Noun
The quality or state of being sentimental.
Source: Webster's dictionarySentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment. Norman Mailer
In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. William S. Burroughs
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way. W. Somerset Maugham
The idea of African brotherhood is often just a cover-up for laziness. We must see what is achievable in our circumstances and evaluate all decisions. In terms of regional economic integration, sentimentality is not enough. We really have to be frank and honest. Benjamin Mkapa
In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain. William S. Burroughs
Sentimentality is a failure of feeling. Wallace Stevens