Henning Mankell Quotes

I would say I'm humanly engaged.

Sympathy wanting, all is wanting; its personal magnetism is the conductor of the sacred spark that lights our atoms, puts us m human communion, and gives us to company, conversation, and ourselves.

I think my job is hopefully to connect with people emotionally and to feel less alone or understand things in a certain way.

I definitely, really appreciate that quality that humans like to show constantly, even without saying anything, that they're with you and they're processing something.

Being in relationship with others helps us know ourselves better.

I'm interested in roles that are human, that have some sort of empathic quality.

Twitter helped others to see me as a human being. And showed me their humanity, too.

I'm a normal person. I'm just like you and just like everyone else - I have feelings and thoughts.

I think that human beings are often looking for a reason to relate.

Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other.

We lack social awareness because we're so focused on what we're going to say next - and how what other people are saying affects us - that we completely lose sight of other people. This is a problem because people are complicated. You can't hope to understand someone until you focus all of your attention in his or her direction.

Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy.

I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic.

Connecting with people in person is so important. To look in the eyes of our girls and let them know that you really do support them transcends the impersonal connection of technology.

All writing is presumption, of course, since no one knows what it is like to be another human being.

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

I'm constantly being influenced by the soul that's directly in front of me.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.

We've seen that there are a lot of people out there - teenagers in Topeka, housewives in Long Island, millionaire Internet start-up moguls - that all want to connect with each other about what it is to be human.

People could empathize with other people who had gone through the same experience as they had.

Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.