Tense Quotes

252 Tense quotes by 200 unique authors

Oh, God, Alaska, I love you. I love you,' and the Colonel whispered, 'I'm so sorry, Pudge. I know you did,' and I said, 'No.… — John Green
You probably think that being a guest in your aunt's house I would hesitate to butter you all over the front lawn and dance on… — P.G. Wodehouse
Our memory fragments don't have any coherence until they're imagined in words. Time is a property of language, of syntax, and tense. — Siri Hustvedt
It will come with a rush and a roar and a shudder. It will come howling and laughing and shrieking and moaning. It will come… — Dalton Trumbo
Flannery craved a cigarette. Her nerves were so tense that only nicotine could soothe them, and for the first time, she genuinely understood how the… — Sylvia Brownrigg
But why would it matter? We aren't ... or...uh...weren't ..." Which is it, Jess? "Aren't" or "weren't"? Present or past tense? Now or then? "We… — Megan McCafferty
When things get unbearable, I wrap myself into a tight ball and shut my eyes. Every muscle in my body is tense. I open my… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Eddie became about one percent less tense. — Richelle Mead
This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud. I should have been with him; she should have left him alone.… — Sarah Dessen
As far as we know, everyoneâ€™s rightâ€” Strigoi donâ€™t want to hang out in Palm Springs.â€ Eddie became about one percent less tense. — Richelle Mead
Though there was no sound, there was a change. The atmosphere, which had gone tense at my accusation, relaxed. I wondered how I knew this.… — Stephenie Meyer
I'm unaware that my feet are moving to the table until I'm inches from the holograph. My hand reaches in and cups a rapidly blinking… — Suzanne Collins
I'll listen to you, but you need to treat me with a little respect. Because it doesn't sound like I'm a pawn. Sounds like I'm… — Larissa Ione
If a person remains tense for a long time he might not notice it himself, but itâ€™s like his nerves are a piece of rubber… — Haruki Murakami
We must never underestimate our power to be wrong when talking about God, when thinking about God, when imagining God, whether in prose or in… — Brian D. McLaren
Gradually, the night stumbled as if stunned and wandering aimlessly into an overcast day -- limped through the wilderland of transition as though there were… — Stephen R. Donaldson
Im not tense, just terribly, terribly alert." Nick — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He doesnâ€™t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know heâ€™s angry with me. 'Donâ€™t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is… — Veronica Roth
I had as yet no notion that life every now and then becomes literatureâ€”not for long, of course, but long enough to be what we… — Norman Maclean
I love you present tense,â€ I whispered, and then put my hand on the middle of his chest and said, â€œItâ€™s okay, Gus. Itâ€™s okay.… — John Green

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