Horrible Quotes - Page 14

• Genius is a curse. That's how I look at it. Some think that the brilliant comprehend the universe in a way the rest of us can't. They see the world how it truly is—and that reality is so horrible the lose their minds. Clarity leads to insanity.

  Harlan Coben

  Reality, Thinking, Insanity

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• It would be a horrible mistake for black people to say, as some have said, "We don't recognize him..." If you refuse to deal with him (Bush), the resources at his disposal will be given to others.

  Charles E. Blake

  Mistake, People, Scary

  "Some Black Pastors See New Aid Under Bush" by John Leland, www.nytimes.com. February 2, 2001.

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• If Slater were someone else, Kevin would merely be the poor victim of a horrible plot. Unless he was killed by Slater, in which case he would be the dead victim of a horrible plot

  Ted Dekker

  Would Be, Plot, Kevin

  Ted Dekker (2008). “Dekker 2 in 1 (Obsessed & Three)”, p.287, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Vitamins ruined my life. Not that there was much left to ruin, but still. I know that blaming vitamins for my horrible life sounds strange. After all, vitamins are supposed to keep people healthy. Also, they're inanimate objects. But thanks to them I was stuck in the Jackson Center Mall watching my father run around in a bee costume.

  Elizabeth Scott

  Running, Father, People

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• If much in the world were mystery the limits of that world were not, for it was without measure or bound and there were contained within it creatures more horrible yet and men of other colors and beings which no man has looked upon and yet not alien none of it more than were their own hearts alien in them, whatever wilderness contained there and whatever beasts.

  Cormac McCarthy

  Heart, Men, Color

  Cormac McCarthy (2015). “Blood Meridian: Picador Classic”, p.145, Pan Macmillan

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• Mr. Vandemar showed them his teeth, demonstrating his sunny and delightful disposition. It was unquestionably the most horrible thing Richard had ever seen.

  Neil Gaiman

  Teeth, Sunny, Disposition

  Neil Gaiman (2010). “Neverwhere”, p.100, Hachette UK

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• Whereupon a strange euphoria came over me. Not only was I exiled, paralyzed, mute, half deaf, deprived of all pleasures, and reduced to the existence of a jellyfish, but I was also horrible to behold. There comes a time when the heaping up of calamities brings on uncontrollable nervous laughter - when, after a final blow from fate, we decide to treat it all as a joke.

  Jean-Dominique Bauby

  Laughter, Fate, Blow

  Jean-Dominique Bauby (2008). “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”, p.25, Knopf Group E-Books

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• Sabrina turned back to the house and saw the horrible truth- a pair of legs was sticking out from beneath it and they were wearing a pari of shiny silver shoes with a remarkable red tint to them. She suddenly realized they hadn't just entered a story. They had entered one of the most famous stories ever told. "Daphne, I don't think we're in Ferryport Landing anymore.

  Michael Buckley

  Thinking, Shoes, House

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• Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has fallen from our eyes and the most horrible of crimes...reach the light of day?

  Hans Scholl

  Children, Eye, Light

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• Always something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible.

  Robert Jordan

  Optimistic, Sometimes, Something New

  Robert Jordan (2009). “The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.235, Macmillan

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• and now, all these years later, it seem to him that the most horrible fact of human existence was that broken hearts mended

  Stephen King

  Heart, Years, Broken

  Stephen King (2016). “The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass”, p.100, Simon and Schuster

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• She reminded me of what it did to her when I left — what it still does to her when I leave. She feels horrible about bringing that up, but she’s right. I’ll never be able to make up for that, but I’ll never stop trying anyway.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Trying, Doe, Able

  Stephenie Meyer (2008). “Eclipse”, Little Brown & Company

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• There was a horrible smell in the kitchen the next morning when Harry went in for breakfast. It seemed to be coming from a large metal tub in the sink. He went to have a look. The tub was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in gray water. "What's this?" he asked Aunt Petunia. "Your new school uniform," she said. Harry looked in the bowl again. "Oh," he said, "I didn't realize it had to be so wet.

  J. K. Rowling

  Morning, Dirty, School

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• In my head, Carlisle’s kind eyes did not judge me. I knew that he would forgive me for this horrible act that I would do. Because he loved me. Because he thought I was better than I was. And he would still love me, even as I now proved him wrong.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Eye, Judging, Forgive Me

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• I'll drive both of you," Seb offered at once. Mae nodded at him with gratitude. "No," Jamie said sternly. "I'm never getting into your horrible car. I promised myself that, because--it's horrible, and you're horrible. So take that!

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Gratitude, Car, Jamie

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Covenant”, p.291, Simon and Schuster

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• What is it?' Stephanie whispered. 'That, my dear Valkyrie, is what we call a monster.' She looked at Skulduggery. 'You don't know what it is, do you?' 'I told you what it is, it's a horrible monster. Now shut up before it comes over here and eats us.

  Derek Landy

  Monsters, Shut Up, Dear

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• It's horrible being ashamed of someone you care about; it eats away at you. And if you let it get to you, if you give up the fight and surrender, eventually that shame turns to hate.

  Tabitha Suzuma

  Giving Up, Hate, Fighting

  Tabitha Suzuma (2012). “Forbidden”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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• There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul. Horrible as successful artists often are, there is nothing crueler or more vain than a failed artist.

  Erica Jong

  Successful, Artist, Soul

  Erica Jong (2013). “Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.210, Open Road Media

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• It's horrible. We had an eight-game win streak going. We were all high and happy and everything is good. It's kind of a reality check. We have to get back and start working again. ... We just didn't bring it tonight.

  Jared Jordan

  Winning, Reality, Eight

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• This morning we were notified about the horrible news of the series of terrorist attacks in the United States, that have left a great trail of destruction. Mexico expresses its condolences to the Government and the American people for the irreparable human losses. We also express our energetic condemnation to these attacks. I have informed President George Bush of our feelings of sorrow and our solidarity in such difficult moments.

  Vicente Fox

  Morning, Condolences, Loss

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• I am a happy person and I choose to be a positive person. I think some people think my life has been tragic and there have been these horrible dramas but things really have been, and are, fine.

  Patsy Kensit

  Drama, Thinking, People

  "'I've had enough passion to last me a lifetime': Patsy Kensit on why she'll never marry again". Interview with Olivia Buxton, www.mirror.co.uk. April 21, 2012.

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• Passion has overthrown tyrants and freed prisoners and slaves. Passion has brought justice where there was savagery. Passion has created freedom where there was nothing but fear. Passion has helped souls rise from the ashes of their horrible lives and build something better, stronger, more beautiful.

  Jim Butcher

  Beautiful, Passion, Tyrants

  Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.1694, Penguin

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• Do you know, a horrible thing has happened to me. I have begun to doubt Tennyson.

  Gerard Manley Hopkins

  Doubt, Tennyson, Happened

  Gerard Manley Hopkins (1991). “Selected Letters”, Oxford University Press, USA

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• The world is full of horrible things.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  World, Horrible Things

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• Unless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they'll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to do is isolate revolutionaries from the masses of people, making us horrible and hideous monsters so that our people will hate us

  Assata Shakur

  Hate, Support You, Issues

  Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.196, Zed Books

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