Tightly Quotes

267 Tightly quotes by 223 unique authors

Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens. — Maria von Trapp
Sometimes he thinks that if he could only trace the path of his life carefully enough, everything would become clear. The ways that he screwed… — Dan Chaon
Tightly held by rocks Through winter, the ice today Begins to come undone: A way-seeker also is the water, Melting, murmuring from the moss. — SaigyÅ
I never asked my mother where babies came from but I remember clearly the day she volunteered the information....my mother called me to set the… — Sloane Crosley
In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each other tightly and waited. In the mind of each was… — Sherwood Anderson
Spirit, who are you?' Andy demanded. Bobby remained silent, his entire body strained, his lips tightly together, his eyes bulging out. He was taking frantic,… — Frank Peretti
The front door flew open, and Mary shot out of the house, jumping off the porch, not even bothering with the steps to the ground.… — J R Ward
I came," she said, "hoping you could talk me out of a fantasy." Cherish it!" cried Hilarious, fiercely. "What else do any of you have?… — Thomas Pynchon
One more time? For the audience?" he says. His voice isn't angry. It's hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the bread is slipping… — Suzanne Collins
Isi, I’m trying to say that you’ve been… no, you’re so, you’re–” He stopped. "You are,” he said. His hand found hers, and he held… — Shannon Hale
Go to Old Delhi,and look at the way they keep chickens there in the market. Hundred of pale hens and brightly colored roosters, stuffed tightly… — Aravind Adiga
Schuyler pulled Oliver close and hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she whispered. Thank you for loving me enough to let me go. — Melissa de la Cruz
I'd found heaven and grabbed it as tightly as I could, but it was unraveling, an insubstantial thread sliding between my fingers, too fine to… — Maggie Stiefvater
Darkness does this. It finds all the places you are hiding in. It finds all the things you are holding onto tightly and makes you… — Deb Caletti
Once released from life, having lost it in such violence, I couldn’t calculate my steps. I didn’t have time for contemplation. In violence it is… — Alice Sebold
I'm all right,' Jace protested, but his hand gripped Alec's sleeve tightly. 'I can stand.' It looks to me like you're using a wall to… — Cassandra Clare
Katniss," Gale says softly. I recognize that voice. It's the same one he uses to approach wounded animals before he delivers a deathblow. I Instinctively… — Suzanne Collins
There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear… — Louisa May Alcott
For a second, he was still, blinking. Then he shook off all the blankets and coats so that his arms were free and he wrapped… — Maggie Stiefvater
Jane was wearing a charcoal shift dress. The black dipped into a love V accented with a large black chiffon bow. A layer of delicate… — Lauren Conrad
It is the poor man who clenches so tightly to the gold he is given - for fear of losing it. The man of wealth… — Stephen R. Lawhead
She dismounted, grabbed Enna's hand so tightly that she drew blood with her fingernails, walked straight into the nearest cottage, and plopped down on a… — Shannon Hale
Living men are bound by time... Thus, their lives have an urgency. This gives them ambition. Makes them choose those things that are most important,… — Seth Grahame-Smith
Right there, in front of everyone, I threw my arms arond his neck and mashed my mouth against his. He was startled for a second,… — James Patterson
You trap yourself sometimes, by thinking desire and need is love. Love is something far more precious, but something far more fragile. As fragile as… — Virginia C. Andrews

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