Quotes About Compassion

Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny.

Is it your background, then?" Lord Franton smiled and shook his head. "That need not worry you. You're a wizard now; what you were before does not matter to me." "Yes, it does," Kim said softly. "Because part of the time you're sorry about it, and part of the time you think it makes me interesting, and part of the time you ignore it. But you never forget it.

That is quite enough of that," she said, handing the handkerchief to Shiara. "It does nothing constructive, it makes everyone else feel bad, and it is extremely self-indulgent. Drink your cider. You'll feel much better.

So I feel sorry for her. She really cares about that klutz in the tin can.

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts … . — Robert Fulghum

People who act against others truly act in a backwards way, doing the opposite of what they would need to do to realize their goal.

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts … . — Robert Fulghum Most

In a wild leap that made her feel as though she'd left her body, she thought, It doesn't really matter who you settle on to love, finally, providing you both deserve it.

I started out hoping to remind people at some point in the novel that we should be loving and kind. But then the theme usurped my life, spilling over into my novels until love was no longer a small voice, but now my purpose as a writer.

You might resent your brother, you might even hate him at times. But in the end, he was your brother.   For

Excluding your partner's perspective and insisting on your own, no matter how you put it, implies that being right is more important to you than how your partner feels and more important than the well-being of your relationship.

Be there with your partner's feelings. Don't ignore them, try to "fix it," or try to talk about it or drag him or her out of it.

This is an important point about parenting, too. You're not going to help your sons and daughters by telling them that they shouldn't feel the way they do. You'll help them by being in the emotion with them for a few moments while they work their own way out of it.

The bottom line is: Be there with her. Don't ignore it; don't "fix" it, tell her what to do, or try to drag her out of it. If you're just there with her a short time, the two of you can usually step out of the puddle together.

The great test of masculinity in our modern era is not going into the woods and eating bugs to prove we can overcome our fear in a bold display of our survival skills; it's learning to protect the women in our lives without trying to control them.

nothing soothes fear and shame like connection.

Fix your partner firmly in your heart during four crucial times of the day. Hug your partner six times a day for six seconds. Hold positive thoughts about your relationship. Make a contract to hand out love with compassion and generosity.

Women, the men in your life will definitely be more loving, compassionate, and nurturing if you can understand and accept their vulnerability to shame and reduce the ways you trigger it.

Be at your best when your partner is at his or her worst.

How Could You Make It Easier?

Developing the ability to experience the world through your partner's eyes, while holding on to your own perspective, may be the single most important skill in intimate relationships.

Not a good time for him to be sick, is it? The wedding and all," said Papa. "There's never a good time," said Mama. I poured orange juice and handed it to Jack. He shook his head. "Come on, Jack," said Grandfather, picking him up. "We'll rock in the chair. We could, in fact, rock all through the wedding. They don't need us." "Sing," said Jack. "I was waiting for that," said Papa, grinning. Grandfather sighed.

I want most of all for you to forgive Grandfather. I want you to forgive Grandfather so I can grow up and be just like you.

What happened last night was my fault," I said. "I put up the rope, Sarah. I must have done it wrong." "Fault?" said Sarah. "Oh, Caleb, I want you to listen to me. There comes a time when fault doesn't matter. Things happen. And we can't blame ourselves--or someone else--forever." I heard a noise behind me, and saw Papa standing there, Cassie beside him. I knew he had heard Sarah's words.