“I know you want me to feel some sympathy for them, but that's not who I am. I care only about those I know, and even then, not all that deeply. Strangers get nothing from me.”
Source: Lord of Misrule
“Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.”
Source: Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living
“The narrator, a time traveler from 2011, scoffs at the despondency caused by the Cuban Missile Crisis -- especially the drug and alcohol use of a resident of 1962 he supposedly cares about. Then he finds his compassion because he remembers he is the exception in being able to see beyond the immediate -- and foreboding -- horizon.”
Source: 11/22/63
“It's not about being liberal or conservative, it's about being human.
It's not about being rich or poor, it's about being alive and happy.
It's not about being right, it's about being considerate and compassionate.”
“Карский и Пилецкий произвели на меня впечатление именно как личности, делавшие то, чего не делает большинство других людей. Они видели больше, чем страдания их собственного коллектива. С учетом сегодняшней тенденции идентифицировать себя с той или иной группой жертв, их поведение особенно интересно в моральном плане. Карский и Пилецкий видели страдания других. Для них не стоял вопрос о "конкуренции" жертв, который сегодня, пожалуй, решается еще труднее, чем тогда [160].”
Source: Украинская история, российская политика, европейское будущее
“My reasons? Michael’s relationship with God is real whether or not God is the transcendent power represented in the Bible.”
Source: The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege
“Because sometimes people who seem good
end up being not as good as you might have hoped.”
Source: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Gamaliel regarded me with neither judgment nor pity—a mercy for which I was profoundly grateful.”
Source: My Name is Saul: A Novel of the Ancient World
“The more someone suffers, the more capacity for compassion they have.”
Source: 365 Days of Courage
“The compassionate gaze of the wounded soul is more beautiful than the naive smile of the inexperienced youth.”
Source: The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World