Touched Quotes - Page 37

• The past,' he thought, 'is linked with the present by an unbroken chain of events flowing one out of another.' And it seemed to him that he had just seen both ends of that chain; that when he touched one end the other quivered.

  Anton Chekhov

  Past, Events, Unbroken

  Anton Chekhov (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Anton Chekhov (Illustrated)”, p.2506, Delphi Classics

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• If you have heard a Jewish cantor sing, if he has touched you and made your own sorrow seem trivial when compared with his, you will know my feeling when I follow the curves of her profile, like mobile rivers, to their common delta.

  Jean Toomer

  Rivers, Curves, Feelings

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• Grandfather's been dead all these years, but if you lifted my skull, by God, in the convolutions of my brain you'd find the big ridges of his thumbprint. He touched me. As I said earlier, he was a sculptor. 'I hate a Roman named Status Quo!' he said to me. 'Stuff your eyes with wonder,' he said, 'live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.

  Ray Bradbury

  Dream, Hate, Eye

  Ray Bradbury (2012). “Fahrenheit 451: A Novel”, p.150, Simon and Schuster

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• The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering her open palm to the crook-eared cat, but he stayed where he was, shivering with the desire to go to her"...[later, Molly asked the cat] "Why were you afraid to let her touch you? I saw you. You were afraid of her." "If she had touched me," he said very softly, "I would have been hers and not my own, not ever again. I wanted her to touch me but I could not let her. No cat will... The price is more than a cat can pay.

  Peter S. Beagle

  Dog, Cat, Offering

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• Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon

  Girl, Needs, Approval

  Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.177, Penguin

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• It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever settled on a term he could live with.' 'Aha. It's a loup cage.' Andrea cleared her throat. 'I touched it with my finger and it hurt. Is that in case of marital problems?

  Ilona Andrews

  Hurt, Thinking, Cells

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• ... Where did you go?” “Down below.” “Ugh,” she said. “I’ve heard they’re little better than animals.” Funny. I thought the same thing about most Topsiders I encountered. Tegan touched my hand in silent sympathy, and I set my jaw. ... I stepped forward and pasted on a false smile. We were in her home, after all. The least I could do was be polite. “I’m Deuce, animal from the underground.

  Ann Aguirre

  Home, Animal, Hands

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• He (Michael) was gone in a whisper of air, hardly making any sound at all, and Claire shivered and leaned against Shane’s solid, very human warmth. His arms went around her, and he touched his lips lightly to the back of her neck. “How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we’ve had?” “I sweat perfume. Like all girls.

  Rachel Caine

  Girl, Air, Sweat

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Kiss of Death: The Morganville Vampires”, p.154, Penguin

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• Gently, I ran my hand across his chest, exploring it. My breath felt tight in my throat. He was so beautiful. His muscles were toned, defined, his skin warm and smooth. Stroking my palm up over the line of his collarbone, I felt the firmness of his shoulder, the strength of his bicep. I traced my fingers over the black AK, following the lines of the letters. Alex hardly moved as I touched him, his eyes never leaving me. Finally I sighed and dropped my hand. I tried to smile. "I've sort of been wanting to do that ever since that first night in the motel room," I admitted.

  L.A. Weatherly

  Beautiful, Eye, Night

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• It's curious and ridiculous how much the gaze of a prudish and painfully chaste man touched by love can sometimes express and that precisely at a moment when the man would of course sooner be glad to fall through the earth than to express anything with a word or a look.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Fall, Men, Looks

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• I don't think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am. I don't think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star

  Erica Jong

  Stars, Night, Thinking

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• Might have a couple of kinks to work through," Hale admitted then reached for her hand. As soon as he touched her, Kat knew there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes--they are the masters of their own fate. And right then Kat wouldn't have changed a thing.

  Ally Carter

  Couple, Fate, Hands

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• It is a kind of church, back in these last cores. It may not be your church -- this last one percent of the West – but it is mine, and I am asking unashamedly to be allowed to continue worshipping the miracle of the planet, and the worship of a natural system not yet touched, never touched by the machines of man. A place with the residue of God – the scent, feel, sight, taste, and sound of God – forever fresh upon it

  Rick Bass

  Men, Sight, Miracle

  Rick Bass (1996). “The book of Yaak”, Houghton Mifflin

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• Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God

  R. C. Sproul

  Men, Majesty, Conviction

  R. C. Sproul (2016). “What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics”, p.29, Baker Books

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• When he'd pushed inside me and I'd feel him begin to penetrate, it had turned me into a wild thing-hot, wet, and desperate for more of him. With every kiss, every caress, every thrust, I'd just needed more. He'd touched me, I went nuts. The world dwindled down to one thing: him.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Kissing, Nuts, World

  Karen Marie Moning (2011). “Shadowfever: Fever Series”, p.462, Delacorte Press

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• A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.

  Nalini Singh

  Recovery, Cat, Thinking

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series”, p.1830, Penguin

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• How ravished one could be without ever being touched. Ravished by dead words become obscene and dead ideas become obsessions.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Ideas, Obsession, Obscene

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.3768, Delphi Classics

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• I’ve seen your foot up close.” Curran pointed to his chest. “I’ve seen it here.” He moved his hand to his jaw. “Here.” He touched the place over his cheek where my kick had cut him. “And here.

  Ilona Andrews

  Cutting, Hands, Feet

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Magic Slays”, p.243, Penguin

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• When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.

  Dale Carnegie

  Trying, Friendly, Poison

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to stop worrying & start living”, p.82, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an opening and closing beak. Negotiate. He wanted me to engage a lunatic who had already turned four people into smoking meat. Okay. I could do that. “Alright, Jeremy!” I yelled into the night. “Give me the salamander and I won’t cut your head off!” Jim put his hand over his face and did some shaking. I thought he was laughing, but I couldn’t be sure.

  Ilona Andrews

  Cutting, Night, Hands

  Ilona Andrews (2008). “Magic Burns”, p.16, Penguin

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• Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

  Victor Hugo

  Hurt, Lying, People

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• How beautiful was the spectacle of nature not yet touched by the often perverse wisdom of man!

  Umberto Eco

  Beautiful, Men

  Umberto Eco (2014). “The Name of the Rose”, p.301, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Because I knew it wasn't for forever." Grace touched his hair and he bent his head to kiss her, quiet as a secret.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Kissing, Hair, Forever

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• We touched base at several strategic locations down our bodies, and it took all my willpower to break away.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Body, Location, Willpower

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.242, Simon and Schuster

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• He only invited me because of you and Chase.' 'Right,' she said, following me inside. 'He's never shown the slightest interest in you before. I mean, he's never stared at you like you're the only person in the room when we're all together. Or sulked around for days because you turned him down for a dance. Or touched the sleeve of your sweater when he thinks no one's looking-' 'He's never done any of that,' I said. Then, less confidently, 'Has he?

  Claire LaZebnik

  Mean, Thinking, Sweaters

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