Quotes About Compassion

But my grandmother wanted us to forgive her murderer.

I am always amused by those couples, lovers and spouses who perform and ask others to perform musical chairs whenever they, by random seat selection, are separated from each other. 'Can you switch seats with me, a woman asks me, 'so I can sit with my husband?' 'How dare you? How dare you ask me to change my life for you? How imperial. How colonial.' But, ah, here is the strange truth. Whenever I'm asked to trade seats for somebody else's love, I do. I always do.

And, sometimes, when I'm being the best version of myself, I will remember that bullies are created--that bullies seek to torture because they've been tortured.

Tr?i ?, bà nói. Ai quan tâm n?u má»™t ng??i Ä'àn ông mu?n l?y má»™t ng??i Ä'àn ông khác? Bà ch? mu?n bi?t là ai s? Ä'i nh?t ??ng t?t b?n thôi? ------------------------------------- Trích Nh?t ký hoàn toàn có th?t c?a má»™t ng??i Anh ?iêng bán th?i gian

He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could.

We spend our lives with the person who has the same scars in the same places.

But whenever I started in on my crazy theories, Norma would put her finger to my lips really gently. Junior, she would say with gentleness and patience. Shut the fuck up. Norma always was a genius with words.

Because someone needs to help you die the right way," she said. "And we both know that dying ain't something you ever done before.

I believe one of the most sacrificial acts of love adoptive parents can do is to give up their preconceptions and agendas about what their child's views should be and be open to hear the conflicting emotions and thoughts their child often experiences.

You realize you've never walked in another person's shoes. Never have. Never will. The same is true in adoption. There are three sets of adoption shoes sitting at the end of the boardwalk. The adoptees...the birth parents'...and the adoptive parents'. Each is unique and each has a story to tell.

Forgiveness is the best part of valor...Discretion is easy. It's finding the courage to forgive yourself and others that is hard. [Acheron]

If you have any care for Sin at all, don't leave him in darkness. It's not fair to show someone the sun and then to banish him from it. Even the devil may cry when he looks around hell and realizes that he's there alone - Acheron (Devil May Cry)

Trust me, baby. Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pick up the pieces when everything falls apart. Sin is no different from anyone else. If you have any care for Sin at all, don't leave him in the darkness. It's not fair to show someone the sun and then banish him from it. Even the devil may cry when looks around hell and realizes that he's there alone. (Acheron)

Take care of him, Soteria. And remember it takes great courage and heart for a man who knows no kindness to show it to another. Even the wildest of beasts can be tamed by a patient and gentle hand. (Takeshi)

Everything in the world needs kindness, child. [Ryssa]

Grim sighed heavily. I swear I'm getting a migraine. My mom suffers from those a lot, too. Being around you, I imagine she does.

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel... its poverty by how little.

No, he wasn't a pig. He was a lonely, hurt man who didn't know how to cope in a world that had turned its back on him. [Astrid]

I want you to always hold your head up and follow your dreams wherever they take you. Don't you ever listen to the people out to hurt you or make you cry. Listen to your heart and be better than them. No one gets ahead by hurting others. The only real peace anyone will ever have is the one that comes from within. Live your life on your own terms and make it a happy life. Always. That's what's important, Torimou. (Theo)

No one should have to pay for love in flesh or blood. (Acheron)

The only clothes Amanda has are the ones on her back. (Kyrian) From what I saw, she had no clothes whatsoever on her back. Her front neither. (Nick) One day, Gaitor bait... (Kyrian) Note to self- be nice to woman, keep mouth shut. (Nick)

Everyone cries sometimes, Tory. There are some pains that run too deep for even the strongest to take without breaking. I don't think any less of you for it. (Acheron)

There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscous. (Julian)

Because I don't feel broken when you look at me. (Acheron) How could you feel broken? (Tory) I was shattered as a child and thrown away, like a piece of trash no on wanted. But you don't treat me like that. You see in me the human bit and you touch that part of me. You make me feel whole and wanted. (Acheron)