Quotes by Irritation The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one vast machinery for the irritation and development of the human intellect. Thomas de Quincey irritation development art Claude Levi-Strauss has been a great source of fruitful irritation to my mind. Ursula K. Le Guin levi-strauss irritation mind True balm [of fantasy] takes away the painful irritation of life and simply heals, allowing one to begin anew. And that is what fantasy can do for us. Vera Nazarian irritation fantasy painful There is no cruelty greater than a woman's to a man who loves her and whom she does not love; she has no kindness then, no tolerance even, she has only an insane irritation. W. Somerset Maugham irritation kindness men I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation. Whoopi Goldberg irritation women people Today's minor irritations may become tomorrow's treasured memories. We often don't know what we are missing, until it's missing. William P. Young irritation missing memories Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of intense irritation give evidence that we are not dealing with logic but with faith. William S. Burroughs irritation giving thinking Grown people know that they do not always know the why of things, and even if they think they know, they do not know where and how they got the proof. Hence the irritation they show when children keep on demanding to know if a thing is so and how the grown folks got the proof of it. It is so troublesome because it is disturbing to the pigeonhole way of life. Zora Neale Hurston irritation children thinking I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation. Whoopi Goldberg irritation whole pet «123456