Quotes About Tension

I'd just dropped an emotional bombshell on my father. And it didn't seem to have gone off.

I still feel like I'm jumping on an elevator -- weightless and pulled down at the same time.

Some of the most dangerous people are the ones you're related to.

In short, favoring the Jews would offend the Arabs and their millions of Muslim supporters and create dangerous risks and turmoil in a part of the world where the United States had a substantial stake.

She was constantly prying us apart, pitting us against each other. We fought out of frustration

if the thought of conflict and trouble makes you chortle gleefully and race to your computer, you are definitely in the right place. If you love conflict, chances are your characters will be flawed and in trouble. That's a good thing. Here's why: People with perfect lives are boring, and . . . well . . . frankly, they're irritating. How

The strength of your book is your conflict. For many writers that sentence should read, "The strength of your book is your villain." How

During the time of the white man's Civil War, troubles arose between the Modocs and the settlers. If a Modoc could not find a deer to kill for his family, he would sometimes kill a rancher's cow; or if he needed a horse he would borrow one out of a settler's pasture.

We can never escape the tension between emotion and reason; neither should we wish to, for life is meaningless without it.

You could wear the horns off a billy goat, you know that? Are you purposely trying to make me mad?

Complaining increases tension and anger. As a display of hostility, it encourages other people to act hostile in return.

If Meridith had been anxious the night before, it was nothing compared to her response upon seeing Jake at her door. His hair was damp, like he'd just stepped from the shower, and he spun a roll of blue painter's tape around his index finger. He wore a black polo, fitted jeans, and a furtive grin. How had she gotten herself into this? "Noelle

Woman, you're killing me.

Layla had hardly looked at him since they'd left Chapel Springs except to shoot him disdainful looks. He couldn't seem to say anything right. Even when he'd complimented her appearance—and he'd meant every word—she'd twisted his words.

Shay, wait." She shot him a look. He was getting that look a lot these days, and he felt his patience draining. "What? What did I do?" "Move." He could be stubborn too. "Not till you tell me what's wrong." "Nothing's wrong." "You could freeze water with those looks.

I threatened to gouge one of his eyes out." Cathy

Failures do what is tension relieving while winners do what is goal achieving.

Third, many describe an emotional exhaustion of having to constantly deal with a never-ending onslaught of microaggressions and being placed in a no-win, damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don't situation.

Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty borin

Get away from my ex-girlfriend, you moany little whinge-bag.' Caelen took a deep breath, like he was in pain, and stood up. His voice was low, guttural. 'I was hoping I'd get the chance to kill you.' 'You won't be killing anyone, you sad little emo git.' 'You've stood in the way of our love for long enough.' 'Just listening to you makes me want to top myself, you self-pitying Paranormal Romance novel reject.' Caelen glared. 'Stop insulting me.' 'Why? If you cry will your mascara run?

Emergency Valve Regulators," she repeated. "So you do know what your doing? "Not really," he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.

He looked at her. "We're meant to be together…" "And this is exactly what I mean." "Our love is written in the stars." "And there you go again." "I love you." "You bore me.

You look angry," he said. "You put me on hold." "For a very good reason." "You put me," she said very, very slowly, "on hold.

This isn't funny. She was almost killed.' 'I'm aware. You're waiting to see if I will get angry.' 'I already know you're angry. You're sitting very still and you're talking very quietly. You're getting ready to kill someone.' 'I just need a name.