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Demons Quotes

The battles nobody else can see.

Used here as a word for what's hardest to carry, from living daily with a serious mental health condition to the intimidation of putting yourself forward for something and being judged. Confidence, several voices suggest, is what eventually quiets some of that noise.

The demons are innumerable, appear at the most inconvenient times, and create panic and terror. But I have learnt that if I can master the negative forces and harness them to my chariot, then they can work to my advantage.

Quotes by Ingmar Bergman

Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons.

Quotes by Ingmar Bergman

It's kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, it's educated me a little bit more.

Quotes by Hugo Weaving

Demons, chaos, dragons - all of them are different incarnations and representations of our idea of death in 'Dark Souls.'

Quotes by Hidetaka Miyazaki

Each has its lesson; for our dreams in sooth, come they in shape of demons, gods, or elves, are allegories with deep hearts of truth that tell us solemn secrets of ourselves.

Quotes by Henry Timrod

I love the virtuosity and imaginative chutzpah of 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and not just because my boyfriend is in it!

Quotes by Hattie Morahan

You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one - I can't speak for you, but I'm on the verge of moral collapse at any time. It can happen by the end of the show.

Quotes by Glenn Beck

My demons, inner strengths and physical battles have guided me through life.

Quotes by GG Allin

My demons and I are not compatible. We never have been and never will be.

Quotes by GG Allin

I had to walk away from America, and say goodbye to the biggest part of my career, because I knew otherwise my demons would get the better of me.

Quotes by George Michael

My first published novel was 'Mother of Demons,' which is simply 'The High Crusade' standing on its head. Poul Anderson placed his medieval human heroes in a futuristic alien setting; I placed my futuristic human heroes in a bronze age...

Quotes by Eric Flint

The 'Heirs of Alexandria' series mixes the Renaissance with magic and demons, based on a changed theological history.

Quotes by Eric Flint

It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and...

Quotes by Ed Helms

You're always fighting the demons.

Quotes by Doug Baldwin

I think I'm attracted to subjects that I'm afraid of. It's a way to approach things I am afraid of, things that bring fear in my heart, and try to understand them, try to deal with them. It's like demons....

Quotes by Denis Villeneuve

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Quotes by Demi Lovato

I realised that today we are very much interested in reading about subjects that would have also interested people in the 1500s: ghosts, demons and things that go bump in the night.

Quotes by Deborah Harkness

I feel like I've put my demons behind me.

Quotes by Davinia Taylor

There are the people who read my horror novels - the first two of them - and they found them scary or whatever, and then there are some people who are maybe not entirely stable who think that they're real,...

Quotes by David Wong

What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and I'll do the same with 'Man of Steel.'

Quotes by David S. Goyer

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Demons quotes page about?
It's about the private struggles people carry, including living with a serious mental health condition and the nerves that come with being judged.
Are these quotes meant to be taken literally?
Mostly not; demons here is used as a way to describe difficult, often invisible battles rather than anything supernatural.
How does this collection handle mental health?
Gently and directly, with one line naming a serious condition plainly rather than dramatizing it, reflecting a real and ongoing experience.
Is there a quote about overcoming stage fright or performance nerves?
Yes, one entry describes how growing experience and confidence helped quiet the intimidation that once came with putting yourself forward.
Where can I find more quotes about resilience?
See our Fight quotes for more on pushing through difficulty.

At its simplest, the word becomes a short, defiant statement: a decision to keep fighting rather than be defined by what's difficult. For more on resilience, see our Fight and Good quotes.