Dismay Quotes

58 quotes by 57 authors

Once in pre-war days, when curiously-bonneted women drivers were familiar sights at the taxi-wheels, I cried out to one in my dismay: "Is there no… — Alexander Woollcott
I was young I was so young it hurt like a knife inside because there was no alternative except to hide as long as possible---… — Charles Bukowski
Give me the Love that leads the way The Faith that nothing can dismay The Hope no disappointments tire The Passion that'll burn like fire… — Amy Carmichael
But to go to school in a summer morn, O! It drives all joy away; Under a cruel eye outworn, The little ones spend the… — William Blake
HE was standing across the street, staring at her with a look of shock and dismay. One look in Oliver's eyes and she knew he… — Melissa de la Cruz
If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite - the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singulary generic modern culture that takes for… — Wade Davis
There was no mistaking her sincerity--it breathed in every tone of her voice. Both Marilla and Mrs. Lynde recognized its unmistakable ring. But the former… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
It is almost impossible to describe happiness, because at the time it feels entirely natural, as if all the rest of your life has been… — Margaret George
Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Miss Grantham's sense of humour got the better of her at this point, and, tottering towards a chair, she sank into it, exclaiming in tragic… — Georgette Heyer
If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from which we have… — Stephen Levine
Achamian tossed his hands skyward in dismay. â€œFoolish boy! How many faiths are there? How many competing beliefs? And you would murder another on the… — R. Scott Bakker
Carmen sat up when she heard a familiar trill from her computer. It was an instant message from Bee. Beezy3: Packing. Do you have my… — Ann Brashares
There are times, they occur with increasing frequency nowadays, when I seem to know nothing, when everything I know seems to have fallen out of… — John Banville
Its three in the morning,' she noted with dismay. 'Do you think Simonâ€™s all right?' 'I think heâ€˜s weird, actually,' said Jace. 'Though that has… — Cassandra Clare
Sydney sighed and stood up, smoothing her rumpled clothes with dismay. ÊºI need a coffee shop or something.Êº ÊºI think I saw one in a… — Richelle Mead
Is there anything else I can do to see to your comfort, Miss Trent?" Perriwick inquired. "She's fine," Blake growled. "Clearly, she--" "Perriwick, isn't the… — Julia Quinn
Shouts of dismay rose as the red flesh splattered against the table. It was only a tomato, but one would think I was pulping a… — Kim Harrison
Toil on, son, and do not lose heart or hope. Let nothing you dismay. You are not utterly forsaken. I, too, am here--here in the… — Thomas Wolfe
Raphael continued to stare at me, in no hurry to get started. "You know the best way to get rid of a demon, right?" He… — Alexandra Adornetto

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