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Emotions Quotes

"Anger is the fuel of resentment which can burn for a lifetime."

"Anger is the fuel of resentment which can burn for a lifetime."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Anger, Resentment, Fuel, Heart

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"They're saying that you and Sean Kendrick were burning up the cliffs." Tommy spins me again and grins at me. "And when I say you and Sean Kendrick, I mean you and Sean Kendrick. And by burning, I mean burning."

"They're saying that you and Sean Kendrick were burning up the cliffs." Tommy spins me again and grins at me. "And when I say you and Sean Kendrick, I mean you and Sean Kendrick. And by burning, I mean burning."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Emotions, Passion, Fire, Youth, Intensity

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"There is such a thing as emotional rubbish; it is produced in the factories of the mind. It consists of pain that has long since passed and is no longer useful. It consists of precautions that were important in the past, but that serve no purpose in the present."

"There is such a thing as emotional rubbish; it is produced in the factories of the mind. It consists of pain that has long since passed and is no longer useful. It consists of precautions that were important in the past, but that serve no purpose in the present."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Emotions, Emotion, Pain, Past, Present

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"You never felt jealousy, did you, Miss Eyre? Of course not: I need not ask you; because you never felt love. You have both sentiments yet to experience: your soul sleeps; the shock is yet to be given which shall waken it."

"You never felt jealousy, did you, Miss Eyre? Of course not: I need not ask you; because you never felt love. You have both sentiments yet to experience: your soul sleeps; the shock is yet to be given which shall waken it."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

Emotions, Love, Jealousy, Emotion, Soul

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"Strong thoughts are accompanied by great emotions."

"Strong thoughts are accompanied by great emotions."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Emotions, Thought, Emotion, Strength, Life

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"You never really lose someone, they will always live in the corner of your mind."

"You never really lose someone, they will always live in the corner of your mind."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Loss, Memory, Life

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"She was neither happy nor unhappy, and that was why she couldn't go on."

"She was neither happy nor unhappy, and that was why she couldn't go on."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Emotions, Emotion, Happiness, Sadness, Mind

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"It's not because I don't want to hurt Delia's feelings. It's because when she is bruised, I'm the one who aches."

"It's not because I don't want to hurt Delia's feelings. It's because when she is bruised, I'm the one who aches."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Emotions, Empathy, Love, Truth, Emotion

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"Raw love, like raw heartache, could blindside you."

"Raw love, like raw heartache, could blindside you."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Emotions, Love, Pain, Truth, Emotion

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"Anguish heart attack is tightly packed on to people with actions full of emotions and personal tragedies yet they can overcome it with personal self esteem and nice thinking."

"Anguish heart attack is tightly packed on to people with actions full of emotions and personal tragedies yet they can overcome it with personal self esteem and nice thinking."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Emotions, Emotion, Tragedy, Thinking, Overcoming

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"...no one can do a thing about feelings, they exist and there's no way to censor them. We can reproach ourselves for some action, for a remark, but not for a feeling, quite simply because we have no control at all over it."

"...no one can do a thing about feelings, they exist and there's no way to censor them. We can reproach ourselves for some action, for a remark, but not for a feeling, quite simply because we have no control at all over it."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

Emotions, Feelings, Judgment, Control, Emotion

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"It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty."

"It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty."

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Emotions, Needs, Feeling, Self, Introspection

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"When the heart hurts, tears find their way."

"When the heart hurts, tears find their way."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Heart, Tears, Healing, Emotions

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"You love someone, not because of what they are, but because of how you feel about them."

"You love someone, not because of what they are, but because of how you feel about them."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Love, Feelings, Relationships

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"Keeping the door that leads to your heart ajar is destructive as univited guests would move in and trample on your feelings, leaving you in great pains, but closing it always is a sure way to spot out the destructive and innovative guests."

"Keeping the door that leads to your heart ajar is destructive as univited guests would move in and trample on your feelings, leaving you in great pains, but closing it always is a sure way to spot out the destructive and innovative guests."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Emotions, Heart, Pain, Trust, Boundaries

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"You cannot hate someone until you know what it might be like to love them."

"You cannot hate someone until you know what it might be like to love them."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Emotions, Love, Hate, Understanding, Empathy

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"The human mind houses a rich depository of positive emotions. It also builds a penitentiary that contains cells of ugly emotions. Love and laughter are two of the most esteemed emotions. Hate and jealously are the two of the most odious emotions. Hate is the rawest of all emotions, making hatred the most difficult of all emotions to curb."

"The human mind houses a rich depository of positive emotions. It also builds a penitentiary that contains cells of ugly emotions. Love and laughter are two of the most esteemed emotions. Hate and jealously are the two of the most odious emotions. Hate is the rawest of all emotions, making hatred the most difficult of all emotions to curb."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Emotions, Mind, Emotion, Love, Laughter

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"You may not be able to find love, but if you give, you will get it back in return."

"You may not be able to find love, but if you give, you will get it back in return."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Love, Giving, Reciprocity

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"Lonely was much better than alone."

"Lonely was much better than alone."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Emotions, Loneliness, Companionship, Choice, Feeling

"Oh, Marilla, I thought I was happy before. Now I know that I just dreamed a pleasant dream of happiness. This is the reality."

"Oh, Marilla, I thought I was happy before. Now I know that I just dreamed a pleasant dream of happiness. This is the reality."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Happiness, Reality, Dream, Life

"He was so lonely that he laughed at himself."

"He was so lonely that he laughed at himself."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Loneliness, Laughter, Self, Emotion

"But I was - not quite happy. Pending happy. I knew this was not really my life, it was a borrowed life. One that I was temporarily wearing until I could sort out my own."

"But I was - not quite happy. Pending happy. I knew this was not really my life, it was a borrowed life. One that I was temporarily wearing until I could sort out my own."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Emotions, Happiness, Life, Hope, Identity

"I was tired of her getting away with being so young."

"I was tired of her getting away with being so young."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Emotions, Youth, Jealousy, Emotion, Appearance

"The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the painin the world had found a voice."

"The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the painin the world had found a voice."

H. G. Wells, English Author

Emotions, Pain, Suffering, Empathy, Emotion

"You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in the depths of despair. Can you eat whenyou are in the depths of despair?"I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say," responded Marilla. Weren't you? Well, did you ever try to IMAGINE you were inthe depths of despair?"No, I didn't."Then I don't think you can understand what it's like. It's very uncomfortable a feeling indeed."

"You're not eating anything," said Marilla sharply, eying her as if it were a serious shortcoming. Anne sighed. I can't. I'm in the depths of despair. Can you eat whenyou are in the depths of despair?"I've never been in the depths of despair, so I can't say," responded Marilla. Weren't you? Well, did you ever try to IMAGINE you were inthe depths of despair?"No, I didn't."Then I don't think you can understand what it's like. It's very uncomfortable a feeling indeed."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Despair, Hunger, Emotion, Experience

"The lonely people have taught me, that I am not alone."

"The lonely people have taught me, that I am not alone."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Emotions, Loneliness, Connection, Humanity, Hope

"Pain was a torn piece of paper."

"Pain was a torn piece of paper."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Emotions, Pain, Emotion, Struggle, Life

"Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream."

"Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Emotions, Hope, Memory, Dream, Love

"Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts."

"Those that lack friends to open themselves unto are cannibals of their own hearts."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Emotions, Loneliness, Isolation, Friendship, Sadness

"I suppose all this sounds very crazy - all these terrible emotions always do sound foolish when we put them into our inadequate words. They are not meant to be spoken - only felt and endured."

"I suppose all this sounds very crazy - all these terrible emotions always do sound foolish when we put them into our inadequate words. They are not meant to be spoken - only felt and endured."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Emotion, Pain, Expression, Endurance

"The truth is "#9dream" is a descendant of "Norwegian Wood". Both are ghost stories. "She" in "Norwegian Wood" curses you with loneliness. The "Two spirits dancing so strange" in "#9dream" bless you with harmony. But people prefer loneliness to harmony."

"The truth is "#9dream" is a descendant of "Norwegian Wood". Both are ghost stories. "She" in "Norwegian Wood" curses you with loneliness. The "Two spirits dancing so strange" in "#9dream" bless you with harmony. But people prefer loneliness to harmony."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Emotions, Truth, Loneliness, Harmony, Spirit

"Rainbows paint the sky with different colors of love, sadness, and joy."

"Rainbows paint the sky with different colors of love, sadness, and joy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Rainbows, Love, Sadness, Joy

"You only have one heart, but it can love the whole world and still have room to grow kindness in its deepest chamber."

"You only have one heart, but it can love the whole world and still have room to grow kindness in its deepest chamber."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Heart, Love, Kindness

"Sometimes it made her want to put her fist through glass; other times, it made her cry a river."

"Sometimes it made her want to put her fist through glass; other times, it made her cry a river."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Emotions, Emotion, Frustration, Truth, Life

"Her future, she thought, was likely to be worse than her past, for after her years of contented renunciation, she had slipped back into desire and longing; she found joyless days of distasteful occupation harder and harder; she found the image of the intense and varied life she yearned for, and despaired of, becoming more and more importunate."

"Her future, she thought, was likely to be worse than her past, for after her years of contented renunciation, she had slipped back into desire and longing; she found joyless days of distasteful occupation harder and harder; she found the image of the intense and varied life she yearned for, and despaired of, becoming more and more importunate."

George Eliot, British Author

Emotions, Future, Regret, Desire, Longing

"I never knew there were so many different ways to say good-bye."

"I never knew there were so many different ways to say good-bye."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Emotions, Expression, Emotion, Life, Loss

"Ilse was suffering so keenly that she wanted to arraign the universe at the bar of her pain."

"Ilse was suffering so keenly that she wanted to arraign the universe at the bar of her pain."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Pain, Suffering, Universe, Justice

"Anger and resentment are problems for our understanding and vision. They happen when we are away from our real purpose and mission."

"Anger and resentment are problems for our understanding and vision. They happen when we are away from our real purpose and mission."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Anger, Resentment, Understanding, Conflict

"Though I knew how this failure would hurt you, I had to fold like a grey moth and let go.You could not believe I was more than your echo."

"Though I knew how this failure would hurt you, I had to fold like a grey moth and let go.You could not believe I was more than your echo."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Emotions, Loss, Failure, Sadness, Truth

"Don't you get it? You can't tell me what to feel."

"Don't you get it? You can't tell me what to feel."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

Emotions, Emotion, Autonomy, Feelings, Freedom

"Oh, I don't wonder babies always cry when they wake up in the night. So often I want to do it too."

"Oh, I don't wonder babies always cry when they wake up in the night. So often I want to do it too."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Emotions, Sadness, Comfort, Emotion, Life

"She was a prism through with sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."

"She was a prism through with sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Emotions, Sadness, Perception, Beauty, Infinity

"Milly Brush once might almost have fallen in love with these silences."

"Milly Brush once might almost have fallen in love with these silences."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Emotions, Silence, Love, Romance, Solitude

"Like flowers to a bee, feelings are the silent language of the heart."

"Like flowers to a bee, feelings are the silent language of the heart."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Feelings, Heart, Language, Nature

"There's no way to tell what will make someone break down in tears. There are some who will cry at the merest melancholy word, and there are some who need the longest, cruelest speech to even dampen one eyelash. There are those who will cry at any sad song but no sad book, and there are those who are immune to the most saddening newspaper articles but will weep for days over a terrible meal. People cry at silence or at violence, in a graveyard or a schoolyard."

"There's no way to tell what will make someone break down in tears. There are some who will cry at the merest melancholy word, and there are some who need the longest, cruelest speech to even dampen one eyelash. There are those who will cry at any sad song but no sad book, and there are those who are immune to the most saddening newspaper articles but will weep for days over a terrible meal. People cry at silence or at violence, in a graveyard or a schoolyard."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Emotions, Tears, Emotion, Sadness, People

"Hatred may keep a body warm, but it takes a lot to keep the fire stoked, so unless a person is extraordinary in some way, some people are not worth hating, just like they're not worth loving."

"Hatred may keep a body warm, but it takes a lot to keep the fire stoked, so unless a person is extraordinary in some way, some people are not worth hating, just like they're not worth loving."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

Emotions, Hate, Love, Emotion, Energy

"You may forget to eat, but you may never forget to smile and love."

"You may forget to eat, but you may never forget to smile and love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Happiness, Smile, Love

"I am heartbroken, but I have been heartbroken before, and this might be the best for which I can hope."

"I am heartbroken, but I have been heartbroken before, and this might be the best for which I can hope."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Emotions, Heartbreak, Hope, Healing, Pain

"Anger and resentment are the cancer of our mind. To be cured, inject love in your heart and be kind."

"Anger and resentment are the cancer of our mind. To be cured, inject love in your heart and be kind."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Emotional, Anger, Resentment, Healing, Kindness

"I don't understand my sudden obsession with staring at her, but i can't seem to stop."

"I don't understand my sudden obsession with staring at her, but i can't seem to stop."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Emotions, Obsession, Attraction, Emotion, Love

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