Mean Quotes

“Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.”
― Walt Whitman

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”
― Will Rogers

“I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They're worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain.”
― J. Cornell Michel, Jordan's Brains: A Zombie Evolution

“I’m mistaken….

for thinking you were someone with a heart worth breaking.”
― Jamie Weise

“I think it's obvious if you're wanted here or not."
"Daemon," hissed Dee, her cheeks red. She turned to me, tears in her eyes. "He's not being serious."
"Are you being serious, Daemon?" Ash turned in his lap, head cocked to the side.
My heart was already pounding in my chest when his eyes met mine. His were sheltered. "Actually I was being serious." He leaned over the table, staring up at me through thick lashes. "You're not wanted here."
Dee spoke again, but I was beyond hearing. My face felt like it was on fire. People around us were starting to stare. One of the Thompson boys was smirking while the other looked as though he wanted to crawl underneath the table for me. The rest of the kids at the table were staring at their plates. One of them snickered.
I'd never been more humiliated in my life.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“Sorry,” I mumbled.
“Maybe you’re hungry,” said Zoya. “I always get mean when I’m hungry.”
“Are you hungry all the time?” asked Harshaw.
“You haven’t seen me mean. When you do, you’ll require a very big hanky.”
He snorted. “To dry my tears?”
“To stanch the bleeding.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“As people like sharing pieces of their history, let us listen to how they speak, what they say, but precisely what they “mean.” By diving under the surface of their words and following the sound of their intonation, we can get to the bones of their story and, at the same time, a better understanding of oneself. ("Everybody his story" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“My mother says that when Mrs. Rowley is mean, which is generally the case, it is really because she is just unhappy, and who could blame her with a husband like that . . . She says this is really the only reason people are ever mean--they have something hurting inside of them, a claw of unhappiness scratching at their hearts, and it hurts them so much that sometimes they have to push it right out of their mouths to scratch someone else, just to give themselves a rest, a moment of relief.”
― Laura Moriarty

“I frequently observe that one pretty face would be followed by five and thirty frights.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

“It gets so tiring, this strong-picking-on-the-weak stuff. It was the story of my life -literally- and it seemed to be a big part of the outside world too. I was sick of it, sick of guys like these, stupid and bullying.”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

“Bad stuff happens, people are mean, there are no steps you can take that ensure the world leaves you alone. All you can do is try not to be one of those people who contributes to the bad.”
― Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?

“I have a deep-down belief that there are folks in the world who are good through and through, and others who came in mean and will go out mean. It's like coffee. Once it's roasted, it all looks brown. Until you pour hot water on it and see what comes out. Folks get into hot water, you see what comes out.”
― Nancy E. Turner, Sarah's Quilt

“I'd developed an inability to demonstrate much negative emotion at all. It was another thing that made me seem like a dick - my stomach could be all oiled eels, and you would get nothing from my face and less from my words. It was a constant problem: too much control or no control at all.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“No, we aren't civilized, even in our business suits and high heels. People are as mean as ever, and as predictable. Underneath it all, we are not so different from what lurks in the wild, perhaps we're worse.”
― Donna Lynn Hope

“This is when I learned that nice people sometimes felt they had to pretend to be mean and awful.”
― Matthew Quick, The Good Luck of Right Now

“You know if you would just do as I say I wouldn't have to hurt you.”
― Amanda Stephan, The Price of Trust

“No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“When someone would mistreat, misinform, misuse, misguide, mishandle, mislead… or any other "mis"… to others, they’re obviously missing something from their lives.”
― Donald L. Hicks, Look into the stillness

“A dirty and mean sense of humor first thing in the morning. I may learn to like you yet.”
― Lorelei James, All Jacked Up

“I really mean it what do I say, unless I won’t say.”
― M.F. Moonzajer

“You're more mean-spirited than I remember you being."

"It's this organic body. Hologram fur wasn't itchy.”
― Howard Tayler, The Scrapyard of Insufferable Arrogance

“To truly strip a man of everything, one must take away his money, community, and the core of his beliefs until he is bathed in the agony of isolation.”
― Leinad Eibam, Published Poet

“You look like a cat tried to ear your face off.' She sniffed. 'And you smell like a swamp.'

'Being dragged through a bog will do that to you,' Cassian said.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“Seducers, whose motives are mean, can never understand magnanimous minds.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Bette

“Bad friends say nice things to your face, and then turn around and paint you black.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“you don't love anyone except for yourself. you're manipulative, selfish. you're alone, because your family hates you. and now I hate you, too.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“I had an unfortunate encounter with mean staff at the high altitude Denver International Airport that ruined my vacation and I now avoid Colorado.”
― Steven Magee

“You brought every bit of this upon yourself,' I said, my voice still soft. I didn't need to yell to convey my rage. I never had.

'You won,' he spat, sitting forward. 'You got your mate. Is that not enough?'

'No.'

The word echoed through the library.

'You nearly destroyed her. In every way possible.'

Tamlin bared his teeth. I bared mine back, temper be damned. Let some of power rumble through the room, the house, the grounds.

'She survived it, though. Survived you. And you still felt the need to humiliate her, belittle her. If you meant to win her back, old friend, that wasn't the wisest route.'

'Get out.'

I wasn't finished. Not even close. 'You deserve everything that has befallen you. You deserve this pathetic, empty house, your ravaged lands. I don't care if you offered that kernel of life to save me, I don't care if you still love my mate. I don't care that you saved her from Hybern, or a thousand enemies before that.' The words poured out, cold and steady. 'I hope you live the rest of your miserable life alone here. It's a far more satisfying end than slaughtering you.' Feyre had once arrived at the same decision. I'd agreed with her then, still did, but now I truly understood.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight

“I couldn’t put my finger on it, but eventually I knew: I couldn’t deliver the demon. There was no evil child here, no bad apple. These girls were good people who had done bad things, and for understandable, if not good, reasons. They were not the cold, cunning creatures girl bullies are so often made out to be.”
― Rachel Simmons, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls