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Quotes About Emotions

It has been my experience," said Mr. Treves, "that women possess little or no pride where love affairs are concerned. Pride is a quality often on -their lips, but not apparent in their actions.
~ Agatha Christie
I felt somehow I ought to warn her. I felt that perhaps she didn't know how stupid and unreasoning and violent jealousy and hate can be—and how little it takes to set them smouldering.
~ Agatha Christie
On the slightly apoplectic countenance of Major Barry various emotions seemed contending for mastery.
~ Agatha Christie
To make the wax figures and stick in the pins, it is silly, yes, it is childish, yes—but it does something useful too. You took the hate out of yourself and put it into that little figure. And with the pin and the fire you destroyed—not your stepmother—but the hate you bore her. Afterwards, even before you heard of her death, you felt cleansed, did you not—you felt lighter—happier?
~ Agatha Christie
She began laughing wildly again. Dr. Armstrong strode forward. He raised his hand and struck her a flat blow on the cheek. She gasped, hiccupped—and swallowed. She stood motionless a minute, then she said: "Thank you … I'm all right now.
~ Agatha Christie
Papa had never loved me, I knew that well enough. If he had, I might have loved him in return. No, there had not been love between us, but we had belonged together, and I had looked after him,
~ Agatha Christie
I think people more often kill those they love than those they hate . Possibly because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you. - Old Man Charles
~ Agatha Christie
Without acute mania it may nevertheless occur that certain natures lack what I should describe as braking power. If you or I were to say, 'I hate someone—I wish he were dead,' the idea would pass from our minds as soon as the words were uttered. The brakes would work automatically. But, in some people the idea, or obsession, holds. They see nothing but the immediate gratification of the idea formed.
~ Agatha Christie
The woman's at a certain time of life—craving for sensation, unbalanced, unreliable—might say anything. They do, you know!
~ Agatha Christie
It is irregular. I know it is irregular. Yes. But I have a high regard for human happiness. " "You have none for mine!" said Race.
~ Agatha Christie
Her qualities were all excellent qualities, but sometimes Edward wished that she had more faults and less virtues. It was her virtues that drove him to desperate deeds.
~ Agatha Christie
Anne e groaznic de sensibil?, continu? Rhoda. ?i nu se pricepe s? ias? din situa?iile nepl?cute. Dac? o sup?r? ceva, prefer? s? nu vorbeasc? despre asta, de?i nu-i folose?te la nimic - cel pu?in, nu cred. Lucrurile sunt la fel, indiferent c? vorbe?ti despre ele sau nu. Doar fugi de ele ?i te prefaci c? nu exist?.
~ Agatha Christie
Prego, mio caro; ci si può sempre ingannare. Guardi una grande attrice: la sua mimica del dolore commuove e scuote, tanto è vera.
~ Agatha Christie
Subdue your melodramatic fancies", said Tommy.
~ Agatha Christie
Human reactions vary and so does human experience.
~ Agatha Christie
It seems so awful somehow that it should be such a lovely day.
~ Agatha Christie
I rather think we've all got a bit of savage in us — if we can think up a good excuse for letting it rip.
~ Agatha Christie
Bueno, debe ser que el amor no logra adueñarse de nosotros hasta que tenemos cierta edad.
~ Agatha Christie
He tailed off into furious profanity.
~ Agatha Christie
I think people more often kill those they love than those they hate. Possible because only the people you love can really make life unendurable to you.
~ Agatha Christie
The wind through the trees made a mournful noise, like some great giant sighing.
~ Agatha Christie
My father says you remember the smell of your country no matter where you are but only recognize it when you're far away.
~ Aglaja Veteranyi
Eu trebuie s? m? gândesc mereu la moartea mamei, ca s? nu m? ia prin surprindere.
~ Aglaja Veteranyi
Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
~ Agnes Martin