Hit Quotes

“To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.”
― Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others

“A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it.

But first, while moving in a circle, it hits its target.

So does gossip.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“Sorry. Sorry. Don't hit. Bitches be scary when they hit.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Wait for You

“OY! Stop playing around and lets cook already!"
*smack*
J-just now, that made a really loud noise.."
Do you wanna hear it again?"
N-no, you'll just hit me again!"
Kyo and Tohru”
― Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket, Vol. 10

“I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.”
― Amanda Hocking, Wisdom

“Don't you recognize me, Mary? It's your good friend Allie the Outcast - although it looks like you're the one who's the out-cast now." Then Allie realized something with far too much glee. "Now that you're here - alive and all - there's something I've wanted to do for a very long time."
Then Allie reached back, curled her fleshie's right hand into a fist, and swung it toward Mary with all her might.
This was one strong fleshie!
The punch connected with Mary's eye so hard, that Mary's entire body spun around, and she collapsed into a leopard chair. Allie's knuckles hurt, but it was a good kind of pain.
"My eye!" wailed Mary. "Oh! My eye.”
― Neal Shusterman, Everwild

“Well, you're right. I'm a Freak."

"Huh?"

"I love being bullied. Being hit and kicked by others gets me totally excited. That's what kind of freak I am.
Sorry if that bothers you.”
― Yuna Kagesaki, AiON Volume 1

“God knows what possessed me, but having that science book in my hand propelled me to immediate action. So I hit her with it.”
― Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi

“Marketing is so powerful that it can make even an extremely untalented musician a one-hundred-hits wonder.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“See!” Dad yelled. “Boys don’t stay with whores, Bianca. They leave them. And I’m not going to let you turn into a whore. Not my daughter. This is for your own good.”
I looked up as he reached a hand down to grab my arm. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting to feel his fingers clamp around my forearm.
But they never did.
I heard a loud thud, and Dad grunted in pain. My eyes flew open. Wesley moved away from Dad, who was massaging his jaw with a shocked look on his face. “Why you little shithead!”
“Are you all right?” Wesley asked, kneeling in front of me.
“Did you just punch my dad?” I couldn’t help but wonder if I was delirious. Had all of this really just happened? Totally bizarre.
“Yes,” Wesley admitted.
“How dare you touch me!” Dad screamed, but he was having trouble balancing enough to approach us again. “How dare you fuck my daughter, then hit me, you son of a bitch!”
I’d never heard my father swear like that before.
“Come on,” Wesley said, helping me to my feet. “Let’s get out of here. You’re coming with me.” He wrapped an arm around me, pulling me close against his warm body, and ushered me out the open door.”
― Kody Keplinger, The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend

“Quality, it seems, is a necessary, but insufficient attribute for success.”
― Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular

“You still think love can save us. It's more killing than hate. Hate is so clean, so simple. Like being in the ring. With hate, you just keep hitting back. You hit until they stop hitting back. With love... they never stop." ~ (Frank)”
― Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds

“Impulsivity is something akin to spontaneously jumping out of an airplane and not realizing that you forgot something until about five seconds before impact.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The day you forgive your past and close your eyes. You will hear a river flowing inside you again. You will hear that waves of the ocean hitting the seashores of your soul once again. And again the sun will shine, lighting up your darkest nights.”
― Akshay Vasu

“Love?! When a piece of broke heart hits you.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“I wasn't a puppy with my tail between my legs. If he wanted to hit me, it’d be the start of a fight that I would end.”
― Debra Anastasia, Drowning in Stars

“I might be fragile like a mirror. You might be the rock.
Hit me all you want.
But still in the end I’ll be the one shining.”
― Richa Pandey

“You can't ride the wave without getting hit by something.”
― Santosh Kalwar, The Lacetier

“Herd Mentality is when you follow a person or a trend just because it has been a hit once or twice.”
― Nikita Dudani

“A transparent mirror, suddenly hit and broken. I glued it together, but the face was not as clear as before in the mirror. That spot is floating up the face. The relationship is a lot like this.”
― Saju

“This sell something familiar, make it surprising. To sell something surprising, make it familiar.”
― Derek Thompson, Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular

“The thrill that came with each blow was wonderfully familiar. Unable to stop and unwilling to, Frank kept going even though the big man was unconscious. The women stopped clawing each other and pulled at Frank’s collar.”
― Toni Morrison

“We were fortunate when the COVID-19 pandemic hit that internet shopping had matured.”
― Steven Magee

“Our offense is aggressive. We play to win. We attack. Our defense is unrelenting. We will hit you. Then do it again.”
― Trevor Moawad, It Takes What It Takes: How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life

“When you try to stop someone’s physical attack with your own physical maneuver (a block), you are pitting power against power—and the stronger party will have an advantage. But if you can sidestep the attack, you will avoid the hit, retain your balance, and remain in control of the situation.”
― Deepak Malhotra, Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond

“Book publishing is like investing and waiting for the stock market to take off, you keep at it in the hope you eventually hit the best seller's list.”
― Steven Magee

“I would dive off the ten meter diving board at the swimming pool and it really hurts when you hit the water from that height!”
― Steven Magee

“DeSoto County was hit by category 3 hurricane Ian followed by days of historic flooding!”
― Steven Magee

“The August 2023 Maui wildfires were among the most devastating disasters to hit the Hawaiian islands.”
― Steven Magee

“You hit like you're angry with me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash