quotations about denial
And every ounce tells, when every pound kills
And every loose tooth betrays another wrong
In the diet of denial
THE NATION OF ULYSSES
"Diptheria", 13-Point Program to Destroy America
The trouble with denial is that when the truth comes, you aren't ready.
NINA LACOUR
We Are Okay
A tortured whipping dog defiled
Stalked by oblivion and denial
FEAR FACTORY
"Soulwomb", Concrete
A person in denial is unable to deal with an emerging truth. A denial thus reveals not only content, but also personality structure, a kind of fracture in the person in question.
WILFRIED VER EECKE
Denial, Negation, and the Forces of the Negative
So I sat down for awhile
Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Yeah, just one dime
CREED
"Pity for a Dime", My Own Prison
My stain glass soul, all consumed
Drown in denial, choke on the truth
My swollen tongue has left me dumb
Tune in on my confustion
THE AGE OF ELECTRIC
"My Mistake", Make a Pest a Pet
It hurts when your denial is exposed.
IN FLAMES
"The Truth", Battles
At the approach of danger there are always two voices that speak with equal force in the heart of man: one very reasonably tells the man to consider the nature of the danger and the means of avoiding it; the other even more reasonable says that it is too painful and harassing to think of the danger, since it is not a man's power to provide for everything and escape from the general march of events; and that it is therefore better to turn aside from the painful subject till it has come, and to think of what is pleasant. In solitude a man generally yields to the first voice; in society to the second.
LEO TOLSTOY
War and Peace
Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
A Game of Thrones
The speed of the human mind is remarkable. So is its inability to face the obvious.
SIMON MAWER
The Gospel of Judas
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
DEMOSTHENES
attributed, Day's Collacon