Abigail > Abigail's Quotes

“By now he had learned enough to know that when he was getting annoyed at somebody else, it was usually because there was something that he himself should be doing, and he wasn't doing it.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician King

“In the end, I suppose that's what a marriage comes down to: finding the one special person you want to annoy and be annoyed by for the rest of your life.”
― Gill Sims, Why Mummy Swears

“Don't allow little things to annoy you. At best, you are poisoning your soul. At worst, you are poisoning everyone around you.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“That irked the crap out of him, but maybe that's just what happens when you get old. Everything's so damned irksome.”
― Luis Alberto Urrea, The Water Museum

“For many, God is the greatest annoyance because He has the answers for which we have no answer.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy?
"I try very hard to be annoying," Leo said. "Don't insult my ability to annoy. And how am I supposed to resent you if you go apologizing? I'm a lowly mechanic. You're like the prince of the sky, son of the Lord of the Universe. I'm supposed to resent you."
"Lord of the Universe?" (Jason)
"Sure, you're all-bam! Lightning man. And 'Watch me fly. I am the eagle that soars-" (Leo)
"Shut up, Valdez." (Jason)
Leo managed a little smile. "Yeah, see. I do annoy you."
"I apologize for apologizing." (Jason)
"Thank you." He went back to work, but the tension had eased between them. Leo still looked sad and exhausted-just not quite so angry.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.”
― Shannon Alder, 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ”
― Carrie Fisher

“Never hold resentments for the person who tells you what you need to hear; count them among your truest, most caring, and valuable friends.”
― Mike Norton, Just Another War Story

“But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath.
Yes. Horrible, isn't it?”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“Because when there is true equality, resentment does not exist.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

“I eventually came to understand that in harboring the anger, the bitterness and resentment towards those that had hurt me, I was giving the reins of control over to them. Forgiving was not about accepting their words and deeds. Forgiving was about letting go and moving on with my life. In doing so, I had finally set myself free.”
― Isabel Lopez, Isabel's Hand-Me-Down Dreams

“The bittersweet about truth is that nothing could be more hurtful, yet nothing could be more helpful.”
― Mike Norton, Just Another War Story