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“ Sure, some news is bigger news than other news. War is bigger news than a girl having mixed feelings about the way some guy fucked her and didn't call. But I don't believe in a finite economy of empathy; I happen to think that paying attention yields as much as it taxes. ”

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A cry for attention is positioned as a crime, as if attention were inherently a selfish thing to want. But isn’t wanting attention one of the most fundamental traits of being human—​and isn’t granting it one of the most important gifts we can ever give?

~ Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison Attention Humanity Need

Pain without cause is a pain we can't trust. We assume it's been chosen or fabricated.

~ Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison Empathy Pain Suffering

We want our wounds to speak for themselves, but usually we end up having to speak for them.

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Leslie Jamison Pain Wounds

Freedom from one man is just another one.

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Leslie Jamison Feminism Freedom Women