Agonising Quotes

Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, 'Well, good on you. See you there.' - Christopher Hitchens

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished. - Paul Simon

Is the nature of men such, that they can reject miracle, and at the great moments of their life, the moments of their deepest, most agonising spiritual difficulties, cling only to the free verdict of the heart? Oh, Thou didst know that Thy deed would be recorded in books, would be handed down to remote times and the utmost ends of the earth, and Thou didst hope that man, following Thee, would cling to God and not ask for a miracle. But Thou didst not know that when man rejects miracle he rejects God too; for man seeks not so much God as the miraculous. And as man cannot bear to be without the miraculous, he will create new miracles of his own for himself, and will worship deeds of sorcery and witchcraft, though he might be a hundred times over a rebel, heretic and infidel. - Fyodor Dostoevsky

[Even the notoriously hard-to-impress Americans were in awe of Fisher during the recent Walker Cup in Chicago, where he remained unbeaten in singles. Great Britain and Ireland may have lost the contest by the agonising margin of 14½-13½ but Chigwell's finest announced his status as a superstar-in-waiting by birdying four of the last five holes to defeat the vastly experienced Michael Putnam on the opening afternoon.] Unbelievable... Oh, how I would love to have 10 per cent of Oli's future earnings. - Michael Putnam