Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

In the weeks since I had made the decision to leave my father's house, I had grown up. And I had learned that not every… — Cameron Dokey
I once read about a guy who lost his arms in a fire. The nurse took pity on him and gave him a hand job.… — Augusten Burroughs
So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most important— self-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes. — Brandon Sanderson
I wasn’t lonely. I experienced no self-pity. I was just caught up in a life in which I could find no meaning. — Charles Bukowski
She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got… — Oscar Wilde
Like all sick children,' he answered dispassionately, 'you say you don't want pity, but your very existence depends upon it. — John Green
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the… — James A. Baldwin
What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree... — Elizabeth George Speare
No one really needs me," he says, and there is no self-pity in his voice. It's true his family doesn't need him. They will mourn… — Suzanne Collins
He knows no other way but ugliness,” Sir Topher said quietly. “He was taught no other lessons but those of force. His teachers have been… — Melina Marchetta
Each man lived his own life and paid his own price for living it. The only pity was one had to pay so often for… — Oscar Wilde
To those humans in whom I have faith; I wish suffering, being forsaken, sickness, maltreatment, humiliation. I wish that they should not remain unfamiliar with… — Richard Linklater
What are you doing?" she asked, trying to raise herself. "First, I thought I'd show you what a pity it would be if they cut… — Melina Marchetta
In my terms, I settled for the realities of life, and submitted to its necessities: if this, then that, and so the years passed. In… — Julian Barnes
It seems to me, that if people only knew how hard it was for me to endure life, they would find it easier to forgive… — Ivo Andric
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid… — Paulo Coelho
When he sat alone in the darkness and cried and was done, all done with it, nothing had changed. His leg still hurt, it was… — Gary Paulsen
Did I kill him?” I said. “No, miss,” said Robert. “Pity. — Franny Billingsley
...surely there is something in madness, even the demoniac, which Satan flees, aghast at his own handiwork, and which God looks on in pity.. — William Faulkner
No one really needs me,” he says, and there's no self-pity in his voice...“I do,” I say. “I need you.” He looks upset, takes a… — Suzanne Collins
Do not scorn pity that is the gift of a gentle heart, Éowyn! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Trees had died to make these forms, and that seemed a great pity to me. — Charlaine Harris
Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you're feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you 'You think maybe it's… — Augusten Burroughs
Self-pity is egotism undiluted, after all—self-centeredness in its purest form. — Rick Yancey

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