Quotes About Tension

residual awkwardness between them. It wasn't exactly comfortable to spend time in the company of a man whose wife you had once kidnapped.

The narratives that suppress tension and opposition suggest that we have already achieved multiculturalism, that we know what it is, and that it is defined simply by the coexistence and juxtaposition of greater numbers of diverse groups; these narratives allow us to ignore the profound and urgent gaps, the inequalities and conflicts, among racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups.

Dude," Owen said to his brother, "she's fucking insane. She pushed me in. I think she's trying to kill me. I swear to fucking god.

Darkness surrounded me, a complete absence of light that left me shaking inside. No. It wasn't the darkness that had me shaking. It was him. I could feel him, even if I could not see him. Oh yes, I could feel him. In every pore of my body, every nerve ending I owned, I could feel him. 

The two men's gazes lock and I am suddenly swimming in a pool of testosterone, in need of a life raft.

She wanted to surprise us," Andrew replies. "With a dead body?" my father demands. "Oh Jesus fuck, you Love men are drama queens. I didn't drop a dead body off when I got here.

Faith's loyal servant," Nick assures him. "And everyone else's nightmare. The name is Nick Rogers." He doesn't extend his hand, nor does Bill extend his own. Bill's eyes narrow at the name. "I've heard you're a real bastard." "And here I thought I got rid of my nice guy reputation. I understand you're leaving. We'll walk you out.

as far as I knew, no kingdom had ever gone to war with another over fermented grape juice. Though

If I wasn't so happy he was alive, I would've killed him.

The thing about so many of the kids here—country kids, town kids, a sad majority of these kids—is that their norm is constant drama, constant escalation. Conversations start, grow louder, get ugly, get personal. Insults fly and then lead to pushing, shoving, hair pulling, scratching, throwing punches, you name it. Principal Pevoto and the school security

Carrie suddenly found herself flanked on one side by the Sholans and on the other by the guerrillas. Each side had its men grouped protectively around its Captain. "Perhaps you'd like to introduce us to the Sholans, Carrie," said Captain Skinner.

That's what I want, that kind of recklessness where the poem is even ahead of you. It's like riding a horse that's a little too wild for you, so there's this tension between what you can do and what the horse decides it's going to do.

But that was the way of it everywhere: there you were, getting on with things, minding your own business, and suddenly some arsehole decides to start a war.

with Japan and was massing troops to attack.

There is no greater hell than realizing you're in love with the guy you hate.

You're gonna sit down. You're gonna shut up. And by the grace of God Almighty, I ain't gonna kill you.

[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

You have five minutes to call someone, anyone, I don't care who, and order me the finest blend of coffee that rat hole town has, and a dozen beers. If it's not sitting on this table..." a slender finger pointed furiously at the table in question,"... in one hour, you die" - Faith telling Jacob

I'm scared of you two in the same place. That's like putting in an order for trouble, rather than just wishing for it.

down. She wants him. This rubs Jon in all the right places.

Before Maddocks could blink, Angie reached down and thrust her hand between Leo's legs, grabbing him by the balls. He froze. She held. Eyes locked with the old cop's, she squeezed.

clamped his left hand hard over the wound. Blood

There's no way anyone could know of her marital strain. Yet Fareed's words cut close to the bone. Much too close.

Some micro-level vibe. And it's telling Daisy this is not the first time her husband and this blonde have met. There's a much deeper current here.