Stepped Back Quotes
34 quotes by 26 authors
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After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As…
— Anatoly Karpov
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Together, joined in effort by the burden, they staggered up the last steep of the mountain. Together, they chanted One! Two! Three! and crashed the…
— William Golding
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Everything felt fragile and freshly come upon, but for now, at least, my depression had stepped back, giving me room to move forward. I had…
— Daphne Merkin
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And on the seventh day, god stepped back and said and said, "This is my creation, perfect in every way... oh, dammit I left all…
— Bill Hicks
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When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a…
— Rosa Parks
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He -it- was a specter! I stepped back, stunned.
— Gail Carson Levine
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He stepped back and threw his arms out. "I'm always crazy around you Rose. Here, I'm going to write an impromptu poem for you." He…
— Richelle Mead
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The best of all possible cages.' Ben stepped back to regard the job with a sad smile. 'What more can one ask?
— Ken Kesey
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They ended every speech with the word hiro, which means: like I said. Thus each man took responsibility for intruding into the inarticulate murmur of…
— Leonard Cohen
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And stop doing that,†he said. “Backing away, giving me that look.†Like you’re scaring me? Maybe you are.†He stepped back so fast he…
— Kelley Armstrong
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My grandmother stepped back into the kitchen to get their drinks. I had come to love her more after death than I ever had on…
— Alice Sebold
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Bess stepped back and looked at Nancy admiringly. 'Your hunches are so often right it startles me.
— Carolyn Keene
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I couldn't recall the last time I'd seen that much of him on display. It was wonderful and frightening on the same time. I then…
— Richelle Mead
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I gave him a kick and he stepped back onto the third rail. Exploding, flaming eraser! This is why moms tell you to stay away…
— James Patterson
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Myrnin, who hadn't said much, suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her. She stiffened, shocked, and for a panicked second wondered whether he'd…
— Rachel Caine
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For an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity. People have died…
— Eva Ibbotson
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Keys," she repeated, and slowly stepped back. "What do you mean, keys?" "Car keys. As in, give them up. Now." Shane had that look --…
— Rachel Caine
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What have you done?' he said, his voice hollow and strained. He stepped back and put his fists to his temples. 'What have you done!'…
— Christopher Paolini
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We stepped back and looked at the king of the gods, slumped in his chair snoring, and cradling his crook like a teddy bear. I…
— Rick Riordan
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Ramona stepped back into her closet, slid the door shut, pressed an imaginary button, and when her imaginary elevator had made its imaginary descent, stepped…
— Beverly Cleary
Who Wrote These Stepped Back Quotes
26 authors contributed a total of 34 Stepped Back Quotes, led by these top contributors: