Best Disconcerting Quotes

46 Disconcerting quotes by 44 unique authors

Dreams, puns, elisions, plays on words and similar tricks that we ordinarily think of as frivolous, all play a surprising and somewhat disconcerting role in… — Milton H. Erickson
To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any,… — A J Liebling
It's a very strange phenomenon being hated by people you've never met. Some journalists just seem to hate me and everything I do, and it's… — Moby
There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary. — Christopher Walken
Mr. Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone - which is… — Susanna Clarke
It's rather disconcerting to sit around a table in a critique of someone else's work, only to realize that the antagonist in the story is… — Michelle Richmond
It was disconcerting that being in love felt lonelier than lonelines. — Emily Maguire
raking a hand through his hair, he forced his attention to the text she'd left on the coffee table, refusing to dwell on the disconcerting… — Karen Marie Moning
In mysticism that love of truth which we saw as the beginning of all philosophy leaves the merely intellectual sphere, and takes on the assured… — Evelyn Underhill
I stayed only two days in the capital. I was welcomed by a cheering citizenry, who threw flowers at my head. It was disconcerting to… — Megan Whalen Turner
It would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into gossip.… — Sherwood Smith
The tendency of modern American women to exclaim 'Hiiiiiiiiiiii!' in soprano octaves and hug each other upon sight can be disconcerting to those unfamiliar with… — Kevin Hearne
It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed. — Sue Grafton
He tilted his head to the side, still watching me in that same, disconcerting way. “Some things are true, drunk or sober. You should know… — Richelle Mead
Truth is so often disconcerting. — Rafael Sabatini
There are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of the immigration and… — Mitt Romney
I just cannot imagine why anyone would want to be really famous. You go to a restaurant and people are pointing at you and they… — Jack Horner
This open eye for possible alternatives which need to be scrutinized before we can determine which is the best grounded is profoundly disconcerting to all… — Morris Raphael Cohen
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and… — Lance Morrow
Once in a while it can be a bit disconcerting to be so recognisable. — George Wendt
I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand this… — Elizabeth George

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