dousing QUOTES

1 " I’m very headstrong. Once I’ve caught fire, there’s no dousing the flames—all engines full speed ahead. "

2 " Typically, a psychiatrist can fool a patient by telling him the root of his problem can be fixed with this pill, that support group, and more psychiatry appointments. They don't tell the patient that the really fucked up people never get better. They mask their diseases by dousing them in heavy narcotics to numb their sickness, for years, until the peaceful eternal sleep comes and takes them away. "

― J. Matthew Nespoli

3 " You're a girl on fire. And it seems to me, you been dousing those flames for years. Let yourself burn a little. "

― Suzanne Palmieri , The Witch of Belladonna Bay

4 " Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the water. Some of the campers gasped. A couple of the Hunters stifled laughs." Sorry!" Thalia said, turning pale. " I didn't mean to—" Anger roared in my ears. A wave erupted from the creek, blasting into Thalia's face and dousing her from head to toe.I stood up. " Yeah," I growled. " I didn't mean to, either." Thalia was breathing heavily." Enough!" Chiron ordered.But Thalia held out her spear. " You want some, Seaweed Brain?" Somehow, it was okay when Annabeth called me that — at least, I'd gotten used to it — but hearing it from Thalia was not cool." Bring it on, Pinecone Face! "

5 " Hey, have you heard that one about the difference between me, Wit, and my loutish cousin, Hilarity? No? Okay, so I walk into a bar, you see, very unassuming, and order a martini. Then the bartender, Hilarity, hauls off and squirts me in the face with a seltzer bottle, ruining my n ice new camel hair suit, dousing my monocle and my watch fob, soaking my cravat. So, do I let him have what for, and blow my top? I do not. I simply say:
Sorry, I believe I said 'very dry'. "

― Chip Kidd , The Learners

6 " Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives. "