Holding Quotes

2165 Holding quotes by 1431 unique authors

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion. — Barry Lopez
For the rest of my life I'll be thinking about that hamburger. I'll be sitting there at the counter, holding it in my hands with… — Richard Brautigan
What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they came close, as… — Sarah Dessen
Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go. — Spencer Johnson
Take these," said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stone that had been embedded at the center of the breastplate.… — Paulo Coelho
Desperate? So what? I'm desperate, too!" Fenoglio snapped at her. "My story is foundering in misfortune, and these hands here," he said holding them out… — Cornelia Funke
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.… — Shirley Jackson
She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece… — Ayn Rand
I was about 12 years old and I was sitting watching the television and it was some kind of talent show, you know, and on… — Nick Cave
Wind and storm colored July. Also, in the middle, cadaverous, awful, lay the grey puddle in the courtyard, when holding an envelope in my hand,… — Virginia Woolf
Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are… — Francesca Lia Block
I remember hearing myself start to whimper, a five-year-old, crouched by the side of the road, staring into my father's eyes, whimpering because it was… — Kelley Armstrong
The first building she reached appeared to be an old barn. Only one young guard stood before its bolted door, staring at her with wide… — Shannon Hale
I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each… — Kazuo Ishiguro
Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the… — Albert Camus
Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may decieve you - you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no one is alone.… — Stephen Sondheim
Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won't last forever. We must take… — C.S. Lewis
There are times when friendship feels like running down a hill together as fast as you can, jumping over things, spinning around, and you don't… — Matthew Tobin Anderson
But I too hate long books: the better, the worse. If they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up… — Vikram Seth
Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings, And children's faces… — Sara Teasdale
Perhaps the little Negro girl was holding a concealed razor blade. Maybe she was one of the troublemakers out for a fresh white scalp. — David Sedaris
If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer. — David Deida
…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it… — Pema Chodron
Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it… — Patricia Briggs
won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman… — Lucille Clifton

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