Uncomfortable Quotes

“If we feel uncomfortable with the harrowing ugliness in the world and the infuriating violence in our environs, we must not wait to speak out loud, louder, and louder until the hot-air balloon of indifference and intolerance finally blast into pieces. (“Not without the past”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.”
― Alaric Hutchinson

“He looks uncomfortable, and in this respect the garb is apt. Kevin is uncomfortable; the tiny clothing replicates the same constriction that he feels in his own skin.”
― Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

“He held on to her as if she were a grudge, his body rigid and tense, as if he really didn't want her there, and yet his arms were tight around her waist as through he had no intention of ever letting her go.”
― Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart

“But we always avoided talking about these things—difficult things—and I wondered if that meant we'd be a little uncomfortable with or disappointed by each other for the rest of our lives.”
― Catherine Lacey, Nobody Is Ever Missing

“I am not bothered by the silence.
For all the noise I make with my friends, I am still not comfortable talking about my feelings in front of others - especially not classmates.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

“If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.”
― Seth Godin, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

“Don’t be too comfortable with employment; discover yourself and see what you can achieve for yourself”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Being invisible is actually so uncomfortable, it's like bees are crawling inside my skin. I'm really over it.”
― Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe

“Madoc makes a snorting sound, then turns to me. 'I am sure that Wren here wouldn't mind taking Lady Nore's castle and lands for herself.'

I shake my head at the absurdity of the statement.

He raises his brows. 'No? Still sitting at the table and waiting for permission to start eating?'

That's an uncomfortably accurate way of describing how I've lived my life.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir

“I don't know who looks more comfortable: Az or Lucien Vanserra.'

I chuckled, glancing over my shoulder to where the shadowsinger carried my friend, both of them making a point not to speak, look, or talk.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“I don't know who looks more uncomfortable: Az or Lucien Vanserra.'

I chuckled, glancing over my shoulder to where the shadowsinger carried my friend, both of them making a point not to speak, look, or talk.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“I'm so embarrassed by everything all the time, humiliated even by the need to breathe air where other people can see me”
― Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays

“I realised how terrible it must be to be at home everywhere for it means to be at home nowhere!”
― Ryan Gelpke, Peruvian Nights

“I’m sorry I’m here, waiting in the dark like this, Johnathon. I had to be sure I could slip away if you were not alone. Of course, I doubt a statement like that would put anyone at else.”
― T. Ellery Hodges, The Never Hero

“Ah, the Chairs of Doom," she murmured, gingerly lowering her butt onto a piece of furniture straight out of Jane Eyre's boarding school. "How much I have not missed thee. This show brings in a fortune in advertising revenue. You'd think they could shell out for a few cushions and a muffin basket.”
― Lucy Parker, Battle Royal

“Makani genuinely hoped that others . . . found peace and strength through prayer. But she wasn't religious herself, and it made her uncomfortable whenever it was forced upon her.”
― Stephanie Perkins, There's Someone Inside Your House

“Therapy is hard work- and not just for the therapist. That's because the responsibility for change lies squarely with the patient. If you expect an hour of sympathetic head-nodding, you've come to the wrong place. Therapists will be supportive, but our support is for your growth, not for your low opinion of your partner. (Our role is to understand your perspective but not necessarily to endorse it.) In therapy, you'll be asked to be both accountable and vulnerable. Rather than steering people straight to the heart of the problem, we nudge them to arrive there on their own, because the most powerful truths- the ones people take most seriously- are those that they come to, little by little, on their own. Implicit in the therapeutic contract is the patient's willingness to tolerate discomfort, because some discomfort is unavoidable for the process to be effective.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

“To identify our internal obstacles we can look for inconvenient facts, those uncomfortable truths about our performance that we don’t usually admit to. The word ‘inconvenient’ seems to strike the right chord – not too strong but not too weak. And calling them ‘facts’ means we can’t deny them.”
― Ceri Evans, Perform Under Pressure

“Elite athletes often refer to their internal battle to overcome their doubts and anxieties – their dark side. Addressing this side of us will always be uncomfortable, but this is the only way of pushing beyond our current limits.”
― Ceri Evans, Perform Under Pressure

“I’m no longer going to be uncomfortable just for you to smile and be comfortable.”
― F.M. Sogamiah

“I was really uncomfortable switching the high voltage at the Desoto Solar Farm, as I had to wear fireproof clothing, a face shield and gloves in case the electrical switch exploded!”
― Steven Magee

“Hanna Holborn Gray, the president of the University of Chicago from 1978 to 1993, once offered this principle: "Education should not be intended to make people comfortable; it is meant to make them think.”
― Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt

“Lucien frowned at the remaining place setting at the head of the table, then at the blank, barren spot across from Nesta. 'I- shouldn't you sit at the head?'

Rhys raised an eyebrow. 'I don't care where you sit. I only care about eating something right'- he snapped his fingers- 'now.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“The Light of Truth

There’s emptiness without truth
dark clouds rising above
showing a darker shade of gray
taking parts of life you love.

These uncomfortable thoughts
rest heavy all the time
sleep doesn’t come easy
praying God will clear your mind.

Internal love with the truth
shines in a dim lit sky
reaching for the light of truth
that almost passed you by.”
― Ron Baratono

“The judgment that comes with being unordinary is an uncomfortable feeling that many would just rather not encounter. But what if I told you that your uniqueness will open doors that you never knew that you could access?”
― Robin S. Baker, Esotericism With an Unconventional Soul: Exploring Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, and Mysticism

“Everyone had believed Cadsuane Melaidhrin dead somewhere in retirement until she reappeared at the start of the Aiel War, and a good many sisters probably wished her truly in her grave. Cadsuane was a legend, a most uncomfortable thing to have alive and staring at you. Half the tales about her came close to impossibility, while the rest were beyond it, even among those that had proof.”
― Robert Jordan, New Spring

“Growth is uncomfortable because you’ve never been here before – you’ve never been this version of you. So give yourself a little grace and breathe through it.”
― Kristin Lohr

“Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”
― Jen Alvares

“Intuition makes you feel uncomfortable, fantasy doesn't.”
― Caroline Myss