“Anger can offer a sense of indignity to replace a sense of shame, and offer a voice-raised above others-which can finally be heard. Those voices are most effective when they are raised in unison, when they have mercy as well as anger behind them, and when, instead of roaring at the anger of old pain, they sing about the glorious possibilities of a future where anger has a smaller house than hope.” WellsPainHouseVoiceBehindsHeardPossibilityOffersMercyAngerShameRaisedGloriousRoaringIndignityUnison Author:Gina Barreca
“Interestingly, anger and lust are also elusive states once they have passed. Trying to recall why you were angry about something when you've calmed down is like trying to remember why you were in love with someone who no longer attracts you: the initial impulse triggering the emotion is impossible to recapture.” TryingStatesFeelingsRememberEmotionImpossibleAngerAngryLustImpulseRecallsInitialsElusive Author:Gina Barreca
“Anger is the quintessential individual-signature emotion: I am what makes me mad.” IndividualEmotionAngerMadSignaturesQuintessential Author:Gina Barreca
“If anger were mileage, I'd be a very frequent flyer, right up there in First Class.” IfsFirstsWomenClassAngerFirst ClassFlyersMileage Author:Gina Barreca