Quotes of: First-step Keyword

At the beginning of our relationship, my heart pounded so loudly whenever I stood near him. He had an effect on me that no aspiring vicar should have on a young woman.

Stepping Stones

The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him. Screw ritual. Now was not the time to stand on ceremony.

Stolen

A few seconds after he stepped out into the hallway and closed the door behind him, there was a fleshly smack and then Andrew yelling, “Ouch. What in the hell was that for?” “Your timing sucks on an epic level,” Daemon shot back.

Opal

When the light at Vernon turned green, we stepped into the street and George grabbed my hand and the ghosts of our younger selves crossed with us.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Were the earth smooth, our brains would be smooth as well; we would wake, blink, walk two steps to get the whole picture, and lapse into a dreamless sleep.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

And this," cried Darcy, as he walked with quick steps across the room, "is your opinion of me! This is the estimation in which you hold me! I thank you for explaining it so fully.

Pride and Prejudice

As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for “instructions.

Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

That's what nobody realizes. Two seconds are huge. It's the difference between something happening and something not happening. You could take one step too many and fall over the edge of a cliff. It's very dangerous.

Perfect

Solitude is a human presumption. Every quiet step is thunder to beetle life underfoot, a tug of impalpable thread on the web pulling mate to mate and predator to prey, a beginning or an end.

Prodigal Summer

Kneel!” he ordered. My head raised in defiance, I stepped forward. “I am Princess Andrea de Montemaior. I will kneel to no one,” I said to the shadows inside.

Two Moon Princess

In the future, I’ll be furniture. Step on me now or sit on me later, but either way let me know how I can make you feel comfortable.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Sometimes I feel like I’m living in my father’s shadow. But then he takes a few steps, or bends down to stretch his back, and I get to enjoy the sunlight for a few moments.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

By identifying that which is disrupting our current moment of bliss, so too can we then take the logical and practical steps to amend the problem.

The Twelve Messages of the Spiritual Heart: A Novel of Transformation

In Gym, the kids on my team learned not to pass me the ball and to step quickly in front of me if the other team tried to take advantage of my weakness. I happily stayed out of their way.

Twilight

The one thing I do remember is that as I retraced my steps through all the familiar streets of my life, Inow felt completely lost.

Vegan, Virgin, Valentine

Some men just can’t stomach the necessary steps it takes to make a good girl great.

we were one once: Book 1

When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Prayer, desperate prayer, seems so simple, but it’s a step rarely taken by those in family conflict.

When You've Been Wronged: Moving From Bitterness to Forgiveness

A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

A book is a magic carpet that flies you off somewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

I watched you roll off me and step away from the bed in silence, but when the heat of your body was gone, I wanted it back.

When You Were Pixels