We call them feelings because we feel them.

Karen Joy Fowler
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  2. There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison - Jane Austen

  3. It does good to no woman to be flattered [by a man] who does not intend to marry her; and it is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds... - Unknown

  4. Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them. - Roy T. Bennett

  5. You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling [unsure] and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time. - Louis C.K.

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