Uncomfortable Quotes

765 Uncomfortable quotes by 667 unique authors

Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and… — Miranda July
If you have ever slept in a covered casserole dish on the highest peak of a mountain range, then you know that it is an… — Daniel Handler
He issued orders to us: demigods who come to us for aid are no longer to be tolerated. We are to crush your little mortal… — Rick Riordan
Look, when do the really interesting things happen? Not when you've brushed your teeth and put on your pyjamas and are cozy in bed. They… — Ellen Potter
A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. — Tim Ferriss
After the fire, when I'd tried to express my gratitude for their kindness to our customers, they'd been awkward, uncomfortable. My father had had to… — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Meliorn?” said Clary. “I’ve met you, haven’t I? You used to go out with Isabelle Lightwood.” Meliorn was almost expressionless, but Clary could have sworn… — Cassandra Clare
Better to sleep in an uncomfortable bed free, than sleep in a comfortable bed unfree. — Jack Kerouac
He was in blue jeans and a work shirt, which is another weird quirk of Rich Old Men. Just one of the guys here. Blue… — Warren Ellis
She left me then, surrounded by my extravagantly simple finery and I sat for a long time, uncomfortable both with the person I had been… — Deanna Raybourn
That might work," I said. "I'm good at faking it." This led to a couple moments of uncomfortable silence from both of us. "You didn't… — Janet Evanovich
They're a little strange, but I'm pretty sure neither of them is going to try to make me uncomfortable by stripping naked. — Suzanne Collins
Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!" "Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has… — Susanna Clarke
When you're a boy your life can be measured out as a series of uncomfortable conversations reluctantly initiated by adults in an effort to tell… — Ben Aaronovitch
He didn't think he belonged here, so she was making him face some uncomfortable facts. People adapt. People change. You can grow where you're planted. — Sarah Addison Allen
At their best, religious and spiritual communities help us discover this pure and naked spiritual encounter. At their worst, they simply make us more ashamed,… — Brian D. McLaren
The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies. — Holly Black
But suppose you struggle through to the good and find that it also is dreadful? How if food itself turns out to be the very… — C.S. Lewis
The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a… — Mary Oliver
I love them, they are so nice and selfish. Dogs are TOO good and unselfish. They make me feel uncomfortable. But cats are gloriously human. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
You shouldn't judge someone until you've walk a mile through an underground tunnel in her uncomfortable shoes — Ally Carter
I’d promised myself that I’d really work on talking more, talking about uncomfortable things, because I could see from Brian how well things could work… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable! — Jillian Michaels
DiscomfortWear™, shapewear designed to eliminate rills, ripples, and muffin tops. In some cases known to eliminate circulation and breathing. If you’re not uncomfortable, it’s not… — Libba Bray
Guess what it is that turns plants to coal. Pressure. Guess what it is that turns limestone to marble. Pressure. Guess what it is that… — Franny Billingsley

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