Tightens Quotes

15 quotes by 15 authors

Maternal love, like an orange tree, buds and blossoms and bears at once. When a woman puts her finger for the first time into the… — Kate Douglas Wiggin
Attempts at reform, when they fail, strengthen despotism, as he that struggles tightens those cords he does not succeed in breaking. — Charles Caleb Colton
No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots… — Seneca the Younger
It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement. — Shigeo Shingo
I have come to regard November as the older, harder man's October. I appreciate the early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in… — Henry Rollins
The way a good rod first flexes and then extends its muscles as the line quickens, tightens, rises off the water and does figure eights… — John Hillaby
That as people age, accumulate more and more private experiences, their sense of history tightens, narrows, becomes more personal? So that to the extent that… — David Foster Wallace
He turns toward me. I want to touch him, but Iâ€™m afraid of his bareness; afraid that he will make me bare too. â€˜Is this… — Veronica Roth
The circle of an empty day is brutal and at night it tightens around your neck like a noose — Elena Ferrante
No," he said. "Relius was right and I was wrong. You are My Queen. Even though you cut my head from my shoulders, with my… — Megan Whalen Turner
He smiles sadly. "Now I know my destiny." "What is it?" "This." He draws me in to him in a kiss. His lips are warm.… — Libba Bray
Have you ever been anyone's?" I ask, a feathery whisper in the quiet bedroom. He lifts his head to mine, and I want him so… — Katy Evans
My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling… — Alexandra Potter
You put on the military outfit, and it definitely tightens everything up and makes you stand up straighter. — Diego Klattenhoff
There are moments when I love you so much that my chest tightens and I can hardly breathe; and others when I feel so alone… — Kemis Khan

Who Wrote These Tightens Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 15 Tightens Quotes as follows: