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"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."

"Neuroscience makes us connect with each other at an emotional level. It makes us make friends. It makes us dream more positively. It makes us more optimistic about ourselves and the world even in our darkest days. It makes us achieve our goal endowed with strength even through immense miseries. It allows us to attain the subjective reality of our fellow humans. Imbued with the understanding of the mind we can walk in the shoes of other people."

"If you have never walked a mile in someone's shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet."

"When someone is vicious toward you they are giving you a glimpse of the pain they carry in themselves."

"The poor, the illiterate, the helpless, the distressed - let these be your God."

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

"If Erik existed and lived life in despair,We wish him to know we are here and we care."

"We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity."

"Maybe you receive pain selfishly - thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant."
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"I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors."

"I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating."

"People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination."

"Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try."

"It's never that hard for me to imagine what it must feel like to be someone else, whether it's an American teenage girl or a Japanese octogenarian man."
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