Shock Quotes

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Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feelings burst away and hurry her to wild chasms. The passions may… — Charlotte Bronte
Scared ya, did I? Aw, that's sweet. Don't worry the shocks won't kill me," she whispered. "They only make me stronger. Anyway, it was worth… — Lauren Kate
Words, for all they were flimsy and invisible, had great strength. They could be fortified as a castle wall and sharp as a foil. They… — Jodi Picoult
You never felt jealousy, did you, Miss Eyre? Of course not: I need not ask you; because you never felt love. You have both sentiments… — Charlotte Bronte
Lucy swayed in shock. A gust of wind moaned through the conservatory and blew out all but one of her candles. Simon must have done… — Elizabeth Hoyt
When one of my Japanese teacups is broken, I imagine that the real cause was not the careless hand of a maid but the anxieties… — Fernando Pessoa
Henry," said Charlotte, who appeared to have recovered from her shock, "if you set yourself on fire deliberately, I will institute divorce proceedings. Now sit… — Cassandra Clare
I know it may come as a shock, but it's sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman. In fact, I'm… — Ilona Andrews
She thought about him all the time - not so much about Doug the individual, but rather about the nature of love, and the shock… — J. Courtney Sullivan
For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word â€œBookâ€™sâ€ with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional process… — Lynne Truss
There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop the shock, or… — James Frey
But you can't muscle through a five-hour run that way; you have to relax into it like easing your body into a hot bath, until… — Christopher McDougall
If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no age… — George Eliot
But yeah, Ann [Trason] insisted, running was romantic; and no, of course her friends didn't get it because they'd never broken through. For them, running… — Christopher McDougall
Marry me. Nay, marriage will cost us precious moments together. Let us make sweet, passionate love right here. Let me bear your children.â€ A primal… — Kiersten White
Jess:"Sasha? I need some tissue to pack my nose with." Sasha:"Is that hygienically sound?" Jess:"Sasha..." Sasha:"Fine, but if you get toxic shock up your nose,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The fake slap invariably makes contact, adding the elements of shock and betrayal to what had previously been plain old-fashioned fear. — David Sedaris
The phone rang, picked up, and the same male voice announced, â€œChris Powers." "Hey there, Chris. Are you aware it's a felony to make threats… — Josh Lanyon
[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart… — Maria V. Snyder
For a few minutes, maybe, life lingers in the tissues of some outlying regions of the body. Then, one by one, the lights go out… — Christopher Isherwood

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