Terrible Things Quotes

140 Terrible Things quotes by 131 unique authors

I don’t want to be a Princess,” she said finally. “You can’t make me be one.” She knew very well what became of Princesses, as… — Catherynne M. Valente
There was a reason these boys were still alive, though. Something made them stronger than the other kids, the ones who had died in the… — Charlie Higson
Sagas wouldn't be interesting if terrible things didn't happen to the people in them. — Jack Campbell
Fading light means more than just the end of another day. Night is when terrible things emerge from their sleep and seek soft flesh and… — Jim Butcher
We're not gods, Julia. We're helpers. That's all. People have called us terrible things in the past. But that was only because they didn't understand… — Christopher Pike
No,''he said.''I was a Strigoi. I was one of them. I did...terrible things.'' The words were mild, but the tone of his voice spoke legions.… — Richelle Mead
people do terrible things, sometimes, for the best reasons. — Lauren Oliver
In reality, childhood is deep and rich. It's vital, mysterious, and profound. I remember my OWN childhood vividly; I knew terrible things, but I knew… — Art Spiegelman
There’s been terrible things we seen, en’t there? And more a coming, more’n likely. So I think I’d rather not know what’s in the future.… — Philip Pullman
I remember my own childhood vividly...I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn't let adults know I knew. It would scare them — Maurice Sendak
If you can't joke about the most horrendous things in the world, what's the point of jokes? What's the point in having humor? Humor is… — Ricky Gervais
Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. — Russell Baker
My first big one-person show was basically a combination of my family, me during puberty, embarrassing newspaper articles that were written about me in high… — Tom Lenk
Sometimes people only see horrible, terrible things in my paintings. — H R Giger
The fact that evil exists in the world bothers me. I think that people do terrible things for ideological or political reasons. I think that… — Antonio Munoz Molina
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame… — John Cusack
Whatever terrible things may have happened to you, only one thing allows them to damage your core self, and that is continued belief in them. — Martha Beck
Bill Phillips was this nervous, chain-smoking student. He had signed up to be an engineer, he had gone away to fight in the Second World… — Tim Harford
It avoids a self-conscious relationship to the act. We live in the most self-conscious society in the history of mankind. There are good things in… — Larry Harvey
For the purposes of the play, it was perfect to be able to use that and the stresses and strains that there were. At the… — Fay Wray
There are some people who say and do terrible things and they are not even punished for it. — Jean Paul Gaultier
There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end. — Mose Allison
I dont know why terrible things happen to us sometimes, but I have to believe that something good is going to come out of this. — Carrie Underwood
The hardest thing to accept in life is the choices you made in the earlier stages of youth. I am sure as many of you… — Ritu Ghatourey
I've experienced many terrible things in my life, a few of which actually happened — Superman

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