The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a read more

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more

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.

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.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

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.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

The heart is half a prophet.

The heart is half a prophet.