Held Quotes
2520 quotes by 1751 authors
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Wraith held up his hands. "Chill, Gramps. I don't want to sit on your knee or anything.
— Larissa Ione
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He tilted his head to the side, still watching me in that same, disconcerting way. “Some things are true, drunk or sober. You should know…
— Richelle Mead
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Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make…
— Kim Harrison
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Someday you'll find the place It's the place where love takes over hate Then you'll see all the things you do Affect everyone around you…
— Hilary Duff
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Why should be fruit be held inferior to the flower?
— George Orwell
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The door burst open. Murphy came through it, her eyes living flames of azure blue, her hair a golden coronet around her. She held a…
— Jim Butcher
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I had kissed my share of men, particularly during the war years, when flirtation and instant romance were the light-minded companions of death and uncertainty.…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Even without the mushroom cloud still I would have hated Listen I would have done the same things even if there were no death I…
— Leonard Cohen
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What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. Nothing much of lasting value ever happens at the…
— Michael Ondaatje
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He could do only one thing at a time. If he held her, he couldn't kiss her. If he kissed her, he couldn't see her.…
— Arundhati Roy
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Loki," I said. "Hey, Princess." He smiled dazedly as he looked up at me. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." I smiled and shook my head. "Not anymore."…
— Amanda Hocking
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I do not live happily or comfortably With the cleverness of our times. The talk is all about computers, The news is all about bombs…
— Mary Oliver
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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 had taken her…
— Scott Speer
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I want to give you something.†He slid the ring off his finger. “Up until this week, I’ve never wanted anything more in my life…
— Scott Speer
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Life was so short that it meant nothing at all unless it were continually reinforced by something that endured; unless the shadows of individual existence…
— Willa Cather
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When something horrible happens, it's human nature to want to blame it on someone. We want someone to be held accountable, even though sometimes things…
— Meg Cabot
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...the air seeming to gather around her like held breath. As if this whole place were a story about her.
— Laini Taylor
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The doorknob twisted. “I’m coming with you.†I ran over and held it shut. “No, you are so not. We can’t carry your unconscious body…
— Kiersten White
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The author squares man's depravity with still being made in the image of God with this word picture. A vase that has held beautiful roses…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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The berries. I realize the answer to who I am lies in that handful of poisonous fruit. If I held them out to save Peeta…
— Suzanne Collins
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