Fret Quotes

105 Fret quotes by 90 unique authors

We fret about words, we writers. Words mean. Words point. They are arrows. Arrows stuck in the rough hide of reality. And the more portentous,… — Susan Sontag
Who are these human beings anyway? They walk around, strut, fret, as if they owned the planet, or the goddamned universe. I mean, who do… — Frederick Lenz
I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a novel. — Jerzy Kosinski
You must not begin to fret about the successes of cheap people. After all, what have they to do with you? — Willa Cather
He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and… — Geoffrey Chaucer
Do not fret under such assistance as is needful; therein lies one great grace of poverty. It were overambitious to aim at being poor without… — Saint Francis de Sales
Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of others, the genuine… — Criss Jami
Although practice swings Can be helpful things, Twere better, indeed, not take any Than to fiddle and fret And before playing get Exhausted from taking… — Richard Armour
A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt… — George Crabbe
Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him. — George Bernard Shaw
So I did that for a long time in my career, and I waited for parts to play myself just physically down a little bit.… — Charlize Theron
What the semicolon's anxious supporters fret about is the tendency of contemporary writers to use a dash instead of a semicolon and thus precipitate the… — Lynne Truss
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we… — Patrick Rothfuss
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret. [Fred. Free.] — Terry Pratchett
The Mississippi River towns are comely, clean, well built, and pleasing to the eye, and cheering to the spirit. The Mississippi Valley is as reposeful… — Mark Twain
I like these boots," I told Vayl. "Do you think they'd sell them to me cheap? I keep ruining mine." "Since when do you fret… — Jennifer Rardin
There is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so… — Robert A. Heinlein
She had an air of seeming to wait, as if for a man to get through with something more important than herself, a battle or… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
We are but older children, dear, Who fret to find our bedtime near. — Lewis Carroll
Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people. — Clare B. Dunkle
Charles, mate, you fret too much. I'm a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle." "Handle your blood?" Bones offered dryly. Ian… — Jeaniene Frost
He hath never failed thee yet. Never will His love forget. O fret not thyself nor let Thy heart be troubled, Neither let it be… — Amy Carmichael
We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes. — Christopher Hitchens
Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread, with bitter tiding laden, shall summon to unwelcome bed a melancholy maiden! We are but older children, dear,… — Lewis Carroll
The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. — Patrick Rothfuss

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