Retreating Quotes

51 quotes by 48 authors

I felt how important the simplest things were, like feeling proud, finding something funny, stretching yourself, retreating into yourself. — Banana Yoshimoto
I thought of all the times we'd been together, how I kept coming closer, then retreating, while he stayed right where he was. A constant… — Sarah Dessen
The sky was a cold iron-grey, like the underside of a shield. A sharp breeze lifted the hems of skirts and rattled the leaves on… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The cinema has done more for my spiritual life than the church. My ideas of fame, success and beauty all originate from the big screen.… — John Updike
We ought instead of retreating should follow up the enemy and take Richmond. And in full view of all responsible for such declaration, I say… — Philip Kearny
Rather than retreating from or trying to get around a negative circumstance you're in, it is best to confront it head-on and do what you… — Melchor Lim
I think my hair is French. It's been retreating for years. . . — Rick Sutter
One side of unhealthy relating is if you are always pursuing or always retreating. — Dr Phil
Her arms are scared, they make people flinch if they get a glimpse as they quickly look away, but she just laughs because she knows… — Bingen
Soon my companions were lost to my sight behind the mountain ridge in my rear, which still seemed ever retreating before me, and I climbed… — Henry David Thoreau
No more meekly saying 'yes' When my heart is screaming 'no' No more taming of my feelings So my power wont show No more hiding… — Nate

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