They would twirl the emotional kaleidoscope until it gave them a picture that was comfortable.
From Washington Post article How the Brain Helps Partisans Admit No Gray by Shankar Vedantam on 31 July 2006, quoting Emory University psychologist Drew Westen [via, source]
Suppose I said I am on my best behavior. Would you want me when I’m not myself?
...i know you try your hardest to give me what i need;
you show me where your heart is; mine needs time to breathe
it may not broken, but it's far from fine...
the sweetest words you've spoken will help it mend in time...
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