Held Quotes

2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

the number 108 is held to be the most auspicious, a perfect three-digit multiple of three, its components adding up to 9, which is three… — Elizabeth Gilbert
It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted. — David Weber
And that's when Anna realized that what the wolf had been asking Bran for was death. Impulsively, Anna stepped away from Charles. She put a… — Patricia Briggs
I held her close to me with my eyes closed, wonering if anything in my life had ever been this perfect and knowing at the… — Nicholas Sparks
For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles. — Barry Lopez
The Revolutionary Hill Estates had not been designed to accommodate a tragedy. Even at night, as if on purpose, the development held no looming shadows… — Richard Yates
Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession.… — Paulo Coelho
I held hands with her all the time...that doesn't sound like much, I realize, but she was terrific to hold hands with. Most girls if… — J D Salinger
The ratman froze, staring at me. "Why are you laughing?" His voice held just a hint of unease. Good. I was hoping that the vampires… — Laurell K. Hamilton
The sun was already declining and each of the trees held a premonition of night. — E. M. Forster
I could not help feeling that they were evil things-- mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss. That seething… — H P Lovecraft
It’s the spirit here that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle may be strange or unexpected. But if the dream is held close… — Robert Fulghum
My chest feels full of glitter and helium, the way it used to when I was little and riding my father's shoulders at twilight, when… — Jodi Picoult
I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow.… — Elizabeth Bishop
I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I'd written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was… — Tanith Lee
I looked at other couples and wondered how they could be so calm about it. They held hands as if they weren't even holding hands.… — Miranda July
and for a moment he held out his hands as if to steady himself or as if to bless the ground there or perhaps as… — Cormac McCarthy
The streetlight outside my house shines on tonight and I'm watching it like it could give me a vision. James ain't talked ever and he… — Sherman Alexie
Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What did my fingers do before they held him? What did my heart do, with its love? — Sylvia Plath
There aren't any syringes." Red Sox came over and held a sterile pack out. When she tried to take it from him, he kept a… — J R Ward
Give me the gun." Ranger said. I extracted the gun from my pants and handed it over. Ranger held the gun in the pulm of… — Janet Evanovich
The front door flew open, and Mary shot out of the house, jumping off the porch, not even bothering with the steps to the ground.… — J R Ward
Yet I saw crypts when I looked at him, and I heard the beat of kettledrums. I saw torchlit fields where I had never been,… — Anne Rice
He became quicker of movement than the other dogs, swifter of foot, craftier, deadlier, more lithe, more lean with ironlike muscle and sinew, more enduring,… — Jack London

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