“Any relations in a social order will endure, if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality.”
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Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see.
Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.
I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.
I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.
