You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.

~ Shannon L. Alder

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It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.

~ Sharon Salzberg

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