Breakdown Quote by Ken Kesey

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already: mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he…

— Eminem

“I admit, he has far too much on his mind at the moment. Suppressed panic turns him into a prick every time; it's what…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“The tension is making him practically vibrate.”

— Bethany Griffin

“He could have a break at last, albeit a short one, one he sorely needed. And with that appealing thought he further squelched the…

— Marcha A. Fox

...and the renewed shock had nearly made him spill his drink. He drained it quickly before anything serious happened to it. He then had…

— Douglas Adams

“People are like this too, you know,” he says eventually. “We break. We put ourselves back together. The cracks are the best part. You…

— Coco Mellors

“He sinks down on the stool, breathing heavily. His hands are still shaking as if he were standing waist-deep in ice-cold water. His chest…

— Fredrik Backman

Bathed in sweat and trembling with agitation, no, not with agitation, but with fear, for he finally admitted it to himself: it was naked…

— Patrick Süskind

“Tough guys toughen up when faced with adversity. So he flexes his gag reflex and steps inside.”

— Bradley Sands

He starts to shake and cough, just like the old man in the book by Nabokov.

— The Police

under his dripping hair, he was as white as parchment, his hands clenched at his sides so tightly that they were shaking. It seemed…

— Cassandra Clare

“It was a jaw cracking, lung-bursting yawn that lasted almost a minute.”

— Philip Pullman