

“Sometimes, the most healing thing we can do for another human being, is to listen to them, just ... LISTEN.”
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“The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well.”
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“You know why I like to talk to you, Delia? You never interrupt with your experiences. Not jiggling your foot till you get a chance to jump in with your life history.”
― Ladder of Years
― Ladder of Years

“When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.”
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“You really pay attention to things, don’t you?” “Just with people I care about,” he said with a smile, “I think I get that from my mother. She was a really kind and giving person from what I remember, and she used to tell me, ‘Don’t just listen to people, hear them.’ I never forgot that.” “Wow,” I responded, “That’s so true. How many people really hear what we say?”
― Jackpot!
― Jackpot!
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