“Empathy is just another way to talk about yourself.”

“Surround yourself with people who know what they are talking about, not people who are just talking...”

“I am not talking about you being a spectator, I am talking about involvement. I am talking about involving yourself into life in such a way that you dissolve into it.”

“God is another way of talking about the power to break things, that's all. When you mean to break a goblet or a bone, well, just do it and be done. But when the things to be broken get big enough you have to start talking about God.”

“Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.”

“Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.”