Quotes About Reluctance

Come here," she prompted. "You want to do this, yes?" Not really. (Newt and Rachel)

She didn't like her new-found powers, and she really didn't want her friends to think she was any different to anybody else.

In theater or movies you see either 'I'm religious' or 'I'm an atheist.' I've never seen too much discussion of 'I believe there's a higher power but I'm hesitant to reach out to him because I don't know if I'm worthy of his attention.'

What am I going to do? Not read, anyway… I hate reading! Finally change that leaky shower head? Never! At least this way there's somebody to cry over my fate.

You're welcome to join us again sometime," Bella said.... "Right. Well, I don't know." Sam looked at the ground. scuffing one boot in the dirt. "I'm usually not very good company." "I'm hanging out with a teenager and a temperamental cat." Bella said with a small smile. "The bar is set very low around here.

It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay." - China Sorrows -

Don't you all have somewhere else to be? It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay.

I can't believe anyone would voluntarily run 26 miles. Sometimes I sit on the couch cross-legged because I don't feel like walking to the bathroom.

I would rather receive a Pap smear from Captain Hook than venture out on New Year's Eve.

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of God's willingness.

I wasn't ready to go traipsing into a crime scene or come face-to-face with a killer. I hadn't even had my coffee yet.

I'm not ready." These are the three magic words. I've discovered they can get you out of almost anything.

it perished with beautiful reluctance, like an evening star—

But I still remained paralyzed by indecision, reluctance, and endless second-guessing...

VERN DID NOT TRUST HUMANS WAS

People are ready to acknowledge some of their faults, but will admit to others only with reluctance.

Dad, are you in?" "In the car, yes. In this conversation? Not if you paid me.

particularly hard to convince of the fact that his garlic-enhanced invitations to share

I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.

I wanted to be anything but a designer. I was not willing to enroll into fashion school. It is just because that was the last resort and there was nothing else, I had to do it!

No, I don't want to exercise all the time. I still despise it, not at all.

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.

I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.

Fine," I grumbled. "We'll take your lame yet highly fuel-efficient car.