Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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KERSTIN GIER I feel like you're always trying to sneak into my mind. You're like Peter Pan - always climbing in w... TARRYN FISHER How long have you been ‘Big D’ then?” said Harry. “Shut it,” snarled Dudley, turning ... J.K. ROWLING Will looked up angrily, shaking his head in disbelief. Will you shut up? he said tautly. ... JOHN FLANAGAN Zoe ordered the Hunters to start loading. She picked up her camping pack, and Apollo said, "Here, sw... RICK RIORDAN Guess what?' Fitz said. 'I don't know,' Jude said. 'What? Narnie smiled?' He glanced at her for... MELINA MARCHETTA But. My hammer," said Thor. "Shut up, Thor," said Loki NEIL GAIMAN Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't," Bobby said... AMANDA HOCKING I started down but Sam caught my arm and knelt down himself to look. "For crying out loud," he... MAGGIE STIEFVATER There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Fra... 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MARGARET MCMULLAN Argh!" Thalia pushed me, and a shock went through my body that blew me backward ten feet into the wa... RICK RIORDAN She's going to do nothing but try to trick information out of me that I shouldn't be giving her, Mac... JIM BUTCHER Mad Girl's Love Song I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my lids and... SYLVIA PLATH Shade caught my hand, slid his fingers through mine. The touch felt like lightning up my arm. <... ROSAMUND HODGE Will raised both eyebrows. 'Well, you learn a new thing everyday,' he said reflectively. ... JOHN FLANAGAN A black raven flew past me and landed on the back of the couch. Roman slapped his hand over his... ILONA ANDREWS Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I me... RICK RIORDAN -Shut the FUCK UP, said Jesus. [The New Statesman , 3 July 1998] T.A. KEIZER My little man,” she said. “No.” She stretched out her hand to him. “Come.” ... MICHAEL GRANT If i sa thank you, will you go away?" 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"Well maybe you're a ninja," I said "You're just... JOHN GREEN Oh, help!” said Pooh. “I’d better go back.” “Oh, bother!” said Pooh. “I shall hav... MILNE, A. A. What were you two talking about?" she whispered as Wes pulls the door shut. Nothing," I said. "... SARAH DESSEN Go to bed, Cammie,” my aunt ordered, sounding exactly like my mother. “No,” I said, soun... ALLY CARTER "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to you... A. A. MILNE Lennie rolled off the bunk and stood up, and the two of them started for the door. Just as they reac... JOHN STEINBECK Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—” “Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”... RICK RIORDAN Can we get back to work now?" Haley asked, sounding innocent, but Zoe didn't miss the woman's lips t... R.L. MATHEWSON Shut up," Morgan said, whirling on the woman and pointing the sword at her. "Shut up, you shrill har... LYNN KURLAND You have been to hell, Ketut?" He smiled. Of course he's been there. What's it like in hel... ELIZABETH GILBERT And then that voice from behind her said her name again. "Celaena." They had d... SARAH J. MAAS Jace's eyes sparkled, but he said calmly, "Not at all. the Silent Brothers can help her retrieve her... CASSANDRA CLARE With a silent order, I urged Snout forward—but he veered away, charging toward Hazel instead. N... JOEL N. ROSS They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one... RICK RIORDAN I'm not copying you!" Luke said. "A werewolf is totally different than a vampire! You're creepy all ... FLYNN MEANEY I said, somewhat confused, “What’s the problem?” [Kristy] rolled her eyes. Beside her, Mo... SARAH DESSEN I still feel haunted,' she said. 'I thought it would go away. I thought if I faced it, it would all ... JAMES S.A. COREY What did he do to you?” “This,” I said, holding up my hand. There was a shattering... CHELSEA M. 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DAVID LEVITHAN I don’t know. D’you think? He’s pretty wide in the chest.” The girl looked at me... M.T. ANDERSON This is stolen? We're in a stolen jet?" "Not stolen," said Donegan Bane from the co-pilot's sea... DEREK LANDY I'm gonna kill him," Eve said, or at least that was what it sounded like filtered through the pillow... RACHEL CAINE The point is,” Caine continued, “you and I share something in common, Sam. We were born just thr... MICHAEL GRANT I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged.... RICK RIORDAN Damn, damn, damn," she said. "I never said why I like you, and now I have to go." "That's okay,... RAINBOW ROWELL Princess," he said, spreading his arms in a shrug, "how does such a little thing like you get such a... KRISTIANA GREGORY Let’s consider your age to begin with — how old are you?’ ‘I’m seven and a half... LEWIS CARROLL The poet dreams of the classroom I dreamed I stood up in class And I said aloud... MARY OLIVER That's what you people never understand," said Rincewind, wearily. "You think magic is just somethin... TERRY PRATCHETT
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RICK RIORDAN Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ) RICK RIORDAN You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together. RICK RIORDAN then things got even stranger. Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo... RICK RIORDAN There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties... RICK RIORDAN Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” ... RICK RIORDAN Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn... RICK RIORDAN Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an ey... RICK RIORDAN Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul! RICK RIORDAN In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ... RICK RIORDAN THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!" Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t... RICK RIORDAN Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. RICK RIORDAN Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. RICK RIORDAN If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. RICK RIORDAN She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish. RICK RIORDAN A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ... RICK RIORDAN Humans see what they want to see. RICK RIORDAN Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. RICK RIORDAN Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh... RICK RIORDAN You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought. RICK RIORDAN This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th... RICK RIORDAN Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i... RICK RIORDAN I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. RICK RIORDAN For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a... RICK RIORDAN He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace.... RICK RIORDAN Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’ ‘How can you even talk to me like t... RICK RIORDAN Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?" He shrugged. "Techn... RICK RIORDAN Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later. RICK RIORDAN Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile.... RICK RIORDAN Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend... RICK RIORDAN Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro... RICK RIORDAN What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol... RICK RIORDAN Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind... RICK RIORDAN Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. RICK RIORDAN I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla... RICK RIORDAN Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand... RICK RIORDAN Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga... RICK RIORDAN She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin... RICK RIORDAN The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. RICK RIORDAN How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big ... RICK RIORDAN Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between... RICK RIORDAN Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a... RICK RIORDAN Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. RICK RIORDAN I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster." End of discussion.The Tita... RICK RIORDAN We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.” Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i... RICK RIORDAN Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc... RICK RIORDAN You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! RICK RIORDAN Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. RICK RIORDAN Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s... RICK RIORDAN Love is no game! It is no flowery softness! It is hard work- It demands everything from you- especia... RICK RIORDAN