Share this sentence
— Janet Frame"Every morning I woke in dread, waiting for the day nurse to go on her rounds and announce from the list of names in her hand whether or not I was for shock treatment, the new and fashionable means of quieting people and of making them realize that orders are to be obeyed and floors are to be polished without anyone protesting and faces are to be made to be fixed into smiles and weeping is a crime."
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.
— Tony Dungy
Next Quote
I had my nearest and most intimate glimpses of the presence of my Lord in those dread moments when musket, club or spear was being levelled at my life.
— John Gibson Paton
Loading recommended content...