Crushing Quotes

199 Crushing quotes by 178 unique authors

She still had her bad days, no question, when the black dog of depression sniffed her out and settled its crushing weight on her chest… — Lev Grossman
A rationalist, as I use the word, is a man who attempts to reach decisions by argument and perhaps, in certain cases, by compromise, rather… — Karl Popper
When she reached the shallow end, Kingsley held out his hand and pulled her up, but she lost her step and fell into his arms,… — Melissa de la Cruz
Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh-… — Jean Webster
What’s with her?” says the painter. “She’s mad because she’s a woman,” Jon says. This is something I haven’t heard for years, not since high… — Margaret Atwood
Preserve me from such cordiality! It is like handling briar-roses and may-blossoms - bright enough to the eye, and outwardly soft to the touch, but… — Anne Bronte
--I truly and deeply wanted to kill him. And I believe I could have done it, with nothing but my hands. But all of a… — David James Duncan
He holds my face in both hands and kisses me back. I press into the distance between us until it is gone, crushing the secrets… — Veronica Roth
He built up a situation that was far enough from the truth. It never occurred to him that Helen was to blame. He forgot the… — E. M. Forster
In the deepest places, where physical norms collapse under the crushing water, bodies still fall softly through the dark, days after their vessels have capsized.… — China Mieville
She introduced herself to my parents with one of her mighty, bunny-crushing handshakes. (I'd never seen Claudia crush a bunny, to be fair, but that's… — Maureen Johnson
His lips hovered over hers. “No,” he snarled. Madison wasn’t sure to whom he was talking, but then his mouth was crushing hers, and her… — Unknown Author
...there is the sheer emotional, intellectual, physical, chemical pleasure of your children. The honest truth is that the world holds no greater gratification than lying… — Caitlin Moran
I felt despair. The word’s overused and banalified now, despair, but it’s a serious word, and I’m using it seriously. For me it denotes a… — David Foster Wallace
maybe god is a child ‘s hand)very carefully bring -ing to you and to me(and quite with out crushing)the papery weightless diminutive world with a… — E E Cummings
I take it this is one of the ones crushing on you." "What? They all crush on me. I'm a hot college girl, remember?" I… — Tammara Webber
It was like being at the bottom of an ocean, she said. There was no light and a whole ocean crushing down on you. But… — Junot Diaz
How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another's heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have suffered… — Orhan Pamuk
I wanted him. I arched my back, fully aware of how vulnerable that made me and that I was giving him an invitation. He accepted… — Richelle Mead
After another half second, he's locked me in a bear hug, crushing me into his chest and lifting my feet a couple inches off the… — Rick Yancey
The weight of the sky dropped onto Atlas's back, almost smashing him flat until he managed to get to his knees, struggling to get out… — Rick Riordan
I should’ve been furious, but for some reason I wasn’t. Maybe because I knew he was telling the truth. Maybe because Voron left me just… — Ilona Andrews
In three strides Reaver was on her, his mouth crushing hers. “No more bullshit,” he said against her lips. “I want you. I think I’ve… — Larissa Ione
Are not the thoughts of the dying often turned towards the practical, painful, obscure, visceral aspect, towards the "seamy side" of death which is, as… — Marcel Proust
Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties. Of it, at least, I am certain, and how can I deny… — Albert Camus

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