Self Pity Quotes

241 Self Pity quotes by 185 unique authors

But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life… — Katherine Applegate
Are you sure self-pity is a luxury you can afford, Jack? — Stephen King
When men talk about the agony of being men, they can never quite get away from the recurrent theme of self-pity. And when women talk… — Pat Conroy
Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality. — John Gardner
I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of all human emotions… — Gabrielle Zevin
But the day I can't shrug off a twinge of self-pity, is the day I'm washed up for keeps. — Jonathan Lethem
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I don't go in for being sorry for people. For one thing it's insulting. One is only sorry for people if they are sorry for… — Agatha Christie
I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo me; have no… — John Barth
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, despair, and depression. Isn't there some other way to look at this?… — Susanna Kaysen
For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion on this subject.… — Albert Camus
Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics. — Sebastian Horsley
Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However,… — Paulo Coelho
The atheist view is correspondingly life-affirming and life-enhancing, while at the same time never being tainted with self-delusion, wishful thinking, or the whingeing self-pity of… — Richard Dawkins
Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue. — Andre Gide
It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just… — Aldous Huxley

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