单词 | stupid |
例句 | “Mary, Luke has been doing stupid things like that all his life.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All these idiots are caught up in their stupid sports or their college choices. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z How stupid he’d been not to see it, but then how could he, when he’d spent his life among old men? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Don’t know how. Too stupid to learn, but I love music dearly.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arctic Tern, the stupid Large-Billed Puffins, the Brown Pelican, and all the rest of them. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "I should have been told, so I didn't look so stupid." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But Nenny, who is stupider, already is asking how much and I can see her fingers going for the quarters in her pants pocket. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I am only stupid for calling you up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was more obvious than ever that this was never meant to be a silly stunt; the point here was never to make me look ugly or stupid. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to deliver my speech more than anything else in the world, felt that only these men could judge truly my ability, and now this stupid clown was ruining my chances. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I glared at Mom, daring her to say something stupid. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z That’s the stupid thing I see over and over in my head: the scenes from my brother Muhammad’s extreme hockey moments video when the players slam into each other and lie tangled on the ice. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I wanted to yell how stupid she was, but the words bunched in my throat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stay still, nervous about doing anything, in case it’s stupid or he doesn’t like it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think our faction would be that stupid,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you are not thinking of doing anything stupid, boy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I asked him to dance. How is that making him look stupid? He liked it, didn’t he?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded stupid, high and hollow and quavering, a little boy's howl, not a wolf's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Because I knew how stupid it was, I guess?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I’m used to saying I’m sorry for doing stupid stuff—like for spilling nail polish on the bedspread, or for hiding a bad grade I got on a math quiz. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I don't want him to have a stupid picture of me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Jorge saved me from the dogs. I thought he was—he was . . . wonderful. But he only thought I was stupid.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lookie what I got,” he says, and holds up Uncle Basil’s key chain, stupid rabbit’s foot and all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For some reason that one stupid, stupid thought made everything tighter and harder and clearer and sicker. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z That was such a stupid lie, she actually laughed out loud—how had that even escaped her mouth? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And even though it’s stupid, I don’t talk to Sneaky for the rest of the day. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z All social studies is is a stupid way to say "history." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z One of the cows, either the bravest or the stupidest, took that as a sign of weakness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It was a stupid idea anyway,” I said. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I mean, I thought it was stupid, anyway. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was lucky—and stupid for having gotten so close. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z How could he die in such a stupid way? Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “All right, I promise. Nothing stupid. And they won’t catch me tonight, either.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I want to yell at him that this is a stupid answer—he is either in pain or he is not. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “But the stupid site says I’m too young to raise money.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s probably impossible for me to do something stupid again.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid I don’t,” admitted Milo, feeling quite stupid. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wish we could do something about this stupid Winter Ball. It’s so demented we still do that here.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Like that, I can feel the moment passing, maybe already passed, and now it seems like a stupid idea, except for picturing the look on Amanda’s face as I go sailing by her. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I instantly developed respect for the author because of his unique style of writing, not to mention the fact that he didn’t throw in some stupid preachy message. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z They’ll just say whatever stupid thing comes into their head, no matter how true it is. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the time for this, she was hurt, it was stupid, but he kept talking. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Better not be a squirrel or something stupid like that,” I grumbled as I swung the boat toward the cove. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I got tangled up with a few of them once—just a stupid fight—and the next thing I knew, I woke up one morning busted out of my mind, bleeding out my side. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Probably to tell me how stupid I was, how cowardly, that I blew the best chance I would ever have. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Anybody except himself, that is, because frankly, he was too scared and too stupid to handle it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Julia was standing with them, trying again to convince Jay about her stupid tinfoil UFO and how it was going to fly up and down the street on a stupid invisible wire. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not relocating again just because you want to have late-night pillow chats with one of your stupid friends.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The heat trapped inside the auditorium during the whole stupid summer turned up a degree or two with each new ditto. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I could feel them chatting each other, saying that was stupid. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like a stupid thing to say, like it shouldn’t have mattered what sport he played in his free time, but it had also begun to feel like a blatant omission on his end. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It seemed like a stupid thing to ask, but the gumshoes in detective stories were always trying to get suspects to talk so they could figure out what to do next. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I’ve never been very good at life, but, man, was this a stupid thing to do. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “That’s why she was taken. It wasn’t some stupid thing about Percy at all. She’d found out something about the Chamber of Secrets. That must be why she was —” Ron rubbed his eyes frantically. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As soon as his breath sounded peaceful and regular, Elinor took off the stupid dress, got into her own clothes, combed her tousled hair, and wrote him a note. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was stupid to feel guilty, Maya told herself sometimes when the clock crept past three a.m. toward four a.m., and the lights from the cars hadn’t slowed down. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You’re being stupid. He wants to help us! I know he does. He told me so.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I sit for the 3rd time, and the stupid jerk probably thinks it’s because he yelled. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Dana was just a big stupid bully; the world was full of them. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All I’ve done for the longest time is take my meds and go through my stupid to-do lists, trying to stay alive for as long as possible. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Normally I don’t mind Capture the Flag! because it’s pretty easy to fly under the radar: I run around the edges of the game, I get a little exercise, and I don’t attempt anything stupid. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Which was maybe the stupidest remark that could have been made. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I’m going to leave this door unlocked. You re not stupid enough to go after Bo Yul-Bayur without a crew to back you. Wait for your moment and get out.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dumb, stupid kids who didn’t even like their mothers much. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “You stupid thing. Not a sound. Not a single sound. If anyone hears you, we are lost.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I think I left that stupid baton of hers at your dad’s office,” said Beverly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He reminded me of a kid at my old school, a bully who used to convince other kids to do stupid things like steal lab equipment and vandalize the teachers’ cars. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And as I watched Clarisse and Chris singing a stupid campfire song together, holding hands in the darkness, where they thought nobody could see them, I had to smile. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z ‘Hang in there. You are not dying from a stupid body piercing.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a really stupid and pointless defense, like when a turtle tucks into its shell because a locomotive is barreling down on it. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It just «!” I didn’t want to look stupid in front of everybody. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I went on, “He belonged up there as much as you and your stupid kid do.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Now, that is a dumb question. That is really a very stupid question." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z They appeared utterly stupid and I didn't like it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly felt stupid lying there in the dark. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z As Cole swam, he thought about Garvey and the stupid cake demonstration. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But listening to Callum play, seeing the sharp concentration in his eyes, I told myself that maybe, deep down, he wasn’t like his stupid friends. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The rest of them were all going to the stupid town square, with the plan I’m sure being to whoop and holler about our good fortune and divide up all the dead loot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mr. Haskell stopped and opened the door, he was grinning this stupid grin. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z But the question is silly, because it assumes God is as stupid as we are. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I hope I won’t do anything stupid like knock something over with excitement. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I struggled with the stupid harness, tearing at the straps. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z You know how many people in stupid Marysville want to hire someone who doesn't have legs? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The bottom of the stupid book drop,” said Haley, trotting on the treadmill. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “No. He hates me and I hate him. And that’s the end of that. I don’t wanna talk about those stupid boys. Why don’t you ask me about Howard instead?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z If he could talk to her now, he wouldn’t have to kidnap the stupid dog. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he was dumb as hell and couldn’t read a word and put all his simpleminded belief in a stupid thing like the Bible and called me an ignorant name like Mexico... We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z "You truly are a stupid girl, aren't you? My mother says so." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Why does everyone say that to me? I know I’m young, but I’m not stupid.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her sandy robes shifted and folded, reminding Leo of the undulating fins on that stupid shrimpzilla monster they’d fought in the Atlantic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Playing at that stupid circus, staying out all night. Grow up, Bailey.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That stupid girl is the last thing I’m worried about.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They caught me on a bogus run they’d put in, sending a stupid hillbilly-lookin’ Indian hopped up on opiates to commission a run. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You got a bull man here? Try to make her do something. She’s useless, stupid.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He reached out and patted her on the knee, which seemed stupid in that situation, but Alec and Lana were just returning from getting fresh water from the stream. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I’m the son of the stupid war god. I have to go on this quest and—” “Have to,” Iris said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I love you. Even with you so stupid.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As if his stupid science experiment had anything to do with real life. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I’m just like my mother. I didn’t learn anything. I’m just going to make the same stupid mistakes she did!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sure, there are a few cranks who think the idea is stupid, or that we ripped it off from the paper clip school in Tennessee. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Maybe she can coax the stupid brat out of the truck.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I daydreamed constantly about working at Zimmerman’s that summer to save me the embarrassment of the stupid uniform, but I knew Mr. Zimmerman didn’t hire people under seventeen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “You weren’t stupid enough to borrow money off Heffron and his boys, were you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The incident was a recurring dream, concocted years before by stupid whites and it eternally came back to haunt us all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex hates how much he likes the way that one stupid vowel curls in his accent. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t say that I was stupid and now some crazy mean boy might break in her house and knock her on her head. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But when it’s just the three of us, we have these perfect, stupid moments. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Sarah’s not stupid but even if I was alive, we wouldn’t live in the same world. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z How could I have been so stupid as to throw away the only opportunity I'd ever have? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Can you stack these in order according to size?” he said loudly and slowly, as if I were hard of hearing and really stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Then, while I am feeling stupid, I take out the other things. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Not some sort of stupid book project, I hope. I hate those.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The way into the eighth-grade side of the locker room was blocked by stupid eighth graders standing like cows at a gate they can’t get through. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll’s neck from behind. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Call me if you think you’re going to do anything stupid.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He managed to make a fly zoom straight into his hand, though he wasn’t entirely sure that was his prowess at Summoning Charms — perhaps the fly was just stupid. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Darius, who doesn’t like school, who is sometimes stupid and mostly a fool, said something wise today, though most days he says nothing. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Rahim Khan sahib and I have taught him to read and write so he does not grow up stupid like his father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They would avoid the station master and any stupid questions he might ask. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicole refused to put the stupid little skirt around her nightstand and Ivy had gone way over the top, as usual. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Most blacks thought I was either stupid or too intent on pleasing the whites. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “What a stupid exercise,” said her dæmon after five minutes. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Mi niña, don’t let me hear you say the word ‘stupid’ to your uncle Bill. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “It was a stupid thing to do,” Link goes on in a tortured voice. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I guess she just assumes I’m another stupid black kid. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She resented being told constantly that she was ignorant and stupid when she knew she wasn't. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She knew she sounded stupid, and she didn’t like it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote to Johnny, two or three stupid, lovesick emails asking him to find out about Gat. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Curfew starts in thirty minutes, and this is a stupid risk. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She was bending over the ambulance driver, who was sitting up now and mumbling, “I had the queerest dream ...” “That was a stupid thing to do,” Enoch said to Bronwyn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "My dad's been making me go to taekwondo since kindergarten. . . . It was actually kind of a stupid, show-offy kick. If Steve had been thinking, he could have grabbed my leg or pushed me." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Poor Runako. She seemed so intelligent, but they say girls turn stupid for a few years after they become women.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an inconceivably stupid thing to have done. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She’s never shown interest in any of her comrades, and, other than Leander, none of us is stupid enough to try to start anything with her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I just needed that stupid kid with his stupid balloon to get out of the way so I could see who Diego was talking to. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “It was no trouble,” I replied, immediately thinking how stupid that sounded. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why you looking all stupid?” she asks, plucking me upside the head. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “You stupid, man. Real stupid. Ain’t no law for no colored man except the one sends him to the chair,” said Guitar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But I just felt stupid and naive after those guys took off. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of them are pretty stupid, but some of them are okay. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The whole business was so forced and stupid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, This game is stupid; I’m not a peanut! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She’d even drawn a picture of a flower with a big, fat, stupid bird trying to land on it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was just thinking about me and about how ridiculous it was that everyone except me was getting so freaked out over a stupid bloody nose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, you stupid men,” she muttered quietly, affectionately. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday is a teacher workday so between Sunday and Monday I have spent six hours and thirteen minutes cutting that stupid tree. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z That stupid guy had been paroled briefly to serve as director at Camp Half-Blood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I look expectant, ready, eager, stupid, willing to do anything. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z And I'm stupid again, because I just yank off my clothes in the back stairwell and run outside. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And Will said out of his experience, “Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids. We can try it anyway. What do you all think?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I hum and don’t worry about looking stupid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Which I'd be prepared to do right now if it wasn't for Haymitch's stupid instruction that we stick together in training. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “So, this plan. It’s kind of stupid, right?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, boy. The girl clearly has no interest in our cause. I gave you the chance to win her over and you failed. But not to worry...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I hadn’t told her we’d broken up or whatever, but she wasn’t stupid, either. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Byron said I was stupid for listening to everything that Momma and Dad said, but if I was so stupid why was he the one who had a great big, bald, shiny, knotted-up head? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the air rushes back into my lungs, and I set the box aside to crouch and give the monitor a push, rolling the stupid thing to its original spot. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What? It’s not like I was saying something mean or stupid.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "What in heaven's name are you talking about, you stupid witch?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z If a girl was not properly stupid, he threw her out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to press all of the buttons and scream curse words at everybody who lived in the stupid building. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Good guy, but he looks mad wild because his hair is patchy since he cuts it himself to save a few bucks, which is crazy stupid because Tagoe is a haircut artist. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You told me that a thousand times. If there’s one thing I know, it’s where the stupid book is supposed to be.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “How stupid you are, child! He meant you, of course.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But once when she was chatting with some stupid boy online, she described herself as the color of coffee with not enough milk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And even if it wasn’t totally stupid and risky, how could I possibly dig my way through? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The next thing we knew, the stupid fire alarm was going off. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Then he worked in the control room with me, watching the cameras and writing stupid programs that spelled out words on the screen or played guessing games with numbers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So stupid as I sit shivering here in this cellar, tallying up our losses, fingering the tassels on the silver knee-high boots I stole from the woman’s home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "Of course, I'm not going. Give me some credit. Do you think I'm running straight into some free-for-all against Cato and Clove and Thresh? Don't be stupid," I say, helping him back to bed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He would have sat down next to me on the stupid steps and we would have talked about the season, like pals. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then my stupid brother took off his stupid sweaty socks and lobbed them over at me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I was a stupid girl, as my father said I was. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they’re stupid—directly or indirectly—sooner or later they start to believe it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I told you once, stupid, to stop talking about my pants.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Do I have to keep a promise if it’s stupid? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “The Reds don’t care about nothing but themselves and their stupid Communism.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The stupid girl did not seem to be listening. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You mean the two stupid puffins,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I respect you more than anyone. But right now I’m wondering what bothers you more, that I made a stupid decision or that I didn’t make your decision.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was stupid not to assume that someone would be coming. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Look about you before you do a stupid trick like that!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After Tina pushed past her, Eleanor took her time getting on the bus—but she still got to her seat before that stupid Asian kid. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The minority party in Congress was against the combat schools from the start, saying that Negroes shouldn't be the ones to fight the dead—either because were too stupid or because it's inhumane. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She said it was a stupid puzzle and she was going on to bed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Most insults Percy could shrug off—being called weak or stupid or whatever. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Take a look around. Nothing’s organized. It’s bedlam, stupid girl. Grab space where you can and fight for a boarding pass like the rest of us.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Sleeping in the same room as the people who attacked me just to look brave would be stupid. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “At least now I understand why we had to move so far away from home. I’m glad it wasn’t just because of those stupid tiles.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “She gets so excited and flustered. He called and said he’d be home by midnight and he wanted her to go get him some cigarettes. Why can’t he go and get his own stupid smokes?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If that was true why did I just stand there looking stupid? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Folks sometimes do ugly things, Hiram, but that don’t necessarily make them evil. A lot of good folks just make stupid decisions or get themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Riding a bike is pure and simple—Ronny says he thinks it’s mankind’s greatest invention, and although I thought that was stupid at first, these days I’m not so sure. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She was entertaining—most unwillingly—a “friend,” except that he wasn’t, he was a stupid little bore and a maddening nuisance. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z How stupid to wet the books so thoroughly. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Jason was tempted to remind the stupid wind god that he had spent hours outside every day waiting to be called, but he just bowed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Natalie was using her fake voice again, the one that made Finn feel like she thought he was stupid. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You should be mad at me. It was stupid to pass the note in the first place. At least this cipher challenge sounds cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I was staring at the wall and the stupid boat picture. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That strikes me as a stupid thing to say. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m stuck here. With you people. Doing stupid things like looking for library books under old people’s beds.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow. ” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He pastes the stupid half smile back on his stupid face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “This is stupid, Owen. You have five seconds to tell me what happened, or I’m going to head right back home, and you’ll be on your own for whatever happens next.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Blanca, even if you find this girl someone to marry, it’s not that easy. She might still get deported. You think Immigration is that stupid?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z A small, malicious, treacherous man, as stupid as he is cruel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s a stupid stain, but I feel like I have to know. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And don’t go telling me that’s not true, I’m not that stupid. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “I hear he’s cheerful enough in his own right, but I’ve never talked with him. Don’t do anything stupid and everything should be fine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And the whole time, everybody would be drinking booze and getting drunk and stupid and sad and mean. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him quite possible that he had simply made a stupid mistake. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nobody else gets such joy from doing stupid, destructive things. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “So,” he said, “the stupidest things can be set to music. You’d be better off learning love songs.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous. I want to go to college. I want to see the world. I never get out of this stupid neighborhood.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The copy editor for the series, our last line of defense against the stupid mistake or infelicitous phrase, was Joe Rogers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A more reasonable assumption might be that we are in the middle, which would make us stupid indeed, compared to life on some of the more advanced planets out there. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just promise me that you won’t do any more stupid tricks,” Peris said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Not only was it mean and stupid, it was so patronizing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I liked that part about your being stupid, though,” said Constance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Drawing their ire when I'm so close to escaping would be unforgivably stupid. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Really, I can just see him. Standing out in a yard wearing some kind of stupid apron.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Why did I let Finny talk me into stupid things like this? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But I told her they were stupid, mean, bald-headed boys and I didn’t believe them, not for long anyhow. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z All along, I thought this was about that stupid poem. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth when I say the Collective’s stupid name, remembering what Nyla said about Suma just before she stuck her back in stasis. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “What does? The fact that you signed up for this stupid quest?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody asked you. Why don’t you do one of your stupid magic tricks and make yourself disappear?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “You kill me. This is serious. When that scout from Duke shows up, you’re going to be the first in line, squeezing his palm. All stupid smiles and clean-cut.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was a dangerous risk, and maybe a stupid one, but Ekon was out of choices. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He hated the boys they’d been, two stupid pigeons waiting to be plucked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I love watching crazy people go at each other in some stupid game show. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was stupid, but they were good boxes—solid, with nice lids. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I hate this stupid lock,” she mutters, giving it a savage yank. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He wants me to tell him about the front; he is curious in a way that I find stupid and distressing; I no longer have any real contact with him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was nearly stupid with exhaustion and fear and cold. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He handed in his forged tardy note, all the while muttering Stupid stupid stupid under his breath. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Someone put it there to make me look stupid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was arrogant and stupid and caused a lot of useless trouble. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was stupid of me to resent her. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My brain knew better than to think she would change more than her name, but my stupid heart kept hoping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He carries a long stick, a pointer, and if you don’t pay attention or give a stupid answer he gives you three slaps on each hand or whacks you across the backs of your legs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Then don’t paint a bright yellow flower on your face. You looked stupid.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there’d been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her eyes flew open at the voice, her heart constricting painfully, her brain telling her it was stupid to hope, so very stupid. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Amari huddled in a corner, trying to make herself look like one of the children, trying to look lame or stupid or unappealing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z No generation has the right to dictate to another what its culture ought to be, or to degrade its choices as stupid and offensive. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Otis Amber is a stupid man, if not downright mad." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not stupid enough to cross a mama bear.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They strutted around the neighborhood in groups, joking, laughing loudly, sometimes even calling after girls, with identical stupid, self-satisfied grins on their faces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “When you go back to school Monday, everybody’s going to be laughing at you. Everybody, Dana, and it’s your own stupid fault. All you had to do was leave me alone. How hard is that?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can we really trust Natalie? Did Mom tell Ms. Morales anything she’s not telling us? Has Ms. Morales heard anything new from Mom besides those stupid automatic texts?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Reading’s too much trouble. Mr. Jennings said I was too stupid to learn anyway.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Well — this is so stupid, I’m sorry, Bella — he wants you to break up with your boyfriend. He asked me to tell you ‘please.’” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I can make sure the proper authorities deal with it efficiently and quickly and with no stupid tabloid publicity. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “To stop being so irrational and take the stupid gun.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z That bag so full of stupid and useful things. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “This will go easier for you if you don’t assume I’m stupid!” the girl shouted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z To Frederick, he seemed like a stupid and stubborn messenger. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In my early correspondence, I was timid about asking such forthright questions because I didn't want him to think I was stupid for not already knowing. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She picked up the stupid raggedy thing and placed it on my tray once more. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “If it wasn't for your stupid, harebrained ‘project’ this woman would have been retired long ago,” Mr. Levy said to his wife. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did he do something so dangerous, so stupid? Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I love you, man, but we didn’t need you there. I said something stupid, but Samantha and I would’ve hung out with or without you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Are you really that selfish? Or are you just stupid? They’ll kill you and your family,” he said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And stupid because from what he said last I knew I had made a thoughtless mistake. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Or did he think she was too stupid to understand? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He stood, stupid with bewilderment and grief, a few inches from the bed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “If you lose, you have to shave off that stupid tuft of hair you treat like an imaginary friend. And just that—I want a bald spot in its place.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I cried, but the stupid boy only laughed at me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Was it “Stupid, stupid, go and wait for Vizzini with Cupid”? That rhymed, but where was the Cupid? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just a stupid thing that happens to me. I start crying when I see other people crying.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Ma. It’s stupid bright in here,” he protested, sliding the shades on, cool. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He said: “Not exactly. I was stupid. I tried to get up.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Buddy Willard went to Yale, but now I thought of it, what was wrong with him was that he was stupid. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Be manly and get in the stupid water.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There it was again, that stupid thing called honor, the code of the warrior! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “If any rules are meant to be broken, it’s the stupid ones.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m getting good grades, working his stupid full-time job, and saving for college. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z For some stupid reason, I wanted to say thanks to her, like she'd lifted the curse or cast some love spell over Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All the other children at my school are stupid. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "It's castle- forged steel, you stupid," she snapped, turning in the saddle to glare at them, "and you better shut your mouth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s really funny how something as stupid as a pair of blue jeans can make you feel real, real bad but that’s what happened to me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a truly stupid thing to say, especially to a victor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Even a Gypsy wouldn’t be stupid enough to do that.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “And it was still stupid,” he mumbled, and she laughed. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t make any sense. He’s eighteen; he’ll find another girlfriend once you’re dead. And he’s stupid if he doesn’t know that.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t call her stupid. I said she could have made a mistake. Pole Star’s shipping schedule puts her just out of Tokyo, and that’s assuming the winds have been favorable. No closer.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Every time I start writing something I just assume you no longer care and then I feel stupid and say nothing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z ‘So I invented a fourth difficulty level: idiot mode. It makes the corns so stupid it’s funny. They always choose exactly the wrong thing to do.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And six months after that—three years ago—when my mother had both her legs chopped off, which, I'm telling you, would've left the whole stupid cabinet empty. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Jewish guy did not know this, but “oppression Olympics” is what smart liberal Americans say, to make you feel stupid and to make you shut up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I want to be fun, but — “I don’t like when people make David look stupid.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Was I going to give it all up because I was too chicken to touch a stupid insect? Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.’” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Sorry. You can vent. I just don’t want to hear the rumors. So stupid,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They think everything I say is weird and stupid. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, but you are too busy. I am too stupid to learn,” I blundered out, as red as a peony. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, with an oddly twisted smile, “It’s for some stupid, noble reason, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "Come away from that stupid looting," he called to a group before a store. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all so stupid and childish…and cruel. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Straight through his intelligent, stupid, stubborn, over- protective heart. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Why did the stupid Romans have to take apart such a beautiful machine? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Because he had fallen in love, and it had made him brave and stupid and desperate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “That is the stupidest name in the world for a dog!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “You know he is as ungainly within as without. A deficient, ill-tempered, lowering, stupid fellow.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I don’t know anyone’s number by heart, except my stupid eighth grade boyfriend’s, who is the last person on this or any other planet that I’d call. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “He has the cub! How lovely! Well done, well done. But why are you holding the boy like that, stupid fellow?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid. There is no other way.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In May, Lucas was hired for three stupid jobs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One minute, we’re reading about a guy named Mercutio getting killed, and she sets us up with the question “Do you think this family feud is stupid?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Members of the Youth Corps were involved, however, in C.P.’s most blatant act of violence, a brutal and stupid affair that was given an undeserved element of romance with the label “the shoot-out.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "I can't believe you would be so stupid," Leo snarls at Mina. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He put the platter behind his butt, said a silent prayer to whatever Roman god oversaw stupid sledding tricks, and jumped off the side of the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When Lorena tells me his name, I refuse to believe it because it’s so utterly stupid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We both thought it was mad stupid and ducked out before it even finished, ditched everybody we were with. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s only a matter of time before I do something really stupid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It was useless to turn and fight; this was no stupid bear who could be intimidated, but a creature as remorseless and cunning as the cat himself could be, to other smaller animals. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, I was only joking,” he said easily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Bobby, make sure that your brother doesn’t do anything stupid.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I’ve always thought of myself as nosy, but I guess I’m just nosy about stupid stuff. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “We were so worried about the stupid code words, we didn’t think to look around for something to push—the last word, the last piece of the puzzle.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But it was hard to make these look right, mostly because they look so stupid. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Your father? You think I look stupid? Everyone knows that stories in books are as old as the hills and were written by people dead and buried long ago.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yes. I thought”—she sounded about to cry—“I thought I shouldn’t have any secrets from the man I was about to marry. I thought if Clayt really loved me....How stupid I was!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I act so stupid in the next few years, I wonder what she will think. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And in this moment, how stupid it was to care hits me like a punch to the face. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Let go, stupid,” part of me was saying, while another voice I hardly recognized was urging me to hold him tighter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one stupid dinner, and then she’d be home free. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He rose to his feet with a stupid grin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Neanderthals are often depicted in caricatures as the archetypical brutish and stupid ‘cave people’, but recent evidence has changed their image. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard her laughing at all of his stupid jokes throughout the entire bus ride. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, of course I wouldn’t, you stupid little man, how would I look carrying that down the street? Just don’t sell it.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “They always give Conner whatever he wants. Joining T-ball, going away with his stupid friends, that dog. Especially the dog! I didn’t want a dog, but they didn’t listen to me.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “No. It’s the usual stupid rumor. He left Tuesday to go to Puerto Rico for winter break.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They were mean and stupid boys and I’d seen what mean and stupid boys could do. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Duke did something stupid. He’ll be in a cast for two weeks.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "How many times must I swear to that? Lady Stark, whatever you may believe of me, I am not a stupid man. Only a fool would arm a common footpad with his own blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she half shouted, “You go! You go! Now! I don’t like cry over something so stupid!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z No witch would be stupid enough to leave anything suspicious lying around for the hotel maid to see. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z No one else was stupid enough not to ask any questions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, behind my fearless facade, little brother, I am regularly scared witless by all manner of things. But how stupid of us. Why on earth didn't we just swap rooms?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Maybe it was stupid, but that's what she did with him, even in her fantasies—even where anything was possible. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z If you were stupid enough to ask your question again there would be the loudest quiet in the world coming from Momma. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Other Negroes aboard eyed me not with anger, as I had expected, but rather with astonishment that any black man could be so stupid. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Audrey whistled when Plath wandered too close to the water, but the stupid dog ignored her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z One of the men said, “Don’t do nothing stupid. Come on, fellas, let’s go find Gina.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “I just feel like this is a really stupid idea,” grumbled Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Was it because he had held her stupid hand in a stupid dream? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z But to make a stupid sword with stupid jewels in the form of stupid initials so some stupid Italian can thrill his stupid mistress, no. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I do trust you. It’s everyone else in this stupid world I don’t trust. And things are happening here, too. I mean, they will. We’re talking about things happening.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I understand what he was doing, but I still think it’s stupid,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The old fool of an Abbot and his stupid devoted band of creatures were all outside, shoring up gatehouses, drilling, fetching, carrying and generally being good and useful. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Thanks. It was stupid to apply, frankly. Guess I was just curious.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “All’s I’m saying is to give it time, and don’t do anything stupid. You and Erin can leave Bellmont someday. You can go far away. Like I should have done with your mother.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, a stupid elephant can only sit and stare. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He thought, it's stupid, it's stupid, it's only a stupid, rotten bird. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But she was thankful for stupid male ghosts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You have to plan ahead, you stupid boy! Now you have nothing to trade.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They’re all giving him these stares, because this clearly isn’t the time for stupid jokes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This saddened him a little—he’d hoped she’d be happy to see him—but then he felt really stupid for even having the thought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’m about ready to curse myself out for ever being stupid enough to open my mouth, when Spike breaks the silence. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Well? Do I need to lecture you about how stupid it was to sneak into the ball, or can I just ask you to dance with me instead?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A Plan for Healing is a stupid plan because Josh cannot be a very nice boy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "This whole stupid fight was about keeping secrets." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, there were some stupid pranks,” she admitted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It made her feel like a stupid little doll thing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z When Monique tried to speak up, he only laughed and said, “Shut up, woman! I’m gonna make that stupid boy of yours a man!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is just too much, all you gotta do is sign that stupid card and that old fool Mitchell'll give you what you want! Too, too much!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Doubletree Mutt put his stupid nose in the trap and got it smacked, and shrieked with agony and limped away with blood on his nostrils. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallow hard and open my lips so I can get the stupid line out and go hide in the woods and — that’s when I start crying. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Why are you always trying to make me feel stupid?” he asked, pulling the napkin out of his pocket that he’d scribbled on earlier. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I shook my head, told him: “And Mexico’s a pretty stupid thing to call me, by the way, considering I’ve never even been to Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She had been thrilled by the invitation, and her stupid sister was going to ruin everything, just as she'd feared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to sing that stupid song!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “That’s how come I was late getting here. It took like forever to get the stupid thing started!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He wanted to protest that this was just a stupid legend. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I hope the stupid baby gets polio,” I said, and surprised myself by even sort of meaning it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Looking at that stupid boy got me red-faced in the first place. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you don’t have to paint anything on your face to look stupid.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I stood up when I saw her, but that was stupid because Red might see me, so I ducked back down again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to punch this stupid wall, but I can barely lift my arm. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I wanted to dump a pot of lard all over his head and his stupid festival and his Pipo Place. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My scalp itches, but I can’t get to it because of this stupid weave. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was about something stupid — a missing jackknife—but even so the fight was vicious. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what I thought too,” Josiah would say, “but it seemed like such a stupid idea I wasn’t sure if I was understanding it right.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t very bar mitzvah, but it wouldn’t be me unless I did at least one stupid, impulsive thing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “This was stupid,” he whispers, but his voice seethes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Sobbing into a crumpled white handkerchief, she says, “I thought this stupid war was supposed to be over by now. Why does my fiance have to go?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was true that the sheriff represented armed force in the county, but in a community seething with individuals a harsh or stupid sheriff did not last long. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But most people are too stupid to realize it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Biddy,” said I, “how do you manage it? Either I am very stupid, or you are very clever.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we don’t need to see those stupid Valley Hope kids win.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Spread out. Grab anything you think might be useful. No idea is too stupid to try.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I could see how stupid I was to have ever believed he had something to offer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Hey, Joey? Can I tell you about how stupid my mom is?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But she doesn’t say any of that or make me feel stupid. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Two hours after that he started to think having dinner with Gaily and the Grievers would beat sitting inside that stupid Slammer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Luckily, they were getting excited about some of the stupid little games in the Pit of Id. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For the first time in his life he realized that he wasn’t born to be a delinquent but actually had some smarts, or else the army was filled with exceptionally stupid people. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good. The longer Cersei waits, the angrier she'll become, and anger makes her stupid I much prefer angry and stupid to composed and cunning." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So it’s easier to pretend to be stupid than to be bothered with all that grade-grubbin’ that the white kids do. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A fugitive didn't evade capture for four years by making stupid mistakes like that. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I mean, wasn’t it stupid to have that on the door when neither one of us had a dog? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I realize that I have said a stupid thing. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And why it’s the stupidest idea I ever thought of. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It kind of sounds stupid, but when I was little, I tried to do everything just like her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In hindsight, what I had done was glaringly stupid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knew from past experience what this meant: He was being stupid. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It took a very long time for stupid little Ginny to stop trusting her diary,” said Riddle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Christ, in His mercy, couldn’t possibly condemn Julie to death just because her older brother was stubborn and stupid. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Sounds a little stupid or something to me,” I scoffed. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And why were we digging this stupid hole? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I think only about two tears came out before I got hold of myself and stopped feeling so stupid and useless. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, because they have learned to fear their trainer, they can be made to perform stupid tricks dressed in unsuitable clothes, day after day, night after night. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z In the movies the landlord’s wife was ugly, cruel, and stupid. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Too bad for you, you stupid flies," said Jessie as she plunged the bag into the lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps I’m stupid and too short-sighted to see what the real fallout could be. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not doing this stupid letter over,” I mumbled. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z All you have to do, I tell myself, is keep your mouth shut and look stupid. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Gone were the days when he had been forced to take every single one of the Dursleys’ stupid rules. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I didn’t sink their stupid boat. They sunk it themselves.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Believing in perfect places was as stupid as believing in unicorns, or that a TV personality was a good substitute for a real momma. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The sky was blue, with white puffy clouds, but she would have been just as terrible and looked just as stupid on horseback in the sunshine as in the drizzle or the dark. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Telling herself it was stupid to be disappointed that he didn’t automatically recognize her full name, she pushed a chair out of the way and pulled herself up onto an overturned cabinet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z For once in my stupid life, I was really glad to see him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Charlie and I ate popcorn and drank soda and talked about stupid stuff, like kids from school and what we daydreamed we’d be when we grew up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Didn’t I tell you to keep your stupid mouth shut ?” “Yes, sir.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “He got away before the storm came. I don’t know anything about the man except he’s a stupid, crazy, monstrous fool. I don’t know what to think.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In the cafeteria, instead of people leaving Ty alone, instead of them cracking their stupid jokes to each other, a bunch of them had decided they'd sit with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She could have kicked herself for being so stupid. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That was a bloody stupid thing to do.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I promptly kicked off the stupid sandals, threw on my sneakers, and took off running through the fields behind my house. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Besides, his tasks were those of a hireling; no matter how expertly he did them, he could not hope to progress to anything better, as even the most stupid apprentice did. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Alyssa glowers at me and purses her lips—probably to stop herself from saying something stupid. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Everyone’s parents in my neighborhood work in factories, so the idea of a “business trip” is foreign to me, but I don’t ask any questions so he doesn’t think I’m stupid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If you ask me, it’s stupid of Father to humor him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "Shut up, now, Holden," he said with his big stupid red face. "just shut up, now." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “It’s totally stupid. We haven’t played this kind of game since fifth grade, but whatever. We’re playing with a sense of irony, right?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At breakfast on Thursday she bored them all stupid with flying tips she’d gotten out of a library book called Quidditch Through the Ages. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She said immediately how daft it was, the three of us having rows over the most stupid things. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The one boy I was stupid enough to love is dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But I also didn't want to come across as a stupid kid, so I just went with it and prayed something would happen to distract her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Arya peeked at them all, but they were never anything good, just stupid stuff sending this cart to the granary and that one to die armory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Get out of my yard and take your stupid gum with you.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, mister, we may look stupid, but that’s as far as it goes. I bet there’s nothing more than beans in them cans.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Then move your foot and keep your stupid mouth shut. Will you speak up, please? I still couldn’t hear you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nothing good had come of talking to these stupid Daffodil Manor ghosts. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I am not an ahmaq, so don’t play stupid with me.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not stupid. Even a swank like her can figure it out.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z During that whole PE period, when I wasn’t doing a relay up and down the rope—which, by the way, is a stupid relay—I watched those three guys watch Joseph. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I sniff and wipe my stupid tears, trying to pull myself together because that girl is back, the plump one in pink. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Beetle began to think perhaps she was kept out not because she was stupid, but to keep her in ignorance of the midwife’s skills and spells. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "I always knew he was stupid," Stanley heard him say. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Ayres’s black and female car buyers, after all, gave one really obvious sign after another that they weren’t stupid and naïve. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In addition to being strong and stupid, we were also thought of as dangerous. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s stupid, but I try going along with it for Lorena’s sake. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But evidently weird things happened when you were feeling completely numb and stupid. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s just a fact. It’s stupid to destroy your own neighborhood.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z My red hat was on my head and I was grinning a big stupid smile. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Monotonous to the extreme, DNA seemed to be quite the opposite of Schrödinger’s imagined chemical—not just a stupid molecule but worse: a boring one. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Did not mean to? You are covered in soot! You have come down the chimney! And now you are looking through Mr. Weed’s papers? This is not a pantry. You are not stupid, child.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was a stupid thing to do, but I charged into the room and took off the cap. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had thought the three-eyed crow would be a sorcerer, a wise old wizard who could fix his legs, but that was some stupid child’s dream, he realized now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the one hand, it was her mom’s own stupid fault for even being in rehab in the first place. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I just keep doing stupid things,” I tell him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Right by the front door, right next to the stupid front door, in the best parking spot in the whole paper mill, my father’s car was parked. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But that is stupid too because sometimes the children from the school down the road see us in the street when we’re getting off the bus and they shout, “Special Needs! Special Needs!” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had the place to himself for years, but he wasn’t so stupid as to keep horses. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “But the stupid doctor believed what Mrs. Moss said about me falling and didn’t check further.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “That was either the bravest thing I’ve ever seen, or the. stupidest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This is worse, so much worse, than them seeing some stupid drawings. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And maybe some stupid tiny part of me wants to impress someone—but if that someone is off-limits, then what’s the point? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Talleyrand, they told each other, was neither so stupid nor so dishonorable to attempt bribery of the American peace delegation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I personally think the paper chain is stupid and most of the people who are losing their minds over it are annoying. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Plus her feather boas and leopard-print clothes and her stupid purse. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But before he was out of earshot he said, “Of course, if I did kill Scythe Faraday, I wouldn’t be so stupid as to admit it to you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I felt stupid and looked down at the ground. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come, Darcy,” said he, “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I was stupid,” he said, and meant it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He couldn’t even help himself, you stupid mouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask, but I was too nervous and I thought my questions were stupid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She speaks slowly, as if I am stupid. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Were they just more stupid and helpless than most people? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “As you may know, there’s a petition to get my song taken off Dat Cloud. Besides the fact it’s censorship, it’s stupid as hell.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She felt stupid now, but it had never once occurred to her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I’m ready to cut out this stupid weave. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And now I wish I hadn't said anything about this archetype dude because I hate looking up stuff in his stupid dictionary. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Make him a star on your stupid show.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “The clues. The stupid clues. But you can never follow them anywhere, trust me.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was not that I ever thought they were stupid, though stupidly I took for granted their enormous native intelligence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much worse shape could we possibly be in? I’m tired of being careful. And I’m tired of their dumb codes, and I’m tired of you all treating me like a stupid baby.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “That was good. Very, very stupid of you. But good. Sleep safe.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to go to the stupid wedding anyway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, standing here in the faint February sun, I can hear the same stupid things that we said to each other that morning, that we always say to each other. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z So he woulda been stupid to have a gun on him, just walking to the grocery store. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m pretending to read over the notes for my English exam, but really I’m trying not to think about my wasted first kiss with stupid Adam. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I didn’t blow up this stupid school. I’m not a person who would do that, and you can believe me or not. I don’t care.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “None, I suppose. Unless of course you’re hoping to nail me with the mesmer. Just how stupid do you think I am?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Of course, he thought bitterly, Uncle Vernon was talking about the stupid dinner party. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z You would think she’d have thrown him out right then, but my mother said, “My goodness, he’s not too stupid to want to find out about women.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a flash of annoyance in my mother’s eyes — even though she instantly tried to hide it, her instinct was to tell me I was asking a stupid question. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Chris looked down, now tapping the stupid umbrella on the sidewalk as if he were smashing an ant. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She’s standing in front of that stupid tunnel now and, wow, it’s dark. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The slave needs to be stupid and quick, carefree and careful. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If I tell her that I want to spend some time with a friend, she asks me what for and says she doesn’t want me in other people’s cocinas, which is stupid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I’ll probably, just say something stupid and get you mad again.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “If you hurt a single one of our owls, I’m not eating any more of your stupid pancakes.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She also said I was the best in the whole league and that I'm stupid to quit. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They were stupid, but still, I was glad Ruth had this thing, because it would keep her busy, and I wanted her busy. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, there’s a shadow of bad luck all over you. First your daddy leaves; then your mama dies. Now poor, stupid Junior.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I stand statue-still, unable to believe that he could be so stupid. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was shocked that back then teachers treated my mama and my uncle like they were stupid for speaking the language they learned first. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Cullen, just because you think it’s stupid doesn’t mean we all have to,” my mom said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I missed his goofy smile and his stupid jokes and how he blushed when his stomach gurgled. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “They were screaming at me about you, trying to tell me that you were doing something stupid and amazing.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But now that I was right in front of her, that seemed like a stupid idea. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Samira, pretend you fail your math test, and some kid in your class calls you stupid.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But part of me was thinking,“What’s the point of practicing for a stupid concert when my brother might not live to see it?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had found anyone else at that dumb school-7-he was so stupid he had almost gone straight past the sign without catching on. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Then he made a bunch of stupid remarks about what we should and shouldn’t do in the dark. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Being alone made you a target, though, and ain’t nobody got time for stupid boys throwing food at your head. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If only she, Briony, had been less innocent, less stupid. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Your mom must know. The way she looked at me. My mom must’ve just told her or something. I should’ve told you. It was stupid. Selfish.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I did something really stupid,” I say, out of breath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It bled and hurt, but my other ailments were already causing me so much trouble that I let this one slide, which was stupid of me, because now I’m walking around with an infected toe. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “The guy who wrote this stupid magazine article about cracking open bank vaults in the 1930s!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess my candy business is stupid, too. You can find your own hustle.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Drunk and stupid? Only half of that changes when I sober up.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Just so you know, I don’t think your book scavenging is stupid.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I stood there feeling stupid as my classmates paired off, until only one other person was standing alone. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But he was being stupid because paper would move during an exposure, and the exposure was very long because in the photograph you can see a little waterfall in the background and it is blurred. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That made me feel good, and while I waited in line for my turn at tetherball, I started to wonder why I’d been thinking before that turning off the lights was a stupid job. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A laugh followed by “say it again” means that I’ve said something that makes me sound stupid. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Everyone says you’re too stupid, but I don’t believe it. Please, Matt,” she wheedled. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nowhere to hide, and the next few seconds, with the whole class howling, felt a gazillion times worse than Brandon's stupid jokes about my mom. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I told her about the stupid baby who didn’t even know the Vulcan salute. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Darn it!” he muttered, and turned quickly to pluck the stupid thing from his lip. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And there they were, Ghost and Lu, slapping their stupid hands together like clowns. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Her drakon-bone sword scythed down any suitors stupid enough to face her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The stupid dog was the key to it all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z You may think the animals were very stupid not to see at once that Uncle Andrew was the same kind of creature as the two children and the Cabby. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Well, who cares what he’s interested in? What is he, when you come down to it? Just some stupid teacher.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They saw their apples, mutter, mutter, curse, curse, old cow, stupid teacher. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He and his friends hadn’t done that in a long time, driving along in someone’s souped-up car and splattering whatever jigs were stupid enough to be standing out on the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it fool magic,” Håkon asked, “or are you just being stupid?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Like the first time in science class, when the teacher brought in a tubful of dead frogs, bloated with formaldehyde, and the Navajos all left the room; the teacher said those old beliefs were stupid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “That was stupid of me,” he said, dabbing at his clothes with a napkin. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why did you do something as stupid as this anyway? You know the rules about leaving the graveyard. Just asking for trouble, it was.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And that I wouldn’t do something stupid and rash. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Being around guys made me feel stupid and inadequate. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z His sad and disappointed big brother, with his stupid faith in the power of Pine-Sol. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “She was not as stupid as some I have had, and better company, but still perhaps her going was for the best. She was not what I needed.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His two young recruits smelled even worse, and seemed as stupid as they were cruel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry I look so stupid today," she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “And all because I’m an idiot, standing in the middle of the road trying to save a stupid bird.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t none of us have even been here tonight ... if it wasn’t for the love of all them stupid Coyote Angels.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Riccio, you know we never remember the stupid password,'' Prosper grumbled angrily. Hornet stepped up to the door and hissed. “Do you see these bags in my hands, Hedgehog? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I search the hole more and I feel stupid. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z If they were stupid enough to bury it in a hole, he thought, then they’re practically begging for someone to find it and take it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The receiver was jammed into my cheek and the rest of the phone was dangling off my neck and the whole elasticity experiment was beginning to feel a little stupid and tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It's such a stupid question, in my opinion. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She is stupid alright, but she is my sister. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z First they are told that Samuel W. Westing was married to their cleaning woman, now a judge is calling herself stupid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z All she cared about was her stupid collection. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the first clue, and I didn’t want to seem stupid, so when I saw Dillon in social studies later that day I called the whole thing off. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She knew that it was stupid, of course, but still, it hung around her like a jacket she couldn’t shrug off. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Now stupid tears were welling up in my eyes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Our one stupid chance that wasn’t a chance at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Look...I know it was stupid, but—” Before he could confess, Uncle Amin walked through the door, his face grim. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I felt numb as I walked away, felt stupid and humiliated and numb. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I asked her if she thought girls were pretty, and she looked at me like I was stupid and said, “That’s not the point.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I thought—I don’t know, it’s stupid, but I thought we had some kind of moment. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Patty asked why Lu and Ghost were asking stupid questions. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Who would have thought security guards would get so worked up over a stupid bumper sticker?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Bernie,” he shouted into the phone, “that stupid storekeeper and the mayor have been blabbing to each other over the phone about that agent’s visit and the meeting at Bud’s!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I...uh, I know,” he says, and it sounds to him like the stupidest thing in the world to say, but the girl only looks at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Blockhead! That was your right paw. Now hold out your left, stupid! I’m going to make an example of you this lot won’t forget.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At first Genie felt like...well, kinda stupid. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z By the time I could pry my eyes open, the stupid little thing was nowhere to be seen. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was stupid of me not to have expected one or both of them to be packing some kind of heat, but my stomach tightened all the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You should be mad at me. It was stupid to pass the note in the first place. At least this cipher challenge sounds cool.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I think what started it was the stupid comment I’d made the day we were planting tulips, about getting new servants. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They looked down at us with their stupid little eyes and made soft noises into their feathers to calm themselves down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know less than nothing. You’re just a stupid bug that keeps annoying everyone around you. And no one cares about you.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z And a bike too, which made the brilliant policemen of stupid Marysville come to the conclusion that it must have been a kid who broke in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Bunch of stupid kids got high on Freon, from the air-conditioners. Instead of inhaling it, guess some of ’em drank it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “If you do, all you have to do is pay us ten dollars each and we won’t post the video of you getting caught in your own stupid lie.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t confusion, either, or pity for them being stupid enough to trust him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Turner grabbed the man by his tie and was ready to smack his stupid face with an open right hand, but another hand, one of some great strength, closed about his wrist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We clamber out, half stupid with sleep, and dump our bags on the ground. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Frankly,” said Henry, unhooking his glasses and giving them a quick swipe with his handkerchief, “it strikes me as just the type of stupid thing that Bunny would do.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She’s gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it’s all I can do. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Caw,” the crow said, though it sounded more like, “Don’t do anything stupid.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Of all the kids in America, you won that stupid contest?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I am so stupid to try to smile, to forget and act like I a fine-looking fellow again. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought, It’s stupid for my heart to race. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t deny that it was my own stupid fault. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid. These gyptians, they pick up all kinds of stupid ideas.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yessuh, there’s four of us,” he stammered, trying to show that he was not as stupid as he might appear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was disciplined and tough and knowledgeable and he didn’t pretend to be stupid and ordinary. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Simple, stupid, brutal curiosity, the same thing that motivates boys to see what flies might look like without their wings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was a stupid joke, meant to lighten the crazy-heavy mood in the kitchen, but neither of my dinner pals even cracked a smile. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally he spells out all the letters for me, and I find the stupid word. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "If the first one is stupid, I'll chop off your head and find a smarter wife. When do you think you'll be able to have children?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You keep doing that stupid smile every time you look at your phone. Who are you texting?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “This is stupid. Let’s go skate some more.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she considered going to the school, pulling the two of them out of class, demanding how they could have been so stupid. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And the closer I get to the brain maps, to this little stupid thing I can do, the calmer I get. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It was insane to do that, just stupid and insane. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Coach's stupid whistle and the constant shouting of "on the line" became just as normal as sunflower seeds from Mr. Charles's store. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z What if that stupid longing for something cold and wet doesn’t go away even after you die? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ten years since he'd returned from Paris and he was still showing those stupid slides. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said Harry, feeling more stupid by the minute. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I felt like hell warmed over, stupid and faintly sick and absolutely famished, and I think I probably wouldn’t have cared if the old woman who lived there had turned me over to the police. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “What’s that stupid look on your face?” she said with a harsh laugh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When the little kids stormed in after school, her mom lost her temper over something stupid—Ben and Mouse fighting over a toy—and she pushed them all out the back door, Eleanor included. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I was stupid to think I could just come out here and get inside the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m tired of running and having my face scratched and my robe tom, all on account of those stupid warriors.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z "They'll cut off your head if they catch you, you know," Toad put in with a nervous laugh- "This is so stupid, it's like something the Aurochs would do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “How would you like it if I asked, are you stupid?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get real. I’ll never figure out how to use one a these stupid things.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think Fang is going to do something really stupid.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I could see him pulling his old turtle head back into his stupid turtle shell. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I don’t tell her about Carter Dixon’s incredibly stupid new “gay test,” which has something to do with what finger is longer than some other finger. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “It’s whatever, Natalie. I don’t care anymore. And I know what happened, by the way. With you guys breaking into the lab—which is seriously stupid.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Lara ever wanted to talk about Quinton and Maria. She just wanted to get me in front of her stupid friends to make fun of me.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I almost didn’t answer him but since I didn’t want to look so stupid I said, “Yes, sir, but mine have writing and numbers on them too.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I may not have a cell phone, but I’m not stupid. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Until he got me with his stupid spit, right below my eye. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I feel stupid telling a bunch of PhDs that they don’t know what they’re looking at, but the fact is they don’t. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Cassie thought heaven was a fairy tale for stupid people. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z "You ain't no dog! You don't gotta pick nothing up off the floor, stupid!" he said, slapping Needles in the back of the head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z All those stupid tears I'd been cramming back finally broke loose. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Nobody ever understands you, not with all your stuck-up words. Like, you just want to make everyone else feel stupid. You think you’re so smart.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It was the stupid dog that kept waking me up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “I was stupid to ask you to contact Reyna,” he said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Just so you know, I don’t think your book scavenging is stupid.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And sometimes when you’re that hungry you just get on these stupid topics and talk about ’em for days and days. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He could only imagine how truly horrific a place like this could be if everyone went lazy and stupid. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I would say, in all, she must have spent two weeks working on the stupid costume. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And I have one of these very loud, stupid laughs. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I missed the stupid post by a mile. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back in time and redo the stupid math test. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I wished we were sitting on my bed together, working on our homework, listening to some terrible pop song Emily loved, giggling about something stupid. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z What is it with me that even my own mother thinks I look stupid? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to do this I became reckless, I took stupid chances. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z This sounds as though I bemoan an older time, which is the preoccupation of the old, or cultivate an opposition to change, which is the currency of the rich and stupid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will never, as long as you live on God's green earth, do anything that stupid again!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “In some ways you’re not so stupid after all, Isidore. You handled that reasonably well. Even though Milt had to come in and take over.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I called Robert’s house and all 1 got was that stupid recording. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And, yeah, it was a pretty stupid thing to do,” Joey said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Never mind. Get a stick and help me move this stupid beast.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was used to being an outcast, to feeling both smarter than other kids, and stupider. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I just started this month. This girl in my gym class, Ruby, she said—well—it’s stupid—but she said I should come talk to you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He had thought the man too stupid to notice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe you care more about a stupid game than being a good friend.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, most of the kids called me Fluff, and I kept thinking, This is so stupid, because there’s a lot more to me than half of what I put in a sandwich. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Now’s a stupid time to cry,” said Rita, busily using a sacrificial knife to cut through the ropes that bound her brother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid!!! Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “She was waving a broom and screaming at us. We ran into the room and slammed the door. It was a stupid thing to do.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a good thing I’d bit my tongue, because I came real close to saying those stupid begging words to Mr. Amos. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I could have frozen the stupid disease that had slowly messed up Abuela’s lungs. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then the day has passed and the mood has passed and it sounds stupid, because the stuffies are gone. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to keep you from doing anything stupid.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z That stupid lot with the battering ram have just marched straight into a tunnel! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But the person in the mirror was paralyzed and too stupid to do a thing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “I mean, they’ll all get out once they turn. Once Cable gets over her stupid power trip.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z That just showed how stupid the world was. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It's so stupid to imagine there's anything there. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had probably just done the stupidest thing he had ever done in his short and miserable life. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “You were hiding from me, Mateo. I always wanted to stumble into someone like you and it sucks that I had to find you through a stupid app.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You know I don’t read too good, Ben,” I say, embarrassed and stupid. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The mestizos called us longos, stupid Indians, dirty Indians, poor Indians. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I had known it was only that stupid, silly Gurgi...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “He’s not talking about you. Not yet. He’s just calling me stupid.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And yet, she was so happy, so relieved to be going back to Poland, that she decided she was being stupid. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I couldn't help it, it was stupid, I know! When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z They were just kidding around with her, talking stupid stuff about how they were looking for some cheerleaders. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now is as good a time as any to take a stupid chance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He would not thus, just, when he was coming into the fullness of a man’s life, suddenly be robbed of it by a stupid fate. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I was stupid for thinking he wasn’t going to turn me in. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I hate crying; it makes my nose feel like a melted icicle. You’ve hurt my feelings, you stupid Assistant Pig-Keeper, and all for something that’s your own fault to begin with.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Saying sorry for my silence sounds stupid even to me but I am so sorry and I feel so stupid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Please let this creature be stupid, I prayed as we sprinted toward the house, please, please let it be stupid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z There's no way they could do otherwise after I've made them look so stupid. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t have let this happen. I should’ve told you what your mom said to me. I just—I don’t know. She made me feel so stupid,” I said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I totally believe you. And I don’t know why I said that thing I said, about... money. It was stupid.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z If Donovan Curtis didn’t measure up to Lee standards, that hardly made him stupid. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “I’m not stupid,” he says, pushing his hands through his hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z To just let me heal, let me leave the hospital, let me go to court, let me do whatever stupid community service they wanted me to do, and let me go back to normal. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I woke up screaming and was unceremoniously ejected from the library, cursing Dr. Golan and his stupid theories all the while. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Harry, at least, felt extremely foolish, staring blankly at the crystal ball, trying to keep his mind empty when thoughts such as “this is stupid” kept drifting across it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Okay, maybe it was stupid. But I just want to fit in. I’m tired of being different, all right?” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mikayla raised her eyebrows at me as she left, like, Boy, you must be really stupid. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “But you been writing about things up here, about Jose and his stupid field over there on the west side, so you must know a lot about this town.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, stupid man! She will take your money!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I'd have plenty of time to review all the stupid life choices that had brought me here. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Once again, stupid tears spill down my cheeks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “It is stupid to expect me to forgive this.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Everyone in the world knows he’s going to Duke, so it was a stupid question to ask. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like everyone around us was stupid and he was going to roll up his sleeves and do some real clarity work. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I think how her whispers are telling all the other kids that I’m stupid. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t be so stupid!” she said after a moment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They not only looked stupid as hell, but they probably hurt like hell, too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Owen would think it was so hokey, so stupid to think that. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The stupid and confusing ideas quit coming and got their place took by a stinging in my eyes and a loosening in my nose and a choking in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But each month, that stupid box of pink letters from Momma got fuller, and each time we moved, I thought about leaving it behind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Most kids my age would call Darlene a diary, but she’s much more than a place to write stupid lists of the cutest guys in eighth grade. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Well, they don’t need to keep their money in any stupid bank,” Florida said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z That run had been truly stupid, an invitation to a broken neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! Now you’re really talking stupid. Why, you’re not even old enough to know what true love is.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He could hear laughter in the crowd and knew he must look stupid, walking into the lake without showing any sign of magical power. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Push them out of the way. And take that stupid jar to Olympus.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And it’s reckless and stupid, and probably pointless, too—because I doubt she’s even where I left her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I still can’t believe you picked that for your stupid code name,” June says to him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “This was stupid,” he whispers, but his voice seethes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I didn't want to hang around in that stupid atmosphere any more. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve done enough stupid things. How many times have I saved your life so far?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I bet Minho’s the one who actually got rid of the stupid things.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Thank God I’m not part of this stupid club, I think as I stretch out my legs on the floor and lean against the wall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene and I got into stupid fights all the time, but it had never felt exactly like this before. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I asked my dad to put Fidel in the basement so I wouldn’t have to look at that stupid wheelchair ever again. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z If only I’d stopped to put her stupid doll in my backpack like she’d asked me to, then she wouldn’t have dropped it. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Are you serious? I didn’t take the stupid money!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “It’s got plastic pellets in it. The worst it’ll do is sting her face, maybe give her a welt. What do you think we are, stupid?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “It’s not stupid, it’s not stupid at all. You were a kid, right? That wasn’t your job to figure all that out.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He had a stupid grin on his face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Remember what I told you: Being brave isn’t the same as being stupid. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He was clinging to a tower miles high, and his fingers were slipping, nails scrabbling at the stone, his legs dragging him down, stupid useless dead legs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ma told Genie and Ernie to finish packing and dashed off to keep their father from “doing something stupid.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Had he ever been that young, that stupid? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Why did I even agree to do the stupid film in the first place? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This doesn’t mean that vervets are stupid: they are very sophisticated when it comes to questions that have to do with other vervets. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Did the stupid man think that Trotter would have her arrested? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He thinks, as he runs and runs and runs, the stupidest thing of all is that he’s straight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Argie ships are tubs named after Spanish generals with stupid mustaches. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I was stupid to think that the universe had some master plan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z How had she worn that stupid thing for sixteen years? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. He hurt you. I wanted to hurt him back. I did a stupid kind of math in my head.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Gaily was right on that count—stupid idea.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I push into Lenny’s bedroom without even taking my coat off and pull open that stupid undershirt drawer. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Robb didn't even have the sense to realize how stupid she was; he was grinning like a fool. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Much better than a stupid ponytail like some people. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Saying I’m sorry for that thing I did in eighth grade feels stupid—because sorry isn’t enough. Sorry is almost an insult.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Stupid honesty lectures and their stupid lasting effects. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her mouth dropped open when I said that, and pretty soon, I felt pretty stupid standing there with the ball in my hand, so I tossed it behind me and tried to walk away. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It just makes me feel stupid,” I say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “But he didn’t live to be a short-timer by being stupid.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And as I made my way through the week, I just stumbled around in the stupidest kind of daze. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “We were in bad shape, struggling to get across.the country to find that stupid lightning bolt, trapped in a truck with a bunch of mistreated animals. How can you be nostalgic for that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It got around the whole stupid school in probably a minute and a half. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that was really stupid of me, wasn’t it?” she says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She failed first grade by pretending to be stupid, but the setback didn't seem to bother her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Whatever. It’s a stupid bet. I wouldn’t have made you shave your head.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Finally, he said: “So you’re trying to tell me that what I said was stupid, huh? I only just got that.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Everything I thought I felt vanishes, and all my brain leaves me is a stupid look on my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Extra points were awarded if you could squirt water over someone’s shirt just before class resumed so they’d have to sit there, soaking wet, looking stupid. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At the soonest possible moment, he pulled Spurge into a doorway and said, “We have to hide your face. Take off that stupid hat!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Declaration stuck her face so close to mine, I could see the downy hairs on her cheeks—and then she hissed: “No! They don’t say it’s odd! They say it’s stupid!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But what if the people in the newspaper were right when they said we are stupid? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They wanted to destroy everything to satisfy their stupid pride. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was my left arm that stupid dog bit—and you know I sleep best on my left side. Anyway, there’s too much going around in my head.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z You were scared and you fell off, and you're a stupid liar. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “For not just letting that stupid van squish me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “It was a stupid thing. You were never meant to read it. No one was.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but what can I do? They think root is stupid and ignorant.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It’s a half day,” you add, which just makes you sound stupid. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah. People are stupid sometimes. You’d be surprised at all the ridiculous reasons people give when they want to dump their pets.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “It’s been on and off, I guess. I don’t know. It’s starting to become more and he wants to be something official. And it’s so stupid because, yes, obviously that is everything I want but...” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “What? You’re the one who picked the stupid green envelope with the stupid Clunker Card!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z You’re always fussing at me for not reading your stupid dictionary or cleaning up my room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I can talk about that first night now, although it is still embarrassing to me because I was so stupid, and scared, that I hate to admit it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so stupid, Harry!” said Hermione in a high-pitched whisper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z My guts are all twisted up over Kristina and her stupid lie, and Dee and her pressuring me, and Mom and our lack of meaningful conversations. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I.begin to think that women I have thought were stupid, or wimps, may simply have been hiding things, as I was. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Also, I am still mad about the emails she didn’t answer— and the loss of the stupid Barbie, though I’m sure it’s not her fault. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z God, I don’t even want to think about having to see his stupid evil face. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid to waste pity on your friends, who do not need it!” yelled Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We’ve argued about stupid stuff a million times over the years, but this feels different. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A week or two before, Josh Preston had passed out on the playground because, as Mrs. Port explained, he didn’t have enough sugar in his system—something stupid like that. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I wasn't stupid enough to try to repeat it, like Mr. Monk expected. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll be forced to go to her stupid debate club, but there’s no way I’m participating. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Some kids are always going to be stupid,” I reply. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. That's his dogs. The kennels are at the end of this corridor. You're even stupider than I thought,” she says with a sneer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Every day it seemed increasingly stupid to me that I’d be performing in a talent show for this terrible school, but I figured we’d just see it through. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was the only one here who thought this was a stupid idea. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘There must be something -’ ‘Don’t be stupid, sister!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He’d always been sweet to her when she was a little kid: piggyback rides and stupid magic tricks with that cigar-stained hacking laugh of his. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “No! But this stupid article should’ve given me the stupid answer but the stupid writer didn’t write what he should’ve written.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “She hasn’t come here? There was a fire in Jacob’s town. Set by some stupid boys. Jacob was separated from his parents. They told him they would meet him here.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Especially when it comes to something as stupid as race.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It seemed so stupid to sit here and worry themselves to death when they could go out there and find them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It’s a stupid thing to remember, but it’s what I have. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I was trying to clear that up because, y’know...I wanted to do something stupid.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I’ve seen people do some pretty stupid things in my life, but trying to jump a rugby player in front of his whole team has to be about the stupidest. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I felt embarrassed and stupid as I backed away through all the dressed-up dancers. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Still, it seems like an incredibly stupid idea to me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Either I’m a very good teacher or you are not as stupid as you look. Eat food,” Polly said, adding a new word. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew he was being stupid, knew that the Nimbus was beyond repair, but Harry couldn’t help it; he felt as though he’d lost one of his best friends. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Maybe he thought she wouldn’t be stupid enough to try to jump out of an upstairs window. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Anywhere but standing outside this stupid café with its staring customers and badly written cardboard sign. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z "I told you not to do anything stupid, boy," the Old Bear said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe we should’ve lied on that stupid census. Maybe it’s dumb to hold on to principles when your beliefs can get you in trouble,” I tell them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Part of me felt like throwing the stupid fish and making a run for it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Maya felt so stupid, standing there listening to her, holding the evidence while trying to hide it at the same time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You dumb stupid birdbrain. Why did you do that? What am I gonna do?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “He’s just real set in his ways. He collects those stupid lunch boxes.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “He’s blind, stupid!” she said, imitating the way I had said it exactly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z If someone was whispering stupid comments to the person next to them about how good Mr. Jameson looked dead. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The guys were still being stupid, slapping books out of people’s hands and running through the halls dodging teachers. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There came no reply, and Tristran felt a sick, stupid feeling in the pit of his stomach. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I must burst into tears again, because here I am seeing my stupid face in the bathroom’s porthole mirror, which now just feels idiotic. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Eleanor couldn't tell if the Asian kid who finally let her sit down was one of them, or whether he was just really stupid. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was such a stupid thing to come between us. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She imagined it as a force field, deflecting all Rosa’s stupid comments. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “We think it was stupid to come so far.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure he knows what I’m talking about. He’s not stupid. There ain’t nothing wrong with him.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Maybe this was totally stupid, but a part of me feels good. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Despite my selfishness, despite my whining, despite my stupid dumb luck in being the only one left and my inability to appreciate it, when they—they have nothing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He nodded like he felt sorry for me and my stupid brain. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Her corset—the stupid, cursed thing—pushed on her ribs so hard that the breath was sucked from her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a stupid thing his father had done. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Miss Cowper still hadn’t made us start stupid Jane Eyre, so we had all 160 pages to look forward to—not that it mattered, because I wasn’t going to read it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I started shouting at him and said, “Get over here, you stupid mule.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A stupid question; though for me such a life, with its inertia and pity, had its secret attractions. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if you really think he’s that stupid,” she said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She started to run, as fast as a stupid old cow can run in snow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Boy in a small boat singing his head off, can’t even recall the whole stupid song. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Harry, listen,” said Hermione, exchanging a look with Ron, “you must be really upset about what we heard yesterday. But the thing is, you mustn’t go doing anything stupid.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I thought I ought to tell you," said Mo. “Even if it does put stupid ideas into your head." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a safety feature that was supposed to keep kids from doing something stupid—like jumping. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Maybe this was a stupid plan, but anything was better than another night awake in bed feeling sorry for herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I thought it was fairly brave—or stupid—considering the commonwealth of Virginia had never considered it a priority to install lights on its highways and roads. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I tried to slip out the door as quietly as possible, but the stupid breeze pulled the door open hard, slamming it against the wall, making a loud bang. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You mean except for the two stupid fat birds?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He touched the stupid tooth around his neck and then turned his attention toward the TV, focused on another rap video that had started. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I did better than you did! That was a stupid idea anyway, a stupid, stupid idea to climb that pole....” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a stupid plan, but I didn’t have any better ideas. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Everybody made stupid jokes about how good he looked for just coming from his funeral, and how he shouldn’t eat too many ribs because it was bad for his cholesterol. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought the box to the kitchen table, sat with pen and paper, all those stupid prep books. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “You think he’s going to do something stupid...or you know he is?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “What did you do? I can’t believe this! Are you stupid?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “He’s slow and stupid. I can kill him too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It’s just a stupid cut,” she said, but she pulled back the hand that was pressing it and her fingertips were sticky red. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Corinthians continued to make roses, but she hated that stupid hobby and gave Lena any excuse to avoid it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I wore the same stupid suit I wore to my admissions meeting. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s not a bad kid—just young and very, very stupid. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This stupid thing? A friend of my father’s gave it to me. I promised my father I’d wear it at least once.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I blame this stupid flat brown hair on my father, but otherwise I don’t hold any grudges against him. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Like this whole stupid paradise, this very good school, is nothing but a fancy promise, a broken one, a big lie. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want some stupid pizza delivery job, and I resented the fact that, like Charlie’s dad, he was going to give me a reward for doing what he wanted me to do. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I sit and all I can think about are the stupid faces Hudson and I made when we were here months ago. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It didn’t make Percy like this stupid arena battle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His face was round and oily, with half-closed eyelids and lips that curved in a gentle, stupid smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Here he was sitting at the very same table with her, just the two of them, and he couldn't think of a single thing to say that wasn't stupid or childish or childishly stupid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned around, thinking how stupid those words actually sounded coming from my mouth. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I guess the stupid yarn situation was still bugging me—distracting me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “She’s right. It’s just that most really good-looking people are stupid, so I exceed expectations.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I felt so stupid for not realizing it sooner. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She suddenly feels rather stupid for not once considering the possibility that this could be her opponent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I figured out pretty quickly that was a stupid thing to do. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “We might be big and clumsy and stupid like we are now,” she said, “or maybe we’ll get some brains and turn into geniuses or something. How the crawly crud should I know?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z No offense to the dead, but soccer is a really stupid thing to stay awake for. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Except how to take almost anything that happens and make myself feel stupid because of it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The clotheshorse collapsed under the weight of the stupid beast, sending angry cat and white linen into the red dust. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d sometimes been locked in the crypt overnight with only the skulls of dead monks for company, and he couldn’t even count the number of times he’d been called stupid or worthless or worse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I could have told him that Margaret had said, “I have no doubt that Dr. Zamborska is brilliant, but he is also stupid.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucky Strike always said there was a fine line between clever and stupid and laughed his head off every time he said it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ask why he cares more about some stupid white-boy party than he does about the unjust death of a guy who looks like him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Katharine would unquestionably have denounced him to the Thought Police if she had not happened to be too stupid to detect the unorthodoxy of his opinions. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “They got better sense than to get bit by a snake. Only stupid people let snakes bite them.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I hope you come up with something better than that stupid test stand,” O’Dell said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Any other business owner would be more concerned with the employees cutting themselves, not the stupid cans. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Inigo had even made a rhyme up for him so he wouldn’t forget, and now, even with that, he was so stupid he had forgotten. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “What did I tell you? Sending me a child was a mistake. And a stupid, clumsy child who doesn’t look where he’s going...that’s even worse!” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z How stupid, that they had not even conspired to get their story straight. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Question for the Notebook: How could Calpurnia Virginia Tate be so stupid? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t seem stupid to me. You deserve all of those things.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z God, I felt stupid just thinking about these things. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes down as she served him his bread and ale, barely daring even to breathe the same air, she who was too stupid to be a midwife’s apprentice. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The weather was such a stupid thing to separate me from Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z This is what I get for trying to keep from having to watch your life wither and die on the vine in this stupid little town. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She white, she fat, she stupid, and she a ho. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We are easily replaced, and those who are late, inefficient, tired, or stupid will be replaced. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And she never made me feel stupid, like I was “overreacting,” like I didn’t know how to “take a joke.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Before it was just stupid things boys do. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She looks at me and calls me stupid, the way I’m smiling to myself. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a stupid comparison, anyway—hollowgast were scarier, and probably deadlier, than any movie monster. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I sat in my desk with those stupid cupcakes in their stupid white box, with everyone around me staring. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z After Astelle and Fang and a couple of deadly lists and a road foil of frogs, the answer to her question seemed stupid and weak even to me, but I said it anyway. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I know. It was stupid. But I was going to explode if I stayed here one more minute.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My sister had used most of the getting-ready time to complain, especially about the stupid purple orchid that the Kiwanis Club had sent and which she had to pin to her shoulder. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Barely had anything more than a Mountain Dew because—as Luke put it—he was stupid enough sober. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “That was stupid, Mom,” Natalie complained as she slipped into the front seat. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Prophecies made him think of fortune cookies, which weren’t even Chinese—not really— but the bullies at school teased him about stupid stuff like that: Confucius say... all that garbage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I’m standing before my friends, my classmates, and a pretty fair chunk of my town—a town I plunged into a lot of hassle with my stupid, thoughtless actions. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Go away, you stupid things,” he said to them in French. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed stupid and impossible and, at the same time, true. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘I thought you were getting rid of that stupid hologram.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He’d already plunged into the yellowing, crisping plants, dying plants, he’d already stumbled forward several dozen yards, when he began to feel stupid again, wrong again, worried again. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Just a stupid animal. Shall we go in to dinner?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” he muttered, wincing at how stupid it sounded. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “That was a stupid question. Of course you can’t be okay after something like that.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as simple and stupid as that. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “This kid has people who love him unconditionally. They understand what he did was a horrible, stupid, act,” he observes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “My parents are taking a big piece of fence out of the rodeo arena so the food trucks can get through. I’ve been working on that stupid report for language arts.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Sweet Jesus, Mary Anne. As much as you tease Matt and make his life miserable, it’s stupid to expect him to apologize to you.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Placing one glass next to Amarante’s gun hand, he said, “Let’s both have a drink to your stupid gun.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You’re so stupid, you don’t know your own name, is that it? The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t care about you. All he cares about is getting some stupid old manuscript.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They were moving the way no stupid Large-Billed Puffin’s feathers could ever move. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Max Delbrück, the scientist, called it a “stupid molecule.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid and go looking for files or running under any trains.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Fiver! Are you trying to make me angry? I’m not going to get angry because you call me stupid names. But you’re letting the others do all the work.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shut your stupid mouth, or I’ll punch your teeth down your throat and shut it for you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Your father may fool Zeus, boy, but I am not so stupid. I see his plan.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Just another one of Leo’s stupid jokes, but the comment hit a little too close to home. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His mother had done a lot of stupid things, but this topped the list. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z At the end I said it was the stupidest name ever for a movie. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got up to go, the two nuns, I did something very stupid and embarrassing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z One with a transistor radio on—except it was the stupid Mets and not the Yankees. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Tie his stupid mountain bike around his neck and throw it in the harbor, and that’s just for starters. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "I sure am glad you did a stupid thing and have to clean all this up." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I think about saying something to her, but I’m too busy trying to calm my nerves over Stephanie’s stupid behind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “This some creep? Some flaky nut? Some stupid jerk?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I think I might cry, which is stupid because I’m only going to be gone 18 hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It sounds stupid now that I say it, but that’s what I thought. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It looked like Calista was getting over Link being so stupid, which was brag, because he’s a nice guy. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You stupid girl. You could have killed us both.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and that’s not a stupid name at all,” said Ron sarcastically. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Can’t you see? I’m not going. Except the stupid boat isn’t listening to me.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z So it’s just as well there’s no one to hear me acting stupid. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z ME: Like I was saying, one day you will see how stupid and silly this is. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “Ha! You think I killed that stupid cat? Not yet. Maybe I won’t have to. Come here!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I made a mistake. I got angry. I wanted to prove something. It was stupid.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her stupid finery was not vulgar to him, but touching. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They were fine upstanding beasts, willing workers and good comrades, but very stupid. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I don’t care what they show on TV, these stupid boys with guns and these murderers they show on the news. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I bet that stupid magic doesn’t even work. It’s stuff only backwards country people believe.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But until he returns you are grounded—and if you do something this stupid again you’ll barely live to regret it. Understand?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You guys have this stupid scorecard. I know all about it, okay?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Shouldn’t he see how stupid this was and speak up? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “We might not have come to this stupid school together, but we’re all here now and we have to work as a team. Right, Tad?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z You wake up from them or reality makes them seem stupid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Man, she’s sitting up in his office fixing to cry and whatnot and he asking some stupid mess like that. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z They were well-equipped men with an organization to back up their actions, and he himself was a loner with one stupid deputy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the while Mr. Russell was playing Copland downstairs, and the stupid puffins were bobbling about in the water, sweetly and beautifully. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I lie back, listening to the soaps, and after a little I try finding it again, and my stupid radio will pick up every Chicago station except the one carrying the football game. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “You’re stupid. Now be quiet and let me go to work.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z After all I’ve been through in the past year, it seems stupid that I resented them for so long. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a stupid move, I can see now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you think people are stupid and mazloom and all you ever do is take from them, then they eventually learn how to survive you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z University was sure someplace I’d never go for how stupid I was. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I stared out the glass walls at Berlin and felt stupid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t you call me stupid!” the woman snarled. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d had enough of all the big, stupid buts for one afternoon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I say, stupid, ’cause I already know the answer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Were fighting for our lives,” I said, “and they’re bickering about some stupid chariot.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I remember the stupidest things now, too, small details about me and Olga I never even thought about before. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I could hear By sniff a couple of times, then Dad started whistling that stupid song “Straighten Up and Fly Rigjit.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Such a mean brute, such a stupid brute!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up, Piper, you stupid sausage. You don’t go telling people you stold stuff.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything I had said, tonight and ever since I came to Winter, suddenly appeared to me as both stupid and incredible. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They could all just forget about the stupid comment they’d made and move on, no awkwardness necessary. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I tripped! It’s my stupid sari! You go! I’ll delay them!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “A stupid mistake, but he didn’t set out to betray anyone.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “This nationalism that means we should aspire to indifference about our own individual cultures is stupid.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She pulled it out of the way and started to say sorry—but it was that stupid Asian kid, and he frowned when he saw that it was her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He kept looking over at Edwin and Garvey, imagining how stupid he must look circling the flames. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Underground, where I dread dying, which is stupid because even if I die aboveground, the next thing they’ll do is bury me underground anyway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I, however, would never spend it on something as stupid as a doll. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Also Sherlock Holmes doesn’t believe in the supernatural, which is God and fairy tales and Hounds of Hell and curses, which are stupid things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not brave, choosing the position you were in yesterday. It’s beyond stupid—it’s suicidal. Don’t you have any regard for your own life?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He remembered their marriage when they were young and happy and stupid and unable to keep their hands off each other. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “So—” said Billy gropingly, “I suppose that the idea of preventing war on Earth is stupid, too. “Of course.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is maybe a stupid hill to die on. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I felt stupid and selfish for thinking about my birthday party when so much was happening. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z ‘This is stupid. I’m too young to have a suitor!” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “The factions are destroyed, and it was all stupid to begin with.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't do anything right, and he just glowered at me like Claggart when I made a stupid mistake. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t expect he’s stupid enough to come back to the islands, but I’ve seen plenty of stranger and stupider things in my time.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z "It's that way. I have to hand it to you Jews—you're brave to come back. Or stupid." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It feels stupid to be jealous of a tomato, but sometimes I think Dad likes them more than he likes David and me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was going to kill him if his stupid plan got you hurt.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z People would gossip for ages about how stupid I was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Tiny wants my help with his stupid play." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Which was a stupid thing to think because we weren’t in a competition. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For example, he always thinks he’s so stupid and we’re so smart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Like he couldn’t even imagine someone calling him grimy or stupid or lazy or a troublemaker. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He remembered their arms entangled, their stupid little inside jokes, the way he felt when he would come over to her house after school and see her reading through the window. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Please help me, Bridge. I want the picture to be decent. Not one of those stupid selfies.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He slams his bedroom door behind him, and his stupid sweater plays a few depressingly off-key notes when he yanks it off and throws it at the wall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Yeah, an eyeful of me had old Hank totally stun-gunned, and I could just tell it had been a stupid idea to drop by the Shack. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I shoot Katherine my best Are you stupid? glare, but Jackson’s already perked up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her I'm not gonna be stupid like Tariq was, running around with the hood up, sporting colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “What happened was stupid of both of us,” Olanna said and noticed that his hands were shaking. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "What the hell's the matter with you?" he kept saying, and his stupid race kept getting redder and redder. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It probably sounds stupid, but I want to tell him that, too. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Which was a stupid question, because he’d made Emma and Chess promise to wake him up the instant they solved the code. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I pity her, but she strikes me as rather stupid all the same. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick up Cinderella but it’s kind of a stupid story. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not just the stupid racists that I have to do something about, but the tyrants who for whatever reason can deny my family food and work. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The stupidest thing I ever did in my life was listening to you,” Charles said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Dimple blushed and coughed to hide her embarrassment at having had such a gooey, stupid thought. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z How could I have been so stupid, so reckless? A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to say I’m sorry about the other day. I don’t want to fight with you. And, that thing I said at the end was stupid. I didn’t mean it.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I want my milk for my cornflakes. It’s all that stupid cow’s fault.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I might not ever make it to the Miss America stage, but it won’t be because stupid Curtis says I can’t. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She rolls her eyes like this question is too stupid to bother answering and slams the door in my face. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a pretty stupid decision, because they just follow right behind me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “How can you pass this up for stupid art club?” she demands. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “So save your prayers for good weather and stupid guards. Just leave me out of it.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Shut your stupid mouth, I got something more im-portant to do right now.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z How stupid to have an open flame when everything’s so dry—but I sense that consequences are not a high priority for these men. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “That was one of the stupidest things you’ve ever done,” she snorted, when I announced I had quit. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he dreamed of the shadow or so much as thought of it, he felt always that same cold dread: sense and power drained out of him, leaving him stupid and astray. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “They’re just some stupid kids from the neighborhood who like to call him names.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If he can stop doing stupid stuff, we’ll really be good. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t want it scraped off. I want Camp to be reminded how dumb he is every time he comes in this parlor. Will, I cain’t bear to think I’m married to somebody that stupid.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Hazel could recall Hawkbit—a rather slow, stupid rabbit whose company for five snowbound days underground had been distinctly tedious. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed his stupid clipboard at me again, like I was scared of that. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The hares on the down, stupid and torpid with cold, were resigned to sinking further and further into the freezing heart of snow and silence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I...I shouldn’t have done that, thrown the honeycomb that way. It was stupid, careless. I just...I saw Ess running at the hives, and I didn’t think. I panicked.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “There’s your stupid hat,” says Cordelia; and there it is, far down, still blue against the white snow, even in the dimming light. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then electrified it for double protection against me, stupid weirdo me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I knew that whatever this was, it had to do with the stupid email, but I wasn’t sure how it had led to an eighty-person letter writing campaign. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge had made that stupid comment about Leo and Hazel holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Disregard! I can’t do any of this. It was stupid. I wasn’t thinking. I had a bad moment.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He really thought I was stupid, didn’t he? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I made a very stupid mistake yesterday,” he wrote to Emma. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was stupid, but I was afraid that maybe she had moved out, too. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z And why was my brain suddenly alive and reaching out for whoever was closest, whoever was stupid enough to let me in? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The ropes are stupid. We may as well just lock him in. He's a bit too fat to climb out of the bathroom window anyway, don't you think?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z To punish him for Gaia waking is -’ he wanted to say stupid, but he caught himself - ‘unwise.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Can’t you ever talk like a real person? I’m tired of listening to you quote stupid stuff!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Ugh. I really wish you hadn’t shown me that. Celeste is waiting for me. I have to go to the stupid orthodontist.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I don’t think my opinions are stupid but other people do, so it’s better to keep them to myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Dylan’s heart is being stupid and I got to get to him.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z That's what she says, and I listen to this and I think, How stupid is that! Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no idea what a shtetl was but felt stupid admitting that to him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid. I’m seventeen, you idiot. Of course I don’t get tired of parties. You know what, you’re an old man trapped in the body of a seventeen-year-old guy.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “It was stupid. And it wouldn’t have done him any good. But none of the other stupid things they tried did him any good, either, did they?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And I thought how it was his job to tell us to do something as stupid as going back to the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I’m petty enough to enjoy it because I think it makes him look stupid. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And cutting up vegetables are two sunken-cheeked humans, a boy and a girl, both of them with small, stupid smiles on their faces and glazed-over looks in their eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That’s when she said that thing about brave not being the same as stupid, and that before I could try being brave I had to use my brain and be smart. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For some stupid reason, I felt my cheeks heat and I waved him on. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Not really. I met nice people and stupid people and complete jerks, but I didn’t really meet any cool people.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It’s the wing of a tame turkey, the stupidest bird in the world, so stupid it can’t even fly any more. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Saying sorry for my silence sounds stupid even to me but I am so sorry and I feel so stupid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I wish Jesse were here, singing and telling bad jokes and going on and on about some stupid book he read.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z That was what people did in stupid films about cops and robbers—the police were always asking for reinforcements. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Chuck rolled his eyes dramatically, leaving no doubt as to how stupid an idea he thought that would be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But he gets out quick because he doesn’t drive when he drinks—he just winds up in stupid places and he gets a little belligerent with people. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Curtis makes his way toward us, most likely to make some stupid joke that only Curtis can come up with. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Raina, as stupid as she is, lets the door slam shut behind us. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “You don’t say I’m stupid anymore. Now I’m silly.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Surrender, then leave. I am slapping your face for asking such a stupid question, you ridiculous boy! Do you feel that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You’re a very stupid young man, do you know that? You think this is some kind of game?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I wish I’d known that nice girl. Maybe she would have helped me, I’m so stupid,” said Beth, who stood beside him, listening eagerly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I went right up to her after recess and smacked her stupid book out of her hands. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Which was clearly the right decision, because these dresses are trash, and prom is stupid anyway. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I called every day, but the same lady would tell me I’m stupid for trying. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His mouth falls open, like he’s gone slow or stupid. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I know it’s silly or stupid or whatever, but I still don’t want anyone to know where I live. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid, okay. Tommy, let’s leave it. I’m all right now.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perfection is stupid! So, what is stupid, then?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z My hand was on the faucet, ready to drown the stupid thing in water and fry it for good, but something stopped me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It had long hair and a flat, stupid face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "They probably don't think anyone is stupid enough to impersonate Nazis and stop a transport. So they won't be expecting it." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I know that the stupid little girl I’m reading to starts crying because she says I’m yelling at her which I’m not. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of those “fears” we talked about that first day, in the canteen, were just so stupid. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As we left the orphans’ home, I waited for Uri to smack me, to knock my head into a wall, to call me stupid. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But I don’t mock him or tell him he is stupid. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z —She’s active in her sorority activities, which to me seems kinda stupid. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel so stupid saying this, but I don’t know. It just changes things for me.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was either really brave or really stupid, and he was not going to wait around to see which. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z By said, “Don’t sweat it, punk. The way I figure it one or two of them stupid little monsters ain’t a real high price for you to pay to get someone to play with you.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She never said much, that was the trouble, so everybody thought she was stupid. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z If you try to be cool all the time and something surprises you you sure do look stupid. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never said he was stupid. Only corrupt.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you take such a stupid risk?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And this shows that sometimes people want to be stupid and they do not want to know the truth. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Someone wrote something in the yearbook. Something stupid and ugly and racist.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But he just stood there, frozen and stupid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “This is not your stupid Mythomagic game, okay? There are no gods!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z That bird, he knew where he was going, even if he was going on stupid yellow legs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I sat under the dome light of the airplane, worried that I’d somehow blown it with those fourteen stupid words. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But Mr. Tobin said we have to sit and talk and work out our issues in this stupid thing called Rocket ReStore with Ms. Marlee. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “Darling, I’m awfully stupid, but why is the barman in the bathroom?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A stupid comment, but it was the first thing that came to his mind. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What would Jordie say if his little brother lost their chance at justice because he couldn’t conquer some stupid sickness inside him? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Four hundred and three, four hundred and four, stupid numbers, stupid night. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I start picking up all her stupid silky things and piling them on the chair. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “If you lose, you have to shave off that stupid tuft of hair you treat like an imaginary friend. And just that—I want a bald spot in its place.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z So, feeling worthless and stupid, I just waited. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The stupid thing wasn’t going back once — anyone can make that mistake—the stupid thing was being arrogant enough to go back twice. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z If he were to look up at her now, he'd know exactly how stupid she was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They only found two friendly old men, who appeared to be mute, rather odd and stupid. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He was editing footage for another one of his stupid Flush fan videos. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Maybe they were stupid, I thought to myself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, but I just have to say this. You are more stupid than a paramecium.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Weak, stupid, confused, cowardly, evasive—she had hated herself for everything she had been, but she had never thought of herself as a liar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After all I’d been through over the last few days, I felt so stupid and weak, but the sight of my parents made me want to break down. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid, isn’t it? 6TH JUROR: YOU sound like you’ve met my brother-in-law. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lally’s mouth falls open like a stupid person. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I screamed because I hated stuff that was just plain stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z How could she be so stupid to believe he was actually going to leave his wife for her? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dorian was many things, but he wasn’t stupid; had he realized the symbolism in Nehemia’s offer? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were new kids who must've been visiting, because they were all wearing those stupid Hi! The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Would—would you mind telling me—” he said to the guide, much deflated, “what was so stupid about that?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z This was stupid, you always knew your mother's name. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the stupidest fellow that was ever born; you know that. I couldn’t remember to come back here even after you made up that special lovely rhyme for me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not a saint, Sophie. I’m just another stupid human.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Gospodin Yedsha is paying me, and if I help him catch this dragon, we’ll have enough money to stay here. I care more about us than I do about a stupid dragon!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Why are they coming after you so fiercely? Why is a whole army chasing you across towns and rivers and plains and the whole stupid planet?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was a stupid question, and he wished he hadn’t asked it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Hazel was tempted to push the stupid rodent into the sea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "I beg your humble pardon! Next time I'll let him put a dent in your stupid pudding basin!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe that the same kids who laughed at me and called me stupid were now cheering for me as I hit a grand slam in the Little League World Series. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then there was the heavier rooting around of an armadillo, stupid and awkward in its heavy armor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew I was stupid for feeling it, but when Julia Bishop admitted she had a boyfriend, I kind of sank lower in my seat and thought about what a loser I was. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In the first place, he was even more stupid than Stradlater. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Maybe I should feel bad, getting made fun of like that, only it seems so stupid, I can’t take it serious. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Although bellowing that Beetle was stupid as a woodchuck and clumsy as a donkey in a dress, the midwife allowed the girl to help her into the cottage and onto her straw bed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Bit stupid really, now he hasn’t even got Mega-Mutilation Part Three to take his mind off things. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then again, he’d never done anything so dangerous or, now that he thought about it, so stupid. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Jungle fever they call it, flapping their jaws and making the whole thing sound stupid. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a stupid thing to give you in the summer,” said my father. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z This girl has a paper on genocide to write and last week’s Trig problems, and a catch-up test about literary devices in some stupid story. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z It was a stupid thing to say to the god of war, but being around him always made me feel angry and reckless. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She has enough pressure without thinking about me and my stupid comments. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been stupid not to find some sort of botde. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Chronically ill, having recently lost two young children, his wife was described as “stupid, sulking, lonely, melancholy.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so cold that if you were stupid enough to go outside your eyes would automatically blink a thousand times all by themselves, probably so the juice inside of them wouldn’t freeze up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep telling myself it’s completely stupid, but I can’t fight the feeling that there is something going on between them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was interesting, not stupid or silly or sappy or overly intellectual—not any of those things that I thought poetry was. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I told them cereal was a stupid idea.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He felt stupid for having been lured inside, foolish for not trusting his first impulses, to get as far away from the sour-faced man as possible. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She was peering into the fog, wondering how it could be so difficult to fly across one stupid mountain range, when the ship’s alarm bells sounded. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I know it sounds stupid. And I’m not saying I have life all figured out. All I know is that nothing like this will happen again. I know I can be a better friend.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z We'd usually get funny ones and sit there cracking up over the stupidest thing. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Everyone would laugh at me and call me stupid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The view from my room is still brown and dead, but soon it will be new again, as if this stupid winter never happened. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Oh, I’d found it again, but had he truly forgiven me for being so stupid about losing it in the first place? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I knew she was stupid, but I never knew she was a hypocrite. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z An apple, sweet and rotten at the same time, honeyed juice running over my tongue, tasting of sunlight and pure heady, stupid joy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, Hali. Haven’t you figured it out yet? No one’s coming to help the people here! They’re probably all going to die of thirst. You don’t want to be one of them!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Are you a magician, then? A wej sprite who grants wishes? I’m superstitious, not stupid.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “God! If I have to hear any more about that stupid birthday party...” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Why does everything I say suddenly sound stupid? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Am I really as bad-mannered, headstrong, stubborn, pushy, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., as the van Daans say I am? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It could have been somebody else, maybe someone just looking to do something stupid. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z First of all, he robs a bank with unutterably stupid people like Marv and me inside it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z We didn’t talk, we just sat there and watched some stupid program. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “This year,” she says, as though this is a particularly stupid question. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Everything everybody does is so—I don’t know—not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z His grandma’s eyes widened for just a second, as if she couldn’t believe he was asking a question so cataclysmically stupid. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Please slow down. Please wear your seat belt. Please don’t be stupid when you’re driving a car.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You really are stupid,” Guzzo said, picking his fork back up and pointing it at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He’s in stupid, unbearable love, and Henry loves him too, and at least for one night it matters, even if they both have to pretend to forget in the morning. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Wasn’t I the industrious stupid one who always worked? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And as he started leading him to the nurse's office, no smack was coming from Brandon's stupid lips. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z If she been a stupid child, I maybe could have kept her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My feet made a stupid pitter-patter as I walked, and I thought that Frith, with his felt soles, must have thought me foolish. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Threatened closely I grow stupid, and sit on a bag of sand wondering if a man could swim to Orgoreyn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe my mom fired Calista and it was all because of me, because I signed my mom’s name on a stupid piece of paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I said, “You think I’m stupid? It’s not going to work this time.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you won’t mind proving my accusations are totally pathetic by emptying your bag. Imagine how stupid this shop assistant will look when there are no earrings in it!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The Collective stole Javier’s youth, stuffing him down there in that stupid lab. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I was just being stupid. But when you said I was afraid of growing up, you really made me think.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I sat there with a frozen smile on my face like that stupid Mona Lisa. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She laughed softly and he knew right away that she was reminded of the day he first met her and said the most stupid thing there was to say. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z But Terry is stupid, so quoderat demonstrandum, which is Latin for which is the thing that was going to be proved, which means thus it is proved. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And if it was a stupid, no-big-deal face, I didn’t want to see that one either. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He’d been stupid to think he could understand the generator just by looking at it, when other people had been working on it their entire lives. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I just keep wondering, what if Moreau was telling the truth? What if he’s so sure about his stupid plan that he doesn’t care who knows?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I’m utterly flattened by the knowledge that one stupid moment could bring down this kind of curtain. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, idiot isn’t as bad a word as stupid. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I feel totally stupid even bringing it up.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Are you really as stupid as that, or are you just pulling my leg?” growls Kropp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep him safe. He’s got such a temper. I’m worried he’ll do something stupid.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She’d been wearing these stupid gray sweatpants rolled at the waist, rolled at the ankles, too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The words fly out of my mouth, That s a stupid name. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Who else would be stupid enough to volunteer for a quest like this?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z What if the new doctor thinks I look stupid? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “She isn’t here either, no matter what stupid stories you’ve made up in your head.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “A really stupid and expensive wedding gift. But it was still a gift.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I found myself laughing and actually holding conversations with her as though we were just a couple of lonely people talking without the extra burden of stupid barriers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He supposed this was some stupid new fashion. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail—stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think I’m going to put Kaitlin’s life in the hands of two people who are stupid enough to spend their time jumping other guys?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Just like in that stupid movie, Curly thought as he clawed miserably at his eyes, except I’m not turning into a cheerleader. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It helped me with stupid stuff like the time I found a dollar bill and got too excited and was crazy enough to show it to Larry Dunn. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot believe,” said Silas, “that you could have been so...so stupid. Everything I told you about remaining just this side of invisibility. And now you’ve become the talk of the school?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In the real world, some doctors peddled drugs on the black markets, desperate patients sold their antibiotics to buy food, and stupid pharmacists mixed up prescriptions. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It seemed easier to let them think I was stupid, so long as I knew I wasn’t. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s stupid to worry about something like a car when there are obviously other things like food and utilities to think about. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m fine. Just dozed off and woke up to you yelling about your stupid toe.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “But at least if you do something stupid, it will be your problem, not mine.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She ran until by stupid luck she found herself staring at a wood plank sign printed with the words White Oak Icehouse. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think he’s so stupid,” Buttercup said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “But you know I don’t make stupid promises,” I say, my throat tight. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Nothing stupid and selfish just taking up space. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “He ain’t that stupid,” I said, trying to make her feel better. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When people made him unhappy with their stupid fighting, instead of yelling at them or fighting with them, he wouldn’t eat until people were peaceful again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then I see JB wink at Miss Sweet Tea after he hits a stupid free throw. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z If he was there, it would be stupid for me to waste time out here. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I may have busted my head a few times, but I’m not that stupid.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “But you did pull the trigger. Promise you’ll never do something that stupid again.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But, of course, I'm thinking, these girls are stupid and are gonna be tired in twenty seconds. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He wanted to be the old- fashioned knight riding to her rescue, which was stupid, as she was way more capable at everything than he was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I don’t mean he doesn’t listen to Dad’s music—he doesn’t do that either—but let Trey tell it, Dad died over stupid stuff he could’ve avoided. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They’d invoke Godly privilege at the weirdest of times and for the most stupid of reasons. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “If you imagine what it’s like to have your back up against the wall all the time, you might be less likely to assume someone’s stupid and evil.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Go with her. Make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “You’re the stupidest person in this ocean. Did you know that?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Of course, there are many different opinions on this topic, and it’s not surprising to hear it frequently discussed in times of war, but...arguing so much about politics is just plain stupid! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It’s just a stupid phobia, he assured himself. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Regular people corner thieves in alleys for quick retribution and, if he is stupid and has robbed wrong, thieves comer him too. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Stupid, stupid, how could I have been so stupid? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “No! Ngozis can no longer demand human beings as payment! That custom is illegal—and it’s stupid—and cruel! I will not agree!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “We had Oscar since before I was born. He was like a brother to me. I know that sounds stupid.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then she realized it was a stupid question. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Finally, I said, “Do you think I’m stupid? I mean, am I dumb?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wrong of course, morbid, stupid; this was the hyper-sensitive behaviour of a neurotic, not the normal happy self I knew myself to be. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She would never do something rash or stupid just because she hated you, and if she made a plan to destroy you, it would not fail. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I felt stupid, but I had to ask. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "You mean all these years, I’ve been asking about this stupid prophecy, and it’s been right there around her neck?" The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z How could I have been so wrapped up in my own stupid criminal exercise, the thrill of it, my own anger at the aunties and Granddad— Fatima and Prince Philip, burning. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Just stupid stories and getting me into trouble and everyone looking at me like I’ve got a disease—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah? How do I know you don’t think I’m some evil creature and this is just a plot to get me alone so you can finally kill “Don’t be stupid,” she said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “But, darling, how could you be stupid enough to go back to that place? Didn’t you think I’d look for you there?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I suppose it would be stupid for me to try to come inside. I’ll go home now.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He was wearing flip-flops, and I’d never seen him in those stupid things. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “But then I heard the stupid lie you told, and I was crushed. Completely crushed. Do you know that my own mom won’t believe me unless you tell her yourself that you lied?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They saw someone who wasn’t a white male and thought to themselves, “Aha! This person is so stupid and naïve that I can make a lot of money off them.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And maybe stupid Marysville was a dump, but this place wasn’t. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw him move in my direction, ostensibly to make me take a turn performing his stupid experiment and instead I just stared at him, my face numb. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I had a sudden, stupid desire to cry. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was so stupid that little things like checking my email made me so anxious. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He could have easily made friends with stupid Dove, for Dove was lonely and admired Johnny as well as envied him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Gods save us, boy, you're not blind and you're not stupid. When dead men come hunting in the night, do you think it matters who sits the Iron Throne?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They had hoped that Goyle, who was almost as stupid as he was mean, might be thrown out, but he had passed, too. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z ‘I want to be a poet because I am stupid and don’t know better,’ you say.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And their nerves were plenty jangled—they had always fought about stupid stuff, but now it seemed like they fought All. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t much like being in this boy’s room with the stupid bimbos on the wall and I know Piper wasn’t wild about it or being away from her brothers either. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to leave you something,” he repeated—without an ounce of noticing how stupid he sounded. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Glancing at my note, Malcolm X said to Beutel, “Only the unasked question is stupid,” and then to me, “Tell them I’ll call them back, please.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You picked the hardest thing to go for. They said singing was the most competitive—” “Oh please. That’s not why! It’s because of you-know- what. This stupid school hates me.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I muttered something about stupid school and stupid parents, figuring that might sound reasonable. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z While Keira went to bed, I’d stayed here at the table, my head in my hands, wondering how I could have been stupid enough to reveal myself to five hundred million people. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes I blurt out stupid things when I get nervous. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Link spun again, and while he kissed this other girl, really hardly at all, Calista was still talking to Quendy, saying, in this really mean voice, “And don’t let anyone tell you you look stupid.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s very nice,” I say, thinking how stupid he seemed in the photography shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “At least not on purpose. If she beats you fair and square that’s one thing, but submitting yourself to her blade because of raging hormones is just plain stupid.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Cecile looked at me like I was stupid, but also with disbelief that I was her daughter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had enough trouble not saying anything stupid when I wasn’t looped. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “We need those stupid rooms to solve your stupid puzzle! Clunker Cards stink. This game stinks. Fourteen-hour penalties stink.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And even after you do, you have no idea what the stupid word means except that it probably just means “said,” which is what stupid Charlotte Brontë should have said in the first place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The tears came on full force, wet and messy and stupid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They mainly walked around sulking, trying to tell others how stupid they were. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “No, this is what I want, but it is my misfortune instead to be hungry, out of humor, and too stupid to be a midwife’s apprentice.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, not really a poll, but someone’s stupid idea of a list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Fixing laptops and helping stupid people figure out their e-mail.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There were some who thought it stupid to be concerned about possibles at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They had her surrounded, and in their stupid ways, they were determined to wear her down. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She looked rather stupid when she smiled, but he had never required a woman to be clever. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He’d never believe me. And the lawyer would probably call your dad to double-check. It is stupid.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was what you called refugees from Europe, and those who were stupid and uncouth and did not fit in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His modesty is a well-known fact, which even the stupidest person wouldn't dream of questioning. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I was tired of the twins calling everyone stupid. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “I forgive you for getting me in trouble, stupid,” Lily said, but not too harshly. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Bunch of stupid girls messing with me all the time. I couldn’t throw a solid punch, but I could sure swing my arms like the Tasmanian devil.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I grabbed him by the shirt, which seriously wasn’t like me, but the stupid old goat was making me mad. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z No doubt it was extraordinarily stupid of me to bring his daughter’s name into the catfight we had last night. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The only fear was not of death, was not of the war, was of blind stupid human frailty, of blind proud foolishness that could lose it all. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We let ourselves be pushed around like a bunch of stupid oxen. Why don’t we do something?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel stupid that I don’t really know what the lieutenant means. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Look,” he said, “what is wrong? Are you in a bad temper? If I have done something stupid, tell me. Don’t be in a bad temper.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please don’t ever say anything stupid like that again, okay? Promise?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, no, stupid. Milk comes from the cow’s udders. Now drink it. You must not offend the lady.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I thought how stupid I was for feeling like that because I wouldn’t feel weird about putting an arm around Seanie or Kevin or any other guy friend of mine who was hurting. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On the morning of day seven, he’s digging in the back of his closet when he stumbles upon a bundle of teal silk—the stupid kimono Pez had made for him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't think why Doctor Nolan would have left me such a stupid thing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z No one turning away, no one staring, no one waiting and expecting, wondering what stupid, crazy thing you’ll do next. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to add to her worries—or have her add bacon to the list of things to talk about at her stupid meeting the next week. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The shambler is close enough to Mrs. Carr to get a good bite out of her, and I decide to do the stupidest thing ever. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And then, for some stupid reason, tears start falling from my eyes. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I hug her close and whisper that long division is a stupid poophead. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She kept telling her that she was stupid, stupid, stupid. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z See, there were girls in the neighborhood that you could curse around, act stupid, and all that, and then there were girls that you just didn’t. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He gave me another one of those playtul stupid little socks on the shoulder. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I’d rather spend a month at the Siege of King’s Port than one day at my stupid school. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling the victory of standing up for myself, I felt tall, stupid, and worthless. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure. Look, I read all the emails. Every single one. I’m not stupid or naive, no matter how much everyone wants to think I am.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Like what was I supposed to be, stupid or something? Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z How dark and stupid it was to be mangled and strange, to be no particular shape, to have no self when life was stretching out before her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Maybe they just couldn’t believe how stupid Frank was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She could still see that stupid editorial in her head. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And a lot of people here treat Mami like she’s stupid because she doesn’t speak English. How can people be so mean?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I felt stupid in my hair beads, and I was too angry to sing. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The stupid henchrats yowled piteously as they were lifted bodily from the floor and swung to and fro. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But only in the way the stupid, bloody slaughter of a bull in a bullfight can be called beautiful. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, Junebug. Of course Mom took care of you. And she was much better at it than I am.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Even the stupid hamster in Miss Finley’s classroom squeaked in terror when she gave it a carrot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You mean to tell me,” Alex half shouts, jogging to keep up, “every Thanksgiving, those stupid turkeys have been staying in a luxury suite at the Willard on the taxpayers’ dime?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My eyes well up with tears again, and I feel stupid and dramatic. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z "I don't know, sir . . . I mean. Well, I don't want to start by asking a lot of stupid questions, but do you know what's in this graduate?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know we aren’t friends and I know this is stupid, but I can’t stop thinking about this. I just got to town and this is the first place I came.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I had bigger problems to think about than some stupid girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I think he was just cocky, and also stupid. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Then keep your stupid mouth shut when I tell you to keep your stupid mouth shut. Do you understand? Will you speak up, please ? I couldn’t hear you.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Why do we need scientists to make us important? I go to school with their kids, and they’re all snobs and dweebs. Whoever heard of their stupid university anyway?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Especially is an especially stupid spelling word,” I said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z "Say something, so that I don't feel so stupid." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I don’t care if I look stupid or not. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If I do a stupid magic trick with him at the talent show, it will just remind everybody about why I was disqualified and why I had my blue ribbon ripped away. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z And he knows all these cool cultural references that make her feel kind of stupid. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “What kind of stupid thing—?” Then he realized why Frank was so angry: the flashback. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I heard the stupid cook still shouting, "It's in my trousers! Get it out! Will somebody please help me to get it out before it bites me!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I fold them into those stupid squares he cares so much about. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I get up from the table and walk away from him before I say something stupid and get myself into trouble. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of record that makes a boy want to dance with a girl without feeling stupid. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I felt so stupid, disgusted with myself for making such idiotic assumptions about Julia, about the way things would be in the miles ahead of us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z If the kid is lucky, and the dog isn’t too stupid, people find out in time, and they get someone with no collarbones to go down the well and fish the kid out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Why do you do this, Raj, just to save a few stupid rupees. What are you saving us, fifty cents?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “No one in my family would do something that stupid.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I was glad that I wasn’t dealing with a stupid child. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I kick that stupid pile of beer cans across the room, but he don’t notice. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We were always the last to give up stupid old- fashioned customs. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “And make that stupid dog be quiet. She’s bound to hear the noise he’s making!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Mom and Dad. You’re right. I was being stupid. I didn’t mean it.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Now I’ve got to get over to that stupid gold mine and talk to Bob.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He looks at me like I’m asking really stupid questions, which I suppose I am. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z It couldn’t be true, he was being stupid. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “Well, if you don’t care,” I yelled back, “then I don’t care either. Go ahead and ride the stupid bike!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She had killed a stupid loudmouth girl with brutal premeditation. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z "My leg's broken. Are you deaf, as well as stupid?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And what they saw—it’s not any of your stupid business. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And he didn’t have to worry about scholarships or stupid school counselors or just plain feelin’ useless. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You did something really reckless—something really stupid and dangerous—something that could have destroyed everything—- ALBUS: I know. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Alex felt a wave of guilt for finding a heartfelt discussion about saints to be so stupid. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Once a week for malaria, twice a week if you’re too stupid to remember the day you last took them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything he was saying sounded totally stupid, but he was so serious... When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Finn cursed himself for his big, stupid mouth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m sorry I made your time on this rock, this stupid little mote of dust, harder and not easier. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And I feel stupid for not knowing this. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Venkatesh would occasionally try to discuss his survey, but the young crack dealers just laughed and told him how stupid his questions were. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I did pretty much the stupidest thing it's possible to do. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Not my last line, stupid!” the colonel shouted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The flip-flops were a stupid idea—what were you thinking? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The High Blade did not want anything to obstruct his view—and anyone stupid enough to trip over the edge would deserve the time and cost of revival. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When adults say, “Teenagers think they are invincible” with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don’t know how right they are. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “We can’t go walking around in the middle of the night with a shopping cart. It will make too much noise. Also, it will look stupid.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z "Call your brother stupid all you want," his dad said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I made everyone in the club Christmas cards and attached a Greek drachma from the 1800s to each one, unsure if they’d think it was stupid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t even give him his salary, because who was going to pay for all those stupid ruined oranges? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe they should just put him into my stupid boat and give it a firm shove into the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And what’d you expect? I had to make other friends. All you do is hole up making your lame drawings and obsessing about that stupid school with Mom.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know why everyone got so stupid about stuff. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Then he realized that that was a stupid question. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I didn’t get her the stupid ... I don’t even know what you’re talking about!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t know a word. I’m very stupid about studying anything, can’t bear French, it’s such a slippery, silly sort of language,” was the brusque reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “And so . . . hypothetically, if these two people liked each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It rains every darn stupid day, except baseball day. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s two questions. Yes, you do. He died fishing. He fell off a boat. Isn’t that the stupidest thing you ever heard?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Seeing you with all those tubes in your body was probably the lowest moment of my life, Jus. To think I spent all that time being stupid, then almost lost you?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Most of my friends' parents drank themselves stupid or yelled too much or had stopped loving each other a long time ago, and that was just the way of things, no big deal. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I thought I might as well give the stupid broad another boff just for old times’ sake as long as I was in Rome anyway. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I sit there in my new blue and white outfit with new matching tennis shoes, next to my new shiny red suitcase, feeling very, very stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Maybe he and Percy did share something else - a stupid sense of humour. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I acted stupid over Jace. I’m not going to do that again. And I’m going to try to not be so jealous about how pretty you are.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We felt that all businessmen were thoroughly stupid and that no other group was capable of rising to challenge them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let the sun and the heat get to them, make them do something stupid. We can rest and wait.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Look, it was a stupid thing to do. I just wanted to see what it felt like to stand there and look down. I would never jump from the bell tower.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “What were you going to do? Make me another stupid fish out of a toilet paper roll the day you left?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Matthew told us people would be disoriented for a while after drinking the memory serum, but I didn’t think “disoriented” meant “stupid” until now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z What if I do something stupid or I start to drool and the camera does a close-up? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He's literally on my case all the time about stupid stuff. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When Kingshaw had tried again to go off and fetch somebody, he had said, ‘Shut up,’ more violently, and then, ‘Don't be stupid,’ Kingshaw had followed him, unasked, into the House block. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z After a long, long time, he said, “It was stupid of you to come.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z What made it even better, the new elevator boy was sort of on the stupid side. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I felt stupid and inadequate and I hugged him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I just want to win a stupid little scholarship!” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you feel stupid? I guess I never mentioned it.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “It’s just a stupid cold I can’t shake. I’m being a baby about it. Will you get me a ginger ale?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z My heart is pounding because I don’t trust this guy to not do something stupid. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He said, "We wasn't that dumb, or that stupid." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But I took stupid Bluie and kind of cuddled with him as I fell asleep. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He stares at the screen, at his own message, for a few seconds too long, suddenly afraid it was a stupid thing to say. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I got my pants dirty for nothing? I crawled across the floor like a baby for nothing? I’m so stupid! I can’t believe they’re letting me go on.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I am stupid with facts about other people’s lives. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I was in no mood to answer some white man’s stupid inevitable questions: “What are you doing here? Who’s your master?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The heavily perfumed smoke in the room was making him feel sleepy and stupid. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z My only consolation was knowing that someday I’d be free of all their stupid rules and worries. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z "Yes you are. Do you think I'm as stupid as they are?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Alex had had enough of Blunt, Mrs. Jones, Wolf...the whole stupid thing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It was like saying she couldn’t stand to be around him for the length of a stupid project. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about your stupid thought experiment,” I said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He doesn’t particularly notice things, not if they aren’t in a hockey rink or a computer game; he’s not stupid, he’s just not observant. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is so wrong with my not telling you about a stupid play?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t have been surprised if it had died of boredom itself — no company except stupid people drumming their fingers on the glass trying to disturb it all day long. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I knew it was stupid as soon as I said it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And then he cracks up laughing, and stupid Eliza is on my other side going ‘What is it? Come on!’ Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead of saying ba-ka-ta-re, a common insult meaning stupid, Terminal Islanders would say ba-ka-ya-ro, a coarser and exclusively masculine use of the word, which implies gross stupidity. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Her prince would never love her if she seemed stupid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m glad she doesn’t,” I say firmly, which is stupid. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her hand is warm when she touches my face, where all the stupid tears are. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I was blunt and stupid, but I didn’t mind because something about being alone with her now didn’t sit right in my gut. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Or even: Keep your hands off me, Tobias, and tell your stupid friends, too! Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This tape is about how people change when they see your name on a stupid list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He’d taken the cliff instead—falling through the sky to this stupid island. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That was stupid, but at least you aren’t a liar,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “This is stupid,” she said after flipping a few pages, and Ophie wondered if Penelope knew how to read. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "Yes you are. If a bear attacked you in the woods, you'd be too stupid to run away." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about the stupid hat. What happened to Mamá?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Hugo felt stupid for thinking he could fix it and especially for imagining there would be a letter from his father waiting for him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Then my stupid brother found out about it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "You witless weed! You empty-headed hamster! You stupid glob of glue!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately our present leadership won’t authorize a quest to look for them—” “Because Reyna isn’t stupid,” Hazel said. “—so we have only a few remaining scraps from the books,” Octavian continued. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I know she’s tricking me just so she can make fun of my accent and make me sound stupid. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I could even feel my stupid blush, my body’s way of telling me that I knew. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z So what if everyone in stupid Marysville comes into the stupid library every stupid day? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As they were playing they began to talk, and they realized they had many things in common and that playing Russian roulette to settle a beef between their gangs was stupid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe it was stupid and solipsistic, but I liked to think about me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z No, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to endanger her. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z All I can think about is how stupid this is. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that he would never grow up and say stupid things like, “a girl is like a tree.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They really don’t have any reason to be doing what they are doing—it’s all stupid. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked straight ahead, out at the track, those stupid white lines teasing me like everybody else. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Another day of eating lunch in the stupid bathroom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Also he says you shouldn’t tell them out loud that you think it’s stupid. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Tino looked at me like I had just said the stupidest thing he had ever heard and I was the biggest loser he had ever met. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the stupid brutes, too ignorant to realise what was happening, merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z You and your mama and your stupid sister all make me sick!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was so stupid she says. “We’d been home over a month with no trouble, so I thought we were in the clear.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Why did kids have to be so stupid sometimes? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z They know how to make you feel horrible, just thinking of all the stupid things and bad things you ever did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z From that minute on he was stupid in love. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was called Joe and he started hanging around trying to get my attention by telling stupid jokes while we worked and asking totally duh questions like What’s it like being a Yank? How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq adds, “We had a math test on Friday. It was really easy. Fractions are stupid!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was slow and precise and I felt stupider and more ordinary with every coin I dropped. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I told you all this good luck would be bad! This is how they liberate us? Only the Greeks could be so stupid!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had never cared if she was pretty,- even when she was stupid Arya Stark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he heard a woman’s voice cutting through the line saying: ‘He said: “He’s stupid.”’ Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He thought, I was stupid, I could have bashed him with that stick, bashed and bashed his head in. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It’s not that I don’t know the answer; it just seems stupid to say it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “We’ve got to figure out how to stop the Nightingale so we can get my papa back, and you’re just focused on Misha for some stupid reason. He didn’t even do anything to you!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Does he actually think I’m stupid enough to accept his “help”? This is a trick he’s plotted with his mother. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Did they think I was stupid enough to go hang out alone in a room with them? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Hell if I know. Even rich people are stupid, I guess.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The stupid show seemed to pick up right where it left off. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I knew Via didn’t want me to go to her stupid play. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And later on, as she watched her skinny little husband skulking around the bedroom in his purple-striped pyjamas with a pork-pie hat on his head, she thought how stupid he looked. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “Hazel,” said Bigwig, “I know you’re not stupid, but what did we get out of that? Are you going in for protecting every mole and shrew that can’t get underground?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach West wasn’t lying, because I drop the stupid stick almost every time someone tries to pass it to me, and Natalie sighs each and every time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z When these peasants are excited they have a curious expression, a mixture of cow and yearning god, half stupid and half rapt. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw his stupid mag on the floor and walked out of the store. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Working on it made me feel better than any stupid talk with Mr. Ali. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And I just didn't want her to have to give up something—something else—for me to have some stupid shoes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I started to walk past to another table, smiling my stupid plastic smile—makes me feel like a zombie this week—but she beckoned abruptly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "Oh sorry, Miss Brent, so it is. How stupid of me." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that he had been stupid to run off to war because of a girl, but then he took this back, because it wasn’t just some girl; it was Theodora. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Katzenjammer kids were fun because they made the adults look stupid. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx might have all the big-city knowledge, but I knew all kinds of stuff about small, stupid plants. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “The two of you sneaking around all the time. I’m not stupid, Moody. Of course I knew what you were up to. I just thought you’d be a little more responsible.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I want to throw them onto the floor and stomp on them, crushing their stupid little faces, but I do my best to keep calm because I know it’s important to Amá. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “What’s to think about? There’s nothing to be done. Trades are forever. Even if a stupid thing like a Gaming Machine breaks down, or if you tire of it—you don’t get to reverse.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Stupid, such a stupid thing to think. why am I so... As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I’m acting stupid, asking to hear again what TaShon just told me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I use the most hideous deaths from her stupid How Would You Rather Die? game. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z You know how hard it is to go down a stupid curb in a wheelchair? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I managed to sidestep the first kids swing, but these guys were not as stupid as the Minotaur. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I started banging pots around, irritated just by the looks of that stupid red cover. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I wish I’d left the stupid book where I’d found it because one sharp corner of the cover is digging into my underarm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z So I was definitely in a bit of a funk, a bit of a bleak period, when I did the next stupid thing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If your cook cannot make the perfect panini, it is not because he is stupid. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I carefully refolded it, slipped the stupid letter back into its envelope, and quickly returned it to its place in the jewelry box. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Ms. Steck, I know you sat in that faculty room and heard every stupid rumor. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But I am messaging you to say that I love you, and that you’re completely wrong about me thinking you’re stupid. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The consequences for minor offenses like being late to class or not participating were stupid—they wanted me to write an essay—so I took another day off school and Bingo! Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "I will," she said, even though she thought go to hell was a stupid thing to yell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You blew up the school so your father could pass his stupid bill?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Like you’re a criminal, accused of stealing cookies,” Nephew Shawn says, stupid Nephew Shawn who actually thinks stealing cookies is a crime. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was a stupid idea to schedule PE immediately after lunch. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. It was a stupid idea. Liver with onions.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z When, for the umpteenth time, the same people asked the same stupid questions, the dauntless woman gave the same patient replies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your hair is stupid,” she told Florida as she tugged it. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’ll feel stupider when you chuck an air ball in front of a million people.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And I hate how stupid that makes me feel. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “All they can speak is one stupid language.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “There's no secret entrance into Blackcliff, Laia. Even if there was, I wouldn't be stupid enough to try to attack a school of Masks.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The Stella from two weeks ago would never be this stupid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z My dad found me and brought me here because he’d always wanted a son and just had stupid daughters. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Traveling across the United States, it's easy to see why Americans are often thought of as stupid. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was driving me crazy that I couldn’t tell him about a stupid Big Mac. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Forget those stupid old moons! Let’s have some lemon cake. Lemon cake, Natalie!” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she’s realizing I’m not just a stupid little sister but a potential friend. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I knew I wasn’t stupid but kids might still laugh at me and I didn’t want to have to go through that again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Of all the stupid things,” cried Doc Smith. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m starting to feel really stupid, like I’ve just said the cheesiest thing ever. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I'm not kidding, some of these very stupid girls can really knock you out on a dance floor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I feel like I held my sister hostage for that stupid baseball. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It is about the most stupid habit known to man. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of those stupid books you read all night. No, wait. You were just born knowing it all. Sorry. I forgot.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z This was not a job for a stupid person. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You stupid meatball, it’s right there. Another two seconds'’ “I’m stayin’.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still trying to dislodge the stupid feeling of suspicion, and I couldn’t concentrate. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Whenever I drive the stupid lemon.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And suddenly I thought of that valley of the turkeys and wondered how I could have the gall to think turkeys stupid. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were both so stupid,” I tell him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured she’d just laugh and tell me I was stupid for trusting her no-good boyfriend, but I was wrong. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think the sailors knew you were listening? Don’t you think they’re up there right now laughing their heads off about that stupid boy who was eavesdropping and believed all their lies?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I suddenly remember Sophie asking if I was a saint and me replying that I’m just another stupid human. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I pray that this stupid baggy T-shirt conceals the phone in my pocket. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Tell me you think I’m stupid and ugly and I swear this would hurt less.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was stupid and dumb and never learned and...and one step at a time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Not unless they’re tired of living or something stupid like that. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Elizabeth would be mortified by the thought of sharing a room with a man before she was married, Hilly would tell me I was stupid to even consider it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Henry is...a person I know. And we did something stupid. I had to fix it. It’s fine.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about the stupid party,” she snaps, grabbing the paper from me and tossing it in the air. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I told you already. No. I am too young and too stupid for something like that.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a stupid time to be thinking such things, rushing as she was down the endless flights of stairs toward a potentially ghost-wielding sorceress. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I pulled and peeled, until finally the stupid foil snapped away from the plastic and cranberry juice spilled all over the place. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Because Robert Frost,” he said, slowly shaking his head in disbelief as if I was asking something real stupid, “is a major American poet.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I just kept watching the screen and listening to her stupid comments. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He tells a story of a turkey farm where the turkeys all died because they were too stupid to go into their shed during a thunderstorm. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And being stupid at that moment would forever be a part of who I was. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Cas pulled the stupid scarf from around her neck, jammed it into her bag, and yanked open one of the glass doors. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Most of the time they too stupid to write their names.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “One number doesn’t get you any money. That was a stupid waste,” Joon snaps and changes the channel. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Those stupid butterflies surged up again at his smile. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mandela was still mad that his friend Prince wasn’t on the team because of the hair rule, which he thought was stupid. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Me and Carlos had this stupid joke that whenever we were going to a party, we would set our text message alerts to a crazy sound effect. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The stupid man was only jealous, I decided. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “What would that stupid mouse do with a motorcycle?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I can see us, living in the woods, her wearing that A, me with an S maybe, S for silent, for stupid, for scared. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z When you say something stupid, gloss over it with superfast talking and maybe, no one 11 notice. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The trail isn’t watched, solely because no one is stupid enough to risk sneaking out that way. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she called me stupid and left me standing in the hall. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I paint Buddy Gui’s house and his stupid Buddhas. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He lay there, his face covered with a stupid smile and red and green cake icing, until my dad ordered him dragged out by his legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Six-year-old men and women were too stupid to do even Epsilon work. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I trusted Christina to take up this mission when I thought I would die, so it seemed stupid not to trust her now. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m pretty stupid for thinking I could get any sleep tonight. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The chief may have bought the man’s first point, but he disregarded his second point, as it was utterly stupid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "So just keep your stupid mouth closed," Aaron said, "and maybe you'll live." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I am deaf to that stupid, silent phone. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Maya had thought of a thousand different things to say to her: apologies and confessions, tears and mea culpas, detailed explanations of how stupid Maya could be, how stubborn she was. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But the more I thought about it, I realized it is stupid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “And Peach is horrible, with his stupid fears and his stupid voice and his stupid ‘Comfort! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “For the last time, the stupid thing is broken,” he told the blond boy from Utah, who was on the Mountain team. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z To that stupid glass bowl that he missed so much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I got the attention of a waitress and ordered the stupid soda. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I feel big and stupid and I don’t know what to say, so I go back inside, hoping someone else will catch her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back and served the stupid ball over the stupid net. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Looks like you’re trolling for more stupid junk to put in your stupid junky shack. Drag long enough you’ll probably find an old toilet seat for your outhouse.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He looked like a baby sumo wrestler, though Leo wasn’t stupid enough to say that aloud. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How many days and nights had I spent perched up there with Sam, steadfastly ignoring Vanessa’s attempts to drag us into some stupid, pointless conversation? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Except I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Still stupid with bubbles and vodka in my stomach, I answer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I have worked so hard to forget every second of that stupid party, and here I am in the middle of a hostile crowd that hates me for what I had to do. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “But if you’re up to something, something stupid with Sapo that’s going to get you in some trouble, I want to hear about it. I want to hear it from you.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I was a stupid kid sometimes, no doubt about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe my stupid Abby crush is written plainly all over my face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z If she agreed with me that a rule was stupid, she wouldn’t punish me for breaking it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Shove those poems, those lyrics, those stupid dreams in her face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then I could reverse time and prevent the ginormous star from exploding, so my family wouldn’t be swallowed by a stupid black hole. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s just a stupid game. Whatever. No big deal.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Embarrassment flooded her at the realization that someone had heard her make that sound and of how stupid she probably looked through the practice-room window while she played. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Two women were passing by with dogs on leads, and although it was completely stupid, we both stopped talking until they’d gone further up the slope and out of earshot. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They were, to a degree that would have been fascinating in less trying circumstances, stupid, obnoxious, cheerfully but astonishingly self-absorbed, and not remotely acquainted with trail etiquette. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My plot to assassinate Snow seems so stupid now. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At first it seems stupid, but it turns out to be kind of fun. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When other people say it, it sounds stupid. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Not that stupid Marysville would even think of having a pool. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Always they were the scrawniest or the ugliest or the dirtiest or the stupidest boys, picked on by everyone else, with no one left uglier or stupider than they but her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you stupid, if there’s a right way and a wrong way, trust you to find the dumb way; fool, fool, back to the beginning was the rule.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you kiss your wife, Chino? Dag,” Negra said, but I felt so useless and stupid that I didn’t want to disturb the universe or Blanca anymore. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Even if you grow up, no matter how hard you scrub, whatever you do, there will always be some other stain or spot on your face or stupid act, somebody frowning. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad stopped his rhyming, not because Momma told him to, but because I bet he ran out of stupid poems. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “John is so sensible, I’m afraid he will think I’m stupid if I ask questions about politics and things.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt pretty stupid talking to a bowl of fruit. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So it goes, and Henry is there, in his head and his lecture notes and his cubicle, every single stupid day, no matter how many shots of espresso he puts in his coffee. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Nice,” I say, not really caring about his stupid shoes. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z At first she put on her slightly stupid demure look, but after a few of his words she gave that up and bored into him with her eyes, trying to read his thoughts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All his life he had lectured everybody about the right way to do things and now he had done this, the stupidest thing ever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead, here he was every day, involved with assignments and homework, juggling all this activity and then getting stupid notes from Obie. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ya know, it was really stupid for us to sleep in here tonight. We should’ve been out in the Map Room, working.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My stupid key sticks in the lock, and it takes me three tries to get the apartment door open. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I think you’re just getting paranoid. Why would he be so stupid? Who takes someone from the house next door?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I stepped away, feeling stupid for being so afraid. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s not like Ricky’s going to let my mom move her whole shift back twenty-five minutes. Just for some stupid after-school activity.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “How should I know how the stupid little girl got hold of it?” he said. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, it wasn’t your fault! If anything, it was mine....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Daily Mail says it's typical of a tinpot Latin paper pusher to make stupid quips about life and death. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "I'm really, really sorry for stealing the shoes. I just...I didn't mean anything. I made a stupid mistake." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I need you. You know you can sink it. And after all, you wrote the stupid poem to begin with. Please...” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The stupid goat had broken his leg two weeks earlier, and Anya’s grandfather wanted him to stay in the barn and rest for at least a month. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If you want to sound a proper peasant, say it as if you had mud in your mouth, or were too stupid to realize it was two words, not just one.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cas used to believe her, but it had turned out that was stupid, because it was never true. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Well, it seems rumor has already suggested that. I overheard a girl saying that the Crown Prince brought me here to woo me. I thought the entire court knew about this stupid competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid. I wouldn’t waste my time on anything like that.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I know that in her place I would have been just as stupid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I’m not as stupid as you may think, young man,” she said. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I’d never even seen the stupid scorecard with my own eyes. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “A bad time. Very bad. It was wrong. But I was young and stupid and full of ideas. Just like you.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z "But I feel bad punishing a good Christian woman who is too stupid to know where her husband was." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I really wish Dylan would come through and fill this awkward silence with some stupid joke. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When I thought of what true love must be like, I figured it must be a mix like this, and not the stupid eighth-grade infatuation most girls my age felt. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Lydia gave Dill a look that said Try to get this kind of treatment at stupid Opry Mills Mall. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The fence was probably there to keep people from getting onto the highway and doing stupid things—like sledding into the fast lane on snack trays—blit the chain-link was full of big holes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I should have brushed the stupid alien mask to the floor. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, which was kind of a stupid thing to say, but I didn’t really notice in the moment. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The three of us eating on cement blocks, waving away flies that supposedly puke on you every time they land, wearing the exact same clothes and stupid white shoes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “It’s stupid. The doctors pretty much do what they want, no matter what you tell them.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I been hearing variations on that stupid song since Tyler Croft was old enough to talk, so it don’t mean nothin’. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He waited awhile, staring straight ahead while the cameraman hung over his shoulder, all ready in case anyone was stupid enough to open up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If you’re trying to get Audubon’s pages back, and stupid Marysville is selling them off faster than you can find them, it gets sort of discouraging. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Freshman year is so close to middle school; there’s a huge possibility I said or did something extremely stupid. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z But after I wrestle with it for about five minutes, I know I'd be stupid not to tell him. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, of course. That was a stupid question. Almost as stupid as when one of my dad’s friends asked if I missed my mom two days after her funeral.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “The men who gave this verdict must have been very stupid, or sadly misinformed.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was stupid to claim that he needed time to think things over when all he was doing was hiding from a truth he already knew. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In the street, near the great yew, they found Duny the bronze-smith's son standing by himself, bearing no hurt, but speechless and stupid like one stunned. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He never actually called anyone stupid, but sometimes he looked at them as if he thought they were. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He just doesn’t have a goal, plus he thinks he’s too stupid and: inferior to ever achieve anything. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Are you going to stand around asking stupid questions when you could get your answer just by walking into the kitchen?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Haven’t I just been and finished telling you? Are you slow-witted? I’m so sorry for you. It’s terrible to be dull and stupid. What’s your name?” she went on. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “But you need to come inside, because sitting out here is stupid.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t make me a racist. I’m not letting you guys guilt trip me like this. What’s next? You want me to apologize because my ancestors were slave masters or something stupid?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z All I wanted to do was turn around, go home, and never find myself at this precipice again for such a stupid reason. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Little things, meaningless and stupid in themselves, but they were there for me to see, for me to hear, for me to feel. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z So he was trying to make me feel stupid. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Actually, if I saw him, I might break down and do something stupid like cry, or make up with him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If that was supposed to make me feel afraid, stupid, and small, it worked. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "My aunt's in the hospital. The one that takes care of me," I said flat-out, to shut his stupid mouth for once. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The only reason he’d pried off the stupid ankle monitor was so that he could leave the house to hunt for Abbey. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “People leave all the time. All my friends are gone. Most of the sisters are gone. We’re the only ones stupid enough to still be here.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I stare into his dark eyes, hating myself for how weak and stupid I feel. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Make Megan think he was just some stupid loser who couldn't even beat out his baby sister at a lemonade stand. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Naw. Pa wanted me to go to school, but Ma says I’m too stupid.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z By Saturday morning, my eyes are bleary, and I am so stupid from lack of sleep, I forget to ignore the boy at work. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I honestly don’t get why everyone is this upset,” I said, “over a stupid game of basketball.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I hesitate a moment, thinking this is a stupid thing he has ordered me to do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Of course not, stupid. Just one step at a time. She was never exactly nice to us, remember.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just that I knew Julian and everybody thought I was so weird for hanging out with August all the time, and I felt stupid. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I guess you think it’s pretty stupid, me crying over a roach.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And I know they’re there, the good qualities, because I wasn’t that stupid to fall in love with him, to marry him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s used to flying around outside. If I could just let her out at night —” “Do I look stupid?” snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Are you okay? I keep doing that, too. Everything in this place is against us, even the stupid too-low bunk.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Why do you need to be on your ph-phone right now? Why are you always on your stupid phone?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He stopped only when the stupid herd of eighth graders scattered and Coach Substitute ran in to find out what all the screeching was about. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z We had truly believed that Mexicans can’t shoot straight and besides were lazy and stupid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I stopped and said, “Don’t be stupid, Palmer.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “They are the stupidest of creatures in the Underland! Why, they can barely even speak!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sabbatini: “So then why does one’s finger burn when one, if one is stupid enough, changes his car battery without proper protective gear on his hands?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z There was a big green turtle, about the size of a football, cruising back and forth in the deep water, and he looked just as slow and stupid as the fish did. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to be stupid, but now I’m silly.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z ‘Just a set of stupid touristy shots,’ Kat said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Except when he sang that stupid dolphin song at me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe you care more about a stupid game than being a good friend.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Here’s what every minute of every day of my stupid, stinking life in this stupid, stinking town is like. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Stupid burned toast from this stupid so-called treasure. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I know it’s stupid, but before I could stop myself I said, “Hell? I thought you said this was Tennessee!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood there looking stupid, because that’s what I do when I’m accused of something I didn’t do. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z What a stupid question, she so obviously isn’t. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z My stupid fantasies about ending up homeless are just that—the fact is that my parents will take me in anytime, anywhere. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “A great one, in fact. But that stupid hug business isn’t funny. I’m getting really sick of it, and I want you to stop, okay? All of you. Including Leo and Tobias.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tie my stupid shoelace because my fingers were too numb from the cold. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I won it fair and square from the Elkton boys up the street. I got a pair of boots out of it as well. You never seen a couple of stupider boys.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Was she too stupid then even to have helped Edward? The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason I thought them stupid and then found initially from parrots, mynah birds, crows, and ravens that they are indeed not only not ignorant and stupid but in many cases smarter than people. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I know you're just going to think I'm being a stupid teenager, but this is my life and if I'm going to be here for years, I have to do this my way. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was probably painting flowers for one of Master Peale’s daughters who watched him with stupid cow eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have fought to the death to protect Mother if she were really there, but this was a stupid game. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to cry in the stupid airport, but just at that moment she heard Nonnie say in a quavering voice, “Courtney.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z All the stupid giddiness I felt dropped away. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘Four years with no monsters to fight, no battles, no stupid prophecies. Just me and Annabeth, getting our degrees, hanging out at cafes, enjoying California -’ ‘And after that. Annabeth kissed Percy on the cheek. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But I kept wondering every time we hit a bump and the stupid shocks in the pickup didn't do a thing how much it was hurting Lucas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "But I gotta apologize to you too, for my part in all this mess. I pushed for him going to the stupid party in the first place. You didn't want him to go. I did." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I felt Uri smack me in the head and call me stupid. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t make yourself out to be even more stupid than you are.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was that simple for me, and that stupid. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Come,” he said, before the knight did something brave and stupid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No. Because it’s so stupid no Dauntless with any sense would speak it, let alone think it. Pansycake. What are you, twelve?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He imagined the words standing up in a perfect line and coming out of his mouth clearly, without stuttering or skipping or sounding stupid. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There was no mistaking the sound of a nun who was equal parts concerned, annoyed, and frustrated that she’d have to wade into the mud herself to save one of her more stupid students. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Our ancestors were so stupid and short-sighted that when the first reformers came along and offered to deliver them from those horrible emotions, they wouldn’t have anything to do with them.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z OK, it’s true that 3-D glasses are stupid, and Abuela would say I am destined for pink eye, but somehow it became fun to look like idiots together. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I was probably a stupid little kid whining because I wanted a toy or ice cream. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The silence between us grew uncomfortable until eventually I asked him the stupidest question, because I actually wanted to know its answer. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I am soft and weak and stupid, just as Joffrey says. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I didn't want a bunch of stupid rubbernecks looking at me when I was all gory. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It felt nice under my feet, so nice I almost began laughing, but I wasn’t stupid enough to do that, yet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They are stupid people who are lost and got here by mistake. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At our school, the older you get, the stupider your lunch period. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He was about eight years old, wide-eyed and inquisitive, and he was not stupid. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I know that you’re not supposed to think about dancing—what is that stupid expression, Sing like no one’s listening, dance like no one’s watching?—whatever. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Got myself lured out here to this stupid forest.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I am stupid for speaking up while Eric is here; I am stupid for speaking up at all. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And the third: “I’m not saying it’s good or bad, smart or stupid, I’m not saying if I’m for or against. Let’s just wait and see what develops.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I fold every single one of those stupid undershirts. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She poses again—her chin tilted up, her hand holding a stupid water bottle. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I drank my cold tea, still blurred and stupid from my short heavy sleep, and stared at the blank wall in front of me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Who would be stupid enough to jump into a trunk? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “These kinds of stories always have stupid princes falling in love.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Mark picked it up, examined it, felt a rush of panic that he wouldn’t know how to use the stupid thing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “As long as you don’t do something stupid again,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. I scraped it on that stupid tree.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I mean, I'm her only child, the reason she was working so hard, and I went out and did something stupid. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I’d seen her a billion times. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Even if I wasn’t supposed to be friends with Anna, I knew she wasn’t stupid. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She took me north to El Paso, and years later she laughed about how long she had waited for me in that village full of dirty stupid people. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z That stupid gladius blade had pierced him all the way through. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Bet that crippled blacksmith was surprised when he netted a couple of stupid kids. You looked good on TV” I shoved his shield at him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The seal, who had to be the god of the East River, said, “Are you trying to get yourself killed, kid? Or are you just extra stupid?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I was just a stupid kid,” Captain Reed continued. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But the only reason I did something stupid was because I knew I couldn't ask her for the money. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z To another he talked about newspapermen in general: “Those guys always write bad stories about me. They say I’m stupid and that I have no talent in anything except for chess. It’s not true.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help moving back, just enough to get his forehead off the stupid button. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “The reason people think you’re so stupid,” the Sicilian said, “is because you are so stupid. It has nothing to do with your drooling.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I was just trying to compliment your stupid behind! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But then again, it was me who pressed for Needles to go with us to that stupid party in the first place! When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The centurion was watching with more interest than concern, as if he were examining one of his stupid gutted teddy bears. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Zoe and I got into a fight. She told me I was being stupid. She said I’d regret my choice. She said Luke would let me down someday.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I roll my eyes like it's only a stupid yearbook and why would I care? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He got a cunning look, as if getting ready to offer a deal—the look men have when they fight with men instead of poor stupid animals. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I saw that the stupidest person at my mother's college knew more than I did. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She was stupid to think she could patch this thing together; stupid to think there’d be nice motels and cheap B&Bs along the way. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Please, Piper, be as stupid as I was. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not as stupid as the ones who made the Teeth, though.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "Aight, so how about when we get to the store, we just take some yarn, man. I mean, ain't no point in buying something so stupid," he said. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Garden Heights has been a battlefield for the past two months over some stupid territory wars. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z McSouthers was not a stupid man; if only he was less obsequious—and less of a gossip. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only I was too stupid to know. It is the Wild Man. Obviously.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, answer with a question. Don’t tell me you’re stupid. Are you stupid?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But Howard’s stupid idea didn’t work because the next thing I knew I was hollering at Bertha. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He laughed politely, though he must have thought me profoundly stupid. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When Father came in from work, the whole family could grab him and chain him for being stupid enough to be working all day long to support them. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That when your shoulders cover mine, nothing else in the entire stupid world matters. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z You will see that the stupid Samanas in the forest learn and know many useful things. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s kind of stupid to send me to a place where nothing makes sense and not answer my questions.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The last time a girl had talked to him, Luke had gone stupid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “But be crazy if you like. Crazy! This is not what we do. I know. Tell me, Parky, tell a stupid old man. What would be our interest?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, I knew I must have had a stupid grin on my face. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Julia was standing with them, trying again to convince Jay about her stupid tinfoil UFO and how it was going to fly up and down the street on a stupid invisible wire. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It had been a selfish, stupid, heartbreaking choice, but one he’d made for himself. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “You don’t sound like you have an accent sometimes,” I said, which was pretty stupid, but a darn sight better than throwing up on her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “And Edie is never going to be a real friend to Ruby. She only let Ruby go to her stupid party so Ruby would give her dirt on you.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Jesse tried to understand what his father was saying to him, but he felt stupid. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The irritating part is, after Miss Celia makes these stupid calls and hangs up the phone, she picks that receiver right back up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Do I look stupid wearing only one earring?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “They are too stupid to be spies. You do not know them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked about me stunned and stupid like a hunted thing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Those stupid dwarfs had taken everything except his money. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Are you okay? is probably one of the top five stupidest questions ever. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Dad offered to tear down the old outhouse so nobody would think to sing that stupid song again, but I said leave her be. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Jesper knew he was being selfish and stupid, but some petty part of him wondered if Wylan had deliberately kept away from him on the journey back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean by me. You mustn't be stupid. I meant trapped at all.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Suppose she said it was a stupid idea? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z At that moment I didn't feel so guilty as stupid. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Bobby yelped and clutched his leg and told her that in addition to being crazy she was a stupid klutz cow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Listen, it’s not my fault Slughorn invited Hermione and me to his stupid party, neither of us wanted to go, you know!” said Harry, firing up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was all because of that stupid dance. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He knew it was coming, but Alex still winced as Nunu sang out her favorite line, just like she did every single solitary stupid night. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “I know, I get it. I’m not stupid!” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, my God I Read me back his last line, stupid. Say, what the hell’s your name, anyway?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There are times when she makes me feel as stupid as asphalt. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I mean, how stupid would you have to be to rat someone out about something that you were doing, too? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When he first read Charles’s book, he cried, “How extremely stupid not to have thought of that!” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All it got me was a mother who lied about what her stupid poet name meant. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A cross that’s practically burning a hole into my clavicle for all the sins simmering in my stupid head. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z By the time she got that stupid old moose hide softened up, they would have eaten every last berry. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He was the largest of them, and perhaps a bodyguard for their leader—as if anyone would actually be stupid enough to strike a scythe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was stupid and terrible, what she had done. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z This appeased the white bus driver, for after unleashing a tirade of how stupid and uncivilized black people were, he returned to the bus and drove off. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys howled as the wooden plank split, their stupid excitement splintering Pia's skin. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Too bad there’s not enough Lego on this stupid island for a visionary project such as his. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Then I ran around the house kicking at the stupid snow. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “The less involved he is, the better. If you both hadn’t been so stupid, we would have. I’m trying to keep you safe, don’t you see?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He’d poke and poke and poke—standing at a distance, of course; he wasn’t stupid—until the snake raised its head and hissed, or whatever snakes did. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I pretty much tell her what I told the cops, except she doesn’t ask any stupid questions about Khalil. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Never mind. I thought the teachers were all stupid.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “That was seriously stupid, Tab. Now he knows I’ve been talking about his pictures.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “But, listen, don’t worry—we’ll go and get your stupid library book from underneath the old lady’s bed, because that’s an easy thing to get back. That’s no problem at all.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “No, no...oh, the pain of this darn leg! Stupid, stupid!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He had offered Jeanne the kind of dress a lady’s daughter might wear, but Jeanne said it would make her feel stupid. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Do you know why? Is it because I am stupid?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He should be kicked off the Council for saying something so stupid.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Cry about it at your stupid club meeting?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I would simply have to ambush it with whatever sense I had left, or it would trap me in its stupid cage for fifty years without any sense at all. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Which is stupid twice—first, because I'm invisible, and second, because even if I wasn't, she's blind. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s pointless and stupid and there’s only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The stupid sofa never changes—just the faces of the grown-ups who come to claim me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I asked, still holding on to the stupid baton. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I started to write a few things down, but it just seemed so stupid to continue,” Andrea Roney, the drama director at North Penn High School, outside Philadelphia, says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I know this sounds stupid, but it’s like no one else is here. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Though I didn’t do anything stupid, exactly, or say anything that I shouldn’t, I felt dejected and bilious, and I talked little and ate even less. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After last night, it feels stupid to be mad at him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I shut off the water, and in the sudden quiet it all seems so stupid. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I see the stupid motel sign up ahead, and my stomach clenches up even more. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “After all, California is one of the largest work economies. They need us, and I don’t think they would be so stupid as to neglect us.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Diaz Castellano looked at me as if I had asked the stupidest question in the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. I was just being stupid, but sometimes you are too judgmental. I get frustrated with you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a stupid question, a question for a classroom or a philosophy discussion, not a question to be asked in the middle of an arrest. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And I don’t know if it was him reaching or me pulling back, but whatever it was, the whole stupid gym shirt got torn right down, the whole way. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “How is it possible that two girls way out here saw a video that my stupid brother made in a motel room weeks ago?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Come on. Is it re: her? Because she shouldn’t make you feel stupid. That’s not good.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But that didn’t make it any less stupid or rotten a thing to do. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s still freezing, so of course no one is around, only a few annoying tourists who, for some stupid reason, thought it was a good idea to come to Chicago in the winter. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z You could see the color moving like a slow tide down the hills that rose on both sides of stupid Marysville. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z That is why he has told us to act stupid and never discuss our lives in the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But I realized that it would be stupid to pass up this opportunity—with or without Luke. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was like when she’d be sitting in class for forty-five minutes and finally get so bored she’d notice the stupid heater had been clacking and smashing away the whole time. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I didn't understand their language, but I understood the tone: a stupid survival plot, as if they actually had a say in their fate. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Neel yelled at Headmaster in his head: If Baba spoke English, he'd never make such stupid mistakes! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “That’s stupid. How can there be a language of love? And Bridge, is she really a ‘girl’? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “Leah, she knows she messed up. She was upset. She said something stupid. Can you please just let her apologize?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Always as if I were nothing but some stupid slutty girl named that girl. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I shake my head, afraid to say anything stupid. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I felt so dumb that I hadn’t known his place in the hierarchy of this stupid school, I felt dumb that I’d never asked him what he did in his free time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z After all the years my friends who had made me feel stupid, all are now interested in my class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It is also true that it was stupid of me to bend it out of shape again, on purpose, the second she handed it back to me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I helped her get the stupid bags in, now I’m done. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She was digging through her drawers and saying how stupid all her clothes were, even the good things, but I didn't listen because I was trying to figure out what to do. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. But I’m stupid. And tiny. And fast.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I’m terrified I might actually break down over something as stupid as a math test. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hare was given a heavy piece and as he carried it along he sang under his breath a song which told all about a clever hare who had fooled a stupid lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “They pay him gold and silver, but he only gives them writing. Are they stupid?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And holy hell, writing a letter is definitely better than doing one of those stupid art projects where Sister has me paint my feelings. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I hate that stupid song,” came his muffled voice. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z And he always ignored them, because if he’d ever opened his mouth, they would have realized that was all he had, just good teeth; he was, after all, exceptionally stupid. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s just a stupid American saying, but I really don’t appreciate being called such an ugly animal. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The way she asked that you’d have to be pretty stupid not to know how to answer her. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Why does he have to wear that stupid uniform? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z "Didn't make it" is a stupid way to say something died. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “You boys are stupid, ain’tcha?” one of them said, his big chaw shifting in his cheeks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z What if he turned out to be stupid? Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Tam Lin said turkeys were the stupidest birds in the world. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just when I think I’ve learned everything about this stupid place. Why is it called that? And why are Grievers called Grievers?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Toby felt stupid asking, considering they had been grinding into each other just moments before. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Would you mind, ladies and sirs”—shut up, Nate—“giving me one more shot at side number one? Because I swear I won’t slip into a stupid southern accent on the Michael lines again.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’ve never felt anything like the white-hot rage now churning inside my stomach over the fact that this Jacob guy succeeded in his stupid, life-breaking mission. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “I never heard anything so stupid in my life,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the middle of this stupid, stupid situation.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He stared at her, and bared his teeth, and all she could think was how stupid she'd been and how Hot Pie would gloat when they found her half-eaten body the next morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It was summer. We were bored. I don’t know. It’s stupid.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I thought today’s practice was canceled because you won some stupid bet.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "Do you think I'm so stupid that I'd climb over the gate?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I close my ears to her stupid asthmatic laugh and work on the homework that was due yesterday. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In films and on the vaudeville stage blacks were portrayed as comic dolts, stupid and lazy, unable to speak proper English, much less sing fluently in foreign languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry I even asked. That was so stupid.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Kate opens a bag of chips and says, “This is so stupid.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I went back to getting the feet right, and the stupid bills. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Well, come in,” Kaira said to them, as if she thought they were being stupid. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It can mean “I want to do sex with you” and it can also mean “I think that what you just said was very stupid.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All I had to do to save myself was let go of the stupid fishing rod, but it was the biggest tarpon I’d ever seen and I wanted desperately to catch it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Oh, yes. She worries about our children, whether they'll be stupid like you, but I told her not to trouble herself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Probably the circus was pretty stupid taking a booking there, but that wasn’t the point. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I was asking about the stupid hats. Do I really have to wear one?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I'm not going to do anything stupid and get myself shot like Tariq. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I wasn’t upset—but I’m not stupid, either. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z In her opinion, any clothes you couldn't throw a punch in were stupid. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It seemed the most stupid thing he had ever done, to go into that room and touch anything. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I know it's stupid, and honestly, at this point, I spend about half my waking hours imagining us meeting in person for the first time. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Why do I have to go over there? He’s the one who pushed me into the stupid cake—shouldn’t he have to come here and go on SNL with me or something?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was almost unbelievable, said Squealer, that any animal could be so stupid. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It would be so stupid to kill myself now, he thought, after all I have been through. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Granny told me I was too stupid to raise a child. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘Because I’m still running messages, you stupid wretches! I’ve just come from the House of Hades to see what you’re up to!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “She must think we’re pretty stupid,” the Body Shop and Pipe Queen operator said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My stupid breasts seem to be getting bigger by the month. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I realized she was right, it’s exactly like that stupid play. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t be stupid, Ben,” Alby said, his voice calm as he continued to aim the arrow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m just stating a fact. I’m disabled. You’re disabled. Everyone at that stupid support group is disabled. I’m just telling it like it is.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I made up in my mind that I wouldn't do nothing that stupid ever again. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Robs stupid face finally loses its stupid smile. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Tragic mulatto. What a stupid thing to call somebody! Somebody called you that?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If only I could get my hands upon his stupid throat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t want to have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can’t you see how stupid that is?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z This one day just before school was supposed to start I was moping around the back yard and thinking again how pointless and stupid everything was and Grim comes over and says, ''You know what? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I just don’t want to take your favorite. It’s just a stupid speech. What if something happens?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But what came out of my mouth was something else, and it was embarrassingly stupid. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you try crazy stuff like that? Who cares if they build a stupid pancake house here?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you telling me you’ve had amnesia? You know, I might actually believe you. Why else would you be stupid enough to come here?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The others were dazed and stupid with the heaviness of their sleep. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We wound around into the academic quad, and all I could think about was how much Javi didn’t like Ethan and how stupid I’d been to let myself be alone with him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “If you did, you’d know I don’t have time to listen to stupid, boring stories from some stupid, boring tree that isn’t even real—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It seemed to Anya a stupid question to pose while they were both within stabbing distance. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She gave me three more poems by stupid Percy Bysshe Shelley that she was sure I would enjoy. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But because racism is stupid, it’s easily tricked. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t smoke. I promised my ration to Jeannot...Look, it’s all over the table...under the flowers now...the rabbit can’t hear you, stupid...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "Saving a dog and a white woman is a stupid way to die. Only thing in the world you need to save is your own self." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “I know. Just add that to the list of stupid things she’s done this year. What does she say about him?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was as if he disliked it but could not help it The Wart continued to be stupid, fond of Kay, and interested in birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Hugo felt stupid for thinking he could fix it and especially for imagining there would be a letter from his father waiting for him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z But I am a stupid girl, so midnight finds me leading Katherine out the rarely used side door to the summer kitchen behind the school. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “So did I, it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Someone got angry at me, and it's kind of hard to explain, but it's a stupid misunderstanding. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Because sooner or later, that stupid letter was going to arrive, and if Zane didn’t have a plan, he was done for. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Fights still break out at lunch, during passing periods, and in other classes for stupid reasons like somebody walked through a group of people who were different than them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “The stupid, the unintelligent, those who are dispersed, incapable of attention, of effort, have no right to a higher education.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "In case you haven't noticed, Bobby, I really think about everything. Just because I'm blind doesn't mean I'm stupid." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had an idea—a stupid idea, but better than no idea at all. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And there kept on being this stupid banging on the door, which woke me up several times in one minute. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Party Pig, people called him, and not entirely with affection, either; but he liked this name and took a kind of a stupid pride in living up to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The whole name of Sam’s is Sam’s Fish Box which is a stupid name. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’m stupid, sitting here talking about my feelings when we have a quest to finish.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the eyes of those prejudiced bilagaanaas in that bar, I was just another stupid Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a huffy breath, try to tell myself that I’m being stupid. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was a stupid story, I don’t know why I told him, but he looked at me thoughtfully as he stirred his coffee. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe so, but I’m not stupid,” he said hotly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z At 8:30 I called his house, feeling so stupid I can’t even explain it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z But Link was like, “No. Play by yourself. Play with yourself,” and suddenly everything seemed really stupid. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have any screechers because of that stupid bounty,” I yelled. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I see what Alicia's saying, but I'm not going to get sucked into some stupid psychobabble session. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She finally grabbed him, but he didn’t want to stop, didn’t want to give her any sort of chance to explain what he’d been too stupid to see from the very beginning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And don’t say something stupid like “Love is free.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The movie was funny in parts, but otherwise it was just too stupid. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “She waved some stupid custody paperwork in my face, and said I’ve got to do what she says. Fuchsia rips a piece off the flyer. “That’s what she thinks.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “My senses are black and unfeeling; my mind is dull and stupid. My hopes of advancement are dashed,” Hamlet said with bitterness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I remember her name was spelled stupid, too. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I misdealt, as was only natural, when I knew she was lying in wait for me to do wrong; and she denounced me for a stupid, clumsy labouring-boy. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z If somebody knows quite a lot about those things, it takes you quite a while to find out whether they're really stupid or not. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Why had I, stupidest of women, not told him? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am a stupid woman. I am the one who believed all his lies.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Cara was all set to say, “Because an editor can speak right up and tell the world if someone is being lazy or stupid or crooked or mean.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, each time I do this? I’m not going to carry that stupid rock up this hill every day.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I want to scream out that I don’t remember my mother’s name because she left me, apparently to do something stupid enough to land herself in this God-awful place. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The stupid sticks won’t go in the box and I snap several in my frustration. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There were those stupid ads for having your pants pulled up like around your chest. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed me four quarters and told me that we needed a gallon of milk—which we really didn’t need but I’m not stupid. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She looked like a person about to tell Ivan that he was stupid. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Or that a feud is a profoundly stupid thing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to go to that stupid school anyway!” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” said Werfel, flapping his arms, “to think I shall die wearing these stupid doll-print sheets!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She was breathing heavily because she was carrying Mary Ann in her arms, and Mary Ann—for all of her pink cheeks and delicate features and excessive, stupid ffilliness—was incredibly heavy. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I believe that’s a matter of perception, Ms. Houck. My toga is not stupid. If the rest of Unity Valley wore togas, then I would be at the height of fashion.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Look at this stupid boy,” he was saying. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized that it was stupid of me to have left him alone, knowing that he had had the nightmare, knowing that it might have been the beginning of the high fever. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z That had been a supremely stupid thing to say, Grace knew that, but she couldn’t help herself at the time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "He's so stupid, he doesn't even know he's stupid." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was the stupidest thing to have said, and considering I was the only sober one I should have been the one with insight. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I'm in the down under, trying to get the stupid wrapping paper to cover the stupid presents I got for Gram and Grim, when this shouting starts upstairs. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "And neither of us will ever hold the Twins, stupid." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe we still watch this stupid show,” she continues, making a face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It had one word on it, stupid, and it wasn’t even a dollar word. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z After all, these were the same kids that “wouldn’t last a month” or “were too stupid” to read advanced placement books. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want my picture in a stupid book.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Seems perfectly all right, doesn't she? She can fly and scold and make tinkling sounds, all the things those stupid fairies do.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When I drive into the school parking lot this morning, she’s there, next to her car, putting lipstick on, waiting for the rest of her stupid little gang. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And now that the excitement of her escape had worn off, Tally was beginning to realize how stupid the whole idea had been. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “I feel stupid for not knowing that,” I say. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The negative column filled up fastest with words like stupid, disgraceful, foolish, laughable, wasteful, outraged, idiotic, scandalous, uninformed, half-baked, shamefully. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I realize how stupid I am for doing this. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I wish I had said: “Wow, you’re pretty stupid for a college student.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “After this stupid week full of stupid weirdo things happening.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The stupid, endless truth speaking out of both sides of its big, stupid mouth. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Declaration taunted Peach: "Where they throw dirt over dead people and leave them there for the worms/” She turned to sneer at me: "It’s stupid!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Bree had no intention of letting all that crowd know that he could talk, and stood looking just as stupid as a horse can. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He decided his best chance was to act stupid. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Going to do? Do you have any other stupid questions? You can’t imagine I’d let it sit there, can you? I’m going to chop off its head, to begin with.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “No one wants to learn how to twirl a stupid baton anyway.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t ask me, they’re supposed to be really stupid,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I thought it was a stupid idea, but couldn’t tell him that. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Her faith is stronger than yours. Maybe you’re the stupid one.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And then I had to confess to Julia how stupid and immature I had been on those days leading up to my birthday. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was stupid, to feel as upset as I did. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I'll try, but it's probably going to sound stupid, most likely because it is in fact stupid. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And I had to wear the stupidest uniform on the planet—a brown 100% polyester apron-style wraparound skirt thing with a white blouse underneath. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Even though Mr. Ray said he understood where I was coming from, I still felt a little stupid turning down his offer when the only other option was to work in a grimy chicken spot. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “He’d have to be a lot more than stupid to do that.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It was a big stuffed doll, a manikin with a vacant stupid human face. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Was he one of those people who thought all Indians were too stupid to read? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “My own laptop! And stupid Conner said he was fine with sharing the desktop. Like he cared about saving them money or something. So of course my parents sided with him. No laptop for me.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Alex wants to throw a punch every time he sees Philip’s stupid face, but it’s Henry’s family, not his, so he doesn’t get to make that call. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Until then, I’ll be more patient, and I will shut up right before I’m about to say something stupid. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But I tried to remind myself how stupid it was for me to feel sorry for a guy like Chas. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This is stupid, I think, grabbing hold of the page and ripping it out the diary. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’m as smart as can be,” he remarked in twelve different languages, “and I’m as stupid as can be,” he admitted, putting both feet in one shoe. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “I just thought I should ask because you don’t look okay, but when I think about it, asking whether or not you’re okay seems really stupid right now. Of course you’re not okay.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A swollen-headed raider, full of boasts and stupid jokes and mead. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It made him feel stupid, as if the world contained hidden wonders he could not anticipate, or see. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Wished I'd never opened my stupid gob about the cotton now. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He shook his big stupid finger in my face. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It is a stupid thing for me to think when I am one hundred feet off the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Just so I don’t feel and look so stupid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The notes to Jack were stupid, like: You stink, big cheese! and Nobody likes you anymore! Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if he knows why I don’t like being around Uncle Max, but he’s not stupid. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Coming here was your stupid idea. Getting out is my brilliant one.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But I was just making excuses to myself for being so stupid. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “A different kind of stupid, right?” she says, her voice loud enough to be heard over the rush of wind through the cab. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Like Maya would have ever been stupid enough to get pregnant, anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I feel stupid asking, but I want to know. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He still says plenty of stupid stuff, and he still says "bingo" way too much. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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