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Quotes About Tension

I'm Bam Margera. And I feel like kicking my dad's butt all day today.
~ Bam Margera
There was a real sense of comfort but at the same time it felt oddly tense. The feeling that every little things we said, these conversations, at any moment, they could stop being possible, and so they were precious, it was that feeling, and the sense of the miracle of this shared moment, here and now. Why were we so far apart, even when we are together? It was anice loneliness, like th sensation of washing your face with cold water.
~ Banana Yoshimoto
her anger a third presence in the room
~ Barbara Bretton
Danki," John said. But Naomi noticed he didn't look very happy about it. Nick pulled the van up to the ER entrance and they piled in—Naomi and Leah in
~ Barbara Cameron
How about this—Romeo, you lean in several times as if you want to kiss Juliet, but Juliet, you always pull back. Can
~ Barbara Dee
he shot her a dry, sidelong glance. "The phones started
~ Barbara Delinsky
Mom?' Eaton didn't reply. 'Does she know about any of this?' 'No.' Hugh pressed the throbbing pulse at his brow. 'Did
~ Barbara Delinsky
fathom clearly in the background din, but its warmth speared through his loins, made him grit his teeth. Hiro pulled her more securely to his side. "It must be a mere manifestation of your
~ Barbara Dunlop
strung out like a long, taut
~ Barbara Freethy
You know, I equate work here to when you come home at night and you say to your wife, 'Honey, is everything OK?' and she says, 'Yes, yes, everything is OK.' But deep down you know in your heart something isn't right. Well, that's the feeling I have here. And what's not right about working here is that I always feel like an unwanted guest.
~ Barbara Stanny (now Huson)
They were twelve days in which world history wavered between two courses and the Germans came so close to victory that they reached out and touched it between the Aisne and the Marne.
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
Contradictory conditions are always present. Evidence
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
Everything took on the color of blood.
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
slaughter. And yet, so great is Mrs. Tuchman's skill that the reader forgets what he knows. Surrounded by the thunder of guns, the thrust and parry of bayonet and saber, he becomes almost a participant. Will the exhausted Germans keep coming? Can the desperate French and British hold? Will Paris fall? Mrs. Tuchman's
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
Europe was a heap of swords piled as delicately as jackstraws; one could not be pulled out without moving the others. Under
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
were being ravaged by her brother. In their agreement Amadeus
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.
~ Barry Levinson
I have a bunch of friends with siblings. Half the time they seem to love it and half the time it's like they just wish they could kill them, you know?" Oh. Oh. So... [...] So... So casually. She said it so casually. People say it all the time, those words. "I could just kill him." "I swear, if she pisses me off again, I'll kill her." "Sometimes I just want to kill that guy." The world is filled with invisible, theoretical assassins, [...]
~ Barry Lyga
Bang, they say. Bang. And bang. And bang. I pull my hand into my lap, lest my acid touch sear her. Bang. Guns. Big guns. Yes, I've fired one once. Yes, I'll do it again. But maybe. I look over at Aneesa. Maybe not just yet. Maybe not right away.
~ Barry Lyga
Bah! there's always a war. What else?
~ baum l frank ii
It is a reality show... this show is never without drama.
~ Mario Vazquez
I think that's where reality TV works - you don't know where it's going.
~ Pete Waterman
Baseball ultimately is a drama without a script. It's the original reality TV.
~ Paul DePodesta
Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us.
~ Tom Clancy