Compassion Quote by Cynthia Hand

Stories teach us empathy. They reveal to us ourselves in the skins of others.

— Justin Simien

“I watched the people passing below, each of them a story, each story part of somebody else's, all of it connected to the big…

— Charles de Lint

Empathy is the key to great stories.

— Ami Vitale

“Stories nurture our connection to place and to each other. They show us where we have been and where we can go. They remind…

— Susan J. Tweit

What's your story? It's all in the telling. Stories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, and to be without a story is…

— Rebecca Solnit

“So I believe in the redeeming power of stories, I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don't understand, in allowing…

— Neil Gaiman

“A good story invites us into someone else's world where we learn, discover commonalities, and leave with compassion and understanding.”

— Lynda Cheldelin Fell

“...empathy is the driving force behind the experience of emotions in narratives (Keen, 2006; Mar et al., 2006; Oatley, 2011).”

— Mikkel Wallentin Arndis Simonsen Andreas Hojlund Nielsen

...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the world, these…

— Ira Glass

Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going. They're like…

— Bill Harley

Stories are emotional journey where we can project ourselves emotionally in another space.

— David Cage

Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the emotion that…

— Brené Brown