We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had compassion. But compassion takes work, and we were young.

Margaret Atwood
We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had...
We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had...
We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had...
We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had...
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We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had compassion. But compassion takes work, and we were young. (This is a quote from the movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption.') The quote is about how we should be more compassionate and forgiving of other people by ignoring their faults and not making them feel bad for having them. We should start to see people as they are rather than as we think they should be.

Source: The Year Of The Flood

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