A Quote by John C. Hawkes

I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then. — © John C. Hawkes
I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
We seem to prefer a comfortable lie to the uncomfortable truth. We punish those who point out reality, and reward those who provide us with the comfort of illusion. Reality is fearsome .. but experience tells us that more fearsome yet is evading it.
Still, I look down, and the grass is so green, I cannot understand how it does not wither and die with sorrow. But against the emerald carpet, the warriors make war, and it is like a dance, almost beautiful, always macabre. The noise brings me back, the fearsome noise of swords striking swords, a metallic clanging that rings in my ears, echoing and echoing the fearsome din of men screaming and crying as they meet the sharp ends of blades.
Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then?
Writing is a fearsome but grand vocation—potentially healing but likewise deadly. I wouldn’t trade my life for the world.
Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Americans have ever been a relentless, questioning, hopeful people.
The ethical decision is always the fearsome decision. When something matters enough that we are afraid of the consequences - afraid that even the honorable choice could result in harm or loss or sorrow - that's when ethics are involved.
As fearsome as Covid-19 is, it is not the Nazis.
The pinecone is a fearsome tool of destruction! -Bacchus
The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.
Am I not a fearsome enemy?" "You frighten me primally.
I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.
Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.
Drink was the most fearsome of deceivers ... for it promised one thing and came through with quite another.
To live in the moment is truly an art and is truly a talent, because when you live in the moment then you are truly the master of your whole life and you'll have the best times.
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