Quotes About Stiffen

A thought occurred to me. Or are you saying that you're on his side, really on his side? I had the Browning out in my hand already. I clicked the safety off, and Bernardo heard it. I saw him stiffen. Well, that's not fair. If I take my left hand off to pull a gun, then we wreck. I didn't like the way the conversation was going, I said.

Hypersensitive to pressure, Rockefeller tended to stiffen up whenever he felt pushed.