#emma

I thought I loved him when he went away; I love him now in another degree: he is more my own. [ . . . ] Oh! a thousand weepers, praying in agony on waiting shores, listened for that voice, but it was not uttered--not uttered till; when the hush came, some could not feel it: till, when the sun returned, his light was night to some! ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#emmanuel #lost-at-sea #love #missing #storm

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another! ↗

— Douglas McGrath

#emma #movie-quote #mr-knightley #movies

It is funny how you do not miss affection until it is given, but once it is, it can never be enough; you would drown in it if possible. ↗

— Libba Bray

#libba-bray #funny

Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#answers #being #being alone #content #dilemmas

I hate violence, yes I do. It's kind of a dilemma, huh?. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#hate #huh #i #i do #kind

One wouldn't want to have the same dilemmas at 50 as one had at 15. And indeed I don't. I have a very different take on life. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#dilemmas #had #i #indeed #life

Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#constant #dilemmas #horns #life #life is a

The funniest thing happened in one of my first scenes. In the beginning Emma was really arrogant and punk and in every scene she would slam the door when she walked in or out. ↗

— Dannii Minogue

#beginning #door #emma #every #first

We have the melancholy dilemma of not being in a state to make peace or to prosecute war. ↗

— George Montagu

#dilemma #make #melancholy #peace #prosecute

I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

#american #american audiences #any #audiences #chance