Tense Quotes

252 Tense quotes by 200 unique authors

Play me something that makes me feel; This soul inside me is made of steel. Brain is breathing, but heartâ€™s not beating And, babe, I… — Melina Marchetta
A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense. — Joshua Foer
...I crave a shawl." He was tense with anger but his hands remained gentle at her waist. He said, "I can make you a shawl."… — Laini Taylor
Witness also that when we talk about literature, we do so in the present tense. When we speak of the dead, we are not so… — John Green
She was--I keep using the past tense; I ought to say she is--one of those people who, at first sight, look plain, are quiet, unassertive,… — Aidan Chambers
I love you present tense. — John Green
As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. â€œMy lord, there is something I would… — Lisa Kleypas
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
Crumb,â€ he said. â€œWhat?â€ A slight grin appeared on his face and then he reached out, without the napkin, and before I knew what he… — Unknown Author
â€¦.he grabs my wrists and pins my arms up above my head, locking them in one hand. "Are you mine?" he asks gruffly, as his… — Katy Evans
As Kylie buried her head on the camp leader's shoulder, she heard Burnett scold, "I thought I told you to wait at the camp." Kylie… — C.C. Hunter
No matter how good you are at sneaking, you can't ever sneak well enough so that mosquitoes won't find you, and no matter how worried… — Patricia C. Wrede
He was already looking at their relationship through the lens of the past tense. It puzzled her, the ability of romantic love to mutate, how… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In some cases, she was actively trying not to make friends, though she usually stopped short of being rude. (Uptight, tense, and mildly misanthropic? Yes.… — Rainbow Rowell
You are covered in blood," Tybalt said again, stressing the words harder this time. "It makes me tense." There was a thud as the guard… — Mira Grant
I look out the window again, taking slow, deep breaths into a body too tense to move. And as I stare out at the land,… — Veronica Roth
A quarter of America is a dramatic, tense, violent country, exploding with contradictions, full of brutal, physiological vitality, and that is the America that I… — Italo Calvino
A great free joy surges through me when I work... with tense slashes and a few thrusts the beautiful white fields receive their color and… — Clyfford Still
As you know, we're studying safe levels for arsenic in drinking water to base our decision on sound science, the scientists told us we need… — George W. Bush
Holding a gentle inner smile during meditation helps to prevent them from trying too hard, getting tense, or being too self-critical. Enjoy your practice! Smile!… — Ritu Ghatourey

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