Control Quote by Gretchen McNeil

“She was not in control here, and she hated feeling powerless to alter the result.”

— Robert Dugoni

“She had a hard time to keep from running.”

— Janette Oke

“She was no mere weapon as she was trained to be, but a woman in full command of her power, unbowed and unbroken, and…

— Laini Taylor

“She was in control of her life, even though it seemed she wasn’t. All she had to do was take the steering wheel and…

— Missy Lyons

“If she ran, at least her body still had motion, even if her brain was mired under responsibility.”

— Lish McBride

“She ran away from everything that hurt her, even herself.”

— Kristie Betts

“Was there anything in her life that made her feel more in control than being wanted?”

— Josie Leigh

“whenever she felt besieged by doubts, she would think of herself as standing valiantly alone, as almost heroic, so as to squash her uncertainty.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Wouldn’t have expected someone as determined as you are to run.” She threw a pissed-off-woman look over her shoulder. “I’m not running. I’m regrouping…

— Meghan March

“It's heaven to know that it's still possible to run, though she doesn't know what she's running from.”

— Gregory Maguire

“At what whirling moment had she halted and turned, unbeknownst to herself, the other way?”

— Colum McCann

“As the years drew on it was the fear of nothingness in her life that affected her.”

— D.H. Lawrence