Quotes About Tension

to understand the context of events as they relate to prophecy. Prophecy and free will, you see, exist in tension, in opposition. Yet, they interact.

Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war.

The boldest of the three moved suddenly, grabbed Angua and pulled her upright. We walk out of here unharmed or the girl gets it, all right? he snarled. Someone sniggered. I hope you're not going to kill anyone, said Carrot. That's up to us! Sorry, was I talking to you? said Carrot.

Corporal Nobbs," he rasped, "why are you kicking people when they're down?" "Safest way, sir," said Nobby. Nobby had long ago been told about fighting fair and not striking a fallen opponent, and had then given some creative thought to how these rules applied to someone four feet tall with the muscle tone of an elastic band.

Mr. Tulip lived his life on that thin line most people occupy just before they haul off and hit someone repeatedly with a wrench.

Once you get troops on the streets, it's only a matter of time before it goes bad. Some kid throws a stone, next minute there's houses on fire and people getting killed.

A city like Ankh-Morpork was only two meals away from chaos at the best of times.

Everybody present laughed nervously, except Lord Vetinari, who just laughed.

Gentlemen, please," said the Patrician. He shook his head. "Let's have no fighting, please. This is, after all, a council of war.

If they look as though they're worried, we'll move in.' 'And do what exactly?' said Polly. 'Threaten to shoot them,' said Maladict firmly. 'And if they don't believe us?' 'Then we'll threaten to shoot them in a much louder voice ,' said Maladict. 'Happy? And I hope to hell they've got some coffee!

He asked you to shoot at people who weren't shooting back," growled Vimes, striding forward, "That makes him insane, wouldn't you say?" "They are throwing stones, Sarge," said Colon. "So? Stay out of range. They'll get tired before we do.

Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble.

There's nothing more useless in the world than a groom just before the wedding.

Now we sit and wait," the woman said, and she settled into a chair, the gun on her lap. "What are we waiting for?" Jane asked. The woman stared at her. Said, calmly: "The end.

We're all violent. Especially when it concerns the ones we love. They're intimately connected, love and hate.

When we're carrying this germ, we're just wars waiting to happen.

My relationship to food is that of an acrophobe to a bridge. Unease masks a desire to jump.

I'm always jumping in my seat or gasping during a good horror movie.

Scary movies depend on sound a lot to scare people. When I look around and see people are jumping in their seats, I think: Why? Why? Nothing happened!

I'm anxious about work, the future, friendships, past relationships... I'm just one of those people that, whatever I'm doing, it's a big worry.

All these people who scream about Kashmir being an armed camp are in fact responsible for keeping it that way.

What keeps me up at night? Anxiety. Anxiety, the inability to go to sleep, it's quite literally that.

I'm Bam Margera. And I feel like kicking my dad's butt all day today.

For the kiss scene to be beautiful, there has to have been a backstory between the characters.