Fear Quote by Eula Biss Download Open image ““I’m afraid something will happen to my hands,” he says, “I need my hands.”” — Eula Biss ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fear
“Here he shook hands with me; not in the common way, but standing at a good distance from me, and lifting my hand up… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“You know,” he says, “for someone who doesn’t like touching people, you keep finding ways to put your hands on me.” — Victoria Schwab Copy Share Image
“I think, if you touch me, your hand might fall off or something. Worse things have happened to people who have touched me.” — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“Much more likely you’ll hurt me. Still what does it matter? If I’ve got to suffer, it may as well be at your hands,… — Jean-Paul Sarte Copy Share Image
“ Can't nothing bother me when I got my hands in the dirt , he said. Like I'm talking to God with my fingers .” — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
“This—” He shook his head. “You and me, you know it’s not a good idea.” “If you think so, maybe you should stay away.”… — Rebecca Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Never fear my touch, Ry,” he said. “I will love you with everything I am.” — Ann Lister Copy Share Image
“You don't have to be afraid," he says. "I'm not going to hurt you." he whispers, "unless you want me to.” — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“He gives my hand a quick squeeze, surprising me- there are somethings, I guess, that come naturally, even if you've never done them before.” — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
“Even now, I hoped he would take my hand, and when he didn't, I felt my empty hand as if it were missing a… — Jaclyn Dolamore Copy Share Image
“Sometimes he gives a little flourish with his fingers that makes me wonder if all his movements are a quiet performance.” — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“I pause when the man at the register lays down a red carnation with my change, says quietly, “This is for you,” and turns… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“Sonata,” he says, “means ‘sounding together.’ It is an argument in which one theme is presented in opposition to another and they struggle until… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“I think I remember him saying that the problem with a tire fire is that it can smolder for years, burning quietly but uncontrollably.” — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
Wealthier countries have the luxury of entertaining fears the rest of the world cannot afford. — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“as Jean-Paul Sartre put it, “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” What” — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
A trust-in the sense of a valuable asset placed in the care of someone to whom it does not ultimately belong-captures, more or less,… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“When he says, “Why can’t you follow a recipe?” I am hurt, because I know that he is not just asking why I can’t… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“We had been arguing for hours and it was dark in the room. We sat silently on the couch, I was tapping my foot… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
I thought, how would I feel if my son gave one of those [underprivileged] kids chicken pox? For him it's not a terrible thing.… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“Mother: “He used to say that you could lock me in a closet and I’d still get something out of it. I guess that’s… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“I was shaking when I asked my mother, “Do you think you eat enough?” She was silent for a long time until she said… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“That horrible stinging sensation returned, the muscles behind my eyes straining as the first tear began to fall. “I’m scared, too. For eighteen months… — Devon Ashley Copy Share Image
“...Often that which most we fear births the resolve that spurs us on to altitudes we could not have achieved, had we continued walking… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
“Anything that you find yourself worrying about regularly may find you suddenly wanting unrealistic changes.” — Nagisa Tatsumi Copy Share Image
“We all know how the thing we secretly fear is not a secret at all but the open and eternal thing that predicts its… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
When you're scared - and I mean really scared, not just hearing a noise in the night, or standing toe to toe with someone… — Alexander Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
“I had nowhere to go and did not wish to be seen by anyone for fear they would recognize my sadness and so for… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
“Snip off the little worries and expressions of worry” like little branches atop a tall tree.28 If you are truly worried, sharing your concerns… — Tim Sanders Copy Share Image
“Fear and desire for pleasure. Aggressiveness comes out of fear, predominantly, and sexuality predominantly out of the other. But they mix in the middle.… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
“Yes, the issue was courage. It always had been, even as a kid. Things scared him. He couldn't help it. Noise scared him, dark… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
