Denying Quotes

370 Denying quotes by 323 unique authors

On Harry dug, deeper and deeper into the hard, cold earth, subsuming his grief in sweat, denying the pain in his scar. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
If history is to be creative, to anticipate a possible future without denying the past, it should, I believe, emphasize new possibilities by disclosing those… — Howard Zinn
Okay listen, you think I'm so inconsequential? Then try this on for size. All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are… — Sidney Poitier
[Science fiction is] out in the mainstream now. You can tell by the way mainstream literary authors pillage SF while denying they're writing it! — Terry Pratchett
Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more… — Dean Karnazes
I see that I've become a really bad correspondent. It's not that I don't think of you. You come into my thoughts often. But when… — Saul Bellow
Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it. — Mitch Albom
A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied. And it is not true that the recognition of the freedom of others… — Simone de Beauvoir
The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure through-pain hurts… — Anton Szandor LaVey
In addition, Master Twinkle seems convinced that someone is denying him a pair of stripey trousers. — Diana Wynne Jones
The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps… — Brennan Manning
The good folks mostly win, courage usually triumphs over fear, the family dog hardly ever contracts rabies: these are things I knew at twenty-five, and… — Stephen King
you mean machines are like humans?" I shook my head. "No, not like humans. With machines the feeling is, well, more finite. It doesn't go… — Haruki Murakami
In a way, literature is true than life,' he said to himself. 'On paper, you say exactly and completely what you feel. How easy it… — Simone de Beauvoir
By reading this message you are denying its existence and implying consent. — Gary Shteyngart
The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from self-denying faith and… — David Platt
The journey is not linear, it is always back and forth, denying the calendar, the wrinkles and lines of the body. — Jeanette Winterson
Yes, there is no denying it, any longer, it is not you who are dead, but all the others. So you get up and go… — Samuel Beckett
Never be ashamed of your love," he said gently. "The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is what makes the… — Alison Croggon
I've come to understand that arguing with [my wife] about it has never solved anything. So instead of denying it, I've learned to take her… — Nicholas Sparks
Hersesy is denying the word of God, and the word of God is much more reliably expressed in the natural world as it’s revealed through… — Iain Banks
I'm not denying that he's a terrific guy, but I'm not sure he's terrific for me. — Lauren Weisberger
holding tight, denying the fact that eventually we all had to let go. — Maggie Stiefvater
If you don't think you were born to run you're not only denying history. You're denying who you are. — Christopher McDougall
Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do. Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding… — Mitch Albom

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