Sinister Quotes

124 Sinister quotes by 108 unique authors

Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism! You must achieve… — Philip Roth
Marylou was watching Dean as she had watched him clear across the country and back, out of the corner of her eye--with a sullen, sad… — Jack Kerouac
Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other… — Christopher Hitchens
One evening, when we were already resting on the floor of our hut, dead tired, soup bowls in hand, a fellow prisoner rushed in and… — Viktor E. Frankl
Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face – there’s nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to see… — Fernando Pessoa
It was a silver cow. But when I say 'cow', don't go running away with the idea of some decent, self-respecting cudster such as you… — P.G. Wodehouse
Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime… — Mikhail Bulgakov
Something sinister in the tone Told me my secret must be known: Word I was in the house alone Somehow must have gotten abroad, Word… — Robert Frost
No sign, so far, of anything sinister—but I live in hope. — Agatha Christie
I feel a thread tugging me again, but this time I know that it isn’t some sinister force dragging me toward death. This time I… — Veronica Roth
The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature, and harassed by them, saw in every… — Emma Goldman
Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times. — Agnes de Mille
Mars has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. The erratically moving red star in the sky was seen as sinister or violent by… — John Updike
Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Don't Be Afraid Of Wolf Leading Pack Of Sheeps, Be Afraid Of A Sheep Leading The Pack Of Wolfs. — FazeelAhmed
Every Puff Of A Smoke,Keeps Your Heart Healing.Keeps Smoking. — NizamShahbaaz
Whenever I see Myself In A Mirror, It Whispers,You're A Monster And I says Doubt Me. — NizamShahbaaz
I moved further and further away from mass entertainment. The sexual element became increasingly sinister and bizarre. Don't blame me! The bastards drove me to… — Robert Crumb
I write in that space between Ella's childhood and mine. I know it all sounds a bit sinister. — Carol Ann Duffy
I keep a sinister smile and a hold of my heart. — Boys Like Girls
Money changer! Greedy bankers! This is the Peoples House! My minister has a sinister plan to save my soul with a credit card scam. — Unknown Author
He has risen up out of the blackness chaos. The last of the prophets. Sinister a sickening monstrous sigh. — Dream Theater
Perception all too often disguises an insecurity as something much more sinister, creating anger and frustration in places where only kindness should dwell. — Andrea Martin
Thank you God for giving me such a talent; to smile and talk so sweetly, that nobody could ever doubt what wounding, dark, dismal, sinister,… — Akila Sultana

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