Quotes About Tension

Something inside me squeezes up tight like a sponge that is being wrung out

Voltage crossed the distance between Sheila and Webster. A current composed of anger and remorse and something else-the last flicker of attraction

Even exciting places are boring most of the time. Wars. Movie sets. Emergency rooms.

It was hard keeping the love and hate separate in their family.

He could barely look at her, but he couldn't look anywhere else.

Not unless he crossed the line.' Holly supposed she should let this go, but she was tired of Vera's bullying. 'Ah, that line . . .' Vera leaned back in her chair with her eyes half-closed. 'If only we knew exactly where it was.' There

Anna opened her eyes and saw a pair of hands, streaked and shiny with blood. No face.

Everyone pushes and is angry at the people who push them.

The thing is, said Gilheeny, is that we live in constant fear of our lives. It makes the blood pressure elevate like an Arabian geyser, and the tension headaches we get would knock the balls off a bull with the twist in the maxillary sinuses themselves.

Dodge, I'm going to tell you something. Judging by your tone, you're going to have to kill me after. Frankly, I'd just as soon not known.

During the opening credits, he said, We're in the back row. Want to just mess around instead? She looked across at him, and he grinned. It's been hours, after all. Half that time you've been furious with me. Doesn't mean I don't want to jump your bones.

Ella almost cried out in relief upon seeing him. Conrad released her hand and spun around to see who'd interrupted his bullying. "Afternoon

Chris cursed lavishly. He sped up, then shouted, "Hold on!" Less than a second later, he stamped on the

her top and into the elastic waistband of the baggy pants. He lightly ground the heel of his

We have different tactics for dealing with sexism and racism; and one difficulty is that these tactics can be in tension. When we give problems their names, we can become a problem for those who do not want to talk about a problem even though they know there is a problem. You can cause a problem by not letting things recede.

world wars, cold wars, guerrilla wars, and Sputnik

His mother was exacting revenge because he'd dared to marry me, and his father—well, we weren't exactly sure. Either

It always seemed like a snake to him, his anxiety. Waiting just out of sight, ready to slither up his spine, hissing its familiar taunt: "You aren't where you should be. Something bad is going to happen because you aren't where you should be.

Suddenly, I was just sure he was going to kiss me. He was there, I could feel his breath, the ground solid beneath us. But then something crossed his face, a thought, a hesitation, and he shifted slightly. Not now. Not yet. It was something I'd done so often - weighing what I could afford to risk, right at that moment - that I recognized it instantly. It was like looking in a mirror.

Oh, God, I said. No, it's Dexter, he replied, offering me his hand, which I ignored. He glanced behind him, then back at me. I'll see you soon, he said, and grinned at me. Like hell, I replied

I'd only met him once, at the mall. He was tall, with a big floppy shock of blond hair he was always getting out of his face by jerking his head suddenly to the side, whiplash-style. Rina found this incredibly sexy. It made me nervous. - Caitlin about Jeff

For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a rubber band pulled to the point of snapping. And now, I could feel the smaller, weaker part of myself beginning to fray, tiny bits giving way before the big break.

I mean, at least with an argument, you know what's happening. Or have some idea. Silence is...it could be anything.

Peor que los gritos? ?Mucho peor ?dijo, asintiendo con la cabeza?. Mira, en una discusión, al menos, sabes qué es lo que está pasando. O tienes una idea. El silencio es... Puede ser cualquier cosa. Es tan... ?Tan ensordecedor... ?terminé por él [...]. ?Exactamente.