All Quotes By Tag: Nightmares
“But I stayed up thinking about how I’ve been lying to him, no less than I lie to myself in my pre-sleep ritual. And I lied to him again just as we were growing more intimate than ever and he asked me about my scar.”
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“He clearly suffers from some past traumas too, so hopefully he’ll understand why I was untruthful to him about mine.”
“Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.”
“Which is the true nightmare, the horrific dream that you have in your sleep or the dissatisfied reality that awaits you when you awake?”
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“Some situations are just like bad dreams, they’re only unbearable while we’re giving them our full attention.”
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“That was the thing about bad dreams in the Wild North. You still had them when you woke up.”
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“Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death.”
“Finnick and I sit for a long time in silence, watching the knots bloom and vanish, before I can ask, ‘How do you bear it?’Finnick looks at me in disbelief. ‘I don’t, Katniss! Obviously, I don’t. I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there’s no relief in waking.’Something in my expression stops him.’Better not give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself together as it does to fall apart.’Well, he must know. I take a deep breath, forcing myself back into one piece.”
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“Terrible dreams, wonderful life.”
“I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now?”
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“Sleep is where we find our dreams hiding until they are found.”
“It’s when you feed your nightmares, that they become horrible dreams.”
“Sleep with the weight of the world on your shoulders, and you shall give your nightmares fodder on which to feed.”
“Ride out your nightmares if you wish to tame your dreams.”
“Dreams Vs NightmaresOur dreams are a reflection of what we can see in our future.Our nightmares are a reflection of our fears about our life as it stands now, and how we assume our future will turn out.”