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• Might have a couple of kinks to work through," Hale admitted then reached for her hand. As soon as he touched her, Kat knew there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes--they are the masters of their own fate. And right then Kat wouldn't have changed a thing.

  Ally Carter

  Couple, Fate, Hands

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• It is a kind of church, back in these last cores. It may not be your church -- this last one percent of the West – but it is mine, and I am asking unashamedly to be allowed to continue worshipping the miracle of the planet, and the worship of a natural system not yet touched, never touched by the machines of man. A place with the residue of God – the scent, feel, sight, taste, and sound of God – forever fresh upon it

  Rick Bass

  Men, Sight, Miracle

  Rick Bass (1996). “The book of Yaak”, Houghton Mifflin

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• Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God

  R. C. Sproul

  Men, Majesty, Conviction

  R. C. Sproul (2016). “What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics”, p.29, Baker Books

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• When he'd pushed inside me and I'd feel him begin to penetrate, it had turned me into a wild thing-hot, wet, and desperate for more of him. With every kiss, every caress, every thrust, I'd just needed more. He'd touched me, I went nuts. The world dwindled down to one thing: him.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Kissing, Nuts, World

  Karen Marie Moning (2011). “Shadowfever: Fever Series”, p.462, Delacorte Press

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• A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.

  Nalini Singh

  Recovery, Cat, Thinking

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: The Psy-Changeling Series”, p.1830, Penguin

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• How ravished one could be without ever being touched. Ravished by dead words become obscene and dead ideas become obsessions.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Ideas, Obsession, Obscene

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.3768, Delphi Classics

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• I’ve seen your foot up close.” Curran pointed to his chest. “I’ve seen it here.” He moved his hand to his jaw. “Here.” He touched the place over his cheek where my kick had cut him. “And here.

  Ilona Andrews

  Cutting, Hands, Feet

  Ilona Andrews (2011). “Magic Slays”, p.243, Penguin

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• When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.

  Dale Carnegie

  Trying, Friendly, Poison

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to stop worrying & start living”, p.82, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• The truths of the Judaic-Christian tradition, are infinitely precious, not only, as I believe, because they are true, but also because they provide the moral impulse which alone can lead to that peace, in the true meaning of the word, for which we all long. . . . There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Faith, Christian, Hope

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• Holding Eleanor’s hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive. As soon as he touched her, he wondered how he’d gone this long without doing it. He rubbed his thumb through her palm and up her fingers, and was aware of her every breath.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Butterfly, Hands, Long

  Rainbow Rowell (2013). “Eleanor & Park”, p.71, Macmillan

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• It was like I saw your soul in the notes of the music. And it was beautiful." She leaned forward and touched his face lightly, the smooth skin over his hard cheekbone, his hair like feathers against the back of her hand. "I saw rivers, boats like flowers, all the colors of the night sky.

  Cassandra Clare

  Beautiful, Flower, Night

  Cassandra Clare (2015). “Clockwork Princess”, p.186, Simon and Schuster

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• She turned to face him. She reached over and touched his hand, hesitantly, gently, amazed that after all these years had somehow known exactly what she'd needed to hear. When their eyes locked, she once again realized how special he was. And just for a fleeting moment, a tiny wisp of time that hung in the air like fireflies in summer skies, she wondered if she was in love with him again.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Summer, Eye, Firefly

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• Or maybe, he thought now, he just didn't recognize all those other girls. The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting. When he touched Eleanor's hand, he recognized her. He knew.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Girl, Hands, Way

  Rainbow Rowell (2016). “The Rainbow Rowell Collection: Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Landline, and Carry On”, p.66, St. Martin's Griffin

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• Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.

  Steven Pressfield

  Resistance, Heard, Felt

  Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.7, Black Irish Entertainment LLC

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• Maybe you've had skin next to your skin, but when was the last time you let yourself be touched?

  Tom Spanbauer

  Skins, Lasts, Next

  Tom Spanbauer (2007). “In the City of Shy Hunters”, p.287, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Will you wear my ring so all the world knows yer mine?" Beck wasn't asking for her hand in marriage, but it was so close he might as well be. Riley was deeply touched and she struggled to find the right words. "Yes," she began. "I'd be proud to.

  Jana Oliver

  Hands, Asking, World

  Jana Oliver (2012). “Foretold: A Demon Trappers Novel”, p.281, Macmillan

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• What’s a little calming distraction for your girlfriend in the midst of world entertainment domination?” “I’d stop the world from spinning for you.” That silly line oddly touched me. “I love you.” “Liked that one, did you?

  Sylvia Day

  Girlfriend, Silly, Love You

  Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.650, Penguin

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• Eleanor's hair caught fire at dawn. Her eyes were dark and shining, and his arms were sure of her. The first time he touched her hand, he'd known.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Eye, Dark, Hair

  Rainbow Rowell (2016). “The Rainbow Rowell Collection: Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Landline, and Carry On”, p.271, St. Martin's Griffin

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• When I haven't been kissed in a long time, I create civil disturbances, then insult the cops who show up, till one of them grabs me by the collar and hurls me up against the squad car, so I can remember, at least for a moment, what it's like to be touched.

  Jeffrey McDaniel

  Squad, Long, Car

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• Being remembered, and remembered so kindly, touched him more than he would have thought possible.

  Cassandra Clare

  Remembered

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.579, Simon and Schuster

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• One day as Father and I were returning from our walk we found the Grote Markt cordoned off by a double ring of police and soldiers. A truck was parked in front of the fish mart; into the back were climbing men, women, and children, all wearing the yellow star. . . . "Father! Those poor people!" I cried. . . . "Those poor people," Father echoed. But to my surprise I saw that he was looking at the solders now forming into ranks to march away. "I pity the poor Germans, Corrie. They have touched the apple of God's eye.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Stars, Children, Father

  Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). “The Hiding Place”, p.85, Chosen Books

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• What can I say?" I grinned. I have a magic touch when it comes to animals." Daphne snorted. "You're touched in the head is more like it.

  Jennifer Estep

  Animal, Magic

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• Amusement touched the corner of his lips. "Animals love me." "Oh, I'm sure they do," Scarlet said, beaming with fake encouragement. She shut the door before muttering, "What farm animals don't love a wolf?

  Marissa Meyer

  Encouragement, Animal, Doors

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• No one can control his own opinion or his own belief. My belief was forced upon me by my surroundings. I am the product of all circumstances that have in any way touched me.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Way, Opinion, Belief

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1909). “Interviews”

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• You’re a terrible liar, Sage, but I’m still touched you’d attempt it for my sake. A for effort.

  Richelle Mead

  Liars, Effort, Sage

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.235, Penguin

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