Emotional Torque/Quotes

"That's why people are so distraught today. And that's what art is supposed to do: It's supposed to make you feel. You're supposed to be mad and want to throw a glass and yell, 'Goddammit, I'm not going to watch this show again.' We did our job."

—Taraji P. Henson on the fallout from Detective Carter's death, Person of Interest, "The Crossing"

"So it makes sense that the piece of Dan McCall advice that I took with me most was that every writer should be aware of what they want the readers to feel 'in the white.' He was referring to the end of the piece, that white space between the last line and the bottom of the page. If a piece of writing is any good, you should be left feeling something there."

—Cracked, "The 5 Best Pieces of Writing Advice I Didn't Get in School"