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“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

“Indeed, one of the most gratifying things you can say to another person is: "I've been thinking about what you said.”
― Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters

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

“To listen well is to figure out what’s on someone’s mind and demonstrate that you care enough to want to know.”
― Kate Murphy, You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters