It's the hardest thing in the world to go on being aware of someone else's pain.

Quote by Pat Barker

Topics: Empathy Quotes, Pain Quotes

Its not so much the journey thats important; as is the way that we treat...

Its not so much the journey thats important; as is the way that we treat...

If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with...

If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with...

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and...

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and...

There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.

There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not and...

Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not and...

Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves,...

Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves,...

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for...

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for...

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just...

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just...

When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge...

When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge...

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important...

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important...

Empathy is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable...

Empathy is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable...

All that we can't say is all we need to hear.

All that we can't say is all we need to hear.

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the...

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the...

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug.

The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult...

The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult...

Empathy depends not only on one's ability to identify someone else's emotions but also on...

Empathy depends not only on one's ability to identify someone else's emotions but also on...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

None of us can choose where we shall love...

None of us can choose where we shall love...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.