Bleak Quotes

140 quotes by 135 authors

Born Losers is a beautiful piece of writing. Scott Sandage is history's Dickens; his bleak house, the late nineteenth century world of almost anonymous American… — William S. McFeely
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling… — Charles Caleb Colton
In the summer there are twelve cottonwoods around the pool, which in the winter become an elevated thicket. There is also a courtyard with a… — Donald Judd
We live in a pretty bleak time. I feel that in the air. Everything is uncertain. Everything feels like its on the precipice of some… — Sean Lennon
We laughed a lot. That's one thing we forgot about for a few years - laughing. When we went through all the lawsuits, it looked… — George Harrison
I dont walk around chuckling all the time. My outlook is very bleak. Its worse than bleak, its apocalyptic. — Mark Leyner
Like art, love, and pornography, noir is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. For the purposes of the book and… — Otto Penzler
The world has never before had as much drama as today. Radio, films, television and video inundate us with drama. But while these forms can… — Girish Karnad
I don't believe, for instance, that evolutionary biology or any scientific endeavor has much to say about love. I'm sure a lot can be learned… — Greg Graffin
History is the art of making an argument about the past by telling a story accountable to evidence. In the writing of history, a story… — Jill Lepore
I don't think we are here for anything. We're just products of evolution. You can say, "Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you… — James D. Watson
When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh, who would inhabit This bleak world alone? — Charles Lamb
And imagine acquiring a new language and only learning the words to describe a wonderful world, refusing to know the words for a bleak one… — Rosamund Lupton
Look round and round upon this bare bleak plain, and see even here, upon a winter's day, how beautiful the shadows are! Alas! It is… — Charles Dickens
Yes, it looks bleak. But you are still alive now. You are alive with all the others, in this present moment. And because the truth… — Joanna Macy
For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance that happy endings are possible. Romance… — Leigh Michaels
My prayer today is to not be negative about anything for one day. It is so easy to be disappointed, critical, cynical. Nothing is easier… — Caroline Myss
It is at this moment, when things appear so bleak that we must redouble our efforts and not give up. We must believe that we… — Cynthia McKinney
Ah, children, pity level-crossing keepers, pity lock-keepers - pity lighthouse-keepers - pity all the keepers of this world (pity even school teachers), caught between their… — Graham Swift
Dont ever lose hope. Even when life seems bleak and hopeless, know that you are not alone. — Nancy Reagan

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