“Most of life is offline, and I think it always will be; eating and aching and sleeping and loving happen in the body. But it's not impossible to imagine losing my appetite for those things; they aren't always easy, and they take so much time. In twenty years I'd be interviewing air and water and hea…”— Miranda July, amazon.com
“Empaths are born that way, but being empathic is something all, or most, of us can learn. They put others in front of themselves as long as it’s doable. Harmony in any given circumstance is something they strive to create. They are being affected by others’ emotions and energies—so balance is super-…”— Kristine Einang, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m here to remind you, and myself, that all your feelings are welcome. All your emotions, your ‘too much-ness’, your intensity. All the parts of you that are deep and dark and challenging and hard. They are welcome. They are beautiful and true. They are healing and powerful. They are the place from…”— Stephenie Zamora, thoughtcatalog.com
“Sensitive people care when the world doesn't because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”— Shannon L. Alder, psychicbloggers.com
“Because empaths absorb the energy and emotions of those around them, being around toxic and/or negative sources can take a huge toll on the empath’s physical and mental well-being. They are natural care-givers and want to help (or at least try to) fix situations, which can end up hurting the empath.…”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Empaths may hesitate to save themselves first because they think that doing so is selfish, which is not the case. If you’re an empath, know how important it is to take care of yourself first in order to be able to help others. Sometimes there is only so much you can do for others; you might even be…”— Catherine Chea, thoughtcatalog.com
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”— Walt Whitman, amazon.com
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is…”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”— Andrew Boyd, amazon.com
“For there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes.”— Milan Kundera, amazon.com
“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”— Tahereh Mafi, amazon.com
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep lo…”— Elisabeth Kühler-Ross, amazon.com
“You either say how you feel and fuck it up or say nothing and let that fuck you up instead.”— Laurens Jaureguil, instagram.com
“I know I'm not easy to love. I'm a chronic over-thinker, I overreact more than I should...And every once in a while, I might be a little insecure. But if I'm in love with you, I can promise you wholeheartedly. That you will be loved with so much passion and intensity That you'll forget what life fel…”— Chelsea Carroll, facebook.com
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Love is a delicate thing that needs to be cosseted and protected. Love is not robust and love is not unyielding. Love can crumble under a few harsh words, or be tossed away with a handful of careless actions. Love isn't a steadfast dog at all; love is more like a pygmy mouse lemur.”— Khaled Hosseini, amazon.com
“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.”— Jane Goodall, amazon.com
“Perhaps loving something is the only starting place there is for making your life your own.”— Alice Koller, amazon.com