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Quotes About Frustration

JOE COULDN'T STAND the noise. The giant room they
~ Jane Smiley
The Lord is just about to that point he was with the Nephilim—sick and tired of the sin.
~ Jane Smiley
but no matter how receptive his pretty and sweet speech therapist looked, no matter how softly and encouragingly she said, "Go ahead, try it. Say it," still, the sounds came out like mooing.
~ Jane Smiley
In truth Mr Jonas Silk was as niggardly as he was jealous, and my sister Beatrice had as much interest in Kansas as she did in the czar of all the Russias, and so my brother Mr. Horace Silk worked out his plans in a white heat of frustrated eagerness.
~ Jane Smiley
I personally believe we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.
~ Jane Wagner
I mean, then you hafta listen to all this "The mall? Again?" hassle and "Did you do your homework?" and "Your grades would be up where they could be if you spent as much time in math as you do in the mall, young lady." Ick.
~ Jane Yolen
Jesus, Morelli, you sound like you have PMS. You have to learn to lighten up a little. It's just a car alarm. You should be thanking me. I had it installed with my own money.
~ Janet Evanovich
I am not menopausal. I just wanted half an hour alone. Is that too much to ask? A crappy half hour!
~ Janet Evanovich
I don't believe this, Morelli yelled. I don't fucking believe this. What do you do, sit in bed at night and think about ways to fuck up my life?
~ Janet Evanovich
I blink back the threat of tears, swiped at my nose and narrowed my eyes. Listen to me, you two bags of monkey shit, I yelled. I am not in a good mood. My car keeps stalling. The day before yesterday I threw up on Joe Morelli. I was called a fat cow by my ex-husband. And if that isn't enough...my hair is ORANGE! ORANGE, FOR CHRISSAKE! And now you have the gall to force yourself into my home and threaten my hamster. Well, you have gone too far. You have crossed the line!
~ Janet Evanovich
I rolled my eyes so far into the top of my head I almost fell over backward.
~ Janet Evanovich
Of course it's your fault, Grandma said. You must be doing something wrong, if you know what I mean. Maybe you need to buy a book that tells you how to do it. I hear there are books out there with pictures and everything. I saw one in the store the other day. It was called A Sex Guide for Dummies.
~ Janet Evanovich
I don't know much about cars, Joyce said, but I think someone took my engine.
~ Janet Evanovich
Were really screwed up, aren't we? In a very large way.
~ Janet Evanovich
Stop the planet. I want to get off.
~ Janet Evanovich
You know what this is? Lula said. This here's plane rage. Plane rage isn't allowed. It got taken off the allowed activities list along with eating. If you make a scene they'll hual you off in leg irons. Stephanie said. I'm tired of being stapped in here, too, Lula said. This seat belt's too tight and it's giving me gas. Anything else? There's no movie.
~ Janet Evanovich
I did such a gigantic eye roll I almost fell over.
~ Janet Evanovich
I rushed us out of your parents' house because I didn't think I could manage two hours at the dinner table with everyone focused on Joe Loosey's joystick sitting in the refrigerator next to the applesauce.
~ Janet Evanovich
Howie's doctor told him to lose ten pounds, and since Howie's been on a diet he's gained three.
~ Janet Evanovich
You're scum, Morelli! You're scum!
~ Janet Evanovich
The third message was from my mother. 'Why me?' she said. 'Why do I have to have a daughter who finds dead bodies? Where did I go wrong? Emily Beeber's daughter never finds dead bodies. Joanne Melanowski's daughter never finds dead bodies. Why me!' News travels fast in the Burg.
~ Janet Evanovich
I trudged down the stairs and stood on the sidewalk examining my car. Deep scratch in the roof from a misplaced bullet. Hole in windsheild plus embeddedbullet in passenger seat. Bashed-in right rear quarter panel and right passenger-side door from slegehammer. Previous damage from creepy gun attack by insane stalker, And someone had spray painted EAT ME on the driver's side door. Your car's a mess,Lula said. I don't know what it is with you and cars.
~ Janet Evanovich
Hey! Lula yelled, back in Ranger's face. You look at me when I'm having a breakdown. And don't pull that mysterio silent shit on me. I don't take that bus, you see what I'm saying?
~ Janet Evanovich
That's just terrible. Obviously the woman needed a cannoli. I don't know what this world's coming to when you get arrested for needing a cannoli.
~ Janet Evanovich