You cant expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you cant expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones. – Greg Anderson
You learn to put your emotional luggage where it will do some good, instead of using it to shit on other people, or blow up aeroplanes. – Margaret Drabble
One must always maintain ones connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort. – Gaston Bachelard