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
There's damsels in distress out there, and we got all this beer.
Song: Gypsies In The Palace
When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
"Hercules Furens". 463, 1st century.
Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.108, A&C Black
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
Karen Marie Moning (2012). “Iced: Fever Series”, p.244, Delacorte Press
Warren W. Wiersbe (2011). “Prayer, Praise & Promises: A Daily Walk Through the Psalms”, p.16, Baker Books