Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, “Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters.” More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan.
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Related It is not the correct thing to scold children for asking questions: this is about as reasonable as t... FLORENCE HOWE HALL Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them. MASON COOLEY She parted her lips as though she were going to scold him, but, after a moment of sitting with her m... KELSEY BRICKL ... A man's wife can hold him devilish uneasy, if she begins to scold and fret, and perplex him, at ... DAVID CROCKETT We were spraying down the neighbor's house with water and every time you hit it with a stream of wat... CHRIS PFEIFFER We were spraying down the neighbor's house with water, and every time you hit it with a stream of wa... CHRIS PFEIFFER Whatever one does in this world, he does it out of compulsion; so it is indeed our lack of understan... DADA BHAGWAN All I can say is that every time I'm with him, she's there. She walks through every game I play with... SIRI HUSTVEDT My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him. AMY SEDARIS I grew up with a pretty tough mom. She was a self-appointed neighborhood watchdog, and if she saw th... HANNA ROSIN Sit down." He said It came out angrily. The girl turned him like she couldn't tell weather he was an... RAINBOW ROWELL Chase him down and stall for time. I need two more minutes. ” “Chase him down? How? ... BECCA FITZPATRICK Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the ... CHANAKYA He was like nothing she’d ever known. Marcii hoped she would come to know him, for he was all... ROSS TURNER In a few minutes she would be alone with him; she would run down the ladder, and let him see her; th... BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY She searched for something to say, something that would make the world a little less dark and scary ... STEPHENIE MEYER And yet methinks the older that one grows Inclines us more to laugh than scold, though laughter... GEORGE GORDON BYRON She made up prayers and said them, Worshipping unknown gods with unknown singing, Her cust... OVID Did she say anything before she died?" he asked. "Yes," the surgeon said. "She said, 'Forgive h... SHERMAN ALEXIE I was cooking breakfast this morning for my kids, and I thought, "He's just like a Teflon frying pan... PATRICIA SCHROEDER Each day before the end of eve she sought her lover, nor would him leave, until the stars ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I have taken the marshmallows off the sweet potatoes, however. They would make a big pan of sweet po... EDIE BRICKELL If a doctor or nurse had been with him when he'd been injured, she would have made the others carry ... BASMA ABDEL AZIZ The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he no... SAMUEL BUTLER The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may -make a fool of yourself with him and not only will ... SAMUEL BUTLER The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will h... SAMUEL BUTLER So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he a... BIBLE Personally, I say, "Out of the frying pan and into the deadly pit filled with sharks who are wieldin... BRANDON SANDERSON I played poker every Saturday night for 35 years with him and Lenore, ... I loved them beyond the mu... ANGIE DICKINSON It was all I could do to not knock him down right there in front of Asher and climb on him. If I stu... CATE TIERNAN Surrounded by enemies, surrounded by evil, surrounded by darkness, injustice......."don't be afraid ... PATIENCE JOHNSON I was cooking breakfast this morning for my kids, and I thought, "He's (Ronald Reagan) just like a T... PAT SCHROEDER I was cooking breakfast this morning for my kids, and I thought, "He's (Ronald Reagan) just like a T... PAT SCHROEDER She placed her palm over his wound, pressing as hard as she dared. She would stop the blood. MICHAEL GRANT She sat in the dew-damp grass and ripped up clumps of it, tossing them in the air and feeling vaguel... HOLLY BLACK Well?” she asked when she picked up. “Do you think we’re really alone in the universe?”... DARYNDA JONES Here's what I have to say about being married: someday you will look at him, hating him with every f... LENA DUNHAM Which reminded me...I still owed the gods a debt. "You're a genius," I (Percy) told Annabeth. RICK RIORDAN She told me that she had found an old house that she really loved. She would say 'I want you to come... LUTHER HILL He has realized the relationship is over and it?s time to move on. She would never call him to check... KATRINA SZISH When in a frying pan, thank your stars. You will reminisce about it moments later, when you fall in ... PRASHANT YADAV Maybe one of the monsters ate him," Daphne whimpered. "That would be awesome," Puck said. ... MICHAEL BUCKLEY He is tolerated by the gods, perhaps because his stratagems and plans save them as often as they get... NEIL GAIMAN If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright. RICK RIORDAN Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and ... BIBLE Uncle Joe used to spend a fair amount of time in the loony bin. My family wasn't bothered by his reg... MARYA HORNBACHER Maybe I should have resented him, but I didn't. After losing my mother, I didn't have patience for g... RICK RIORDAN If they can't get them off of these buildings in the next day or so, I would say a substantial numbe... DAVID ROSS And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote ... BIBLE The defense knows that at some point this jury is likely to consider the death penalty. It would be ... JOE RUSSONIELLO I called him a few months later, and he credits me with convincing them to do this. I told him that ... MARK LAPIDOS Never scold or beat a child until he starts asking you questions whose answers you are unable to giv... VIKRANT PARSAI My No. 1 priority is to get Rick Santorum re-elected in 2006. I would vote for him to any Senate lea... ARLEN SPECTER Ann, Ann!
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LEE SIMS They said they were holding him and they would destroy him if I don't cooperate with them. LILIANA AKE But now she could not bear the way she sounded. She was not a person anyone could love. .... PETER CAREY Signý knew she would die a thousand deaths upon seeing another woman with him, bearing his children... FARRAH NASEEM Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the ... RICK RIORDAN He therefore turned to mankind only with regret. His cathedral was enough for him. It was peopled wi... VICTOR HUGO There were some tears shed by the guys tonight. I told them to go out and play the way Thomas would ... LARON WHITE The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to hi... ROALD DAHL Flustered, she replied, "You're not my - my - grandmother, or something." "You'd talk abo... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Raven felt his power right down to her toes. Her body went boneless, liquid, aching. She was so clos... CHRISTINE FEEHAN They come with a recipe for syrup. You put them frozen in a pan, pour the syrup on top and bake them... CAROL GRAHAM The neatest thing I heard him say was that he couldn't wait to shave it off. I was relieved to hear ... BRENDA ROETHLISBERGER The Gospels record that nearly everywhere the Savior went, He was surrounded by multitudes of people... JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN Notwithstanding her concern for him, ... she would like to see this come to an end. DON CLARK Dimitri is dead," she said. It was a statement, not a question, but she was looking to m... RICHELLE MEAD It would seem like an odd outcome to me. It would be more likely they'd let all of them go forward o... BEN WIZNER We didn't get into it, other than she was concerned about Rick and she felt that it was a tough situ... WAYNE GRETZKY I did get offers from Hollywood, but they were all scripts with monsters in them. If I had done them... CAROLE BOUQUET There is nothing in the world, I tell you, so maddening as a person who doesn't answer when you abus... SHOLEM ALEICHEM ... It's perfect! Locke would appreciate it." "Bug," Calo said, "Locke is our brother and... SCOTT LYNCH Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you. CHARLEY PRIDE If I truly loved him, she said, I would let him go. I wish I loved him enough. MICHELLE HODKIN If you wanted to kidnap someone, what would you use?" she asked Amit. They were lying in bed, with t... SARAH SHUN-LIEN BYNUM I think it would be a mistake to underestimate him. ERIK SMITH What are these guys?" He whispered "Canadians," Percy said. Frank leaned away from him. "... RICK RIORDAN We would love for him to come back. He did a great job. He's a really sweet guy, and he had a great ... DAVID GOYER I have to sort of get myself back out there and this is sort of out of the frying pan into the fire. SARAH MCLACHLAN Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could... J.M. BARRIE It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or st... ANNE SPENCER Damn it,” I said. “I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to kill Littleton.” He smile... PATRICIA BRIGGS Pedersen was always wooing her. Sometimes he was gracious and kind, but at other times when his fail... A.E. COPPARD I wanted us to come together and say thank you to him. We have always considered him our spiritual f... MALAIKA HIGHTOWER Augustus Waters," I said, looking up at him, thinking that you cannot kiss anyone in the Anne Frank ... JOHN GREEN To love her was to taste sweet surrender. For had she not entered his life, he would have sought the... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Ashryver eyes met her own, and she touched the face that was the other side of her fair coin. ... SARAH J. MAAS Zombie!” Sammy calls. “I knew it was you.” Zombie? “Where are you taking him?” B... RICK YANCEY Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.'... RICK RIORDAN Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever... COLLEEN HOUCK Strong and brave, Frank could believe. Picturing Grandmother as good or beautiful was more difficult... RICK RIORDAN
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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 Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr... 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