Alex

“Novels and stories give people the chance to experience countless lives.”
― Jamil Zaki, The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

“If you want guys to take you seriously, you must get them to pick up the phone and call you.”
― Bruce Bryans, Never Chase Men Again: 38 Dating Secrets to Get the Guy, Keep Him Interested, and Prevent Dead-End Relationships

“Listening can continue even when you are no longer in the presence of the speaker as you reflect on what the person said and gain added insight. This is not to recommend obsessive rumination or picking apart conversations, which psychiatrist Zerbe said usually has more to do with insecurity than honest reflection. You know you’re doing this when you are spinning your wheels going over and over how you feel about something someone said instead of considering the feelings that drove the other person to say it.”
― Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

“Patients become objects of fear as well as of sympathy. It is much easier to feel compassion for other people if you are not responsible for what happens to them”
― Henry Marsh, Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery