Barely Holding On Quotes

#1. Tom lifted his other hand and rested it lightly on Reese's slim hip, barely holding on. "I want to kiss you.

Amy Jo Cousins

#2. The roar behind him was louder than anything he had ever heard in his life; a monstrous fist punched him in the back, knocking all the wind out of him even before he landed, sprawled on his belly on the wall top, barely holding on to his staff as it swung over the edge.

Robert Jordan

#3. She was floating as the sea of pleasure took her out upon its rising tide and when she became aware of herself again it was to the feel of Zac behind her, supporting her weight by holding her under her arms. (Barely Restrained, 2011)

Brenda Cothern

#4. I'm barely holding onto my restraint right now, so if you want our first time together to have anything like romance to it, then just shut it. All right, love?

Jasinda Wilder

#5. There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels in which Mexico isn't even mentioned.

Carlos Fuentes

#6. Feeling ready to do something doesn't mean feeling certain you'll succeed, though of course that's what you're hoping to do. Truly being ready means understanding what could go wrong - and having a plan to deal with it.

Chris Hadfield

#7. It's cute how I used to think this 'barely holding it together' feeling was temporary.

Anna Kendrick

#8. If the fiscal cliff occurs, I don't think the Federal Reserve has the tools to offset that event.

Ben Bernanke

#9. Hot damn. Cue the violins and happy cartoon bunnies. I was in the middle of a Disney moment. Because this guy was gorgeous. And we were standing so close to each other. If he hadn't been holding onto a barely contained rage directed at yours truly, it could have almost been construed as romantic.

A Meredith Walters

#10. When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate of us. There is a world of difference here between demanding justice ... and begging or pleading for love.

Mortimer Adler

#11. The waterfall winks at every passerby.

Marty Rubin

#12. Some revelations came only with the sound of dirt falling on a coffin:the ones that mattered, the ones that made for regrets.

John Connolly

#13. Kim sat up. "You all sound like you don't take this seriously, like you don't want me to get Brian free. Brian's mother is barely holding it together. You and Sean had to do the comforting sandwich with her, remember?

Jennifer Ashley

#14. Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world.

Maeve Binchy

#15. The greatest thing a man can do for himself is to marry someone who is infinitely better than he is. And that's exactly what I did.

David Finch

#16. We thank thee for this opportunity to show our love for these heroes who have accomplished such wonders for the beloved United States, which was founded by noble and inspired men.

Lorenzo Snow

#17. I think when you take forever off the table, it does something really interesting to what you think is important. There's something a little freeing about it.

Lorene Scafaria

#18. Let us read the Bible reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in it.

J.C. Ryle

#19. I don't know anything about press conferences."
"Oh, just Google it. I'm sure someone's written an article on holding a successful one. I mean, if the President can manage it, I'm sure you can. He looks like he can barely tie his shoes without help.

Cory Doctorow

#20. How ... how are you doing, Jace?'
Holding on. Just barely. Charlie?'
Charlie's tone is almost conversational. 'Kind of getting the urge to kill both of you. Think I'm gonna head back.'
Sure, okay, no problem.'
Yeah, yeah, good idea. You do that.

D.D. Barant

#21. And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They would not affect him now. The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.

J.K. Rowling

#22. I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey.

John O'Neill