Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation." "I am… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
If all we seek is an escape, what does that say about the world we live in. We are desperate with our… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
It has always been a sign of desperation that racial-preference supporters argue that the government can honor the constitutional mandate not to… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
Can it be that I have overlooked something, that there is something which I have failed to understand? Is it not possible… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Diseases desperate grown, By desperate appliance are relieved, Or not at all.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I try to have all my characters have a sense of humor. To me the most interesting thing is a desperate character.… — Bobby Cannavale Copy Share Image
The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of… — Pietro Aretino Copy Share Image
I think there is a lot of crime caused by desperation, and it doesn't mean that people commit crime because they're poor,… — Peter Moskos Copy Share Image
“Neil said to me once that in times of desperation, you have to force yourself to make a decision. It's your choice,… — Shirley Marr Copy Share Image
“We're not going to make it," I said. The words caught in my throat, choking me. What was it Leslie had said… — Brian Keene Copy Share Image
Complaining about wanting a relationship just makes you look more desprate then you are. — Syoung Copy Share Image
We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation. — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
Obviously we're doing a comedy [Fresh Hell], and our intent is to entertain, but we're also really aware and trying to stay… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
“It's like practicing pole vaulting your entire life, and then getting to the olympics and saying, ‘what the hell did I want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Under miserable conditions of life, any vision of the possibility of better things makes the present misery more intolerable, and spurs those… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
I learned to pray out of desperation. For most of us, this is how the adventure usually begins. When we finally get… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
Desperation is the secret to my steady employment. I am not interested in downtime. I really like to keep working all the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“There he must, despite the anguish devouring his brain, present a face approximating the one that is associated with ordinary events and… — William Styron Copy Share Image
Sometimes I will tweet things without an audience in mind at all, just because I want to say something that I don't… — Mira Gonzalez Copy Share Image
You know that feeling? When you're just waiting to get home into your room, close the door, fall into bed. Just let… — Anonymous Copy Share Image