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2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

You could say that Elphaba brought us together,' said Boq softly. 'I'm closer to her and so I'm closer to you.' Galinda seemed to give… — Gregory Maguire
...and the night was comfortably warm as the soft filtered light continued to push the darkness into the shadows as they held each other and… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. — Bertolt Brecht
In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I… — Stephen Crane
What did my arms do before they held you? — Sylvia Plath
We should be telling girls what they already know but rarely see affirmed: that the lives they lead inside their own self-contained bodies; the skills… — Naomi Wolf
It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I held her wrists and then I got it through the eyes: hatred, centuries deep and true. I was wrong and graceless and sick. all… — Charles Bukowski
I know this will come as a shock to you, Mr. Goldwyn, but in all history, which has held billions and billions of human beings,… — Dorothy Parker
The landscape was snow and green ice on broken mountains. These weren't old mountains, worn down by time and weather and full of gentle ski… — Terry Pratchett
And in vain does the dreamer rummage about in his old dreams, raking them over as though they were a heap of cinders, looking into… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Muhammad brought the promise that anyone could find fulfillment and everlasting life through allegiance to the one true God. The Buddah held out hope that… — John Green
The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and with the specious title of religion… — Baruch Spinoza
Women should be respected as well! Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have… — Anne Frank
Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the… — Ron Paul
I say that is wine," Brett held up her glass. "We ought to toast something. 'Here's to royalty.'" "This wine is too good for toast-drinking,… — Ernest Hemingway
It had ceased raining in the night and he walked out on the road and called for the dog. He called and called. Standing in… — Cormac McCarthy
I never felt magic crazy as this I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea I never held emotion in the palm of… — Nick Drake
If God permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. It may be that his rewards are… — Marquis de Sade
And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poisonous… — Khaled Hosseini
They were renewed by love; the heart of each held infinite sources of life for the heart of the other. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
As a writing man, or secretary, I have always felt charged with the safekeeping of all unexpected items of worldly and unworldly enchantment, as though… — Elwyn Brooks White
He caught her, she fell, he caught her in his arms, he held her tightly unconscious of what he was doing. He held her up,… — Victor Hugo
Hold the old holding hand. Hold and be held. Plod on and never recede. Slowly with never a pause plod on and never recede. — Samuel Beckett
Italian cities have long been held up as ideals, not least by New Yorkers and Londoners enthralled by the ways their architecture gives beauty and… — Rebecca Solnit

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