Empathy-for-others Quote by Justin Cronin

“My aunts were not cruel, you understand. They loved to talk, and at every available opportunity they gave away the neatly wrapped presents of…

— Ann Howard Creel

“She knew one of the great family truths, that aunts always help, whilr moms always think it would be good for you if you…

— Jane Smiley

“All the things she couldn’t say, the things no one wanted to hear.”

— Spencer Gordon

“finally turned away. My aunt stood watching from the back door, frail and hunched. “Tell me the rest,” I said, and she did, her…

— Kate Quinn

“But Eby didn't say anything. She could fix a lot of things, but family wasn't one of them. It was one of the hardest…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“She knew every word that had ever been spoken, but she could think of nothing to say that might ease his grief.”

— Scott Hawkins

“She was Grandma Will. That term felt foreign and unfitting to the relationship they had. She wondered if her father had ever called her…

— Pamela Morsi

“Betsy did not answer. She was a talker, her family always said, but sometimes when she most wanted to talk she couldn't say a…

— Maud Hart Lovelace

“Elizabeth,” he whispered lovingly. “Hmm?” was the muffled reply. “I should wish to remain all day as we are, but there is something I…

— Nicole Clarkston

“She knew enough to recognize that memories were crowding in, and there was nothing he could do. They wouldn’t let him speak. She would…

— Ian McEwan

“My dad is shagging your aunt, probably right now. That makes us almost family.”

— Jennifer Ashley

“No, of course she didn't say it. But there is no other reason she should have called, except to pave the way for her…

— Tessa Dare