Emotionality Quotes

“I can't promise to be
calm, dignified,
and indifferent,
like a rock by the sea...
If my heart's going to break,
let it break from anger,
grief,
or joy.

- To Lydia Ivanna”
― Nâzım Hikmet, Poems of Nazım Hikmet

“Getting sentimental," you say, but who are you fooling, you've always been.”
― Stewart O'Nan, A Prayer for the Dying

“In depth, remember the surface, and remember to surface. Not in the sense that we need to catch our breath, but, for the trees, the wind, the Moon, and the Sun may miss us [if] we are gone for too long.

Consideration.”
― Psixomaxaristw

“Strategic culture provides an analytical lens through which to better grasp the continuities underlying international crises and the motivations of states’ actions. It encompasses both the emotionality of states (national pride and prestige) and the egoism of states (the pursuit of national interests).”
― Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan