But neither one is a close observer of what I might call inner states.

Changing inner state can be used actively, for a specific effect.

A specific lens or point of view is given through Felix and his inner state.

They illustrate the differences between inner and outer moral states.

It is a psychological study, concerned with body language to express inner states of emotion.

Juries, however, can be far less interested in a defendant's inner state.

And, he said, "it's very hard amid all the madness to keep aware of your inner state."

"Probably someone, whose inner state reflected this desolation," he said.

I'll just get in an drive out to the inner state an' ever' thing be just fine.

Here Modestinus's writing clearly reflects his inner state of mind, not any external events.