Nightmares are associated with negative feelings such as fear that can happen at any age but are most common to children. Nightmares come from traumatic experiences, stress, and other things you do in life. Managing your stress, having a comfortable sleep environment, a consistent sleep schedule, and relaxing before you go to sleep are some of the few things you can do to stop bad dreams. May these sad nightmare quotes give you insights that will help you when experiencing nightmares.
1. “I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” – Frida Kahlo
2. “Everything I was afraid of when I was growing up, I've become. I've taken on my nightmares, like the devil and the end of the world, and I've become those things.” – Marilyn Manson
3. “The worst nightmare is to have no dreams.” – Thomas Amo
4. “Of all the things you choose in life, you don't get to choose what your nightmares are. You don't pick them; they pick you.” – John Irving
5. “I believe in hard work, but I believe in vindication as well. You have a few nightmares, I imagine, before you reach your dream.” – Cody Rhodes
6. “There is an excitement about having nightmares.” – Betsey Johnson
7. “Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.” – Jill Scott
8. “My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.” – Siouxsie Sioux
9. “I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?” – John Lennon
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10. “They've promised that dreams can come true but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams, too.” – Oscar Wilde
11. “I turned my nightmares into fireflies and caught them in a jar.” – Laini Taylor
12. “The responsibility to nightmare is to wake up.” – Michael S. Harper
13. “I had nightmares as a kid. As an adult, I have very prosaic dreams.” – Guillermo del Toro
14. “A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares if you don’t really work them.” – Dolly Parton
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15. “Welcome to the worst nightmare of all, reality.” – Clive Barker
16. “Those with the greatest awareness have the greatest nightmares.” – Mahatma Gandhi
17. “I don't think nightmares are necessarily bad for you.” – Brian Reitzell
18. “Chase your dreams, and your nightmares will grow tired of chasing you.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
19. “It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.” – Kristin Cashore
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20. “I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.” – Jonas Salk
21. “Sometimes I wake up laughing when I have a great dream. And sometimes I have nightmares and I hate them.” – Mariah Carey
22. “Nightmares end. That’s how you know they’re nightmares.” – Kami Garcia
23. “You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.” – Stephen Rea
24. “Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating.” – Eddie Alvarez
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25. “The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares.” – Edward Abbey
26. “The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.” – Tommy Lee Jones
27. “Nightmares are releases.” – Sylvia Browne
28. “My best dreams and worst nightmares have the same people in them.” – Philippos Syrigos
29. “Better to end this dream before it becomes a nightmare.” – Rachel Cohn
30. “The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable.” – Sylvia Day
More Famous Quotes about Nightmares
31. “Everything I was afraid of when I was growing up, I've become. I've taken on my nightmares, like the devil and the end of the world, and I've become those things.” – Marilyn Manson
32. “Pay attention to other people’s nightmares because they might be contagious.” – George Packer
33. “Have you ever been trapped in a world where you're everyone's worst nightmare?” – Chuck Palahniuk
34. “As much as I dream, I have nightmares.” – Brian Ortega
35. “Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep.” – Maria V. Snyder
36. “I can't tell whether I am living in a dream or a nightmare.” – Bertrand Russell
37. “It's not clear whether the brain actually is designed to have nightmares or whether this is actually the process going awry.” – Matthew Walker
38. “An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.” – Dr. Laurence J. Peter
39. “The nightmare always becomes laughter, once it's understood.” – Byron Katie
40. “I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.” – Dennis Nilsen
41. “I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.” – Joseph Heller
42. “Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.” – Merrill Markoe
43. “Horror, for me, has to involve some sort of fantasy. Horror is something that is in your dreams or your nightmares.” – Cassandra Peterson
44. “Where hopes are unrealistic, fears often become exaggerated; where dreams alone are blueprints, nightmares result.” – Anthony Daniels
45. “The places that I've been, the things that I have seen, what you have as nightmares are what I have as dreams.” – DMX
46. “I really hate to get old. I don't talk about it much. And sometimes at night I wake up and I have nightmares that I know how old I am.” – Sirio Maccioni
47. “Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.” – Oscar Wilde
48. “I work with my dreams or nightmares.” – David Cronenberg
49. “All my life, I've had these flashbacks, these dreams, nightmares, daymares, like visions, where I relive certain plays. Only the bad plays. I see them over and over, as if somebody's rewinding a tape and forcing me to watch.” – Colin Kaepernick
50. “Nightmares are seldom a foreshadowing of real events, but always a showing of real fears.” – Criss Jami
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2. “Everything I was afraid of when I was growing up, I've become. I've taken on my nightmares, like the devil and the end of the world, and I've become those things.” – Marilyn Manson
3. “The worst nightmare is to have no dreams.” – Thomas Amo
4. “Of all the things you choose in life, you don't get to choose what your nightmares are. You don't pick them; they pick you.” – John Irving
5. “I believe in hard work, but I believe in vindication as well. You have a few nightmares, I imagine, before you reach your dream.” – Cody Rhodes
6. “There is an excitement about having nightmares.” – Betsey Johnson
7. “Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.” – Jill Scott
8. “My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.” – Siouxsie Sioux
9. “I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?” – John Lennon
11. “I turned my nightmares into fireflies and caught them in a jar.” – Laini Taylor
12. “The responsibility to nightmare is to wake up.” – Michael S. Harper
13. “I had nightmares as a kid. As an adult, I have very prosaic dreams.” – Guillermo del Toro
14. “A lot of dreams can turn to nightmares if you don’t really work them.” – Dolly Parton
16. “Those with the greatest awareness have the greatest nightmares.” – Mahatma Gandhi
17. “I don't think nightmares are necessarily bad for you.” – Brian Reitzell
18. “Chase your dreams, and your nightmares will grow tired of chasing you.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
19. “It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.” – Kristin Cashore
21. “Sometimes I wake up laughing when I have a great dream. And sometimes I have nightmares and I hate them.” – Mariah Carey
22. “Nightmares end. That’s how you know they’re nightmares.” – Kami Garcia
23. “You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.” – Stephen Rea
24. “Having your worst nightmares kind of come true is truly liberating.” – Eddie Alvarez
26. “The world's not a very comfortable place if you have a nightmare to face.” – Tommy Lee Jones
27. “Nightmares are releases.” – Sylvia Browne
28. “My best dreams and worst nightmares have the same people in them.” – Philippos Syrigos
29. “Better to end this dream before it becomes a nightmare.” – Rachel Cohn
30. “The thing about nightmares was that you couldn't prepare for them. They sneaked up on you when you were most vulnerable.” – Sylvia Day
More Famous Quotes about Nightmares
31. “Everything I was afraid of when I was growing up, I've become. I've taken on my nightmares, like the devil and the end of the world, and I've become those things.” – Marilyn Manson
32. “Pay attention to other people’s nightmares because they might be contagious.” – George Packer
33. “Have you ever been trapped in a world where you're everyone's worst nightmare?” – Chuck Palahniuk
34. “As much as I dream, I have nightmares.” – Brian Ortega
35. “Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep.” – Maria V. Snyder
36. “I can't tell whether I am living in a dream or a nightmare.” – Bertrand Russell
37. “It's not clear whether the brain actually is designed to have nightmares or whether this is actually the process going awry.” – Matthew Walker
38. “An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.” – Dr. Laurence J. Peter
39. “The nightmare always becomes laughter, once it's understood.” – Byron Katie
40. “I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.” – Dennis Nilsen
41. “I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.” – Joseph Heller
42. “Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.” – Merrill Markoe
43. “Horror, for me, has to involve some sort of fantasy. Horror is something that is in your dreams or your nightmares.” – Cassandra Peterson
44. “Where hopes are unrealistic, fears often become exaggerated; where dreams alone are blueprints, nightmares result.” – Anthony Daniels
45. “The places that I've been, the things that I have seen, what you have as nightmares are what I have as dreams.” – DMX
46. “I really hate to get old. I don't talk about it much. And sometimes at night I wake up and I have nightmares that I know how old I am.” – Sirio Maccioni
47. “Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping.” – Oscar Wilde
48. “I work with my dreams or nightmares.” – David Cronenberg
49. “All my life, I've had these flashbacks, these dreams, nightmares, daymares, like visions, where I relive certain plays. Only the bad plays. I see them over and over, as if somebody's rewinding a tape and forcing me to watch.” – Colin Kaepernick
50. “Nightmares are seldom a foreshadowing of real events, but always a showing of real fears.” – Criss Jami
Share these Worst Nightmare Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.