Thorns Quotes

On the briars beneath every distant, fairy-tale view.

These quotes treat thorns as the price of getting close to anything: literature's fairy-land charm that fades on approach, a life thickly sown with hardship best passed through quickly, and politics likened to donning a crown of thorns. Read more in About quotes.


Whether describing landscapes, careers, or personal setbacks, these lines return again and again to thorns as an honest metaphor for struggle. Continue with Accept quotes for more on facing hardship.