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"Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet."

"When someone is suffering, there is a deep, visceral reaction in the core of our being, a flood of empathy and a frightfully desperate compulsion to give aid."

"Why must you know the details of my troubles to have compassion? Is it not enough to show compassion simply because you know that everyone has troubles?"

"Appreciate youthfulness and empathize with elderly people."

"When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them."

"One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events that are beyond our control, and the betrayals we endure, from those we befriended and loved, can make us cynical and turn our hearts into flint " on which only the matches of anger and bitterness can be struck into flame. By their delight in being with us, the reliable sunniness of their disposition, the joy they bring to playtime, the curiosity with which they embrace each new experience, dogs can melt cynicism,and sweeten the bitter heart."
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"Because it's not muscles that make men strong. Secret do. The more secret you keep, the stronger you are on the inside."


"Whether or not the couple ends up together at the end of a book doesn't determine whether the book has a happy ending or not. As long as the two people end up happy, it doesn't really matter if they end up happy together."


"To me, lyrics are harder to write when you have to invent the feelings behind them. That's when lyrics take a lot of thought, when they aren't genuine."


"I would never let anyone else borrow my heart if I know there's a chance in hell you might want it back."


"I know it's hard for you to allow yourself to feel this. You've gone so long training yourself to block the feelings and emotions out any time someone touches you."


"Regret is counterproductive. It's looking back on a past that you can't change. Questioning things as they occur can prevent regret in the future."
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