Quote by Brandon Sanderson

“Pity is such a shabby thing. I can torment myself with wanting to feel pity, and yet I don't succeed.”

— Victor Klemperer

“Pity is such an awful, useless emotion- you have to bottle it up and keep it to yourself.The moment you try to express it,…

— Paul Auster

“Pity is an emotion that should have never been created. Pity was strong and could break the backs of people fighting for survival and…

— Elizabeth Isaacs

“there is nothing worse than pity. It just makes you feel guiltier.”

— Ava Dellaira

“Pity. What a useless emotion when you don't act on it. Pity is supposed to trigger compassion.”

— Lish McBride

“you say you don’t want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.”

— John Green

“Hearken to my story. Listen but do not pity me. For pity is intended for the weak and I am still strong in my…

— Khalil Gibran

“to him that is pitiless the deeds of pity are ever strange and beyond comprehension.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“we do sometimes pity creatures that have none of the feeling either for themselves or others.”

— Emily Brontë

“If there is one thing worse than self-pity, it was other people's pity.”

— C.J. Duggan

“Patience had once counseled me that the best way to stop pitying myself was to do something for someone else.”

— Robin Hobb

“As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...”

— John Updike