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Quote by Lauren Oliver

“If I could make it better I would,” he says. In some ways it’s a stupid, obvious thing to say, but the way he said it, so honest and simple like it’s the truest thing there is, makes the tears prick in my eyes. (Before I Fall)”

Book:Before I Fall

Work

Before I Fall

In this gripping novel, a high school senior finds herself trapped in a time loop, experiencing the same day repeatedly until she can unravel the mystery behind her death. The story explores themes of destiny, love, and the power of choices. more

Author

Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver, born in 1982, is an accomplished American author known for her profound emotional depth and imaginative storytelling. Her works have garnered widespread acclaim and have resonated with readers around the world. more

“My brother asked the birds to forgive him: that sounds senseless, but it is right; for all is like an ocean, all is flowing and blending; a touch in one place sets up movement at the other end of the earth. It may be senseless to beg forgiveness of the birds, but birds would be happier at your side –a little happier, anyway– and children and all animals, if you yourself were nobler than you are now. It’s all like an ocean, I tell you. Then you would pray to the birds too, consumed by an all-embracing love in a sort of transport, and pray that they too will forgive you your sin.”

Compassion Forgiveness Interconnectedness

Book:The Brothers Karamazov

Source: The Brothers Karamazov

“Meditation is the process of transformation and beautification of soul from a leaf-eating caterpillar to a nectar-sipping butterfly. It grows with the wings of love and compassion.”

Love Compassion Meditation Transformation Butterfly Nectar Wings Of Love Caterpillar Nectar Of Love

Book:Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

Source: Meditation: Insights and Inspirations

“Sympathy’s easy. You have sympathy for starving children swatting at flies on the late-night commercials. Sympathy is easy because it comes from a position of power. Empathy is getting down on your knees and looking someone else in the eye and realizing you could be them, and that all that separates you is luck.”

Compassion Power Empathy Luck Fortune Sympathy

Author:Dennis Lehane

“As a child, Michael never once heard anyone tell him “I love you.”