Quotes About Cognoscenti

When feelings are made available to us isolated, backgroundless, and inherently limited in duration - as they are through music - we can approach them as if we were wine tasters, sampling the delights of various vintages [...]. We become cognoscenti of feeling, savoring the qualitative aspect of emotional life for its own sake.

I wanted to be esteemed by the cognoscenti. Josie heard her father in her head, See, I told you. She's laughin at you. Sorry for being so ignorant, but is that a yes or a no? The dreamy look in Meredith's eyes dissolved, and the focused intelligence, self-conscious, returned. By a special few. Those in the know. Cogno meaning recognition-cogitato, to think.