Disgust Quotes

207 Disgust quotes by 176 unique authors

God, is this all it is, the ricocheting down the corridor of laughter and tears? Of self-worship and self-loathing? Of glory and disgust? — Sylvia Plath
Hey," Dopey said when I was finished reading. "How come they never mentioned me? I'm the one who found the skeleton." "Oh, yeah," Sleepy said… — Meg Cabot
Fear is danger to your body, but disgust is danger to your soul. — Diane Ackerman
He had married (as most young men did) because he had met a perfectly charming girl at the moment when a series of rather aimless… — Edith Wharton
He had, they said, tasted in succession all the apples of the tree of knowledge, and, whether from hunger or disgust, had ended by tasting… — Victor Hugo
My feelings of disgust had been so loud within me, they’d nearly drowned out everything else. — Arthur Golden
There's a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint,'Dear… — Elizabeth Gilbert
The psychologist, Paul Rozin, an expert on disgust, observed that a single cockroach will completely wreck the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but a… — Daniel Kahneman
Trent, do you have any weapons? Like a gun?” He looked at me in disgust. “You’re here to protect me,” he said as he closed… — Kim Harrison
I have neither curiosity, interest, pain nor pleasure, in anything, good or evil, they can say of me. I feel only a slight disgust, and… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
For people could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent.… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
Coffee?" Santangelo calls down to us. We both look up. He,Ben, and Raffy are hanging over the side. "Is it espresso?" Anson Choi asks behind… — Melina Marchetta
It is madness. And if you don't know who you are, or if your real self has drifted away from you with the undertow, madness… — Emma Forrest
Disgust relies on moral obtuseness. It is possible to view another human being as a slimy slug or a piece of revolting trash only if… — Martha C. Nussbaum
…I don’t wish to meet people. They disgust me. Increasingly so. But I must have milk. — Erlend Loe
Did you know that she was cyborg?” asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his… — Marissa Meyer
I'm not sure I would label it a 'survivor,'" said Iko, her sensor darkening with disgust. "It looks more like a rotting pumpkin. — Marissa Meyer
I have one problem, I don’t hate people. They disgust me and I want to get away from them. I do not have hatred. I… — Charles Bukowski
Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who don’t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill… — Ayi Kwei Armah
what are you looking for? There is no Truth. There's only action, action obeying a million different impulses, ephemeral action, action subjected to every possible… — Blaise Cendrars
She taught me all about real sacrifice. That it should be done from love, not misplace disgust for another person's genetics. — Veronica Roth
The Spartan, smiting and spurning the wretched Helot, moves our disgust. But the same Spartan, calmly dressing his hair, and uttering his concise jests, on… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For jealous people, like dope-fiends, stoop… — Emma Goldman
It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have… — Havelock Ellis
The pure unadulterated disgust of Washington seems to me to be a really good thing. — Penn Jillette

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