Quotes About Empathy

A part of growing up through a violent event like this is that the veil is pulled away and you are suddenly able to see the suffering in the eyes of other people.

Very few people ever bother to find out what other people really think. They are willing to accept whatever they are told about anyone sufficiently distant.

She has lost much, son. We must be patient while we wait for her to smile, ja?

This town needs people like Neva Shilling, people with a giving spirit and a desire to serve. Especially in these times of hardship, Mrs. Shilling is a beacon of hope that things can be better if we're willing to give of ourselves.

Life is often unfair, and we cannot change it. We can only do our utmost to make the best of what we've been dealt and perhaps try to bring a little happiness into others' lives. Isn't that what the Bible advises--to love one's neighbor as oneself?

You're hurting. That's all right. Losing your pop is reason to hurt. But it's not a reason to hurt others. Keep that in mind.

Adult children of a BPD parent] may seem old before their time or like an old soul (and probably were that way as children too.) They may easily assume the role of fixer and nurturer. They're the ones friends lean on, the ones to whom people tell their problems. Helping others gives them a sense of purpose and worth.

They may easily assume the role of fixer and nurturer. They're the ones friends lean on, the ones to whom people tell their problems. Helping others gives them a sense of purpose and worth.

But now, thinking back, it seemed a little silly to be unhappy about a dress when the pilots were dead. If I had it to do over, I would at least have learned their names.

I wanted to talk to her when she hadn't just been hit on the head. I wanted to know if she'd still like me when she wasn't woozy.

I was glad, you know, to read the book. To know it didn't only happen to me.

When we'd settled ourselves on the bed in Jamie's room, he said quietly, "Mam was angry at everything too." My head snapped up. "Because of me," I said. "Because of my foot.

What if he'd had to be put down?

I'm tired of feeling ashamed. About my foot.

She was not a nice person, but she cleaned up the floor. She was not a nice person, but she bandaged my foot in a white piece of cloth, and gave us two of her own clean shirts to wear.

Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us.

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

How could a real person kill an imaginary animal?

If I could do it over, I would have at least learned their names.

Probably hurts him to walk at all, and he couldn't really go faster, not without tripping himself. He's showing sense. This ought to make a big difference." I felt stung. I'd been hurting him, and I didn't know.

Ada, please," she said, looking up, "I am not on exhibit in a zoo.

Davonte doesn't know my whole story, but she knows an awful lot of it. Especially given all that's happened lately.

And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.