Nerves Quotes

664 Nerves quotes by 537 unique authors

I was not wounded in any part of my body, but I had never experienced such intense pain, such a ripping of the nerves, such… — Yann Martel
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
Love's scary, and sometimes it's transient. But it's worth the risks and the nerves. It's even worth the pain. — Nora Roberts
San: You all right? Virt: I think i crapped myself a little Sam: Just a little? you've got nerves of steel. — Michael Grant
It is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life....Live simply. Don’t get caught in… — Paramahansa Yogananda
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
One should never regret one's excesses, only one's failures of nerve. — Iain Banks
For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me… — Carolyn Parkhurst
If you don't understand how something works, never mind: just give up and say God did it. You don't know how the nerve impulse works?… — Richard Dawkins
The arrogant elimination of the Djaouts of our world must nerve us to pursue our own combative doctrine, namely: that peaceful cohabitation on this planet… — Wole Soyinka
Being Adam Parrish was a complicated thing, a wonder of muscles and organs, synapses and nerves. He was a miracle of moving parts, a study… — Maggie Stiefvater
The nerves of the skin send pain signals to the brain to warn us of the danger from and impending injury. In the case of… — Steven Levenkron
but there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I have the highest respect for your nerves, they are my old friends. — Jane Austen
I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves. — RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa
Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
If we're lucky, writer and reader alike, we'll finish the last line or two of a short story and then just sit for a minute,… — Raymond Carver
Everything all right, Gwyneth?” asked Gideon, raising one eyebrow. “You look nervous. Would you like a cigarette to calm your nerves? What was your favorite… — Kerstin Gier
I brought out the most powerful tool I had in my arsenal. "If you resist," I said into Reyes's ear, "I'll be forced to Taser… — Darynda Jones
Magnus, I wish I had the nerve to wear the kind of pants you do. — Cassandra Clare
I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods. Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last time, you've got… — Rick Riordan
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they… — Ben Jonson
Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more… — Paul Brunton

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