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title: "11 Hand Held Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Hand Held quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Hand Held sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not wild about hand-held shots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claude-chabrol/i-m-not-wild-about-hand-held-shots/)

[Claude Chabrol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claude-chabrol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/claude-chabrol-21663_hand_i-m-not-wild-about-hand-held-shots-44817_448177.jpg)

> [“Because when I said I wanted to touch the moon you took my hand, held me close, and taught me how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/because-when-i-said-i-wanted-to-touch-the-moon-you-took-my-hand-held/)

[Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/tahereh-mafi-229_held-close_because-when-i-said-i-wanted-to-touch-th_3179840.png)

> [“Let's never stop holding each other's hands. We all need to have our hand held sometimes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stabile/let-s-never-stop-holding-each-other-s-hands-we-all-need-to-have-our/)

[Scott Stabile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stabile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/scott-stabile-1367_hand-holding_let-s-never-stop-holding-each-other-s-ha_160782.jpg)

> [“He took my hand and held it against his chest, "Feel that? It beats for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karli-perrin/he-took-my-hand-and-held-it-against-his-chest-feel-that-it-beats-for/)

[Karli Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karli-perrin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/karli-perrin-43486_april-showers_he-took-my-hand-and-held-it-against-his_2949727.jpg)

> [“A hand held tightly, never to really let go. Fills up life around you, for the comforts within our soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-smith/a-hand-held-tightly-never-to-really-let-go-fills-up-life-around-you/)

[Patty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/patty-smith-48177_life_a-hand-held-tightly-never-to-really-let_478877.jpg)

> [All my films are shot on hand-held cameras. These cameras took five years to build and had to be light enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-drew/all-my-films-are-shot-on-hand-held-cameras-these-cameras-took-five/)

[Robert Drew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-drew/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/robert-drew-52755_build_all-my-films-are-shot-on-hand-held-camer_317475.png)

> [But steady-cams are very different than hand-helds, because hand-held gives you that verite feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-aronofsky/but-steady-cams-are-very-different-than-hand-helds-because-hand-held/)

[Darren Aronofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-aronofsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/darren-aronofsky-9266_different_but-steady-cams-are-very-different-than_1390824.png)

> [“Beatriz took Pete’s hand and held his arm still. Then she put her thumb right on the inside of his elbow. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/beatriz-took-pete-s-hand-and-held-his-arm-still-then-she-put-her/)

[Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/maggie-stiefvater-76_held-arm_beatriz-took-pete-s-hand-and-held-his-ar_2320372.png)

> [“I don't need you by my side. But I want you there. Very much want you there. That, I think, says more.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/i-don-t-need-you-by-my-side-but-i-want-you-there-very-much-want-you/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/nora-roberts-128_love_i-don-t-need-you-by-my-side-but-i-want-y_3011761.jpg)

> [“I reached my hand out and held it palm open next to hers, and after a moments hesitation she took my hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-james/i-reached-my-hand-out-and-held-it-palm-open-next-to-hers-and-after-a/)

[Elliott James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/elliott-james-29702_ice-cream_i-reached-my-hand-out-and-held-it-palm-o_299475.jpg)

> [We used hand-held cameras 50 years ago. It wasn't something new. Sometimes we used a tripod, or we'd have a tracking shot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/we-used-hand-held-cameras-50-years-ago-it-wasn-t-something-new/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_cameras_we-used-hand-held-cameras-50-years-ago-i_1501642.jpg)

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