Quotes About Catharsis

that weddings are far more than marriage ceremonies; we know that they are occasions for family stock-taking and catharsis; that

Never be afraid to cry. Sometimes, nothing can cleanse the heart more than a few wet tears.

Crying was an acceptable outlet, even if it made you feel raw and empty inside, it was still better than that build up of resentment that grew from not letting your emotions out.

Crying was an acceptable outlet, even if it made you feel raw and empty inside, it was still better than that build up of resentment that grew from not letting your emotions out. - My Bestfriend's Girl -

If all things work together for good for them that love God and are called according to His purpose, then this means that billions of plot points are going to come together in the most satisfying cathartic release possible at the end of all time. The

If all things work together for good for them that love God and are called according to His purpose, then this means that billions of plot points are going to come together in the most satisfying cathartic release possible at the end of all time.

Its been one of those days, you try and forget about. Take a shot and let it out.

I think the most interesting question is, why do you act? I act because I have felt in acting some of the most free moments of my life...I think it's also one thing that scares me the most.

Really, when I think it over, literature has only one excuse for existing; it saves the person who makes it from the disgustingness of life.

Unfelt feelings don't cease to exist; they stay bottled up in our minds and our bodies. They dissipate when given expression. A heart can break only if it is closed—if it remains open there is nothing to break.

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.

I have a feeling you need a good, old fashioned, whine and jeeze party. Now, tell me everything.

Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful, even if it was just vicariously.

This whole situation is like a great big zit that needs popping," she continued. "The damage is already done—your face looks like shit and no concealer's gonna cover it. You might as well squeeze hard and get your money shot. You'll both feel better afterward.

Our bodies have a mechanism to get rid of things that are toxic. Tears are how we purge toxins from the soul.

I cried from the Place de l'Etoile to the Place de Clichy. I cried all the way across Paris. I cried for my life.

Swearwords were one of the best things humans had invented...

One writes not to be read but to breathe...one writes to think, to pray, to analyze. One writes to clear one's mind, to dissipate one's fears, to face one's doubts, to look at one's mistakes--in order to retrieve them. One writes to capture and crystallize one's joy, but also to disperse one's gloom. Like prayer--you go to it in sorrow more than joy, for help, a road back to 'grace'.

We all like stories that make us cry. It's so nice to feel sad when you've nothing in particular to feel sad about.

Sleep - real sleep, the dear, the cherished one, the lullaby. So deep and warm the bed and the pillow enfolding me, letting me sink into peace, nothingness - my dreams now, after the catharsis of the dark hours, are of young and lovely people doing young, lovely things, the girls I knew once, with big brown eyes, real yellow hair.

The basest of all human needs is the need to confide, to confess. It is the soul's need to go outside itself.

We all are scared of bad things... So when you are watching a film, you see your fears on the screen.

I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that, I don't always feel good. I get a lot more catharsis from taking pictures or painting or making short films.

Every book for me is an exorcism in some way or another, working through my feelings at the time.