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“Terror and rapture to Emily Dickinson are alternative words for "transport".”

Book:The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

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“What foolishness it is to desire more life, after one has tasted A bit of it and seen the world; for each day, after each endless day, Piles up ever more misery into a mound. As for pleasures: once we Have passed youth they vanish away, never again to be seen. Death is the end of all. Never to be born is the best thing. To have seen the daylight And be swept instantly back into dark oblivion comes second.”

Philosophy Emotional Pain Emo Sophocles Antinatalism Nonexistence

Book:Oedipus at Colonus

Source: Oedipus at Colonus

“The few Americans he had encountered in his lifetime had all seemed flat to him, as if freedom weakened one's capacity for intense emotion by demanding too little of it.”

America Freedom Emotion United States Democracy Americans

Book:Alif the Unseen

Source: Alif the Unseen

“While it's true that I am guided in life by my feelings and emotions, that certainly does NOT mean that I trust them. Emotions are reactions to things based on all of a person's prior experiences and we forget sometimes just how limited those are.”

Life Feelings Emotion Trust Experience

Author:Ashly Lorenzana

“Struggle is a prerequisite to surrender.”

Faith Emotion Discipleship Sovereignty Of God Mystery Of God

Book:Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith

Source: Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith

“The neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux has shown that the same neural mechanisms mediate the fear response in all sorts of animals, from pigeons and rats to cats and humans. The idea that other animals experience similar emotions to us is not anthropomorphism: it is based on sound scientific evidence.”

Fear Emotion Psychology Animals Anthropomorphism

Book:A brief introduction to emotions

Source: A brief introduction to emotions

“The letter is too belligerent. If I were you, I would state the facts as they were, without the pepper and salt. Abraham Lincoln”

Emotion Perspective Persuasion Maturation Word Choice

Book:Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

Source: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

“Until the coming of another day of fear, they walked in silence with bowed heads.”

Emotion Depression Anxiety

Book:The Two Towers

Source: The Two Towers

“Ah, I love this; I love...your mouth on me.” He feels so good. Ah. His fingers replace his tongue. My emotions bubble up to the surface, screaming for release. I want to tell him how I feel. My eyes gloss with tears. I love him. I love you. I love you. Alex, I love you.”

Love Romance Sex Emotion Orgasm

Book:The Swallow

Source: The Swallow

“A silence overtook the odd family in their odd surroundings as loss became the mockery of the moment, and they were caught up in the emotional release that is common in a theater audience after the sudden ending of a tragic movie; the curtain closes and the people are still in their seats, numb and sighing their way back into reality.”

Emotion Silence Family Surroundings

Book:Monarchs and Mendicants

Source: Monarchs and Mendicants

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