Held Quotes

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It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed.… — Thomas S. Monson
I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people… — Richard Scarry
He looked back at her, and when she saw the look on his face, she saw his eyes at Renwick’s, when he had watched the… — Cassandra Clare
A book floated down the Amper River. A boy jumped in, caught up to it, and held it in his right hand. He grinned. He… — Markus Zusak
He [Ranger] stopped in front of my parents' house, and we both looked to the door. My mother and my grandmother were standing there, watching… — Janet Evanovich
But what was there to say? Only that there were tears. Only that Quietness and Emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons. Only that there was… — Arundhati Roy
Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I… — Lauren Willig
I suddenly remember being very little and being embraced by my father. I would try to put my arms around my father's waist, hug him… — Jodi Picoult
My parents gave me the gift of irreligion, of growing up without bothering to ask people what gods they held dear, assuming that in fact,… — Salman Rushdie
Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by… — Jacqueline Carey
When her hands reached out and poured the tea, it was as if she also poured something into me while I sat there sweating in… — Markus Zusak
No person has ever held all the power. There must be a balance between chaos and order, dark and light. With the Temple magic bound… — Libba Bray
The converse held reassuringly true: daylight was safe. Daylight was always safe. — Neil Gaiman
But in the night he woke and held her tight as though she were all of life and it was being taken from him. He… — Ernest Hemingway
Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form… — Anne Lamott
What we want most is to be held...and told..that everything (everything is a funny thing, is baby milk and papa's eyes, is roaring logs on… — Truman Capote
She rubbed her eyes, and after a long study of his face, she spoke "Is it really you?" Is it from your cheek, she thought,… — Markus Zusak
Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of faith in his eyes, his… — Cassandra Clare
Chronicler picked up his pen, but before he could dip it, Kvothe held up a hand. "Let me say one thing before I start. I've… — Patrick Rothfuss
I can't explain the alchemy that transmuted one evening into the equivalent of years held lightly in common. The only way I can put it… — Tana French
All that he had of her was his memory, where he held every moment, every single moment that she had been his. That was all… — Juliet Marillier
Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by an unspeakable tender hand, placed beside another thread and held… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Firepaw held the menacing amber gaze for few moments. Warrior and apprentice, for a heartbeat their eyes were locked as enemies. — Erin Hunter
If my luck held, it wouldn't be a handsome Greek demigod looking for the love of his life or at least his love of a… — Ilona Andrews
His right ear still held both studs, and I wondered who had the missing earring. I would have asked, but was afraid he’d tell me… — Kim Harrison

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