Troubled Quotes

393 Troubled quotes by 337 unique authors

People fall in love more easily when they are already troubled by another emotion because we know that any intense emotional state greatly increases the… — FranÃ§ois Lelord
I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul...Since I knew you, I have been troubled by a remorse… — Charles Dickens
Macbeth: How does your patient, doctor? Doctor: Not so sick, my lord, as she is troubled with thick-coming fancies that keep her from rest. Macbeth:… — William Shakespeare
...and sank into the profound slumber which comes only to such fortunate folk as are troubled neither with mosquitoes nor fleas nor excessive activity of… — Nikolai Gogol
At school he had done things which had formerly seemed to him very horrid and made him feel disgusted with himself when he did them;… — Leo Tolstoy
What’s wrong? Has Francis been rude? Then you must try to overlook it. I know you wouldn’t think so, but he is thoroughly upset by… — Dorothy Dunnett
Don't be stupid. You're a child. You don't know what it means to be in love." And she flung open the car door as if… — Barry Lyga
The theater troubled her. It had a magic of its own, one that didn’t belong to her, one that wasn’t in her control. It changed… — Terry Pratchett
George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expression. He leaned forwar, and, in a theatrical… — Ilona Andrews
In the end, we get older, we kill everyone who loves us through the worries we give them, through the troubled tenderness we inspire in… — Walter Benjamin
As I thought of these things, I drew aside the curtains and looked out into the darkness, and it seemed to my troubled fancy that… — William Butler Yeats
I put my arm around her and said, "Jas, I have found that when you are troubled, it is often better to think of others… — Louise Rennison
Like many a modern parent, I had no clear notion of how to help my most troubled child. — Jean Sasson
If you want to marry me, here's what you'll have to do: You must learn how to make a perfect chicken-dumpling stew. And you must… — Shel Silverstein
The difference between him and the other boys at such a time was that they knew it was make-believe, while to hime make-believe and true… — James M. Barrie
Children have the strangest adventures without being troubled by them. For instance, they may remember to mention, a week after the event happened, that when… — James M. Barrie
Words and images run riot in my head, pursuing, flying, clashing, merging, endlessly. But beyond this tumult there is a great calm, and a great… — Samuel Beckett
Each of us is leading a difficult life, and when we meet people we are seeing only a tiny part of the thinnest veneer of… — Derren Brown
Our dreams have been doctored.We belong no where. We sail unanchored on troubled seas.We may never be allowed ashore. Our sorrows will never be sad… — Arundhati Roy
Aeriel felt her heart grow troubled. "I know," she said. "I know that he is evil, but his beauty unmakes me. Every time he looks… — Meredith Ann Pierce
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. — Thomas Hardy
It's sad if people think that's (homemaking) a dull existance, [but] you can't just buy an apartment and furnish it and walk away. It's the… — Audrey Hepburn
That which had pleased me once, troubled by spirit. — Dante Alighieri
Am I a troubled kid? Yeah, you could say that. — Rick Riordan
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

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