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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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"I hope he doesn't know he just touched my leg.And nothing happened."

"I hope he doesn't know he just touched my leg.And nothing happened."

Tahereh Mafi, Iranian Author

Tension, Awareness, Boundaries, Expectation, Innocence

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"She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. "Sometimes I really want to-a frustrated sound-"bite you! He froze. "I might let you. "I won't do it if you'd enjoy it."

"She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. "Sometimes I really want to-a frustrated sound-"bite you! He froze. "I might let you. "I won't do it if you'd enjoy it."

Nalini Singh, New Zealander Author

Tension, Desire, Playfulness, Control

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"A silence absorbed them both " a lack of sound so potent it blackened the place with something richer than hate."

"A silence absorbed them both " a lack of sound so potent it blackened the place with something richer than hate."

Carla H. Krueger, American Author

Tension, Silence, Emotion, Darkness

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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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"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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"No. No, I don't want my hands restrained."Yes. You do."

"No. No, I don't want my hands restrained."Yes. You do."

Cherise Sinclair, American Author

Tension, Desire, Control, Power

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"It took me a lifetime."

"It took me a lifetime."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Tension, Time, Reflection, Life, Memory

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