Quotes About Empathy

In this country, the people who affect things the most—how the rest of us think and feel—are comics. It's true. Because a comic needs to understand the big picture in order to fracture it and present it to people so they can see it more clearly. Comedy is the only hope for humanity.

Well, you know, whatever works works. If, you know, if laying your hands on someone and giving them healing makes them feel better, what does it hurt? It's a good thing.

She was the only creature in the world who would really care if something happened to me, even if it was only because I was the bringer of kibble.

You're not hurt, are you?" "Only my delicate sensibilities.

You have a funny way of showing how much you don't like me." "I don't like gophers, either, but I wouldn't leave one to suffer. I'd shoot it to put it out of its misery.

Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say.

How strange that the bully, unmasked, is always awash in self-pity.

As no man is beyond God's mercy, so none can be beyond mine[.]

He loved me and didn't want me hurt. What was worse, he didn't even understand that I had the right to be hurt.

Watching the Commander's hands on the bandage, it seemed to Beric more than ever strange and wonderful that Justinius should do this for him, a galley slave; should do it as though he cared. That was the most wonderful thing; not that Justinius should dress his wrist, but that he should do it as though he cared.

Do not be doing that for me," Osca said, "for if it were you lying there, and I standing over you, do you think it's one tear I'd be weeping for you?" "I know well enough that you would not, for Dearmid O'Dyna stands between us even now," said Finn, "But as for me, I will weep for whom I choose to weep for!

The young Centurion, who had been completely still throughout, said very softly, as though to himself, "Greater love hath no man--" and Justin thought it sounded as though he were quoting someone else.

it looked as if we were all connected by my husband's suicide, it was in fact love which connected us.

she told me that it was okay to be sensitive but that this world wasn't kind to people like me.

Any harsh words – spoken or even read somewhere – made me cringe and caused physical pain.

We don't heal in isolation. We just get worse.

Suicide doesn't end pain; it multiplies it exponentially and transfers it to those who loved you.

one human being is not, and can never be, responsible for another human being's decision to end their own life.

Teddy relied on feelings more than words, and she knew that I wanted out of this life. She knew what was really going on.

Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.

I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me.

Things don't matter, people do

Anything that makes it easier to understand, makes it a little easier to bear.

I've spilled all my secrets. How do you make people do it?" "I don't. People like to talk about what's hurting them. It takes the edge off the pain sometimes.