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Zachary’s Quotes

“Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: atticus-finch, empathy, judgement

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“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
― Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

tags: douglas-adams

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“If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our neighbors. With our imagination as well as our eyes, that is to say like artists, we must see not just their faces but the life behind and within their faces. Here it is love that is the frame we see them in.”
― Frederick Buechner, Whistling in the Dark: A Doubter's Dictionary

tags: empathy, imagination, love, understanding

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“True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care—with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world.”
― David Foster Wallace, The Pale King

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“It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them. And other times you see the same couple, and they make you so mad. And all you want is to feel happy for them because you know that if you do, then it means you’re happy, too.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: empathy, yearning

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Experimental Book Club — 4 members — last activity Feb 17, 2014 06:16AM
We don't know what we're doing but we like books :) ...more

NerdFighters Book Club — 2479 members — last activity Nov 07, 2022 09:56AM
NerdFighters Book Club - Each month we read either a book recommended by John Green or we vote on a book recommended by one of our members - feel fr ...more

Effective Altruists — 653 members — last activity Mar 16, 2025 02:47PM
Recommend books, see what other people are reading, start a discussion, what have you. N.B. This group is not actively moderated and doesn't have any ...more