Quotes About Empathy

I marveled that people could live so close—that you could literally be surrounded by thousands who were only inches away—and yet be completely isolated.

But we People of Chance do believe in people of second chance.

But it seems to me that these worlds we touch upon can get so dark, anything we can do to lighten them must be a good thing, right?

My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.

I ask for guidance. And for courage. And I beg - oh, how I beg - that I never become so desensitized to the death... that it feels normal. Commonplace.

Mi mayor deseo para la humanidad no es la paz ni la comodidad ni la alegría. Es que todavía sigamos muriendo un poco por dentro cada vez que seamos testigos de la muerte

it seems to me that these worlds we touch upon can get so dark, anything we can do to lighten them must be a good thing, right?

Tyger Salazar had hurled himself out a thirty-nine-story window, leaving a terrible mess on the marble plaza below. His own parents were so annoyed by it, they didn't come to see him. But Rowan did. Rowan Damisch was just that kind of friend.

Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because

Is it so strange to want to give of yourself totally and completely? If that is what's in Miracolina's heart, why should it be denied her?

In a perfect world mothers would all want their babies, and strangers would open up their homes to the unloved.

Si no lloras hasta quedarte dormida de vez en cuando, es que no cuentas con la compasión necesaria para ser segadora.

Les gens peuvent se conduire en monstres. Que ce soit dans leurs actes ou dans leur nature, peu importe. Le résultat est le même. — Alyssa

You could have killed that boy," his father had reprimanded. "And why? Because of words? Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain. He would have gladly taken a concussion and a broken arm if he never had to be singled out as a storked child ever again.

You think that because no one loves you, then you can't love anyone.

A person don't got a soul until that person is loved.

She knew the greatest gift she could give her mentor was to listen.

I would never hurt one person's chances to help another--even if that other person was someone I cared about.

So Jeri reached out a hand to help Greyson up Ã¢â'¬Â¦ and found that even after Greyson was on his feet, Jeri didn't want to let go.

My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can help us if we lose that.

Color shouldn't matter" I was always taught—and always believed. But there's a big difference between "shouldn't" and "doesn't." Privilege is all about not seeing that gap.

What must it be like to go through the motions of life, yet not be alive? Keaton knows he himself lives, because he has compassion for this poor unfortunate creature before him. A creature that is doomed to be nothing more than a collection of parts.

Por favor... - diz o garoto. [...] O que ele realmente esta dizendo é: por favor, seja humana. Com uma vida tão cheia de regras e controle, é tão fácil esquecer que é isso que eles são. Ela sabe - ela entende - com que frequência a compaixão é suplantada pela conveniência.

Words don't hurt you." Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain.