Clenched Quotes

78 Clenched quotes by 66 unique authors

All I want is' - and he uttered the final words through clenched teeth and with a sort of shame - 'to retain my freedom.'… — Jean-Paul Sartre
All day long he was docile, intelligent, good, Though sometimes changing to a darker mood. He seemed hypocritical, could tell better lies, in the dark… — Arthur Rimbaud
Marc’s hand tightened visibly around Kevin’s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc in an obvious… — Rachel Vincent
...I also know - and this won't alter the course of history or your personal view of me - that you will die with a… — Che Guevara
They held hands and knew that only the coffin would lie in the earth; the bubbly laughter and the press of fingers in the palm… — Toni Morrison
Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who… — Henri Nouwen
Did Lovelace's forces find you? Did Jabor break in?" He spoke slowly through clenched teeth. "I went to get a newspaper" This is getting better… — Jonathan Stroud
Away from the bright motion of the party, she carried her sadness like a dark stone clenched in her palm. — Kim Edwards
(His heart clenched as she made a kissing noise to him then handed the phone back to Vane. Gods, how he loved that woman.) Ahh,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Cough clenched, and vomited something chunky into the grass. Terrific. The big dog sat on his haunches and looked at William with a perplexed expression… — Ilona Andrews
under his dripping hair, he was as white as parchment, his hands clenched at his sides so tightly that they were shaking. It seemed clear… — Cassandra Clare
The confessing church of American Ragamuffins needs to join Magdalene and Peter in witnessing that Christianity is not primarily a moral code but a grace-laden… — Brennan Manning
Faythe…?" The tremor in his voice broke my heart. Then understanding surfaced, and his tear-filled eyes searched mine desperately. "No. No," he whispered through clenched… — Rachel Vincent
When a baby comes into the world, its hands are clenched, right? Like this?" He made a fist. "Why? Because a baby not knowing any… — Mitch Albom
Que me voulez-vous?' said he in a growl of which the music was wholly confined to his chest and throat, for he kept his teeth… — Charlotte Bronte
Her free hand was clenched in a fist. I held still, waiting for her to say something, to tell me she should have never left… — Tamora Pierce
I pictured the two of them alone. Perhaps showering together, as Rome and I liked to do. My stomach clenched painfully, amusement forgotten. “Cody, will… — Gena Showalter
I shut up everything inside. Everything." Words ground out through clenched teeth. "I thought if I could hold it, just hold it, it would be… — Nalini Singh
My breathing slowed. I shaded her thick chestnut hair resting in a smooth curve against her face, a large bruise blazing across her cheek. I… — Ruta Sepetys
I'll tell you what's wrong!" he roared, "I'm trying to quit smoking!" Then he strode angrily to the truck, leaving her standing there. She blinked… — Linda Howard
We all need to demand the happiness for ourselves we desire. Fight for it. Wrestle it out of the clenched fist of the world you… — Jewel
From my spirit's gray defeat, From my pulse's flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand, From my own… — Sara Teasdale
Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist. — Alistair Begg
The Mercy of Allah is an Ocean, Our sins are a lump of clay clenched between the beak of a pigeon. The pigeon is perched… — Leila Aboulela
Like is an emotion. Emotions”—he raised a hand, made a fist, clenched it tightly—“are like holding water. You open your hand, there’s nothing there. Better… — Karen Marie Moning

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