist, short story writer, designer

“A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.”

John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower

“A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.”

Billy Bragg (1957) English singer-songwriter and left-wing political activist

“Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pick up the pieces when everything falls apart. (Acheron)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.”

Carson McCullers (1917–1967) American writer