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KATIE MCGARRY He asked if the PD would sell him a used one or did I have one I would sell him. I asked him why the... LUIS CORREA Thanksgiving for previous blessings of God will lead to some new blessings of God. IMAM HOSSEIN (PEACE BE UPON HIM) I ran up to him and put my arms around him and said, 'Darling, where have you been all my life?' Eve... MARCI MAYNES I thought about the future, the oceans and continents he would cross, far away from everyone who kne... LISA KLEYPAS At the time I played with him (Ian), I didn't think I would ever play with another quite like him. I... DENNIS BERGKAMP ...that people often say about Him: "I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't... C. S. LEWIS There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what ... JORGE POSADA The plan would probably be the same with him (Saturday). If there's pace in there, he could sit just... 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I didn't care for him at all as a person, m... GREG WILDER Is he laughing with you or at you? If you have to ask then likely your being laughed at BRENT M. JONES He was probably the best-blocking running back I ever saw. He was just an outstanding player who alw... DON HEWITT You don't know how I feel when I see him smiling like that. To see him smiling again without it bein... BETTY BLAKE It was emotional at times, especially when you see him smiling and laughing. ELENI KOUSOULIS I know the situation and would be happy to talk with him, but I'm not going to call him out of the b... AARON COOK I remember one time when all the nuns in my Catholic grade school got around in a semicircle, me and... CHRIS FARLEY He did not want to play. He wanted to meet in the real world the unsubstantial image which his soul ... JAMES JOYCE I am sure Lady Russell would like him. He is just Lady Russell's sort. Give him a book, and he will ... JANE AUSTEN I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to stu... EDWIN M. STANTON I would like him to play. Mike would be an asset to the team no doubt. He really came into his hitti... WADE MACKEY There was not a nicer, friendlier person. He (Barnes) would hold a Christmas party put on by him and... CRAIG SCHWALL I believe that Jesus would have given His life for just one person. Jesus emptied Himself, He humble... HEIDI BAKER Jordan was yelling 'I don't want you to go anywhere near him'. I thought it was a joke and started l... CHELSEA JOHNSON A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is
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DOUGLAS COUPLAND I never met my grandpa, but of course I've heard the stories from teachers and people who even playe... TYLER SMITH The park was the heart of the city. He had come to the city – and with a knowing in his blood – ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR It was great just to be able to play with him. Just because of what he brought with him. I was happy... CHARLIE ADAMS My own view would be to let Saddam bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants. As long as he behave... DICK ARMEY The last time I flew with him was a year ago, and I definitely did not see the kind of person who to... ARTHUR MARX He'd known, since the moment he figured out who she was, that while Celaena would always pick him, A... SARAH J. MAAS Everybody loved him. There was not one person that did not think highly of him. I knew he was a grea... LAURIANNA SARGENT Terence was one of the people I was listening to a lot back then. After I worked with him, I thought... AARON PARKS One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, wh... JAMES CAAN A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only t... KENKO YOSHIDA A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only t... KENKO YOSHIDA He will be greatly, greatly missed by all of us, ... Everyone who ever met that man had a positive a... BILL SHAW When the children are laughing, the teacher can smile. When the teacher smiles, the children may fee... APURVA GAGLANI He would be able to create a scent that was not merely human, but super human, an angels scent, so i... PATRICK SüSKIND He had the vanity to believe men did not like him – while men simply did not know him. GUSTAVE FLAUBERT I haven't got to meet him in person yet. I would probably be a blubbering idiot if I did. ROSE BERGQUIST Rory's not my pet dog!' I [Amy] yelled at the Doctor. 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ERIK ERIKSON I was thinking that if he wins the next two slaloms, I would not like to be him going into the Olymp... KALLE PALANDER The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no ma... STEPHENIE MEYER I have a present for you," he murmured, still stroking along her spine. He loved the way she felt cu... KATIE REUS He would eventually have to pass through the forest, but he felt no fear. Of course - the forest was... HARUKI MURAKAMI I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she... DEVON MONK Would it not be much better to have a president who deliberately lied to the people because he thoug... ANDREW GREELEY Your brother beat him almost to death, Temujin. He held him and kicked him until he cried like a chi... CONN IGGULDEN He was not a stranger to her nor was she a stranger to him and I think things like that caused the j... 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"Cerb... RICK RIORDAN We ought to be bragging about Florida! RICK SCOTT It's a brave new world. I'm 42 years old. I certainly wasn't out in high school. RICK MERCER Back when I was 16, when I should have been doing normal high school things, I availed myself of my ... RICK PERLSTEIN Oh, come on!’ Percy complained. ‘I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That�... RICK RIORDAN You can keep watch, in case – you know, the lake decides to attack us or something." - Leo Valdez RICK RIORDAN I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order. RICK MOODY Maybe we should shut Wall Street down for 24 hours, see how everybody who blames Wall Street for eve... RICK SANTELLI He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing. RICK RIORDAN Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally emba... RICK RIORDAN I’ve met plenty of embarrassing parents, but Kronos, the evil Titan Lord who wanted to destroy Wes... RICK RIORDAN Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I me... RICK RIORDAN I wanted to argue but I found I couldn't. Athena was pretty darn smart. RICK RIORDAN There is always a way for those clever enough to find it. RICK RIORDAN When Athena falls in love, it's purely intellectual. It's a meeting of minds. The purest kind of lov... RICK RIORDAN Headache!" Zeus bellowed. "Bad. bad headache!" As if to prove his point, the lord of the univer... RICK RIORDAN your loved ones have been used to lure you into Kronos's traps. Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty ... RICK RIORDAN Wisdom's daughter walks alone. That didn't just mean without other people, Annabeth realized. I... RICK RIORDAN The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. ... RICK RIORDAN People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't e... RICK RIORDAN Athena stood in the middle of the road with her arms crossed and a look on her face that made me thi... RICK RIORDAN Athena called, "Annabeth Chase, my own daughter." Annabeth squeezed my arm, then walked forward... RICK RIORDAN I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, ... RICK RIORDAN She studied me with concern. She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly... RICK RIORDAN There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it. RICK RIORDAN The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never... RICK RIORDAN Not knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you ... RICK RIORDAN Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. “A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn’t attract en... RICK RIORDAN The cord, a familiar voice said. Remember your lifeline, dummy! Suddenly there was a tug in my ... RICK RIORDAN You sneaked into my cabin?” Annabeth rolled her eyes. “Percy, you’ll be seventeen in two ... RICK RIORDAN I learned a long time ago: Never bet against Annabeth. RICK RIORDAN Hoover Dam," Thalia said. "It's huge." We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of c... RICK RIORDAN And,” Annabeth continued, “it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were twelve RICK RIORDAN He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. Ever since he'd met Annabeth a... RICK RIORDAN I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged.... RICK RIORDAN I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? Yo... RICK RIORDAN Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the wa... RICK RIORDAN This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people. RICK RIORDAN You drool when you sleep. RICK RIORDAN Hey, can I see that sword you were using?" I showed him Riptide, and explained how it turned fr... RICK RIORDAN I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervou... RICK RIORDAN Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?" I don't hate you." Could've foole... RICK RIORDAN Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the... RICK RIORDAN It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay , or we're alive ... RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN