Respite Quotes

Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings. — Danielle Steel

Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life. — Fernando Botero

We have to use our freedoms and privileges to see what respite we can give to those less equipped to deal with their challenges. — Chloe Hooper

Single-minded dedication to just one thing, without rest, respite or distraction, is only conducive to migraines, not productivity. — Claire North

Play matters because it gives us a brief respite from the tyranny of apparent purpose. — Jill Vialet

Retreat might give us a moment of respite but years of repentance at our weakness would, I believe, follow. — Tony Blair

The agony of my feelings allowed me no respite; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food. — Mary Shelley

Unquestioning automatons
blindly marching to the beat -
an eerie crunching sound
hoards of shuffling feet ...
(from silent moments) — Muse

Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. — Maya Angelou

Write the wrong
Wrong the right
Spite the good fight
With no respite
And set the
Literary world
Alight — Robert Black

What was sleep? A blessing, a respite from life, an echo of death, a demanding nuisance? — Colleen McCullough

Eating three times a day means takingon, almost without respite, the work of assimilation. — Adalbert De Vogue

Night is real. Night is not an absence of light, but in fact, it is daytime that is a brief respite from the looming darkness ... — Guillermo Del Toro

In particular, all the work of it gave her a short respite — Nora Roberts

The meat was bruised, bleeding, and imprisoned in a tight wrapping. And, though I had a six-month respite from thinking about it, so was I. — Susanna Kaysen

Music furnishes a delightful recreation for the hours of respite from the cares of the day, and lasts us through life. — Thomas Jefferson

There is no time to plan, there is no space to think. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only war. — Warhammer 40 000 Source Book

She inhaled again. 'You made it rain,' she said softly, delighted.
'Everyone needs a respite from the sun. — Kathleen Tessaro

There are kinds of solitude that provide a respite from loneliness, a holiday if not a cure. — Olivia Laing

Poetry affords us a respite in which we may gather renewed strength for the old struggle to adapt ourselves to reality. — Robert Haven Schauffler

When a wolf descends upon your flocks, all you gain by killing him is a short respite, for other wolves will come, — George R R Martin

Happiness is never there to stay [ ... ] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude. — Andre Maurois

everything tried to get its living done in the brief hour of respite. It — Ray Bradbury

a brief respite with the family in Cannes, he road tripped with Harvard — Amber Hunt

What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity? — Slavoj Zizek

Illness was a temporary respite, a release from the demands of an alienating world. — Lauren Slater

Is a few hours of hell-raising, or respite from life's toil worth this every morning? — Catherine Lockwood

Margaux was older and wiser now and knew the waves couldn't fix what was wrong in her life, but at least they might give her some temporary respite. — Shelley Noble

Kings have no need of masks. A mask is a release from oneself, a respite.

("Thirty-Three Abominations") — Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal

There have been days when I sought respite from my life, only to find myself calling every hour to check on it. — Robert Breault

Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil. — Rabindranath Tagore