Touched Quotes - Page 2

• Once you have been touched by magic, you are forever changed. You leave a trail.

  Michael Scott

  Forever, Magic, Trails

  Michael Scott (2012). “The First Codex”, p.98, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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• When their lips met, and their tongues touched, it was like they were kissing in a hundred different places, and her senses were flooded with new sensations and old memoires. He kissed her, and their souls melted into each other in a melody older than time.

  Melissa de la Cruz

  Kissing, Soul, Different

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• and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds his breath the first time his finger clicks the trigger. We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.

  Andrea Gibson

  Keys, Soldier, Different

  Andrea Gibson (2018). “Take Me With You”, p.158, Penguin

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• He touched her as he usually touched his beloved violin, with a soft and urgent grace that left her breathless.

  Cassandra Clare

  Grace, Violin, Beloved

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.650, Simon and Schuster

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• I know this is your hand now,' she tells him. "Roland would have never touched me like that." Connor smiles, and Risa takes a moment to look down at the shark on his wrist. It holds no fear for her now, because the shark has been tamed by the soul of a boy. No- the soul of a man.

  Neal Shusterman

  Boys, Men, Sharks

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• Someone once wrote that musicians are touched on the shoulder by God, and I think it's true. You can make other people happy with music, but you can make yourself happy too. Because of my music, I have never known loneliness and never been depressed.

  John Berendt

  Loneliness, Thinking, People

  John Berendt (2010). “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, p.106, Vintage

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• And then she said nothing else, for Henry put his arms around her and kissed her. Kissed her in such a way that she no longer felt plain, or conscious of her hair or the ink spot on her dress or anything but Henry, whom she had always loved. Tears welled up and spilled down her cheeks, and when he drew away, he touched her wet face wonderingly. "Really," he said. "You love me, too, Lottie?

  Cassandra Clare

  Hair, Tears, Ink

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.852, Simon and Schuster

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• When certain parts of our bodies are touched, certain enzymes and chemicals that trigger sexual desire are released into our system. The more our bodies are stimulated, the more chemicals are released and the greater our sexual desire grows until it becomes a virtually unstoppable flood.

  Myles Munroe

  Desire, Enzymes, Body

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• I have touched more men that I can count. Some with my lips, more with my axe.

  George R. R. Martin

  Men, Lips, I Can

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• I might have been tempted to hit him square in the jaw had he not taken me by the shoulders and pinned me against the wall. There was hardly any space left between us, just a thin boundary of air, but Patch managed to eliminate it. "Let's be honest, Nora. You've got it bad for me." His eyes held a lot of depth. "And I've got it bad for you." He leaned into me and put his mouth on mine. A lot of him was on me, actually. We touched base at several strategetic locations down our bodies, and it took all my willpower to break away.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Wall, Taken, Eye

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2012). “Hush, Hush”, p.341, Simon and Schuster

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• The great gift of a spiritual path is coming to trust that you can find a way to true refuge. You realize that you can start right where you are, in the midst of your life, and find peace in any circumstance. Even at those moments when the ground shakes terribly beneath you—when there’s a loss that will alter your life forever—you can still trust that you will find your way home. This is possible because you’ve touched the timeless love and awareness that are intrinsic to who you are.

  Tara Brach

  Spiritual, Home, Loss

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• I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled myself closer to him until my lips touched his.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Arms, Lips, Necks

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• Your breath touched my soul and I saw beyond all limits.

  Rumi

  Soul, Limits, Saws

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• Simon stopped breathing until her forefinger touched his nipple, and then his hand shot up to cover hers. "I want you," he said. Her eyes flicked downward, and her lips curved ever so slightly. "I know." "No," he groaned, pulling her closer. "I want to be in your heart. I want-" His entire body shuddered when their skin touched. "I want to be in your soul.

  Julia Quinn

  Heart, Eye, Hands

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• Your light is seen, your heart is known, your soul is cherished by more people than you might imagine. If you knew how many others have been touched in wonderful ways by you, you would be astonished. If you knew how many people feel so much for you, you would be shocked. You are far more wonderful than you think you are. Rest with that. Rest easy with that. Breathe again. You are doing fine. More than fine. Better than fine. You’re doin’ great. So relax. And love yourself today.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Love Yourself, Heart, Thinking

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Mar 10, 2014

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• He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind was gone. -from The Dragon Reborn. By Loial, son of Arent son of Halan, the Fourth Age.

  Robert Jordan

  Son, Dragons, Wind

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• I dread the loss of her I've never touched love keeps me a slave in a cage of tears I gnaw my tongue with which to her I can never speak I miss a woman who was never born I kiss a woman across the years that say we shall never meet Everything passes Everything perishes Everything palls my thought walks away with a killing smile leaving discordant anxiety which roars in my soul No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope

  Sarah Kane

  Loss, Kissing, Years

  Sarah Kane, David Greig (2001). “Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin”, p.218, A&C Black

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• The miracle has passed me by; it has touched but not changed me; I still have the same name and I know I will probably bear it until the end of my days; I am no phoenix; resurrection is not for me; I have tried to fly but I am tumbling like a dazzled, awkward rooster back to earth, back behind the barbed wires.

  Erich Maria Remarque

  Names, Phoenix, Miracle

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• Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.

  Bruce Coville

  Love, Sympathy, Heart

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• Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.” I touched Adam’s arm. “He’s my hero.” There was another pause. . . “That is the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard you say,” Bran said. “Be careful, Adam, or you’ll turn her into a real girl.” Adam looked at me. “I like her just the way she is, Bran.” And he meant it, greasy overalls, broken fingernails, and all.

  Patricia Briggs

  Girl, Real, Hero

  Patricia Briggs (2010). “Silver Borne”, p.75, Penguin

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• I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Love You, Faces, Knows

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• He anxiously touched his hair. "I think my hair gel's frozen.

  Richelle Mead

  Thinking, Hair, Frozen

  Richelle Mead (2013). “The Indigo Spell: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.41, Penguin

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• If I may ride with you, Citizen Evremonde, will you let me hold your hand? I am not afraid, but I am little and weak, and it will give me more courage." As the patient eyes were lifted to his face, he saw a sudden doubt in them, and then astonishment. He pressed the work-worn, hunger-worn young fingers, and touched his lips. "Are you dying for him?" she whispered. "And his wife and child. Hush! Yes." "Oh, you will let me hold your brave hand, stranger?" "Hush! Yes, my poor sister; to the last.

  Charles Dickens

  Children, Eye, Hands

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• His fingertips slid down from my face, lightly stroking the line of my neck, down toward my shoulder. Everywhere he touched, a trail of goose bumps appeared. How did he keep doing this to me? Marcus—who made every girl in the world swoon—had zero effect on me. But one whisper of a touch from Adrian completely undid me.

  Richelle Mead

  Girl, Zero, Bumps

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• There were days when he touched the tip of her nose and it was enough, a miracle of plenty.

  Helen Oyeyemi

  Miracle, Noses, Enough

  Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.74, Pan Macmillan

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