Quotes About Empathy

That's what books do, isn't it? That's why I love to read. They bring us closer to ourselves.

She's only human. Don't judge her. Just love her.

Mary was always surprised at how terse men could be. She needed fifteen minutes to say hello. Plus hugging time.

See the child, not the cancer. Then you'll be happy when you visit, not sad.

MUSKETEERS MAKE EMPATHY A HABIT. BE THE CHANGE—NOTICE, CHOOSE, ACT. VALIDATE OTHERS.

Alfredo felt a pang, having learned long ago that not everybody saw animals for who they truly were, and all lives were poorer as a result.

Now, Megan, we can't pick on whoever abstained.

None of us is meant to live forever. We're meant to live only in the time we have, in love and kindness. That's all anyone can hope for.

she knew from her practice that kids who felt terrible about their parents somehow ended up feeling terrible about themselves.

I can read you almost immediately, get your number right away, and push your buttons to make you do whatever I want.

Lisa Scottoline

Lisa Scottoline

Love is better than hate at all times.

Everybody should have at least one girlfriend who can make her laugh.

It's not her fault she got hit.

I know a lot about women and their suffering, but I still know almost nothing about men.

Her heart was like a great road with room for everyone.

That I had been shallow, stubborn, and selfish did not alter the gravity and stupidity of what I had done. I had made the greatest mistake for a woman literate in nu shu: I had not considered texture, context, and shades of meaning.

I used to think mothers-in-law are difficult the world over, but on that day I came to understand that they're simply unknowable.

Every mother must leave her children to work, and every mother suffers, bu we do it.

because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait and wait and wait for our children to open their hearts to us. And if that doesn't work, we have to bide our time and look for the moment of weakness when we can sneak back into their lives and they will see us and remember us for the people who love them unconditionally.

Don't blame yourself for things that maybe happened," she said.

How different it is with friendship. No one picks a friend for us; we come together by choice. We are not tied together through ceremony or the responsibility to create a son; we tie ourselves together through moments. The spark when we first meet. Laughter and tears shared. Secrets packed away to be

But teaching a lesson isn't a part of friendship.