Pauses Quotes - Page 24

• Life is a luminous pause between two mysteries that are yet one.

  Carl Jung

  Two, Mystery, Life Is

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• At some point you do not need to talk to have a conversation. The conversation exists whether you have it or not. It continues silently in a parallel dimension of the marriage. They both pause to let it run its course toward another stalemate.

  Chris Bachelder

  Running, Needs, Dimensions

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• Seeking - really seeking - is more than just reading a few verses from the Bible in the morning and trying to be a good person that day. Seeking requires me to sacrifice the things I feel compelled to chase so I can be available to notice God’s clear direction. Whatever we chase, like it or not, gains our full attention. Dear Lord, forgive me for all the times I’ve rushed by Your gifts and overlooked Your blessings. Today, I want to pause and really seek You with all I’ve got. I love You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

  Lysa TerKeurst

  Morning, Jesus, Reading

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• When a reader finishes a wonderful story and lays it aside, he should have to pause for a minute and collect himself.

  Raymond Carver

  Should Have, Stories, Wonderful

  Raymond Carver (2015). “Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose”, p.229, Vintage

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• I don't know what happens to our consciousness when we're unwound," says Connor. "I don't even know when that consciousness starts. But I do know this." He pauses to make sure all of them are listening. "We have a right to our lives!" The kids go wild. "We have a right to choose what happens to our bodies!" The cheers reach fever pitch. "We deserve a world where both those things are possible— and it's our job to help make that world.

  Neal Shusterman

  Jobs, Cheer, Kids

  Neal Shusterman (2009). “Unwind”, p.333, Simon and Schuster

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• I know it's hard on her. If I don't tell her she'll kill me." He pauses. "That was supposed to be funny.

  Julie Anne Peters

  Kill Me, Supposed To Be, Knows

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• Sometimes I feel like if you just watch things, just sit still and let the world exist in front of you - sometimes I swear that just for a second time freezes and the world pauses in its tilt. Just for a second. And if you somehow found a way to live in that second, then you would live forever.

  Lauren Oliver

  Time, Forever, Watches

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• My fore-parts, as you so ineloquently put it, have names.” I pointed to my right breast. “This is Danger.” Then my left. “And this is Will Robinson. I would appreciate it if you addressed them accordingly.” After a long pause in which he took the time to blink several times, he asked, “You named your breasts?” I turned my back to him with a shrug. “I named my ovaries, too, but they don’t get out as much.

  Darynda Jones

  Names, Long, Appreciate

  Darynda Jones (2011). “First Grave on the Right”, p.117, Macmillan

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• Chloe? It's me." After a pause, he added, "Derek," like I could mistake that deep rumble for anyone else, like I could mistake that little part of me that perked up like an eager puppy saying, "It's him. Quick! Go see what he wants." God, how had I been so blind? It seemed so obvious now.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Mistake, Chloe, Want

  Kelley Armstrong (2010). “The Reckoning: Number 3 in series”, p.108, Hachette UK

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• The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.

  Darin Strauss

  Awkward, Cracks, Old Friendship

  Darin Strauss (2014). “More Than It Hurts You”, p.233, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• He called me a pie!” she announced, defensively. There was a pause. “Wait. That’s not right.” “A tart?” “Yes! That’s it!

  Sarah MacLean

  Pie, Waiting, Tarts

  Sarah MacLean (2011). “Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart”, p.16, Harper Collins

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• I . . . hit him . . . elsewhere.” “Where?” “In his . . .In his inguine.” “Oh, dear God.” It was unclear whether Ralston’s words were meant as prayer or blasphemy. What was clear was that the woman was a gladiator. “He called me a pie!” she announced, defensively. There was a pause. “Wait. That’s not right.” “A tart?” “Yes! That’s it!” She registered her brother’s fists and looked to Simon. “I see that it is not a compliment.” “No. It is not.

  Sarah MacLean

  Brother, Prayer, Pie

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• I pause a second. He doesn't look at me the way Will, Christina, and Al sometimes do - like I am too small and too weak to be of any use, and they pity me for it.

  Veronica Roth

  Looks, Use, Als

  Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.70, Harper Collins

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• To use an electronics analogy, closing a book on a bookmark is like pressing the Stop button, whereas when you leave the book facedown, you've only pressed Pause.

  Anne Fadiman

  Book, Buttons, Use

  Anne Fadiman (2011). “Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader”, p.39, Macmillan

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• One thing I've always wondered—why did you enter that bikini contest when you were a teenager?” Her face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “How far back did you trace me?” “Far enough.” A pause. “You didn't answer my question.” “And you didn't turn into a puff of smoke and disappear. The world is full of disappointments.

  Nalini Singh

  Disappointment, Teenager, Puff

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series”, p.52, Penguin

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• His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up. My heart fumbled a bit and in that pause, a feeling of gloomy darkness seemed to slide like a shadow over me. It vanished in an instant but I was still staring at him. His smile wasn't friendly. It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Eye, Heart, Darkness

  "Hush, Hush". Book by Becca Fitzpatrick, 2010.

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• A pause followed my greeting. Then “We’re watching you ” whispered the voice on the other end. “Yeah? Did you see what I did with my keys? ” Silence. Then dial tone. These younger demons. So easily discouraged.

  Josh Lanyon

  Keys, Voice, Silence

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• Well, for that matter, I was also a good friend of Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Francis Bacon, Albert Einstein, and John, Paul, George, and Ringo." He pauses, seeing the blank look on my face and groaning when he says, "Christ, Ever, the Beatles!" He shakes his head and laughs. "God, you make me feel old.

  Alyson Noel

  Good Friend, Laughing, Looks

  Alyson Noel (2013). “The Immortals Bundle 1-3: The Immortals: Evermore, The Immortals: Blue Moon and The Immortals: Shadowland”, p.132, Pan Macmillan

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• There was a pause, static, a muttered "Give me that," by an indignant female. Then the normally quiet reserved Ashlyn was demanding, "Did you just drunk dial my husband?" "Yes, ma'am," Strider said, and the other two finally burst into laughter.

  Gena Showalter

  Laughter, Husband, Two

  Gena Showalter (2014). “Lords of the Underworld Collection 3: The Darkest Secret\The Darkest Surrender\The Darkest Seduction”, p.246, Harlequin

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• I pause at the door, wishing I could find a corner and sleep until my head clears, but the sailor said the abbess is expecting me, and while I do not know much about abbesses, I suspect they are not fond of waiting.

  R.L. LaFevers

  Sleep, Doors, Waiting

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• There was a pause. I was still scared by every gap in our conversation, fearing that this was it, the point where we had nothing left to say. I was still trying to impress you, and I still wanted to be impressed by you, so I could pass along pieces of your impressiveness to my friends, convincing myself this was possible.

  David Levithan

  Trying, Pieces, Gaps

  David Levithan (2011). “The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel”, p.15, Macmillan

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• I hurl the glass teapot to the ground. we both stare at it, stunned. "it was supposed to break," I explain after a pause, " and that was going to signify that yes, I would throw something away . If I knew it wasn't right for me.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Glasses, Break, Teapots

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• Do me a favor?” he whispered. Beth's hold tightened on his hand. ”Anything, what do you need?” ”Hum the Jeopardy theme.” There was a pause.Then Beth burst out laughing and swatted his shoulder. ”Wrath-” ”Actually,take your clothes off and hum it while doing some belly grooves.” As his shellan bent down and kissed his forehead, he looked up at her through his wraparounds. ”You think I'm kidding? Come on, we both need the distraction. And I promise I'll tip well” "You never carry cash." He extended his tongue and swept it over his upper lip. "I plan on working it off.

  J.R. Ward

  Thinking, Hands, Clothes

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• Call me Meier," Goring said, but he did not pause to explain the joke .

  Philip Jose Farmer

  Said, Call Me, Jokes

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• Menopause. A pause while you reconsider men.

  Margaret Atwood

  Men, Menopause

  Margaret Atwood (2011). “Wilderness Tips”, p.187, Anchor

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