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“Irony is easier than hopeless silence but braver than flight.”
“Pain without cause is a pain we can't trust. We assume it's been chosen or fabricated.”
“Empathy is a kind of care but it’s not the only kind of care, and it’s not always enough.”
“Empathy isn't just listening, it's asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to.”
“Empathy means realizing no trauma has discrete edges. Trauma bleeds.”