Desperation Quotes

283 Desperation quotes by 248 unique authors

But I'm not here just to make records and money. I'm here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of… — Keith Richards
I felt a constant, low-flying desperation, the kind you feel when you are trying, trying, trying to get something you will never, ever get. — Deb Caletti
He sobbed in desperation at the burden of fear he carried with him every day of his life. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Looking for Mr. Right leads to desperation, because there is no Mr. Right. There is no Mr. Right, because there is no Mr. Wrong. There… — Marianne Williamson
There's no deodorant for desperation. — Jerry Stahl
Throughout it all, I loved her as much as I always had, and I found myself aching for those simpler times of the past. I… — Nicholas Sparks
It is better not to try people, not to force them to desperation. Make them prosper; out of superfluidity, they will be generous. Full bellies… — Hilary Mantel
Maybe it is desperation. Maybe we can't let things fall apart without trying. We can't let go of the people we love. — Lauren DeStefano
Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind to… — Frances Hardinge
He gives my hand a tight squeeze, but that desperation, that urgency between us is gone. No insecurities. Max and Fang. Fang and Max. No… — James Patterson
...desperation can toy with you and if you give desperation any wiggle room, it will find alternative answers — Harlan Coben
He never once tells me what Tiffany thinks or what is going on in her heart: the awful feelings, the conflicting impulses, the needs, the… — Matthew Quick
But if you seek forgiveness, doesn't that automatically mean you cannot be a monster? By definition, doesn't that desperation make you human again? — Jodi Picoult
The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom is… — Jonathan Tropper
When they face desperation... human beings become animals. — Dan Brown
On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the… — Banksy
I take a deep breath. I'm not sure where that swell of desperation came from, but know that I've acknowledge it, it's impossible to ignore,… — Veronica Roth
Desperation can make a person do surprising things. — Veronica Roth
So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me? — Veronica Roth
Once a man worries, he clings to anything out of desperation; and once he clings he is bound to get exhausted or to exhaust whomever… — Carlos Castaneda
When you collect bad loans... you sure learn a lot about making good ones. You also learn a lot about the power of persuasion, persistence… — John Stumpf
I started writing lyrics out of desperation. I was broke and wondering where my next job, my next meal was coming from, although I had… — Sheldon Harnick
Politics has come to resemble a cynical team game played by politicians, while the public has been pushed aside as if sitting on the seats… — Edi Rama
I want to know why I read as a child with such a frantic appetite, why I sucked the words off the page with such… — Francis Spufford
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions,… — Henry David Thoreau

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