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Quotes About Reaction

hopefully Mr. Blakely won't be too mad when he sees his
~ Jeff Kinney
I cursed. (S-word, f-word, s-word, d-word, s-word times three, f-word, and a z-word I made up on the spot.) I kicked a brick wall. I said the z-word again in response to the pain that came from kicking a brick wall.
~ Jeff Strand
He waited for the spider to succumb to nature's plan and go underneath the surface again. It didn't. It kept swimming toward them. Another spider leapt into the pool. And then another. "Nope," said Jaunty. "Nope, nope, nope! I'm not okay with this!
~ Jeff Strand
are pinched tightly together, she attempts a smile. Arthur can't help it; he thinks she looks constipated.
~ Elizabeth Berg
the man next to Rush shouted a "Bravo!" that smelled of garlic.
~ Elizabeth Enright
I pause here for a moment to explain exactly what I mean when I say that word, just so people can decide right away how offended they need to get.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
If you dare to create something and put it out there, after all, then it may accidentally stir up a response. That's the natural order of life: the eternal inhale and exhale of action and reaction. But you are definitely not in charge of the reaction—even when that reaction is flat-out bizarre.
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
And his simple bravery, his quiet pride, finally broke her. She let the cloth slip from her fingers and bent down to kiss him. His reaction was immediate and decided. He wrapped his strong arms around her waist and pulled her into his lap, forcing her to straddle his legs. He cradled the back of her head in the spread of his fingers, angled his head for a better fit, and opened his mouth over hers. And, oh, the man knew how to kiss.
~ Elizabeth Hoyt
The GP, who she called immediately, fingers shaking as she dialled, exclaimed with joy. She didn't thinkdoctors were supposed to do that - register an emotional reaction to an outcome.
~ Elizabeth Noble
Don't." His voice was harsh. "Don't do that." She exhaled. "You're lovely. Lovelier than before.
~ Elizabeth Noble
he managed to create an atmosphere of sticky sentimentality that disgusted me.
~ Elizabeth Peters
Tony sat down with a thud. You're going to marry Schmidt?
~ Elizabeth Peters
Bah,' said Emerson. 'It relieved my feelings, but it had not the
~ Elizabeth Peters
In this part of the world, the more you are pleased to see a person, the less is he pleased to see you; whereas if you are disagreeable, he will grow pleasant visibly, his countenance expanding into wider amiability the more your own is stiff and sour.
~ Elizabeth von Arnim
and if Meg or I said anything, she'd fall in a little rage, like a wet hen.
~ Ellen Kushner
None of the dogs seemed to sense what was happening
~ Alfred Lansing
Everybody turns to look at him. It is quite frightening.
~ Ali Smith
She rarely cried at life, but certain turns of phrase prompted hot tears to sting her cheeks.
~ Alice Elliott Dark
what a nervous readiness attached to its lament
~ Alice Oswald
I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher ' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert.
~ Alicia Vikander
He looked as though I'd just run over his pet puppy (though no actual puppies were harmed in the formation of that metaphor).
~ Ally Carter
There are many ways a self-respecting (not to mention sane) teenage girl might react to having a teenage boy suddenly in her bedroom in the middle of the night. Hit. Panic. Flail. Freeze.
~ Ally Carter
The gentlemen would like to know if'- he cleared his throat- 'that boom was as bloody brilliant as they thought it was.
~ Ally Carter
Cuando sucedió, Santiago no se dio cuenta de que aquélla era la gota que colmaba el vaso.
~ Almudena Grandes