Glutton For Punishment Quotes

• Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Pain, Punishment, Catholic

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• Gussie, a glutton for punishment, stared at himself in the mirror.

  P. G. Wodehouse

  Mirrors, Punishment, Appearance

  P. G. Wodehouse (2008). “Right Ho, Jeeves (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.35, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• People thought he was a glutton for punishment, that he liked getting dumped. But it wasn't like that. He could just never see anything coming, and as he lay on the solid, uneven ground with Hassan pressing too hard on his forehead, Colin Singleton's distance from his glasses made him realize the problem: myopia. He was nearsighted. The future lay before him, inevitable but invisible.

  John Green

  Real, Distance, Glasses

  John Green (2008). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.39, Penguin

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• And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am in love.

  Karen Chance

  Punishment, Ideas, Challenges

  Karen Chance (2012). “Fury's Kiss: A Midnight's Daughter Novel”, p.43, Penguin

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• Now that I think about it, you’d have to be a glutton for punishment to keep coming near me given my acerbic personality where you’re concerned. (Tory)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Thinking, Punishment, Personality

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “Acheron: A Dark-Hunter Novel”, p.526, Macmillan

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• I think it backfired. It wasn't what I expected, it was difficult. I didn't expect them to throw somany mind games into it. I didn't expect to be so emotional, but I asked for it really. I'ma glutton for punishment.

  Sophie Anderton

  Emotional, Thinking, Punishment

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