Quotes About Emotions

Their dad had just pulled up stakes, left the country—and us. He said that he no longer wanted a life with so much responsibility, so the responsibility was all mine.

It is the fundamental unfairness of parenthood that if we do our jobs well, the deepest bond we are given will walk out the door with a wave over the shoulder.

There is such tenderness in braiding the hair of someone you love. Kindness and something more flow between the braider and the braided

I just stand there, tears running down my cheeks in nameless emotion that tastes of joy and of grief. Joy for the being of the shimmering world and grief for what we have lost.

They say our mothers really know how to push our buttons–because they installed them.

If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.

Dad turned to Kurt. "You must be the boy I keep hearing about." "I guess so," Kurt said. "Well, Kurt," Dad said, "just remember that I specialize in tying things to rockets and sending them into space. And sometimes they accidentally blow up." "Dad." "You'll have no reason to kill me, sir." "Kurt. You make sure she doesn't cry, okay?" Dad smiled happily at Kurt and then sagely at me.

When you lose your temper, you lose a friend. When you lie, you lose yourself.

I just wanted to make you happy," he said. "Are you happy?" "I've been happy a couple of times. What can I do so that you can join me?" He laced his fingers through hers and holding her hands, stretched her arms up above her head, holding them there. "Baby, you don't have to do anything but be present.

I gotta call Vanni tonight, and tell her. I've got her all confused and totally furious…" "Paul, you can't tell her on the phone," Jack said. "But—" "Paul! She's gonna hang up on you! And then the next time you show your face, she's going to put a bullet in your head. And Walt will help her line up her shot.

I crashed," she said. "It was a helluva crash. If you're going to go down, go down big. You should be proud." And then he smiled. He held her hand as it lay on her lap while she lifted her brandy to her lips with the other hand, trembling a bit. When it was gone, he said, "Come on. I'm putting you to bed." "What if I cry all night?" "I'll be right here," he said.

It's no good to lose touch with people who mean a lot,

Honey, I have a feeling he doesn't think of you as a friend. Have you seen the way he looks at you?" She glanced at him and as if he could feel her gaze, he turned his eyes on her. Soft and hard all at once. "Yeah," Mel said. "He promised to stop doing that.

At this moment, I am obscenely happy. Please don't screw this up or dump me or cheat on me or divorce me." "All right," he said.

Crying will release the sorrowful thoughts on the mind.

here is something you should probably know about women without being told. We don't want to have to tell a man we need to be wanted. We'd really like that to come naturally. We'd like a man to pursue us because he wants us, not because he's out of options.

The one thing she had learned was that to be tolerated and endured was less dignified than being hated. And it was infinitely more painful.

She'd always had a short fuse but lately she was positively electric and could burst into flame anywhere, anytime. ... When she was out of the shower, dry and cool, she had one of those reprieves that came regularly - she felt perfectly normal, sane and in control. Then came the inevitable guilt . . .

Because, shit for brains, she'd like you to disappear and leave her alone. I'm sure she'd like to stuff you in a hole, but since that isn't going to happen, second choice is you go home to your new wife and leave her the hell alone. You get that?" Greg

No, Tom, no hay que sufrir por amor. Amar a alguien es maravilloso. Lo que duele son las separaciones, las infidelidades y las rupturas, pero el amor, Tom, el amor es lo que nos hace vivir. Porque es algo maravilloso. (Paul y Tom)

Jack had no idea what she might be thinking, but he thought, Don't turn and run just because you got kissed. Things could be worse. After

Sergeant, I could've caught her in bed with the man, and I still wouldn't have killed her. Not that kind of guy? Not that kind of marriage.

Marjolie closes her eyes. Takes a big shuddery breath. "Turns out, DommyJ's a collector. V cards. Like, is even in a competition with his

Every woman has a moment in her life when she realizes she genuinely loves a guy, and he's just not worth it.