Rejection only made the attachment stronger. I realized that the impossibility of connection was a driving force behind his desire.
~ Deirdre Madden
I do not think I responded immediately, for it took me a moment or two to fully digest these words of Miss Kenton. Moreover, as you might appreciate, their implications were such as to provoke a certain degree of sorrow within me. Indeed- why should I not admit it? - at that moment, my heart was breaking.
~ Kazuo Ishiguro
They laughed at him, but they didn't know, they didn't know about all the nice things he had. No one knew. No one. Only someday he'd see somebody different, somebody to give his things to, somebody who would give him all their things. Yes. He'd like that. He'd know her when he saw her. He'd know just what to say.
~ George R.r. Martin
I can help you, Jorge. I can give you back your self. I can give you your will.' He held out his hand, palm open. 'Free will has to be taken,' I said.
~ Mark Lawrence
Stay the night, said the officer, patting a confiscated couch. I'll keep my hands off you. I promise.You have more than hands, said Elie.My feet are safe, too, said the officer. He pointed to a hole in his boots, and they laughed.
~ Thaisa Frank
Doesn't matter how pretty you are. What's important is how pretty you feel. No one feels pretty when they hear no often enough.
~ Jim Butcher
Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws.
~ Stuart Chase
I feel rejecting rejection is one of the most crucial steps in getting past failure.
~ John Rampton
The starkest rejection letter might be followed by a million-dollar advance. Don't let rejection start to look the same as failure.
~ Darin Strauss
I wasn't like, 'I want to be famous.' I just wanted to be an actor. I wasn't chasing anything. I was never stressed or worried. I never had any fear of rejection or not making it, anything like that.
~ Sean Harris
Rejection is a common occurrence. Learning that early and often will help you build up the tolerance and resistance to keep going and keep trying.
~ Kevin Feige
Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.
~ Adrienne Rich
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.
~ Thomas Huxley
I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.
~ Louise Brown
I have had a lot of crushes but have never had the courage to go up to a girl and say what I feel. I am scared of rejection.
~ Tiger Shroff
We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.
~ Marlon James
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.
~ Bo Bennett
I always knew I'd keep at it with the plodding doggedness that I used to master lump-less gravy and wriggle out of fitness classes; I always knew I'd get a zillion rejection slips. I figured I'd write part time while working various full-time office jobs, and maybe, maybe in my 50s, I'd be able to quit and try writing full time.
~ Maryjanice Davidson
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.
~ Ron Paul
