“Love could be such a squalid emotion: burning bright in the midst of pathos, the subject of pity and contempt, it blazed with brilliant stupidity all the same.”
Source: Toll the Hounds
“She did not understand music and it upset her, it had only sad, tragic things to say. These leaping forms, these pursuits and insistences, these elusive desperate repetitions, always seemed to her like one long cry of agony. She could not, in this company, allow herself the luxury of self-pitying tears, which was her highest tribute to the art. She looked about her and let the music gather to her the people with whom she was so deeply concerned.”
Source: The Unicorn
“... the simplicity of pure emotion saves one from the complicated thoughts that can lead to damnation.”
Source: The Whale: A Love Story
“Most people will leave you with the impression that the main function of our emotions is to cloud our judgement.”
“In the unconscious state of being things can seem good, bad, emotional, complex, revolutionary... - So you have a direct indicator for the level of your unconsciousness and disconnectedness. The more emotional or thinking you are, the deeper you are in illusion, in sleep.”
“If it didn't make you cry, it wasn't real.”
“And strange are the ways of deep emotion.”
Source: Anthills of the Savannah
“You matter, and you deserve to live. What you are feeling are your emotions, which are, as I said, like notes on a piano, or the colors in the Crayola box, and they are different, and varied, and high and low, and dark and light, and unique just like you.”
Source: Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity
“Take a quick inventory: “How do I feel? Is my energy level low; am I sleep deprived or worried about a few things in particular? What is on my mind (job, kids, health, finances, politics)? Am I hungry, hangry (low blood sugar levels), or did I just get up on the wrong side of the bed?” All these things, though seemingly inconsequential, really can influence how you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally, and how you react to what’s to come.”
Source: Emotional Advantage: Embracing All Your Feelings to Create a Life You Love
“True comfort is the emotion you feel when your actions are perfectly aligned with what your soul wants. It’s the natural feeling of lying in flowing water and letting the waves carry you.”
Source: The Having: The Secret Art of Feeling and Growing Rich