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“Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers. The question of what to do with the feelings that have been aroused, the knowledge that has been communicated. If one feels that there is nothing 'we' can do -- but who is that 'we'? -- and nothing 'they' can do either -- and who are 'they' -- then one starts to get bored, cynical, apathetic.”
― Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others

tags: action, apathy, compassion, images

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“We are English, and I expect you to behave as such. No more crying.”
― Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing

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“I love you. Most ardently.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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“What's the point in being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watching TV.”
― John Green

tags: an-abundance-of-katherines, colin-singleton, john-green

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“He tilts his forehead down to rest against mine and pulls me closer. His skin, his whole being radiates heat from being so near the fire, and I close my eyes, soaking in his warmth. I breathe in the smell of snow-dampened leather and smoke and apples, the smell of all those wintry days we shared before the Games. I don't try to move away. Why should I anyway? His voice drops to a whisper. "I love you." That's why.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

tags: catching-fire, gale, katniss, the-hunger-games

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