Held Quotes
2520 quotes by 1835 authors
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His kisses were gifts. He kissed with everything he had, with power and passion and hunger and love. He held nothing back, giving everything, exposing…
— Sylvia Day
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Almost every time i saw you, you were with him. But one day, you walked up to the building alone. I was holding the door…
— Tammara Webber
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Perhaps, he thought, true pure love, like all flowers, flourished best with its roots in muck and mud. Perhaps that was a law of life…
— Harry Mulisch
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We’d spent years as adversaries, two predators sharing territory and a certain, unwelcome attraction. Somehow, during all those years I spent outwardly acquiescing to his…
— Patricia Briggs
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The story of Doubting Thomas is told, not so that we shall admire Thomas, but so that we can admire the other apostles in comparison.…
— Richard Dawkins
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When he held her that way, she felt so happy that it disturbed her. After he left, it would take her hours to fall asleep,…
— Mary Gaitskill
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Kisten, please don't leave me," I begged, and his eyes opened. "I'm cold," he said, fear rising in his blue eyes. I held him tighter.…
— Kim Harrison
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Momma kept a garden, which sounds romantic to people who have never held a hoe
— Rick Bragg
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Try this for deviancy: fabricants are mirrors held up to purebloods' conscience; what purebloods see reflected there sickens them. So they blame you for holding…
— David Mitchell
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The antique, almost primitive band he held between his fingers caught the sunlight, glinting silver. “I found this ring shortly after I was banished from…
— Becca Fitzpatrick
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It is not enough to do, one must also become. I wish to be wiser, stronger, better. This--" I held out my hands "--this thing…
— Louis L'Amour
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Briefly, the nymphaeum glowed with a softer light, like a full moon. Piper smelled exotic spices and blooming roses. She heard distant music and happy…
— Rick Riordan
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I thought I heard---" Gansey broke off. His eyes dropped to where Adam held Blue's hand. Again his face was somewhat puzzled by the fact…
— Maggie Stiefvater
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And guys don't get attached, guys don't give themselves over completely, and guys lie. That's why they should be handled with great trepidation, not trusted,…
— Sarah Dessen
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Artemis grit her teeth. "I need a favor. I have some hunting to do, alone. I need you to take my companions to Camp Half-Blood."…
— Rick Riordan
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Eric Seven does not believe in love at first sight. He corrects himself. Even in that moment, the moment that it happens, he fees his…
— Marcus Sedgwick
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I don't have the body for this," I quipped, lifting my chin to a voluptous woman nearby who shook her hips zealously to the beat.…
— Becca Fitzpatrick
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What about this?" I held up a battered copy of Beauty and the Beast. "It sounds romantic." Xavier wrinkled his nose. "Disney... I don't think…
— Alexandra Adornetto
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She was an artist. She held opposites in her mind.
— Richard Ford
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When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the…
— Albert Einstein
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