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Related Ned?' he says, after a while. 'Oi, Ned?' 'What?' 'If someone says to you that the guy they... MELINA MARCHETTA Pausing with the teacup near her lips, Helen said, "I would rather marry you. It will be an adventur... LISA KLEYPAS Where were you?" Shahrzad tried to control the tremor in her voice. "Not where I should have b... RENEE AHDIEH A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him up for her own, Pressed her body to his body,<... W.B. YEATS It got to the point where her husband asked if I could do something to help her, so I steered her to... BILL ROBERTS Is he really in love with you?" Chelsea asked after a long, silent moment. "Yes," Laurel... APRILYNNE PIKE To see her is a picture- To hear her is a tune- To know her an Intemperance As innoce... EMILY DICKINSON Packing some heat there, aren’t you Officer?” Jake looked down and yanked on the hem of hi... KRISTEN CASEY A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, La... WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS I mean, I love Barnes and Noble, I spend a lot of time at Barnes and Noble, but they do not have boo... K.A. APPLEGATE You know, you can always do a three some.” “A three some?” I frowned. “No.” He s... KIRA4INU I was too young that time to value her, But now I know her. If she be a traitor, Why, so ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Can't abide adventure. 'Adventure' is a word people use to put a shine on lack of preparation and su... JEFFERY RUSSELL She's going to do nothing but try to trick information out of me that I shouldn't be giving her, Mac... JIM BUTCHER Peter..." He straightened, his back to her like a wall. Then, slowly, he turned his face toward... SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT Dove held out a hand to Johnson, and he took it—not because they were fleeing a fire and not becau... DEBRA ANASTASIA A kind Of excellent dumb discourse. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE When she fucked up, all those years ago, just a little girl terrified. into paralysis, she collapsed... JOHN GREEN Cycles exist because they are excruciating to break. It takes an astronomical amount of pain and cou... COLLEEN HOOVER I'd been making desicions for days. I picked out the dress Bailey would wear forever- a bl... JANDY NELSON I want the 'Book of Basketball' to do well if only so I can shop an absolutely ridiculous to... BILL SIMMONS I missed the sound of her shuffling her homework while I listened to music on her bed. I misse... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Ethan Wyeth: I hope you're thirsty." Gideon Wyeth:"Why?" Ethan: "Cause your dumb and ugly,... ORSON SCOTT CARD MY MOTHER GETS DRESSED It is impossible for my mother to do even the simplest... DAPHNE GOTTLIEB Did she say anything before she died?" he asked. "Yes," the surgeon said. "She said, 'Forgive h... SHERMAN ALEXIE Keep an eye out for her, she tends to disappear intermittently, leaving no note for o... AKASH MANDAL I knew Kristy was probably exacting the revenge she thought I was due, while Delia moved r... SARAH DESSEN Cal's attraction to her was unstoppable - undeniable. Like a thunderbolt piercing his heart, it beat... NINI CHURCH Until they come up with an independent woman who's on an adventure of her own, I don't think I'm int... MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ What does Éloa mean?” He narrowed his gaze, answered her literally. “It’s the name... SARAH MACLEAN She came towards me with a juicy gash between her legs that smelled like my best friend's sister" DAVE MATTHES I went to my grandmother, your great-great-grandmother, and asked her to write a letter. She was my ... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER I. At Tea THE kettle descants in a cosy drone, And the young wife looks in her husba... THOMAS HARDY I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus With tigery stripes, and a face on it Round a... SYLVIA PLATH From CATS ARE KIND "I saw a dog pursuing automobiles; On and on he sped. HENRY N. BEARD She went a little fucking overboard on her anger." He looks at me. "Her daughters are all a bit nuts... KRISTA RITCHIE We went to the library a lot, and I let them just read whatever they liked. On Sundays they went to ... QIN MA Dumb, dumb, ... It was a dumb interception and then B.J. and I had a little miscommunication. JEFF ROWE She looked around. They had drifted far away from the bank of the canal. "Are we stealing this boat?... CASSANDRA CLARE I heard of a man who says words so beautifully that if he only speaks their name wome... LEONARD COHEN You should dress her better, you know." "I'm not interested in putting clothes on ... RICHELLE MEAD Because I want her. Now. Here. Everywhere. I want nothing between us. I wa... TAHEREH MAFI I think I'm dumb or maybe just happy think I'm just happy... KURT COBAIN I think I'm dumb or maybe just happy think I'm just happy... KURT COBAIN I can't see why you should want to dance with me now, when you never have before." The statement was... LISA KLEYPAS Everyone has always said I look like Bailey, but I don't. I have grey eyes to her green, a... JANDY NELSON I went to an all-girls pre school where everyone went off to Harvard or Yale, and I had zero interes... KATHERINE MOENNIG To love is to think. And I almost forget to feel only from thinking about her. I don’t k... ALBERTO CAEIRO The collar had restrained his winds but not killed them. They uncoiled from behind the shadows, read... LISA MANTCHEV Be to her, Persephone, All the things I might not be; Take her head upon your knee. S... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY She moaned, long and low, wanting to arch, to thrash, to scream. Instead she opened her mouth and bi... ELIZABETH HOYT Halfway to the house Stan stopped and turned to Jane. He put his hands on her shoulders and dr... BEVERLY CLEARY Ewww!" Clair shrieked, shoving Chelsea away. "Get away from me!" "Leave her Alone Chels" Jules ... KIMBERLY DERTING What is your name?" she murmured. He cocked an eyebrow at her and then went back to staring at ... J.R. WARD Your daughter is ugly. She knows loss intimately, carries whole cities in her belly. ... WARSAN SHIRE Seven times I have despised my soul: The first time when I saw her being meek that she might at... KAHLIL GIBRAN I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. Write, for instance: "The night is full of ... PABLO NERUDA Edie Sedgwick (1943-1971) I don't know how she did it. Fire She was shaking all over... PATTI SMITH Closing my eyes, I breathe in the air around me. When I slowly re-enter the world, I look into ... KRISTINA STEINER add one make dumb add two make poo JANET HUTCH Buy a book in brown paper From Faber and Faber To see Annie Liffey trip, tumble and caper. JAMES JOYCE School went exactly as Violet thought it would: weird. It wasn’t her best, and it wasn’t her wor... KIMBERLY DERTING [T.J.] Without thinking, I held them out to her. She stopped laughing, and looked at me like she was... TRACEY GARVIS-GRAVES Carmen sat up when she heard a familiar trill from her computer. It was an instant message from Bee.... ANN BRASHARES She grew tired of shielding her body, For societal expectation and propriety, Double stand... JACQUELINE SIMON GUNN The first time I saw her, Everything in my head went quiet. NEIL HILBORN Do you love her?” I ask hoarsely. His head whirls toward me. “No.” “You sure about... ERIN WATT As soon as we arrived home, I told Bliss I was going to take a shower. Sundays were a two-show day, ... CORA CARMACK Ravelly pointed to the illustration as he told his friend that years ago he read this story nightly ... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Ready or not, here I come I'm so tired of this dumb game of hide and seek Olly olly oxen f... SONYA SONES I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England. ELIZABETH I (SPOKEN TO HER PARLAMENT) Ô, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent, more perfect than all that a man can in... ROMAN PAYNE Stay." The strangled word, spoken in anguish, tore at her heart, ripped through her resol... LORRAINE HEATH My head is so full of memories!" Cinderheart wailed. "I feel as though there are two lives inside me... ERIN HUNTER Cruel, but composed and bland, Dumb, inscrutable and grand, So Tiberius might have sat, Had... MATTHEW ARNOLD STAINS With red clay between my toes, and the sun setting over my head, the ghost of ... BRENDA SUTTON ROSE I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of d... DOROTHEA MACKELLAR Can you tell me what happened?" Her lips thinned as she shook her head. "'Tis not a happy... JENNY B. JONES She tossed her towel on her dresser and turned to the bed where shed left her PJs. Only it wasn't ju... C.C. HUNTER Until they come up with an independent woman who's on an adventure of her own, I don't think... MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Ye be a sight for sore eyes, lass,” he told her. “But we�... SUZAN TISDALE I’m really not hungry,” she repeated, lifting the coffee cup and inhaling the fragrant steam bef... LINDA HOWARD Tonight I Can Write Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for e... PABLO NERUDA To her- Hand in hand we come Christopher Robin and I To lay this book in your lap. A.A. MILNE There is a girl. I named her love. She has a father. His name is desire. Her mo... DEBASISH MRIDHA You see her and ascend into love. You become enchanted, a found madman. In yo... KAMAND KOJOURI I suggest you keep your distance from her and concentrate on your own work.” “I’m in lov... ERIN MORGENSTERN This hand says you spend the rest of your life with me," he said, holding out his left hand, "and th... MELINA MARCHETTA I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the c... JESSICA SIMPSON Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example,'The night is shattered an... PABLO NERUDA He sighed, then said, "So basically, you're stalking her." "I am NOT stalking her." I insisted.... JENNIFER ECHOLS Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that... JACK GILBERT No, I know,” Levi said. “But it’s not you. You don’t push through every moment. You pay atte... RAINBOW ROWELL Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of ... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI Soeur Marie Emelie" Soeur Marie Emelie is little and very old: her eyes are ony... CARYLL HOUSELANDER Here: an exercise in choice. Your choice. One of these tales is true. She lived through t... NEIL GAIMAN For the love of God, Hanna, where are you?" he yelled. Across the room she lowered her fr... CHRISTINA LAUREN Josephine placed the cloth back in the basin then filled a cup with cold water. Helping Laurin sit u... SUZAN TISDALE Chelsea Wilson, my freshman middle, really picked up her game. She did a great job. She is finally s... 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DANIEL HANDLER I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy. DANIEL HANDLER Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass. DANIEL HANDLER Why not rise from the grave and terrorize a little instead of staying buried and dead in the cemeter... DANIEL HANDLER Shit, I guess I already loved you then. Doomed like a wineglass knowing it’ll get dropped someday,... DANIEL HANDLER I know you can't see it, not you, Ed, but maybe if I tell you the whole plot you'll understand it th... DANIEL HANDLER How many happy people do you think there are in the world? Twelve? DANIEL HANDLER I guess it's funny how life turns out?" she tried. "Not last I checked," Errol said with a snort. DANIEL HANDLER I write every day weekdays for about 5 hours, mostly longhand on legal pads. It has gotten neither h... DANIEL HANDLER Any playlist without Prince is no friend of mine. DANIEL HANDLER I can cook anything. 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DANIEL HANDLER 'The Long Goodbye' is one book I like to read over and over again, and it was an enormous in... DANIEL HANDLER The file clanked against me, my stupid idea nobody would have gotten had I ever done it. You even wo... DANIEL HANDLER So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers... CHELSEA PERETTI When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in f... CHELSEA CLINTON There's something about the Pacific Northwest, the scale of it, and the fact that not so long ag... CHELSEA CAIN While watching the revelry in the Barn, I'd had an epiphany. Parties weren't just about who was who ... CHELSEA SEDOTI Unfortunately, it seems to me that when it comes to issues affecting the trans community, most peopl... CHELSEA MANNING Suffrage is not a right afforded to everyone. Rather, voting is a privilege in the United States - a... CHELSEA MANNING Wear an unusual accessory to complete your outfit. CHELSEA LEYLAND I've always been incredibly proud of both of my parents and proud of the work I had done private... CHELSEA CLINTON My grandmother, who passed away at the beginning of November, had a core adage in her life that '... CHELSEA CLINTON I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit w... CHELSEA CLINTON The best thing about being a DJ is making people happy. There is nothing like seeing people get up f... CHELSEA LEYLAND Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power.... CHELSEA MANNING I've been a huge fan of Marc Jacobs for many, many years, even going back to when I was wearing ... CHELSEA MANNING Having a birthday around the holidays was never easy and, with every successive year, it felt more a... CHELSEA MANNING My mother has often said that the issue of women is the unfinished business of the 21st century. Tha... CHELSEA CLINTON I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person. CHELSEA CLINTON Oxford is wonderful. I'm having a great time. We do go out, but I still try to spend most of my ... CHELSEA CLINTON I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their ... CHELSEA CLINTON There's something else that my mother taught me, public service is about service. And, as her da... CHELSEA CLINTON I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound. CHELSEA CLINTON As a kid, I was pretty obsessed with dinosaurs and the day that my parents took me to Dinosaur Natio... CHELSEA CLINTON