Shoulders Quotes - Page 36

• His gold eyes grew very soft. “You said you loved me.” “You knew that already,” I reminded him, ducking my head. “It was nice to hear, just the same.” I hid my face against his shoulder. “I love you,” I whispered. “You are my life now,” he answered simply. There was nothing more to say for the moment. He rocked us back and forth as the room grew lighter.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Nice, Love You, Eye

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• Daniel didn't have to shoulder his punishment alone anymore. It was something they could do together.

  Lauren Kate

  Punishment, Together

  Lauren Kate (2011). “The Fallen Sequence: An Omnibus Edition”, p.630, Delacorte Press

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• Piper patted his shoulder. “Trust me, Valdez. Beautiful people never lie.

  Rick Riordan

  Beautiful, Lying, People

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• I hung my fingertips on his waistband, tugging him closer. Patch buried his face in the curve of my shoulder, his hands flexing over my back. He gave a low groan. "I love you," he murmured into my hair. "I'm happier right now than I ever remember being.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Love You, Curves, Hair

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.538, Simon and Schuster

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• He would say, "How funny it will all seem, all you've gone through, when I'm not here anymore, when you no longer feel my arms around your shoulders, nor my heart beneath you, nor this mouth on your eyes, because I will have to go away some day, far away..." And in that instant I could feel myself with him gone, dizzy with fear, sinking down into the most horrible blackness: into death.

  Arthur Rimbaud

  Disappointment, Heart, Eye

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• Saints preserve us,' Dr. Kellen said, and squeezed Galen's shoulder. 'What have we done to our youth?

  Jessica Day George

  Drs, Saint, Done

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• My eyes flew open, and I pushed back against rock-hard shoulders. I let out a little squeak of horror. "It's me," said a familiar voice. ..."Eric, what are you doing here?" "Snuggling.

  Charlaine Harris

  Eye, Rocks, Snuggling

  Charlaine Harris (2003). “Club Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.25, Penguin

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• All the general fear I've been feeling condenses into an immediate fear of this girl, this predator who might kill me in seconds. Adrenaline shoots through me and I sling the pack over one shoulder and run full-speed for the woods. I can hear the blade whistling toward me and reflexively hike the pack up to protect my head. The blade lodges in the pack. Both straps on my shoulders now, I make for the trees. Somehow I knew the girl will not pursue me. That she'll be drawn back into the Cornucopia before all the good stuff is gone. A grin crosses my face. Thanks for the knife, I think.

  Suzanne Collins

  Girl, Running, Thinking

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• The Archangel." I murmured. looking back over my shoulder at the ride, which had started its next ascent. "It means high-ranking angel." There was a definite smugness to his voice. "The higher up, the harder the fall.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Fall, Angel, Mean

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2009). “Hush, Hush”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

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• We don't need to shift our responsibilities onto the shoulders of some deified Spiritual Superman, or sit around and wait for Fate to come knocking at the door. We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it. When we do that, and stop imitating others and competing against them, things begin to work for us.

  Benjamin Hoff

  Spiritual, Believe, Responsibility

  "The Tao of Pooh". Book by Benjamin Hoff, 1982.

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• It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms or something like that? You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Love You, Thinking, What If

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.189, Simon and Schuster

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• The devil on my right shoulder must have brutally strangled the angel on my left.

  Gena Showalter

  Angel, Devil, Left

  Gena Showalter (2012). “Playing with Fire”, p.20, Harlequin

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• This one incident I will not allow you to shrug off!" "I wasn't planning to," Jace said. "I can't shrug anything off. My shoulder's dislocated." -Hodge & Jace, pg.296-

  Cassandra Clare

  Planning, Jace, Said

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• Jealous?' Luce asked. They were alone now. She threw her arms around his broad shoulders and looked deep into his violet eyes. 'Why would you be jealous?' 'Because,' he said, rubbing his hands across her back. 'Your dance card is full. For all eternity.

  Lauren Kate

  Jealous, Eye, Hands

  Lauren Kate (2013). “The Fallen Series: 4-Book Collection”, p.413, Delacorte Press

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• I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!' 'No, it isn't,' Frederick said gently. 'I can't do it all!' 'No. You can't.' After a long moment he said, 'But you can do what you can.' 'And what if that isn't enough?' Frederick held her shoulders and took a step back. He looked in her eyes. 'Enough for what?' 'For my family.' 'What more could they ask for than what you've given?

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Hate, Eye, Long

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• A second floor window opened, and Kyle stuck his head and shoulders out so he could look down at us. “If you two are finished playing Cowboy and Indian out there, some of us would like to get their beauty sleep.” I looked at Warren. “You heard ‘um Kemo Sabe. Me go to my little wigwam and get ‘um shut-eye.” “How come you always get to play the Indian?” whined Warren, deadpan. “Cause she’s the Indian, white boy,” said Kyle.

  Patricia Briggs

  Sleep, Eye, Boys

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• I reach for Prim in the twilight, clamp my hand on her leg and pull myself over to her. Her voice remains steady as she croons to Buttercup. "It's all right, baby, it's all right. We'll be OK down there." My mother wraps her arms around us. I allow myself to feel young for a moment and rest my head on her shoulder.

  Suzanne Collins

  Mother, Baby, Twilight

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• Out of nowhere, Valek appeared before me, yelling in my ear, shaking my shoulders. Stupidly, belatedly, I realized he was the drunk. Who else but Valek could win a fight against four large men when armed only with a beer mug?

  Maria V. Snyder

  Fighting, Beer, Winning

  Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Poison Study”, p.91, Harlequin

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• Most Shadowhunters get their first Marks at twelve. It must have been in your blood.” “Maybe. Although I doubt most Shadowhunters get a tattoo of Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on their left shoulder.” Jace looked baffled. “You wanted a turtle on your shoulder?” -Jace & Clary, pg. 314-

  Cassandra Clare

  Tattoo, Teenage, Turtles

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.301, Simon and Schuster

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• i was momentarily sidetracked by the vision of Eric herding a cow into a trailer and driving it to the shoulder of the the interstate and shooing it into the trees.

  Charlaine Harris

  Tree, Vision, Eric

  Charlaine Harris (2002). “Living Dead in Dallas: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.200, Penguin

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• Her little shoulders drove me mad; I hugged her and hugged her. And she loved it. 'I love love,' she said, closing her eyes. I promised her beautiful love. I gloated over her. Our stories were told; we subsided into silence and sweet anticipatory thoughts. It was as simple as that. You could have all your Peaches and Bettys and Marylous and Ritas and Camilles and Inezes in this world; this was my girl and my kind of girlsoul, and I told her that.

  Jack Kerouac

  Beautiful, Girl, Sweet

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• I moved to leave, and Dylan actually grabbed me by my shoulders. I was so surprised that I forgot to karate-chop his elbows and break his arms.

  James Patterson

  Elbows, Arms, Karate

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• My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her... It's never over, All my blood for the sweetness of her laughter... It's never over, She's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever.

  Jeff Buckley

  Laughter, Kissing, Blood

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• You’re monopolizing the bride,” Emmett said, coming up behind Edward’s shoulder. “Let me dance with my little sister. This could be my last chance to make her blush.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Little Sister, Littles, Lasts

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Breaking Dawn: Twilight”, p.47, Hachette UK

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• Hey, Effie, watch this!" says Peeta. He tosses his fork over his shoulder and literally licks his plate clean whit his tongue making loud, satisfied sounds. Then he blows a kiss out to her in general and calls, "We miss you, Effie!

  Suzanne Collins

  Kissing, Blow, Missing

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