Quotes About Tension

Jamie had split the Ridge, and the fracture lines were spreading.

I lifted the pistol a little

Oh, don't you?" Nicholls raised one honey-colored brow at him and glanced briefly but meaningfully at Miss Woodford. His tone was jocular, but his look was not, and Grey wondered just how much Mr. Nicholls had had to drink. Nicholls was flushed of cheek and glittering of eye, but that might be only the heat of the room, which was considerable, and the excitement of the party

The lawyer had gone a mottled red and gray, like a bad oyster, but said nothing. Jamie

Oh, God, John!" he said. I stopped dead, halted much more by the tone of that voice than by the words—it was broken with an emotion I had seldom heard from him. Walking very quietly, I drew closer. Framed in the half-open door was Jamie, head bowed as he pressed Lord John Grey tight in a fervent embrace. I stood still, completely incapable of movement or speech. As I watched, they broke apart.

So Jamie's gone off wi' your Lord John, the British army is after them, the tall lad I met on the stoop wi' steam comin' out of his ears is Jamie's son—well, of course he is; a blind man could see that—and the town's aboil wi' British soldiers. Is that it, then?

A STATE OF CONFLICT September 10, 1777 John Grey found himself wondering how many horns a dilemma could have.

He moved naturally. Only the tension in his shoulders suggested otherwise. Her hand closed involuntarily, feeling for an absent pencil, feeling the stroke of the line that would capture that tiny sense of unease, the jarring note that would draw the observer closer, closer still, wondering what it was about this scene of pastoral grace.

If I find ye in one of those alcoves, Sassenach, the man you're with is dead. And as for you Ã¢â'¬Â¦Ã¢â'¬Â His hands twitched unconsciously in the direction of his swordbelt.

You—shoot him, can't you?" Jamie shrugged and, lifting the rifle to

Well, I asked him who would start the war first.

There's only so much you can do with an attorney on a show that's about New York policemen.

Political audiences are not fun.

I love a 'Doctor Who' cliffhanger.

There is not a doubt in my mind that the people of America are hunkered down. They are afraid.

As a filmmaker, the most dramatic and the most dread-inspiring thing is when the audience can see more than the characters themselves can see.

The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis.

So much TV is drawn out.

You never know in 'Riverdale' who's going to drop off next.

People tend not to dwell on drama.

When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.

I suppose I'm always a little bit on edge.

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

I usually do not travel with my enemies.