holding hands Quotes

“And then the room went very dark and somehow, despite the chaos that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel’s hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.”

“God God—whose hand was I holding?”

“I would like to hold your hand as it holds this green leaf, yellowed, that fell early from its tree, this Autumn. And I would like to imagine that it feels your careful care, for your eyes are warmed by your heart, and I would let you sadly nestle into me as a bird folds into its nest, resigning itself to a storm.”

“I wrapped my fingers around the grip, placing them over Shawn’s prints like little brother holding big brother’s hand again, walking me to the store, teaching me how to do a Penny Drop.”

“There was a great outcryin. The bent back straightened up. Old and young who were called slaves and could fly joined hands.”

“And then, after a while, she said, ‘Christopher, let me hold your hand. Just for once. Just for me. Will you? I won’t hold it hard,’ and she held out her hand. And I said, ‘I don’t like people holding my hand.’ And she took her hand back and she said, ‘No. OK. That’s OK.‘”

“Their hands clasped between them, he whispered into her ear, ‘I claim you, too, Aelin Galathynius.‘”

“When life is so tiresome, there ain’t no peace like the greatest peace—the peace of the Lord’s hand holding you.”

“The little child that lies hidden in us all reached out- as in the dark- for a hand to hold; and there was none.”

“He resized the suitcase with one hand and dragged Zazie along with the other. Charles was in fact waiting for them, reading the bleeding hearts column for a weekly mag.”