Capacity Quote by Joanne Greenberg

“Measure the hate you feel now, and the shame. That quantity is your capacity also to love and to feel joy and to have compassion.” quote by Joanne Greenberg — Download Open image

“Measure the hate you feel now, and the shame. That quantity is your capacity also to love and to feel joy and to have compassion.”

Joanne Greenberg

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