“Imitation is for the most part so unconscious that its effects are almost unheeded, but its influence is not the less permanent on that account. It is only when an impressive nature is placed in contact with an impressionable one that the alteration in the character becomes recognizable. Yet even the weakest natures exercise some influence upon those about them. The approximation of feeling, thought, and habit is constant, and the action of example unceasing.” CharacterFeelingsActionInfluenceEffectsExampleHabitExerciseAccountsConstantContactPermanentUnconsciousImitationImpressiveAlterationsApproximationImpressionable Book:Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them. Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive Source: Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them. Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive
“Growing up I was always prone to obsession, partly because of the way I am, but partly because after feeling so lonely for such a long time, when I found someone or something that I liked, I felt helplessly drawn to it. I suppose that accounts for some of the creepiness in my music.” WayLongFeelingsFoundFeltGrowing UpGrowingLong TimeLonelyAccountsObsessionSo LonelyFound Someone Author:Lana Del Rey
“How are we to account for the strange human craving for the pleasure of feeling afraid which is so much involved in our love of ghost stories?” HumansStoriesFeelingsPleasureStrangeInvolvedAccountsGhostOur LoveCravingGhost Stories Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays