Quotes About Tension

There's tense applause. Some of the black guests bow; most aren't sure how to respond.

I know what that is, 'he said. 'That's drugs, that is.' 'You're a genius, aren't you?' 'Dad will kill you' 'Then I'll be dead.' Then they were both silent, thinking about the room down the hall that no one was allowed to touch, that no one was allowed to enter, and the brother who you were not alloewd to mention in this house. The brother you could't even fucking mention

Seine Gedanken oder plötzlichen Wünsche flogen wie die Laune des Meeres über das Wasser, mal hierhin, mal dorthin, und er lebte ununterbrochen in einer stillen Spannung.

dark look crossed his face, but

the body is what we lean toward, tensing as it darts, dancing away. but it's the voice that enters us. even saying nothing. even saying nothing over and over absently to itself

while the father storms through adjacent rooms ranting with the force of kingdom come, not caring anymore what might snap us in its jaw

Marbled with static like gristly meat.

MATTIE FAE: I don't believe you. Watchin' the baseball game and drinkin' beers. Don't you have any sense of what's going on around you? This situation is fraught. CHARLIE: Am I supposed to sit here like a statue? You're drinking whiskey. MATTIE FAE: I'm having a cocktail. CHARLIE: You're drinking straight whiskey. MATTIE FAE: Just . . . show a little class.

KAREN: What do you want me to say? BARBARA: Tell him we got a sick woman here. VIOLET: You can't do this! This is my house! This is my house! BARBARA: You don't get it, do you? (With a burst of adrenaline, she strides to Violet, towers over her) I'M RUNNING THINGS NOW! (Blackout.)

Violet really has a way of putting you in attack mode, you know it? BARBARA: She doesn't have anything to do with it. BILL: Don't you believe it. You feel such rage for her that you can't help dishing it my direction— BARBARA: I swear to God, you psychoanalyze me right now, I skin you.

Muscle relaxation: This muscle relaxation technique is a whole body relaxation technique. Starting from your feet and ending to head. Tense up your foot muscles for 5 seconds and then relax for 30 seconds. Tense up your calves muscles for 5 seconds and then relax for 30 seconds. Tense your thighs and stomach muscles for 5 seconds, and then relax for 30 seconds. Do this exercise with your shoulders, chest, head and neck one by one. This

Constance shrieked. The other children jumped. Milligan sighed.

Constance wrapped her arms tightly around her knees and hissed like an angry cat.

You know those days when you've got the mean reds.... the blues are because you're getting fat or maybe it's been raining too long. You're sad, that's all. But the mean reds are horrible. You're afraid and you sweat like hell, but you don't know what you're afraid of. Except something bad is going to happen, only you don't know what it is.

In our culture we are taught that hopes are good. But really our hopes are often based on fears. Take a moment and think about your greatest hope. What do you really long for? Then think about your greatest fear. Aren't they the opposite sides of the same coin, both of which generate tension? I hope for love, and I fear loneliness. I hope for success, and I fear poverty. I hope for praise, and I fear criticism.

I WON'T get upset!" Cliff shouted. "I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!

And what if they win?" Burn demanded. "They won't," Scarlet said. "But of course killing them ourselves is a solid backup plan." "Excuse me," Tsunami interrupted. "You know we're right over here, right? Don't you want to hatch your evil plans somewhere more secretive?

Your boyfriend is a psycho, just like I always thought!

But this new fear was like termites in her skull, much more constant and present and squirming through all of her thoughts.

Frankly, I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction.

WON'T get upset!" Cliff shouted. "I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!

Sundew swatted at him and he darted out of the way.

I know exactly who to kill. A freezing shiver rattled down Moon's spine. Sora.

Not another boring diplomatic meeting.