Quotes About Emotions

Everything was out in our crowded lawn, really—love, anger and jealousy. History and intimacy. You could breath it in, thick as fog. I wanted to yell, Get out of our yard!

Ooo la la! That kiss was fine, and it was full of all the words I didn't need to say.

We're mourning and celebrating at the same time, so drink.

You will be my favorite ex," I whispered in his ear. "I'll be your fifth former wife. We'll mutter crazy dreams together then apart, but you will always be with me." His breath was warm and so very human, not demonic at all. He said, "Don't break my nose." I said, "I won't even break your heart.

The Buddhists say if you meet somebody and your heart pounds, your hands shake, your knees go weak, that's not the one. When you meet your soul mate you'll feel calm. No anxiety, no agitation. I say, the Buddhists don't have a clue.

All of us know at least one drama queen or drama king. These people love to yell and make a scene when they're offended. While all of that screaming might make them feel better in the short term, in the long term it does nothing for their careers or their relationships. Seriously, how often can you give someone a piece of your mind before you run out of brain?

Just as Sarah Keeler had taught me that children die, Wendy taught me that you don't have to wade through the insanity; you can get off the bus. This scared me so much that a sweaty panic swept over me. From that moment on I knew it was possible to end my own life. (157)

I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry some days. But I really have worked hard to put a lot of the anger and disappointment in the past.

Unfortunately it is not possible to destroy our history. It lives inside us, probably the more powerful for our attempts to bury it. We and our families are likely to pay a high price in the present for trying to block out the past. Attempts to cover up family history tend to fester, influencing others born long after the original painful experiences and relationships.

a thousand songs that made people bite their lips and bob their heads, recalling a place they once lived, a person they once loved, a version of themselves they'd forgotten.

The packet of fading photos gives it away if you know how to look: always a rundown porch landing and stair rails behind, always a child squinting into strong sunlight and a grim-faced adult skulking in shadow. What must it have been like to grow up in that silence?

kažkas yra ?simylimas ne tod?l, kad b?t? simpatiškas ar nesimpatiškas ir visai ne d?l t?kstan?io ger? žmogaus savybi?. ?simylimi žmon?s, kurie pažadina gyvenimui kažk? tavo paties viduje.

Qu'est-ce qu'un rire après tout? Une explosion d'enfance partagée.

Hey, you know what your grandpa told me? Said, Always have a love song for your woman. This way, when they get to fussin'... You just sing that song to yourself. When you're through, she'll be done and you can get back to what you want, the lovin'. 'Cause that's all that fussing is anyway. Whole lotta lovin'.

The dismissal of our anger as a racial minority is worse than any slur or epithet because it undermines our ability to react to it.

Self-hatred is a devastatingly difficult habit to break, especially when we are mostly unaware of it.

I thought, breaking into a sweat, I'd better call Saul. I owe Kate an apology... Damn damn damn.

C'è chi colleziona francobolli, o scatole di fiammiferi» mi ha detto una volta. «Tu collezioni rancori».

and then I began to drift, fighting tears. I used to come here with Miriam. Miriam, my heart's desire. What was troubling her this morning? Maybe Kate had reproached her on the phone for leaving me? How dare Kate. Oh yeah? Go for it, my darling. Remind her of what she's missing. No, don't.

Ma questa è la storia della mia vita dissipata, che è fatta essenzialmente di oltraggi da vendicare e ferite da rimarginare

I'm Irish!...When I feel well I feel better than anyone, when I am in pain I yell at the top of my lungs, and when I am dead I shall be deader than anybody.

Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.

Grumpiness was less time-consuming and tiring than cheeriness.