Quotes About Empathy

He had tried rather unsuccessfully to cheer her up and give her confidence

To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe.

The hurt that troubled children create is never greater than the hurt they feel.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Love cannot obtain when you receive it. Is obtained when you give.

He put an arm around his brother to help him up. And then, for a moment, he just held on.

Very touching. Do you want me to imitate a violin?

Keller couldn't form any words for a moment. Then she said, "Galen? When you choose a form, choose something gentle." I thought you thought everybody had to be a fighter." He said. Some people shouldnt have to be.

She wanted to tell him that she understood him now, in a way she'd never understood anyone before. Because she was with him. It wasn't even like being in the web; it was much closer than that, much deeper. He'd torn down all the barriers and put his soul into her hands.

It was as if the normal veil that separated two people had melted.

If I let myself care, all I'll feel is pain.

Well, she thought. Well, well. Here we are, probably for the first time, just talking to each other. Not arguing, not being sarcastic, just talking. It's nice. It was surprisingly nice. And the strange thing was, she knew Ash thought so, too. They understood each other. Over the table, Ash gave her a barely perceptible nod.

After a minute he said, "It's like-I don't know how to describe it, but it's like I belong with Jade. She really sees me. I mean, not the outside stuff. She sees me inside, and she likes me. Nobody else has ever done that…except you.

I'm sorry Elena. I know that you want to help, but put yourself in her shoes, everything that happened tonight was to save you and that's OK because she loves you so much. But somehow she's always the one who gets hurt.

I'm sorry you grew up around ugly people" - Diana

do no harm. help when you can. return good for evil.

Thea sagged back against the seat. She was still confused and unhappy, but what scared her most was that she felt a strong urge to keep talking to Eric about it. He seemed to understand so well…better than anybody else ever had. And not only to understand, but to care.

With that, Kaitlyn realized that he'd seen as deeply into her mind as she'd seen into his. She had thought he was the one giving, while she had only received…but of course, he'd had to join with her completely in order to share his life with her.

I would have understood if they had killed him.

What kind of world is it that lets a thing like that happen? That lets a girl like Sue get murdered for kicks, or kids in Afghanistan starve, or baby seals get skinned alive? -Matt Honeycutt

She knew his secrets, knew him inside out. Humans could never know each other that way. They could never really get into another person's head. All the talking in the world couldn't even prove that you and the other person saw the same colour red.

We knew each other, it was as if each could see the other one's soul. Once you see into someone's soul, you're attached forever.

Help when you can. Shelter when you have room. Guide when you know where to go, and be patient with the slow.

I suppose I should go away and not scare you anymore. Is that what you want?