Seen and Not Heard Quotes

“Although it is probably impossible for any of us to grasp fully the meaning of another person's speech, we are more likely to come as close as we can if we are willing, as best we can, to suspend out own perspectives. We enter conversations as particular individuals, constrained by our backgrounds and experiences, our ways of knowing, and by our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. Inevitably we approach conversations through lenses narrowed by our preconceptions about the people with whom we are talking, even if we have never previously met them, and laden with all our opinions and assumptions. Listening involves trying our best not to let our own limited points of view reduce or distort what is being said.”
― Jana Mohr Lone, Seen and Not Heard: Why Children's Voices Matter

“Simone Weil writes, "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
― Jana Mohr Lone, Seen and Not Heard: Why Children's Voices Matter