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title: "5 Held Tears Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“I knew that last glimpse of his face would haunt me until I saw him smile again. And right there I vowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-knew-that-last-glimpse-of-his-face-would-haunt-me-until-i-saw-him/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

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> [“She washed her hands three times. Velia gripped the sink, dropping her head and watching the tinged water drain. Trying to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-j-mccoy-dressel/she-washed-her-hands-three-times-velia-gripped-the-sink-dropping-her/)

[Mary J. McCoy-Dressel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-j-mccoy-dressel/)

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> [My throat tightened, but I held back the tears and reminded myself that withdrawing from a woman is no different than kicking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-ablow/my-throat-tightened-but-i-held-back-the-tears-and-reminded-myself/)

[Keith Ablow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-ablow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/keith-ablow-13205_different_my-throat-tightened-but-i-held-back-the_2559167.jpg)

> [But he knew instinctively what he suggested was impossible. She'd been through so much, and held her tears back for so long,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/but-he-knew-instinctively-what-he-suggested-was-impossible-she-d-been/)

[Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/judith-mcnaught-687_doubted_but-he-knew-instinctively-what-he-sugges_2760485.png)

> [“I went to the library. I looked at the magazines, at the pictures in them. One day I went to the bookshelves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fante/i-went-to-the-library-i-looked-at-the-magazines-at-the-pictures-in/)

[John Fante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fante/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/john-fante-6848_book_i-went-to-the-library-i-looked-at-the-ma_3159929.jpg)

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