“ People that don't know what they are worth will always see their capture's wings, but never their tail. Shannon L. Alder
“ Being kind to someone, only to look kind to others, defeats the purpose of being kind. Shannon L. Alder
“ This disease comes with a package: shame. When any other part of your body gets sick, you get sympathy. Ruby Wax
“ Tears terrify people more than anger because they attach to your heart and leave angels of mercy to shout in your mind. Shannon L. Alder
“ Why, when you have a mental disease, is it always considered an act of imagination? Why is it that every organ in your body can get sick and you get sympathy except the brain? Ruby Wax
“ She was so upset about a blog that maybe a total of six people read yet had no compassion for her granddaughters who had suffered the physical and emotional pains of sexual abuse and whose lives were… Erin Merryn
“ Sometimes, this disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are in as much pain as you say you are. They don’t believe that your pain is a legitimate enough reason… Murray J. McAlister
“ Until you have stood in another woman’s stilettos, you will never begin to know the year of pain she felt breaking them in. Shannon L. Alder
“ Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so. Anna Funder
“ Nowhere in the bible did it say, “Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust.” If we did that, we would be burying homeless people every day. Shannon L. Alder