Quotes About Empathy

Her little fists pummeled at him, and he accepted the abuse. Until he realized she'd made an improper fist and was actually hurting herself. He wound an arm around her waist, spun her and slammed her into the hard line of his body to still her. "Let me go!" "In a minute." As she struggled, he pulled her thumb out from beneath her fingers and rearranged her fist. "Hit like this." Done, he released her.

Sienna shrugged, apparently unconcerned by what the warrior had said. "You'll have to forgive me for now noticing you back then. Next to him, you're kind of homely." William chocked on his own tongue.

Real love never fails, never fades, and the greatest expression of it is giving.

I hated that anyone in the world could read those things and pity me.

Hate never kept me warm at night. Never held me when I cried. Never patched me up when I was injured. Like

The strong are tasked with the protection of the weak, because the strong aren't always strong and the weak aren't always weak. Everyone stumbles. And one day, when you stumble - and you will - you'll need someone to help you stand. Will there be anyone eager to do so, or will there be a line of people hoping to kick you while you're down?

Have you ever wondered what a witness is? It's someone who has died, who lives in heaven and watches over the lives of those she loved. That's what I do. I watch you. I cheer you on. I hurt when you hurt.

Loving someone gives them permission to do things to you because they know you'll forgive them. -Shaye

With kindness, you brighten the world. With cruelty, you darken yourself.

What I've learned over the years is that people shouldn't be defined by a single mistake. Everyone messes up," she said. "You have to forgive yourself and move one.

I asked why you want to keep your clothes on. Are you scarred?" Shiver bumps dotted her skin. "No." Not physically, at least. "It will not bother me if you are. I swear. I will kiss them better," he said huskily.

If you'd rather not go with me, I will completely understand and won't hate you for more than a day. Maybe two.

Her pain was so strong, so shrill she could almost understand a man's suffering when he had a cold.

I'm sorry," she said softly. "Even if you'd looked like you were born downwind of an outhouse, I would have snapped a thousand photos of you. And then used those photos to blackmail you later, but my reasons are inconsequential.

Vale, his tough as nails female, hurt deep inside, and Knox couldn't abide it. "You want to cuddle," he said. "we cuddle.

I'm beginning to think," I say, "Might Equals Right shouldn't mean the strong are tasked with the protection of the weak, because the strong aren't always strong and the weak aren't always weak. Everyone stumbles. And one day, when you stumble - and you will- you'll need someone to help you stand. Will be there anyone eager to do so, or will there be a line of people hoping to kick you while you're down?

You don't know his heart. He's capable of change- we all are. Give him a second chance, Archer would probably say. Remove his junk and stuff it in his mouth, Killian would definitely say. He can eat his own candy bar.

Life isn't about what you gain; it's about what you give.

I'm not a bad person. I haven't killed anyone. I (rarely) lie. I don't kick little puppies. So why do people look at me as if the world would be a better place without me?

WHAT REALLY KNOCKS ME OUT IS A BOOK THAT, WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE READING IT, YOU WISH THE AUTHOR THAT WROTE IT WAS A TERRIFIC FRIEND OF YOURS AND YOU COULD CALL HIM UP ON THE PHONE WHENEVER YOU FELT LIKE IT. —J. D. Salinger G

Morning conversations should be between very close friends or lovers, and otherwise avoided entirely.

You never really appreciate women until you've tried pleasing another man. Just trust me.)

Empathy is a special application of the imagination. The ability to imagine what it would be like to experience what someone else is experiencing can be crucial to moral sensitivity.

To tell the truth is an act of love. To withhold the truth is an act of hate. Or worse, apathy.