Nightmare Quotes

790 Nightmare quotes by 620 unique authors

Half-man, half-beast, all nightmare. The shapeshifter warrior form. — Ilona Andrews
This is every writer's nightmare--the sudden breakdown of meaning in the language that sustains and supports us... — Dan Simmons
Ninety per cent of life is a nightmare, do you think I am going to get it rounded up to hundred per cent? — Saul Bellow
Possibly the only good to come out of these nightmares was that it brought Hans Hubermann, her new papa, into the room, to soothe her,… — Markus Zusak
I believed the reason there was a God was to prevent such atrocities from happening to the same person twice. But nothing prepared me for… — Jodi Picoult
I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn't a nightmare. — Charles Bukowski
That's not such a bad thing,' he said to me. 'In nightmares we can think the worst. That's what they're for, I guess. — Stephen King
I've a pocket full of dreams to sell," said Teddy, whimsically,... "What d'ye lack? What d'ye lack? A dream of success--a dream of adventure--a dream… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
… in the relentless and meaningless manner one searches for something in a nightmare, coming on doors that won’t open or drawers that won’t shut,… — Anne Rice
The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy… — Emily Bronte
Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean that you want to have lunch with the person.… — Anne Lamott
They will be like shadows, they will be like wraiths, gray members of a congregation of nightmare; hark! his long wavering howl . . .… — Angela Carter
The nightmares arrived like they always did, much like the best player in the opposition when you've heard rumors that he might be injured or… — Markus Zusak
She looked like a head-on collision between a fashion plate and a nightmare. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so… — Carl Sagan
Gods, I wish the world was full of passive women.He thougt for a moment longer, then scowled. On second thoughts, what a nightmare that'd be.… — Steven Erikson
I had come to discover that "safe" was an illusion, a pretense that adults wrapped around their children- and sometimes themselves- to make the world… — Holly Lisle
They had behind them, to my mind, the terrific suggestiveness of words heard in dreams, of phrases spoken in nightmares. — Joseph Conrad
crawling up into daddy's lap when dad was still DADDY nodding my head against his chest soaking in the comfort of his heart LISTENING to… — Ellen Hopkins
Nothing chased nightmares away faster than the rustle of printed paper. — Cornelia Funke
The city was asleep on its right side and shaking with violent nightmares. Long puffs of snoring came out of the chimneys. Its feet were… — Anais Nin
What makes a nightmare nightmarish is the sense that something is happening that should not be. While nightmares are the most convenient reference point for… — Thomas Ligotti
You hurt her by starving yourself, you hurt her with your lies, and by fighting everybody who tries to help you. Emma can only sleep… — Laurie Halse Anderson
He doesn't see my breasts or my waist or my hips. He only sees the nightmare. — Laurie Halse Anderson
Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever. — Aleksandar Hemon

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