“I kissed him that night. He called things off a few weeks later because he said I deserved so much better — a typical line, I suppose, from the kind of guy who tries but ultimately can’t move forward.”— Alexandra Capellini, nytimes.com
“Abolition is also about grappling with defending the humanity of people who you are scared of.”— Olivia Gatwood, podcasts.apple.com
“If he were feeling what I'm feeling then he would know how it feels.”— Ronald Bass, Julianne Potter, Julia Roberts, imdb.com
“This opioid crisis is a crisis. I see it everyday. It’s as bad as they say. It’s ruining lives, it’s…destroying families. Sadly, you know what it reminds me of? Seeing it? Reminds me of us. These white folks look exactly like us during the crack epidemic. You know, it’s really crazy to see. And all…”— Dave Chappelle, Himself, Dave Chappelle, imdb.com
“Nobody’s life is perfect. No matter what it looks like from the outside, you don’t know what the fuck’s going on inside.”— Dave Chappelle, Himself, Dave Chappelle, imdb.com
“I wouldn't kill him because he looked as frightened as I was. I looked at him, and I saw myself.”— Will Davies, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voice), Jay Baruchel, imdb.com
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”— Elvis Presley, graceland.com
“It’s used like a weapon. What it means is, ‘I don’t want to think about your concerns. I don’t want to have to extend my empathy.’”— Roxane Gay, theguardian.com
“We have seen what you have been through (and what has been through you). You become clear.”— Andrew Mitchell, amazon.com
“Chas: I've had a rough year, dad. Royal: I know you have, Chassie.”— Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, Royal Tenenbaum, Gene Hackman, imdb.com
“Okay, look, I know I’m not all emotionally available or able to experience empathy like Zoey, but I can pretend to give a shit for a few minutes.”— Craig Doyle, Ali Kinney, Ana Torres, Francia Raisa, imdb.com
“Bless you for asking, but no, this will absolutely not give you the right to tell your wife that you went through the same thing.”— Stuart Messham, melmagazine.com
“A surgeon needs to communicate. Not just information, but sympathy, empathy.”— David Shore, Dr. Marcus Andrews, Hill Harper, imdb.com
“Mary Hartman: Oh, poor Davey. Sergeant Dennis Foley: Mary, he's a mass murderer. He murdered the entire Lombardi family, plus their two goats and eight chickens. Mary Hartman: I know, but aside from that he's such a nice boy. I mean, I wish there was something I could do for him. Sergeant Dennis Fol…”— Jerry Adelman, Mary Hartman, Louise Lasser, imdb.com
“I think I just feel how everyone feels—which is I have three or four really great folk albums in me.”— Lena Dunham, Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham, imdb.com
“Mister, we're not friends. I mean, maybe we will be someday. But I gotta say, if that were me in your position? I would have killed that man.”— Noah Hawley, Lorne Malvo, Billy Bob Thornton, imdb.com
“Doors have knobs. They can be opened. Writing fiction is one way. Reading, watching, and listening are others.”— Tavi Gevinson, rookiemag.com
“Every one interprets everything in terms of his own experience. If you say anything which does not touch a precisely similar spot in another man's brain, he either misunderstands you, or doesn't understand you at all.”— Aleister Crowley, amazon.com
“If we don't understand something, we need to become willing to understand.”— Hayley Kiyoko, papermag.com