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• The three cards were the Moon, the Empress, and the Ace of Cups. Ambrose leaned over my shoulder to peer at the cards. "Ooh,' he said. "Very interesting." Rhonda glanced up at him. "Hush. You don't know what you're talking about.

  Richelle Mead

  Moon, Talking, Interesting

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.475, Penguin

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• Well, for instance, when I left her today, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she said.

  Kate Chopin

  Strong, Wings, Arms

  Kate Chopin (2015). “The Awakening and Selected Short Stories”, p.141, First Avenue Editions

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• Do you question my authority? I am the headmistress of Evernight!" It was Balthazar who answered her by casually slinging his crossbow back upon his shoulder so that it just happened to be aimed straight at Mrs. Bethany. He wasn't threatening her, exactly, but it was very clear that he wasn't going to back down. As she jerked upright in shock, Balthazar drawled, "School's out.

  Claudia Gray

  School, Threatening, Authority

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• I wanted to lie hour after hour on a couch, pouring out the dark, secret places of my heart--do this feeling that over my shoulder sat humanity and wisdom and generosity, a munificent heart--do this until that incredibly lovely day when the great man would say to me, his voice grave and dramatic with discovery: "This is you, Exley. Rise and go back into the world a whole man.

  Frederick Exley

  Lying, Heart, Dark

  Frederick Exley (1997). “A Fan's Notes”

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• He smiled at that, and then his gaze shifted to a spot over my shoulder and it faded. 'These doubts wouldn’t have anything to do with the company you’re keeping of late, would they?' I didn’t get a chance to answer before the shop door was thrown open and a furious war mage stomped in. Pritkin spotted me and his eyes narrowed. 'You shaved my legs?!' Mircea looked at me and folded his arms across his chest. I looked from one unhappy face to the other and suddenly remembered that I had somewhere else to be.

  Karen Chance

  War, Eye, Doors

  Karen Chance (2011). “Cassie Palmer Novels 1-5”, p.1507, Penguin

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• Well, at least I’m not a stubborn, button-pushing, Prius-driving, chip-on-your-shoulder-holding, ‘stay-at-home-mom’-is-the-eighth-dirty-word-thinking feminazi!

  Julie James

  Mom, Dirty, Home

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• There comes a precious moment in all of our lives when we are tapped on the shoulder and offered the opportunity to do something very special that is unique to us and our abilities, what a tragedy it would be if we are not ready or willing.

  Winston Churchill

  Unique, Opportunity, Special

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• He shook me, and despite it being one-handed, it made my teeth rattle. “If anything like that ever happens again. You. Leave. Me. Behind. Do you understand?” I would have argued, but I was feeling a little shocky for some reason. “I’m not good at abandoning people,” I finally said. A front-desk person scurried over, first-aid kit in hand, but Pritkin snarled at the poor guy and he quickly backed up a step. “Then get good at it!” He stomped off, limping, one shoulder hanging at an odd angle. “You’re welcome,” I murmured.

  Karen Chance

  Hands, People, Guy

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• Thalia's shoulders relaxed. "I owe you one." "Two." "One and a half," Thalia said. She smiled, and for a second, I remembered that I actually liked her when she wasn't yelling at me.

  Rick Riordan

  Yelling, Two, Half

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• I look back over my shoulder and feel the presence of an intense young girl and then a volatile and disturbed young woman, both with high dreams and restless, romantic aspirations

  Kay Redfield Jamison

  Girl, Dream, Looks

  Kay Redfield Jamison (2014). “An Unquiet Mind: A memoir of moods and madness”, p.129, Pan Macmillan

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• I keep warning and warning, and nobody seems willing to listen. One of these days someone is going to wake up to the fact that I'm serious when I say never to attack my sister without looking over your shoulder for me. (Rhoan)

  Keri Arthur

  Wake Up, Warning, Facts

  Keri Arthur (2007). “Dangerous Games: A Riley Jenson Guardian Novel”, p.347, Dell

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• Or perhaps is is that time doesn't heal wounds at all, perhaps that is the biggest lie of them all, and instead what happens is that each wound penetrates the body deeper and deeper until one day you find that the sheer geography of your bones - the angle of your hips, the sharpness of your shoulders, as well as the luster of your eyes, the texture of your skin, the openness of your smile - has collapsed under the weight of your griefs.

  Thrity Umrigar

  Lying, Grief, Eye

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• When I beheld you, suddenly - for perhaps a second - I had the strength to reject everything that wasn't you and to laugh at the illusion. But my shoulders are very frail. I was unable to bear the weight of the world's condemnation. And I began to hate you when everything about you would have kindled my love and when love would have made men's contempt unbearable, and their contempt would have made my love unbearable. The fact is, I hate you.

  Jean Genet

  Hate, Men, Laughing

  Jean Genet (1994). “The Blacks: A Clown Show”, p.12, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• As we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat's shoulder and the formidable stroke of thirty died away with the reassuring pressure of her hand.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Dark, Hands, Bridges

  F. Scott Fitzgerald (2016). “(The Great Gatsby)”, p.80, F. Scott Fitzgerald

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• I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked my neck and back, offering me the comfort of his broad, warm chest. My sobs lessened and I began to calm myself, leaning tiredly into the curve of his shoulder. No wonder he was so good with horses, I thought blearily, feeling his fingers rubbing gently behind my ears, listening to the soothing, incomprehensible speech. If I were a horse, I'd let him ride me anywhere.

  Diana Gabaldon

  Heartbroken, Horse, Curves

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• You are the patient one, Mademoiselle,' said Poirot to Miss Debenham. She shrugged her shoulders slightly. 'What else can one do?' You are a philosopher, Mademoiselle.' That implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself useless emotion.

  Agatha Christie

  Attitude, Selfish, Thinking

  Agatha Christie (1984). “Five complete Hercule Poirot novels”, Random House Value Pub

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• He squeezed Steve's shoulder possessively. "Oh, Zero. He is not you, I must admit. He does not have your bravery, your nobility, your je ne sais quoi, and all he talks about is this magical place called 'Canada'.

  Anne Ursu

  Zero, Bravery, Doe

  Anne Ursu (2009). “The Immortal Fire”, p.398, Simon and Schuster

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• And now my old dog is dead, and another I had after him, and my parents are dead, and that first world, that old house, is sold and lost, and the books I gathered there lost, or sold- but more books bought, and in another place, board by board and stone by stone, like a house, a true life built, and all because I was steadfast about one or two things: loving foxes, and poems, the blank piece of paper, and my own energy- and mostly the shimmering shoulders of the world that shrug carelessly over the fate of any individual that they may, the better, keep the Niles and Amazons flowing.

  Mary Oliver

  Dog, Book, Fate

  Mary Oliver (2016). “Upstream: Selected Essays”, p.17, Penguin

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• Five hundred souls. I carried them in my fingers, like suitcases. Or I'd throw them over my shoulder. It was only the the children I carried in my arms.

  Markus Zusak

  Children, Soul, Arms

  Markus Zusak (2016). “The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.246, Random House

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• The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't the moon itself.

  Nhat Hanh

  Moon, Rivers, Used

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2016). “The Miracle of Mindfulness, Gift Edition”, p.56, Beacon Press

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• I have always envied people who believe strongly in religion, people who could face a tragedy by praying and know that it would be all right. As unscientific as it seems, well, it would be nice to lay the responsibilities and pain on someone else's larger shoulders.

  Jodi Picoult

  Pain, Nice, Believe

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• I do not remember very many things from the inside out. I do not remember what it felt like to touch things, or how bathwater traveled over my skin. I did not like to be touched, but it was a strange dislike. I did not like to be touched because I craved it too much. I wanted to be held very tight so I would not break. Even now, when people lean down to touch me, or hug me, or put a hand on my shoulder, I hold my breath. I turn my face. I want to cry.

  Marya Hornbacher

  Hands, Break Even, People

  Marya Hornbacher (2009). “Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia”, p.17, Harper Collins

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• She stood, squared her shoulders. “We’ll do it. Together.” And then she did something that shocked them both. She rose on her tiptoes and pressed a swift kiss on his lips. “Thank you for returning to help me.” When she tried to move away, he latched onto her forearms and held her in place. His eyes were gleaming. "Next time you decide to do that…" What?" she said, stiffening. "Give you a little warning?" No." He grinned. "Linger.

  Gena Showalter

  Moving, Eye, Kissing

  Gena Showalter (2017). “Gena Showalter Intertwined Complete Collection: Intertwined\Unraveled\Twisted”, p.206, Harlequin

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• The king lifted a hand to her cheek and kissed her. It was not a kiss between strangers, not even a kiss between a bride and groom. It was a kiss between a man and his wife, and when it was over, the king closed his eyes and rested his forehead in the hollow of the queen's shoulder, like a man seeking respite, like a man reaching home at the end of the day.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Kings, Queens, Home

  "The King of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2006.

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• If your Soviet neighbor is trying to set fire to your house, you can't be worrying about the Arab down the block. If suddenly it's the Arab in your backyard , you can't be worrying about the People's Republic of China and if one day the ChiComs show up at your front door with an eviction notice in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other, then the last thing you're going do is look over his shoulder for a walking corpse.

  Max Brooks

  Block, Fire, Doors

  Max Brooks (2006). “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War”, p.47, Broadway Books

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