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Tension Quotes

"To get along with me, don't increase my tension."

"To get along with me, don't increase my tension."

Ty Cobb, American Athlete

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"There is sitting and there is sitting. (...) Each one waits for the other to move, but the lion is poised, his tail twitching, while the fawn is frozen by fear, bowels turned to belly. No matter which way he bounds, the lion will have him, and he knows it."

"There is sitting and there is sitting. (...) Each one waits for the other to move, but the lion is poised, his tail twitching, while the fawn is frozen by fear, bowels turned to belly. No matter which way he bounds, the lion will have him, and he knows it."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Tension, Fear, Stillness, Choice, Fate

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"Tension means you want to be something else that you are not."

"Tension means you want to be something else that you are not."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Tension, Acceptance

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"He is a writer. He makes the rest of them nervous."

"He is a writer. He makes the rest of them nervous."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Tension, Writing, Identity, Fear, Power

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"Her suspense was terrible."

"Her suspense was terrible."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Tension, Suspense, Fear, Emotion, Uncertainty

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"These groups followed some solitary passer-by, hurrying his steps; one after another the doors were closed, one after."

"These groups followed some solitary passer-by, hurrying his steps; one after another the doors were closed, one after."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

Tension, Fear, Isolation, Suspense, Movement

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