Chase Quotes

“Hate to sound sleazy,
but tease me,
I don't want it if it's that easy”
― Tupac Shakur

“Beckendorf walked up with his helmet under his arm. 'She likes you, man.'
'Sure,' I muttered. 'She likes me for target practice.'
'Nah, they always do that. A girl starts trying to kill you, you know she's into you.
'Makes a lot of sense.”
― Rick Riordan, The Demigod Files

“What-what do you want?" Annabeth asked, trying to maintain a tone of confidence.
The voice cackled maliciously.
'To curse you, of course! To destroy you thousand times in the name of Mother Night!'
"Only a thousand times?" Percy murmured. "Oh, good...I thought we were in trouble.”
― Rick Riordan

“Noah started this chase and I stood before him, waiting to be caught. He could have me, but he refused to move.
Only now did I realize why.
He wanted to be caught. He was waiting for me to chase him.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“If you pursue happiness, you are an ordinary person. If happiness pursues you, you are an extraordinary person. Do not chase happiness; let it chase you.”
― Peter Deunov

“Whatever your passion is, keep doing it. Don't waste time chasing after success or comparing yourself to others. Every flower blooms at a different pace. Excel at doing what your passion is and only focus on perfecting it. Eventually people will see what you are great at doing, and if you are truly great, success will come chasing after you.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“The Audi tires squealed as the vehicle tracked the same path. Jake hammered down the avenue, hunting for a getaway. Traffic thickened at the juncture ahead. A green light flickered into amber. He ramped up over the limit, punching over the white lines on a red signal.
Tires screeched and a horn beeped. The needle sat on one hundred kilometers per hour. He fishtailed at a laneway. The GPS showed a right angle, car slid into a slot in an overhang. Jake got out and crept toward the opening, hugged the brick wall. He pulled the SIG and flicked off the safety.
The Audi braked at the mouth. Door slammed. A shadow fell over the concrete. The swish of clothing indicated a possible weapon draw.”
― Simon W. Clark

“Buggeration and Fuckery”
― Andy McDermott, The Hunt for Atlantis

“Losing your family….it puts fear in a different perspective,” he said. “Besides, I got by all right. I stayed on the fringe around Chicago, hoped around tent cities and Red Cross camps. Worked for some people who didn’t ask questions. Avoided case-workers and foster care. And thought about you.”
“Me?” I huffed, completely unsettled. In awe at how vanilla my life seemed. In awe of what he’d endured, He turned then, meeting my eyes for the first time. When he spoke, his voice was gentle, and unashamed.
“You. The only thing in my life that doesn’t change. When everything went to hell, you were all I had.”
― Kristen Simmons, Article 5

“You can only chase a butterfly for so long.”
― Jane Yolen, Prince Across the Water

“Emma convinced herself she'd lost him because she was fast. She was also adept at convincing herself of things that might not be - good at pretending. She could pretend she took classes at night by choice, and that blushing didn't make her thirsty--
A vicious growl sounded. Her eyes widened, but she didn't turn back, just sprinted across the field. She felt claws sink into her anckle a second before she was dragged to the muddy ground and thrown onto her back. A hand covered her mouth, though she'd been trained not to scream.
"Never run from one such as me." Her attacker didn't sound human. "You will no' get away. And we like it." His voice was guttural like a beast's, breaking, yet his accent was... Scottish?”
― Kresley Cole, A Hunger Like No Other

“I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.”
― John Malkovich

“You’ve ruined me,” she repeats, her voice quieting a little as it catches. “You’ve ruined me—you made me wake up. And now I can’t get rid of you.” Her voice surges again as I reach out, curling my hand around her arm, her skin flushed hot under my fingers. “You won’t leave me alone.”
― Amie Kaufman, This Shattered World

“Some people will hate you for not loving them.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“They're gone. I let them chase me. I led them like a sunbeam and vanished like a shadow.”
― Erin Bow, Plain Kate

“You love the chase, but hate me for the run around”
― Sara Bareilles

“My mind went blank. But he's not like Grey from what I hear. But oh God, one part set my vag on fire.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Then why haven’t you noticed I’m not your only tail?” —Nash”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne

“Observe the behavior of the butterfly, and chase no one, for they will only elude you.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“She could hear the rattle of hooves on stone evolve into a thunder of pursuit.”
― Cinda Williams Chima, The Gray Wolf Throne

“Love with pride is like chasing the pavement. There'll be a long chasing until it ends.”
― Dee Prathia

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, to your community around you, to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

“She clutched the train ticket tighter and waited for the sense of escape to come over her as it had a dozen times before, that heady sensation of having just scooted through the clanging gate, of eluding the thrown net. It didn't come. She was running again, but she wasn't escaping. She'd been chased to ground a long, long time ago.”
― Connie Brockway, The Bridal Season

“Did she remember how he liked to fuck? Maybe that's what made her run. He smiled grimly, running a hand along his unshaven jaw. Foolish girl. She knew he loved the chase.”
― Nenia Campbell, Quid Pro Quo

“The paradox of life; those who go out chasing after money eventually lose their future for a piece of bread; but those that are abscessed with their life's purpose gain the future and fulfill their call.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Our world became full of scammers, and the authorities do nothing to chase them.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“There was rain.
There was thunder.
There was lightning.
And there was a knock.”
― Arushi Raj, My Little Runaway

“It is vanity to chase the wind.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“I don't chase love, I pass love.”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Fucking Run, Red," Ryden breathed out. "I had dreamed of chasing you through the woods and then fucking your pretty cunt until you can't run or even hobble.”
― Maya Raine, Unholy Bonds : A Dark Serial Killer Romantic Suspense