Home / Quotes / Quote by Elizabeth McCracken

Quote by Elizabeth McCracken

“I’m so sorry,” he said, because after Pamela died, he promised himself that if anyone told him the smallest, saddest story, he would answer, I’m so sorry. Meaning, Yes, that happened. You couldn't believe the people who believed that not mentioning sadness was a kind of magic that could stave off the very sadness you didn't mention – as though grief were the opposite of Rumpelstiltskin and materialized only at the sound of its own name.”

Quote by Elizabeth McCracken

Book:Thunderstruck & Other Stories

Work

Thunderstruck & Other Stories

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Elizabeth McCracken

Elizabeth McCracken is an American author born on September 16, 1966. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. more

You May Also Like

“Many of the great humanitarian and environmental campaigns of our time have been to make the unknown real, the invisible visible, to bring the faraway near, so that the suffering of sweatshop workers, torture victims, beaten children, even the destruction of other species and remote places, impinges on the imagination and perhaps prompts you to act.”

Book:The Faraway Nearby

Source: The Faraway Nearby

“Try to get inside the world of Homer and see what it would be like to think with his view of reality. Only then can you begin to judge it, because only then do you really understand it.”

Understanding Perspective Empathy Insight

Book:The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization

Source: The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization

“A compassionate government does not need to pay too much attention to those who don't have needs. True leadership is to fulfill a need of the needy. People who have needs need attention indeed! Be a true leader!”

Government Leadership Attention Compassion Empathy Food For Thought Israelmore Ayivor Leaders Need Sympathy Compassionate Needy Fulfill True Leaders Policies Govern People Attention

Book:The Great Hand Book of Quotes

Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“I don't think happily ever after is something that happens to you, Dev. I think it's something you choose to do for yourself.”

Romance Romance Book Quotes Lgbtq

Book:The Charm Offensive

Source: The Charm Offensive

“I think if God came down and gave us all His version of Empathy then all the world’s problems would surely become a thing of the past.”

God Empathy World S Problems

Author:Duane Hewitt

“Caring means cultivating the skills of an active listener. That is easier said than done, as an anecdote about the extraordinary social skills of British politicianBenjamin Disraeli and his rival William Gladstone illustrates ... The rivalry between the two statesmen piqued the curiosity of American Jennie Jerome, admired beauty and the mother of Winston Churchill. Ms. Jerome arranged to dine with Gladstone and then with Disraeli, on consecutive evenings. Afterward, she described the difference between the two men this way: "When I left the dining room after sitting next to Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England. But when I sat next to Disraeli, I left feeling that I was the cleverest woman.”

Empathy Curiosity Clever Rivalry Gladstone Disraeli Cleverest

Book:Relevance: Matter More

Source: Relevance: Matter More

“Sometimes the heart weakens the individual that makes him/her do things he/she wouldn't normally do. Following ones heart varies by situations, but should never be followed when making decisions on critical situations. The heart is full of love and compassion thus welling to forgive, show mercy, and weakens the mind of the individual. So, be passionate of your performance and sympathize and empathize with sensitive situations, but let your mind guide your heart.”

Mind Heart Decision Compassion Empathy Sympathy

Author:John Yang aka Private83

“It wasn't like the World Trade Center, something vile and astonishing within our own borders, happening to people who'd saved coins of the same currency in their piggybanks when they were children. I knew intellectually that shouldn't make a difference, but it seemed to.”

Empathy Nationalism

Book:The Straw Men

Source: The Straw Men

“I wish I had the talent to paint the way I feel about you, for my words always feel inadequate. I imagine using red for your passion and pale blue for your kindness; forest green to reflect the depth of your empathy and bright yellow for your unflagging optimism. And still I wonder: can even an artist’s palette capture the full range of what you mean to me?”

Love Inspirational Empathy

Book:The Longest Ride

Source: The Longest Ride

“Some people have a thick skin and you don't. Your heart is really open and that is going to cause pain, but that is an appropriate response to this world.”

Life Pain Empathy

Book:Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair

Source: Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair