„Speak straight and clear! I only hear that manly prayerwhich like a huge fist breaks my head against the stones.“

— Nikos Kazantzakis
„My practicality consists in this: in the knowledge that if you beat your head against the wall it is your head which breaks and not the wall … that is my strength, my only strength.“
— Antonio Gramsci
„He caught her by the wrist, brought her hand to his bare chest. Splayed her fingers over his heart. It beat against her palm, like a fist punching its way through his sternum. 'Break my heart,' he said. 'Break it in pieces. I give you permission.“
— Cassandra Clare
„If you beat your head against the wall, it is your head that breaks and not the wall.“
— Antonio Gramsci
„My brain's dead weight, I'm tryin' to get my head straight, but I can't figure out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate.“
— Eminem
„I choose gentleness… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.“
— Max Lucado
„I put one on the turntable and when the needle dropped, I was stunned — didn't know if I was stoned or straight… All these songs together, one after another made my head spin. It made me want to gasp. It was like the land parted.“
— Bob Dylan
„It's like banging my head against the wall, except if I were actually banging my head on a wall, I'd be able to make myself stop.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Doreen had intuition. Everything she said was like a secret voice speaking straight out of my own bones.“
— Sylvia Plath
„Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me.“
— Stephen Fry