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"For our part, when we feel, we evaporate; ah, we breatheourselves out and away; with each new heartfirewe give off a fainter scent. True, someone may tell us:you're in my blood, this room, Spring itselfis filled with you . . . To what end? He can't hold us,we vanish within him and around him."

"For our part, when we feel, we evaporate; ah, we breatheourselves out and away; with each new heartfirewe give off a fainter scent. True, someone may tell us:you're in my blood, this room, Spring itselfis filled with you . . . To what end? He can't hold us,we vanish within him and around him."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Emotion, Feelings, Love, Loss, Presence

14

"Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned."

"Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

Emotion, Revenge, Power, Pain

14

"Emotions have cycles whereas love endures. Some people confuse emotions, which are ever-changing, with love's durability."

"Emotions have cycles whereas love endures. Some people confuse emotions, which are ever-changing, with love's durability."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Emotion, Love, Endurance, Change

14

"I have lived too completely, I think. I have known every human emotion."

"I have lived too completely, I think. I have known every human emotion."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

Emotional, Emotion

14

"The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections,They scorn the best I can do to relate them."

"The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections,They scorn the best I can do to relate them."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Emotion, Observation, Expression, Humanity

14

"There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when th sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime."

"There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives utterance to the most natural and vehement outburst of sorrow. Those who hear the bitter cry are as much impressed as if they listened to an entire poem, and when th sufferer is sincere they are right in regarding his outburst as sublime."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Emotion, Sorrow, Poetry, Expression

14

"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be."

"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

Emotion, Beauty, Surprise, Truth

14

"I know my mouth is agape and my eyes are wide, but I'm relieved that hope isn't a tangible thing, because everyone around me would see mine crumbling."

"I know my mouth is agape and my eyes are wide, but I'm relieved that hope isn't a tangible thing, because everyone around me would see mine crumbling."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Emotion, Hope, Perception, Sensitivity

14

"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."

"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."

Wendell Berry, American Poet

Emotion, Grief, Loss, Absence, Emptiness

14

"Take any emotion-love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I'm going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions-if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them-you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. "But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment'."

"Take any emotion-love for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what I'm going through, fear and pain from a deadly illness. If you hold back on the emotions-if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them-you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. "But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment'."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Emotion, Pain, Grief, Detachment

14

"Comfort came in and stood with an appearance of guilt and shame. Her head bent, her eyes soaked with tears, her hands and legs, vibrating like a guiter string as perspiration covered her entire body, she felt like disappearing into the thin air, maybe to another mind creating world."

"Comfort came in and stood with an appearance of guilt and shame. Her head bent, her eyes soaked with tears, her hands and legs, vibrating like a guiter string as perspiration covered her entire body, she felt like disappearing into the thin air, maybe to another mind creating world."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Emotion, Comfort, Guilt, Shame

14

"Mind shouts, while heart whispers!"

"Mind shouts, while heart whispers!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Emotion, Mind, Heart, Whisper

14

"Modesty was hardly a priority in her mind until now. Now she had been cast from Hell and again knew shame."

"Modesty was hardly a priority in her mind until now. Now she had been cast from Hell and again knew shame."

Thomm Quackenbush, American Author

Emotion, Shame, Identity, Humility, Transformation

14

"It is difficult to love someone who loves you, but easy to hate someone who loves you, and love someone who hates you."

"It is difficult to love someone who loves you, but easy to hate someone who loves you, and love someone who hates you."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Emotion, Love, Hate, Relationship

14

"And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn't crying for him at all, but for the things he did. I cried because he would never do them again..."

"And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn't crying for him at all, but for the things he did. I cried because he would never do them again..."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Emotion, Death, Memory, Loss, Life

14

"Dear soul, don't set a high value on someone before they deserve it; You either lose them or ruin yourself...!"

"Dear soul, don't set a high value on someone before they deserve it; You either lose them or ruin yourself...!"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Emotion, Values, Loss, Self

14

"Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear."

"Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Emotion, Farewell, Love, Expectation, Reality

14

"Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government."

"Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Emotion, Power, Happiness, Wisdom, Today

14

"There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause."

"There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause."

Lynn Abbey, American Author

Emotional, Applause, Nothing

14

"As the purse is emptied the heart is filled."

"As the purse is emptied the heart is filled."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Emotion, Heart, Wealth, Spirit

14

"It was sadness, lostness, and the worst thing about it was the way it seemed like a default-like it was there all the time, and all her other expressions were just an array of masks she used to cover it up."

"It was sadness, lostness, and the worst thing about it was the way it seemed like a default-like it was there all the time, and all her other expressions were just an array of masks she used to cover it up."

Laini Taylor, American Novelist

Emotion, Sadness, Loss, Existence

14

"She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but sometimes she felt like she was just a little girl after all."

"She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but sometimes she felt like she was just a little girl after all."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Emotion, Bravery, Fear, Childhood, Strength

14

"You can't selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light."

"You can't selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Emotion, Anger, Truth, Life

14

"I am infinitely yearningbrimmingand overflowingin wordsi discoverit's another wayfor meto be in tears."

"I am infinitely yearningbrimmingand overflowingin wordsi discoverit's another wayfor meto be in tears."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Emotion, Poetry, Expression, Heart

14

"I often see how you sob over what you destroy, how you want to stop and just worship; and you do stop, and then a moment later you are at it again with a knife, like a surgeon."

"I often see how you sob over what you destroy, how you want to stop and just worship; and you do stop, and then a moment later you are at it again with a knife, like a surgeon."

Anais Nin, American Author

Emotion, Destruction, Sorrow, Healing

14

"So this had been all I wanted, a boy who understood how I felt. Now, though, I sometimes wished for more."

"So this had been all I wanted, a boy who understood how I felt. Now, though, I sometimes wished for more."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Emotion, Understanding, Desire, Life, Love

14

"Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry."I burn things to ash and smash holes in buildings when I'm angry," I said. "I'm a couple of steps past that point right now."

"Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry."I burn things to ash and smash holes in buildings when I'm angry," I said. "I'm a couple of steps past that point right now."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Emotion, Anger, Destruction, Power

14

"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast."

"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Emotion, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Today

14

"They were silent, humiliated by this return of the defeated, furious at their own silence, but the more it was prolonged the less capable they were of breaking it."

"They were silent, humiliated by this return of the defeated, furious at their own silence, but the more it was prolonged the less capable they were of breaking it."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Emotion, Silence, Anger, Power, Weakness

14

"Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."

"Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Emotion, Envy, Grief, Loss

14

"The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths."

"The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths."

Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Philosopher

Emotion, Love, Hate, Word, Change

13

"To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing."

"To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing."

Dorothy Thompson, American Journalist

Emotional, End, Feeling, Nothing

13

"The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose."

"The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose."

Mark Lawrenson, English Athlete

Emotional, Feeling

13

"It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist."

"It's amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist."

Tom Wopat, American Actor

Emotional, Emotion, Voice

13

"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings."

"Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings."

Carol Ann Duffy, British Poet

Emotional, Feelings, Language, Poets, Trying

13

"Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions."

"Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Emotional, Emotions, English, Talk

13

"You need to feel that the game is important to you. Lose that feeling and you lose your edge. There's no faking that kind of emotion. You can't invent the feeling. It's got to be natural, real."

"You need to feel that the game is important to you. Lose that feeling and you lose your edge. There's no faking that kind of emotion. You can't invent the feeling. It's got to be natural, real."

Dan Marino, American Athlete

Emotional, Emotion, Feeling

13

"Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions."

"Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions."

Anne Stevenson, American Poet

Emotional, Feelings, Hope, Emotions, Mind

13

"And rather than hide that, I would rather put that out on the radio and let someone see the full range of emotions. If you're going to be strong on the radio, you got to let it all out, even the ugly stuff. And you can't apologize for it."

"And rather than hide that, I would rather put that out on the radio and let someone see the full range of emotions. If you're going to be strong on the radio, you got to let it all out, even the ugly stuff. And you can't apologize for it."

Howard Stern, American Entertainer

Emotional, Emotions, Ugly

13

"Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any other story springs."

"Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any other story springs."

Clive Barker, English Writer

Emotional, First, Nothing, Word

13

"We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us."

"We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us."

Vernon Howard, American Author

Emotional, Feelings

13

"I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is."

"I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is."

Bobby Bonilla, American Athlete

Emotional, Feeling

13

"If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and emotion you felt in the first place goes flying out the window."

"If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and emotion you felt in the first place goes flying out the window."

Andrew Wyeth, American Artist

Emotional, Emotion, First, Flying, Joy

13

"You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."

"You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen."

Joe DiMaggio, American Athlete

Emotional, Birthday, Party

13

"You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing."

"You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing."

Emily Carr, Canadian Artist

Emotional, Feeling, Right, Will

13

"Literature could be said to be a sort of disciplined technique for arousing certain emotions."

"Literature could be said to be a sort of disciplined technique for arousing certain emotions."

Iris Murdoch, Irish Author

Emotional, Emotions, Literature

13

"Humor is tragedy plus time."

"Humor is tragedy plus time."

Mark Twain, American Author

Emotion, Humor, Tragedy, Time

13

"There was tremendous emotion. Every shift was so emotional."

"There was tremendous emotion. Every shift was so emotional."

Marcel Dionne, Canadian Athlete

Emotional, Emotion

13

"What torments of grief you endured from evils that never arrived."

"What torments of grief you endured from evils that never arrived."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Emotion, Grief, Evil, Fear

13

"We can't be intimate because we can't share feelings that we don't have."

"We can't be intimate because we can't share feelings that we don't have."

Keith Miller, American Author

Emotional, Feelings

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