Tightly Quotes

267 Tightly quotes by 223 unique authors

His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Good art wounds as well as delights. It must, because our defenses against the truth are wound so tightly around us. But as art chips… — Rollo May
How is Eric?' 'Very tightly wound. Plus, a lot of stuff happened that he'll tell you about.' 'Thanks for the warning. I'll go to the… — Charlaine Harris
I mourn my old life here. We barely scraped by, but I knew where I fit in, I knew what my place was in the… — Suzanne Collins
She looked up at him with a smile. The smile broke what was left of his resistance - shattered it. He had let the walls… — Cassandra Clare
I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go. — Suzanne Collins
under his dripping hair, he was as white as parchment, his hands clenched at his sides so tightly that they were shaking. It seemed clear… — Cassandra Clare
As a matter of fact she does not know to this day if those words were spoken, or if he only caught her, wound his… — Alice Munro
The glue of mutual need that bonded us so tightly together for all those years is melting away. Dark patches, not light, show in the… — Suzanne Collins
No one wants to hear you speak, Bradie Boy," Kitten said in that scratchy voice of hers. "Like that's ever stopped me. I can't believe… — Gena Showalter
And I know I’ve lost. Everything is lost. Everything is over. “As the newly appointed President of this fair planet of ours,” the Mayor says,… — Patrick Ness
The proper ending for any story about people it seems to me, since life is now a polymer in which the Earth is wrapped so… — Kurt Vonnegut
If we hold tightly to anything given to us unwilling to allow it to be used as the Giver means it to be used we… — Elisabeth Elliot
Katniss?" He drops my hand and I take a step, as if to catch my balance. "It was all for the Games," Peeta says. "How… — Suzanne Collins
You never get mad,” she said when their server left the table. “Except at me.” “That’s not true,” he said tightly. “Torie can get me… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
And then, as the room went black, I was suddenly hyperaware that Edward was sitting less than an inch from me. I was stunned by… — Stephenie Meyer
she was aware of his love - how could she not? She perceived it every time he looked at her. He was not demonstrative, but… — Cecilia Dart-Thornton
But there would be no confrontation the next day. And for Tommy Williams, there would be no school, either. Because the moment he walked through… — Liz Kessler
He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly.… — John Boyne
Eventually I realize that I am holding on to him just as tightly as he holds on to me. And here we are: two small… — Lauren DeStefano
I saw a new world coming rapidly. More scientific, efficient, yes. More cures for the old sicknesses. Very good. But a harsh, cruel, world. And… — Kazuo Ishiguro
I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. "You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing… — Claudia Gray
It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of… — Andre Agassi
Im a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for me...… — James Patterson
It was an image Melody would never forget. Or was it the emotions the image conjured - hope, excitement, and fear of the unknown, all… — Lisi Harrison

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