Tightened Quotes

49 quotes by 44 authors

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear… — John Ciardi
To crank myself up I stood on a jack and ran myself up. I tightened myself like a bolt. I inserted myself in a vise-clamp… — Annie Dillard
Congress has greatly tightened the loopholes terrorists can use to harm Americans. We need to do more. We need controls immediately on what forms of… — Elton Gallegly
You can feel whether an audience is tightened up and pulled back. Of course the opposite is an audience like we've been having in LA,… — Chita Rivera
I'll join you, sir. You'll need help finding your way about the estate."His lips tightened into a disapproving line. "Begging your pardon, Lady Rosalind, but… — Sabrina Jeffries
Of those that are drawn away, each is drawn elsewhere toward another: once more a man and a woman, in a loneliness they are not… — James Agee
in the nineteenth year and the eleventh month speak your tattered Kaddish for all suicides: Praise to life though it crumbled in like a tunnel… — Adrienne Rich
Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Have taught to ignorant men most violent… — William Butler Yeats
My throat tightened, but I held back the tears and reminded myself that withdrawing from a woman is no different than kicking a drug; you… — Keith Ablow
There was the same dazzling red glare. The sea gasped for air with each shallow, stifled wave that broke on the sand. ...with every blade… — Albert Camus
Marcâ€™s hand tightened visibly around Kevinâ€™s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc in an obvious… — Rachel Vincent
And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married...?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll… — Cassandra Clare
I love you,â€ she said softly. Jason's arms tightened around her. He grinned sleepily. â€œI know.â€ Taylor drifted off contentedly. Until through the darkness, she… — Julie James
I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you… — Diana Gabaldon
Richard," Kahlan said, "what about Siddin? Weselan and Savidlin will be worried sick over him." Her green eyes gazed deep into his. She leaned closer,… — Terry Goodkind
Xhex: John, she said softty. He paused and looked over his shoulder toward the bed. I love you.â€ His handsome face tightened in pain, and… — J R Ward
The pain was as unexpected as a thunderclap in a clear sky. Eddis's chest tightened, as something closed around her heart. A deep breath might… — Megan Whalen Turner
Iggyâ€™s spine tightened, his face like ice. When heâ€™d been at the School, theyâ€™d tried to surgically enhance his night vision. Now he was blind… — James Patterson
The mishandling of food and equipment with panache was always admired; to some extent, this remains true to this day. Butchers still slap down prime… — Anthony Bourdain
I could not bear the deep freeze settling around my bones at the thought that yet another attempt to get out of my life alive… — Elizabeth Wurtzel

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