Quote by Taichi Yamada

“I wanted to hold her, but still have her move freely in my arms. I wanted to taste her lips and breathe in a…

— Brittainy C. Cherry

“I was holding her and she was holding me. Couldn’t see we both were going down. When holding on is the only thing you’ve…

— Carolee Dean

“I walked into her arms and we hugged like hugging was breathing and we'd been holding our breath for a long, long time.”

— April Genevieve Tucholke

“She threaded her fingers through my hair and I nearly whimpered at the feel of them, my eyes rolling to the back of my…

— Fisher Amelie

“I held her tight, my hands coming up to wrap over her shoulders, wishing I could wrap myself around her heartache.”

— S.C. Stephens

“..she expected to drown before she reached it.”

— Eowyn Ivey

“Her hands clung to my neck; they would not have held me so fast in a shipwreck. And I did not understand whether she…

— Raymond Radiguet

“We were entwined so tightly that I was afraid to breathe, lest she move at all.”

— Dave Eggers

“I see her again: her face wet with tears, her eyes searching mine. Slowly, very slowly, I reach my hands out and trace my…

— Jonathan Hull

“He pulled me toward him, wrapping his arms around me. A sob rose to my throat but I choked it down, and held him…

— Emma Scott

“She drew back from his embrace so she could look into his eyes, her own swimming with tears. The uncertainty in her face nearly…

— Sarah Mayberry

“Then, all but instinctively, I took her in my arms. Pressed against me, her whole body trembling, she continued to cry without a sound.”

— Haruki Murakami