Pressing Quotes

276 Pressing quotes by 237 unique authors

Alek was right behind her now, his body pressing close as he adjusted her sword arm. She hadn't realized this fencing business would be so… — Scott Westerfeld
Then she was pressing her little proud broken self against his face, as close as she could get, and then they died. — Philip Pullman
Will’s voice dropped. “Everyone makes mistakes, Jem.” “Yes,” said Jem. “You just make more of them than most people.” “I —” “You hurt everyone,” said… — Cassandra Clare
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
I stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. 'If you could change one thing, what would it be?' He pulled the sheep pendant from… — Maria V. Snyder
Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But… — Sarah Dessen
It's a sad day when Myrnin is the safe choice, she thought. Apparently, he thought so, too, because he gave her a long, troubled look… — Rachel Caine
I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him.… — Veronica Roth
one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul — Kate Chopin
Moving between her thighs, he stretched out above her, then thrust into her. Once. Because, as he did everything, he acted without hesitation or apology… — Sandra Brown
When he first put his arms around me, it was tentative, like maybe he expected I'd pull away. When I didn't, he moved in closer,… — Sarah Dessen
She was still under the spell of her infatuation. She had tried to forget him, realizing the inutility of remembering. But the thought of him… — Kate Chopin
People thought he was a glutton for punishment, that he liked getting dumped. But it wasn't like that. He could just never see anything coming,… — John Green
We were locked onto each other as though we had just discovered this incredible thing you could do with two mouths pressing close and moist… — Josh Lanyon
I split the omelet between the plates and stopped when Curran's arms closed about me. He pulled me against him, pressing my back against his… — Ilona Andrews
Raoden turned to regard the large Dula. "What does it matter? It's not like we have anything pressing to do. It's actually quite pleasant up… — Brandon Sanderson
If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing grapes. — Scott Lynch
...churchgoing is not synonymous with personal spirituality. There are some people who get so busy in church worship and projects that they become insensitive to… — Stephen Covey
I shouldn’t ask you to,” he said, devotion in every word, “but I’m going to. Wait for me, Jess. I’ll come back to you.” Naked… — Nalini Singh
Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society… — Margaret Mead
But she couldn't dismiss easily his light touch with her. No pushing or pressing, none of that herding and corralling bullshit, unlike any of her… — Charles Frazier
The hours here are flat and round, disks of gray layered one on top of the other...they move slowly, at a grind, until it seems… — Lauren Oliver
Yes, of course. But ... how?" Kat felt her crew around her: Hamish's arm hung around Simon's shoulders; Gabrielle's delicate hands draped through the arms… — Ally Carter
And he's pressing into her and she into him, bodies shivering, like they are two scared, lost children, starving, starving to be touched, to be… — Lisa McMann
I feel like someone is pressing me into a mold that does not fit my body, forcing me intothe wrong shape. — Veronica Roth

Who Wrote These Pressing Quotes

237 authors contributed a total of 276 Pressing Quotes, led by these top contributors: