Horrors Quotes

238 quotes by 206 authors

And when the war broke out, its real horrors, its real dangers, its menace of real death were a blessing compared with the inhuman reign… — Boris Pasternak
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors? — Bertolt Brecht
To all the survivors out there, I want them to know that we are stronger and more resilient than we ever knew. We survived, that… — Loung Ung
Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and all the agonies of the soul, but for all time his tormenting tragedy is, and will… — Leo Tolstoy
I know I have been portrayed as a general looking for war. Many other headlines speak of that. That's what people say. But I understand… — Ariel Sharon
Some men are too dull to feel what might happen. Others torture themselves with maybes and populate their dreams with horrors more terrible than their… — Mark Lawrence
As Albert Camus wrote, the doctorâ€™s role is as a witness â€“ to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak out against the… — James Orbinski
Men's souls are crooked and unsound things, not good materials out of which to build friendships, families, households, cities, civilizations. But good or no, these… — John C. Wright
Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time in their history, experiencing the… — Eisaku Sato
In almost every musical ever written, there's a place that's usually about the third song of the evening - sometimes it's the second, sometimes it's… — Unknown Author
Awake, awake, English nobility! Let not sloth dim your horrors new-begot. — William Shakespeare
If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of… — Simon Conway Morris
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance! — George Eliot
Perspective, as its inventor remarked, is a beautiful thing. What horrors of damp huts, where human beings languish, may not become picturesque through aerial distance!… — George Eliot
Nowhere in space will we rest our eyes upon the familiar shapes of trees and plants, or any of the animals that share our world.… — Arthur C. Clarke
Considering what human beings do and have done to human beings (and to other living things as well) ... I can never imagine what the… — Isaac Asimov
We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience from the sublime to the brutal, and stories reflect it.… — Terri Windling
Only a fool takes offense at the truth, Jessamine. They are awful, of that there is no question. But they are also very charming. Purveyors… — Maryrose Wood
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would… — Nellie Bly
For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy,… — Herman Melville

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