Pressed Quotes

373 quotes by 303 authors

Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved,… — Deborah Harkness
To use an electronics analogy, closing a book on a bookmark is like pressing the Stop button, whereas when you leave the book facedown, you've… — Anne Fadiman
Hopes were wallflowers. Hopes hugged the perimeter of a dance floor in your brain, tugging at their party lace, all perfume and hems and doomed… — Karen Russell
Dennis looked at the puppy in the window. We both did. It was the oddest thing. Normally, puppies in pet store windows sleep or pee… — Augusten Burroughs
It's a long story. Want a refill?" "No, let's start the steak. Where's the button?" "Right here." "Well, push it." "Me? You offered to cook."… — Robert A. Heinlein
He gives me a conflicted look and touches his lips to my forehead, right between my eyebrows. I close my eyes. I don't understand this,… — Veronica Roth
My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my motherâ€™s body, their cheeks pressed together. In sleep, my mother looks younger, still… — Suzanne Collins
He leaped to his feet, grabbed her, and spun her to face him. "No more bullshit, Sin. Feel what you've done." He took her hand… — Larissa Ione
It was beautiful and rare, and you have every right to despise me." She stood pressed to the wall, not moving. "When you came in,… — Ayn Rand
Each time it was like a stray bit of glass pressed into the softness of her heart, grinding, grinding, oh so silently until she no… — Elizabeth Hoyt
Trying to seduce Alec at all was a waste of time; he came preseduced anyway. Like a microwave entrÃ©e. You pressed his buttons, and he… — Jennifer Crusie
For all your talk, you don't know the first thing about love." Tears spilled over her lashes and rolled down her cheeks. She slipped the… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
He kissed me, so gently at first that I melted. I pressed close against him as the kiss deepened, curling my arms around his neck… — L.A. Weatherly
I am sorry " I murmured. "I know. I ought not to have threatened to beat you " he returned. He pressed a kiss to… — Deanna Raybourn
Replies began arriving seconds after he pressed send, and soon every single one of the warriors (besides William) had agreed to come home. Take me… — Gena Showalter
She narrowed her eyes. â€œWhat is our heartâ€™s desire?â€ â€œVengeance.â€ His voice was soft, as if he were afraid that someone might be listening. â€œJustice.â€… — George R. R. Martin
Gabriel pulled her over his body to lie on the bed beside him. His kisses pressed her down into the oblivion of the mattress as… — Annette Curtis Klause
Since I didn't have a spork handy, I leaned over the sink and scooped up a palmful of cold water and pressed it against my… — Devon Monk
I am so lonely without you, Aedan," Jane said simply. "You truly want me?" "More than anything. I'm only half without you." "Then you are… — Karen Marie Moning
You're up to something," I said. He turned, eyes wide, long fingers pressed to his heart. "Moi?" "Yeah, you, — Laurell K. Hamilton

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