Quotes About Emotions

Of all horrid things, leave-taking is the worst.

She was in no humour for conversation with anyone but himself; and to him she had hardly courage to speak.

Well, my comfort is, I am sure Jane will die of a broken heart, and then he will be sorry for what he has done.

But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state.

Yet there it was not love. It was a little fever of admiration; but it might, probably must, end in love with some

Elizabeth, agitated and confused, rather knew that she was happy, than felt herself to be so…

Not even Fanny had tears for aunt Norris, not even when she was gone for ever.

She ventured to hope he did not always read only poetry; and to say, that she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly.

If he had any compassion for me' cried her husband impatiently 'he would not have danced half so much! For God's sake, say no more of his partners. Oh! that he sprained his ankle in the first dance!

its healing powers, on a disappointed heart

Indeed how can one care for those one has never seen?

She had an excellent heart — her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught.

I purposefully abstain from dates on this occasion,that very one may be liberty to fix their own,aware that the cure of unconquerable passions,and the transfer of unchanging attachments,must vary much as to time in different people.---I only entreat every body to believe that exactly at the time when it was quite natural that it should be so, and not a week earlier,Edmund did cease to care about Miss Crawford, and become anxious to marry Fanny,as Fanny herself could desire.

Alas! with all her reasoning, she found, that to retentive feelings eight years may be little more than nothing.

My feelings are not often shared, not often understood - Marianne Dashwood

I will not talk of my own happiness,' said he, 'great as it is, for I think only of yours. Compared with you, who has the right to be happy?

Marianne would have thought herself very inexcusable had she been able to sleep at all the first night after parting from Willoughby. She would have been ashamed to look her family in the face next morning, had she not risen from her bed in more need of repose than when she lay down in it.

There is something agreeable in feelings so easily worked on; not that I envy him their possession, nor would, for the world, have such myself; but they are very convenient when one wishes to influence the passions of another.

I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.

I must tell you what you will not ask, though I may wish it unsaid the next moment

Letters are no matter of indifference; they are generally a very positive curse.

I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister, and the insolence of his mother; and have suffered the punishment of an attachment, without enjoying its advantages.

Lady Russell had only to listen composedly, and wish them happy, but internally her heart revelled in angry pleasure, in pleased contempt, that the man who at twenty-three had seemed to understand somewhat of the value of an Anne Elliot, should, eight years afterwards, be charmed by a Louisa Musgrove.

Her feelings were very acute, and too little understood to be properly attended to. Nobody meant to be unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort.