Dismal Quotes

The play Doubt written by John Patrick Shanley, revolves around the accusation that Sister Aloysius Beauvier makes toward Father Flynn. Father Flynn is accused of sexually abusing a student named Donald Muller. These accusations are fueled by Sister Aloysius dislike toward Father Flynn. Their different beliefs clash with each other since Father Flynn is open minded, and liberal while Sister Aloysius is the exact opposite, old school and conservative. All of these different beliefs and accusations lead about to a struggle power throughout the play.

"If we could sniff or swallow something that would, for five or six hours each day, abolish our solitude as individuals, atone us with our fellows in a glowing exaltation of affection and make life in all its aspects seem not only worth living, but divinely beautiful and significant, and if this heavenly, world-transfiguring drug were of such a kind that we could wake up next morning with a clear head and an undamaged constitution - then, it seems to me, all our problems (and not merely the one small problem of discovering a novel pleasure) would be wholly solved and earth would become paradise."

“As a boy becoming a man life gets a little harder. But as that man you have to be strong and know that your struggle will only make you stronger.” By an unknown source. Many young men experience this journey in their lifetime. In the book, The Chosen.

Another example of this is when the narrator says, “We part to meet no more! But the latest throb that leaves my heart…”(Burns lines 12-13). The narrator is saying that he knows he and his loved one will never meet again and this makes his heart hurt and this saddens him because he is basically losing the one he loves.

Jennifer Brown’s novel, Hate List, explores the issues surrounding bullying, school shootings, and recovering after trauma. It tells the stogy of Valerie, a high school girl who is horribly bullied at school, and her boyfriend Nick who experiences similar abuse. Together they compile a list of things, and people, who they hate. Taking Valerie by complete surprise, Nick opens fires in their school, killing many of those on the list. Brown focuses her novel on Valerie and her struggling mental state.

“When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” Whenever I think of Dumby Red, this quote is the first thing that comes to mind. Not only did he often say the quote himself, but it also perfectly depicted who he was. No matter what, Dumby always tried to see the good in every situation and always tried to help me do the same. That’s one of the many reasons why Dumby and I were close. He was more than a best friend to me. He was an older brother. Someone I looked up to and trusted. He was the one who encouraged me to see the bright side of things day after day. He was the one who always had my back. So to now know that Dumby has breathed his last at such an early age, I can’t deny the fact

“A Good Man Is Hard To Find” is a very compelling short story written by Flannery O’Connor. In this short story Flannery O’Connor tells a story of a man (Bailey) who plans on taking his family on a summer vacation in Florida, but the grandmother disagrees and insist that they go to Tennessee instead. She then tries to persuade Bailey to take the family to Tennessee by telling him that his two children had never been to Tennessee before and by showing him a news article, which showed that an escaped murderer called the Misfit was last seen headed to Florida. Bailey pays his mother no mind and takes his family to Florida anyway. Along the way the grandmother mistakenly kicks

A countless amount of people spread rumors or false accusations about someone who has done nothing. In the book Hate List, many accusations and rumors were spread about the protagonist named Valerie. Valerie’s life has changed tremendously over time because of what people have been saying about her, and the lies that have been going around in her school. “All of this never really affected me. To be honest, I didn't care about what other people thought about me as I had Nick, who was always there for me. Things have changed” (Brown, 33). Before everything took place, Valerie never got affected by these rumours that would be going on as she had her boyfriend to hold tight while she was going through tough times. Nick would always be there for

1. Of the "Top 10 All-time Stupid Quotes," I found number 4 the most interesting. In this quote, Sean Covey says," This 'telephone' has too many shortcoming to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." I found this quote interesting because nowadays, who communicates by writing letters. Everyone has a phone and that is how we communicate with each other. If we don't talk to each other by text, then it is by a simple phone call that we receive instantly, rather waiting about a week for a letter to come in the mail. I couldn't image having to write letters to speak to anyone. Using phones is so much for simpler.

One particular paragraph is especially eloquent, and warrants closer analysis: “People grieve and bemoan themselves, but it is not half so bad with them as they say. There are moods in which we court suffering, in the hope that here, at least, we shall find reality, sharp peaks and

In the novel Sour Sweet by Timothy Μo, Chen’s family displays the tension of their traditional Chinese culture clashing with their surrounding English customs. Ever since the Chen family settled in London, they have been challenged to adapt with unfamiliar western culture that they saw as inferior to their own Chinese lifestyles. Although at first the Chens distastefully view western culture due to the differing features of both cultures which separates the family from their new setting in England, as years pass they begin to accept these new Western customs through constant exposure; however, they still feel isolated in their environment.

Divergent. Inspired Ink I think Tris should have a strength tattoo. I see it being the word strength in Japanese, all black, it would be seen on the back of her neck. I think tris should get that tattoo because she showed us all during the book how strong she can be.

“I have the right to say what miseries I have endured since I grew up, new or old-never greater than now.” Even though this poem is relatively short, the vivid expression of grief is somewhat awe-inspiring.

The first example of despair comes from “With You Came the Whole of the World’s Tears”. The lyrics are written from the first person viewpoint and portray the agony and despair of the narrator who has fallen in love but for some reason is separated from his lover. In the beginning, the narrator is begging Saint Peter to save him by sending him to hell. He is convinced that that is where he will find “her”. The woman is described as

I like this quote because it shows that when people die, it can make their loved ones feel a lift of their chest or it can make them feel like everything is just gone. Niffenegger used a quote to begin