Nerve Quotes

386 Nerve quotes by 318 unique authors

We came out here to find the American Dream, and now that we're right in the vortex you want to quit ... You must realize… — Hunter S. Thompson
The sense of unhappiness is so much easier to convey than that of happiness. In misery we seem aware of our own existence, even though… — Graham Greene
The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Ignore any loss of nerve, ignore any loss of self-confidence, ignore any doubt or confusion. Move on believing in love, in peace, and harmony, and… — Anne Rice
Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage - cold and heavy, slippery and gray… — Markus Zusak
I feel like, like pudding," Iggy groaned. "Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain. — James Patterson
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity... — John Muir
Never drink diet soda. It shows you have no nerve. Only drink real colas, caffeine-packed energy drinks, or vitamin water. Hate champagne because that’s what… — Paris Hilton
Odd to think that the piece of you I know best is already dead. The cells on the surface of your skin are thin and… — Jeanette Winterson
Fiction is a branch of neurology: the scenarios of nerve and blood vessels are the written mythologies of memory and desire. — J. G. Ballard
People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved in… — Joan Didion
But like a gambler at a slot machine, hoping the next spin would change her life for the better, she closed in before she lost… — Nicholas Sparks
I hope you will love your baby. I hope it will be a boy. That husband of yours, I hope, will always treat you well,… — Vladimir Nabokov
Slowly, very slowly, he sat up, and as he did so he felt more alive, and more aware of his own living body than ever… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through.… — Markus Zusak
You were designed to be very smart, Max,' she told me. 'We electrically stimulated your synaptic nerve endings while your brain was developing.' (The director)… — James Patterson
I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful… — Zora Neale Hurston
She dealt her pretty words like Blades -- How glittering they shone -- And every One unbared a Nerve Or wantoned with a Bone --… — Emily Dickinson
I can tell you that solitude Is not all exaltation, inner space Where the soul breathes and work can be done. Solitude exposes the nerve,… — May Sarton
Let's tell the truth to people. When people ask, 'How are you?' have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. You must know, however, that people… — Maya Angelou
I found that many gifted people are so afraid of writing a poor story that they cannot summon the nerve to write a single sentence… — Brenda Ueland
What the really great artists do is they're entirely themselves. They're entirely themselves, they've got their own vision, they have their own way of fracturing… — David Foster Wallace
Where did I get the nerve to think I could handle American teenagers? Ignorance. That's where I got the nerve. — Frank McCourt
Do you know what you’ve done?” I asked in a bland tone. Annette gave me an inquiring look. “You’ve gotten on my last nerve.” The… — Jeaniene Frost
You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get… — Agatha Christie

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