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Nerves Quotes - Page 7

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer, an almost physical nerve, the kind you need to walk a log across a river.

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer, an almost physical nerve, the kind you need to walk a log across a river.

Margaret Atwood (2006). “Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose: 1983-2005”, p.106, Basic Books

Alcohol is perfect for me to curb the nerves a little bit.

"Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley on Playing 'Head Bartenders' at the ACM Awards". Interview with Doug Fisher, www.rollingstone.com. March 21, 2016.

No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room: it only gave my nerves a shock, of which I feel the reverberation to this day.

Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.20, Penguin

Men don't understand how their mannerisms can get on women's nerves so that you feel you just have to snap.

Agatha Christie (1989). “Murderers abroad: five complete novels”, Outlet

It takes quite a bit of nerve for Democrats to complain about inflation. This reminds me of germs complaining about the disease.

Spiro T. Agnew (1970). “The real Spiro Agnew: commonsense quotations of a household word”, Pelican Publishing Company