Hal and Reese in “"Reese Cooks"”

Hal

Reese, do you know what empathy is?

Reese

No.

Hal

Well, empathy is putting yourself in other people's shoes so you can feel what they do. If you hurt someone, empathy makes you hurt as well.

Reese

Then why would you want empathy?

Hal

[turns away to Lois, stunned] He has no more sense of right and wrong than a tree-frog!