#confused

However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole. ↗

— Muriel Rukeyser

#confused #face #faced #go #however

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused. ↗

— Nigel Short

#dazed #good #leaves #necessarily #opponent

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people. ↗

— Hazel Scott

#confused #everyone #god #i #lot

In our time mass or collective production has entered our economics, our politics, even our religion, so that some nations have substituted the idea collective for the idea God. This in my time is the danger. There is great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused. At such a time it seems natural and good to me to ask myself these questions. What do I believe in? What must I fight for and what must I fight against? ↗

— John Steinbeck

#fight #god #unhappy #men

What have I done to her?" Gabriel muttered to himself as he crossed the room to crank open a window. Cool air washed over his skin. "What the devil did she do to me? ↗

— Olivia Parker

#confused #historical-romance #infatuation #romance #self-talk

I was kind of confused. I thought, Well, if I get drafted, I'll go. Everybody was very concerned with it. I had friends who went. Some that came back and some that didn't. ↗

— Tom Berenger

#came #concerned #confused #drafted #everybody

I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#been #being #confused #i #lost

I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually write about myself, I get very confused. ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#actually #autobiographical #confused #get #i

The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings. ↗

— Jung Chang

#chinese #confused #degree #fashion #feelings

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused. ↗

— Rachel Field

#been #confused #discontent #easily #had