“Is Gum Baby talking to a brick wall?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Handsome, muscular Deoch was talking to her in that easy way he had. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me and rolled his eyes, as if to say, These guys, about whoever he was talking to. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t intend to hurt you or anything, but I’ve come a long way, and I’m not leaving without talking to you. If you don’t open the door, I’m going to break it down.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Jermaine stopped talking to me just before he died, okay? We had had a argument.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He starts talking to us like he didn’t almost just leave me behind. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She said once I start talking to them, I may never stop. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She began to drift toward the front door, but she went on talking to the Stubbses. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You don't really do things on your own. I'm worried you're going to spend the next few months hiding out in your room not talking to anyone. Plus, you know, your mom.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I found myself talking to this girl. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dad was holding the phone, so talking to her was almost like talking to him at the same time, but not quite. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When you need something, you start talking to me. Is that right?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I had no idea who he was talking to. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Paul is in the kitchen, talking to our mother about his work schedule for the weekend. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was combing his hair and talking to Aaron. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Instead of talking to the guests, we walked up to the porch and stood waiting to hear from the family. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He was talking to Arthur Bauer, but he was staring at me when he roared, “Shut up, Castor!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jesus,” said Mack afterwards talking to the boys. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mexican songs were constantly punctuated by irrelevant spotshots nobody listened to, such as the “German Press Review” and a show featuring a well-known beauty queen talking to teen-agers about their diets and their pimples. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My meeting at the county office is scheduled now. I’ll be talking to them the day before Barrio Fiesta. I wish it was sooner,” she says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

After dinner, he sat around for a while, talking to me and Mama and making Little Arliss some toy horses out of dried cornstalks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sorry, sorry . ‘And remember to look at me properly when I’m talking to you!’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I overheard Ultima talking to my father and mother. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martha said, “I remember talking to my oldest uncle; my sister and I were visiting with him before he died. We said, ‘Who did this to Grandpa Vaughan?’ Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Keep talking to him. Try to get him to suck on a small amount of mango, not too much.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looks around a bit nervously, as if getting caught even talking to me would make it worse for him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“No, just put it there,” he said, and it took me a moment to realize he wasn’t talking to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after talking to Lorena on the phone for nearly two hours, I unlock Olga’s door and crawl into her bed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Lily spun around, talking to Toby as much as she was Jimmy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The girl with the braided caramel hair, the one who'd called herself Calypso, was standing at the beach, talking to someone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We gave him Wallace as a name. That’s a solid man’s style. This ‘Lolly’ sounds like you’re talking to your daughter.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep talking to God: Is my Aunt Fannie Mae there with you, Lord, looking down on me, watching everything that's going on? Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Who has been talking to you?” he asked, not answering my question. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moushumi had been facing backward, leaning over and talking to her friends, who were in the two seats behind her, and when she turned back around he was in the neighboring seat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the official business winds down, I glue my eyes to Judith and pull her aside the minute she's not talking to anyone else. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ti Jean says you might be talking to a demon who will steal your spirit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I meant seeing him the way emperors are supposed to when they pay tribute to the mountain—as an old man talking to them.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“But I gave her a little talking to and really put some sense into her.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I never guessed that just meeting people and talking to them could be tiring, but it really was. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mike is talking to her tomorrow about a position in analytics. If she takes it, she’ll start ASAP. You, mister, are not starting until after graduation.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So talking to the other people in our street was brave. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even realize he was talking to her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine asks me as Miss Gordon walks around the class talking to students about their projects. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

They loved being there as part of the exhibit, talking to the children about the chimps, their behavior, and their food. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pathfinder was no longer talking to the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came in to find the woman we’d been following talking to a much older woman with silver hair, who seemed to be in charge of the place. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined them cruising around Monomoy Island, talking to each other. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m hanging up now, Mom. Nice talking to you, too.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How long has it been since I been talking to her up there?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He knew that Bill was no longer talking to him, and he felt suddenly desolate and alone. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was talking to everybody else: Where will you live? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As he ordered at the counter, he watched Dimple, totally relaxed in a way she hadn’t been with him, talking to Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stood talking to him, asking him about his work, about common friends. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to see my father standing at the counter in the main office, talking to Mrs. Owens, our principal. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

So I just begin talking to her dad. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word he went outside where the sacks of chicken grits were stacked against the show window and commenced talking to some old men sitting on the bench in the sun. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen at me,” said the fisherman, “talking to a toy. Oh, well. Here we are, then.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

So I spent a lot of time along St Anna Bay, and at the Ruyterkade market talking to the blade people. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My life today—a very great deal of it—is spent in airplanes, rushing from one country to another, raising money, talking to groups of people, and starting Roots & Shoots in schools. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly glance over to see who I’m talking to. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was talking to Wash, and Beto saw the look that passed between them before they knew he was watching. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Searle would waste his time talking to me about it all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She was begging. And I made her promise not to send it without talking to me. That was supposed to be part of the deal.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I heard the corn talking to you,” he said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The atrium’s busy as usual with people talking to their little cliques or playing around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Who the hell do you think you are, talking to me like that?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure he was even talking to me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stopped short when she saw who I was talking to. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I started it a couple days ago, after you quit talking to everyone.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later, he was back on the stump again, this time talking to the rookie camp at the NBA. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s a very good question,” he muttered, so quietly that I wondered if he was talking to himself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She sounded as if she were talking to a dog. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The first day of school she’d gone right up to the other kids and started talking to them and they’d looked at her like she was offering to welcome them to the Lollipop Guild. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She switched back to talking to it in her head. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to frighten you. I don’t like talking to people. It’s very—difficult for me.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Players weren’t holding their positions, and they weren’t talking to each other on the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She took the spool of thread from Louise and made her way up the golden stairs to the princess’s room, talking to herself as she went. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

But talking to them about why he had the beard might. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Mareth was the only one he felt like talking to, anyway. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

My revenge tactic has mostly been not talking to Levi for the last 45 hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon at Valley Forge I was talking to my college adviser about what to do after I received my associate’s degree. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Hollister’s in there, talking to someone. Do you think he might help us with the Black Cat clue?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But while she was talking to me, she was looking at Colin, and her expression was funny, as if her stomach might be floating too. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

A witness had overheard Hale talking to Grammer before the murders, murmuring something about being ready for “that Indian deal.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He always spoke to me as if he were talking to a grown-up, using real words and assuming I would understand him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Remembering I was supposed to be brave and make a change this year, though, I decided to try talking to the girls. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The whole time I was working on him, I was talking to him. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

That he would stop talking to her as suddenly as he'd started . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You know, Nan, I was talking to Jubilee about buying some grass seed for the yard. You’re losing your topsoil because there’s nothing rooted down.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Usually Ampai would be in the hall at dinnertime, talking to everyone, quizzing the children on their schooling, or debating philosophy with the old scholars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Pippin’s voice fell very low, as if he was talking to himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I busy myself at the sink, washing the cutting board, so I can avoid talking to her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She headed straight for the living room and started talking to Fang, who was sitting on the couch looking all staggered by the home invasion. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I got to the band room, Leo was in my seat, talking to Callum and Dante. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph’s circular talking would make a kid want to swear off talking to adults for the rest of his life. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I ask, before I remember I’m not even supposed to be talking to Clem. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was on the other side of the living room talking to Christopher’s dad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She plopped down her books and began talking to Mr. Watch, the man with red suspenders who was usually at the cash register. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I started talking to people, and I found it wasn’t easy. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“French Papists, for that matter. Didn’t speak a word of English. Least that’s what they claimed. Try talking to him in French,” he said, indicating the boy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I say, "Look, can we move over closer to the buildings? Because people keep coming past us, and you look funny here talking to no one. Over here." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if by not talking to them Dicey could hurt her? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, this is the House of Wu,” she said, as if talking to a small child. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

After the music stops and people start gathering the leftovers, I see tía Milagros talking to my parents. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My eyes keep going back and forth between Edie—dragging her fork through her food, her eyes glued to the table—and Ruby, who is talking to one of the Graces. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I love talking to the tourists at my father’s hotel.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it loud enough for Genie and Ernie to hear it, but soft enough to make it seem like she was talking to herself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Marty asked me why I wasn’t talking to her, and I said I was talking to her, I just hadn’t. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we sat there for a couple hours talking to the screen together, navigating this invisible labyrinthine cave without a single lumen of light. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Recently, Nelson had begun talking to me about going to the university. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some months later, when I was talking to Ginny, she remembered Paul’s call and said, “I just think it’s so cool that at forty he still does that. I’d miss it if he didn’t.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There was the Sidewinder, where she politely funneled smoke away from the person she was talking to out the corner of her mouth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then I put on my “talking to white folks” voice and said, “Can you get her a glass of cold water?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You not hearing when I talking to you?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Henry is talking to a little girl with leukemia named Claudette, according to the board on her wall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s sitting on the porch of her tree house talking to herself just as I am. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

First Laney appeared, wearing her panda coat and talking to her stuffed bunny about what presents she wanted for Christmas. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Via was about to say something to me, but then someone else came over and started talking to her, and before I knew it, I was kind of alone in the crowd. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A little man in a top hat was talking to the old bartender, who was quite bald and looked like a toothless walnut. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

This was of course after they had already gassed each other up, talking to each other like there was no one else on the track but them. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was talking to us, but nobody answered him. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I'm in the back checking out their new pittosporum tenuifolium, and I catch sight of Dell talking to Henry in the corner. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Our manager was talking to Johnny, trying to cool him down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really good now that I’m talking to you. You’re making my day. No, my month.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After I board Ares 4, before talking to NASA, I will take control of a craft in international waters without permission. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even though he knew that in a few seconds he’d be about seventeen steps to freedom, there was no way he could leave without somehow talking to Grandpop. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She gave him a look like she was talking to a four-year-old. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost asked me if I was talking to the thing. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

What’s worse, though, is that she doesn’t always get when people don’t feel like talking to her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Wes was talking to his new friend, Woody, one of the first people he’d met when Mary moved the family to this neighborhood a year earlier. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“May have at one time. But not no more. I hear the insurance folks been down talking to her brother.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was talking to one of my donors a few days ago who was complaining about how memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was right there, but they didn’t even notice she was alive She was scared about what they said and I heard her talking to my mama about it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to be here, snooping through his house while he wasn’t even talking to her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking to you, son,” his father said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the Weird Watsons had seen that show together and the way they talked to deaf people in that movie wasn’t anything like the way Byron was talking to Larry Dunn. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alice has been talking to this pig for months, and she wasn’t a piglet when they met. Maybe we’re just not on their course.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was here talking to me,” Major Major answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I looked over my shoulder, but apparently, she was talking to me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Did you know Lena move to Woodside?” asks Auntie Ying with obvious pride, looking down at the tiles, talking to no one in particular. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the guard he asked said, “No,” that would mean he was definitely talking to the truth teller. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I also heard that other men were talking to my uncle about taking me as a wife. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved that she was talking to him, loved her familiar friendliness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m really glad you started talking to me.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

His fingers got together in conference, talking to one another like ants. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, I was talking to some of my colleagues at work, and they all think you should apply to be a substitute teacher,” she said, while pulling pots and pans out for the evening meal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she’s talking to me, so I keep moving down the line. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I think Coach Reed crossed the floor almost without touching it, and the words “Who do you think you’re talking to” filled the gym. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just shows you never know who you're addressing when you start talking to a stranger. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pearl threw a quick glance over her shoulder, as if Mrs. Richardson might be talking to someone else. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not really good at talking to people, period. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I knew from talking to other astronauts and from my own Gemini flight that this feeling was normal and would pass within an hour or so. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Joey tried talking to me, but I didn’t say anything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There is heavy breathing.The priest has his hand over his mouth and he’s making choking sounds and talking to himself, Mother o’ God. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They’re talking to each other and laughing, and I wish that I had brought one of my sisters with me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Max flitted around, talking to people encouragingly, one hand on the shoulders of those especially nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When she’d first come, she’d overheard him talking to the younger one, Finn, about counselors and doctors and shelters for girls like her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

During the strike I sometimes went with him from mine to mine, talking to workers and planning strategy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d noticed how calm he got while I was talking to Dad and figured he enjoyed the vibrations of my voice. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He just iced Jack out, pretended like no one was even talking to him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“He was talking to me, too,” I point out. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I see her standing there, laughing at something the man she’s talking to has just said. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was talking to me, trying to console me, but I couldn’t hear her over my own inner monologue beating myself up for doing so badly. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, the blonde one got up to dance with me, because you could tell I was really talking to her, and we walked out to the dance floor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Like if you took a social worker into my house and he talked to my parents, it would he like talking to that wall over there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to imagine what it would be like if Jenna and Audrey and I weren’t talking to each other. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was so much noise and laughter that late at night I'd start talking to my cousins without even thinking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Who the hell is she even talking to? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Everybody telling me how they talking to me for my own good. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Near him he could hear Tom Chamberlain talking to one of die new men from the Second Maine, explaining the ways of this regiment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I didn’t even realize he was talking to me but then Ducky pushed my arm and I woke up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I never really thought about talking to him about art or anything. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess he doesn’t know who he’s talking to.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was as if I were talking to a statue. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to Mr. Collins,” he said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That lame clown I saw you talking to down there. Who he? Y'all got a thing?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure she’s talking about me, but her voice isn’t quite loud enough for me to hear, so I figure she’s not actually talking to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

All of this seemed admirable and sensible, but while he was talking to me, a sergeant came into the hall and asked the colonel where he could find a certain lieutenant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was talking to him one day about the cost of attending the Pennsylvania state colleges favored by many Truman students, which run about $12,000 a year. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Online, I didn’t have a problem talking to people or making friends. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I saw him pointing at me and talking to several boys. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before going downstairs I looked out the window and saw Grampa talking to three men I didn’t recognize. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ginny was sitting with him, talking to him in what seemed to be a low, soothing voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As I approach the glass-enclosed office, I see Dad there, waiting, leaning over the' front counter, talking to the secretary. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was so desperate to hear a familiar voice that I resorted to talking to Max. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In Maine I took to stopping the night in these parks, talking to the managers and to the dwellers in this new kind of housing, for they gather in groups of like to like. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know Coach O's got to be talking to you about playing football, too,” he continued. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A committeewoman wore charcoal sweaters and skirts of scratchy material and wrote notes on a bulletin board while talking to other committeewomen on the telephone. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn't believe I was actually talking to a piece of metal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

So, I just walked around talking to people and I was having a good time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They were sobbing, talking to themselves, trying to figure out how to get the exhausted man on board. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Until: ‘Who is doing all that talking to his neighbor?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My first order, and only one day to complete it,” the woman was saying, almost as if she were talking to herself. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even say “wassup” to her because the freak might think I was talking to him or something. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

So furious, she might just stop talking to me for all the rest of time. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I saw you talking to Charles,” he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then he asks if you knew one of ’em was in the library talking to April. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I just love talking to her this way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

People come and go, talking to you, and you hear yourself respond, but don’t feel your lips making the words. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Instead she’ll begin talking to you, her mother, demanding with a world of indignation: How could you let him? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she said, talking to her elderly guest rather than to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I know a phone is ringing! It can go to the hell! I am talking to you!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His mother had answered the phone and was very impressed when she realized who she was talking to. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The principal, Mr. Freeman, is talking to a teacher when I run into the office for a late pass, and he just waves me on to class. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then he’s the authority on talking to the ladies, though that night I didn’t see him walking over to the New Crew on his own. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“All I ever wanted was for Elizabeth to have the best education possible. But associating with you nearly got my daughter killed. She won’t be talking to you again.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was she going to go three weeks without talking to him? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He addressed the kitten in his palm, maybe so the other monsters wouldn’t wonder who he was talking to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The man she had been talking to was sitting in the driver’s seat. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She sits at the kitchen table talking to herself, What am 1 going to do? till it’s late and Dad rolls up the stairs singing Roddy McCorley. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He saw Ms. Morales shake off Natalie’s hand and turn around, as if she still intended to solve everything by talking to the police. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had great difficulty coping with his imperiousness: “I want to play chess!” he’d demand, with all the pomposity of a crown prince talking to a servant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped talking to give me a look of hurt surprise. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But talking to you is talking to you, and sometimes I need to talk to me. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ida Nee was standing in front of her house talking to one of the policemen. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You know, boys, it’s a good thing when you’re talking to someone you don’t trust to get a record made of it,” President Eisenhower once advised a group of aides, including Vice President Richard Nixon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Lord. The man fell asleep in the middle of talking to me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for talking to us. Please say goodbye to Miss Emily for us.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing now, the priest was talking to us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Van Hooten’s voice sounded as though it were coming from far away, as though he were talking to her from the other end of a long tunnel. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I can look at Kat and still be listening to whoever I’m talking to,” Dr. Gazzaley says, then shifts his eyes back to me. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That was a cold night,” Hickock said, talking to a journalist with whom he corresponded and who was periodically allowed to visit him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was filled up with prayer and had been talking to the Lord all morning. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The men were all around him, and he was talking to them by asking questions. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was a tall, elegant woman who had a way of talking to pupils that made you feel good about yourself even if you were being punished. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

One early Sunday morning in July 1984, while Baba set up, I bought two cups of coffee from the concession stand and returned to find Baba talking to an older, distinguished-looking man. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Lawrence, you want to hear a funny thing? We were talking to these three Reb prisoners, trying to be sociable, you know? But mainly trying to figure ’em out. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that afternoon I found Tyson at the beach, talking to Briares. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Across the room, Ariana stood next to Vincent, talking to him about something as he scooped batter into large cupcake trays. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"I'm only talking to cute girls today," I answer, and smile. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But before Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, “That’s you done, my dear,” and Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy, hopped down from the footstool. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She started talking to Dad about something that happened at work, and I stopped paying attention. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Tristan? Are you okay? Who are you talking to?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Richard and James keep to themselves, talking to each other but not to me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I realized that I was talking to myself, suddenly aware of the fact that maybe someday some other big sister out there would be telling her little brother about the great unsolved Angel Family Murders. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brook is at the podium and she talks but I don’t know what she says until I hear her talking to me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl talking to Shannon said we should come over that afternoon to see a movie. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s times like this when someone is talking to you like you are a grown-up that you have to be careful not to pick your nose or dig your drawers out of your butt. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a minute to register that he’s talking to me, that I still haven’t told him who I am because it’s easier to lie. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It made the village feel funny talking to him— just like he was anybody else. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

As much as the idea of talking to a ghost fascinated me, it also frightened me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Almost on cue, everyone in the squadron stopped talking to him and started staring at him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

These days were spooky enough without her talking to herself. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

What a shock it would be were Valeria to stomp right in and start talking to her about the laws of thermodynamics, or the life of Thomas Jefferson, in flawless English. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Several men and one woman, all wearing business suits and carrying briefcases, were talking to the uniformed men. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn could tell that Emma was doing what he did sometimes, where she was so upset she was just talking and talking and talking to keep herself from thinking about how upset she was. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later I had to start talking to keep Miles awake. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hoodie closer around me and walked up to Sahil, who was talking to Skid off to the side. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She remembered talking to the witch Ruta Skadi, who had asked, after seeing Will only once, if Serafina had looked into his eyes; and Serafina had replied that she had not dared to. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were his main entertainment, aside from talking to Mother when she came upstairs for what she called “my Luke breaks.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still talking to her, he held up the rodent by the tail. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Once, sitting with them in a bar, she heard Curt talking to Brad, and Curt said “blowhard.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Allen stayed awake all night, talking to the Lord and listening for the enemy. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Callie turns her back on me, and she’s talking to another guy within a minute, which is good on her since he actually follows her out of the train when we come to her stop. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The girl who had been talking to me raised her hand without turning away from her friend. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Joe was on the porch talking to a small group of men. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering, then, why’d you keep talking to him?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But when Inkatha was informed that the election date was not subject to mediation, they refused to see the mediators, who left without talking to anyone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last time I went two weeks without talking to Ellen was when her parents rented an RV and took her up along the West Coast. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then the monitors would threaten to close the whole thing down, and we’d all of us have to face a talking to from Miss Emily at assembly the next morning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Departing would be idiocy, for I had immediately discovered the fun of talking to Francis Crick. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“And? It doesn’t have to be permanent. You spent a month of your gap year talking to yaks in Mongolia, H. It’s hardly unprecedented.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was eating and talking to the television screen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tell her what I tell her when I feel really good about talking to her, which is that she knows how to do her job. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Charles was always one to anthropomorphize creatures, seeds, rocks even, and could be overheard talking to them as if they understood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he cleared his throat and said: “I looked up, to see who was talking to me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really am sorry, okay? It’s been hell not talking to you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know all that was coming out my mouth. That was the Lord talking to you.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was standing by the fence, talking to one of the cheerleaders. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What would you do? If it was your truck? He won’t do anything without talking to me, but if Charles isn’t back, say, by tomorrow afternoon....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, the lady was not talking to me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see a few people out walking their dogs or talking to neighbors, and even one guy starting to put up his Christmas decorations. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel like talking to anyone when I got to the playground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Over his shoulder I could see Mom talking to Selena and a woman I assumed was her mother. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Maxie handed me another stack, and we stopped talking to concentrate. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was talking to a girl in white. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was just talking to myself!" cried the wretched witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You know what I mean. People not really talking to us anymore because we don’t go to the Jovenes meetings and all.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Without introducing himself he began talking to her, as if they were already acquainted. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Who were you talking to?” she asked him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Nobody in this room talking to you. You hear anybody call your name? When somebody calls your name, then somebody's talking to you, and nobody in this room is ever gonna be calling your name." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I always say too much when I’m talking to you — that’s one of the problems.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Behind me, I hear a father talking to his son. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Brinker began talking to him in the elaborately casual manner of someone being watched. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard her speaking Polish, talking to herself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m talking to him the way I do to the twins sometimes—bossy, fed up—but Lolo doesn’t seem to notice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I been talking to Hood’s officers. Do you know they blame us? They blame you. For today.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry wondered why he hadn’t spotted him at once, as Hagrid was so large, but standing up carefully, he saw that Hagrid had been leaning low, talking to Professor Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A few clusters of kids are shouting and laughing and an older woman at the front keeps talking to the driver. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just how bad I felt when they were looking at me like I wasn’t nothing was just how good I felt when Miss Meade was talking to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cliff appeared next to Ria, talking to me like we were best buddies. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The older white man who was talking to Dr. Rhodes makes his way to the podium to polite applause. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“My siblings are way older than me. I’m basically an only child. I spend a lot of time talking to myself.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I can’t even be sure if he’s talking to me or to himself, ’cause we got the same name. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the parents I’d met in my life weren’t all that interested in talking to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I struggled to come up with anything clever that would make her need to keep talking to me, looking at me and my socks, so we wouldn’t have to hurry to her class. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Jed replied slowly, as if talking to a confused child. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And those things were true, but even as they crossed my mind, I knew they didn’t completely explain why talking to August about my mother made me so uneasy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fed and watered the horses, talking to them as he hitched them up to the wagon. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Thatcher was on TV yesterday talking to a bunch of schoolkids about Cruise Missiles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“No, I wasn’t talking to anybody but the air,” Florida said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Um...well, not a date. I was talking to some guy earlier this year. Nothing came of it, though.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I liked talking to her like this, first thing in the morning. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she began to sit around and walk around talking to herself—almost as though she was unaware that we were there—it became increasingly terrifying. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. I mean, I just got tickled, I guess. It’s nothing,” I said the way I do when I think the person I’m talking to is being irrational. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I fear I did forget, my lord. Pray forgive me. For a moment I did not remember that I was talking to a Stark." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We went to the ticket booth, where a man in a Red Sox hat was talking to the ticket guy. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He barely seemed to be talking to me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Mom was near the building’s entrance, talking to Mrs. Hidalgo, when I found her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Or I can look at whoever I’m talking to but shift my attention so that I’m listening to Kat. “It’s an exercise in selective attention.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the fight was over, Captain Stewart told them both to stop talking to each other. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It almost sounds like the tree is talking to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re always alone in here. How about talking to the owner about giving us jobs?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They would come to buy a potion but would usually end up talking to Doc for a while. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The coach was talking to us as we sat on the floor. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Hunt has his hand on his shoulder and is talking to him quietly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Of course, you have to do this without the person you're talking to catching on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Their only chance of talking to him was during Care of Magical Creatures lessons. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“That’s right,” he’s saying, talking to someone in the studio, his hand pressed to his ear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably the stars had daemons just as humans did, and experimental theology involved talking to them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The slave catcher’s name is Ridgeway. He’s talking to the constable now, about you and Caesar. I’ve been serving two of his men whiskey.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He would live, but the girls were all talking to the police now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

There are many of them, smiling and talking to the kids, sometimes patting them on the head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking to him now, Mary. He’ll be through in a moment.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't like the idea of talking to someone through a computer instead of face-to-face. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost like she isn’t talking to me or Sam. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What if Richard had called her when he was first arrested instead of talking to the police? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But Rumfoord could hear Billy talking to himself from time to time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, she was now a former popular kid, which was probably the only reason she was talking to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure I’m talking to you right now.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Why do you keep on talking to my horse instead of to me?" asked the girl. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen her talking to Sandy sometimes, eating together at lunch when she isn’t eating with me and Camille and all the others. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t talking to people for so long wear them out? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Twisting the corkscrew in, farther and farther, ripping into his throat, and all the time she was talking to him softly, softly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about talking to Grandma in the meantime, but she’d probably just tell me not to go swimming until an hour after I ate. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was that same warmth she’d felt talking to Peris after his operation, or when teachers looked at her with approval. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I never heard much about what happened out there at that clinic. I was up in Marquette. I wasn’t talking to Mom and Dad that much.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But like I already owned up to, lots of things were coming together to make me want to talk and not pay too much mind to who it was I was talking to. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"I can't go the rest of my life without talking to you. I need you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He stood self-consciously talking to her as she helped to dean the tables. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was just talking to a friend. No big deal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Her voice was urgent, and she wasn’t talking to me anymore. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hale paced the room, talking to us about the opening moments of Paradise Lost. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out he’s already outside in the parking lot, standing by the trunk of our car, one foot on the fender, smoking a cigarette and talking to Wimpy in a low, serious voice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

On every block, there are stores displaying wristwatches with flowered bands, black radios blasting Vietnamese songs, televisions projecting hand puppets talking to happy young children, and red traditional dresses on headless mannequins. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had the feeling that talking to a blind person was like talking to someone whom he himself could scarcely see. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Smith wasn’t there, so I ended up talking to one of his deputies. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I feel very unreal, talking to You like this. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the miserable hours were spent talking to my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice couldn’t tell if she was talking to her daughter or to herself. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was an intimidating prospect—I would be talking to people who make decisions for the entire world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Most times I only hear the word strong when Arthur is talking to Sonny or Henry about the heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis, or some other boxer he loves. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought I heard you talking to somebody.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Just talking to Fletcher in his shop provided enough grounds to string him up. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"I've seen it in some of those homes I worked in. Television gets the best of the family love. People stop talking to each other," she said. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Richard was talking to Father Marcel about God on the morning the doctor arrived. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And he’d have some community service, which entailed doing a media interview, and talking to some schools. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dyedka waved his hand at her and continued talking to Mama. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I feel wonderful, sweetheart. I’m sitting here talking to you and I feel wonderful. It’s a joy to hear your voice. I can’t tell you.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Diego was talking to a short girl, perky with pink glasses and a blue stripe in her blond hair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Benny, I’m sorry too. I would never want to hurt your feelings. You are one of my most important friends. I was so upset when you weren’t talking to me.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Four steps away from the fence, where he was talking to a female Dauntless guard with a gun balanced on her shoulder a moment before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Turner saw a woman with a little girl at her side talking to a shop assistant who displayed a different shoe in the palm of each hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And the moon was talking to him: Please, whispered the moon, in a voice that reminded him a little of his mother's, protect her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“In Jericho the other night. He was talking to her and asking about the nuns and the baby.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s weird talking to them about Garden Heights. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He stroked my hand absently, not thinking, talking to Beatrice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My cousin doesn’t understand that I can be very awkward and that I don’t like talking to strangers. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He was talking to me. Honest,” I said to Lice Peeking. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

One day I overhear a man at the counter talking to Mrs. Nielsen. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Malfoy states that he was standing talking to Weasley, when a large amount of mud hit him in the back of the head. How do you think that could have happened?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Softly, he said, “I’m sorry if I overstepped in there. I just got really frustrated that they were talking to you like that. They’re just such little d-bags, you know?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This felt weird, talking to a diminutive statue. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

His pacifying voice— “Momma, she—” “You shut up, Ju. I’m talking to your sister.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, that’s like what you said just now! He wouldn’t have had a woman talking to him if he were dead, would he?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

After talking to his grandfather, he motioned to the left side of the garage and walked off again. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Just get over here. Get over here or I won’t let you in on the Annual Sledge Game this year. I was talking to some of the fellas about it today.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But before the boy could trouble his mind anymore, the man straightened up and began talking to him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ruth is talking to a customer who’s entering the store. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was sitting on the front porch, talking to his mother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was talking to me or to hisself. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We hear her talking to a man in the hall. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Is this guy really talking to me about poetry right now? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You stopped talking to me!” she says, a hint of frustration rising in her voice. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tyler sounds relieved that he has something to say, but I don’t want to start talking to Tyler in any type of way. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“We have different ways of talking to Tía Darma. His way is not very effective. But I can tell finding him is important to Marcus.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She’d been talking to their English teacher about their upcoming paper. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t even know who he was talking to. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

All day long I see people lost in thought, talking to themselves, grinning, frowning. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fritz’s girlfriend was talking to him about women’s rights, and he kept saying, “I know, baby.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I did not like talking to Peggy on the phone because I could not see her face. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She was talking to her neighbor Miss Cissy, who was calling to tell her about something happening right down the street from Mrs. Baylor's house. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

A beat passed before Dill realized the girl was talking to him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well I figure you for better’n that. I been talking to a friend of mine,” Camel says, crushing another piece of bread between his fingers and using it to wipe grease from his plate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Problem was, no matter what girl I was talking to online, when I came to the end of the whole process, I would run to the bathroom. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They’re looking back at me, too, noticing me, talking to one another without taking their eyes off me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I know you didn't realize you were talking to an expert. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Dad had a really good time talking to everyone—I guess I hadn’t realized he was kind of lonely too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not good at talking to old people either, to be honest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I hear you’ve been talking to those mad men and women again,” he said as we sat down for dinner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear my mom and dad talking to each other but I can’t see them. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

On official business, it was she, not my father, one would usually hear on the phone or in stores, talking to strangers. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The day you started talking to me again.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Someone knocked at the back door, and Petey heard her mother talking to the vet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would just be too painful, that maybe it’d be easier for you to erase us. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like he was talking to an acquaintance, one he didn’t even like very much. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her brother was the only one she felt remotely comfortable talking to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A police officer was talking to Mrs. Kent. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We were talking to Georges Laforgue, who was telling us enthusiastically and at great length about a similar disappearance at Brandeis when suddenly, from nowhere, Henry appeared behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nelson had stayed at Mama’s, saying he was going to bring in the new year talking to his uncles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a strange thing to do, but I figured we were only talking to each other for the next couple minutes. Sometimes when I’m traveling I like to be someone else.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His voice was gentle, which was enough for me to put together he was talking to the girl, not the guy who had moved on to moaning in dismay. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Valley’s dad had also arrived at some point and was busy talking to the Dimblewits near the podium. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

James glanced round the room, wondering which of the others he might be talking to, but they were all asleep. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I won't be able to talk to you much once we're in the Dining-Room. If I do, people will think I'm dotty and talking to myself." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe he hadn’t fit in as naturally as Liam and Zu had, but I saw him talking to other kids as he worked. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But they were all talking to each other. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Grace is over by the drinks table, her parents talking to their other next-door neighbors, her hand entwined with Rafe’s as he stands by her side. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She loves to read and walks around talking to herself. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nan wasn’t hooked up to any of them, but even so, after a while it felt like each beep was talking to me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Dubonnet’s a union rabble-rouser. I don’t want you talking to him anymore. I’m a company man, and that makes you a company boy, understand?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At first I think God is, like, talking to us, but I quickly realize it's Tiny coming in over the speakers. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do, when I have someone worth talking to. Not him.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I see a nurse talking to a policeman near the restroom. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the train reached Medias Aguas, Veracruz, and stopped briefly, Enrique climbed down and sat next to the track, talking to other migrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You! Get married a second time! You must be pulling my leg; how could they have said that to you, Mama. Didn’t they see who they were talking to?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The editor was often a visitor, spending hours talking to Matt, staying overnight now and then, and testing Jethro’s progress in the book on English usage. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, right. Look, what’s the harm of just talking to the guy, 105?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe was talking to one of the girls in the parlor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They're talking to one another in easy voices about things of great significance and things that don't mean much. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Didn’t she know who she was talking to? Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I been talking to the committee that runs this thing.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She came to our classroom, but my teacher, Sister Marie Patrice, was off talking to another teacher in a different room. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

When Nat got there he found Mr. Derby talking to a tall, sturdy man with bold, black eyes—Captain Henry Prince. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just stood there quiedy as if she was listening respectfully to someone talking to her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m relieved, honestly—relieved that he’s himself and talking to me in the patient but admonishing tone people use to tell a five-year-old they’ve done something wrong. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sitting at my desk, looking through my window, and talking to you.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She is talking to me and not talking to me at the same time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Why aren’t you talking to me? And why didn’t you invite me to your birthday?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried talking to her in every language I knew. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And sometimes, they were talking to faces across the ages, faces like yours and mine. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

To go out now would be the answer to the feeling of strain that had come over him while talking to Mrs. Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He started talking to me as if he’d known me all my life. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I stop talking to you for a few days and all sorts of stuff happens. The most exciting thing for me was dinner with my dad at Michelangelo’s.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought them days was long gone,” says Dad, talking to himself. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she thought about it that way, that talking to Clara was about justice and fairness, the bucket she heaved up the narrow staircase to the dusty, disused attic didn’t seem quite so heavy. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For all I know, Saint Rene no longer exists and I’m just talking to nothing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Yet Harry could not help himself talking to Ginny, laughing with her, walking back from practice with her; however much his conscience ached, he found himself wondering how best to get her on her own. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“So what was that like, talking to JoJo’s mom?” one of them said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Levi’s a cheater, and I still haven’t gotten my revenge—other than not talking to him for 15 days. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even Father’s walking the riverbank talking to himself, and our mother drifting around half dressed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was in the guest room talking to the renter.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I sounded stiff, like I was talking to a teacher. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In a soft voice, I started talking to him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But while she was talking to me, she was looking at Colin, and her expression was funny, as if her stomach might be floating too. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I saw her when she got off the bus. I was just talking to her for a little while.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He was smiling and talking to her, a different fellow from what he had been with Lupita. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She figured that Charles and Andrew had probably missed something important in the foreign languages room because they’d spent too much time talking to “these awesome mannequins” that told them all about their “American heritage.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

So she wasn’t talking to herself, after all—though from where I was lying, I couldn’t see the young man who’d spoken. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

If he were talking to me, maybe I would. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If Father saw me talking to him, he’d be suspicious; and if he found out that it was me who started the conversation, he’d know right away what it was all about. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Howard Hiatt had done, Sachs began talking to influential individuals and institutions about using Farmer’s clinic as a world model. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He began talking to the Latino gang leaders of the neighborhoods, and he persuaded seventy-five of them to sign a peace treaty. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Duke broke his leg?” she said to whomever she was talking to. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

If they glance to the left while they’re talking to you, if they add too many details to a story, if they answer a question with another question. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“If I leave, how do I know you won’t go over there and start talking to her?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They advised us to be careful talking to him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Because he's not just good-looking—he's nerdy, and funny, and nice, and he actually seems to enjoy talking to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But the idea of not talking to them here was so preposterous to him that he had a hard time grasping the concept. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because when I’m talking to June, I love what I have to say. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mom had not sounded like she was talking to a boyfriend. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I try to forget that any minute I could be talking to David. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I looked around to make sure he was talking to me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh all right then . Hermione snapped, “but I hate talking to you in that Cloak, I never know if I’m looking at you or not.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s crazy sick,” the woman said, talking to Jule’s back. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No problem. But you know, Joaquin just probably needs less people talking to him and more people listening to him.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Congo,” I said, relieved that someone was talking to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much. Enjoyed talking to you. It’s been a lot of fun . . . Want to thank everybody down there for all the hard work. ” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking to a drunk person was like talking to an extremely happy, severely brain-damaged three-year-old. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she saw me talking to a rebel officer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would rather be talking to you,” he replied; “but as it seems a matter of justice, it shall be done.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, like he’s talking to hisself “No! No! No! I knew this was going to happen, I just prayed it wouldn’t be this soon.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I always thought that was odd, because on the two occasions when I’ve spoken to his mum she sounded so pleased to be talking to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy almost thought she was talking to her sandwich, because she didn’t meet his eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once I even caught him talking to them, telling this sickly-looking fern that it better toughen up if it wanted to make it in the world. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He had a little baby on his knee, who he was talking to, even though babies don’t understand language, obviously. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

To mourn is not the same as to be in mourning, which means wearing a black armband and sitting in the parlor, talking to people who call on the bereaved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She turned away then, and began talking to Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And they said the words to each other, even though they were pretending that they were talking to Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The one other way of talking to Oakley Street was through a cataloger at the Bodleian Library. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of lunch hour talking to them about my favorite spots back home—Honest Jon’s, Rough Trade East, and Out on the Floor, the record shops I hang out in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly threatened, but I sure felt warned; he doesn’t want me talking to Sheriff“Smith about what he did to Emmett while we were fishing.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I love talking to her too, ’cause she’s always real kind and happy, and she always tells me how much she cares for me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ivy is talking to me, but it takes a while before I can hear her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, ain’t no good talking to her,” she said in a friendly manner. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was prohibited from talking to more than one person at a time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so excited that I was talking a mile a minute, but I was talking to myself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember looking over at him talking to one of the oldest residents at the home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“The Reds’ve been talking to ’im,” the guard said, piously touching his fingers to his forehead, his chest, his left shoulder, and then his right; making the sign of the cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma patted the seat next to her and continued talking to her friend. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

My mother rubs her temples, and while the doctor outlines what he expects to be a quick recovery process, Dean Anderson enters—along with one of the police officers that I saw talking to Phil. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He must have got into his car right away after talking to Robert, because in less than a quarter-of-an-hour he was shown into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She expected me to move in with her without even talking to me about it first! Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Lewis and I aren’t...He was talking to his dad for me. You know his dad’s on the boards of a few hospitals?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Nancy, I’m Frank,” Frank says slowly like he’s talking to a baby. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She waved her hand ’round a lot whilst she was talking to the men, like they couldn’t hear her good. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In the karate room Samira was talking to Ms. Platt in the far corner, over by the black pads we used for kicking practice. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"In many places,” James said, as if he were talking to somebody a little stupid, "like Annapolis—there they can’t just walk outside and cut down a tree.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking to her about right and wrong was like talking to the deweys. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was talking to me, but her eyes, big and shiny now, were firmly on the Ziploc swinging back and forth between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"It was just a rumor. She's fine. I overheard Du Barry talking to Madam Alieas at the Fire Teahouse. She said it was pure fabrication." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The silent treatment is going on. Nobody’s talking to her.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I was aware that my original reason for talking to Maribel, which had been fueled by a sense of responsibility, had been replaced by something else: I just wanted to be around her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He turned, as if in a trance, holding the door frame and talking to himself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Two doors from his own compartment, the elderly American lady, Mrs. Hubbard, was standing talking to the sheep-like lady who was a Swede. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s talking to a woman who has a tall, black rolling cart next to her that overflows with bags of laundry. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Later, I heard Grandma talking to my father on the telephone as Mother Lois came in the back door with her usual cheerful greetings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Lord Winter has joined us with his levies,” one of the sentries outside the Great Hall japed... until he saw Theon’s face and realized who he was talking to. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sounds as if he’s talking to himself. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when I have relapses of my old demon, I lie in the crook of his arm and he comforts me this way, talking to me all night long to stave off the bad dreams. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s kind of hard when you aren’t talking to me.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I got down to Carl’s Curio Shop he was talking to a girl who smelled like the toilet in a men’s room. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Look at me when I'm talking to you, boy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Just beyond the hedgerow, park security guards are talking to Dean Anderson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mom thinks I should; thinks talking to people would help me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I stop talking to you for a few days and all sorts of stuff happens. The most exciting thing for me was dinner with my dad at Michelangelo’s.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jessie had been heading backstage to wish her good luck before she performed when she overheard Jefferson Jamison talking to someone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I'm sorry. Who do you think you’re talking to?” he asks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was talking to God about it all the time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I returned to my patch on the mountain, talking to myself all the way. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or young man if he was talking to me, which he rarely did. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I got up to join Lucy and Rachel who were already outside waiting by the door, wondering what I was doing talking to three old ladies who smelled like cinnamon. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, she hears him outside the RV, talking to Gina on the phone. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She said, like she was talking to herself, “We can’t use the cart. There aren’t any roads, and the country is too rough.” Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a hard time talking to you, you’re so pretty,” he finally says. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Look at me when I’m talking to you, Sparrow.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Jasmine’s never asked me why I stopped talking to Sandy, not once. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She was talking to him, but for a part of her, it was as though he were not even in the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So he buttoned them up right where he was standing talking to me--he didn't even bother to go behind a post or anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I ask, but they start talking to each other, leaving me out. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Candice waited for her mom to chide her for talking to her father like that. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It didn’t do Valentin any favors that the young women he was talking to were still stunned with grief over the loss of their beloved Marina Raskova. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Bigger stood in the middle of the floor, thinking, Maybe they searching at home now; maybe they talking to Ma and Vera and Buddy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My parents keep talking to their friends for another ten minutes while I stand in the entryway, burning up in my jacket. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

After Tasha finished talking to the preacher, she started coming our way. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to have me beaten for not talking to you?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad asks about the November/December study-away program, and it takes me a minute to realize he’s talking to me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I have to clean this up," he says, like he's talking to himself alone. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Well, you see, Mr. Phillips, between school and therapy and not talking to my mom, and turning into a bird and not sleeping, gadolinium hasn’t been the first thing on my mind. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They then have study hall together, and he spends all of it stroking her and talking to her about the movie they saw last night. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I spotted Mom talking to the campus security officer, pointing at the stands. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Typical targets were women on the edges of society who exhibited odd behaviors such as talking to animals, wandering the countryside at night, or hoarding insects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then—I don’t know, I must’ve blacked out, because the next thing I knew my back was against a wall, in an entirely different place, and a strange girl was talking to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Certain that no one would be successful Odysseus left the contest and stepped out into the courtyard where the swineherd was talking to the keeper of the cattle, a fellow as trustworthy as himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after talking to Hollis, it was decided: he could stay. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He slapped Darryl on the arm, and the deputy gave Toby one last nod before he walked away, joining his partner, who was talking to Lily. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You can tell she’s talking to a client because she puts on her New York City accent and talks about three decibels louder. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But Char turns to me with her hands on her hips and a face that says, “I know you ain’t talking to me.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They’re making very, very, very, very deep calls, way deeper than what humans can hear. They’re talking to each other. Isn’t that so awesome?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know that it is not her who is really talking to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bryce walked without stopping, carrying Edward under one arm and talking to him the whole time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“You were talking to her when I came back in the kitchen,” his mother said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“My pop’s talking to some lawyers, but that stuff takes time. We gotta do something ourselves soon or this is just gonna get worse.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Between my fingers was the one of Billy talking to his mother. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Sorry—Mom’s here, and not happy about me talking to you about this. Where are you? Are you at home? Can I call you back?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She stayed by the curb talking to Tito and his friends. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in Lansing, I would have been talking to everyone I passed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chuckled because it was weird to talk to myself, even though I wasn’t really; I was talking to her—my mother—which was weird too. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So I’m not sure why it hit me then that I was talking to Clancy Gray. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This poet ate his salad with his fingers, leaf by leaf, while talking to me about the antithesis of nature and art. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Money,” he said, moving his lips exaggeratedly as if talking to a lip reader. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had occurred to Malcolm already, and it came back to him now, that what he was doing in talking to Dr. Relf was very like what St. Alexander was celebrated for. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I bother talking to you, girl,” Santa sighed hoarsely. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded back—crisp, professional, as if he were talking to a patient. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

His talking to Max had evoked again in him that urge to talk, to tell, to try to make his feelings known. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you say anything to your brothers she might say who do you think you’re talking to in my kitchen? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Here she was talking with a ghost as normal as talking to anyone else, except this ghost seemed to be enjoying the conversation as much as Ophie did. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Fine by me. I don’t particularly feel like talking to Seven anyway,” Valley said, and stomped off angrily in the direction of the Cursed Forest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His parents were out in the hall, talking to the doctors. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

On the day of the scheduled execution, I once again found myself talking to a man who was about to be strapped down and killed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was as if she were talking to me from a long, long way away. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Scarlett could tell that Bod was talking to people as he went, but could only hear his side of the conversation. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I’m that much closer to talking to the cops. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I could take she from you?” she asked, stretching her arms out to Jam but talking to Pet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It has been nice talking to you, jisie ike,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling was probably talking to Mr. Remora on the phone at that very second to let him know Emily had returned The Gold-Bug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Don’t like lying, but there ain’t no way I’m talking to her about much of anything. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

And one night, about a month ago, the husband was driving his car a few blocks away, talking to his wife on the phone when he hit another car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“And I wasn’t talking to you, young man,” said the Starling, hopping down on to the window-sill. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet was completely distracted with talking to the woman by the hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming down enough to say, “Harry was talking to it, weren’t you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a bat was at this moment talking to him? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to see who Jimmy was talking to and my mighty maple started shaking in the wind. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Charles was also there, talking to a girl named Sadie, who was seventeen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Where Miss Love had been talking to me like I was a man, now she had cut me back down to size. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In a roundabout way she was talking to me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at where August was across the room, talking to our moms. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

At first she's a glimpse, caught her going between the van and the front door, talking to the beards. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And only then did I realize he was talking to her breasts. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I turn and see that he slows down when he passes Joe and Kelsey, who are standing a few people behind me in line, talking to each other. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And Xan was fairly certain she saw the child talking to a crane. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Anatole and I took turns rocking his limp little body, talking to him, trying to coax him into the world of the living. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

During a shooting drill, Luma was teaching the boys how to strike the ball with the tops of their feet when she overheard a Sudanese boy talking to the others. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When I got there, Mr. Charles was talking to a deliveryman. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

What would happen if someone white found out I was here on a Saturday night talking to Aibileen in her regular clothes? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

More importantly, there was no reason for the studio to be talking to the house unless Bitter was in it, so that alarmed Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"Then what was it? I've spent all this time telling myself that what you're going through is so much bigger than you not talking to me. Sometimes it works. But sometimes it doesn't." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In every lane there’s always someone not talking to someone or everyone not talking to someone or someone not talking to everyone. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I thought she was talking to me like she understood how I felt to be left out. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Are you calling me a liar now, Duncan? Remember, please, that you’re talking to the head of the council of eldermen.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And the next day, whoosh, he was hardly talking to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

One day he was in the hospital and talking to all the cops and FBI agents like the rest of them; the next he was gone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Like the way she always wears a little gold Allah charm from Pakistan around her neck and the easy way she switches between English and Urdu when talking to her mom and mine. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

So my mom called him back, and I could hear her talking to Mr. Tushman on the phone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then men were talking to one another and laughing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ideally I’m talking to the medic on the ground, or I’m talking to the communications guy over the radio.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning on a windowsill talking to like five hundred guys at once, wearing the tight red ruffly dress she made that Mom forbade her from ever wearing out of the house. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I began talking to my parents about what I was learning from my African American friends at school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was talking to someone now, about a shipment of rugs due to arrive next week. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His dad dropped him off and stood around the parking lot for a while, talking to Ray. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was talking to one of the girls with the belly button ring, and she seemed like she was in a movie. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Who you talking to, doofus?” one asked, and then he snort-laughed. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Back at school, teachers had started talking to my parents about my lack of concentration in the classroom. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you afraid of being seen talking to Space Boy, or are you going to throw more nickels at me?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I did not feel comfortable talking to him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d thought Sally was going to open up, start really talking to me, but she didn’t either. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out the window behind the aquarium, I see Mom in the yard talking to the mailman. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is she really talking to me like this?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I stopped talking to her. I acted like a real butt, if you want to know the truth.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

This time Mom’s using her normal voice, husky, like a cave’s talking to you. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. You’re not boring me. I like talking to you. I, uh, I’m really tired. Exhausted, but I know I shouldn’t sleep because I don’t have time for naps.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I think I seen her before she came to the school. I think she was at the priory talking to the nuns.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her presentation was titled “How to Talk About Race with Colleagues of Other Races,” but who, she wondered, would they be talking to, since they were all white? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘You is talking to a human bean, that’s what I is thinking!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then you talk. Don’t leave it all to me. You don’t seem to have trouble talking to Hafa.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I thought about running away and never talking to anyone again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my head from the floor and without thinking what I was talking to said, “Pardon me, ma’am?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And so, talking to herself, the spider worked at her difficult task. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Unless you’re talking to your sister on the phone, make it going to, got to, want to, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to Sandy,” I tell them. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should start talking to Them, maybe a little bit. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She thought he must be talking to himself. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I was talking to my guidance counselor about college and how I need some extracurricular activities,” he says while loading dishes into the washer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And now she was talking to him in a way that was not foolish and childlike, designed to entrance, but instead was human and pained and adult. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Since I was not talking to Granny, there was no one in the world for me to ask this question of. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Trout was talking to a Maggie White, who had given up being a dental assistant to become a homemaker for an optometrist. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he knew whether he was talking to me or to Eva at this point. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I hope she didn’t hear me talking to the mirror. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were talking to her like she was a child.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"You can get Pathfinder talking to Mark's rover?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I personally am pretty okay talking to adults—maybe because I travel a lot and I’ve talked to a lot of adults before—but most kids really don’t like talking to grown-ups. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but he’s convinced all the boys to stop being your friend—for your own good. That’s why nobody’s talking to you.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

PS I was talking to Gregory, our mailman, yesterday about how I write you letters sometimes because I miss you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“When I was talking to Vern, he got confused and thought I was my mom. Does that happen a lot?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the woman I was talking to looked up: her face got lopsided, Djo. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should have heard yourself, fawning on him, talking to him, singing with him, oh gods, all night; you should have heard yourself!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure he’s talking to the cop, who’s telling him everything he didn’t tell me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Hi, I’m here to make sure you don’t barf because no one is talking to you. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

To let them know he was done talking to them, he bent straight back to his paperwork while the three young women were still standing in front of his desk. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I found her talking to another one of our coaches in the back. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For a woman who ain’t said nothing to me but do this and use that bathroom, all a sudden she talking to me like I’m her best friend. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then Loga came in to the hospital for a while, and we were all talking to her about stuff when she stopped for a second because the girls’ favorite feedcast, Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, he definitely had a way with words when talking to girls. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

When Ivy saw Joe and June talking to the girls, he yelled, saying one of them was his cousin, and they’d better stop messing with her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I hurry past, but they’re too busy talking to spot me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Montag turned and looked at his wife, who sat in the middle of the parlour talking to an announcer, who in turn was talking to her. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

After ringing all the buzzers and talking to a few people over the intercom, we decide to keep walking down our street. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

How could I tell someone—someone I was really talking to for the first time—everything I was thinking? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

That’s when practically nobody was talking to us, and Julian had started leaving notes in our lockers. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Once I had a couple of them free, I’d pretend they were talking to each other in cheeping voices. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not all! Stop talking to him. Don’t text him anymore! Don’t go near him!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then she would wander the ward, talking to nurses and other regular patients. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ms. Holly is on the opposite side of the room holding a plastic cup and talking to a few other teachers. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to a policeman who is writing things down in a spiral notebook. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Out the window I can see Mrs. Scatcherd and Mr. Curran on the platform talking to two men in suits and ties and black fedoras, with several policemen behind them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Amarante Cordova was already talking to the approximately seventy-five people present, most of them either middle-aged or quite old men, interspersed by a few women, and maybe a dozen kids. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to see whom the voice was talking to, where his hostility was directed, to whom. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“But, sir, it don’t make no sense talking to Ma; she ain’t in her right head.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The guy you were talking to just now.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kapugen followed her and stood by the boat, talking to the man for a long time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could be talking to a farmer or an emperor, Pinmei thought, remembering Yishan’s unbowed head the night the hut burned, and it wouldn’t matter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Mom and Dad would want me talking to you without them here,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If he was talking to me this way, it wasn’t because I was condemned to die; the way he saw it, we were all condemned to die. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Of course I don’t, I think, but I realize once again that he’s not really talking to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vera and I had two fights before she stopped talking to me completely. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered if Roy Lee had been talking to Valentine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a minute to realize that I had been talking to Fred. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, surprised, not sure he was talking to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was asking,” Octavian said like he was talking to a three- year-old, “if you have a plan for the quest. Do you even know where you are going?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m done talking to Muhammad so I pick up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I went walking through and I heard her talking to someone at the Sheriff’s Department. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was downtown, shopping; she was standing on the street talking to your grandmother when he rode past. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she did so, she heard the salesgirl talking to another customer. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they seemed to forget about the tape recorder, especially Lelia, who had a habit of talking to herself if she was short on cigarettes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Thompson was still talking to Headmaster Clarkson as they exited. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Gale has to kick me under the table before I realize that she’s talking to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I can hear you up there talking to yourself. You shouldn’t talk to yourself. People will hear you and think that you’re strange.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to his hardship on the phone a moment ago.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “See that? I tell it to stop listening so it won’t think I’m still writing when I’m talking to you.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Another reason I got it is that I thought writing in it might be like having someone to talk to, and if I read it back later it would be like someone talking to me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I like that when I’m talking to her, she looks me in the eyes and really listens. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson kept talking to himself, now imagining that he was defending himself in front of the whole school board. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that after talking to me he would decide that I was normal and leave me alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Luke and Toby spent more time talking to the boys—telling them to sit down or not to throw ice—than talking to each other. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Bobby Fischer,” he’d whisper conspiratorially as if he were just talking to one person, not tens of thousands. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So”—he frowned—“when you’re talking to me at night, you look totally different.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then off they went holding hands like a pair of teenagers, yakety-yak, talking to each other in something Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I hear you talking to Simón on the phone?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was just no talking to some creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But now she’s talking to him and I barely hear what she’s saying because the rush of blood has filled my ears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been talking to a “bought” man and he had tried to “buy” me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brown comes forward from the back of the room and stands talking to the principal for a minute before she follows him out into the hall, where Tía Laura is standing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He’d explain about Tyson, or apologize for not talking to me sooner. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But my pop was talking to these two seniors that said they were interested in maybe joining the army. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Talking to Ms. Rosalie may be harder than talking to the cops, honestly. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Galanter talking to the next batter, who was nodding his head vigorously. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be talking to herself, and Matt watched her anxiously. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One guy in his bathrobe was on a cellular phone and I figured he was talking to the police. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Without her knowing it Blanca was talking to me about Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You really talking to me that way? You know what I can do to you?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Looking around for El, I find her sitting on our lawn chair, talking to a girl and a guy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not tricking her into talking to you. I don’t wanna get in the middle of this.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Why was Yishan talking to the Sea King about the Black Tortoise and winter? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t he stop talking to himself all the time? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like you’re going to listen, and I stopped really talking to everyone a long time ago. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to Hideo, I realize, and my heart leaps into my throat in panic at the thought that he might see me right now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was one woman at Chambers Street who was talking to herself a mile a minute, and I know now it was another omen. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I saw your little black girl talking to a rebel officer on Warren Street. Do you allow your slaves to consort with the enemy?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Mother said, “I think you should go now,” but she was talking to Father, not me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur was now talking to another guy in khakis and a polo shirt, probably his client who’d rented the car. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You liar! You were on your way to the Frelimo camp. I heard you talking to your assistant,” Uncle Kufa shouted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brain almost froze at the possibility of talking to Arletta. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Who would we be talking to besides each other?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But after talking to her, I felt, you know, kinda useless. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they’d talked last night, she said she hadn’t decided, and she hadn’t really seemed interested in talking to Dimple about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Outside Lucky Press, Comrade K. N. M. Pillai was standing at his boundary wall talking to a man on the other side. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Love is talking to your sister on the telephone and running out of words to say but staying on the line anyway. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Since Shay had run away ten days ago, she’d started talking to herself. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I totally do kiss and tell, just not in the first twenty seconds of talking to my boy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at us and says: Try talking to him, maybe he can hear you, which could help him come back. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I hear him in the kitchen later, talking to my mom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

With tears in my eyes, I started talking to him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when you’re writing or giving a speech or talking to your boss, get out your good English. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t stop talking to the TV It was just too new to him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

As long as the person you’re talking to has an earpiece that picks up the sound, you could have totally private conversations in a crowded room—assuming there aren’t any werewolves around. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A heavyset man in shorts was talking to Mom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victoria came out of the bathroom, headed toward me, and then, seeing who I was talking to, made an abrupt right turn and went off to find us a table. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she’s talking to me until she tugs on my sleeve and says it again. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

And he couldn’t believe how sad he felt—he wanted to keep talking to her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Before Amanda and I stopped being peripheral semi-friends, I remember sleeping over at her house and talking to her older brothers. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I really don’t like talking to her. She makes me nervous.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she answered and I realized I couldn't face talking to her. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Colonel Causey, this is Mary Anne. Please pretend that you’re talking to my mama. My brother and I have been planning this for a long time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You come back here. Don’t you walk off when I’m talking to you!” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we left Alabama, I heard him talking to Grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I took the risk of talking to a few local lawyers about whether the new prosecutor might acknowledge that the conviction was unreliable and support a new trial if there was compelling new evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’d also called me brave ... unless she was talking to the catfish. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“So it’s true, then? I overheard my dad talking to the chief about you going to Blackstone to meet with Moreau.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Often, after a disturbing memory or dream, talking to her—just being with her—makes me feel better. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had been utterly terrified to find a portrait talking to him, though this had been nothing to how he felt when a self-proclaimed wizard had bounced out of the fireplace and shaken his hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Lyra sat up groggily to see Mary talking to five or six of the mulefa, who were surrounding her, clearly excited; but whether they were angry or joyful, she couldn’t tell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He hears a young woman somewhere in the compartment, talking to her boyfriend on a cell phone, softly laughing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Next time,’ Jason said, ‘look at me when I’m talking to you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He got in trouble more than I did, and it must have been a real treat for him to see me get a talking to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One night, a quiet night there, in the loft, William Still was talking to J. Miller McKim, and to Harriet, when a stranger entered the office. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lorry loaded with sofas and shelves and tables was parked by the side, and a man stood beside it talking to a young female civil defender wearing khaki jeans and canvas shoes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could remember Dad talking to me about my name, telling me, It spans the whole alphabet, because we wanted you to know you can be anything. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When they heard what he said, they stopped talking to him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Talking to Smith, remembered one racetracker, “was like talking to a post.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miles and Henry were still not talking to Jack, but Amos had let go of the war a while ago. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She spun around, smiled, and moved her mouth like she was talking to herself until she was called in, probably by her mother. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I'm in the upstairs bathroom talking to her because I don't want Jamie to hear. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He rolls his shirt up and hands it to Piper, who is busy talking to Scout, sign in hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

One minute she was talking to my father, complaining about the tenants upstairs, scheming how to evict them under the pretense that relatives from China were moving in. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, obviously”—Shay speaks slowly, like she’s talking to a little kid—“wouldn’t everyone just choose money?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Once I heard her mother talking to my babysitter about something bad that had happened in their old neighborhood, something with a boy. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t talking to you, old boy. We all know you are perfectly happy slopping about the Manderley gardens and never breaking out of a slow walk.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever it was, he wasn’t all that happy to be talking to them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Have you been talking to people about it?” he demanded. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It feels like Ms. Jacobs is just talking to me again, and it makes my whole face get hot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then I thought that this was a Super Good Day and something special hadn’t happened yet, so it was possible that talking to Mrs. Alexander was the special thing that was going to happen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, Grandma Caye would wake up in the middle of the night and ask my mom, “Am I dead?” and my mom would say, “Not if you’re talking to me!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’m not used to popular boys talking to me in any school, much less this one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t really want to be talking to him, actually, but it does sort of pass the time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, talking to her husband, ‘Sweetheart, I don’t have any money.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Who said anything about doing nothing? That's what drives me nuts about talking to you sometimes. You twist everything around and run it through a grinder, and then shoot it back at me." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, when Chantal picks us up, she attracts a small crowd who insist on talking to her about everything and nothing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was talking to my cousin, Maggie, who was a few months younger than I, when Uncle Tom entered the room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay’s talking to Pastor Eldridge and laughs and smiles like nothing’s wrong. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t feel like talking to him long. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was talking to a group of kids—at least two girls and one guy—telling them that he would see them later. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Back in line!” the soldier behind me shouted, and I realized that it was me he was talking to—that in my fevered state I’d strayed too far from the center of the road. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was busy talking to people in a car facing the mountain I had just conquered. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The station agent, in green eyeshade and black alpaca work- sleeves, leaned through the ticket window, talking to a friend. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t talking to you, I was talking to him,” Solomon points at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Filthy talking to your brother right now would be like pushing water uphill with a rake, son. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I shook hands with him; it seemed silly not to, for I felt suddenly as though I were talking to a child. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that...look, I don’t know what kind of trouble I’m going to get in for doing this. Not just for talking to you, but if I tell you everything.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man next to Bill was talking to him in Spanish and Bill was not getting it, so he offered the man one of the bottles of wine. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I am still not talking to you,” said Liza Hempstock’s voice, proud as a peacock and pert as a sparrow. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It was such a strange, surreal weekend, but talking to you about it made it so much better. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

And if it doesn’t, maybe you should think about exactly why you want to be talking to a bird in the first place. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I would get in all the practice I wanted in talking to teenage boys when we got to my great-grandmother Ma Charles’s house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, like he was talking to a frightened animal. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The boy he’d been talking to had been cocky, reckless, easily amused, but not frightening—not really. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She probably didn’t even remember talking to him last spring. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He must be listening to us. I’m talking to you, Dennis.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing the faint sounds of the hook-handed man talking to Justice Strauss in the garden, Klaus looked frantically around the library for something that could be helpful. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

They were talking to one another and not us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was always talking to Jule about art history and gallery exhibits. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was talking to potential Last Friends and they were...not great, is the kindest way to put it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I explained that the phone had accidentally dropped onto the kitchen floor while I’d been talking to Thomas, but left out the part about the exploding grapes causing a power outage. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I geared myself up for some conversation, mainly to practice talking to a real teenage boy, but he closed his eyes almost as soon as I slid into the seat next to him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I like talking to Mom on the ride over and back and shopping in the stores across the street, and I love the road between our house and the clinic. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I used to give Lloyd fifteen laundry bags, and I’d be sitting down in a barbershop somewhere talking to some old guys I know. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk on the streets, feeling sane in comparison with the other people there, who all seem to be talking to themselves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dog seemed to be talking to me, but I was too surprised to respond. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Most times, she just sits there pulling from a plain ol’ cigarette and talking to her clients about any- and everything. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So people gotta be careful when they talking to the DA. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell if he was tired or mad; I didn’t feel like talking to him, so I just concentrated on keeping the old pickup headed north. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“How can you report on my protest without even talking to me?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His bored tone implied that he was in the habit of talking to his fordship every day of the week. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up, seemingly surprised again that someone was talking to him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sure you are,” said Ryan out of the corner of his mouth, so no one would notice he was talking to Ralph. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he came out of his room, he heard his mother talking to his father on the phone. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit down at an empty table, and I avoid talking to Kasim because he’s supposed to be working. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was talking to his brother on his phone, but using a headset like the ones they use when they take orders at Cluck Bucket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Justin then takes his turn talking to Grandpa about school and soccer until we notice Grandpa’s eyes starting to close. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Am I normal," I said aloud just to hear my voice, "talking to myself in a wood like this?" Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were dressed in matching sweaters stitched with the Valley Hope crest, and it took me a moment to realize they were talking to us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Trace looked at him but I knew she was talking to me when she said, ‘Your little ugly friend hurt him and you remind him of her.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We girls never said a peep, of course, any more than the palm trees did, for we knew he was talking to Mother and the Underdowns. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could mention a pay raise while I’m talking to Hades.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, talking to this boy made her feel almost feverish. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Talking to myself in my journal qualified as talking to someone my own age. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Once I got Pathfinder working, I got used to talking to Earth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn was an expert at giving up—wasn’t that why Sean was barely talking to him? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hazel was talking to them reassuringly, but broke off as Bigwig appeared out of the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until one day Sally’s father catches her talking to a boy and the next day she doesn’t come to school. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to know who you been talking to.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s far from here, so don’t bother,” Tats says, not looking at Jeremy but talking to him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Jack says: “Maisie, you will look at me when I’m talking to you.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His hands would jerk nervously, for in his dreams he was talking to his friend and Antonapoulos was watching him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“As far as we know, Dave thinks so. That was him I was talking to. I have his notes; they were in his desk. He says all he knows is here.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was like they weren’t even really talking to me, but rather, right at my body, wrenching the two apart. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He could go off talking to himself for an hour straight. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Rae sits shotgun, and I wind up in the third row, so there’s zero chance of charming her into talking to me on the way over. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Amelia, take off your earmuffs when I am talking to you!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Most of us can't rush around, talking to everyone, know all the cities of the world, we haven't time, money or that many friends. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week later Mrs. Meier was sitting in her parlor talking to a friend. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you think I’m daft, talking to a toy. But it seems to me that you are listening, Susanna.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She is talking to me about one of her sisters, my aunt, who is seriously ill. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After working near one congenial-seeming inmate for a long time, he’d become so comfortable talking to him that he’d confided to the inmate about some problems at home and a shortness of cash. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up on tiptoe to speak to her grandfather, and he lifted her firmly into the car, talking to her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet was off someplace talking to the doctor. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see the important young blonde woman behind the check-in table talking to the mother of the girls who bumped past me before. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Almost as if it wasn’t me he was talking to, he remarked that sometimes we think we’re sure when in fact we’re not. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She would just go through the rest of the year not talking to anyone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They're talking to one another while stealing glances at us from the corners of their eyes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’ll seem funny without them, though. Always liked talking to them—so I did. I shall miss them.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Later while Mrs. Jordan was talking to the doctor in the hall, I slipped into his office for a private visit with my sister. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked straight ahead at the TV as if I wasn't talking to him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He left the door open, and Eleanor could hear him talking to someone, probably in the kitchen, probably Park's mom. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know anything! I saw her talking to the Reds and smiling at them. Giving them free seafood.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

At first he thinks she’s talking to him, but she cuts her eyes down to the people around the table with her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’ve heard you talking to Ms. Bethune about angles, light, speed, and all that other photography stuff. It really sounds like you know what you’re doing,” she said. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I hear them laughing late, beer cans and cats and the trees talking to themselves: wait, wait, wait. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evans recounted, “I had no idea that I was talking to a future world’s champion, just a very young master with great intensity. It was the beginning of a long and sometimes turbulent friendship.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Shoppers walked around us on the concourses, their mouths moving, talking to people who weren’t there. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or May or June, or Black Madonna Honey, and I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps his head down like he’s watching the birds, but I know he’s talking to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her mother ignored her; she was talking to the shop assistant. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The one that makes it sound like she’s talking to a baby. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Shana’s already sitting down and seems to be talking to him, but he’s looking straight at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Stuart opens my door and sits beside me in the back, but then leans over the seat talking to William about deer season the rest of the ride. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I like talking to you. It’s like a math problem. Do you like talking to me?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She is talking to us, to the Handmaids. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about Supreme? And those shoes didn’t give birth to you. Look at me when I’m talking to you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The first officers, on the other hand, were talking to their boss, and so they overwhelmingly chose the most mitigated alternative. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I was talking to Katie and Mom made me hang up right away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Was he talking to me like someone in a book just to see how I would take it? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radio was cutting in and out while the announcer gave the weather report and said they would be talking to an FBI spokesman in a few minutes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I told him that Bryant and Milam did ask me to help ’em that night, but when I went home after talking to you, Pa was drunk again. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I followed the sheriff’s officers inside the house, where a group of them were talking to the man’s wife, who was also trying to tend to her two children. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I looked over, but she wasn’t talking to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to some of the older boys so I take my time walking down the stairs, through the school yard and back to the apartment. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Probably because we were texting, and texting is way different from really talking to someone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She went out and gave my father a good talking to, shaking her finger at him across a row of tomatoless tomato plants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking to the gods or the ancestors; I remembered Aunty Ifeoma saying that the two could be interchanged. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The news guys just walked away from him, and then they started talking to Brunner, who talked a good five minutes. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept looking at his watch, glancing up the path, combing his hair, talking to himself, and fidgeting. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“No. They’re not talking. They stopped talking to him when he ran oft with me.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize at first that the boy was talking to me, and I had no idea what he meant. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard Mom talking to Dad last night. She’s been going to dinner with Mrs. Kitamura almost every night this week.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Yet in that dream he had had, just before he had awoken with his scar hurting, Voldemort had not been alone ... he had been talking to Wormtail. . . plotting Harry’s murder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If I’m not talking to you,” I announced, “I might have to find another guy who’ll listen.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Ice got into the conversation but mostly it was just them talking to each other and Ice talking to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a group of gloomy nuns, a ragged man wearing chains, and the Fat Friar, a cheerful Hufflepuff ghost, who was talking to a knight with an arrow sticking out of his forehead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was feeling pretty stupid sitting there talking to her with my pants below my knees, chatting away with her in my boxers, so I pulled up my pants and started getting dressed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It feels so natural the way that Kim is talking to me like she always does. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure what you want me to do. Have you thought about talking to someone, like a therapist or a counselor? What about that teacher you’re always talking about?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He started staying after the restaurant had closed, talking to me while I cleaned up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to have to explain to my parents why I was wasting precious phone minutes talking to a boy at two in the morning. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Nah. I was talking to this one girl, but then she mentioned an ex-boyfriend, and I had to cut it off.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Got a baby doll in the box? Are you talking to your baby doll?” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He wished he could spend more time talking to me now, he said, but there were so many people who needed to see him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Who are you talking to?” asked Scarlett, staring at Bod as if he had gone mad. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I had begun talking to refugee groups, and I posted details about the events on Facebook. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When he heard that, he immediately started making calls and talking to lawyers and doing whatever he had to do to arrange for the four of us to move in with him and my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, kid. It was nice talking to you,” he said, ruffling Bo’s ink-black hair. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Colin didn't particularly enjoy talking to strangers driving forklifts, but he silently started to walk out into the field. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He gently urged the woman out of the apartment, and Matt heard him talking to her all the way down the hall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman are talking to each other. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He acts as if I’ve been talking to him all these years. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s not why I said hold on, I said it because we have some talking to do first.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not talking to some old guy in a robe about who I like.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, ‘nobody’s talking to her’? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

This seems to temporarily stump whoever I’m talking to. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A real live Miss America contestant is talking to me! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If there is one thing I really detest, it is having someone look at his watch as he is talking to me. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And before I knew it, I was talking to myself aloud: “I can just leave. Why am I doing this?” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

This paper may just get different people talking to each other. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I hear her voice one more time, talking to Poe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I told him I find it difficult enough talking to people I know about this stuff— I can barely even talk to him about it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the courtyard, talking to Mrs. Wojcik and her little dog. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It would even have seemed slightly unorthodox, a dangerous eccentricity, like talking to oneself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to Mom. She says you need to come by more often.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had a way of looking straight at the person he was talking to, his shoulders set square, his hands on his knees, his eyes unwavering, that always struck others as honest and open. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men lingered, talking to one another in small groups. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

If he’s talking to you, and he’s in the middle of a sentence, and he drops his books, he picks them up and finishes his sentence without stopping. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing is, I didn’t want anyone to see me talking to him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He is anxious to take an interest in you, Charles, already he has been talking to me about your schooling and your future.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He stood on the polished marble floor in front of us, but facing the platform, talking to the boys behind the balustrade. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking to them like they had just joined the army or something. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Mr. Bloom, watch that language, okay? You’re talking to police officers, understand?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she stirred, the sun was up and Caesar paced between two pines, talking to himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I think she was talking to me, but I was looking at all the stuff on her desk now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

That line from Cool Hand Luke said it all for me, whether I was talking to myself or to someone else. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to some of the others on my block, and one of them works in the Mess.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Whoever was talking to her stood, but the light from a cell phone shined in Ivy’s eyes, and she couldn’t see anything except a blocky silhouette. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The whole time I felt so alone because of my vitiligo, I never even thought about talking to someone else who had it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

On and on she went, singing to pass the time, or talking to Mother, Crocodile Guts, and the njuzu. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point Terry seems to be talking to herself, or possibly to Jack, and there’s little Molly can do but bite her lip and nod to show she gets it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In Japan people had different ways of saying things depending on the standing of whom they were talking to. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Inside the tent Mrs. Coulter was talking to a man Lena Feldt hadn’t seen before: an older man, gray-haired and powerful, with a serpent dæmon twined around his wrist. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he forgot he was talking to a twelve-year-old kid with an old riding mower who knew nothing about the stock market. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Some other girls were over talking to her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Werfel emerged from the sphere, feeling dizzy and a little sick to his stomach, the Foreign Secretary was already talking to the watchmen at the gate. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“The one you were talking to. The guy on the crutches.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He doesn't know for sure that we've seen him; he might not even be talking to us. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I heard them, but I heard you too. You were talking to someone out here.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They would have tea afterwards in a tent, Giles very hot and red in the face, Beatrice laughing and talking to her friends. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s really early to be talking to anyone back home—everyone figures she found a bench where she could lie down and get a little more sleep. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Funny how I’ve never heard you speak Ebonics before,” she told Blaine, the first time she heard him talking to Mr. White. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then I remembered that I was not talking to her or asking her any more questions ever again. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I recognized it as the same one that had been ringing in my ears for many long days, and I realized that all that time I had been talking to myself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It snowed right before Jack stopped talking to Hazel, fluffy white flakes big enough to show their crystal architecture, like perfect geometric poems. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The man talking to the woman at table number three spilled his beer on her lap. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stop David from talking to people! Not after all the work we’ve done on initiating conversation.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not have said that if he had been talking to one of the British women, even though some of them had helped write the Nigerian constitution. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There’d be no talking to him for at least a month. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

All the time we were showing the movies the civilians were talking to the villagers. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t remember talking to me, do you?” she says gently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He decided to start talking to me again. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he says, smiling, “our guests would be thrilled if you lived here. They love talking to you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We weren’t talking to you,” I tell him, and Yolanda frowns at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I haven't had much practice talking to girls, not this week—not ever, really. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is on the hill, but she’s talking to the other people. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got hung up talking to his boss, and after a couple of minutes my father was like, I’m exhausted, I have to get home, let’s go. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about that,” I say, nodding out the window where Sam is still talking to Ethan’s dad. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Like talking to other kids who might consider drinking and driving. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a sunny morning like any other, neighbors walking with bags of gn> ceries, talking to each other, whistling and sweeping in front of I their houses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police officer motioned for me to go ahead, but I wasn’t talking to him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I could hear him talking to Jay Stringer in the back of the room, near Main Street. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And my best friend still isn’t talking to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, you just keep talking to yourself, because we got stuff to do.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be talking to someone inside a cell on the second floor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Who you think you talking to, Aibileen? A monkey? I might as well go work for the KKK. And you know I never take Yule May’s job away.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A natural extrovert, he would leave the hotel as soon as we arrived and hit the streets, learning by seeing and talking to people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look at me when I’m talking to you,” she said. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But at least Sydelle was talking to him, which was more than she was able to do. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised she was even talking to HTT' M me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“When you were talking to that woman the first time, you were cracking up. Both of you.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Come on, love," she asked his eyes; she spoke precisely as if she were talking to a foreigner or a willful child. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then, right there on TY Mrs. Granger and Nick and Bud Lawrence and Nick’s mom were talking to twenty million people about frindles. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like I was doing a good job talking to Lovey. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You should not fight so hard, boy. I see you talking to the heart tree. Might be the gods are trying to talk back." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I certainly felt like talking to her on the phone. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There are Violas, too, frightened and looking to me for help, and Spackles with my knife sticking outta their chests and there’re all talking at once, all talking to me in a roar of voices. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Without opening her eyes, Ma starts talking to me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lyra ignored completely the Librarian on her other side and spent the whole meal talking to Mrs. Coulter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I never got to wish Zoey good luck because she told me she hated me and was never talking to me again before I got the chance. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I’m normally really good at talking to strangers. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

‘You’re all I’ve got. Mum isn’t talking to me. Auntie Glo thinks I’m Satan in disguise. Dad’s home from work now, but he just shakes his head every time I open my mouth.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang for lunch, I raced to my locker, but somehow Ben had beaten me there, and somehow he was talking to Lacey Pemberton. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My mother and his brother thought we were to be wed,” she says, seeming as though she might be talking to the air and not to me at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, he tried something different, talking to kids who made fun of him so that he could learn from his mistakes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. Lucille Ball talking to me from the TV is weirder by several orders of magnitude than anything that’s happened to me so far,” said Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to come as close to talking to animals as I could, to be like Doctor Doolittle. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m too surprised that he’s talking to me to answer, so I just nod. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Malik says in his best Sonny voice, “‘Have I really been talking to a guy who thinks swagerific is a word?’” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She followed my mom to the kitchen but insisted on talking to everyone on the way. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

George heard her name coming from kids talking to their parents, as well as the word boy. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I was in the street talking to him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Anatole left Kilanga soon after we did, and now spends a lot of time in neighboring villages, talking to people and organizing something large. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have been thinking the same thing I had, that Moonface would kill me just for talking to him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom stays behind, talking to Pepe and watching him turn the pork. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

What I learned most from talking to Betty Jean was that things were complicated. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed Julian was sitting a few seats away from her, talking to some other kids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“After tonight, I’m never talking to you again. I hate you, Silas Wade.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She wished the tsar would speak to someone else, but he kept talking to her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As he said this, he noticed that Cowslip had joined them and that Strawberry was talking to him quietly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am not talking to the pants. Meeting in the mess hall. We’re almost at Olympia.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He gulped his first glass and then settled down to enjoy his second when he heard a drunk talking to the bartender. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I shouldn’t have stopped talking to you. You’re not like the rest of them.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Pecola backed out of the room, staring at the pretty milk- brown lady in the pretty gold-and-green house who was talking to her through the cat’s fur. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papi leans against the passenger side, talking to him through the open window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I knew your vocabulary was pretty impressive just from talking to you, but seriously?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I look up because I don’t want her to say what adults always say when you don’t want to look at them: Look at me when I’m talking to you! Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After talking to my parents, I know that the drones and the guards aren’t the only eyes that are on me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was talking to an Arab man in a tight dinner jacket. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m talking to her, not you. You know nothing serious happened. I told her I didn’t want to mess with her but she kept pushing herself on me,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But when he’s on a folding chair across from your school, sucking on a Slurpee and talking to himself, he’s kind of annoying. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was the one who pushed him out by talking to my parents and betraying his trust. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I still liked those guys, but somehow I felt more comfortable talking to Annie even though she was a girl. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He spent some time in the kennels talking to Cavall, then wandered off to help them turn the spit in the kitchen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing Ruth’s advice about talking to God. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“And don’t go talking to too many people about this, now, you hear? Most people get real sensitive about monsters.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure from the two seconds I’d spent talking to her that Auggie had never mentioned a thing about it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

One night, while talking to his wife about his life, he used the word “trapped.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

That Soviet players had for decades been talking to one another during games with no complaints didn’t help Bobby’s cause. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell Abuela that talking to my mom was pointless. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Boo ignored her question and continued talking to himself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Hab had secondary and tertiary communications systems, but they were both just for talking to the MAV, which would use its much more powerful systems to relay to Hermes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if he was talking to me anymore, or to...the haint. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

IT1 spend as short a time talking to her and testing her as possible. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ben’s talking to me with straight and curvy lines, shade and light. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Axel knows that he’s talking to Ray, but he walks with George just the same. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Axel turns left the moment they enter the main office, splits off from the people talking to Ms. Dale, and goes straight for a seat at the round table in the back of her room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Look, thanks for coming by and talking to me.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And besides, my moms used to still like talking to me about school or stuff that was happening in the news or how our days went and all that. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t explain to her who I’d been talking to, but she wouldn’t let it go. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I pieced together Farmer’s youth by talking to his family members as well as to Farmer himself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she wouldn’t be looking around if the people she was sitting with were talking to her.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So we started completely ignoring Jack: not talking to him, not answering his questions. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Chino is standing outside the little gatehouse talking to a man in khaki. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Anything was better than talking to the twins right now. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He bent forward and whispered something, as if talking to a pet, then he shot it in the throat. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure whom she was talking to and looked around. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t talk to strangers, and we’re certainly not keen on talking to the police. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Miles kept talking to me, but I couldn’t hear what he said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Guys had started talking to me in class. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She found herself talking to him, nonsense words and phrases, in a singsong voice. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I love talking to my husband across a small table in a low-lit room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The salesman leans in to see who I’m talking to, getting so close he bumps into my camera. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Father is standing on the walkway talking to someone. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Although she was talking to me, she really didn’t look at me much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I knew I deserved a whupping or at least a talking to. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, just hush—no need in you talking to him,” his brother pleaded. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led us back to the counter, talking to Sohrab in Farsi. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I really hadn’t liked talking to Mr. Ali the other day in his office. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Cecile went back to her kitchen, fussing up a full steam like she was talking to someone. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is talking to Rebecca and a couple of her other friends. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She don’t like me talking to her friends when she ain’t around, never has. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The doctor in Insterburg taught me that talking to patients often calmed them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I don't tell her talking to Uncle Max won’t bring back my stuff. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she’s not talking to him the house is heavy and cold and we know we’re not supposed to talk to him either for fear she’ll give us the bitter look. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I would go a year without talking to you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Now Guy, just who are you talking to?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them were talking to filmmaker Lonny Shavelson, who was making a documentary film about nonbinary gender called Three to Infinity. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was in my office, talking to Jimmy Dill on the night of his execution, and I realized I was thinking about something that had happened nearly forty years earlier. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was talking to our horses, giving them one final brush- mg, when somebody right behind me said, “Fine animals, horses. Wish I’d thought of them.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Taking the girl to she room,” she said, directing her words at Aloe, pretending that she wasn’t talking to Pet, getting its permission to remove Jam. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He gripped the stem of the pipe in the most manly fashion between his strong white teeth and kept it there while talking to you. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, shut up. I’m talking to George here. He’s more of a girl than you’ll ever be.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The Paulings were here and soon began talking to the Delbriicks. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As she went to fetch her husband she found him talking to a group of four young pilots from 367. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She is so uncool. Why were you even talking to her?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, Colonel Meecham said, “I enjoyed talking to you, Johnson. I like your attitude. It’s a good attitude. It’s a real good attitude to find in such a measly body. Good afternoon.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And twenty years from now, we’ll all go on vacation together, and our spouses, or whatever, will get jealous that we’re spending too much time talking to each other, and they’ll run off together.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He liked talking to Larson no matter what he said, “because he’s interested in history and where we all came from and what we’re supposed to do.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear Bertha in the kitchen talking to some of the cats while she fed them, scolding one of them for killing a bird. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It felt a little weird helping Hazel make a portrait of Calypso - as if he were talking to a police artist: Yes, officer, that’s the girl who stole my heart! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You just keep Miss Hilly from talking to your boss lady.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I don’t plan on talking to her. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ida Nee was still down on the dock, marching back and forth and twirling her baton and talking to herself. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Typical expression,” said Ralph absentmindedly, and went back to talking to Helen in Chinese. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we weren’t talking to each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t necessary, since we heard Mother and Mr. van Daan downstairs talking to Hello, and then the two of them came inside and shut the door behind them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I think she hoped that by talking to me a little, Emma would start to feel better. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I hear the low murmur of Mom talking to Ellis through the bedroom door again—the two of them giggling and chatting about something giggly and chatty, so I knock. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Without consciously realizing it, he found himself talking to Martin the Warrior. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary is better, not just because of the double D alliteration action, but also because Diary reminds me of the name Darryl, so at least I feel like I'm talking to an actual someone. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He'd broken so many taboos today, leaving the house, standing in the open yard, talking to a stranger. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When a boy was bad, he wasn’t sent to the principal’s office for a licking; he was sent down to Mr. Jenson’s room for a talking to. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was talking to Barbara Walters—I mean, as if he were some kind of huge celebrity. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And the soft G is the one who’s talking to you right now. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ever since Mr. Daniels kept her in for recess for making fun of Oliver, she saves her comments for when Mr. Daniels is busy or talking to someone else. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He could hear Naomi talking to the twins in their bedroom, but he did not call out to them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the game I saw Kenny talking to a girl and a kid. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t come around here talking to my boy. I will call the cops, yuh hear? Lolly, cut upstairs!” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Rapping on the wall, I said, “Who are you talking to?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been talking to the priest lately. He’s been helping me understand all of this better.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or she would spend hours on the phone talking to her friends, about which violin teacher was good and which tutorial was a waste of money. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All up and down the ward people were talking to each other, but I was not interested in what they were saying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At this point another member of the kyorremy, the upper chamber or parliament that Estraven heads, pushes and squeezes a way up close to him and begins talking to him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody else in the class liked him talking to Joe, too, because he wouldn’t mess with us. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because I wasn’t interested in talking to you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As if she were talking to someone far away, I heard her say in a low voice, “I don’t know what to say. I can’t seem to find the right words.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Who vur you talking to just now?" snapped The Grand High Witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Around the time Jeffrey arrived, they stopped talking to each other. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Johnson was just inside the glass doors talking to two other adults—Tomas Cruz and a woman who I recognized from the soccer games. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always felt better after talking to her, and gradually, my life became normal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned and began talking to another woman. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t talking to you,” said Sir Winston irritably, “I was addressing the House of Commons. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I look around, wondering who Jay is, and see she's talking to the parrot riding on her shoulder. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The day my self-written note went missing, I stood outside the classroom door and started talking to someone I’d never spoken with before. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She must have caught me gazing at our picture of the Good Shepherd, talking to his lambs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't care about Hooper now, he had found a way of talking to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“The boy you were talking to outside the house yesterday.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I remember the tiger lily cookie and, now that Peeta is talking to me again, it’s all I can do not to recount the whole story about President Snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she was talking to the people in the pictures. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I remember once, when Carl worked with the toll facilities police, how he stopped a woman from jumping off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge just by talking to her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Charles Parker was talking to him across the counter, but he did not even try to read his lips and understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the younger bears, was she talking to them? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I had been hoping for an opportunity of talking to you,” he said. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Was it Billy you were talking to on the tapes?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My parents were standing out in front of the church, talking to people. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who appeared to have no interest in ever talking to me again? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll kill you,” I say, but so quietly I might as well be talking to myself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was hard to look at him in that state, and I was nervous about talking to him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But a few hours later, after talking to T-Mobile’s legal department, he came to understand how he could make such a mistake. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“So Ernie’s on the floor, sloth silent, and I’m talking to your grandma. Grandpop was in the bathroom. Next thing I know, the old man came out to join us and tripped over your brother!” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My grandmother would start talking to the invisible people, too. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The white-coated owner was leaning on the counter talking to the two or three customers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that out after we stopped at the bodega downstairs on our way home from school one day and she started talking to Hugo, the old man who owns the store. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Biff had noticed the boy’s teeth while talking to him during the interview. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She then disappeared into the cabin, and Deydey spent the day chopping wood, hauling water, hunting, and talking to Old Tallow, who had come near in grim worry. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sorry my mom came in and I was talking to her. autumnlands: Yay! The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Students are taking brochures off tables, watching short videos, talking to recruiters from various schools and local businesses. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Last night, on the bus, I left without talking to Skye. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered why, but I had no time to think of that, because Frith had come in, and was offering me sherry, and Beatrice was talking to me again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A girl next to me whispered, “That’s you! He’s talking to you!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Wait! What? Bradley? What were you talking to Bradley about?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She started talking to Mandela again, advising him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I always enjoyed talking to my grandpa but I didn’t want to talk about Rubin’s death. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe writing to him will actually help you figure out your own feelings. And maybe he is talking to you through sharks. Who am I to tell you you’re wrong?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She was seen one day sitting 011 a roof and talking to some sparrows who were just out of her reach. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

My brain has a way of talking to me like that. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I went to the door to see who she had been talking to. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I swallowed and kept talking to fight the burning in my eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mama’s head tilted up, and I couldn’t tell if she was talking to the deputy or me and Jay. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tell the world to watch out, because I may be talking to the next President of the United States and his Secretary of State. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, have you been talking to my mom?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I was talking to Alpert, I happened to mention that I was going to be in Los Angeles in a few weeks. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m aware that Rosa is in seventh heaven; that random strangers are talking to her and treating her like a friend. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was carefuller talking to him this time so he couldn’t track where I was. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But being a specialized group, leading special lives, associating only with their own kind, they would have made it possible for me to cross the country without talking to a local town-bound man. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panpipe music is playing lightly from the speakers, and reporters and photographers are snapping photos and talking to the more-famous guests—senators and city council members. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until she touched my arm I thought that she was talking to herself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jones, are you talking to that character or what?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa would walk ’em slow along the road, talking to ’em gentle and starting to get ’em use to the way we do things in Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I talked to him often, using these words and others and many that he did not understand, just as though I were talking to one of my people. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, I do. Now listen to me, Belet. And sit up straight when I'm talking to you." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he started talking to us, the usual stuff about parents’ permission and physical exams and all. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Why is she talking to me about her pet bull? Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Allen was still talking to the principal. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those things happen. I was talking to a friend.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I seed them talking to them white women: 'How you feel? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They strode forward, talking to each other in low voices, and as they passed, the chief guard threw a quick glance at Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was so busy talking to her friends that she didn’t notice that her wallet had dropped out of her tiny pink purse. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to stop talking to me?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Now, class, everyone listen up. You two back there,” Sister Loretta said, talking to Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You, girl, are you talking to yourself? Are you daft?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He would be talking to us about this or that when suddenly he would stop in mid-sentence and a look of intense pain would cloud his ancient countenance. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t even talking to you. I was talking to Pecola. “ The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to talk,” I said, my voice steady and normal, as it is when talking to the familiar, the weak, and the small. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems like I should have thought to myself, Wow, a cat is talking to me, and that is not something that usually happens at a highway rest stop. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I could see her talking to two girls next to a row of lockers and she didn't have the same intensity. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This is my daddy I’m talking to, you know? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It felt strange talking to someone again, strange but good. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The men and the dogs were talking to each other. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my way of talking to both of my grandparents. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Some bootblacks sat together under a tree talking to a soldier. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He tried talking to me at school this morning, but I pushed him away because he’s the reason I’m in this mess in the first place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She had tried talking to the children she saw in the street, hoping to make a friend who would give her a place to sleep, but she must have talked wrong or some-thing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s because I grew up and realized you probably weren’t talking to Obama every night.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I pretended not to pay attention because I hoped that Ocean would take the hint and stop talking to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I was standing out on the steps of the office this morning talking to the milkman.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She answered not like a teacher talking to a student, but like she was talking to another grown-up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I am not talking to you,” Ma said, taking her anger out on me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He was gazing out over the water, perhaps at some seagulls in the far distance, and so it was not at all clear that he had been talking to me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to one of our neighbors,” Mom says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“So, I saw a new senor in town today. He was talking to some teachers from the colegio.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he comes back I can hear him talking to somebody. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray sighed and mumbled as if he wasn’t talking to me, even though he was. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Art Moran was standing with one foot up on a piling, talking to half a dozen fishermen, when Ishmael Chambers arrived that afternoon on the Amity Harbor docks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Later, thinking the kids were asleep, she passed one of the bedrooms and heard Aisha talking to one of Yuko’s kids. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When Sister Ibinabo was talking to Christie, with that poisonous spite she claimed was religious guidance, Ifemelu had looked at her and suddenly seen something of her own mother. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No, no, I’m sorry, I’m going to have to interrupt you,” she was saying, and I could see she was talking to two boys sitting on the benches immediately in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he was talking to Apple. Probably intimidating her out of coming to the meeting,” said Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was talking to Mary Elizabeth about how Craig might be “the one” and how she was trying to think of ways to keep it going long-distance while she was at school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so distracted that I don’t realize Phyllis is talking to me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he got even worse, until now his eyes even drift out of focus when you’re talking to him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t grasp the fact that I was talking to Oprah face-to-face. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The girls massaged her hands, washed her face with cool water, and helped her through each contraction by talking to her gently and quietly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adults use this gesture often, especially when talking to kids. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tom was talking to him about calling some people. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began talking to the old man, about places he had been on the road, about places the two of them might have gone to, about everything. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at me when I’m talking to you!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He might be thinking she was talking to him in code, suggestively conveying her taste for the full-blooded and sensual. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But he sure seemed straight when he was taking pictures of me in church and when he was talking to me outside the studio yesterday too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I pictured myself talking to him about literature and art, I gave him a warm welcome.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t feel like talking to Mom right now. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He is standing at a table covered with maps, talking to other men but surrounded by girls, prettier ones than me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to a mom at one of the hockey games, and she told me that it’s awesome. Her son took the class a few years ago.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Deborah told the man she’d been talking to me for a book, and he warned her not to talk to white people about her story. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When she nodded breathlessly, he reached down and lifted the cub out of the cage, talking to him in a clucking, rumbling tone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Seeing the other kids in the jumpsuits talking to their visitors makes Jus anxious to leave. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Percy and Frank were in two of the cages, talking to each other in hushed tones. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There’s one of Zohra talking to Mister Brother that makes me smile. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want Tom poking around while he was talking to Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He taught me how to prepare when I’m on the radio talking to the ground medic,” said Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She would take a bite, then stare at the slice as if it was talking to her, telling her how delicious it was. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“When I’m talking to you, I—” she stops. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

She could hear him talking to Daddy who was only halfway downstairs, still in his pajamas. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I am on the phone, talking to Lee Lee, telling her everything that did and didn’t happen at the Woman to Woman welcome meeting. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. Ucho will be fine. I’ll treat him when he comes to me later,” the Paqo said, and I wasn’t sure if he was talking to me or to Sumac. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

His way of talking to Mr. Norton had been a foreshadowing of my misfortune—just as I had sensed that it would be. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s looking down as if talking to his plastic cup. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Felix looked at him like he wasn't sure who he was talking to. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were talking to you, telling you what they’ve been doing lately and how much they miss you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Dammit, that Rose Mary keeps spending money on art supplies!” he muttered, pretending to be talking to himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if she was talking to me or to herself, but either way, it wasn’t reassuring. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She was talking to a boy who responded awkwardly, like he was scared or something. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It takes me a few seconds to realize she’s talking to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was still talking to the woman as he neared her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Sparrow, turn around when I’m talking to you.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mother was talking to Andrius in front of the bald man’s shack. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Julia and Isabella start talking to each other, and I watch them as if I don’t know who they are. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe talking to an objective person could do something for me too, even if I didn’t always have the right words. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The truth is that when I got home from the auditions, I didn’t feel like talking to Tanisha, Pop Pop, or TJ. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Have you tried talking to anyone about freeing the camps yet?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I felt betrayed by Father, and I was hurt, too, that Father spent most of the time talking to the demon girl. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now tell me, Clohessy, is that master of yours talking to you about Euclid? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to talk to you, honey,” she says in the same voice she uses when talking to Crazy Charlie, the town loon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you talking to that woman anymore, not for cleaning tips, not to say hello, you hear?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was talking to him, but he got the feeling that everything she said was for Fred’s benefit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sometimes he reads them poetry. Or he starts talking to them in French. Or singing an aria from an opera. Mr. Brewer has quite a good voice.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like Papi, Oscar seems to understand my silence and goes on talking to me anyway. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“All right, okay, I’m talking to a giant cockroach,” thought Gregor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which makes it all the weirder that as I'm talking to her, some small cut inside me feels unstitched. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He walked briskly to the first car and leaned in the window, talking to the patrolman. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Char was talking to three of the soldiers who had been in the ogres’ guard at the menagerie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I change and make wudu in the en suite bathroom, cleaning myself slowly, thinking about talking to Allah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Viola and I keep our talking to a bare minimum so we don’t give any more away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nora’s weirdly observant sometimes, but talking to her about stuff can be kind of awkward. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I realized in talking to her that we had been invisible. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I ever got talking to them, I might even suggest that they come and do a bit of cruelty-to-children preventing at my school. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He sounded real patient, like he was talking to a very little kid. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Another long pause—she’s talking to me and doing something else, multitasking, the way busy wives and mothers do, tidying up, loading the washing machine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look in the next room! You’re talking to the wrong one!” he shouted, and then he and his cackles were swallowed by the mist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“But maybe they have left us a map—did you know that Luke and the doctor have been up for hours? I was talking to them from the window.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I started doing my own research and talking to the African American girls at school, engaging in conversations with them at lunch. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I started to feel like they were talking to me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s about time you got here! I was just about ready to start talking to myself—I’ve been reading since before dawn.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was cold, standing in a wood, talking to a big black bird who was currently brunching on Bambi. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Four was probably wandering around the rose bushes, wondering why nobody was talking to him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Without a hint of irony in his voice, Ben answered, “Great talking to you!” and then closed the door. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She drives you home too, but she doesn’t even like talking to you in public.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It was probably before I stopped talking to him. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

No matter when he came in, the walls were always talking to Mildred. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was certainly the sense I got from talking to a lot of the call center operators on the floor. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m a great deal better for it, and ever so much obliged. I’m only afraid you are very tired of talking to me. It was so pleasant, I couldn’t bear to stop,” said Laurie gratefully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking at me while he was talking, but I almost felt like he was talking to himself. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It functioned on an old-fashioned principle: you held it against the bones near your ear and it vibrated singing or talking to you. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care who saw me talking to the boys today. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was talking to two mummies who must have been Miles and Henry, and they were all kind of looking at the door like they were waiting for someone to come through it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The voices were still in the drawing room—she heard her mother's and Mr. Marshall’s, and then, separately, the twins talking to each other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But then Molly walked over and started talking to her, and then I saw her talking to Aubrey at the lockers, and now Sarah’s shirt was knotted at the waist, just like theirs. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was like talking to the wall of the house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I watched as some guys from Charlie Company started talking to the Vietnamese woman. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the face of an American missionary lady bent over her and smiled, talking to her in a soothing language she did not understand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are four of us, and Four is only talking to me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I can see by his expression that he's been talking to Haymitch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I see Captain Smith talking to a tall, dark-haired man in a red doublet. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He'd been standing off to the side talking to Whit, the assistant coach. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They are scared, looking at the back door every ten minutes, afraid they’ll get caught talking to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Our relationship was nothing but command prompts and replies, like talking to a computer. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She probably didn’t feel like talking to anyone right now, least of all me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The man says, "Alicia? What are you doing? Who are you talking to?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said she didn’t want to be there, talking to Terryl, dealing with it, confronting her husband. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Obinze looked up and saw that she was talking to her son but she was watching him, with something wistful in her eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s just no point talking to a Petrified person,” she said, and they had to admit she had a point when they’d taken their seats next to Hermione. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She was talking, but we couldn’t see who she was talking to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But there wasn't much I could do, and after several hours on the row talking to so many people, I could muster only enough energy to reassure him that I would look at everything carefully. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m the maid, she ain’t gone win no friends talking to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She is looking through my chart and talking to one of the nurses who normally sits at the big desk in the middle of the room. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked straight up to the coach, who was on the sideline talking to Dolly. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t talking to them, just looking at Conor as she walked away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But I feel awful that Soojin’s family is having this big moment after waiting for so long, and I’m not even talking to my best friend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Sorry. Just talking to myself. The fumes are getting to me, I guess." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So did I!” said Tomas, and it was like talking to an old and dear friend, confiding, growing warm with the topic. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He lay there talking to himself for ages about it. Ages and ages . . . nearly all the bubbles had gone. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I slowed when I saw Stick standing on the opposite corner, talking to a slick-looking brother in a black leather jacket and heavy combat boots. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Fighting to maintain a grip on reality, I started talking to myself out loud. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He was talking to me before lunch, and he noticed my sweater and asked if I got a sleeping bag. And he figured that after nine days getting here I had too much SpagBol left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling was probably talking to Mr. Remora on the phone at that very second to let him know Emily had returned The Gold-Bug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When the lady from Children and Family Services stops talking to Mrs. Trent, she gets in her car and drives away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to ask him why he stopped talking to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“What were you talking to that moron Quentin about? And did I see you holding his hand?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They are talking to me, brother to brother, he told himself when the direwolves howled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They had been talking to one another for a couple of minutes at the most. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I’d avoided talking to him all day, but the lab forced me to relay data about chemical reactions with certain types of metals so he could write it down. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want his father talking to this boy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Both Florida and Dallas jumped back, stuffing their hands in their pockets.“Were you talking to me?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Matty found himself talking to the frog as if it might be able to reply. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He felt pretty stupid talking to a bowl of fruit. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I can’t go home—Uncle Max is probably still there, eating dinner at our family table, talking to everyone like he’s the favorite relative they’ve all been missing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Your mom is a real firecracker, by the way. I overheard her talking to my mom last night. She’s very...colorful when she’s mad.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re the second best pilot in the squadron, Johnson. You are talking to the best.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to say talking to girls, but he decided to keep that to himself. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He saw Njemile talking to someone he didn’t recognize, both of them animated and expressive. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ms. Coretta has been talking to me about college since I was five years old. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I almost forgot it,” she said, as if she was talking to air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We all ate dinner together last night, and Dad didn’t leave again, but I’ve noticed Mom and Dad haven’t been talking to each other much. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s dead weird talking to her in English. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry, Auntie Seema. It's just that I heard you talking to..." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at his friend talking to a girl—and part of him likes it and part of him doesn’t. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

We spent the whole afternoon talking to kids from one side of town to the other. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't remember ever talking to her about going to Chester. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She insisted on walking to the village, going where the men hung out, talking to the men as equals. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sciola was talking to her, as soothingly as to a child; we could hear him above the crunching footsteps, the drip of water and the sift of wind in the trees overhead. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I love you since you’ve been standing here talking to me like a normal person for more than a minute. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe I still wasn’t great at talking to Elle, but I had come a long way since that sophomore dance. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She just says, Hey, you, and I’m expected to know she’s talking to me, because who else would she be talking to? The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I'm going to be talking to someone again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen kept talking to fill the silence while I was thinking. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going. Can’t risk the time,” I said, but I was talking to dead air. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Doug let out a sigh of relief when he realized she wasn’t talking to him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Bennie said, glaring at Sierra’s reflection in the mirror, “I know you excited ’bout seeing Robbie tonight, but I really don’t think you should be talking to him about everything that’s going on.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I miss going to her house and talking to her more than anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

On the way up, it hit me that it was truly strange to come over here without talking to Annemarie first. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I did not know how to explain myself, it was like talking to her maid, Angelika, who was so much like me and at the same time so much different. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl with purple hair, talking to a boy with numerous facial piercings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“And did you know about Quinton talking to Director Horus about you?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’m so wrapped up in the moment of him actually talking to me that at first I think he’s asking about Julia, because I had wondered the same thing. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She was talking to Sookie at the edge of the catwalk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He paused and frowned, as if the person he was talking to was in front of him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The old man was somewhere close by, but Will couldn’t see what he was doing, and meanwhile Lyra was talking to him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad kept talking to keep his mother focused. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Coach spent a lot of time talking to all the moms and dads—mostly moms—especially of the vets. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I heard one of the lifeguards talking to one of the other lifeguards as he was supposed to be watching a group of little kids. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“So those journal entries—the places where he seemed to be talking to himself—‘Trust Ledroptha Curtain’ and all that. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was probably why her friends had all stopped talking to her. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And who had been talking to him before that? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She must already know that I’m talking to a guy. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t like talking to adults in general. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Talking to his father made Dill feel like he was talking to a sentient brick wall that somehow knew about Jesus. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His eyes, slightly glazed, were now fixed on the pocket set, which he gently held open in his left hand, talking to himself, totally unaware of my presence or that he was in a restaurant. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Players stood or sat in odd comers, talking to themselves, making curious faces and sudden gestures, for all the world like residents of a madhouse. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I don’t know who you’ve been talking to, but I don’t want to hear it anymore.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Little micies is always talking to each other and I is hearing them as loud as my own voice.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess for a while he had forgotten he was talking to me, and he was repeating to himself the message in the wind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vic didn’t understand at first why Dawn was talking to him, or why she seemed so nervous, but then he slowly realized what was happening, and that he wanted it to happen, too. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe Byron was still talking to me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could react, Tyson’s voice changed again, becoming deeper and gruffer, like the other guy we’d heard talking to Luke outside the cafeteria. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t clear if he was talking to the slaves or his horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Who do you think you are, talking to me like that?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were talking to her, helping her up. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to me, looking at me directly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This must have begun to happen some time ago, but while he had been talking to the Thing he had not been noticing anything else. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dutchy is talking to me through the piano, and, as in a dream, I understand his meaning. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She looked at him and thought, It is never going to feel normal, not talking to Evan. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“We were at the bonfire, and she said...she started talking to someone else,” said Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He was lying on the couch, a drink on the table beside him, talking to his grandmother on the telephone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to me as though we’re friends instead of enemies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This didn’t matter a whole lot to my father, who came home really late with Ernie Eco after someone had told him that he’d seen the police talking to his son. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We each took our turn at the phone, talking to Quentin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad shook hands with the man he’d been talking to and thanked my emergency nurse and we left. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My not talking to her wouldn’t give her any reason to think anything, since there had never been one personal word spoken between us—even if she had thought anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know! Don’t think I haven’t tried. I’m not really good at talking to girls.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed past a couple of cows, trotted out into the middle of the field, and sat down about fifty yards away from where Father was standing among the cows talking to the cow-boys. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was talking to a boy in my bedroom. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Is it me you are talking to like that? Am I your agemate?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to a family and waves to Levi and me as we drop off our volunteer permission forms. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“These children are too young to deal with things like this...facial deformities, disfigurement,” Mom continued, talking to Dr. Jansen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly pointedly aware of the fact that I was standing in one of the cornerstones of civilization, talking to the Master Archivist of the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I prefer to see the face of the person I am talking to,” said Kaisa. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, talking to him is worse than not. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I do not mind his not talking to Mrs. Long,” said Miss Lucas, “but I wish he had danced with Eliza.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He’s probably in there talking to some kid about respect and kindness, just like he told me when I got in trouble for telling Mrs. Fisher that her breath stank. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“If you heard me talking to Johanna, then you know that I didn’t even tell her about this. So what makes you think that I would share the information with you?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Coach had his window down and was talking to Mr. Jefferson, the neighborhood sweeper. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She knew that there was nothing to be gained by talking to them any more. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

So, later, when we were lying in bed, I was so frustrated and sick of the silence that I actually broke down and started talking to Chas Becker. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The lady is reading a newspaper and immediately starts talking to Mom in Spanish. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to explain, but talking to them felt like stabbing and being stabbed. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of lunch talking to Mrs. Medina about oral history projects and good questions, and then I wander over to my next class before the bell rings. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Beatrice overheard Mandela talking to his younger brother. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to you. I was right behind you, and you ignored me.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Skinny Delivery Boy, you are talking to a very old woman who doesn’t think much good music has been written since Ludwig van Beethoven finished his Ninth Symphony.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had been talking to herself, so what she said was a fragment of a much larger conversation. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she said, “Perhaps you should be talking to your father about this.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the light of the fire he could see the Corporal talking to some of the men. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I see her walking around still talking to her kids as if they are there with her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I haven’t been talking to the Goat Man about getting Prim’s goat pregnant, because someone gave me completely inaccurate information as to where he lives,” I say to Prim emphatically. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess she’s talking to me, since I’m the only 1 left. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just talking to my boy Jon about her today.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I knew El was talking to Callie and not me about this stuff. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You can’t go around talking to everybody and cheering and waving like that. It’s not how we operate. You have to stay serious and focused here. Just concentrate on your own routine.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was talking to him because she had no one else to talk to, like his mother did sometimes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After class, while I packed up my luggage of schoolbooks, I heard him talking to the professor how he'd gotten stuck and couldn't think of anything. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “The lady at the cafe says you’ve been here for 2Vi hours, and when she tried talking to you, you were in a complete trance.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a week of not talking to anyone, I finally called Bob. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ali started talking to the DJ about something. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When I walked back to our table, Mom was talking to the woman who had greeted us. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to the other fellow, the one in the dark glasses,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to add that I can’t imagine calling Soojin any of those other names, and that it would feel like I was talking to an impostor—but I don’t. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She’s talking to me the way she talks to strangers—with her nice voice. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I don't want you talking to those people." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A breath of wind brushed across my face, and I thought I heard someone whisper my name, but when I looked around, nobody was talking to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could never get away with talking to her like that. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I was talking to the child,” said Miss Lulu. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As usual, there was no definite rule against talking to proles and frequenting their pubs, but it was far too unusual an action to pass unnoticed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been talking to you about seven thousand pages of documentation of crimes,” he growled. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Although Father hasn’t noticed I’m not talking to him, as far as I can tell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like TaShon, I don’t want him to get teased more for talking to me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay. I’m gonna say this one last time. I am just a kidhe said slowly, as if talking to an elderly person or a small child. “ Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

How can I explain to them that it’s not personal, that I’m not talking to anyone? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Across the table, Jude’s talking to Mom and at the same time sending me secret silent death threats because she thinks my drawings came out better than hers and we’re having a contest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Chuck tried talking to him several times, but all Thomas could do was nod and shake his head, only half hearing, he was so tired. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I quickly spotted Tio leaning against his convertible, talking to a soldier. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He whiled away the time imagining that she was a housewife talking to a boyfriend. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was talking to a boy in my bedroom. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t feel like talking to her mom right now. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Nothing that ain’t already happened,” I say, talking to the ground and readjusting the rucksack. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

That idea sets me off, and over the next few days, whenever I'm not talking to my folks or Alicia or not eating or sleeping, I'm being a detective. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna stood aside as they passed and, back home, she was furious to see Ugwu standing in front of the yard, talking to some elderly neighbors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s talk about what happened to our parents. I really think it might help. I talk to my therapist all the time. You should probably be talking to a therapist too.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to sit at the edge of my room, y’all. Ear pressed to the door. I told myself you were talking to the president.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised I haven’t noticed,” I mused as I watched her talking to one of the other women in the crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that. I don’t mind talking to you. So don’t apologize for it, okay? I just don’t do much talking. It takes getting used to.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While talking to the old man, I had taken my eyes off the street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come you made a decision like that without talking to us about it?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I snap it at him like I’m talking to a dog or a child. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He walked with his head down, talking to his toes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Muttering and gesticulating, Mr. Crouch appeared to be talking to someone that he alone could see. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I walked into the living room, Mom was sitting on the couch, talking to Dad, her knitting bag next to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should talk about it as an article, maybe a magazine, but she said no— “Eugenia, who are you talking to in there?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I hoped she was talking to the giant, not me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I leaned over the seat to see who he was talking to, and only then realized how serious the accident had been. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The telephone rang a hundred times downstairs, and I heard my mother’s voice talking to folks all over the countryside. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think she knew this, and that was why she kept talking to me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to me like I’m the brat who isn’t getting my way. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It just feels so weird,” I said, “to not have people talking to you, pretending you don’t even exist.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he’s talking to Tyler and pointing at me, like he’s saying something about me, and Tyler, he sneaks me a look that says, just you wait, lobster boy, just you wait. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice talking to you,” I say, and we shake hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As she sat talking to her child’s spirit, someone else almost always came near, added their tobacco, said a few words of comfort, and passed on to their own grieving. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I found her in the henhouse, talking to the chickens. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tried telling that to Thomas after I’d accidentally destroyed his favorite video game, but that hadn’t kept him from not talking to me for an entire week. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now Scout’s outside of his French class, talking to Piper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After talking to Hafa, I felt different, like maybe I could be a new person. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t talking to him, and he wasn’t going to keep me away from my friends. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Henry’s tone and attitude had changed when he was talking to the foreman. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma’s talking to me and Miss Jackson at the same time. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The idea of talking to a therapist about our feelings was foreign. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Or I didn’t feel like wandering around looking for someone to save me from talking to someone else. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

So it was just another day with everyone staring at me but no one talking to me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there’s Caesar Flickerman, speaking before a standing-room-only crowd in front of the Training Center, talking to an appreciative crowd about my upcoming nuptials. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Is she talking to me from her dreams? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t go out for almost a week, but when I saw Captain Stewart talking to Gearhart I figured something was up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you, Monsieur, in the next coach, talking to my colleague.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was walking toward him and taking his hand and talking to him fast and desperate. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I said, “No. I don’t like talking to strangers. But I’m doing detective work.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’d yell at him, but it was like talking to a zombie. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Whenever we went to Spokane, my grandmother would talk to anybody, even the homeless people, even the homeless guys who were talking to invisible people. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was followed by a soft churring as though someone were talking to himself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She skipped over an article on how to make your own bracelets and another on advice for talking to boys. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I overheard Freckles talking to you about it.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I stood there wondering who she was talking to, who was Miss Williams, when I remembered / was Lily Williams now. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a pleasant change from talking to his sheep. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m half listening, wondering why I’m even talking to Clem but not minding how it feels to be walking with someone, anyone, to the library after school. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

But as the conversation went on, I forgot I was talking to the president. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, people stopped talking to me, even Deb. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

May would be the first out, standing in the living room and talking to the distressed bat: “Poor little feller. Must be scared to death. You never meant to come into this old trailer....” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

She’s standing in front of a row of black and white horses, wearing pink sequins, tights, and satin slippers, talking to a man in top hat and tails. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s fair, you not knowing what happen to Constantine. I just—I’m sorry, I don’t feel right talking to you about it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You told Grandma and Grandpa that Mom had beer and they grounded her and that’s why she stopped talking to you?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

After a while, kids start talking to each other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Somkit took a deep breath, and then, very carefully, as if he were talking to a toddler, he began to explain the levels of orbs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem like she was talking to us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now they’re talking to Mrs. Roth, whose family lives on the other side of the valley. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was like talking to somebody’s cousin who just stopped by to say howdy before getting on back to wherever he came from. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell who she was talking to, because she kept her eyes on the manticore. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I missed talking to you. It’s like you’re always hurrying somewhere.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

SJ: I know it's been over a month, but after talking to you tonight...Well, it wasn't my place to speak for you. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And to Matilda she said, "You've got a nerve talking to your father like that. Now keep your nasty mouth shut so we can all watch this programme in peace." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh! Well, no. I mean, no one calls except my mom and dad. And I'm pretty tired of talking to them." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was exhausting remembering his manners when talking to all those people, but Angie smiled and chatted as if she didn’t mind seeing the same baby over and over in two dozen pictures. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They are talking to me and around me, but I can’t hear them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Because talking to Dad snaps my missing body back into focus, and for a few minutes I'd forgotten all that. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I might be able to escape without Annemarie’s parents talking to her. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was hard to know who was talking to whom. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, jackhole, who else would it be? Who the hell are you talking to in there?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure who she was talking to—me or Luke or Kronos. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if she’s talking to me or someone in the room beyond. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Farsi has different ways of talking to people, depending on the formality of the situation and your relationship to the person you’re addressing. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When I come out, I hear Miss Celia on the phone, talking to the Madison County police. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sammy Valdez kept talking to the baby, while Leo’s mother, Esperanza, looked on with a pained smile—perhaps a little worried that Leo’s bisabuelo was rambling, a little sad that he was speaking nonsense. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I turn around so he’s not talking to my back anymore. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mean old Tyler ever heard me talking to fish, he’d have himself a good laugh. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

More important, I’m worried I’ll go back to using her as a crutch now that I’m not talking to Jamie, and I don’t want our friendship to be about her holding me up. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ideas turned into their opposites while you were talking to a person you thought you knew. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't shake the feeling that I was talking to a young child. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Though I don’t believe in anything, I know it’s important to sound religious when talking to old people. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had spent the last ten years with Mrs. Rogers, looking after her, talking to her, driving her around. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And, again, he saw himself in a green park talking to an old man, a very old man, and the wind from the park was cold, too. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were glaring at each other silently, and I felt that they had not really been talking to me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every time we went down to the bodega to get a donut, Calista always ended up talking to Hugo forever. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s slightly less miserable now to be out of my cell, out of solitary, and talking to a few people from time to time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and continued, staring at the ground and talking to me out of the side of her mouth. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, Louise,” he said, as though he were indeed talking to a child. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Plus, God isn’t the one we need to be talking to. We need to talk to the chief of police, the mayor, and the governor. They’re the ones with the power to make change.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"How did you learn he was to be executed? Who have you been talking to?" An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what’s going on. The police are talking to Charles and Henry, and I don’t even know where Francis is.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I lost track of time talking to Juanita across the street. What have you been up to?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

All the while I was talking to the reporter, I kept our instructions in mind: Accentuate the positive—don’t complain too much. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I play out these little scenarios where I go up to a girl on the beach and start talking to her. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nathan couldn’t believe that the most beloved of all Navajo Holy Beings was talking to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Who the hell you think you talking to like that?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s not bad talking to ghosts. Just bad if you want a ‘more normal life’ in this here world.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But who else could he be talking to? Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was hard to see her properly, but Bod had spent his life talking to dead people. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She discovered that she liked talking to strangers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remind my brain people that this is also Kristina talking to my mom behind my back, which I don’t like. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She sometimes wondered who they thought they were talking to.“And be very, very careful,” said Miss Spink. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They give our information the quickest glance, then start talking to each other. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed like forever since I’d had an ordinary afternoon there, listening to records and talking to friends who didn’t use the word “integration.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was as far as he got, because although the woman was talking to him, she might in any case still be dead— as a matter of fact, she had to be dead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so happy to have them talking to each other, I played with little Minou in the back seat and pretended not to hear them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was even a day someone was talking to him at the lunch table and he didn’t respond. Just sat staring straight ahead.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

So on Wednesday I grabbed the stack that Hugo had set down when he started talking to Calista, and I started counting too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bloom wanted us to know that he thought talking to our families, and soon, about the possibility of being taken hostage was a good idea. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but not like she talking to him," Noodles insisted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

After Trujillo became the head of the army, he got to talking to some people who didn’t like the old president. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell by her sarcastic tone that it’s me she’s talking to, not God. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the group was talking to Joana, a starving dog approached the sailor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And by the end we stopped talking to each other very much because we knew it would always end up in an argumant and it would go nowere. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A scythe had entered the plane and was talking to a flight attendant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Albert was lighting candles on the Christmas tree in the back parlour, talking to Joseph without looking at him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Whoops, sorry,” the man talking to the ticket guy said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was talking to her, as the house always did, but the vibration wasn’t making sense. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A few days ago, Mom was talking to Aunt Louise about going home for good. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Paula was standing in front of it, talking to him soothingly through the closed door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Helen was talking to herself now: she had forgotten I could not very well understand her—that I was ignorant, or nearly so, of the subject she discussed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what to do,” I say, and then remember who I’m talking to. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There were two padres, one sitting and talking to a man lying on his side, the other praying by a shape under a blanket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“What you scared of? She sure likes talking to you,” I said. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Like, he couldn’t have been talking to me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I overheard her talking to August one night on the back porch as I was coming across the yard to go to the bathroom in the pink house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night goes on and Kasim is always a few feet away, watching my every move while talking to friends and even other girls. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m glad they’re not talking to me so I don’t have to pretend to care about their dresses. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The truth is I’m not really good at talking to new people. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He stopped talking to Bobby because of his “anti-Semitic rants.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange for only a moment, talking to a mouse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some man was talking to him in a low voice and attempting from time to time to lay a hand on his shoulder, but Wilson neither heard nor saw. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

So far the crew is not talking to me, so I try to forget they’re even there and not feel too self-conscious about my very visible fake leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Even talking to a lost royalty was better than being alone in the wood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe this girl was talking to me again. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Piper talking to Del. If he goes for this, everyone else will too. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time, I kept talking to the cow fish, telling her everything was okay while she mooed and moaned. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But I didn't like the idea of Doctor Gordon talking to my mother one bit. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I watch him, talking to the young men, the boys, promising much. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is not helping so I say, Yes, even though I don’t like talking to strangers. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was talking to Grams, she had to be. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was odd to be sitting on a million-dollar horse, talking to Priscilla Willis in the middle of the night, but then it was a relief to be talking to someone besides the cat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, I think you guys have some talking to do, so I’m gonna head out. Thanks for listening, Twinkle.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Hey look, Karen, it’s been a lot of fun talking to you, but I’ve really got to get my mind on the game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still don’t think that talking to a therapist will change anything. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But it was like talking to a bee’s nest. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I began the only way I knew how, by reading and talking to experts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she answered it, there was a pause, and then she said, “I don’t know, Clyde. He must have died or you’d be talking to him instead of me.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard him talking to Cain,” said a timid voice behind them, and they found Pelor, the youngest assassin, standing nearby. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A few other soldiers drinking coffee outside of their tents had stopped talking to observe. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex was twisted around in his school bus seat, talking to his two best friends in the row behind him. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

And finally, today, we have reached a point in work flow that machines are talking to other machines over the Internet using standardized protocols, with no humans involved at all. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t let Lena see you talking to me like this,” he murmured in low tones. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She had just finished talking to me about my grades, and now this. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z