Painfully Quotes

202 Painfully quotes by 177 unique authors

We could say that love is a tenacious adventure. The adventurous side is necessary, but equally so is the need for tenacity. To give up… — Alain Badiou
there is a great choice that awaits us every day: whether we go around carving holes in others because we have been so painfully carved… — Mark Nepo
Even painfully shy and awkward people are not painfully shy or awkward when they are alone. The way to access this natural, comfortable alone-self when… — Augusten Burroughs
Crumb,” he said. “What?” A slight grin appeared on his face and then he reached out, without the napkin, and before I knew what he… — Unknown Author
It didn't help that she was painfully shy and kept to herself, because then they just thought she was stuck-up, which she wasn't. She was… — Melissa de la Cruz
What I feel for you can’t be conveyed in phrasal combinations; It either screams out loud or stays painfully silent but I promise — it… — Katherine Mansfield
During their separation, something had happened to Annabeth's feelings. They'd grown painfully intense-like she'd been forced to withdraw from a life-saving medication. Now she wasn't… — Rick Riordan
The first thing a proprietor learns, and painfully at that, is: Trust is fine, but control is better. — Elfriede Jelinek
I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept. — Dan Brown
Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man. — Khalil Gibran
It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and… — Kofi Annan
If we win, someone else loses. But if someone else loses, we lose. Which is a point we're not getting. The new spirituality will make… — Neale Donald Walsch
For all their expertise at figuring out how things work, technical people are often painfully aware how much of human behavior is a mystery. People… — Gary Wolf
You might as well enjoy the day - you never know when and how painfully it could all end. — Henry Rollins
The need for a non-veteran reserve became painfully obvious in the Korean war when many of the men who were being called to serve were… — J. Anthony Lukas
Sometimes writing has to be forced. In starting out, the shape and timbre and texture of what is to come is an uncertain chimera shimmering… — Cynthia Ozick
Because Iranians have had to fight so long and painfully for political freedom, they have a deep appreciation for its value - perhaps deeper than… — Stephen Kinzer
I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days. — Lucy Deakins
I was painfully shy as a child. — Lesley Nicol
Then about 1951 I began writing again, painfully, a novel I called in the beginning A Life Sentence on Earth, but which developed into The… — Patrick White
As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a… — Adam Hochschild
When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold the pen wrongly, and to form its letters incorrectly, but… — James Allen
Its not true that men forget they're married when they see a pretty woman. Just the opposite, thats when they're most painfully reminded of it. — Mark Twain
I wish people could just say how they feel like Hey I really dont like when you do that to me or Hey Im in… — Unknown Author
Jealousy arises from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness.It is painfully desirous of another's advantagesA negative judgment may give more satisfaction than praise, provided it… — DrAnil Kr Sinha

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