I suppose the shock of recognition is one of the nastiest shocks of all. — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Did you know," he said slowly, "That Victor Dashkov is sitting on your bed?" "Yeah," I said. "It was kind of a… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Shock is the stepsister of denial. It cushions the blow to your psyche when really fucked up things happen.” — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
I'm going to shock you with the truth. I'm just going to give it to you raw, and however you take it,… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The snow has quietness in it; no songs, no smells, no shouts or traffic. When I speak my own voice shocks me. — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Light shows are sort of a meditative kind of experience, you know. It is not like a shock. — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
Sta come torre ferma, che non crolla Giammai la cima per soffiar de' venti. Be steadfast as a tower that doth not… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
If somebody had said to me back in 1988 that I'd still be making music in 25 years' time, to start with… — John Wesley Harding Copy Share Image
When I first read the story 'Guts' in workshop - my fellow writers that I've been meeting with for almost 20 years… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Edward Gibbon, in his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, describes the Roman era's declension as a place where… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“That, I think, is the shock of any relationship ending. It is realizing that what is still an ongoing relationship to someone… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
In the first phase of shock over, say, your mortgage being called in or your job washed out, it's essential to engage… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
A key impact of recent events was a very persistent, if not permanent shock in the oil supply. This was caused as… — Michael Kumhof Copy Share Image
I think people often underestimate the power of consumers. But I equally say that consumers are like shock troops: You can't keep… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Although no one said so, intuitively I knew they were my celestial welcoming committee. It was as if they had all gathered… — Don Piper Copy Share Image
The problem is that, in a world of floating exchange rates, as Italy was before the euro, if one country is subjected… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
I wrestled and played football in high school and in my last year, I started as a wrestler and actually had a… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Although my doctors informed me that I suffered a cerebral concussion, as well as shock, I do not seek to escape responsibility… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“A state of shock is produced when a story is ruptured… Trump is not a rupture at all, but rather the culmination… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
