Startled Quotes

117 quotes by 98 authors

Lord Maccon believed that if his trousers were on his legs, and something else was on his torso, he was dressed. The less done after… — Gail Carriger
We were not born critical of existing society. There was a moment in our lives (or a month, or a year) when certain facts appeared… — Howard Zinn
Would you favor me with a dance?" Over all the others I was his choice! I curtsied, and he took my hand. Our hands knew… — Gail Carson Levine
He cocked his head to the side. "Did he die well?" "He died screaming." Charlotte's bluntness startled Tessa. "What a beautiful thing to hear. — Cassandra Clare
I wonder about death, I who may never know it. It looks much like ecstacy, the way they open their mouths as they drown, the… — Holly Black
Startled, he loosed his grasp and she pulled free. He clutched her arm, but she spun around and pressed her mouth to his. His lips… — Holly Black
Sean reaches between us and slides a thin bracelet of red ribbons over my free hand. Lifting my arm, he presses his lips against the… — Maggie Stiefvater
Vaisey looked like a startled earwig. — Louise Rennison
Shut up," I hissed. Ticked that he was taller than me, I stepped up onto a nearby coffee table. "I'm not in a cage anymore,"… — Kim Harrison
She thumped him again. He looked startled, then caught her flying fist in his hand and gently pried her fingers open. Very carefully he pressed… — Christine Feehan
As he gave a sleepy, growling groan, that hand disappeared under the sheet. Arizona's lips parted, and her heartbeat tripped up. She cleared her throat.… — Lori Foster
There are few persons, even among the calmest thinkers, who have not occasionally been startled into a vague yet thrilling half credence in the supernatural,… — Edgar Allan Poe
What a wonderfully exciting cough,' said the little man, quite startled by it, 'do you mind if I join you?' And with that he launched… — Douglas Adams
She padded toward Han, barefoot, like a faerie startled out of a forest bower, bewitching mix of clan and flatland beauty. — Cinda Williams Chima
Rochelle," she calls out, still looking at me. "Is there anyone down at the desk? I need something." I'm too startled to move. Is she… — Patricia McCormick
Sean settles swiftly behind me, and I'm startled by the sudden closeness of him, my back suddenly warm against his chest, the press of his… — Maggie Stiefvater
I wondered why I was so startled by the encounter when there was something that seemed utterly inevitable about the moment. Not in any grand,… — Emily Giffin
I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness. Â Then a young woman's voice… — Jim Butcher
I gave him a smile that I hoped was as dazzling as one of his. "I realized I'm in love." Marcus, startled, looked around as… — Richelle Mead
A small laugh startled me and I looked over to see her actually smiling. Making her do that more often was a new goal. — Abbi Glines

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