When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn’t know. "Oh, sure you know," the photographer said. "She wants," said Jay Cee wittily, "to be everything.
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Related When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn't know. SYLVIA PLATH Why are you being so nice to me?' I asked her. 'You know,' she said, 'when you say stuff like t... SARAH DESSEN I wanted to thank you," I said. She wrinkled her nose and squinted like I'd said something funn... RANSOM RIGGS Can I ask you something?" you said. "How did you ever survive that scandal?" She said, "I... GABRIELLE ZEVIN You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot... ERICA BAUERMEISTER Quote taken from Chapter 1: "Is Petey Samson a bloodhound for real?” Blue asked. “I c... ED LYNSKEY You know what else he said?" Anne Marie asked. "Tell me," I said. I didn't want to know, ... BROCK CLARKE It's a secret code," said Calvin. "Girls are not not like boys. If a boy wants to kill you, he says ... LENORE LOOK I don't even know what it means to be Korean..." he said. "Well, I don't know what it mea... RAINBOW ROWELL No", she said, "I know that you don't like me." "You don't know anything. RAINBOW ROWELL I love you, Jonathan," she whispered. A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against h... TAMORA PIERCE I’m sure she didn’t mean what she said. Life’s too short to hold grudges.” “No, you... M.J. MANDRAKE Lula," I said, "do you ever think about getting married?" I guess I do. Doesn't everybody?" JACQUELINE KELLY Do you know a cure for me? Why yes, he said, I know a cure for everything. Salt water. Salt w... ISAK DINESEN Do you know a cure for me?" "Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water... KAREN BLIXEN I don't know what God wants, Eshe." "The mullahs say they know what God wants," Eshe said. "You... KAMERON HURLEY How old are you, anyway?' she asked, squinting at him. There was a pause. At last he said, 'Why... NATALIE BABBITT You ready to play?" Dave asked, bouncing it. "I don't know," I said. "Are you going to cheat?"<... SARAH DESSEN To be fair to Monica," I said, "what you did to her wasn't very nice either." "What'd I do to h... JOHN GREEN The Olinka girls do not believe girls should be educated. When I asked a mother why she thought this... ALICE WALKER Oh, my love,' she said. 'What do the only children do?' 'We'll never have to know. ANN PATCHETT But – Michael, you said you didn’t know Oliver, and–” “I didn’t, until he killed me... RACHEL CAINE Didn’t anyone ask you where your parents are?" "They asked. Especially about my parents." JUSTINE LARBALESTIER You asked why the rate hate Overlanders so deeply. It is because they know one will be the warrior o... SUZANNE COLLINS May I see you again?" he asked. There was an endearing nervousness in his voice. I smile... JOHN GREEN How do I know you'll keep your word?" asked Coraline. "I swear it," said the other mother. "I s... NEIL GAIMAN See, Red? When life hands you lemons, you know what you gotta do now.” “Wow,” Lauren... PRISCILLA GLENN A dragon for a familiar!" Trom exclaimed. "That's what I said to her or close to it anywa... JENNIFER PRIESTER Do you think you might be able to love me someday?" He asked and heard her laugh softly. ... JASMINE DUBROFF So what was that all about?" "I think," Jace said, "that she asked if she could touch my mango.... CASSANDRA CLARE I didn’t know you were going. What are you coming for?" she said, letting fall the hand with whi... LEO TOLSTOY I had asked her about it when she was here. She [said], 'Oh, I don't know,' and I said, 'Well, keep ... CHANITA OLDS I tend to have really interested conversations with employers. They enjoy my interviews and they alw... CRYSTAL EVANS Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry." I burn things to ash and smash hole... JIM BUTCHER The others can’t see me,” said the little ghost. “I know,” I said. “My name’s... KERSTIN GIER She looked at me for a second and said, "Oh, never mind. I guess it's true what Mom said? That you'v... SUSAN HUBBARD Are you sure you want them to meet me?" she asked. "Yes," he said. "I want everyone to me... RAINBOW ROWELL You bit de Quincey," he said. "You fool. He's a vampire. You know what it means to bite a vampire." ... CASSANDRA CLARE Despite everything my mom and doctor and dad have said to me about blame, I can't stop thinking... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes, son?" God asked. "Why are people so scared of dying?" Jesus asked... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Dad?" Jesus asked. "Yes, son?" God replied. "What came before colors?" Jesus asked. "... ANTHONY T. HINCKS (Frances has gotten out of bed again and come to her parents' room...) 'How can the wind have a... RUSSELL HOBAN The nutritionist said I should eat root vegetables. Said if I could get down thirteen turnips a... ANDREA GIBSON I remember that look," she said. "It's the one you once gave Carlos right before you threatened to k... JILL SHALVIS You said you didn’t care what I thought. Or what I did. Or if I died, if I’m not mistaken." SARAH J. MAAS You tried to kill me. Don't think we won't be telling that story to our kids someday," David said. DEBBIE VIGUIé Whose are all these ghosts?” she said, smiling at a flustered-looking Geraldine. “Oh,” s... DIANE HALL I was distracted, thinking about what she'd said, until she got to this last part. "Sherman?" I said... SARAH DESSEN Come she saidStay she saidSmile she saidDie she said NâZıM HIKMET Sounds like that happens to you a lot. Bet your girlfriend wasn't thrilled, though." She wasn't sure... MELISSA DE LA CRUZ I want to have the heart and mind of a queen,” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But... KRISTIN CASHORE Then you're mine," she said in desperation. "Then you belong to me." "With everything I a... CHRISTINE FEEHAN Dixon Steele: You know, when you first walked into the police station, I said to myself, “There sh... DOROTHY B. HUGHES Why does everything have to be so hard? [Eragon] wondered. Because , said S... CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI Drawing makes you look at the world more closely. It helps you to see what you're looking at more cl... DAVID ALMOND He knows,"I said. "I tell him everything" "Does that go both ways?" he asked. "Does what g... MAUREEN JOHNSON You're not that girl,' Cole said, sounding tired. 'Trust me, I've seen enough of them to know. Look.... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Do you think it will always be this way?” “What?” “I mean, when do we start feelin... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ Cheshire Puss,' she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name... LEWIS CARROLL This is what it's all been about with you," he said in an even tone. "All the fear, all the run... KRESLEY COLE Do you love me?” Diana asked. Caine’s eyes widened. She could actually see him twitch. Like... MICHAEL GRANT You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked. She shook her head.<... CASSANDRA CLARE You just looked..." she said, searching for the word, "taken, you know? Plus you hardly reacted to W... SARAH DESSEN Oh, God," Lori said without looking at me, "what are they thinking, leaving the two of us alone out ... JENNIFER ECHOLS It makes me nervous when you keep answering all my questions with 'I don't know.' " "Me, ... LAURELL K. HAMILTON She loves swimming,” said Ellen, who I knew had been a competitive swimmer in college. Ellen... DANIEL AMORY You knew, from the first day in Miss Garber’s class that I was going to do the play, didn’t you.... NICHOLAS SPARKS Of the seminal moments in my life, Careers Day in the autumn of Year 5 is my favorite. Everyone had ... NON PRATT Let's look for dragons, I said to Pooh. Yes, let's, said Pooh to Me. We crossed the rive... A.A. MILNE ...when I came back, I found Mom sobbing at the kitchen table...Then I asked her what had happened.<... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER 'It's not you, it's me.' 'Oh God. That's exactly what my last three boyfriends said whe... KIM FIELDING You don't know about falling off cliffs, Preppie,' she said. 'You never fell off one in your god... ERICH SEGAL But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said t... LEWIS CARROLL When I said yes, i will When I said no, I don't When I said I have, I give When I s... SAMINU KANTI I knew it! I knew it! ” “Are we allowed to speak yet?” said Ron grumpily. Hermione... J.K. ROWLING «Hazel Grace,” he said, my name new and better in his voice. “It has been a real pleasure to ma... JOHN GREEN Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE Hess laughed. "You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but y... RACHEL CAINE where are we going?' I asked. 'I don't know,' he said. 'just driving.' 'But this road does... BRET EASTON ELLIS Where are we going?" I asked "I don't know," he said. "Just driving." "But this road doesn... BRET EASTON ELLIS And I think she works so much becasue she can be in control of it, you know?' I said. She nodded. 'I... SARAH DESSEN Ah, yeah. Yeah, tis awful all right. Well, your Mam wanted me to talk to you about it, but…’ CIARáN WEST You smell good, too,” said Patch It’s called a shower.” I was staring straight ahea... BECCA FITZPATRICK He stood and looked at me for a moment, taking in my outfit. "You look hot." "What? Me?" I stam... MORGAN MATSON I couldn't get through this last book." "He didn't even just skip ahead to read the sex s... KELLEY ARMSTRONG I am concussed,' I announced, entirely sure of my self-diagnosis. ''You're fine,' Takumi said a... JOHN GREEN Look, this is all very, very weird. Why are you focusing on rumours and urban legends? You haven’t... DEREK LANDY You said you'd give me half an hour!' 'And you said you'd satisfy me whenever I wanted it. I wa... KRESLEY COLE She smiled again. "Do you like cat?" she said. "Yes," said Richard. "I quite like cats." A... NEIL GAIMAN Oh, you're Fate?" said Cohen, as they reached the gaming table. "Always wanted to meet you. I though... TERRY PRATCHETT Did you know we were leaving for Idris?" "Catarina told me she'd been summoned to make a portal. I g... CASSANDRA CLARE She reached out and touched the bright colors of the cashmere scarf, her face filled with wonder as ... RICHELLE MEAD At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone sa... TANITH LEE What do you fear, lady?' he asked. 'A cage,' she said. J.R.R. TOLKIEN That's the life, she said to me, as we watched a puppy chase its own tail. That's what I want to be ... JODI PICOULT 'But I dont want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you cant help that,' said the... LEWIS CARROLL Jem shook his head. "You bit de Quincey" he said. "You fool. He's a VAMPIRE" "I had no ch... CASSANDRA CLARE I know I only want him,' she said between sobs, the syllables all wrong, 'because he doesn't want OLIVIA SUDJIC I don’t know. D’you think? He’s pretty wide in the chest.” The girl looked at me... M.T. ANDERSON [...} What did I tell you about wandering off? Why don't you ever do anything I say? If I didn't kno... DEREK LANDY
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SYLVIA PLATH I felt like a race horse in a world without racetracks or a champion college footballer suddenly con... SYLVIA PLATH Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing. SYLVIA PLATH Tree and Stone glittered, without shadows.My finger-length grew lucent as glass.I started to bud lik... SYLVIA PLATH If I didn't think, I'd be much happier; if I didn't have any sex organs, I wouldn't waver on the bri... SYLVIA PLATH The human mind is so limited it can only build an arbitrary heaven — and usually the physical comf... SYLVIA PLATH I felt dumb and subdued. Every time I tried to concentrate, my mind glided off, like a skater, into ... SYLVIA PLATH So much working, reading, thinking, living to do! A lifetime is not long enough. SYLVIA PLATH I want to write because I have the urge to excel in one medium of translation and expression of life... SYLVIA PLATH How can you be so many women to so many strange people, oh you strange girl? SYLVIA PLATH There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. SYLVIA PLATH I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make... SYLVIA PLATH I think I may well be a Jew. SYLVIA PLATH With me, the present is forever, and forever is always shifting, flowing, melting. This second is li... SYLVIA PLATH Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s he... SYLVIA PLATH There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minu... SYLVIA PLATH I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul-de... SYLVIA PLATH The floor seemed wonderfully solid. It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther... SYLVIA PLATH I didn't know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too clo... SYLVIA PLATH I couldn’t see the point of getting up. I had nothing to look forward to. SYLVIA PLATH But when it came right down to it, the skin of my wrist looked so white and defensless that I couldn... SYLVIA PLATH I felt wise and cynical as all hell. SYLVIA PLATH I was supposed to be having the time of my life. SYLVIA PLATH That’s one of the reasons I never wanted to get married. The last thing I wanted was infinite secu... SYLVIA PLATH To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is a bad dream. SYLVIA PLATH The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn't thought about it. SYLVIA PLATH The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence. SYLVIA PLATH What a man wants is a mate and what a woman wants is infinite security,’ and, ‘What a man is is ... SYLVIA PLATH So I began to think maybe it was true that when you were married and had children it was like being ... SYLVIA PLATH My mother said the cure for thinking too much about yourself was helping somebody who was worse off ... SYLVIA PLATH I Am Vertical But I would rather be horizontal. I am not a tree with my root in the ... SYLVIA PLATH The slime of all my yesterdays rots in the hollow of my skull. SYLVIA PLATH What did my arms do before they held you? SYLVIA PLATH I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have. SYLVIA PLATH Is anyone anywhere happy? SYLVIA PLATH I guess I should have reacted the way most of the other girls were, but I couldn't get myself to rea... SYLVIA PLATH I didn't want my picture taken because I was going to cry. I didn't know why I was going to cry, but... SYLVIA PLATH What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder But it has no soul. SYLVIA PLATH You will never win anyone through pity. You must create the right kind of dream, the sober, adult ki... SYLVIA PLATH It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous positive and despairing nega... SYLVIA PLATH Hastanenin arazisi yeni yağmış karla örtülüydü -bu bir Noel serpintisi değil, ocak ayının ... SYLVIA PLATH Pazar - doktorların cenneti! Doktorlar özel kulüplerde, doktorlar deniz kıyısında, doktorlar m... SYLVIA PLATH