Quotes About Emotion

Reading was like visiting distant friends.

Patriotism without criticism has no head; criticism without patriotism has no heart.

The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction the weight,the weight we carry is love.

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.

Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

Serious poetry deals with the fundamental conflicts that cannot be logically resolved: we can state the conflicts rationally, but reason does not relieve us of them.

Fear was there, too, cold and hot at the same time, making everything in the plain room sharper, with fewer shadows.

You make me feel. And sometimes, I don't want to.

Even her heart lied to her...

Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club's worth of speeches.

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and the touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall.

Betrayal was the ultimate weapon, for it left emotional destruction in its wake. And questions. Thousands of questions.

Music is one of the highest art forms there is. It can define a life, change a life, or even safe a life, in just three short minutes.

Not unhappy is not the same thing as happy.

You're not making a whole lot of sense." "I am in my head," I mutter. What does he need me to do here? Stand up on the table and yell, "Hello! Hot guy! I'm into you!

fell in love with anyone who loved him back.

Mathematics is natural. Love is natural. It only makes sense that it's mathematically quantifiable.

Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive myself for that. Ever.

I needed to see you. And touch you. And just... know

There are six reasons anyone does anything: Love. Faith. Greed. Boredom. Fear..." he said, ticking them off on his fingers; but he lingered on the last, drawing a deep breath before he said, "Revenge.

She thought she was only seeing him because she wanted to see him... It's a by-product of very dramatic kissing.

If we hadn't hated him a lot, we might have liked him a little at that moment. But we did. So we didn't.

What are you looking at? Hale asked. Why are you smiling? I worry when you smile.