“She seemed to be able to turn the accent on and off. She tended to turn it on for comforting people, and for threatening to kill them.” PeopleEmpathySouthern Accent Book:Parable of the Sower Source: Parable of the Sower
“Sometimes people say I look grim or angry. Better to have them think that than know the truth. Better to have them think anything than know just how easy it is to hurt me.” PainEmpathy Book:Parable of the Sower Source: Parable of the Sower
“If hyperempathy syndrome were a more common complaint, people couldn’t do such things. They could kill if they had to, and bear the pain of it or be destroyed by it. But if everyone could feel everyone else’s pain, who would torture? Who would cause anyone unnecessary pain? I’ve never thought of my problem as something that might do some good before, but the way things are, I think it would help. I wish I could give it to people. Failing that, I wish I could find other people who have it, and live among them. A biological conscience is better than no conscience at all.” PainEmpathyConscienceHyperempathy Book:Parable of the Sower Source: Parable of the Sower