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Distress Quotes

I'd never been a good damsel in distress. I was a "hands-on" damsel.

Jennifer Armintrout (2007). “Blood Ties Book Two: Possession”, p.106, MIRA

But one must go where one's road leads, even when it's a distressing road.

Piers Anthony (2002). “Crewel Lye”, p.34, Del Rey

I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.

"Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports". Book by James Patterson, May 29, 2007.

There are few things more subtly distressing than an inappropriate gift from someone close to you.

Anatole Broyard (1980). “Men, Women, and Other Anticlimaxes”, Routledge Kegan & Paul

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Edmund Burke (1792). “The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].”, p.176

When from soft love proceeds the deep distress, ah! why forbid the willing tears to flow?

William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.10

The more distressing the memory, the more persistent it's presence.

Sara Gruen (2016). “The Sara Gruen Collection: Water for Elephants - At the Water's Edge - Ape House”, p.142, Hachette UK

Let God enlarge you when you are going through distress. He can do it. You can't do it, and others can't do it for you.

Warren W. Wiersbe (2011). “Prayer, Praise & Promises: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms”, p.16, Baker Books