Jaw Quotes

“To become a better you, secure your dreams from the jaws of people who discredit your ambitions.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Become a Better You

“He can hit a man in the liver so the blood flow stops. It takes a full second before the pain registers and the man falls. I've seen Billy hook men's livers and punch at their hearts. I've seen him break a man's nose in the ring, shatter an eardrum, close an eye. I've seen him hit a man so hard, fist to jaw, the man seemed to fall asleep before he fell, his body so relaxed his face looked calm even when his head slammed against canvas.”
― Adam Berlin, Both Members of the Club

“I won't tell yo anything," I choked out. "So you might as well kill me now."
"Everyone has a limit, little bird." He placed the flat of a blade against my cheek, the edges biting into my skin, I wanted to close my eyes, but I kept them open, glaring at Sarren defiantly, though my jaw hurt from clenching it so hard. "Let's if we can find yours.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Eternity Cure

“Revenge tightens the heart as much as the jaw. (La vengeance serre le cœur - Autant que la mâchoire)”
― Charles de Leusse

“She pressed a soft kiss to his cheek, licked the strong line of his jaw, the chin with a tiny cleft in the center. She liked his scratchy stubble, the erotic burning sensation it made on her skin as he licked and sucked the sensitive dip between her neck and her shoulder.”
― Sara Desai, The Marriage Game

“Nod house turned into shout
house. In the shout house memory
said shut up. It said silence,
misery said amen, the mule's
head
meant my stubborn lungs. . .
I stood
imagining I fell back dreaming,
stuck tongue stuck in my jaw
broke
my jaw”
― Nathaniel Mackey, Nod House

“Being in tune with your body will indicate to you when stress is taking over. Pay attention to your posture and the way your head hangs when you walk. Is your jaw feeling tight? Are your eyebrows tense? Have you been dehydrated? It will send you a clear signal every single time.”
― Robin S. Baker