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““Brunetti had once come across the term ‘compassion fatigue’, but thought that the oh-so-clever press had got it wrong, and the term should really be, ‘horror fatigue’.””

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Compassion

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“even the worst men wanted to be perceived as better than they were. How else could hypocrisy have risen to such delirious levels?”

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“And will knowing what she reads make you know who she is?” “Can you think of a better way to tell?”

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“Her mask gave no sign of how this affected her.”

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“Helmut thought himself above common morality. Or perhaps he thought he’d managed to create his own, different from ours, better.”

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“That’s probably because they said a lot of other things, as well.”

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I listen to Handel's vocal music, almost exclusively.

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“Once, walking with him, Paola had stopped and asked him what he was thinking about, and the fact that she was the only person…

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And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the…

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Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,…

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“I fight with love and kindness as my weapons and compassion as my defense.”

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“If you refuse to use physical force, then you will be at the mercy of your oppressor!”

Segun Magbagbeola

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For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

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I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

Abraham Lincoln

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We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of…

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“Helpers in every corner, helpers in every hood. That's how we'll make the move, to reform from rude.”

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There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…

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May the gods have mercy on whoever pisses them off, because Zarek and Jericho will have none for them. (Madoc) You’d better be glad…

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

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But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

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