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Quotes About Choking

Something the size of a fist was in my throat and it was catching the words and not letting them out. I started to panic. Why couldn't I speak?
~ Helen Macdonald
She's no-one special. England's full of wounded people. Quietly choking. Shrieking softly so the neighbours won't hear. You must have seen them. You've probably passed them. You've certainly stepped on them. Too many people have had enough. It's nothing new.
~ Helen Zahavi
you can lose a competition and not choke, just like you can give a great presentation and not get the job. Choking has more to do with the effects of pressure on performance than on the outcome.
~ Hendrie Weisinger
Why, such is love's transgression. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate, to have it prest With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vex'd a sea nourish'd with lovers' tears: What is it else? a madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet. Farewell, my coz.
~ William Shakespeare
What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
~ William Shakespeare
A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
~ William Shakespeare
a tie is a noose
~ Yann Martel
We were lost in the deep forest of limbs and muscles on fire, of sweetness and complaint, of choking and anguish, where roots as old as man himself penetrate and are nourished with blood.
~ Unknown
want to get away from these two, now. Their energy is so toxic, I'm virtually choking on it. And I've had enough of this guy continuously banging on my phone screen with his big meaty finger.
~ Lisa Jewell
You'll find that one-length irons are far more versatile around the greens. You can vary the trajectory more, your distance control will improve because you can choke down more if you want.
~ Bryson DeChambeau
Aikman, whose vocal stylings are reminiscent of a cat choking on a lug nut.
~ Jeff Pearlman
Tennessee Williams choked to death on the plastic cap of a nasal spray.
~ David Markson
Jack picked a piece of mint from his glass and chewed on it for a second. "I'm curious," he said, "is telling someone to relax ever helpful? It's like saying 'breathe' to someone who is hyperventilating or 'swallow' to a person who's choking. It's a completely useless admonition.
~ Unknown
If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is, it's difficult to say 'Heimlich maneuver' when you're choking to death.
~ Eddie Izzard
Why did you destroy Manny's office, then? I--can't breathe-- That is the point of choking you, I pointed out. Haste, please, if you want to live. -Cassiel
~ Rachel Caine
Choking Hazards: What to avoid Every year, 10,000 kids under the age of 14 choke on something and end up in the emergency room. Seventy-five percent of those children are under three years of age. And sadly, some of those kids die. Want to know what the deadliest choking hazard is? Hot dogs. Other food choking hazards include grapes, peanuts, hard carrots, and hard candies.
~ Unknown
He choked, laughed in a shocked way, wept a little more
~ Diana Gabaldon
I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff.
~ Daniel H. Wilson
I am going to eliminate every unnecessary job-killing regulation. They're choking our businesses to death.
~ Donald Trump
Achilles makes a sound like choking. "There are no bargains between lions and men. I will kill you and eat you raw.
~ Madeline Miller
I would wake, choking on my horror, and stare at the darkness until dawn.
~ Madeline Miller
The Heimlich maneuver works on house pets. My pit bull was choking on his dinner. I squeezed his stomach and the neighbor's cat shot right out.
~ Scott Wood
Are you in a suit?' I managed at last, my voice choking up. 'You didn't have to dress up for me.''Quiet, Sage, ' he said. 'I'll make the hilarious one-liners during this daring rescue.
~ Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows
We feel like we are drowning and dissolving in nonsense, as if scattering in inevitability, we cease to exist. And feel the meaning. We stop breathing, choking on inevitability.
~ Unknown