Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.
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Related I understood that Valek’s loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fier... MARIA V. SNYDER He kept his eyes on mine, his gaze unblinking, and I stared right back into the blue. He moved almos... SARAH ALDERSON I thought he was OK, but he stopped breathing and they had to put him on a respirator. When I was ab... CODY COLVIN On the summit see,
The seals of office glitter in his eyes;
He climbs, he pants, he grasps the... WILLIAM COWPER His eyes lock on mine."Anna,I promise that I will never leave you." My heart pounds in response... STEPHANIE PERKINS As they scuffled in the grass, Adam closed his eyes and leaned his head back. He could nearly scry j... MAGGIE STIEFVATER He had a smile that would warm your heart. He had a twinkle in his eyes. ANTHONY RANDOLPH He watched with his predator eyes. The hunger in them unmasked. He was addicted. H... V. THEIA How you’ve always felt?” “I’ve loved you my entire life,” he said, eyes locked on mine. �... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He looked at me then, his deep golden eyes meeting mine, and I saw a heat in them that I felt reflec... AMANDA HOCKING He was so narrow minded that if he fell on a pin it would blind him in both eyes FRED ALLEN As soon as he was half-awake he slipped his knickers off. Holding them close to his face, he handled... DEREK RAYMOND If he took her into his arms, he would keep her. He wouldn't let her suffer the way the other mortal... MELISSA MARR If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes. THOMAS GRAY Here's something else I'd like your opinion about," I said. "If he went back underground and sat dow... PLATO For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him... MARIE LU He loved to ski barefoot and enjoyed making his own skis. He would soak boards in water, and put the... MICHAEL GARNER Mine,” he whispered against my mouth. He kissed me again. “You are mine .” In the ... ELLE JASPER I would describe Stephen then pretty much as I would describe him now. He is a very serious person. ... GOLDY HYDER …dwelling and planning is bullshit,” he says. “You dwell on the past, you can’t move forward... J.A. REDMERSKI I glimpsed the man's face with the shine of death on it. They laid him down there in the open. They ... BARRY UNSWORTH He brought his lips to my ear. "I would have been gentle with you, though." I shuddered as I closed ... SARAH J. MAAS I had to make you love me." His dark eyes meet mine. "What I didn't count on is falling in love with... LAURA BRADLEY REDE His steady gaze held hers. His blue eyes were very dark, uniquely so. She had known people before wi... CASSANDRA CLARE If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes. THOMAS GRAY I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?" There was nothing but uncompromising w... SARAH J. MAAS My Lord . . . no . . . I beg you . . .” The tip of a wand emerged from around the back of the chai... J.K. ROWLING He thought the sun rose and set on his children. He had great dreams for the three of them. He would... BARBARA LEWIS Danny couldn't help it, he laughed as he shook his head. "You bit the apple." "I bit the ... KELE MOON He opened his eyes to reveal the storm within him. “My every instinct is telling me to have ... WENDY HIGGINS My first celeb crush was Hanson. I loved all three of them. My sister and I would always fight, and ... ASHLEY BENSON Pat told me you would never believe it unless you saw it with your own eyes. All of their homes have... JEANETTE NIKOLAS Keep waving someone who has closed his eyes only when you understand the fact that you are only exha... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I looked at him like he had three eyes. Ultimately though, if you look at the program now, he was ri... ERIC HYMAN Don't touch her," he growled. There was a note in his voice that would of scared me if it had b... RICHELLE MEAD If we fix our eyes on Jesus Christ, He will perfect our faith in God. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA He wanted to work with them daily and make a difference, get them not only to learn to read, but to ... ELLEN MANNING Can you see the future, Kerbouchard?" "Who would wish to? Our lives hold a veil between anticip... LOUIS L'AMOUR The wise man, knowing how to enjoy achieved results without having constantly to replace them with o... EMILE DURKHEIM He does, and his eyes shoot to mine, wide and gray, alive with wonder and joy. His lip part in disbe... E.L. JAMES You could slap his wrist for saying it, but then he said it with his face, and you could spank him f... JONATHAN FRANZEN Peeta's awake already, sitting on the side of the bed, looking bewildered as the trio of doctors rea... SUZANNE COLLINS I've had my eyes on that match in the schedule the whole season. There would be nothing better then ... BARRETT WOLF ...but her eyes had had too much in them and his heart way too little for things to keep going. J.R. WARD Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him;... BIBLE He who is ashamed would like to force the world not to look at him, not to notice his exposure. He w... ERIK ERIKSON And some time after midnight on that clear October evening, Noah was overcome with longing. And if a... NICHOLAS SPARKS She asked him, to name the monster that he is most afraid of always and looked into his eyes in sile... AKSHAY VASU He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth... BIBLE J.J. plays with that edge. When you see J.J. on the court, you can see it in his eyes. It's the eyes... CURTIS STAPLES He says every time he closes his eyes, he sees that dog. It was the worst experience in my life. I'v... CATHY TRIPLETT He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His bre... ILONA ANDREWS IF YOU WOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I WOULD HAVE NEVER GIVEN THEM A CHANCE TO BLINK MARKHANDEYA He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forge... GARY PAULSEN I look coolly in to the blue eyes of the person who is now my greatest opponent, the person who woul... SUZANNE COLLINS Before he sat down, my internal heat-seekers sensed what was coming my way: deep blue eyes that melt... NATALIE STANDIFORD There's something about blue eyes. The kind of blue that startles you every time they're ... STEPHANIE PERKINS The prospect Smiler was a manic farmer. Few men I think can have been as unfortunate as he; for on t... LAURIE LEE He bent his head, gently laid his cheek down on top of her breasts and closed his eyes. He inhaled h... GAYLE DONNELLY ... a wild dissolving bliss Over my frame he breathed, approaching near, And bent his eyes of kindli... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ... a wild dissolving bliss Over my frame he breathed, approaching near, And bent his eyes of kind... PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY I heard every word between you. I knew you could take care of yourself, and yet … ” He went back... SARAH J. MAAS Henry closed his eyes and imagined the sweet petulant woundedness with which she had stared at him o... ANNA GODBERSEN Don’t worry, due’ane,” He murmured lowly....“Who’s Dewey Anne.” I asked him, voice gruff... AMY LANE Sarah's father's shoulders began to shake. Tears poured down his cheeks. He took first one hand, and... HILARY MCKAY A baby is born into this world in a state of fear. Total paranoia and awareness. He sees the world w... CHARLES MANSON He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If h... SIGMUND FREUD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD It was as though he had secrets, and he wanted you to know he would keep them for the pleasure of de... THOMM QUACKENBUSH Brandon was the little kid who would light up a room when he came in. His eyes just sparkled; everyo... BOB REECE Goya’s savage verve, his harsh, brutal genius, captivated Des Esseintes. On the other hand, the un... JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS He puts on an unbelievable show because he is so charismatic, and he really does look like Frank (Si... CATHY CRONIN I'd sit back in amazement of, one, him not having a leg, and two, the stuff he was doing without a l... JOSH PARRY I'd sit back in amazement of, one, him not having a leg, and two, the stuff he was doing without a l... DAVID PARRY They kissed for the first time then in the cold spring rain, though neither one of them now knew tha... NEIL GAIMAN He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forge... GARY PAULSEN Their gazes met. His eyes swept her in a velvet caress, uncertainty stamped on his features. The nig... TERESA MEDEIROS Looking at that pain in her eyes, he felt a closeness with her that he had never experienced before.... JACQUELINE SIMON GUNN When I had him in the Olympics in the summer of 2004, after every practice and after every game thro... DEL HARRIS He did not want to play. He wanted to meet in the real world the unsubstantial image which his soul ... JAMES JOYCE I loved Omar Vizquel. He tells some really long jokes, and he has his own way of telling them, but h... STEVE FINLEY He struggled to get ahold of himself. This had to stop! He couldn't flip out every time he thought a... SUZANNE COLLINS Any sign of them yet? he asked. Will looked at him. 'Yes', he said. 'A party of fifty Scotti came th... JOHN FLANAGAN He exhibited tremendous intelligence. And he liked to mess around with his opponents on the track. H... LAURA HILLENBRAND Don’t you worry, darlin’,” he says, his intensely blue eyes full of mischief. “I like surpri... LISA DAILY Then I made a stupid mistake and looked up at him. His eyes met mine, and for a moment, his face was... JULIE KAGAWA Why pour shampoo into a rabbit's eyes to see how much shampoo you can put in an adult's eyes... JOHN PAUL DEJORIA He looked down at my fingers wrapped around his coat then lifted his eyes to mine. 'My tiny huntress... TESS OLIVER The rat turned his glowing eyes on him, and Gregor was shocked by what he saw there. The intelligenc... SUZANNE COLLINS It was Adam, but he was too late. He couldn’t love me anymore. He would be so angry with me. I had... PATRICIA BRIGGS His allure, as he stood there, his face, even with the red swollen eyes, everything about him was go... MARYAM SCHONBECK It was a bad throw by me, absolutely awful. Stephen was the check down. I saw him there and took my ... JAKE DELHOMME He lifted his eyes. They were the color of the deepest heart of hurricane clouds, deeper blue than t... LAURA KINSALE All eyes are on him when he's on the field, ... He had the defense off balance the whole game. RUDI JOHNSON Harry ran upstairs to their dark dormitory. He pulled out the cloak and then his eyes fell on the fl... J.K. ROWLING The male's diamond eyes locked on Payne, and though she hadn't seen him in forever, she knew who he ... J.R. WARD Someone told me much later that you always know the people who are going to make a difference in you... SARAH DUNANT I gave everything I ever wrote to Johnny Cash. I think he said later in some interview that he would... KRIS KRISTOFFERSON The young man’s mind was carried away by his growing passion for dreams. One looking at him would ... SHERWOOD ANDERSON If one got too concerned with motivation, his eyes would kind of roll. He and John have collaborated... DANNY HUSTON
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