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title: "21 Want Held Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Want Held quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Want Held sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/rumi-56_hands_open-your-hands-if-you-want-to-be-held-6_624027.jpg"
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> [Open your hands if you want to be held.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/open-your-hands-if-you-want-to-be-held/)

[Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/)

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> [How can you hold on to someone who does not want to be held onto.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-rowe/how-can-you-hold-on-to-someone-who-does-not-want-to-be-held-onto/)

[Rashida Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-rowe/)

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> [I let you go because I cant hold onto what doesnt want to be held apoun:/](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/broken-soul/i-let-you-go-because-i-cant-hold-onto-what-doesnt-want-to-be-held/)

[Broken Soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/broken-soul/)

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> [Don't hold on to anything that doesn't want to be held by you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-grabil/don-t-hold-on-to-anything-that-doesn-t-want-to-be-held-by-you/)

[Katie Grabil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-grabil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/katie-grabil-11516_letting-go_don-t-hold-on-to-anything-that-doesn-t-w_1181463.jpg)

> [I don't want to be held down by genres so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-jackson/i-don-t-want-to-be-held-down-by-genres-so-much/)

[Randy Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-jackson/)

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> [The worst feeling is holding on to someone who doesn't want to be held on to](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/the-worst-feeling-is-holding-on-to-someone-who-doesn-t-want-to-be/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [The worst thing is holding on to someone who doesn't want to be held on to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-worst-thing-is-holding-on-to-someone-who-doesn-t-want-to-be-held/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“The things that frighten us just want to be held.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-nepo/the-things-that-frighten-us-just-want-to-be-held/)

[Mark Nepo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-nepo/)

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> [The Golden Rule of Relationships: Never hold on to someone who doesn't want to be held](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/punkinhead-abhishek/the-golden-rule-of-relationships-never-hold-on-to-someone-who-doesn-t/)

[Punkinhead Abhishek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/punkinhead-abhishek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/punkinhead-abhishek-707_complicated-relation_the-golden-rule-of-relationships-never-h_88242.jpg)

> [And I want to be held down. I don't know what to do with the horrifying freedom that can destroy me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarice-lispector/and-i-want-to-be-held-down-i-don-t-know-what-to-do-with-the/)

[Clarice Lispector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarice-lispector/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/clarice-lispector-1401_freedom_and-i-want-to-be-held-down-i-don-t-know_1239517.jpg)

> [I want to be held and told my name. I want to be valued, in ways that I am not; I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/i-want-to-be-held-and-told-my-name-i-want-to-be-valued-in-ways-that-i/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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> [“But doesn't everyone want to be held just the right way, and for just long enough? If we don't have it, we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-lico-albanese/but-doesn-t-everyone-want-to-be-held-just-the-right-way-and-for-just/)

[Laurie Lico Albanese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-lico-albanese/)

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> [You can't hold onto someone or something which clearly don't want to held… when you open your eyes and realize what your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-williams/you-can-t-hold-onto-someone-or-something-which-clearly-don-t-want-to/)

[C Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/c-williams-33358_actor_you-can-t-hold-onto-someone-or-something_3141248.jpg)

> [What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/what-should-i-do-about-the-wild-and-the-tame-the-wild-heart-that/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

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> [What we want most is to be held...and told..that everything (everything is a funny thing, is baby milk and papa's eyes, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/what-we-want-most-is-to-be-held-and-told-that-everything-everything/)

[Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/)

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> [Jacks stood beside her. Instead of saying anything, she felt his fingers trace up her palm and then lace into hers. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-speer/jacks-stood-beside-her-instead-of-saying-anything-she-felt-his/)

[Scott Speer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-speer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/scott-speer-33132_connected_jacks-stood-beside-her-instead-of-saying_1482137.png)

> [“What we want most is only to be held…and told…that everything (everything is a funny thing, is baby milk and Papa’s eyes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/what-we-want-most-is-only-to-be-held-and-told-that-everything/)

[Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1a/truman-capote-376_baby_what-we-want-most-is-only-to-be-held-and_2725030.jpg)

> [Even when the sex is great, sometimes women just want to be held, shown attention and listened to attentively making them feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/even-when-the-sex-is-great-sometimes-women-just-want-to-be-held-shown/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Im not always as confident as I seem. There are many nights and many days when all I want is to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-not-always-as-confident-as-i-seem-there-are-many-nights-and-many/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30c/anonymous-1_me_im-not-always-as-confident-as-i-seem-the_1545485.jpg)

> [“I think she's afraid to even hug me now. It's my fault, but I miss it, Andrew. I miss it so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-h-trumble/i-think-she-s-afraid-to-even-hug-me-now-it-s-my-fault-but-i-miss-it/)

[J.H. Trumble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-h-trumble/)

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> [“I let Richard walk out on me. I think he’d have gone anyway, but I just sat on the floor and watched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-let-richard-walk-out-on-me-i-think-he-d-have-gone-anyway-but-i-just/)

[Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/)

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