Awful Quotes

1118 Awful quotes by 901 unique authors

The mind's eye can nowhere find anything more dazzling or more dark than in man; it can fix itself upon nothing which is more awful,… — Victor Hugo
I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like you're given the choice to say bad-bye,… — John Green
If I had a nervous breakdown every time something awful happened in the world, I'd be crazier than a shithouse rat. — John Green
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss — John Milton
No, thats not how it happened... Mr crepsley dropped. He was impaled on the stakes. He died. And it was awful... His cries as he… — Darren Shan
I have an apple that thinks its a pear. And a bun that thinks it’s a cat. And a lettuce that thinks its a lettuce."… — Patrick Rothfuss
I'd really like to go with you, Agachak. Truly I would...but I just can't." "I don't understand. Why not?" "I'm not allowed to leave home.… — David Eddings
Leaning her silly, beautiful, drunken head on my shoulder, she said, "Oh, Esther, I don't want to be a feminist. I don't enjoy it. It's… — Joanna Russ
I been silent so long now it’s gonna roar out of me like floodwaters and you think the guy telling this is ranting and raving… — Ken Kesey
Looking back, I question whether I really loved Nate, or just the security of our relationship. I wonder if my feelings for him didn’t have… — Emily Giffin
You want to believe in black and white, good and evil, heroes that are truly heroic, villains that are just plain bad, but I've learned… — Karen Marie Moning
People always think there's this huge hundred-foot-high barrier that separates doing good from doing bad. But there's not. There's nothing. There's not even a little… — Matt de la Pena
It had been an awful thing to lose Henry the first time, to matrimony, but to discover what a false front he was capable of… — Anna Godbersen
Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth. — Banana Yoshimoto
It started when she passed me a note in English class. The note said you don't seem as awful as I hear you are. I… — James Frey
But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life… — Katherine Applegate
A stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself. How awful we all are when we… — Stephen Elliott
If love is liking someone an awful lot, then I suppose I'm in love with several people. — Steig Larsson
With a strange half-mocking tone, Aislinn said, "It's not just guys like those today. Even the pretty ones can be awful. Don't trust them just… — Melissa Marr
I wash my hands, wonder how an awful day could turn even worse. It seems like at some point you'd just run out of awful. — Kathryn Stockett
But now we've finally taken full possession of what is rightfully ours, because everyone must feel their own pain--and as awful as that is, it's… — Neal Shusterman
I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to turn his face up to them as he froze… — Charles Dickens
This was my one brush with love. Was it love? It felt awful enough. I spent another two years crawling around in the skin of… — Paula McLain
Her father sagged as relief spread through him. “I thought something awful was happening.” She frowned. “Something awful was happening. It could have got stuck… — Derek Landy
What happened when you woke up?" "I was having a dream. I don’t know what it was, but when I woke up, I had this… — Ned Vizzini

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