Overwhelming Quotes

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The halls were empty. Charlotte had missed the first bell and would be late, again. Her homeroom teacher would ask her for an excuse and… — Anne Ursu
This morning, as Charlotte approached the brick facade of Hartnett, she found herself overcome with a great sense of dread. It hit her with a… — Anne Ursu
I am becoming used to an overwhelming, grinding mixture of anger and worry... — David Sheff
I feel an almost overwhelming interest in the methods of daylight abduction employed by the modern youth. — Georgette Heyer
While we are actually subjected to them, the 'moods' and 'spirits' of nature point no morals. Overwhelming gaiety, insupportable grandeur, sombre desolation are flung at… — C.S. Lewis
I stand four-square for reason, and object to what seems to me to be irrationality, whatever the source. If you are on my side in… — Isaac Asimov
Life can be magnificent and overwhelming -- that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would almost be easy to live. — Albert Camus
Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. But the realism… — Jonathan Franzen
Say anything you want against The Seventh Seal. My fear of death â€” this infantile fixation of mine â€” was, at that moment, overwhelming. I… — Ingmar Bergman
Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt… — Gordon B. Hinckley
I've come to believe that part of lovesickness comes from this conflict between control and desire. In love we have no control. Our hearts and… — Lisa See
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will… — Bertrand Russell
Anything thatâ€™s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming,… — Fred Rogers
We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds. In whatever way… — Kay Redfield Jamison
If I've learned anything in twenty-nine years, it's that every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking… — Douglas Coupland
Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table; Let us… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The world did not have me in mind; it had no mind. It was a coincidental collection of things and people, of items, an I… — Annie Dillard
My stories are of gas chambers, shootings, electrified fences, torture, scorching sun, mental abuse, and constant threat of death. But they are also stories of… — Livia Bitton-Jackson
Sometimes, a flame can be utterly extinguished. Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out. It flares up… — Karen Hesse
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting… — Mark Twain

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