143 Quotes About Shock
- Author L. Ashley Straker
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She stared at Raven in a long second of shocked silence, before sagging to the floor.
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- Author Mark Helprin
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I think it takes some terrible or great event to fuse two people together without inhibition. Without heat or shock, it can't be done. I believe that's why sexual love, which needn't be, is so intensely intertwined with sin.
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- Author Frederick Barthelme
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There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you're supposed to do, but in fact you're not there at all.
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- Author Virginia Woolf
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Her eyes were full of a hot liquid (she did not think of tears at first) which, without disturbing the firmness of her lips, made the air thick, rolled down her cheeks. She had perfect control of herself-Oh, yes!-in every other way.
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- Author Matt K. Turner
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A day ago, the sight of a man removing his face would have blown thick chunks of Aiden’s mind out the back of his head, but not today. Today Aiden was fresh out of shock and running low on wonder.
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- Author Lailah Gifty Akita
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Have you ever had a shock in life? It takes great hope, faith and courage to bounce back.
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- Author Christine E. Szymanski
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When constantly being disrespectful to others, don't be shocked when undivided attention shifts to undivided silence.
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- Author Taylor Armstrong
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When he first said my diagnosis, I couldn't believe it. There must be another PTSD than post-traumatic stress disorder, I thought. I have only heard of war veterans who have served on the front lines and seen the horrors of battle being diagnosed with PTSD. I am a Beverly Hills housewife, not a soldier. I can't have PTSD. Well, I was wrong. Housewives can get PTSD, too, and yours, truly did.
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- Author George MacDonald
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It is not the hysterical alone for whom the great dash of cold water is good.All who dream life, instead of living it,require some similar shock.
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