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Deathly Quotes

Fear and silence, taken to the extreme.

Deathly here mostly intensifies fear, describing food anxiety driven by media hype or a genuine allergy to cats despite loving animals generally. One quote takes the word cosmic, calling most of the universe deathly quiet apart from a few noisy worlds. For more, see our Animal quotes.

The overwhelming bulk of the cosmos is deathly quiet. But here and there - on worlds where matter is thick and conditions are right - noises are commonplace. And in some cases, these noisy worlds may ring with the sounds...

Quotes by Seth Shostak

I am deathly allergic to cats. I mean, I love all animals, but they're not my animal of choice.

Quotes by Rick Hoffman

I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.

Quotes by Julia Child

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? I am sure that an unhappy or suspicious stomach, constricted and...

Quotes by Julia Child

Animal Quotes

The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire.

Quotes by Hermann Hesse

Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour - let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing.

Quotes by Henry Austin Dobson

Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of it; they're lying awake night after night constructing dresses in their heads.

Quotes by Helena Christensen

I just think - the Midwest, if you grow up there, you're deathly afraid of putting on airs. Any time a Midwesterner criticizes someone, it's usually involving some form of being too big for your britches.

Quotes by Gillian Flynn

When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars.

Quotes by David Guterson

Beautiful Quotes

I saw the Count lying within the box upon the earth, some of which the rude falling from the cart had scattered over him. He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the...

Quotes by Bram Stoker

In Kazahkstan, you would drive five hours outside the city to where roads sort of stop being roads, and it was just in the mountains and deathly quiet. And you could only really hear the clumping of the horses, and...

Quotes by Benedict Wong

I was lucky enough to fly to New York to cover the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.'

Quotes by Ashlan Gorse Cousteau

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main theme running through deathly quotes?
Most use 'deathly' to intensify fear or silence, whether describing anxiety around food, an allergy, or the emptiness of space. It's a word chosen for emphasis rather than literal death in most cases.
Is food fear a real topic in these quotes?
Yes, two quotes discuss a deathly fear of food driven by media hype and inadequate information, specifically naming fears of eggs and butter. Both suggest this fear is often overblown compared to actual dietary risk.
Is there a quote about outer space?
Yes, one describes the overwhelming bulk of the cosmos as deathly quiet, with occasional noisy exceptions where matter is dense enough to produce sound. It's a striking, scientifically grounded way of using the word.
Does 'deathly' describe an actual allergy here?
Yes, one speaker describes being deathly allergic to cats while still loving animals generally, showing the word used in its most literal, medical sense among these quotes.
What other quote topics pair with deathly quotes?
Our Animal quotes connect naturally through the allergy reference, while Beautiful quotes offer a contrasting, gentler tone.

From personal allergies to the vastness of space, 'deathly' adds real weight to these observations. Continue with Beautiful and Book quotes for more vivid imagery.