Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful. "Ain't hateful, just persuades him- 's not like you'd chunk him in the fire," Jem growled. "How do you know a match don't hurt him?" "Turtles can't feel , stupid," said Jem. "Were you ever a turtle, huh?
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Related Will’s voice dropped. “Everyone makes mistakes, Jem.” “Yes,” said Jem. “You just ma... CASSANDRA CLARE Jem shook his head. "You bit de Quincey" he said. "You fool. He's a VAMPIRE" "I had no ch... CASSANDRA CLARE [Jem] 'It will help you sleep.' 'All I’ve been doing is sleeping!' [Tessa] 'And very amu... CASSANDRA CLARE I lied," I said. ... "I know it," he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything, just ... WILLIAM FAULKNER Tessa poked at her left incisor with her tongue. It was flat again, an ordinary tooth. "I don't unde... CASSANDRA CLARE So you don't ever get angry at him?" Jem laughed out loud. "I would hardly say that. Som... CASSANDRA CLARE So that's it?" Kenji says. "You just like him for his personality, huh?" "What?" TAHEREH MAFI Your name?"The movements of the man's mouth didn't quite match what he was saying, so seeing him spe... ANTHONY HOROWITZ But it was sure a privilege to love him, huh?" I nodded into his shirt. "Gives you an ide... JOHN GREEN [Jem] looked from Will to Tessa and raised his silvery eyebrows. "A miracle," he said. "You got him ... CASSANDRA CLARE Demon pox, oh demon pox Just how is it acquired? One must go down to the bad part of town<... CASSANDRA CLARE I must admit that I haven't heard of the Duchess of Erat before." "You're a fortunate man," Wol... DAVID EDDINGS You bit de Quincey," he said. "You fool. He's a vampire. You know what it means to bite a vampire." ... CASSANDRA CLARE Atticus---" ...said Jem bleakly. "How could they do it, how could they?" "I don't know, but the... HARPER LEE So you're always honest," I said. "Aren't you?" "No," I told him. "I'm not." "Well, t... SARAH DESSEN Jem?" he said. 'It is you, James?' 'Who else?' Jem's voice. CASSANDRA CLARE Did I ever tell you my pet peeve?' No,' I said. People who dress up their pets... JERRY SPINELLI It's turtles all the way fucking down, Holmesy. You're trying to find the turtle at the bottom of th... JOHN GREEN It’s total bullshit,” he said. “The whole thing. Eighty percent survival rate and he’s ... JOHN GREEN And very amusing it is to watch,” said Jem. “Did you know you twitch your nose when you sleep, l... CASSANDRA CLARE A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; a viper is not more hateful. EURIPIDES And yet here he was, looking at Jem Carstairs, a boy so fragile-looking that he appeared to be made ... CASSANDRA CLARE The waiter approached. 'Would you like to see the menu?' he said. 'Or would you like to meet th... DOUGLAS ADAMS Why are you leaving me? He wrote, I do not know how to live. I do not know either but I am... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER How can I judge?" she said at last. "To me, he is a hero. To the world a monster." She let her head ... ROBERT FANNEY What was it like to lose him?" Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded: <... LANG LEAV You should read something else." Why would he have done that to him?" I don't know," she s... NICHOLAS SPARKS Oh, leave it,” said Jem, kicking Will, not without affection, lightly on the ankle. “She�... CASSANDRA CLARE Do you know a cure for me?" "Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water... KAREN BLIXEN He made a face. “Soy milk. Ugh. Tastes like jizz.” I gave him a curious look. “And how do... KARINA HALLE How old are you, anyway?' she asked, squinting at him. There was a pause. At last he said, 'Why... NATALIE BABBITT Charlotte, Will’s being vexing.' 'And the sun has come up in the east,' said Jem, t... CASSANDRA CLARE Just a girl in my math class" "Just a girl, huh?" Gabriel glared at him. "Just a girl." BRIGID KEMMERER Not cry. Fly. “I can’t fly,” Bran said. “I can’t, I can’t…” How do you kno... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Dont GiVe UP iF U StIll WaNna TrY* DonT WIpE YOUR TeARS IF YOU StiLL WANT TO Cry DON'T SET... TRENT REZNOR Must you go? I was rather hoping you'd stay and be a ministering angel, but if you must go, you must... CASSANDRA CLARE Clarence Hurt was driving, and he got lost. “Does anyone know where the Post Office Building is?�... BRYAN BURROUGH Jem gave her a wistful look. “Must you go? I was rather hoping that you’d stay and be a minister... CASSANDRA CLARE Piglet said that Tigger was very Bouncy, and that if they could think of a way of unbouncing him, it... A.A. MILNE Charlie?' 'Uh-huh?' 'Do you like me?' 'Uh-huh.' 'You know what I mean?' 'Uh... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I've got to think that that was unethical," Joshua said. "Josh, faking demonic possession is li... CHRISTOPHER MOORE But—but...” Will sputtered. “Oh, leave it,” said Jem, kicking Will, not without affecti... CASSANDRA CLARE I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a har... PETER S. BEAGLE I am Detective Inspector Me. This is my partner, Detective Her." The traffic warden frowned. "H... DEREK LANDY Do you know a cure for me? Why yes, he said, I know a cure for everything. Salt water. Salt w... ISAK DINESEN My name’s Travis. Travis Maddox.” I rolled my eyes. “I know who you are.” ... JAMIE MCGUIRE I didn't want to like him back. I tried to be mean to him." "I thought you were ju... RAINBOW ROWELL And how many hours a day did you do lessons?' said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. Ten... LEWIS CARROLL Ah,” said a voice from the doorway, “having your annual ‘everyone thinks Will is a lunatic’ ... CASSANDRA CLARE Do you mean to tell me’, he growled a the Dursleys, ‘that this boy- this boy! - knows nothin’ ... J.K. ROWLING Being a vampire is not a curse. It’s a disease,” Tessa filled in. “But they still can’t ente... CASSANDRA CLARE How do we get there? How did you get here, by the way?' [Will asked]. He heard Halt's dee... JOHN FLANAGAN Start by pulling him out of the fire and hoping that he will forget the smell. He was supp... CAITLYN SIEHL You point your feet out too much when you walk,” Will went on. He was busy polishing an apple on h... CASSANDRA CLARE You said he was a perfectly adequate lover." "Perfectly adequate? I dont suppose I ever s... AMY ANDREWS You know I'm no squealer, Harry.' 'You're a rummy. But no matter how rum dumb you get, if you e... ERNEST HEMINGWAY The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of t... OGDEN NASH What was it like to love him? Asked Gratitude. It was like being exhumed, I answered, and broug... LANG LEAV How would you feel about sharing your bed?" she asked. Tristan blinked. "Excuse me?" "He... ELIZABETH CHANDLER Will rolled up his sleeves. "We'll probably have to knock down the door--" "Or," said Jem, rea... CASSANDRA CLARE We shouldn’t,” protested Isabelle. “The Clave has a plan.” “The Clave has the c... CASSANDRA CLARE Love-real love- sees with the heart, master. Not with the eyes." The Beast looked at him skepti... JENNIFER DONNELLY Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answe... SARAH DESSEN What I said yesterday didn't mean anything! I love everyone in the flock! Plus, it was the Valium ta... JAMES PATTERSON I'm glad you escaped, Kyra," Fred said, looking serious again. "And that I found you." "Me too,... BRIDGET ZINN You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." Yo... JANET EVANOVICH He made it very clear that he didn’t want me here,” she said at last. “That my remaining at th... CASSANDRA CLARE How do we know we're not people in a movie?' she asked. I looked at her not knowing how t... JULIE METZ I liked AC/DC," Lee said. "If you were going to shoot someone, you'd really want to do it while you ... JOE HILL He said you were on the scene when that Laurel Canyon homicide went down.” “I’m luc... JOSH LANYON Looks like nobody’s home,” Puck said, turning in a slow circle. “Hellooooooooo? Anybody here?�... JULIE KAGAWA Silverfish looked down. "Oh. Are you a dwarf?" Cuddy gave him a blank stare. "Are you... TERRY PRATCHETT There is a plain under a dim sky. It is covered with gentle rolling curves that might remind you of ... TERRY PRATCHETT He was breathing, which is always a good sign. As gently as I could I picked him up, placed him... JOSH LANYON If you do not help me," Tessa said to Jem, "I swear, I will change into you, and I will lift him mys... CASSANDRA CLARE There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Fra... RUSSELL HOBAN Hello, Max," he said quietly, searching my face. "How do you feel?" Which was a ten on th... JAMES PATTERSON I took a deep breath. 'For you I've got something better than love.' What's that?' I...tru... AVI And your excuse?' I asked. 'I'm a sociopath; I don't have to be nice,' Nicky said. I gave ... LAURELL K. HAMILTON He knew that people were staring at him. He looked different. Even different from other Erasers. He ... JAMES PATTERSON You know they say confession is good for the soul, right? "I think that applies unless yo... AMY ANDREWS Say something in Mandarin,” said Tessa, with a smile. Jem said something that sounded like a ... CASSANDRA CLARE That's what you people never understand," said Rincewind, wearily. "You think magic is just somethin... TERRY PRATCHETT Do you ever feel like screaming?' Clary asked him [Jace]. 'Some of the time. CASSANDRA CLARE Meat!" he said scornfully. "I'm a vegetarian." You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum can... RICK RIORDAN Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ... MARISSA MEYER Maybe,' he said hesitantly, 'maybe there is a beast.' The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph... WILLIAM GOLDING Will pointed a finger accusingly in their direction. "You're ganging up on me. Is this how it's goin... CASSANDRA CLARE I hear you're quite the writer. Quite the teacher's pet." "I... I don't know what you mean." RICHIE TANKERSLEY CUSICK Caddy came home on Friday evening. Perfectly Harmless Patrick brought her in his battered old car...... HILARY MCKAY A little girl robbed you?" Tessa said. "Actually, she wasn’t a little girl at all, as it turn... CASSANDRA CLARE He then kissed her. It was a very long time before he let her go. When he did, she looked... EVA IBBOTSON You said you left Mississippi in 1854," Ron says. He turns to Mamuwalde and asks "Were you a runaway... DAVEN ANDERSON I am never taking a trip with either of you ever again.' Eve said. 'Ever.' Excellent' Shane sai... RACHEL CAINE You've known him how long?" Malcolm asked. "Since he was a small boy. I firs noticed him when ... JOHN FLANAGAN Trains are great dirty smoky things," said Will. "You won't like it." Tessa was unmoved. "I wo... CASSANDRA CLARE ...summer was the swiftness with which Dill would reach up and kiss me when Jem was not looking, the... HARPER LEE You can't go." "Give me a reason why I shouldn't." "Because I'll miss you, dam... SARAH J. MAAS He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said. "I envy him," I said. "Envy him, lord?" "Most o... BERNARD CORNWELL I hear you're quite the writer. Quite the teacher's pet." "I... I don't know what you mean." RICHIE TANKERSLEY CUSICK
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MOLLY HARPER My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car th... HILL HARPER We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security. STEPHEN HARPER Canadians know that the promise of a recession didn't happen because of anything we did here. If... STEPHEN HARPER Playing football, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. That first knock of the game, you a... BRYCE HARPER My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' we... HILL HARPER But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of mu... BEN HARPER As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulfu... BEN HARPER It was a huge deal, a huge musical discovery that became life lessons learned. You can't return from... BEN HARPER The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover. BEN HARPER It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or... BEN HARPER If you don't like my fire, Then don't come around Cause I'm gonna burn one down. BEN HARPER Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds a... BEN HARPER Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds a... BEN HARPER It's so hard to so, so easy to say. But sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away. BEN HARPER You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now i know I've made the mistake in the past. But n... BEN HARPER I don't want the George Clooney lifelong bachelorhood. If I found the right person, I would comm... HILL HARPER That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don... STEPHEN HARPER For me, working out is a form of therapy. It's cathartic for me; it's a good stress reliever... BOB HARPER Grandma Ruthie and her sister Jettie hadn't spoken a civil word in about fifteen years. Their last e... MOLLY HARPER because daytime leaves vampires less than, well, conscious, I told him, “Take your muffins to Bost... MOLLY HARPER CrossFit is all about constantly-varied, high-intensity movements. And to do these movements, you ha... BOB HARPER My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you. BEN HARPER I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there i... STEPHEN HARPER I'm attending to my legacy, making sure that it travels the universe in the best shape I can get... ROY HARPER Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's ... BEN HARPER Certainly, those of us in the entertainment industry, we are part of creating fear in people - '... HILL HARPER When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone - it's possible. But creati... BEN HARPER Baseball players have such a bad rap of, like, 'We don't work out or we're not strong or... BRYCE HARPER I'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field. BRYCE HARPER It's not like I'm out eating McDonald's and Del Taco every night. I eat good: my mom fix... BRYCE HARPER My favorite vacation spot is a beautiful beach. I've been to many, many beaches on many continen... HILL HARPER The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you and be gracious to you; ... BEN HARPER Dr. King said, 'We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny.' Which says to me n... HILL HARPER I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of... BEN HARPER I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, cal... BEN HARPER I have lived in Kentucky all of my life. I am married to my high school sweetheart, David, a local p... 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