Held Quotes
2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors
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It's not that he lacked poetry. But his poetry was of the body, not the mind. He spoke it in the way he moved, the…
— Meg Rosoff
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I held you in my hands, Wanderer, and you were beautiful.
— Stephenie Meyer
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He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light…
— Francoise Sagan
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There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.
— Neil Gaiman
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Another thing I don't want on my tombstone," Shane said. You have others?" Claire asked. He held up one finger. "I thought it wasn't loaded,"…
— Rachel Caine
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He finished the bandage and was examining it critically. "You know those things are unreliable." His voice held just a touch of reproach. “Eleven out…
— Ilona Andrews
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I looked to the window. Patch was gone, but a single black feather was pressed to the outer pane, held in place by last night's…
— Becca Fitzpatrick
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Um, Bella? You've got a huge cut on your forehead, and it's gushing blood," he informed me. I clapped my hand over my head. Sure…
— Stephenie Meyer
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For an instant I think I saw. I saw the loneliness of man as a gigantic wave which had been frozen in front of me,…
— Carlos Castaneda
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I have both held and beheld unlimited power and of it I know but one thing. It drives men mad.' - Alexander the Great
— Matthew Reilly
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One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the…
— Paulo Freire
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I held out my arms to him and he came to me like a child.
— Daphne du Maurier
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Seth laughed when he saw me. “Hey,” I said, poking him with my foot, “be nice.” “I think this is the first time I’ve ever…
— Richelle Mead
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In the face of brutality I was prudent. Before injustice I held my peace. I sacrificed the things in hand for the good of they…
— Carson McCullers
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I have to go to her, Lucan. For my own sanity, if nothing else. If I stay here, I'm not sure what good I'd be,…
— Tina St. John
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I often went to Catholic mass or Eucharist at the Episcopal church, nourished by the symbol and power of this profound feeding ritual. It never…
— Sue Monk Kidd
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Yesterday i carved your name into the surface of an ice cube then held it against my chest til it melted into my aching pores…
— Andrea Gibson
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There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing.
— Donald Miller
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Lee saw the fireball and head through the roar in his ears Hester saying, "That's the last of 'em Lee." He said, or thought, "Those…
— Philip Pullman
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You were supposed to have hope, right? You were supposed to respect its power and hold on. And so I did. I held, and held,…
— Deb Caletti
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He leaned upon her as if there was no other support anywhere in the world, and she held him as if she would undertake no…
— Sharon Shinn
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I held a jewel in my fingers And went to sleep. The day was warm, and winds were prosy; I said: "'T will keep." I…
— Emily Dickinson
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The desert could not be claimed or owned — it was a piece of cloth carried by winds, never held down by stones, and given…
— Michael Ondaatje
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Since a good part of my life has been wasted dealing with fools just like them, it's not worry I feel but weariness as I…
— Ãlvaro Mutis
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There was a certain power beautiful mothers held over their less beautiful daughters.
— Sarah Addison Allen
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