He put his hand on my waist, and my heart began to pound, a rougher rhythm than the music. I held my skirt. Our free hands met. His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering--all at once.

Gail Carson Levine
About This Quote

This quote captures the feeling of love at first touch. The way that the writer feels when he touches the body of another person. He also feels the panic of the unknown. He has never felt this sensation before and is not sure what to do with it.

The main thing he knows is that his heart is beating faster than he ever has, and that his body is responding to something completely new. He seems almost afraid to move his hand, as if he does not want to break the magic. The writer can feel his heartbeat begin to slow down after a few seconds, but then the excitement starts again as he realizes that he is still holding hands with someone else who is touching him in return.

Source: Ella Enchanted

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