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Desperation Quotes

Raw lines on hitting bottom and pushing through.

These lines sit with desperation in different forms — men resigned to a constant state of it, litigation driven by nothing but panic, even a soft spot for werewolves because their plight feels so raw. It's a fitting partner to the Because quotes collection.

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.

Quotes by Vita Sackville-West

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

Quotes by Thomas Merton

I've always been partial to werewolves, perhaps because there's a desperation to their plight that resonates.

Quotes by Tad Williams

Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

About Quotes

I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation.

Quotes by Ruth Benedict

It's such a dangerous thing for desperation to drive litigation.

Quotes by Neal Katyal

Bill Clinton championed discriminatory laws against formerly incarcerated people that have kept millions of Americans locked in a cycle of poverty and desperation.

Quotes by Michelle Alexander

Confessions are not processed or analysed; they're told in a moment of desperation to a priest or to somebody interrogating you about a crime.

Quotes by Meghan Daum

A lot of people didn't feel attracted to Labour, so they voted in desperation for other things.

Quotes by Jeremy Corbyn

Age Quotes

Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.

Quotes by Edie Falco

Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

My desperation to be on the stage and perform was like a vocation, a religious calling.

Quotes by David Jason

I learned the slider out of desperation.

Quotes by Clayton Kershaw

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory.

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

Always Quotes

Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.

Quotes by Anthony Lewis

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

Quotes by Anthony Burgess

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the theme running through these Desperation quotes?
They look at desperation as both a personal state — men resigned to living in it — and a driving force behind risky decisions like rushed litigation.
Why do people search for quotes about desperation?
It's a raw emotion people want validated during hard times, and these quotes name it directly rather than offering easy comfort.
Is there an unusual quote connecting desperation to fiction?
Yes — one speaker explains a long-standing fondness for werewolves, tracing it to how the desperation in their plight resonates emotionally.
Does any quote frame desperation as something close to victory?
One line describes wheels of fire and full-bodied honest victories over desperation, suggesting that simply enduring it counts as a win.
What page should I look at after this one?
For related emotional territory, Always quotes is worth exploring next.

One line finds something close to victory in simply surviving desperation, wheels of fire and all. See also About or Always quotes.