Holding Quotes
2165 Holding quotes by 1431 unique authors
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You and your scars. Please! You don't kill youself like this!" I gesture, holding a wrist turned up to the ceiling, then pretending to cut…
— Barry Lyga
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There are so many unsung heroines and heroes at this broken moment in our collective story, so many courageous persons who, unbeknownst to themselves, are…
— David Abram
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I've remembered that most of life is about small, essential connections, so unobtrusive, so elastic, that you scarcely realize they're actually holding you together. The…
— Sharon Shinn
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Look, Mrs. McGillicuddy, it's not my fault your son jumped out a dorm room window on Christmas eve. I've written over fifty books as a…
— Eric Foner
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Even the brightest magnesium flare can do little against such dark except blind the eyes of the one holding it. Thus one craves what by…
— Mark Z. Danielewski
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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
— Keith Richards
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Listen to me." He grabbed my arms, holding me there. " I couldn't find you. And I will never forgive myself for that. Ever.
— Ally Carter
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It's there. The white rose among the dried flowers in the vase. Shriveled and fragile, but holding on to that unnatural perfection cultivated in Snows…
— Suzanne Collins
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I could have just said I'm good at my job, but I didn't. Didn't want the police thinking I was holding out information when I…
— Laurell K. Hamilton
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My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was…
— Stephenie Meyer
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And it was this image that was stamped on the hearts and minds of all who were present that day. Of Froi of the Exiles…
— Melina Marchetta
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Few beautiful women were willing to indicate in public that they belonged to someone. I had known enough women to realize this. I accepted them…
— Charles Bukowski
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I looked at her, with her hair spilled out on the pillows and the warmth of her body warming mine. And I thought, god-dang, if…
— Jim Thompson
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He put his arms around her. “Well, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?” She sighed. “I suppose.” “You suppose?”…
— Nicholas Sparks
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And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy.
— Rick Riordan
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When I’m running, there’s always this split second when the pain is ripping through me and I can hardly breathe and all I see is…
— Lauren Oliver
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Why was I holding on to something that would never be mine? But isn't that what people do?
— Bret Easton Ellis
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You’re not the only one who’s loyal and decent, Ture. It’s why I won’t betray Darling. He wouldn’t betray me and I know it. When…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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But what I found most interesting was that Aaron had apparently found a way to pass the time without her. Beside him, holding his hand,…
— Richelle Mead
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She stepped out of reach. “Go put on a shirt and get your mind out of bed.” “Impossible with you around.” “Pretend I’m holding a…
— Nalini Singh
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Isabelle was holding an umbrella. It was clear plastic, decorated with decals of colorful flowers. It was one of the girliest things Simon had ever…
— Cassandra Clare
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You might think being the target of an international terrorist organization, an amnesiac, and a girl with hair dyed in the middle of the night…
— Ally Carter
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There was only silence. It was the silence of matter caught in the act and embarrassed. There were no cells moving, and yet there were…
— Annie Dillard
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I can count all the lovers I've had on one hand...if I'm holding a calculator.
— Sebastian Horsley
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Oh, Kendra, before I forget, Gavin asked me to give you this letter." He held out a gray, speckled envelope. "Happy birthday to you!" Seth…
— Brandon Mull
Who Wrote These Holding Quotes
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