Despair Quotes

1642 Despair quotes by 1070 unique authors

Such was a poet and shall be and is -who'll solve the depths of horror to defend a sunbeam's architecture with his life: and carve… — E E Cummings
All the stories and descriptions of that time without exception peak only of the patriotism, self-sacrifice, despair, grief, and heroism of the Russians. But in… — Leo Tolstoy
When I see the blind and wretched state of men, when I survey the whole universe in its deadness, and man left to himself with… — Blaise Pascal
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and… — John Steinbeck
Chance, my master and my friend, will, I feel sure, deign once again to send me the spirits of his unruly kingdom. All my trust… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
When I think of all the harm [the Bible] has done, I despair of ever writing anything to equal it. — Oscar Wilde
She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair. — Holly Black
We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan — Amy Tan
A shade of sorrow passed over Taliesin's face. 'There are those,' he said gently, 'who must first learn loss, despair, and grief. Of all paths… — Lloyd Alexander
I feel ashamed now that I tried to take my life. It is such a precious thing. I had no one to talk me out… — Mitch Albom
We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to the point where… — Madeleine L'Engle
a spiritual desert is spreading - an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair. — Pope Benedict XVI
...in a time lacking in truth and certainty and filled with anguish and despair, no woman should be shamefaced in attempting to give back to… — Louise Bogan
The refusal to feel takes a heavy toll. Not only is there an impoverishment of our emotional and sensory life, flowers are dimmer and less… — Joanna Macy
Market moralities and mentalities-- fueled by economic imperatives to make a profit at nearly any cost-- yield unprecedented levels of loneliness, isolation, and sadness. And… — Cornel West
I'll make you so in love with me, that everytime our lips touch, you'll die a little death. — Ai Yazawa
Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you have… — Unknown Author
Goals incapable of attainment have driven many a man to despair, but despair is easier to get to than that -- one need merely look… — Donald Barthelme
she was consumed by 3 simple things: drink, despair, loneliness; and 2 more: youth and beauty — Charles Bukowski
... the human body is much stronger than we think. It seems to laugh at the cobwebs of despair that the heart weaves before our… — Consuelo de Saint-ExupÃ©ry
Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake… — C.S. Lewis
Every friendship travels at sometime through the black valley of despair. This tests every aspect of your affection. You lose the attraction and the magic.… — John O'Donohue
The finest thing under the sun and moon is the human soul. I marvel at the small miracles of kindness that pass between humans, I… — Anne Rice
He who despairs is wrong. — Victor Hugo
An ad that pretends to be art is -- at absolute best -- like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something… — David Foster Wallace

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