Quotes About Emotions

if he'd learned anything in his four-year marriage it was that women were rarely practical when it came to matters of the heart.

I wondered if he thought of me or if he'd put me out of his heart as effectively as he'd put me out of his life.

she felt a quiet joy, an awareness that she could be happy again.

No, your problem is that you've grown so comfortable with feeling guilty that you're afraid of what will happen if you don't. Being happy frightens the very life out of you.

Furious, she grabbed his tie and jerked him into the apartment. "You can come inside," she said.

Of all the men you've dated over the years, Rowan's the best. And better yet, he loves you. A lot. If you let him go, you'll be sorry.

Women are more sensitive than men.

The outrage vanished as quickly as it had come

I don't think you need to worry about me marrying Jack," she assured him. He parked at the curb and cut the engine and then said the oddest thing. "Good." Good? He didn't want her to remarry? What a strange reaction, considering that he'd been married to Marge for fourteen years.

If you must know, Carol, Barbara and I had a pity party." "A what? You're kidding, right?" He didn't bother to hide his mocking grin. "Never mind.

Let me see if I have this straight. You were going to move out, although you didn't want to. Is that right?" She nodded. "Why?" "Because I wanted you to ask me to stay." "Ah, I understand now. You do one thing, hoping I'll respond by asking you to do the opposite." She shrugged, realizing how silly it sounded in the cold light of reason. "I… guess so.

your problem is that you've grown so comfortable with feeling guilty that you're afraid of what will happen if you don't.

she, too, lived behind a brick wall, only hers was cleverly hidden behind a bright smile and effervescent personality.

your problem is that you've grown so comfortable with feeling guilty that you're afraid of what will happen if you don't. Being happy frightens the very life out of you.

Still, I remained curious. Abby Kincaid had flown in from Florida, which was about as far away from Cedar Cove as a person could get while remaining in the continental United States. She appeared to be happy for her brother and his bride, but she didn't seem pleased to be in town. She'd mentioned that it'd been over ten years since she was last in Cedar Cove, but surely there were school friends she'd want to see.

She'd allowed her sister to steal her joy.

These unwelcome feelings could be attributed, Mary realized, to her mother's death this past February.

Maryanne was much too furious to stand still. She paced her living room from one end to the other, her mind spitting and churning. A slow painful death was too good for Nolan Adams.

For the first time since I arrived, it struck me how truly alone I was.

when the Lakers scored at the buzzer to take the lead, Charlotte leapt to her feet and cheered.

I have listened to the longest-faced women trying to assure me that they do indeed have the joy of the Lord, and I sat there wondering where in the world they were hiding it. The

He practices his faults, and you practice your bitterness. You are both practicing divorce.

The little girl's voice was thin with pain. "They were so pretty," she said. And then she died.

Words wound deeper than any knife, my lord. Often they fester and never heal.