Quotes About Empathy

cruelty and hope should never be served together.

He wondered if the German girl ever knew that someone had loved her so much that he painted her twice on the cold cement wall of a machine-gun pillbox.

Everyone sees the same movie, but every reader experiences a different book, because reading involves you in hours of active, creative work, the characters, their movements and thoughts re-created in your own mind, their struggles and triumphs connecting to your own until a book becomes like a piece of music you've played—and sometimes mastered—over a period of days, or weeks.

I remembered his saying that I really only lived in the perceptions of others, and suddenly it seemed painfully true. I couldn't think of a time when I'd acted on my own, when I wasn't driven by my grief

Why can't we talk about what we think instead of just all the stupid shit we've done?

True sacrifice is painless.

But when you see yourself as an individual first, you are freed to think for yourself, and you become internally self-sufficient. You start to break free from the bonds of racial conformity, and you start to see the good and bad in everyone, irrespective of their color. You start to be less angry, and as you let go of anger you are empowered to love God, your family, and your country.

First and foremost, I think we must remain calm as parents and try not to lose control of ourselves. For how can we expect our kids to control themselves if we can't do it? That seems unfair.

7. Be real If you want to play with your kids, you must be 100 percent real in what you do. Don't be afraid to look silly. Let them guide. Stop worrying about what others think of you or what you think of yourself. Get down on their level and try to let go for even 20 minutes a day if it is difficult for you. Even a little playtime on their level is worth more than any toy you could buy.

When you substitute the "I" for the "we" even illness becomes wellness

Should a person wear the clothes of their enemy or the clothes of their hero?

You don't want to miss out on people. If you assume everyone is out to get you, then you're going to shut them down before they have a chance to prove you wrong.

Whether I like it or not, he is taking in pieces of me, just as I am taking in pieces of him, too.

One thing has become crystal clear to me overnight: I have never felt as close to anyone as I do to Chris. It is not from the amount of time we've spent together, but from the strength of the unquestionable bond we share.

Well, from now on, she would never complain when he got so engrossed in his laptop that he failed to hear anything that she was saying.

She's fragile because you let her be fragile.

You've heard all of my stories. All of my pain. Let me hold some of yours.

It's a rare thing to be with another person and not feel an obligation to fill every second with talk.

meeting strangers, learning about what's beyond first glance. Discovering everyone has a hidden story, a reason for their behavior.

Justin… I know that we do not care for clichés, but this is a rather large can of worms that you are attempting to pry open using a rusty can opener." "Like one of those old creaky ones you'd find in a summer rental home? With the super skinny handles that hurt?" Celeste laughed. "Yes. Like that." "I like worms. You can let the worms out. But only if you want. I won't make you talk about anything you don't want to.

Discovering everyone has a hidden story, a reason for their behavior.

I feel greatful, though, that Sabin was my home base tonight. He let me come back to him as often as I needed to ground myself. When the noise was too much or the social interaction felt overwhelming, he remained my rock.

He could see it because he knew that lonely people hide secrets more than others.

I am still trying to glue together the broken pieces of this person I love. He manages his tortured side with remarkable skill, but even Chris, with his endless supply of strength and clarity, could not survive all that he did without scars.