That balance between involvement and detachment is what novelists do. It's the ideal relationship between a novelist and a character, I think,… — Pat Barker Copy Share Image
“The novelist defines the story with the following example: If you are told that the king died and then the queen died,… — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Once we are able to combine a feeling of empathy for others with a profound understanding of the suffering they experience, we… — His Holiness the Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the pleasure we get from stories and the pleasure we get from movies, and certainly the pleasure we… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
“We thought we were special, opening our perceptions, honing our empathy, spilling that cauldron of shared pain onto the dance floor of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
The only time the private parts of someone's life are relevant is when they're affecting public performance. And just because someone is… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Lemberger's stories are marvelous compounds of scholarship, imagination and empathy. Brought to life with rich historical detail, these biblical women, sidelined and… — Michelle Huneven Copy Share Image
“Kindness isn't just a trait; it's your best beauty secret! It's like your daily dose of glow-up, adding that extra sparkle to… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
“But Erin has empathy, lots of it, so much it hurts sometimes, so much that other people's pain turns into her own… — Amy Reed Copy Share Image
“To get out of that quicksand, she needed validation, and she sought it the most in the world than anything else. Every… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
“Don't hate the bullies. Experience tells me that hating them, or being angry with them, will always make it worse. Instead, put… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
We try to approach everything in Life After Hate and Exit USA with compassion. While we really promote approaching things with compassion… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The next time you run into a difficult person, try making an excuse for her behavior. Maybe she's not feeling well. Maybe… — Beth Reinke Copy Share Image
Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the… — Doug Dorst Copy Share Image
What's so exciting and terrifying about the writing process is that it really is an act of exploration and discovery. With all… — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
No matter what you do, you're going to run into haters online. We're not talking about ordinary, disgruntled customers who should be… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Only curiosity about the fate of others, the ability to put ourselves in their shoes, and the will to enter their world… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“This deliberate focus and sensitivity allow you to "put yourself in another person’s shoes and walk around a while" to better understand… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
I hope they're present in their lives and feel some kind of empathy. I think a lot of the mistakes that have… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
“Putting theory into practice is hard for them,” writes Gallagher, “because their sensitive natures and elaborate schemes are unsuited to the heterogeneous… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I'm determined to disagree with people without being disagreeable. That's part of the empathy. Empathy doesn't just extend to cute little kids.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Another reason I think the novel will survive is that the reader has to work in a novel. In a film, you… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“Think of a world where “Detachment”, “Gratitude” and “Empathy” were subjects included in every grade school’s curriculum. A new generation would emerge… — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Misery is, by her own nature, a passing phase of sorrow, one that does not linger uninvited. Her sojourns seem to be… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
In a world where women work three times as hard for half as much, our achievement has been denigrated, both marriage and… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The Germans love the types like Thomas Muller, Jurgen Klopp - they have empathy. They say what they think, and that is… — Timo Werner Copy Share Image
If bullies actually believe that somebody loves them and believes in them, they will love themselves, they will become better people, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In general, empathy is easier the more we can identify with someone. When we can genuinely envision ourselves in a situation, it's… — Danielle Ofri Copy Share Image
When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Comedy and drama are different sides of the same coin. And the thing about comedy and drama is about likability. It's about… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
The minds of men are mirrors to one another, not only because they reflect each other's emotions, but also because those rays… — David Hume Copy Share Image
When you write about people three dimensionally, it inspires a sense of empathy. That would be something that I want people to… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
Your conscience is like the nerve endings in your fingertips. Its sensitivity to external stimuli can be damaged by the buildup of… — John Macarthur Copy Share Image
The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here's what I think is good about 'Ted Lasso' and what I'm proud of in it, as a writer: It's about kindness… — Brett Goldstein Copy Share Image
On the one hand, our social nature is our greatest beauty - it means that we have natural empathy and sympathy. But… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
