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    Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.

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The heart is half a prophet.

The heart is half a prophet.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Emotion Quotes,
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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the read more

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.

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If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.

by Horace Found in: Emotion Quotes,
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Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

by Mark Twain Found in: Emotion Quotes,
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Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.

Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.

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There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Emotion Quotes,
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I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady read more

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

by Adlai E. Stevenson Found in: Emotion Quotes,
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Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring asshole and proud of it.

Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring asshole and proud of it.

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Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

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