--- title: "9 Staring Contest Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Staring Contest quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Staring Contest sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/brandon-sanderson-112_death_can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-an_1968277.jpg" --- > [“Can’t be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-and-having-a-staring-contest/) [Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/brandon-sanderson-112_death_can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-an_1968277.jpg) > [“He seemed to be having a staring contest with one of the candles”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrington/he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest-with-one-of-the-candles/) [Kim Harrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/kim-harrington-11464_candles_he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest_829079.jpg) > [Just won a staring contest... With the wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/just-won-a-staring-contest-with-the-wall/) [Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/nikhil-saluja-26_facebook_just-won-a-staring-contest-with-the-wall_1303465.jpg) > [“He started a brief staring contest, which was apparently his new method of persuading her to agree to his point of view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-james/he-started-a-brief-staring-contest-which-was-apparently-his-new/) [Lauren James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/lauren-james-26228_point-of-view_he-started-a-brief-staring-contest-which_1171892.jpg) > [“In the end, I just engaged in a staring contest with the wall. The wall kept winning, but I felt like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-parks/in-the-end-i-just-engaged-in-a-staring-contest-with-the-wall-the-wall/) [Brad Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/brad-parks-37182_quote_in-the-end-i-just-engaged-in-a-staring-c_1107794.jpg) > [“Why is everyone being all quiet?" the Kid asks. "Are we having a staring contest? If so, you should have told me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tj-klune/why-is-everyone-being-all-quiet-the-kid-asks-are-we-having-a-staring/) [TJ Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tj-klune/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/tj-klune-28598_asks_why-is-everyone-being-all-quiet-the-kid_380781.jpg) > [“His face is more open than an open book, like a wall of graffiti really. I realize I'm writing wow on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jandy-nelson/his-face-is-more-open-than-an-open-book-like-a-wall-of-graffiti/) [Jandy Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jandy-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/jandy-nelson-1913_books_his-face-is-more-open-than-an-open-book_609442.png) > [Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/finally-i-decided-that-the-proper-strategy-was-to-stare-back-boys-do-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/john-green-12_blue_finally-i-decided-that-the-proper-strate_864154.jpg) > [“Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business, after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/finally-i-decided-that-the-proper-strategy-was-to-stare-back-boys-do/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/john-green-12_john-green_finally-i-decided-that-the-proper-strate_310855.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/staring-contest/#itemlist", "name": "Staring Contest Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Can’t be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandon Sanderson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-and-having-a-staring-contest/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/brandon-sanderson-112_death_can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-an_1968277.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/brandon-sanderson-112_death_can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-an_1968277.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/brandon-sanderson-112_death_can-t-be-any-harder-than-sitting-here-an_1968277.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Can’t be any harder than sitting here and having a staring contest with mortality.” — Brandon Sanderson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He seemed to be having a staring contest with one of the candles”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kim Harrington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrington/he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest-with-one-of-the-candles/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/kim-harrington-11464_candles_he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest_829079.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/kim-harrington-11464_candles_he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest_829079.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/kim-harrington-11464_candles_he-seemed-to-be-having-a-staring-contest_829079.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He seemed to be having a staring contest with one of the candles” — Kim Harrington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just won a staring contest... 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