Fester Quotes
49 quotes by 44 authors
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Emotions can create problems that do not exist. It's fine to be justifiably angry. But, it's not okay to let that anger fester long enough…
— Ruben Papian
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It is typical of women to fester and ferment over disappointments, slights, annoyances, angers, etc.
— Laura Schlessinger
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A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.
— Jessamyn West
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For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lillies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
— William Shakespeare
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Why did women always believe that talking about a problem would fix it? Some issues were corpses. Hot air made them fester and rot and…
— Brent Weeks
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does…
— Langston Hughes
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The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound.
— Alice Sebold
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But the hearts of small children are delicate organs. A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes. The heart of a…
— Carson McCullers
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I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative…
— Immaculee Ilibagiza
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I add my oath of protection to the bone,' he said in a whisper. 'To you now and to any child you may bear in…
— Terry Goodkind
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All right. Are you going to come back? Do you want any soup?" "No," said Jace. "Do you think Hodge will want any soup?" "No…
— Cassandra Clare
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If we don't pray according to the needs of the heart, we repress our deepest longings. Our prayers may not be rational, and we may…
— Madeleine L'Engle
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The past was gone. Nothing could change what had already been. Looking back at it, letting its wounds fester, indulging in regret was just a…
— Jim Butcher
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There's a place for everything and everyone, you know. That is the mistake they make above. They think that only certain people have a place.…
— Lauren Oliver
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Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul.
— George R. R. Martin
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You said to me once that you weren’t what I dreamed of. You were right. You surpass everything I dreamed of. Even the rot in…
— Melina Marchetta
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I'd like to die listening to a piece of music. I imagine this as so easy, so natural, but naturally it's quite impossible. Notes stab…
— Robert Walser
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Grief heals ... unshed tears fester like a canker in the soul.
— Jacqueline Carey
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Open debate is our strongest tool in standing up to extremism. The far more dangerous avenue is to force extremist ideas underground, where they can…
— Jonas Gahr Store
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Too often, a problem is allowed to fester until it reaches a crisis point... and the American people are left asking the question: what went…
— Darrell Issa
Who Wrote These Fester Quotes
44 authors contributed a total of 49 Fester Quotes, led by these top contributors: