He saw the world more vividly than other people, and reacted to what he saw with laughter, horror, indignation, and sometimes sobs.

In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you.

I find that is the best way to write during emotional scenes...put yourself and your emotions in every single word.-Nina Jean Slack

Learning your lesson from a mistake is healthy, but living forever in the emotions of your past mistakes is toxic and debilitating.

My mom and dad died, but in their place I got a house of fog that’s easy to hide my feelings in. (No smoking, please.)


Love was something different. Love was pure delight, a fountain of emotions, sensual delights, and enjoying spending time together.

I’m endlessly fascinated by the way people interact, what they say to each other and how they respond to different situations.

I'm not going to be hardened by these people, to these things, I'm not going to let them destroy my feelings or my emotions.

When we can't let go of the past, painful moments accumulate in us; metastasizing in our consciousness like an emotional cancer.

Just remember that those who feel profoundly depressed are those whose happiness is likewise intense. What's so wrong with that?

Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.

Don’t run from your feelings; sooner or later, they’ll catch up and throw you down." EL Meeting life on life's terms!

We've all had our moments of weakness, and if we manage to get through today without any, we'll be sure to have some tomorrow.

His rules were thus: One, resist when beneficial to the cause. Two, dignity before humiliation. Three, don’t show true emotions.

I ve learned that people will forget what you said people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel