Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.

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"Love is friendship on fire."

- Susan Sontag

Love

"It hurts to love. It’s like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin."

- Susan Sontag

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"A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."

- Susan Sontag

Awareness

"A writer is someone who pays attention to the world — a writer is a professional observer."

- Susan Sontag

Awareness

"Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay attention to the world."

- Susan Sontag

Awareness

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion