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“No one's ever sat me down and taught me what empathy is or why it matters more than power or patriotism or religious faith. But I learn it right there in the hallway: I cannot do what's been done to me.”

Book:The Terrorist's Son: A Story of Choice

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“Once upon a time,’ is code for ‘I’m lying to you.’ We experience stories as lies and truth at the same time. We learn to empathize with real people via made-up people. The most important thing that fiction does is it lets us look out through other eyes, and that teaches us empathy—that behind every pair of eyes is somebody like us.”

Life Stories Fiction Empathy Escape

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Compassion can be learned through example”

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Book:An Empowered Life: Mind/Body/Spirit Empowerment

Source: An Empowered Life: Mind/Body/Spirit Empowerment

“I appreciate anyone that tries to make this world a better place.”

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Author:Renae A.Sauter

“Books. It's always easier to tell people that a character is funny rather than attempt to hit the punchline of a joke that character would've said. But if we all simply told, books would cease to exist. And so would empathy. And feeling.”

Books Empathy Feeling Literary Devices Show Don T Tell

Author:Joyce Rachelle

“Help your child see others' emotions as well as experiencing his or her own without imposing your judgment.”

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Book:The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

Source: The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

“Hurting someone will not impress them. Intelligence requires empathy to work. Water is wet. The sky is pink through these rose-tinted glasses.”

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Author:F.K. Preston

“At the exact time that our society embraces shaming, blaming, judgment, and rejection, it also holds acceptance and belonging as immensely important. In other words, it's never been more impossible to 'fit in,' yet 'fitting in' has never been more important and valued”

Relationships Empathy Shame Wellness Isolation

Author:Brené Brown

“Very few people have ever experienced the feeling of being completely understood. When they experience it, it can become one of the richest feelings they have ever had.”

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Author:Stephen Covey

“the whole point of literature, I think, is that it’s the best technology we have for communicating what another person’s life feels like from the inside.”

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Author:Garth Greenwell

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