Quotes About Empathy

We all have scars, Kere. Inside and out. Wounds that go so deep, they leave a permanent mark on us. But that doesn't make them ugly or revolting. They were hard lessons learned and for better or worse, they changed us. No matter how hard you try to hide them, they will always be there. And I think your scars are beautiful because they are what have made you the man I care about." - Zarya Starska

Si quieres a Sin aunque sea un poco, no lo dejes en la oscuridad. No es justo enseñarle a alguien el sol para sumirlo en la oscuridad más absoluta al poco tiempo. Hasta el diablo puede llorar si echa un vistazo por el infierno y se da cuenta de que está solo. (Aquerón)

Don't yell at me when I just survived a near-death experience. (Abbie)

I wasn't going to say anything about that, Tabitha, he said quietly. I only wanted to tell you that your compassion for other people overwhelms me. Oh. She offered him a tenuous smile. I'm just used to people condemning everything I do. He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed her knuckles. I don't condemn you, my lady. I only admire you.

When they know what makes you cry, they know what hurts you most. Don't give your enemies that. Solin, character in The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon

You really don't care for torture, do you? (Medea) No, I don't. It's one thing to strike out in anger, another to cause agony for the hell of it. I'm a soldier, not a coward. (Stryker)

Pero en el fondo lo sabía. Era la primera mujer que lo veía. No a su apariencia física, ni a sus proezas de guerrero. Ella veía su alma.

All right. I will be a man about this…I'm so sorry Bets. I should have hidden the keys. Booted your tires. Something. I had no idea anyone would abuse you so, baby. I swear I'll never let anyone hurt you again. Ayyy, how could they do this to you? How? Oh the humanity!" – Andy "I really need to get that boy a girlfriend- or at least laid." – Sundown

I did the right thing, right? (Dante) No. The panther woman didn't want you to leave her and now you made her go away. That was just stupid if you ask the Simi. Not that anyone ever does, 'cause if they did, then they would be smart. Some people are smart. But many, like you, are too stupid to ask me what I think. See? (Simi)

Those who judge only by the heart are far too rare in this world.

I can't kill him. Celena You can do it baby. Rafeal You told me just last night that you wanted to choke the life out of me. Rafael That was for hogging the remote, and I wasn't serious. This is entirely different. Celena

As Plato said, "Be kind to everyone you meet, for we are all fighting a fierce battle.

One person could make such a difference in someone's life. Either good or bad. With their actions and words, a single individual had the power to save or destroy another.

The most beautiful heart of all is the one that can still love even while it bleeds, and especially after its been broken into thousands of pieces

Not all sacrifices involve death, child. As the Enapay used to say, the noblest sacrifice of all is to open you heart up completely to another person and give them the dagger with which to slay you…" – Choo Co La Tah

When the people who were responsible found out what had happened to Chad and Bobby, they shrugged it off by saying that's what the deserved for harvesting lobsters…yeah, a five-year-old really deserved being blown to pieces over seafood. I hate extremists with a passion. They get so wrapped up in their cause that they think nothing of killing anyone who doesn't agree with them. (Syd)

For every act of cruelty mankind is capable of, they're just as capable of kindness.(Leta)

I blamed you for what other dragons did. Instead of judging you by your actions and heart, I judged you by theirs and by my own fear.

It's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present and their past, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight. And more often than not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul.

Lydia: Strange how you always seem to remember the pain someone gave you, but seldom the hurt you caused them.

People see their own sins in others.

objects can be fixed or replaced. But the feelings of loved ones are not so easily mended." Thr

I don't know of a greater privilege than being allowed to tell a story, or to listen to a story. They're the only thing we have that can trump life itself.

If you know anything about me - and, if you do, I'm sorry that your life turned out like that.