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“...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

“Empathy is a character trait which ennobles a man.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

The literary world is filled with good and generous people. But then that's what writing is all about - empathy.

— Charles Bock

“The human route to sympathy or empathy is a clumsy one but it's all we've got. To understand the consequences of our actions we…

— Anonymous

“Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

As authors, most - most authors , our art is portraying the human condition. Trying to show you what it's like to be somebody…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“One of the great gifts of fiction is that it asks us to stretch our empathy.”

— Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger.

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Empathy, the way that we can place ourselves, imaginatively, in the position of another person, is at the heart of what we do as…

— Brenda Walker

I think empathy's a terrible danger for a writer.

— Richard Flanagan

“A writer must empathize with all of their characters because he is the one that bestowed upon them both joy and misery.”

— Terry A O'Neal

“A story evokes emotion and emotion forges a connection.”

— Blake Mycoskie