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Abruptly Quotes

Some endings arrive without any warning.

These quotes each describe something ending or shifting abruptly — a musical closing early, a policy reversing course, a character's fate changing without notice. It shares ground with Building quotes, since most of these describe something built up before it was cut short.

I have often noticed that after I had bestowed on the characters of my novels some treasured item of my past, it would pine away in the artificial world where I had so abruptly placed it.

Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov

In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.

Quotes by Sergio Leone

I'm upset that 'Dastaan' is ending. After working so hard, to see it end abruptly is painful.

Quotes by Sanjeeda Sheikh

After spending the 1980s building up Saddam's Iraq as a counterweight to Iran, U.S. policy abruptly reversed course with his invasion of Kuwait and has since tried to cut him down to size. The policy is called 'containment,' but the...

Quotes by Michael Ignatieff

Ale Quotes

Maids in India have egos. Big egos. They do not like being spoken to curtly, and they do not like to be abruptly instructed by a woman they do not know. They come with the feeling that they already know...

Quotes by Karisma Kapoor

I was doing a Broadway musical called 'Smile' with Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch in 1984/5 when it abruptly closed. Howard was in the middle of pre-production for 'The Little Mermaid,' so he kindly invited all the girls in our...

Quotes by Jodi Benson

When the government is handed over to the Iraqi Council on 30 June, many have declared, oh, the Americans must never leave because civil unrest may erupt. Well, I agree, we cannot abruptly depart, but Iraq needs to step up...

Quotes by Howard Coble

I was taken to a boarding school when I was four years old and taken away from my mother and my father, my grandparents, who I stayed with most of the time, and just abruptly taken away and then put...

Quotes by Dennis Banks

I am not that concerned that innovation in some large scale sense will suddenly and abruptly shift from one part of the world to another.

Quotes by Craig Mundie

Appreciate Quotes

My father had died, and very swiftly, too, of cancer of the esophagus. He was 79. I am 61. In whatever kind of a 'race' life may be, I have very abruptly become a finalist.

Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of sudden change do these abruptly quotes describe?
They range from a Broadway musical closing overnight to U.S. foreign policy reversing course after an invasion, all centered on things ending without much warning.
Why do people search for abruptly quotes?
These quotes capture the specific feeling of something being cut short unexpectedly, useful for writing about sudden endings or unwelcome surprises.
Is there a personal example among these quotes?
Yes, one describes being abruptly instructed by someone unfamiliar, capturing how sudden change can feel uncomfortable even on a small, personal scale.
Do any quotes connect abruptness to historical policy?
Yes, one traces how U.S. policy toward Iraq reversed abruptly after Kuwait was invaded, giving the topic a concrete geopolitical example.
How does this connect to building quotes?
Since most of these describe something built up before it ended abruptly, this page pairs naturally with Building quotes on what came before the interruption.

A few touch on how abrupt instructions or changes feel to the person on the receiving end, a theme also found in Appreciate quotes about noticing what's lost. Others are more historical, closer in tone to Ale quotes on old routines interrupted.