Quotes About Sensitivity

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

"Sir Jasper Finch-Farrowmere?" said Wilfred."ffinch-ffarrowmere," corrected the visitor, his sensitive ear detecting the capital letters.

It was like his entire body was having a conversation with Justin's body, though they were barely touching.

we don't notice a single sign or display we pass until that mission is accomplished.

La competizione non è per tutti e soprattutto non seleziona i migliori, solo i meno sensibili.

Lovers have a language that can be lost--how to speak, how to touch, when to try.

The average European, whether male or female, is extremely sensitive, always ready to shoulder the blame for the poverty of Africa or Asia, to sorrow over the world's problems, to assume responsibility for them, always ready to ask what Europeans can do for the South rather than asking what the South could do for itself.

Drawing things is a kind of lovemaking, so the subject should be chosen carefully.

It's the hardest thing in the world to go on being aware of someone else's pain.

My continuing passion is to part a curtain, that invisible shadow that falls between people, the veil of indifference to each other's presence, each other's wonder, each other's human plight. Eudora Welty

Don't make light of any man's pain.

Suddenly Chelsea's eyes met Anna's from across the table and held them. Icy gray became even more pale, and Chelsea's nostrils flared. "Who hurt you?" she asked, slicing through the two other conversations going on at the table.

As long as this child within is not allowed to become aware of what happened to him or her, a part of his or her emotional life will remain frozen, and sensitivity to the humiliations of childhood will therefore be dulled.

Girls are born with more sensitivity to isolation and fear; boys are born with more sensitivity to arousal and shame.

By keeping an eye out for hints that people leave for the reactions they want, you can increase the likelihood that your conversations will be longer, more emotionally engaging, and lead to where you want them to go.

By and large, people are not that sensitive. People just imagine that they are, especially around certain topics.

psychologist Susan Krauss Whitbourn suggests that, when asking for something, it is crucial to consider the person we are asking. Are their needs being considered? How can this request benefit them? Is this a good time to make such a request? If the tables were turned, how would I view this request?

High emotional intelligence is like being able to read someone's mind.

citise undeva ca prima intalnire intre doua persoane este ca o rana usoara pe care o simte fiecare, trezindu-se din singuratate si din amorteala." Patrick Modiano, Orizontul, Humanitas 2015

In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel, my boy, is a rare gift indeed.

If you're too specific, people will purposely mishear you so they can be outraged about whatever thing that usually outrages them.

People ask for what they need in different ways. Sometimes by not even asking for it at all

No conductor of any symphony orchestra requires more sensitivity, more powers of observation, more finely tuned instincts, more passionate desires for perfection than the great classic racehorse trainer.

Needless to say, playing these things hurt, but it was a hurt like tender fingers on lute strings. I bled a bit and hoped that I would callous soon.