Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow. Dirk Benedict easyfacejoyous Change image and share on social
I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. Desmond Tutu compassionconsidercrumb Change image and share on social
It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world. Tim Crouch audiencecharacterfind Change image and share on social
He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it. S. J. Perelman awakenbitehelp Change image and share on social
In fiction, imaginary people become realer to us than any named celebrity glimpsed in a series of rumored events, whose causes and subtler ramifications must remain in the dark. An invented figure like Anna Karenina or Emma Bovary emerges fully into the light of understanding, which brings with it identification, sympathy and pity. John Updike annabovarycelebrity share on social
I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them - you don't even have to talk. You don't have to do anything but really be there with them. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross careclosedie share on social
There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know. Jean Paul joymournersorrow Change image and share on social
Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe. Florence Nightingale europeexperiencelarge Change image and share on social