Quotes About Restraint

Be true to yourself, be kind to others, be honest, don't say anything if you have nothing nice to say

There is a subtle difference between being a prisoner and being a slave. I don't mistake either for being free.

It's a good thing I'm a reasonably patient woman. Otherwise, I might have to kill you.

What am I going to do with you? I have suggestions, but this might not be the place for them.

Don't worry, Mrs. Colder. For the most part, we keep him leashed and gagged. We only let him free when the cute little animal jokes are needed. ~Sherra Callahan (on Kane Tyler)~

A girl can stand just so much virtue.

The one thing life has taught me is that most people spend their lives bottled up inside their houses doing the things they hate.

He had relieved whores beyond counting of frocks, stays, chemises, garters, and stockings. He had never before in his life unbuttoned a gently bred maiden's glove. He'd committed salacious acts beyond number. He'd never before felt so depraved as he did now, as the last pearl came free and he drew the soft kid down, baring her wrist, and his dark fingers grazed the delicate skin he'd exposed.

It wasn't the time and place. He oughtn't to rush his fences. But she'd waved her arms, and that made her womanly parts jiggle and he could only keep one idea in his head at a time, and in any case, oughts never went down smoothly with him. He was who he was, and that wasn't a good boy. And so down he went, and crushed her sulky little mouth under his.

Što te onda zadržava ovdje? upitao je sebe. Koja te je mo?na sila ovamo dovukla, da glupavo zuriš poput mjese?inom o?aranog šteneta u ku?u samo zato jer je ona unutra? I koji su te to lanci držali ovdje, u iš?ekivanju da je samo na?as vidiš? Dodir. Poljubac. To je odvratno, rekao je sebi. I bilo je, ali bilo je istina, i on je to mrzio i mrzio je nju jer je to u?inila istinom.

Trace cursed. He actually wanted to hit something, but a tree would break his knuckles, he didn't want to put another dent in the truck, and Dare would hit back.

Kids and freedom are mutually exclusive.

Note to self-give serious thought to becoming an alcoholic.

When everyone just shook their heads, he unbuttoned his shirt and, oh good Lord, shrugged out of it, bunching it up to slip beneath her head like a pillow. Don't look at him, she told herself. Don't look— She looked. Sweet Jesus.

Opening my mouth never works as well as keeping it shut and minding my own business." Hud

I'm putting a temporary hold on the 'stay away from me' thing,'" she said. "just for a minute while I yell at you, and then we're definitely going right back to it.

I figured you'd come here and try to do something stupid." "I did nothing of the kind." "You don't consider ducking beneath that yellow tape stupid?" "Only if I'd gotten caught.

There should be a rule against your own inner monologue throwing around that much sarcasm.

The hardest lesson a wizard has to learn is that even with so much power, there are some things you can't control. No matter how much you want to.

Do you remember the hardest lesson of power?" "Knowing when not to use it?

The best way to keep yourself from doing something grossly self-destructive and stupid is to avoid the temptation to do it. For example, it is far easier to fend off inappropriate amorous desires if one runs screaming from the room every time a pretty girl comes in.

He clenched his hands into fists and opened them again several times, as though strangling baby ducks.

Coz, he said. You really must learn to shut your mouth from time to time. You'll taste less shoe letter.

That's the thing about living behind all that security: If it can keep threats out, it can just as easily keep you in.