“If you find it difficult, it's because it contains something that is new to you. Every difficult book offers us a brand-new challenge.”
― The Cat Who Saved Books
― The Cat Who Saved Books
“Being able to express shallow words of sympathy in a sweet voice doesn't make someone a caring, compassionate soul. What's important is the ability to have empathy for another human being--to be able to feel their pain, to walk alongside them in their suffering.”
― The Cat Who Saved Books
― The Cat Who Saved Books
“I think the power of books is that - that they teach us to care about others. It's a power that gives people courage and also supports them in turn. [. . .] Empathy - that's the power of books.”
― The Cat Who Saved Books
― The Cat Who Saved Books
“Don’t give in to loneliness. You aren’t alone. You have many friends looking out for you.”
― The Cat Who Saved Books
― The Cat Who Saved Books
“In our stifling daily lives, we’re all so occupied with ourselves that we stop thinking about others. When a person loses their own heart, they can’t feel another’s pain. They lie, hurt others, use weaker people as stepping stones to get ahead – they stop feeling anything. The world has become full of those kinds of people.”
― The Cat Who Saved Books
― The Cat Who Saved Books
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