Quotes About Compassion

Reason without emotion is often a mask for cruelty; emotion without reason can allow people to excuse all sorts of excesses.

Riley knelt down, clasping the fur at the back of her neck. "You're fucking bruised all down your back. Why the hell didn't you tell me it hurt?" Because it didn't at the time, genius.

Under her palm, his heart beat strong and sure. It was such a human sound, so honest, so real.

Oh, Clay darling, if you had told me you were feeling irritated because of your...problems, I wouldn't have made a fuss." She knew very well the changelings around her could hear every whispered word. "Tally." It was a warning growl. "I mean it must be embarrassing for you...being that you're such a big man." her tone implied all sorts of things. "Last night was an aberration, I'm sure. And if not, there are always the pills.

To Vasic, Aden had helped him stay sane. To Aden, Vasic had helped him stay upright when he would've fallen. One lost boy helping another.

Animals obviously ranked higher in Michaela's world view than humans. Having seen some of the things humans were capable of, Elena couldn't disagree.

He knew what he was. He knew what he was capable of. He also knew that if he broke her, he'd despise himself for all eternity.

You'd make an enemy out of me over a human?" The word "human" might as well have been "rodent.

We are not that anymore. We are not only assassins trained to die and to kill. We do not abandon the weak or the hurt. And we never, ever leave our own behind." That, he decided at that instant, would be the new motto of the squad, be what all trainee Arrows were taught. No Arrow is disposable. No Arrow is to be left behind.

You're the best of us." A potent statement. "The best. The strongest, the smartest, and the one with a heart stubborn enough that it resisted Silence and cared for the most damaged among us.

A single act of kindness can change a life.

Just because a person was broken didn't mean they had no value, no right to live.

Because you are his heart, Elena. A man with his heart torn out is a broken creature. I know.

Love gives far more than it ever takes. And love makes us want to give.

When you're broken," she whispered to the man who would save the world for her, "you can't see hope. We must be their hope.

Face falling, her sister pushed a crumb around her plate. 'I feel dumb now. I shouldn't have called you—I know you must be sad and busy because of the Falling.' She squashed the crumb, staring at it as if it were the most important thing on the planet.

Aden turned his body toward her . . . and then he did an unexpected thing for an Arrow. He reached out to cup her jaw, hold her face for a long, taut second, their eyes locked. I think, he said at last, you are a worthy match for my friend, Ivy Jane. You see the greatness of him—and you see his vulnerability. Neither scares you. A decisive nod as he broke contact. Anything you need from me, you can have. You need only ask.

Our laws might seem harsh but we're not inhuman. We treasure every unique individual. We make room for difference.

We're all a little broken. No one goes through life with a whole heart. -Keir, Healer

Love, she realized at that terrible moment of truth, could be incredibly unselfish, even when it hurt until she bled.

We're all a little broken. No one goes through life with a whole heart.

My mother does not consider you my pet, Elena. She is very kind to pets.

These people are hurt, Mother. You understand pain, and you understand how to be kind. That's what they need.

Such a mistake would've crushed me had I thought myself perfect and held myself up to some great standard of alphahood. Instead, I accepted that I can't see into the heart of every wolf, and I did all I could to fix the resulting damage.