“Sabsung (Thai): Being revitalized through something that livens up one’s life.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Commuovere (Italian): To be moved in a heartwarming way, usually relating to a story that moved you to tears”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Tiám (Farsi): The twinkle in your eye when you first meet someone.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Gezellig (Dutch): Describes much more than just coziness—a positive, warm emotion or feeling rather than just something physical—and connotes time spent with loved ones, togetherness.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Wabi-Sabi (Japanese): Finding beauty in the imperfections, an acceptance of the cycle of life and death.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Forelsket (Norwegian): The indescribable euphoria you experience as you begin to fall in love.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Naz (Urdu): The pride and assurance that comes from knowing you are loved unconditionally.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Kilig (Tagalog): The feeling of butterflies in your stomach, usually when something romantic or cute takes place.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com
“Why is it so hard to articulate love yet so easy to express disappointment?”— Kaui Hart Hemmings, amazon.com
“The hands went along with the body wherever it went. They wept when the body wept, trembled each time the body fell silent with pleasure. Salt and regret left their mark on them. Babies and wineglasses were entrusted to them, since the hands were precise, and enigmatic. Were they light beacons, real…”— Kathryn Hunt, narrativemagazine.com
“I loved him very much - more than I could trust myself to say - more than words had power to express.”— Charlotte Brontë, amazon.com
“Express the darkness with pen and paper. Write until you are empty of the negative thoughts. Write until you feel free from the chains of misery. Writing has been the best catharsis for me and it might work for you too.”— Mariel Alvarez, thoughtcatalog.com
“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.”— Allen Ginsberg, c250.columbia.edu
“Creativity is seeing what everyone else sees, but then thinking a new thought that has never been thought before and expressing it somehow.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, businessinsider.com
“Hip-hop is not the problem. Our reality is the problem of the situation. This is our music. This is us expressing ourselves.”— Kendrick Lamar, tmz.com