Tensed Quotes

When we need it most, it is nearly impossible to see ourselves with compassion from the slit of a narrowed mind all tensed for battle. — Mark Nepo

His jaw was tensed, but it was no longer the frightening expression he had in the cafeteria. He seemed sad. The deep, hopeless kind. — Jamie McGuire

His body tensed as his gut was struck with a frozen bullet of shock. He couldn't breathe. — Sidney Knight

I tensed up like someone had just given me a surprise rectal exam. — Kristin Walker