Devils Quotes

280 quotes by 227 authors

What is the world but a boxing ring where fools and devils put up their fists? — Catherynne M. Valente
Are you a devil?" "I am a man," answered Father Brown gravely; "and therefore have all devils in my heart. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If she says goodbye perhaps adieu. Adieu - like those old time songs she sang. Always adieu (and all songs say it). If she too… — Jean Rhys
I grew up in those years when the Old West was passing and the New West was emerging. It was a time when we still… — Hal Borland
I met a woman She had a mouth like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds And she said "Go… — Joni Mitchell
Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls. — Arthur Schopenhauer
As the Roman Empire came to its close, all the old gods of the pagan world were seen as demons by the Christians who rose.… — Anne Rice
Write against patterns. Go against the devils. Write what you never write. Lie. Validate what you donâ€™t validate. Indulge what you donâ€™t like. Wallow in… — Deena Metzger
Devils are depicted with bats' wings and good angels with birds' wings, not because anyone holds that moral deterioration would be likely to turn feathers… — C.S. Lewis
Chyertiâ€”thatâ€™s us, demons and devils, small and bigâ€”are compulsive. We obsess. Itâ€™s our nature. We turn on a track, around and around; we march in… — Catherynne M. Valente
I'm not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn't step out of my path to let one go by. — Robert E. Howard
When devils will the blackest sins put on They do suggest at first with heavenly shows — William Shakespeare
And though this world with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us, We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through… — Martin Luther
A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil. — Soren Kierkegaard
I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found ordinary people. — Jeanette Winterson
Will: 'Singing the praises of our fair city? We treat you well here, don't we, James? I doubt I'd have that kind of luck in… — Cassandra Clare
I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise… — Tom Waits
No good sentences ever include the word â€˜should.â€™ I should have paid the tavern bill; now theyâ€™re coming to break my legs. I should never… — Cassandra Clare
More details, more devils. — George R. R. Martin
Prisons are the temples where devils learn to prey. Every time we turn the key we twist the knife of fate, because every time we… — Gregory David Roberts

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