Quotes About Empathy

That's the problem," I said. "He's nice. He's gentle, which people see as weak. And he's happy, which people see as stupid.

Sabía muy bien que la crueldad no ayudaba a hacer girar el mundo.

It was better to be gentle and polite. It was the worst sort of selfishness to force yourself upon the world.

Yes, I cried at the end of it. I did then, and I have every time since. Even a reading of the story aloud will bring tears to my eyes. In my opinion, anyone who isn't moved by it is less than human inside.

I am one of you. You are not alone. You are all beautiful to me.

But most of our time was spent telling stories. We had so little in common that stories were all that we could share.

Tienes una piedra en el corazón, y hay días en que pesa tanto que no se puede hacer nada. Pero no deberías pasarlo solo. Deberías haberme avisado. Yo lo entiendo.

Love is the willingness to do anything for someone [...] Even at detriment to yourself.

my father used to say: "Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.

Hespe's eyes were dangerous slits by this point. But even more telling was her mouth, which had formed a thin, straight line. A word of advice to you. Should you ever see that look on a woman's face, leave off talking at once and sit on both your hands.

Cada mujer es como un instrumento, y espera que la entiendan, la amen y la toquen con delicadeza, para por fin hacer sonar su verdadera música. Habrá

Anyone so lacking in empathy that he could systematically torment and physically degrade another should not be suffered to live.

Al pan, pan y al vino, vino. Pero a una prostituta llámala siempre señora. La vida de las prostitutas es muy dura, y no cuesta nada ser respetuoso con ellas.

Love is the willingness to do anything for someone," I said. "Even at detriment to yourself.

You can only feel so much pity for an idiot".

There are names for people who take advantage of women who are not in full control of themselves, and none of those names will ever rightfully be applied to me.

sympathy is not for the weak of mind.

you might want to admit the possibility that you are impossibly thick when it comes to women.

La habría seguido y habría intentado resolverlo todo, pero ella ya estaba fuera, y faltaba menos de una hora para mi entrevista de admisiones. Además, si trataba de ayudar a todas las mujeres que Ambrose había traumatizado, no tendría tiempo para comer ni para dormir.

I haven't told many stories lately, and I find myself unreasonably dry.

It's like he knows he's better than you but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

You could learn to listen just a bit more closely. Useful thing, listening.

Una vez le canté los colores a un ciego. Toqué durante siete horas, pero al final me dijo que los veía: verde, rojo y dorado. Creo que eso fue más fácil que lo que intento hacer ahora. Tratar de que la entendáis describiéndola solo con palabras. Vosotros nunca la habéis visto ni habéis oído su voz. No podéis entenderlo.