Nerve Quotes

386 Nerve quotes by 318 unique authors

Scenes of blood and cruelty are shocking to our ear and heart. What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Why had he never appreciated the miracle that he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write And kind of turn themselves into knives And don't mind my nerve you… — Jason Mraz
My heart beats so hard it hurts, and I can't scream and I can't breathe, but I also feel everything, every vein and every fiber,… — Veronica Roth
He kissed me, so gently at first that I melted. I pressed close against him as the kiss deepened, curling my arms around his neck… — L.A. Weatherly
The principal difference between an adventurer and a suicide is that the adventurer leaves himself a margin of escape (the narrower the margin the greater… — Tom Robbins
He knew how to handle pain. You had to lie down with pain, not draw back away from it. You let yourself sort of move… — James Jones
Fear is a weakness. It makes a person lose her nerve and her cool. It makes people jumpy and organizations nervous, and when that happens,… — Ally Carter
That stupid Charlie Brown! He had the nerve to say I'm not perfect!" "So I suppose you hit him, huh?" "Rats! I knew I forgot… — Charles M. Schulz
Hamilton dabbed a tissue at the cut under his eye. "Except for the time I met the Great Khali, that was the coolest thing I've… — Gordon Korman
dont be afraid", i murmured. "We belong together." I was abruptly overwhelmed by th truth of my own words. This moment was so perfect, there… — Stephenie Meyer
When you peeled back the skin, you were dealing with bone and muscle, blood and nerve endings. It was all the same. She liked the… — Libba Bray
This is what I think: If you had the nerve to live what you lived, you should have the nerve to write it. — Jerry Stahl
He raised an eyebrow. "You claim not to know me? Of course I'm Thoth. Also called Djehuti. Also called--" I [Sadie] stifled a laugh. "Ja-hooty?"… — Rick Riordan
Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising. — Edward Abbey
I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve! — Rick Riordan
...This fear was unbearable. It unwrapped who she was, as neatly as he'd unwound her bandage, leaving too much pain and ugliness exposed. Nerve endings;… — Kristin Hannah
When do these three days expire?" "That's what pisses me off. I don't know. He was annoyingly vague." "The nerve. Threatening you and not being… — Karen Marie Moning
Sure, I’m dramatic and sloppily semi-cynical and semi-sentimental. But, in leisure years I could grow and choose my way. Now I am living on the… — Sylvia Plath
I could hear her babbling away beside me, but I wasn't really paying attention. I could barely focus on anything. My nerve endings seemed to… — Jojo Moyes
Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need… — Rudolf Steiner
I destroy because for me everything that proceeds from reason is untrustworthy. I believe only in the evidence of what stirs my marrow, not in… — Antonin Artaud
I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from… — Madeline Miller
Yesterday I went home with him and we did the usual things. I haven't the nerve to put them down, but I'd like to, because… — Graham Greene
If you ever leave me again,’ she said, her eyes stinging, ‘I swear to all the gods-‘ Percy had the nerve to laugh. Suddenly the… — Rick Riordan

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