Nerves Quotes

664 Nerves quotes by 537 unique authors

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
We lived always in the stretch or sag of nerves, either on the crest or in the trough of waves of feeling. — T.E. Lawrence
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
And they were quiet but their blood and nerves and butterflies were not—they were rampantly alive, rushing and thrumming in a wild and perfect melody,… — Laini Taylor
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
If a person remains tense for a long time he might not notice it himself, but it’s like his nerves are a piece of rubber… — Haruki Murakami
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
They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly. — Buck Brannaman
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
After great pain, a formal feeling comes — The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs — The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And… — Emily Dickinson
You could at least complain,” I say. “I adore complaining. It calms the nerves. — Franny Billingsley
The physical body is an agent of the spirit and its mirror. It is an engine and a reflection of the spirit. It is the… — Saul Bellow
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is… — E. M. Forster
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
Brenna’s eyes widened. Raising a hand, she brushed his hair gently off his forehead. “Why do I keep telling you things I swore I’d take… — Nalini Singh
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

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