My mama told me a long time ago, “Tyrone, if you want lunch, you better make it yourself, ’cause I got more important things to do!” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I'm tying the sunflower stalks to the railing, Henry comes to tell me that this is all a gift. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Gran had told us when we were really little that some people would hate us on sight because of our color and some would hate us because we were a rootworking family. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A sudden yelp told her she had done her job. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

"The Hand of the King," Ned told her with icy courtesy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It would not be much longer, she told herself; those towers could not be more than a few miles off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I told myself I was making up problems. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She meant to tell Tea Cake the joke some time when she was sure she wouldn’t hurt his feelings. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She told him so, he exploded at her, and she gave him the silent treatment for the rest of the day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She has a mouth that turns slightly down even when she’s smiling, so it’s hard to tell whether she’s pleased or not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad closed the door and told me to go get ready for school. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I have to tell you that I had no idea what any of it meant, until later. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Before they left, Percy had pulled him aside to tell him Hazel’s story. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But you know,” Carmen said, “she hasn’t been feeling that well, from what my dad tells me.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I told you Pluto was cool. He’s the god of everything under the earth. Hazel can find caves, tunnels, trapdoors—” “And it was our secret,” she grumbled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell you the truth even though it may make you even angrier with me,” he says. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess if the storm had let up, so we could have told where we were...But for two days we didn’t do anything but fight the sea and bail that boat. Then...fog.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told the mayor about it—I thought maybe it was important. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I told Mr. de Klerk how impressed I was by his emphasis on reconciliation, enunciated in his inaugural address. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just gonna tell you your zipper was open. I didn’t mean to split your backpack.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The white man with the walking stick tied a blindfold ’round Madame Sabbar’s face then pulled a cloth sack over that so’s we could tell she waren’t seeing a thing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It did hurt when I said it in my head, no matter what Mr. Clifton told me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lio has told me that the nickname comes from El Jefe’s childhood habit of stringing bottle caps across his chest to look like medals. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told her to eat com flakes before she took Panadol, Papa. I made it for her.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She might as well have told me eternity. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re being foolish. I told you already that we made you.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“He told me the Lazarus used to be called the Good God Bird.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I basically told him not to write. Am I being ridiculous?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the middle of March I could have told you it was spring without looking. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All told, there were one hundred five Africans, twenty-one Indians, twenty-three whites, and seven Coloureds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a secret if we don’t tell her.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

For that reason, we must consider the concept of history, which, we are often told, begins with the invention of writing some 8,000 years ago. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers tells me that before he was injured, Captain Smith was able to make peace with Parahunt, the werowance of a village that has been ransacked by our colonists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Come back at five! I’m surprised she didn’t tell us to use the servants’ entrance!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just kept plugging away at the trees like he always did, making the same music, stopping every time someone came up only long enough to see if they were gonna tell him something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But I had told everything, everything I thought was a sin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Alright... just... tell her I called again,” Miss Celia says into the phone. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I found her sketchbook upstairs,” I tell them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She stood up and patted Raymie on the back, and then she looked her in the eye and said, “I want to tell you something.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat, his eyes gleaming and his voice taking on a deep, incantatory quality, as though he had told the story many, many times. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing Kim told me that not only can girls rap, but they can hold their own with the boys. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Reach under the nest, he had told her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

God tells the Pope what He wants done and the Pope lays down the law. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me and Dad to take the last bunch, as well as all the cards. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not dead,” he told her in the dream. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t need to tell them to remain quiet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Another fellow told me our food was so wretched that he had to flee before it made him sick, so I had his foot cut off, roasted it up, and fed it to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell us, or what?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His parents have never told him any of this. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Euron had even braved the Smoking Sea and lived to tell of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Remind me to tell Papi that twelve B has a plumbing problem, okay. And go to bed. Whatever the emergency is, it’ll be gone by morning.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I told him these guys were going to be idiots wherever they were. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured now wasn’t the best time to tell her about the band, and that I couldn’t be in a punk band with my little-kid braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He’s careful, doing as little hammering as possible, and when he’s done, I can’t tell that his wall is not the wall of our attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When she got off the bus at her stop, Park still hadn't told her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Get the hell away from me,” I tell him. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The next day, his social worker, Allison, came over and told them that he had two sisters who wanted to meet him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When Stanton shared the Declaration of Sentiments with her husband, Henry, he told her that demanding suffrage would make the entire convention a “farce.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I told him about that first World Cup in London where Candace and I had sat with our notebooks watching the competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Next, his mind told him that he was at home in bed and his mother was singing and shaking the mattress, wanting him to get up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of the many stories Nana used to tell us about High John was how he fell in love with the devil’s daughter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If Axel expects Byrd to tell the truth, to speak up, to keep promises, then he must do the same. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This is what I will tell Moira, later; if I can. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, he said he’d get some books sent down from London. He told me he had a box at the post office...” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I could tell by the way she grew irate whenever this ex-wife was mentioned. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s lost a lot of blood, though—you can tell by the pallor of his skin—and it’s still oozing out of the wound. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I neither can nor will do so,” Oppenheimer told Teller. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Idris had told my dad he was wrong, but he wasn’t listening. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I shall tell them myself all about it, and ‘fess’ to Mother how silly I’ve been. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Luke was opening his mouth to downplay it, to tell her it wasn’t a problem—that Toby was as tough as he was annoying—Annie leaned over and kissed him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“How do you—?” “I told you. I know things. I was Juno’s messenger for ages. I know why she gave you a reprieve.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I wonder if I can just tell you something.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

So he made a choice: “What has happened to my daughter has happened,” he told Dr. Javid. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I just told him, “Yep,” and walked right on down the hallway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But when I told Tabitha that I was trying to get us to America, she wasn’t afraid. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell her that the plane was the most important thing about him, maybe his entire life. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I have to fight all my instincts, which tell me to reach out and take her hand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He had an emergency, he told Dedd, but being a connoisseur of fear, she guessed he was afraid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They say much of blood and bloom, and of others which I comprehend not, though I guess what they mean; but nevertheless they tell us all things which we want to know. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, Yossarian. I’ll get your uniform. But why was that girl hitting Orr over the head with her shoe? Please tell me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“This was a great idea, bringing everyone to Sara’s house,” I tell her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“You can be at no loss, Miss Bennet, to understand the reason of my journey hither. Your own heart, your own conscience, must tell you why I come.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I tells him, ‘As long as I’s here you ain’t playing nothing,’ and I reach for my shotgun and aims it at his knee. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I think of Sophie’s cracked lips, think of her saying, Please, just tell me this isn’t real. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But when Claire stopped by, though she was greeted pleasantly by the receptionist, she was told that they had no need for extra help until the numbers increased. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had been hard to tell, because he clicked his pincers with every word he spoke. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell them. I’m just waiting for the right time.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Neighbor told me what happened. I was just on my way down to the hospital. How’d you get home?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell her I hated it, or that Mrs. Spitz is anti-earmuffs, or that she patted me on the shoulder twice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But annoyingly, he just tells me I have to ask Mom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I told you. She doesn’t think it was you,” said X-Ray. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what you’ve done to your wrist,” Dad told me the next morning, “but you’re no good on the crew like that. You might as well head back to Utah.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We’d sit on the rug in the parlor, and Big Mama—that’s what we called her—would tell us the story. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard at that door told them that they would have to use the Fifth Avenue entrance if they wished to see Angel. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her of the caresses I’d saved for her, the presents with which I’d planned to surprise her, the ways I would have loved her and made her happy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pause to take a drink of tea from the flask before I tell him about my homecoming. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But after he chased her through the house naked, it didn’t seem worth it, and eventually she told Galen she didn’t want any more gifts. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A little boy who had been told he wasn't good enough to go to school was now "Dr. Leyson." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her I'll read her blog when she looks at my sketchbooks, but I bite my tongue. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell you why, but that squeeze comforted me like nothing else could. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

As we walk, I tell her about Sam—about the incident at the mall and in the cafeteria line, and how Sam doesn’t even know about Natasha Ramsey. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You tell me,” Kochu Maria said, with a frilly apron and a vinegar heart. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell, but she looked about my age, maybe a little younger. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They all know I told Mr. Ramos about the picture going around. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I told Ms. Laverne that, she smiled and said, Exactly. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When the choice comes, Notus the South Wind had told him, storm or fire, do not despair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mam tells us watch carefully for Dad because she can hardly see across the street herself, her eyes are that bad. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What kind of legends will your daughters be told? What kinds of charms will you give them to ward off evil?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Let me tell you, we could have been America’s Model Classroom of 1968. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Now, tell me, Viji,” she said as we blew on our tea to cool it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Kimberly," I whisper, "hasn't anyone ever told you how amazing you are? You can be anything you want to be. In the real world." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She got really defensive and told us to stay out of her room, that we had no right going through her stuff and that he was just a friend. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mom told me, “It probably gets pretty lonely to be Grandma, don’t you think?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"That's what he said. And when I told him the floor didn't need buffing, he explained that he had mouths to feed, and who was going to take care of his family?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I got a call from a reporter at the local paper who wants to do a story on our heroic daughter. Why didn’t you tell us?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So, tell me, Ronan,” she asks, “how long have you lived here? Are you a Caper or a lowly wash-ashore like me?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I told him I had to use the head. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Anderson grinned and leaned over from the other side of Dad to tell me, “You’re off the hook, Brady. You won’t have to testify.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"That picture stopped belonging to you a long time ago," she told him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I will be saddened at leaving you,” I told Ultima when we were alone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might say something like that,” I tell him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ll want this later on, when the anesthetic wears off,” the nurse had told her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I told her everything he had said, ending with my skepticism about whether Leslie would be able to find my uncle. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even tell him why I was there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she went on to tell me that she had come from a rough background herself and knew what it was like to struggle without support at home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ellen is checking me out and I tell her to mind her business. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me, “Cookie says Americans like to forget that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Sonny, don’t you tell me what’s worth while—true love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. Everybody knows that.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At first, he told Roosevelt that he would give the order. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He hadn't had to tell his mother about Gerda's pregnancy because she already knew about it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And he hadn't told them that Gerda was five months pregnant with his child. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I told Robin I’d try to get you to come with me,” he said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They told of the mighty who had fallen ill: Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Dr. Rush himself. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I won’t. If I tell Nyla about what you say in your sleep, then I have to tell her why I was here.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you get Papa to bring his Cadillac to the depot? You don’t have to tell him about your Pierce. Just say be there.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When we were about to depart, a lady parent told us she had to leave quickly to keep her child from going into hysterics. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he needed to tell her something, he would. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Jackie, if you are in there playing with your dad’s Japanese stuff again I’m going to tell him about the other night.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I ask the waitress for my bill, she tells me someone’s already paid for me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Father told him, “Why, the Lord will help us! We’ll receive His divine mercy as his servants who bring succor.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men of long ago wondered why this should be, and they told stories to explain the reason. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as ever we heard word, we says, We'll tell them violinists.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He nearly shouted, “Hold tight to Lyra!” but he knew he didn’t need to tell Alice that. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And if I played you five very low pitched tones, you’d be able to tell them apart. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle told me that the warning had been taken from one of the Middle Kingdoms oldest books, “Classic of Changes.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the way Ma told me to cross the street to the other side of the sidewalk if I was walking home alone and I saw a group of guys walking toward me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to argue with you, Naomi. I’ve told you what I know.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He told me that Ali and his cousin— who had owned the house—had been killed by a land mine two years before, just outside of Bamiyan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times must I tell you?” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“If I'm not going home, I guess I should tell my mom.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise to deliver the little one myself. Caroline, tell me now, what would you like, a girl or a boy?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Then you tell it,” I said, trying to make the ant climb onto just one of my fingers. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“By the way, you have done a great job of keeping the windows free of cobwebs. It’s hard to clean that far up, and I figured someone should tell you so.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“They were best friends,” I tell her, and almost add, and they were in love. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No. Let me tell it, David. You know how he’s missing a dog?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell him that he had to roll the r. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now that she gets it, I can tell she likes the challenge of the question, and I like her even more for liking it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes; so they tell me. His business is the Law?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Mom to please save her miracle cures for the hospital. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but what we were told. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning to one of his own sentries who was close by, Chervil told him to go round the burrows and send everyone up for silflay. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell her one of my best friends has chosen a new best friend. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The cold water made her bawl; her teeth chattered; she sought to run away, but I told Florah to pin her down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell by her shaky, thin voice she's scared of the dark. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were efficient and kind, and told Kathy that thousands of people had been located, that they were scattered all over the country and every story was stranger than the last. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell the blind man about himself, about his secret. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

William always admired the Italian boys’ way of looking up from under their eyebrows that was either totally respectful or utterly disrespectful, and you could never tell which. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He stands there, quiet, until I tell Aibileen goodbye and come back inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Look sharp. Be cool,” Cool Papa used to tell him when they were on the train heading toward the city. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

And I wanted to tell her I wouldn’t leave. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I told you, Eve forgotten a lot—that’s assuming I ever even had that lovely word in my vocabulary.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“It must be his age,” she would tell herself whenever Nicolas was acting strangely. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would shake her head, but Gregor could tell she approved of these girls. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can't tell which shocks her more . . . that I'm alive or that John seems to know all about it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Who knows if destiny is just how you tell yourself the story of your life? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell her how proud and good she made him feel, that the rest of Christmas didn’t matter because today had been so good, but the words he needed weren’t there. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My uncle told me which bus to get on, where to get off, and then what building to enter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I told myself mentally: ‘It must have been a printing error; this couldn’t have happened.’ A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t have an idea in this world you was out with your rifle,” I tell him, and that’s one of the first truths I told in two weeks. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the history and stories told in Hamilton: A Musical took place on Indigenous land. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He had joined the Fifth Cohort because everyone told him not to. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And while I’d never lie and tell myself I actually changed the minds of people like Hilly and Elizabeth, at least I don’t have to pretend I agree with them anymore. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She could tell it was a male by the huge, spiral horns. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I don’t have anywhere to go, no real obligations, the days blend together; I can’t even tell them apart most of the time. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Like in an airplane when the oxygen masks drop and everything goes haywire, they always tell you to put on your own mask first before helping others. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She said, “Ma’am? Mercy, Miss Thomas, your guest has some real fine manners. I can tell that he isn’t one of those rude, crude folks Mr. Calloway usually scours up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She told me that Bera-Bera had many friends in the magic world of reflections. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“At your age, you already have a wide reputation. I have a journalist friend who has stayed in this house. He told me you are the only person who would take me to the yard.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The audience gasped in unison, then groaned when I told them how Violet Chavez had let me go back for the weekend. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I just, yeah. I just wanted to tell you. About my birth mom.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I told her she would hear music of all sorts, that her father could find some master to help her learn the high harp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I love my dad—but do I have to tell him everything? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I can tell he wants to make fun of me, but he resists. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you weren’t exactly sipping tea and eating crumpets when I left you back in the cargo room all that time. Ready to tell me what happened?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When he gave Kainene the article, she read it carefully, with her eyes narrowed, and afterward told him, “Very fierce.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Papa said I couldn’t go fishin’ for a year if I told it,” I lied. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The smart answer would be to tell him yes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You oughta tell your customer use they ashtray, tell them peoples you workin a man in here below the minimal wage. Maybe they be a little considerate.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Principal Jim even talked about it the next day on the morning announcements, so I guess Mrs. Chilcoat told him about it too. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

If they do think; you can’t tell by looking at them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I forgot to tell you, Dr. Blankenship, I love your table.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“They only want to say hello. I'll straighten up the room a little and tell them to come in.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He told the assistant attorney general that it would be a tremendous loss. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I think of the elephants that Esme told me about and how Ruby is sort of like my little sister. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how I would tell my mom about this, but I’d figure that out later. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It did not take him long to tell the men what he expected of them, and what would happen if they did not obey on the double. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s anything you want to tell me—” “No, ma’am,” I say. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you, son. You know I would if I could, but what kind of man would I be?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He told almost all the stories and he told them at great length. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell she wanted to cuss, but she didn't. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Huple thrust his jaw out defiantly to let Hungry Joe know he couldn’t be pushed around and then did exactly as he had been told. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Hold on to this for a while,” he told Fern. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was once the home of a poet, they are told. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No matter whether they believed me or not, if I’d told them I was with Anna and her child, the police would have come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you left early, and I wanted to tell you in case you haven’t heard already—you and Rishi won first place.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sansa kept hoping he would tell Arya to behave herself and act like the highborn lady she was supposed to be, but he never did, he only hugged her and thanked her for the flowers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked at Lovey, who was looking out the window again, but I could tell she was sniggering. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I got told off for going in there,” said Harry, which was half- true; Percy had once caught him coming out of Myrtle’s bathroom. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He ducks his head lower, his face in shadow, and I can’t tell if he’s crying or not. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I tell Mrs. Drinker, “I don’t steal your dog. I wouldn’t do that. He just comes around, is all.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I got this message from Frito yesterday before he got shot. Them two boys that was following us, Harp and Gully, they told Frito again yesterday that they want him to join they crew.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to tell on us, or not?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows it's wrong to steal from the church, but he tells himself it's for the greater good, it's a war for truth that he's waging. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I would have to tell her, probably not,’ ” Ba said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Other than the coolness of the fabric on her skin, she could barely tell she was wearing anything at all. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Friendships don’t just happen,” Sterling tells me whenever I complain. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue Imada was standing in the foyer of the Amity Harbor Buddhist Chapel, buttoning her coat after services, when Georgia Yamashita’s mother told the people gathered there the news about Pearl Harbor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She heard it from a friend—he hadn’t told her, didn’t want her to know. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The city is different,” Mami told us on our first day. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

While most kids just stare, the only kid who never misses a chance to tell me I’m not normal is Stephen Hobert. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Thanks, she told Redemption after they pulled apart. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Your son, ha. That’s a good one! I’ll tell you what I want, mouse. I want it all. The lot. Everything. Do you hear me?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I shouldered my axe and started toward the cabin, trying to think up some excuse to tell Mama to keep her from knowing I was played clear out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” I tell him now as I get up to leave. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And something tells me there’s going to be more. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

You spent the afternoon eating Walnut Whips off your lover’s toned six-pack in a fancy room at the Savoy, but you told your husband you spent all day at home. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I let Legs in the truck with me and she tried to lick my beer can so I had to tell her that beer wasn’t good for dogs. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You know, you might want to tell Mrs. Malloy to put some honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil in a jar. That will help your achy throat.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure how Vitellius knew this, since Frank hadn’t told anyone except Hazel, but ghosts had ways of finding out secrets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘So tell me, Father. What do you want?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He told her he thought she was lovely, she sang like a bird, and someday he would kill her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine told a reporter that as long as researchers disclosed their financial interests, patients shouldn’t object to the use of their tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When it came he marched up to the teacher and told her he thought she should keep him after school. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Sweetly, to begin. Hear what tales they tell and what names they give you. It may be they had no part in this.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Things ain’t what they used to be, Ma. But you don’t need me to tell you that.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Leo could tell this was in the past, because all the girls wore dresses and buckled leather shoes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At lunch, she even sat with me, Red, and Dre, and told us every story about times she cut things, just because she was feeling a little guilty. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She says, “Mason? Want to tell me about the shirt?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“How could I forget? You tell us about it every day.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Halina Wind survived that horror and lived to tell the world of it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if Ganza remembers the day I told her, all those years ago; my guess is that she buried it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Where did you go this time? It wasn’t the war. I can tell that, too.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him, “That’s nothing—in French I’m a mine sweeper. Which personality annoys you the most?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you where I was on the day of the fateful election. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They told each other all of it, though Lazlo didn’t think it necessary to repeat the warriors’ actual words. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We saw him in the forest just before the Dark Mark appeared,” Hermione told Sirius. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There are ways to tell with absolute certainty whether someone is having a heart attack, but those involve tests of particular enzymes that can take hours for results. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

From the lurch in his step, she could tell at once that Viserys had found his wine . . . and something that passed for courage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter if you tell or not. He will find you.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Glory thought I might be coming down with something and told me to go on home, that Momma would give me some herb tea, and she’d explain to her mistress. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say no, like Joey told me. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was what my mother would tell me to do. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s not something worth copying,” I told her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max wants to go to Cuba and track her down, but I tell him what happened four years ago, when I ran away to Florida and my plans to see my grandmother collapsed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, man, we blazed through the wild blue yonder over there,” he told me one time up in the woods while his girl was behind a bush watering the daisies. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he was a kid, he would tell people she was the most beautiful woman in the whole world. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We could tell by their rumblings and bawlings that they were gradually working their way down through the brush toward each other and getting madder by the minute. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the last breath before dead air, I tell Ty the truth. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

None of us children knew it, but Dad had had a bad heart for years, and now Dr. Burton told him he was going to die. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I met Malfoy,” Harry told her quietly, as he pulled his scarlet robes over his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Do I have to keep it a secret forever, like a spy who can never tell his wife and kids who he really is? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’ve brought nothing to give you, I told them, and my heart took me down like a lead weight, for no matter whether these words were true or false, they were terrible and wrong. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve spent eleven years constructing it. As you can tell, I’m rather excited and proud.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell a lot about a man by the way he speaks and the way he carries himself. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We went to the wrong one! I told you it wasn’t a dead end!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Make him tell you what he’s doing here!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m under arrest. I’m sorry I didn’t get your note. Did Shreve tell you?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They went to school together? That means she was there when the scoreboard went up—maybe she could tell you something about it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I understood that he would have liked me to have been saddened some by what he had told me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blind man now held on to the arm of his sighted brother-in-law and told him many things about the sounds that they heard around them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I could tell Annabeth didn’t like it, but she allowed Aunty Em to lead us back out the front door, into the garden of statues. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Cluny did not tell any of his officers of his suspicions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

That day I could hardly wait to tell Papa and Mama the great news. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You told me to wake you up at six. It’s six thirty. That’s, like, thirty-six thousand miles past six.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were afraid to tell anyone that she vanished for fear they would be arrested and sent back to Slovenia to starve. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

How could I tell Max to be brave with Jared, and then run away like a coward? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I told that to the sheriff and I’m telling it to you. I don’t know anything about it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered what Mom had told me—that Cap had been arrested and released for driving without a license. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

On some nights, she would tell of chiefs, witch doctors, sages, warriors, sorcerers, magicians and wild, monstrous beasts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My friends would tell me that they would meet a famous author one week and, the next, they would be read a really interesting book. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A loud snore told him Ron had fallen asleep again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She marveled that he was volunteering this much—hadn’t he refused to tell her almost anything about himself while traveling from Endovier? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Go away. You told me you wouldn’t kill me if I answered your questions, and I did.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My mother had told her, “Who wants those useless things? They just want money.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What blood have you got? Give me a minute. Christophe never makes a mistake. I can always tell what kind of blood a man’s got in him.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the splayed feet at one end of the stretcher, wearing a pair of beige flat-heeled shoes, she can tell that it’s a woman. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to tell Jerome’s family. Him dying was my fault.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Josiah had told him about the spring while they waited for the water barrels to fill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most landed safely and were told to stand to one side. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And no one here is going to tell you not to cry when you’re sad. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Near the end of the day, John telephoned his wife from his office at the manufacturing plant to tell her that he would be working late. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when he didn’t want to tell me my grandfather was about to die; another time was when a car ran over my dog in Virginia. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Three, the children progressed at much the same level, though by their first number one could always tell who was a few months older than others in his group. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell whether Professor Trelawney had heard them, as her face was hidden in shadow. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This email is hard to write, but I have to tell you: I'm not coming back. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I want to talk more, to tell Jeremie everything about us boys. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and passed through court and hall to tell the master, stepping up close to get his ear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would tell Him myself,” Augustus said, “but unfortunately I am literally stuck inside of His heart, so He won’t be able to hear me.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He gave me a look that said he couldn’t tell if he was being made fun of or not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Speaking in Chinese, the journalist told police that he and his friend had business inside. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Choppy, muffled words from Mom tell me she’s tucked into Dad’s chest now. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He told her which grains had protein, which vegetables had carotene, which fruits were too sugary He knew about everything; she was intimidated by this and proud of this and slightly repelled by this. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Your friend. The one you told me about.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"If we tell the real story about the war, show people that they're not alone, they will start to talk. Then they will grow in strength and numbers." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

My confidence hit a new low when my friend Adeline told me that French children often make mistakes, but never with the sex of their nouns. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I was going to tell you. But it looked kind of cute.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“When you were little and you would ask about this trunk, I would tell you...do you remember?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

But this was all fantastic, I told myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I don’t know where they are appropriate to use. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care if we go or not,” he tells them. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to tell him it was my idea.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

De­spite our vigilance, Dr. Atal, the zoo veterinarian, could tell by the number of animals with digestive disturbances which had been the busy days at the zoo. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve been guided here, both of us—you with the knife, and me to tell you about it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Return next Saturday, three o'clock, I tell you more reasons why your poems fail. Or do not return. An hundred other works are waiting.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The boy told him that he had already promised to give one-tenth of his treasure to the Gypsy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is the only reason he can tell me things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to tell her mom how much she just missed her. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what the Rotary Club was, but I figured it was important because Mr. Muse told me to wear a coat and tie. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I could tell he thought I was going to ask him something about girls by the way he crossed his legs the other way. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I said, “Maybe you better tell me again.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his face was still aflame, and that’s when he told me, ‘Mami, last night, He came and spoke to me, Christ spoke to me.’ Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“My dearest sister, now be serious. I want to talk very seriously. Let me know every thing that I am to know, without delay. Will you tell me how long you have loved him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He tells him about the night that had nearly taken his life, and the book that had saved him, and about the year afterward, when he’d been unable to move. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie follows me out of the apartment, and I tell him to stay close. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They told me not to when we got them taken, but Mustafa says that makes it look like a mug shot. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

In order to make up for missing Friday, I decide to tell Embryo about Violet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“One day, Sandra, you will become president of Congo,” Dad used to tell me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She could not tell if it was a woman or a man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth told Mary that he would be riding out of Washington this evening. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peanut Butter came over and told everybody to stand back, give him some room. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had never thought to experience it himself, though Jaime had told him of it often enough. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They whistled the Song of the Sparrowhawk as he went by, they vied to have him spend the night and tell his dragon-tale. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head and told him: “I’m sorry, honey. Please, go on and tell me about your team.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“This new school is a good opportunity for you, Natalie,” my mother tells her as I watch the boat guy unwind a rope, as thick as my arm, from the cleat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm filled with all the things I want to ask her, all the things I need to tell her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The way she tells me bye makes me think she already understands. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

You could tell neither one of them wanted to look like the other one, and you couldn't blame them, but it was very amusing anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And all of them had a little letter in their triangle to tell you where they were from: P meant Polen, or “Pole”; T meant Tschechen, or “Czech”; J meant Jugoslawen, or “Yugoslavian.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to explain everything, and for him to tell me he understood and offer some tidbit of parental advice. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“She bought a bottle from Velma T., not me. Besides, who told her to drink a whole bottle in one sitting?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He liked to tell Rab how awful she was-—and then would sneak back to take another look. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calm as still water, Arya told herself, but even when she gave her eyes a moment to adjust, there was nothing to see but the vague grey outline of the door she had come through. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I told him what Reginald was to me, what my brother meant to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if Luke wanted to tell him more, what would he say? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You have to love it when the doctor lays all this horrific stuff on you and then tells you not to worry. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell about giving the things to people who can use them, finding the right homes for them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And when Juana awakened, when the sun was high, Kino told her things she knew already. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were told there was a village nearby that might enjoy our skills.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The horrible conditions of confinement and their constantly being told that they would die in prison no matter how well they behaved meant that most of our clients had long lists of disciplinaries. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It had lured him out of his old, wretched life, but it seemed that Dustfinger didn't like it anymore, he didn't know why—and Dustfinger had told him to keep watch on the prisoners. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He would just shrug, tell me to be careful, and say, “I sure hope you know what you’re doing, Z.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“And something tells me that dog is no fool, Butterbean.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The nurses had told me not to, but I couldn’t resist pulling on them real slow to see how big a scab I could get loose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“God is very clear about this,” he would tell us some Sunday morning when something happening with gay rights, something undoubtedly happening on one of the coasts, had worked its way to the Billings Gazette. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

My mom tells stories of how when she was little, my grandfather would keep experiments in the refrigerator. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“I bet she told Edie about me because she thought if she could just hang out with the popular girls, nobody would make fun of her anymore.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Oliver nodded; then he reluctantly told the small crowd that had gathered around him about the Christmas-present dilemma. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Not sure why he had to say it all those different ways, but I could tell he didn't mean it in a mean way. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I had been told to meet a man by the name of Dr. Tamba at the American embassy on Monday morning. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And I tell him that if he wants to talk to me again, he can call the number here, and don’t be alarmed if someone answers “Joe’s Pub.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Katie told her that the charm had failed since she was pregnant and the witch was not to blame. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he told me that he’d found a lottery ticket in her purse and she hadn’t been able to explain how she paid for it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She tells Charlie one fork’s for the salad and one’s for the dinner. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Smoke filled the crowded room and the music stopped and the students dancing stopped and the DJ told them to quickly leave the building. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had not yet told him about my idea, nor did I on the morning we set out, but merely proposed a direction. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Please tell me,” Ba said, his hands around the bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell her that after you left, I stopped eating, I got so skinny that the bathwater would collect between my bones, why didn’t anyone ask me why I was so skinny? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He brings me ice wrapped in a dish towel and says that next time we’re having fun, I should tell him if something is wrong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I could tell once that under his mask he was smiling. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Blimey...No wonder they don’t look too happy these days.... I’m surprised they don’t tell him to stuff it...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nan and Pop never told me who destroyed my family. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My mind was racing with questions: Did Luis tell someone about it? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that it was working from morning until night, being outdoors, that made him feel normal again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I told her, “Humans are the only animal that blushes, laughs, has religion, wages war, and kisses with lips. So in a way, the more you kiss with lips, the more human you are.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I told him I’d met someone else. I borrowed photos from the body I was in at the time. I changed my fake profile’s relationship status. Brennan never wanted to talk to me again.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But not this time. This time you are going to tell us everything.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the car, I’m sure Papi can tell that a boy has kissed me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Momma hadn’t told me to turn them on because she didn’t want to believe that night had fallen hard and Bailey was still out in the ungodly dark. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I believe you. I told you, kid. You're one of the world's greatest." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mom told me my overbite gave my face character. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I needed him to look me in the face and tell me, Yes, it was me all along. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

O’Brien took a small box from the top of a cabinet and handed her a flat white tablet which he told her to place on her tongue. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I almost wanted to tell him he was me and Rondell’s friend too, but I didn’t. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Why not just tell her, and marry who you want?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I told her as much of the truth as I could, from the firecrackers to the Pelham Police Department and the white tulips. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Burns told Paul she was an Irish Catholic from Brooklyn. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When he judged them ready, he lifted his megaphone and told them to take it up to a sprint. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But when my friends would tell me they had cousins they'd never met—cousins who lived within an hour's drive—I couldn't help thinking: What is wrong with these cold and detached people? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

That night he told my mother all about it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t leave us,” Bobby Gene told Styx as he moved toward the door. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the moments it took us to get to the living room, I wanted to tell him everything. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The minute I see him, I ask Jeff what movie he told his mom he saw. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mom told us that she didn’t blame the guy—he had a business to run. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And yes, he told the reporters, he did have an opinion on whether the murders were the work of one man or two, but he preferred not to disclose it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said you don’t know where Quinton is. So tell me what you do know about my brother’s disappearance...please?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And call me at my club at two this afternoon and tell me if the President telephoned,” Gus said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to love someone who doesn’t love you back,” I tell him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had not told him that Sumac had bitten Ucho, yet the shaman was clearly aware of the attack. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Did he have a heart attack or something? Or did he fall on the ice and crack his head? Just tell me. Please, Mami.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“If you are eager to find the reason I became the Kvothe they tell stories about, you could look there, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“So stop acting like you are. Miss Kelsey has told me some amazing things about you in her room.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

His parents tell him that they each have two names, too, as do all their Bengali friends in America, and all their relatives in Calcutta. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’d just dialed my kill code, the one that told my computers to fry themselves and all traces of my hacking. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Something would happen and I would think, Wait until I tell Arturo. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mom tells him that she’s made reservations at the country club. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then she had written to Perry to tell him precisely that. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now we have our bomb,” Oppenheimer told Leslie Groves in late February. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had lived in Santurce, and I could tell her about things like electric light bulbs and shower nozzles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“So you’ll have no trouble filling my spot,” I tell her, smiling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear fellah,” cried Pellinore, getting excited again, “it’s not where the stone is, what, that Tm trying to tell you, but what is written on it, what, where it is.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d go on weeding until the foreman told them to stop. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There,” said the roommate, giving her ear a last hearty tug, “you are cured. Now tell us what happened.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell them about my day, but only the stuff that happened in class. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: And I wish I could tell my dad—well, I’m not sure what. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I told him how the tree nymph had seen Quintus poking around the rocks. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mom told him he was a stinking rotten drunk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her face is flushed and sweaty, and she can’t tell whether the salt in her eyes is from perspiration or involuntary tears. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told her it was too soon to do a show, but she wouldn’t listen to anyone. No one ever told her she couldn’t do something.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I told him, “No, sir. I don’t think the Preacher would never do that. Never.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“So,” she says, taking a deep breath that takes away the new freedom my lungs have just found—I can tell this isn’t going anywhere good—“what were you doing out on the porch?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I told her she could see her friends in London, but Manderley was mine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cop told him he was going to book him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Rock tells me some places are six or seven hundred a month, which I figure could work for us if Mama gets her job back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I told her everything, from the time the death cart dumped her at the front door to the first frost. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was hoping he wouldn’t tell me anything about his counseling session. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure this kind of thing works outside of the movies,” Kim tells Adam as she feels along the wall. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say nothing when he tells me how he has texted the other Will Grayson forty-five times in the last twenty-four hours, and do I think that's too much. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Tata Ndu came here personally to tell us that the gods of his village did not take kindly to the minister of corruption. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white racist won’t tell you that it also works in reverse. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit’s economics teacher once told the class about a donkey standing exactly halfway between two identical haystacks. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

His face was tight and closed, but I could tell he was distraught. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was newly ordained, waiting to be assigned a parish, he told us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Feliciano told this inmate not to turn around, then drew his baton and held it in ready position across his torso, what was called port-arms position. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you tell them the birds were out here?” he asked. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always tell the truth,” she said earnestly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And after she told us she loved us. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dogs with white men frightened me, or dogs in packs—Sarah had told me of runaways who had been torn to pieces by the packs of dogs used to hunt them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Shyly Samuel told his wife he wanted to visit the Trask place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the NIS, Shin told his story to counselors and psychiatrists at a government center for resettlement, then to human rights activists and fellow defectors, and then to the local and international news media. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

After Uncle Jet told Nali what he had been feeling, Nali called around and, with the help of the IHS Zero Suicide Initiative, was able to figure out how best to help Uncle Jet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

You could tell he was thinking: Are they real? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She tells Mr. Mason, Some of us need to go see Mrs. Brook. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His just- ironed shirt looks light blue, though it’s hard to tell in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to shake her until she told him the full truth of the afternoon, what she had done with the man, why the lipstick was gone from her lips. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I simply had to see him and tell him what had happened. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The goons shake their heads and tell me I really should be using a computer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I want ye to tell me about ’em, Jeth—Uncle Matt and Aunt Ellen, Jenny . Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. She said her father told her to. She had visits from him, she said.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caitlin, I have to tell you what I feel: You are becoming more and more beautiful and lovely! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I would hate to tell you what this lousy little book cost me in money and anxiety and time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They tell me that you are a friend of Ross’s,” he shot at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had he told me this story? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Curzon listened carefully as I told how Madam and her husband bought us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey told Dad that she had accepted the power of the Atonement long ago, and had forgiven her brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And when it was all over I couldn’t even tell you which one had been the King. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calista said Donut Man was getting really good, and that time, I could tell she wasn’t being silly. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The kind in a horror movie that tells you something unspeakable is about to happen and you’re helpless to stop it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

After we got there, and the sheriff had heard Mr. Ewalt’s story, he radioed his office and told them to send reinforcements, and an ambulance. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

One MIA driver told the story of having come upon an elderly woman hobbling along the road. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t go on to tell her that right in die United States, there are hungry people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silent as a shadow, she told herself as she moved through the trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“So, do you want to tell me about it?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He’d told the Sunday Times that he had been an instructor at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, England, as well. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was itching to get his hands on my sandwich paper to try again, but I took my time eating mine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

If it’s not legally possible for Briony to go before a judge and tell him she’s had second thoughts, then she can at least go and tell our parents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Robb would tell him not to play the boy, he knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I need to tell you something, Miss Skeeter. Something bout that—” “You cannot wear dungarees to Kennington’s,” Mother says from the doorway. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“He asked me what I wanted, and I told him I wanted my son not to be ignorant. You know, I had to fight with him all week to get him to say yes!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told you it wasn’t the last time, it’s never the last time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attached to her head are two ears, of a rabbit or deer, it’s not easy to tell; one of the ears has lost its starch or wiring and is flopping halfway down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the receptionist had not told me that Branwell had not slept last night, I could have guessed. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer feel it necessary to hang my head at parties and tell people that I am “trying to be a writer.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain called Kilrain, told him to check the flank, to see that the joint between Regiments was secure. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go in her bedroom, tell her, “Mister Johnny on the phone.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She could tell that it was very dingy and the windows were badly in need of washing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell her about the roped pot. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Lily, before we talk any more about your mother, I want you to tell me how you came to be here. All right?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you tell her your theory,” I said, “and she buys it...Well, she’s going to be furious.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had to leave now, she told herself, but when the moment came, she was too frightened to move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I figured you were here because someone told you about the others. A starving man showed up a few days ago with two monkeys in a cage on his bike.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aircraft Types in Operational Use is also on this list of things I am to tell you. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Like Einstein himself just told him that Earth is not round but instead shaped like a spoon. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alexandra reappeared saying, “Something about somebody asked him to call you—” “Tell him to call Hank, Zandra. He can tell Hank whatever he wants to tell me.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

‘If you lose,’ he told Lord Eddard, ‘you were never here.’ A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"It seems the council has urgent need of me. See that my daughters find their bedchambers, and tell Jory to keep them there. Arya is not to go exploring." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a lump in my throat, I turned to Zohra, who gently told him, “Forgive us,” and continued walking. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"The king sent for him. Another hunt, I do believe. There are still wild aurochs in these lands, I am told." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For one thing, I was someone who liked things to be neat and planned in advance, and from what I could tell, there seemed to be nothing especially neat about a life in politics. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before the night was over, Ms. Gruwell told us that this was just the beginning and there’s more to come. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was gonna tell ’bout a father getting sick or a brother getting whupped bad or a mother’s children getting sold away. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

By the shape of her body he could tell it was the lady who’d spoke to them higher on the mountain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In Spain you could not tell about anything. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle Andrew was bowing and rubbing his hands and looking, to tell the truth, extremely frightened. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need to be told that “dreamer” was not a qualification. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

"You won't be twitching so much after digging all day," Mr. Sir told him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Mama will be right back, baby,” she told him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told me I was going to go to a reform school. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lie occurred to me as I told it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“God has given Mr. Muhammad some sharp troth,” I told them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was able, she recited it along with Julie, while Alex stood there and told himself never to underestimate his little sister again. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Bigger, tell me, when did you start hating Mary?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we were inside the park Mrs. Alexander stopped walking and said, “I am going to say something to you and you must promise not to tell your father that I told you this.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At dinner that night Mrs. Richardson announced her plan to visit Pittsburgh—“For research,” she told everyone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only after he was starving and sleeping in flophouses did he tell them, “I’ve got no money and noplace to go,” and they were angry with him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Once you were installed here, I rode into the city to see Lucille, tell her where you were.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There is a road half a mile that way," he told her, pointing, "and a clearing over there, beyond that thicket," he said, turning to motion in another direction. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear college is really hard,” I said, remembering how anxious I felt when Mrs. Taylor, my social studies teacher, told the class how difficult college was compared to high school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

"I don't know," I told Michael, "but we have to press on, man, we have to press on." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

My daddy sucked in his breath as I told them about the letter opener and forgetting the last two sticks and David coming to pick me up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I’ve come this close to asking Jupiter about it on a number of occasions—especially when I think about some of the mortifying stuff she told me I said while under the influence? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Instead, I told him how I got sent home from kindergarten the very first day for poking some boy with a pencil. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Eventually, her father sighed and told her, “Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Later when I tell Fiona about it, she grabs me by the arm and says, “Do not even for a second believe that! She’s just shallow and insanely jealous. Not to mention cruel.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Finally she said, “You told him to bring us here, didn’t you?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Smiling as she told him that when she died he was to go there. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school, Bennie counts back my change and tells me, “I saw your friend today.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wrote, “Stan went to get coffee. He told me to give this to you in case he didn’t get back in time.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. And what should I do ?” “Whatever I tell you to.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I told Chiron about the Triple G Ranch—how Quintus had bought his scorpions there and Geryon had been supplying Kronos’s army. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was smiling, but Rishi could tell by the way her hands were fidgeting with the wet paper towel that she was worked up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The watch on my wrist tells me it’s 6:02 p.m. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell you with my eyes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t see his face in the gloom, but I can tell that he’s holding back some feelings by the lack of spring in his step. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And I say, "Uh, well. I thought I would, uh, go to bed pretty soon. And then, just go to school. I'm going to a concert on Friday. I already told Mom." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You promised to tell the truth,” Axel says simply. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Anything to get him to back up off me without me having to tell him to. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Listen, man, you can’t go around sinkin’ other people’s boats just because you get some wacko idea in your head,” Dusty told him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hutchison then told me that Beck and Yasuko were dead and that Scott Fischer was missing somewhere on the peak above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I told him he would be set free today, and I guess he decided he'd try to take some of my valuables with him. He's been delirious for the last week." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that she was feeling guilty for having laughed at Hermione in Transfiguration. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You are only distressing yourself and it might never have been. I tell you a hospital is only for the sick. There is nowhere for the old.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on, now,” she whispered, “and remember what I told you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bigger saw Buckley give her the earring he had seen at the inquest, and the old woman told of how the pair of earrings had been handed down through the years from mother to daughter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and now you will tell me that desire turns men into beasts,” said Hamlet with scorn. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Your mother and I are in London, too. After the police couldn’t find you on the island ... anyway, it doesn’t matter, just tell us where you are and we’ll come get you!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Careful, it’s loaded. Now it would be great if you would hit me so I’m more convincing when I tell the factionless you stole it from me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Seriously? Jamie, what’s wrong? And don’t tell me it’s nothing—I have an honorary degree in trying to keep my feelings a secret.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, Jane, who is it from? What is it about? What does he say? Well, Jane, make haste and tell us; make haste, my love.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Before I could figure out what to tell him, I ran into Rachel, who’d stopped in front of me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When Nora and I get back from Ziggy’s walk, I tell her that I need to check something in the Hideout. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, when the weather is good they go backpacking all the time — even the doctor. They’re all real outdoorsy,” she told me quietly, examining her shoes, too. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"And I am trying to tell you. Your mother told Izzy and Grandma Draper that she wanted to move to New York State, so Grandma set up a job interview with Dr. Gershom." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a steely voice she told me to read it when I got back to the car. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As an organizer working in urban communities, Barack had told me, he’d contended most often with a deep weariness in people—especially black people—a cynicism bred from a thousand small disappointments over time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"I've promised the City Watch twenty of my guard until the tourney is done," he told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, we reach one marked Grand Theater, where a young guy in a gray suit rushes over to tell Agent Magnus, “It’s almost our turn.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And her fathers career—one she had been told was necessary to make the world better—would be sunk along with it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the shape of the hair and the way he moves and sits down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I could identify myself as an intellectual, and this is what I did, telling myself over and over again what white teachers so often told me, that race didn’t matter if you were bright. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I really hate the idea of having to testify at the trial and tell what really happened, but everybody says I have to, if I want him locked up for the rest of his life. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not staying here that long. We can tell someone in town and they can take care of it. It could come back any minute.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They helped to start Palante, a newspaper in the South Bronx that told news of the Young Lords. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But we have told them: ‘This is a white man’s country!’ Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t laugh at me, so I said, ‘I didn’t tell you everything.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you miss a practice, you miss the next game,” she told the boys. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was looking at Ixtali’s boat, and I could tell she didn’t want to get back in it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The Commandant told us to finish them off before they left the Gap, and you go running into the woods like a scared little girl—” “He stabbed me, all right?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Did I have to be the one to tell her? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell if the wind had been moving it or if it had been moving by itself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And Dante believed you had to tell the truth in words. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then, if you had any balls, you’d tell him to go to hell. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Mama had told us two days earlier that a “case” was coming—a girl who had no place to go. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two out of two, that means you serve dessert,” Dawn Celeste tells Luke. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to tell him just how responsible I’d be when Mom answered instead. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Still... in this world only winter is certain. Ned Stark told my father that, here in this very hall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Good. Go tell Clarke to shift a bit, strengthen the center. ” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the constable yawned deeply and said, “You ready to tell me how long this is going to take? How far we got to go?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He answered angrily and then hung up even more angrily, having been told that the tip turned out to be bad information. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Only by clenching his fists and speaking through gritted teeth did he manage to tell Kate the truth. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why hadn’t she told me she was in a group? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you . . . not tell them what happened? Just until I get there,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You told me to pack it up, but just as I had begun we heard the mob coming and then Mr. Lyte had a fit...’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your gallant tales are worth all the harp strings in Prydain. And you, Taran and Doli, must promise to tell me more of your famous deeds. But first, I must find Lord Gwydion.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Caddy told Jason and Versh that the reason Uncle Maury didn’t work was that he used to roll his head in the cradle when he was little. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I told them I thought someone was spying on us, one of the policemen said it must have been the same kids who stole my bike. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They would tell her they were keeping me straight for her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to go to the au pair agency and tell them that Vivian smokes?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he told me—” a young boy said. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mona told them to put Shae on the bed, and then asked them to build up the fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Would this be the super-dangerous prophecy that has me in it, but the gods have forbidden you to tell me about?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I told myself to keep steady, my hands made the paper shake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the couples, I was told, split up at some point in the fifteen years after their discussion was filmed. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I told him we should go back to arriving separately at school, that it was a nice try, but, ultimately, a bad idea. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told Dash quite candidly that at the moment we could not defeat the government on the battlefield, but could make governing difficult for them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she left the house she told Bryson a bunch of things—that she loved him and was proud of him, but most importantly, that he shouldn't play video games all day. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She knew that any minute they would be told to pack up their things and leave, but up until the very second that happened, Mai was going to enjoy this new life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve wanted to tell her about him for so long, but now I’m not sure where to begin. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “Stop it! Stop it, I tell you!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded me that Penn told us Engel is a chemist. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When I told him where I was headed, he frowned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother does not always tell the truth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He left for work,” Mom said and told me to come sit with her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They told me, and we, and they, went on about our respective businesses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the students had forgotten everything they had learned about tetanus, and the lessons they had been told weren’t translating into action. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see the brother who told me to make my own choices, the night before the Choosing Ceremony. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Didn't I tell you," I could hear her say. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually he turned his apartment into a chapel, began giving lectures on medical miracles, and told reporters he dreamed of moving to South America and becoming a dictator. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I want to tell you everything, without leaving out a single detail. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head and put his hand on my shoulder, squeezing it enough to tell me that I had done the right thing and that he was proud. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One day she simply could not stand the rising tension as night drew near, and she decided to tell Jean about the mummies. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now we listened intently while the man told of the horror that had enveloped his life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was your fault and I told them, it's what they believe. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t they tell her it would be like this? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The hardest people to reach, he told me, were the younger folks, the eighteen- to thirty-year-olds who seemed to have no faith in government at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you mean because I did not tell you that Helena Andrenyi was Mrs. Armstrong’s sister?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening when I got home from work I told Papá and Mamá that I needed to buy one. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t know if it’s explicitly stated in the law, but you can’t ever tell a Chinese mother to shut up. You could be charged as an accessory to your own murder.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He did not tell us that you were illogically pretty.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He told me how wonderful it would be to return to the United States; how many things I had missed while we were on the island. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we have to be. I’ll tell the prince I left you in large, good hands.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Standing at the checkout counter with an armload of sock monkeys, I told the cashier, "These are for a piece I'm working on. It's a performance commissioned by the art museum. I'm an artist." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you trying to tell me that didn’t scare you?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me what you need me to do.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The screaming and wailing told her she had guessed correctly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I told each of them thanks, but no thanks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him no, because the thing was, I didn’t have anything to say. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t smile, not that anyone could tell if I had. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s kind of a long story. I’ll have to explain in person. It’s too complicated to tell you over the phone.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Scientists can use a machine called a spectrometer to look at the carbon in food and tell how much of it came from corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mom begs him to tell her how long it has been since he stopped loving her. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I jumped into the car and raced down to death row to tell Walter in person. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I see. . . . Now, Bigger, tell me, how old are you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him that I know it’s not easy, but I wouldn’t have made it through the past week without him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t turn you in either,” I tell him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“That information could save lives,” I tell her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After class everybody told me he deserved it, but I still caught a detention for it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It can tell you the incredible story of Georges Melies, his wife, their goddaughter, and a beloved clock maker whose son grew up to be a magician. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Well, I’ll tell you, for the last ten or twenty years, instead of digging, I been buying my bait at a fishing store. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell Ben, like me, doesn’t want to go first. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes other hikers would come along and tell me where Katz was and how he was progressing, which was nearly always slowly but gamely. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She would see her brothers when she returned, she told herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can tell she’s frustrated with me, because her eyebrows are so close together, it’s almost like her unibrow is back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I knew what she was thinking, and so I told her I would remember that. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He told me he’d left the last time I saw him. I urged him to reconsider, but he said it was already done.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And contrary to local lore, Kerry did not burn the stuff in a bonfire; Dad told me that he donated it to St. Vincent de Paul. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knock, only to be told by a prim-seeming manservant with flowers braided in his blond beard that the High King has gone to the great hall. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She knew I was lying—I could tell because when Dad came in unexpectedly and asked why she was copying the returns, she said the duplicates were for her records. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Edwin stepped from the skiff, Cole could tell that something was wrong. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I waited, breathing softly and listening, debating if I should tell Lily what had happened a few days ago—down at the Bakers’. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He would tell them that it was the first time he had ever sat at a table with white people. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had told her she was too young to go with them, but she hated being left behind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“So you want to tell me what a sixth grader was doing in the eighth-grade side of the locker room, in an eighth-grade fight?” he said. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I recall one story my mother told us about a traveler who was approached by an old woman with terrible cataracts on her eyes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as he lay there he remembered what the old sheep had told him. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He’d have to tell a teacher all about the diary, and how many people knew why Hagrid had been expelled fifty years ago? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to tell where the sky ends and the earth begins. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Please don't tell on us, and we’ll let you play, too.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“June seventeenth he and Mother climbed the long, hard mountain trail to my home. One look at their faces told me they had not come for sumac tea.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have something to tell you,” he said, then glanced at Bitter and back to Jam, before taking a deep breath. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She peeked in her mother’s office and told her that she was heading to Brandon’s house. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I asked the king once, and he told me it was safer if I didn’t know,” she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Really? I guess she also told you how I been messin’ up.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"We will tell you what to write, child. The important thing is that you urge Lady Catelyn and your brother to keep the king's peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I paid for it and told Charles, “Excuse me, I’ll be right back.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the sound of the fight grew nearer, I could tell there were quite a few dogs mixed up in it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s going to make a big difference,” he told her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know no Mrs. Ippy, and you can tell her Gum Baby said that.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He tells me, “Mason. This is going to be perfect.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Hugo can run really fast when you tell him to,” Seth gushed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A week after we get there, Eang tells me we are going to the salon to get our hair permed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It told the world she belonged to the Dregs, that to trifle with her was to risk their vengeance. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He would tell the others about the walrus mustache, right now, while Bo was still asleep. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was like a joke to him. I heard him tell that Chinese dude to take the kick, ’cause he was tired of scoring.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ambrose thinks Ma sent me back on purpose,” I tell Trub. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And then I collapsed into a puddle of sorrow on the couch and told Howard about Wishbone running off. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, if I was dressed,” Santa told the man, “I’d go in and pay my respects. Me and my friends here just on our way to a picture show. Thank you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard wished he could open his mouth and fluidly tell the man off, but he said nothing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take it Mr. Big Mouth Wallace told you all about it? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Darwin told Charles to say no to the voyage. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother sells houses—a lot of them in The Farm—and for reasons too complicated to tell, Noah Gershom was best man at my grandmother Draper's wedding early last summer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told her there was no use to cry. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told her not to get up; that she’d sit in the bedroom and talk to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Em who did whatever Julie Hopper told her to do. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I like when Mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t tell him to report it. And I definitely studied my brains out to be ready.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I told her, “Your uniform is incredibly beautiful.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They had told her that number Thirty-six was “fine.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s told Lies that Jo gives him “the impression that I can place my trust in her completely unreservedly, as I wouldn’t with anyone else. I would be able to speak to her about everything.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Your dad told me all about her,” she whispers. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote him a letter asking why he hadn’t told me, and I told him that from now on he was as good as dead to me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I can tell—his lips get super thin like Dad’s, like mine. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And nestled there, right on the edge of the woods, is the shack Khalid told me all about. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I could tell that some were women, covered head and foot. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dadi told him to stop thinking such awful things and close his mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t tell anybody else about being in Geneva Eggers’s house. She has sort of a business going there. Some of the bachelor miners—she’s sort of their girlfriend.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever we finished a story, Gram would tell me to read it to her in the glade. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, Wilson recited all of this without taking a single breath, speaking in the flat monotone of someone who repeats the same sentences all day long. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My mother had told him to ride home with me that day. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It is all right, Kingshaw told himself, it is awful, I am going to be sick, I shan't be sick, I am not afraid, it's all right. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But he hadn’t seen it and I couldn’t speak to tell him, frozen in place as I was, my dying flashlight flickering over the blank woods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Your mother would hardly bear it if I should tell her, but I will not. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I thought Pete moved to El Paso. Who told me he moved to El Paso?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he added in a bitter tone: “Because I must tell you one thing: you and I are still enemies.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When I try to tell him 128 it wasn’t my fault, he doesn’t want to hear about sirens and broken taillights. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Florida, do you mean to tell me you’ve never seen a rocker?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I will never understand how a woman can bleed for a whole week and live to tell about it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He would glare at me and tell me to wait and see. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s had a bad temper,” I told Lissa, “from the very day he was born.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She also told them Luna was allergic to magic. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell if she was reassured. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It must have been a Sunday morning when the corporal told us to take the day off training. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You understand, it’s not my secret. If it were I’d tell you in a minute.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Quilts were there, too, the very quilts Mother had told about. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m here because I wanted to tell you a story. About myself.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t need to tell me twice, and I march off with Isabella right behind me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She looks at me askance, trying to tell if I’m trying to get away with something or if I’m for real. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My dear son, my dear Ben, my dear friend who becomes a man today, I want to tell you something,” the letter began. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you think your pa’s gonna give me land like he will you? No sir, I’m here for the work. Your pa told me so.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Chris, there are going to be other kids who are having facial surgeries,” Mom told me quietly as we walked through the hospital doors. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t I tell you to knock first? We’re trying to rehearse.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

But she could tell that David saw no need for caution. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell my dad what to do. Can you tell your dad what to do?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him that, but I couldn’t. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I told Calista, and I grabbed my bowl of mini-donut cereal and went to the fridge to get the milk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She told him about the village and her mother’s death. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well told, my friend,’ he said, ‘but that is enough at this time. For the moment it suffices to know that the Ring passed to Frodo, your heir. Let him now speak!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The warhorse was the wrong mount for ranging, but try and tell that to the lordling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As I tell Farmer this, I quickly add, “I don’t mean this at all critically.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I can tell a mean guy a mile off.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her he was heading out now. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She tells us go out and play and be home for bed by half-past eight. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

If I had been more like Juanita, I might have said, “I told you so,” though. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes might have been red, but it was hard to tell in the moonlight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, the reason the King’s group did not like two chains was not foolproof. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When the vegetables was all cut up, Quincy told me how to put the stew together with herb-weeds and water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Pong listened but couldn't tell who stood there. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to be told to go and pull the sheets down off of the line. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Lady Margaret knows the prince’s chancellor,” Ana said, “and she told me I should be prepared for the opportunity at the Yule ball.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am thirty-nine, my wife is thirty-six, and our son is nine,” the man told Mengele. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s only room for family,” she told Pa. “It’s only right.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I told her about the whole money situation, and even about how I had tried to quit drum lessons. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells him she will not follow him back to North Carolina. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But he had also told me that they were carefully engineered to hold the weight, and something had to be done wrong to make them explode. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They rejoined the rest of their group in a small park and told them what happened. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But I tell you not for your benefit but for the benefit of my herd. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“It may take a few moments,” Chiron told me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So he announced in front of the whole class, “if whoever wrote this Valentine tells me who they are, I will give them a dollar.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell that Katie was actually relieved that she wouldn’t have to work with anyone else, and I silently congratulated myself on my gift of saying the right thing to the right person. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never said anything like that to me; they always tried to shield me, to protect me even from the slightest troubles, but I could tell. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

We were also in the janitor's room rinsing paintbrushes the next Friday when Melissa told me how a woman got pregnant. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Medgar Evers,” he sound like he getting pushed around, voices round him, “I was just told. Has died. ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Ba, tell me the story about Fruitless Mountain again,” Minli would say as her mother spooned their plain rice into bowls. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In real life, I can usually tell if I say the wrong thing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like Jay doesn’t trust me enough to tell me the important stuff. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Mom and Dad told my teachers what had happened. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It belongs to Day—fingerprints told us that much. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to know she saw the sculptures and only Guillermo could tell me that. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

"I am the Prince of Winterfell and heir to the Iron Islands. Now go find the girl and do as I told you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as if he wouldn’t realize it for himself in a moment, and wouldn’t it be nicer to hear someone tell it straight? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had already told Nigel many times that Nigerian cooking was not cosmetic, with all that pounding. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Who do you think told me?” she said, not unkindly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I could tell her I have pains in my legs from trying to keep up with her but she’s not singing and I know this is not the day to be talking about my pains. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if anyone’s told Mr. Ingman about my dead sister, because he doesn’t look at me as if I were some sad cripple. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I tell them my parents are upstairs in Italy and they say, What? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the hallways afterward, the other kids kept coming up to tell me how lucky I was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head in a dismissive Dad kind of way and I can tell he’s about to get on my case. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Jones told Herold that Cox had sent him, and that he was a friend. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom now told them that he reckoned the Sun would shine tomorrow, and it would be a glad morning, and setting out would be hopeful. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Had Kaede known this, she would have told them that she had not acted alone, that both Taisin and Con had helped her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tell myself that I don’t mind that she left me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Arman—the pinched grandfather I told you about from the picture—her husband, was a bad husband, who was known as “the Governor,” and governed mostly a bunch of affairs with other women. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was trying not to lean against me, but he had to, so he did. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Do I really think he’s going to tell me to wait till morning, and if the beagle’s still here, we can keep him? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, they met back at the Nest and told the neighbors all about their brush with danger. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Miss New Mexico, can you tell the audience about your day?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He took the uniform directly to Ben and told him to prepare it for use by the sharpest Marine officer in the Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told us it was safe, that in all the time she’d lived there as a kid, she had not once experienced crime or violence. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“But you already told me you don’t have fifty dollars.” “i will get it to you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

None of her fellow colonists could tell her anything about these plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Doc, with visibly moist eyeballs, tells Jus how proud he is, and a black guy from another team nods at him from across the room. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’d told her I wanted to compete when we watched it together, and she said we could talk about it when I was old enough. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The whole auditorium hears the chief tell them how proud she is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mother once told me the Blackfoot story of Napi, the Old Man who created men and women. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He told Deane that he had a plan to set fire to England’s most important dockyard, at Portsmouth, headquarters of the Royal Navy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He tells people to wait, so his spies can find out their secrets. Then he pretends the spirits told him everything. It’s all lies.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since when I told him I was coming. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to tell her I got the alert.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You can tell a man by his hand,” said Reverend Griffin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I told her, “I’ve come to your house each of the last six days. For some reason I needed to see you again.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He also wants to grab people by the shoulders and shake them and tell them Henry is his, you idiots, even though the whole point of this was for it to be believable. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I tell him how horrible my day was, he pauses for such a long time, I think maybe the call has cut off. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My ancestor's desire to join them led to trumped-up murder charges for which he was executed—or, anyway, that’s what my grandfather told me. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell her that we didn’t need them and that she should keep them for herself, but Dad gave me that look that means, Just shut up and listen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“No. After stew, we just watched TV. My dad didn’t say anything. Not anything. Except to tell me to brush my teeth.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She said, “Boy, who do you think paid your bail? Hmm? Who do you think paid your lawyer? Do you think I’m an idiot? Did you think no one would tell me?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I told them what was wrong, which prompted Patrick to keep asking me if I had a “bad trip.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Your brother’s on the phone. He’s fine. Just like I told you he would be.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They didn’t stop until a cab driver, who had been listening to the radio broadcast, told them it was just a play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And though Mama wasn’t the kind to ask for things, I’d heard her tell Queenie she was go’n see if her Pa would let her swap our mismatched parlor furniture for Granny’s nice parlor suit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for you to tell me what’s been going on,” she says, her arms crossed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I told them it was strawberry and it bubbled and tickled when I drank it, and it made me burp. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pip is that hearty welcome,” said Joe, “to go free with his services, to honour and fortun’, as no words can tell him. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I must remember all this, he thought, to tell Elizabeth when I...He felt his cheeks get hot. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caddy told him that if he wouldn’t tell, they’d let him come back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t know anything about her—hell, we don’t know that what she has told us is even true!” he objected. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Papa ignored her and poured his tea, and then he told Jaja and me to take sips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he had completely registered what Tapia had told him, that smirk became a full-blown smile. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mom’s sunglasses blew off under the Indian Key Bridge, but she told Dad to keep going. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I told your mom that the whole thing is my fault. You’re off the hook.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When British radio technicians on the ground spotted incoming swarms of German aircraft, they were able to tell their pilots where to find the enemy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

That's what she said in a baby voice, and it was funny until she asked me what his problem was, and I told her he hadn't really said too much to me since Saturday's race. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“My youngest and her husband,” she tells me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They told Rasheed later that if the winds had blown east instead of west, his shop, which was at the corner of the block, might have been spared. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Ask or tell, it makes no matter. He is beyond a healer's skills." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I tell him I don’t need it anymore. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

If I knew what mothers and daughters said to each other, wouldn’t I tell you? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Could she tell her mother and father the truth? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All it would take was a shove, she told herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Did you hear that? Tell him to stop talking like this, Ma. Tell him how much it upsets you. Go on, tell him." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mom never told me what it means to be a Hurricane Child. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we met with Mrs. Parker, my guidance counselor, I think she could tell I was not feeling going to school away from my friends. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The old man set a bench near the fire and told them to stretch out on it and rest their tired limbs, and the old woman threw a soft covering over it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her what Rain told me when I asked what would happen if we weren’t able to afford our monthly trips for supplies. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She told Odysseus, who was at first inclined to think it all a trick on her part to do something detestable to him,—drown him, very likely,—but she finally convinced him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You ignored everything I said. You told me you knew better. I gave you the benefit of the doubt because I had faith in you, because you’ve proven yourself before, but—” He pauses in frustration. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

None of these creatures frightened this brave hunter, who would come home and tell people of what he had seen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe he’d tell her to stay away from the old house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No! He has no idea. And I can’t tell him—it would wreck everything. I don’t even understand how it happened. But it’s been almost two years.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I would tell you more about the homecoming dance, but now that I’m thinking about it, me letting out the air of Dave’s tires was the best part. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Arms like yours, might be you can learn to use this," he told him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No. I hear no ting about it until that man”—he aimed his nose at the defendant—“come round about and tell me.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I hacked into Interpol. Not too difficult, I can tell you. They might as well have put out a welcome mat....” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“The short life span has always been a prime limiting factor in education,” he told George and Julie. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The coast seems to be clear,” Jones tells them, his voice betraying a sense of urgency. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell you how often the conversation at meals has been about an Annex wedding, should the war last another five years. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We upholds the family’s honor, and we never speaks ill of them — though Professor Dumbledore told Dobby he does not insist upon this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’m really surprised he told me that and I decide to never tell another soul about it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I tell her that the soldiers detained me with many others. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Have a wonderful day, Albie,” Mom told me when the cab stopped outside my school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told her, “I tried incredibly hard. I don’t know how I could have tried harder.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But Romeo over here never told me he was into her. Although now that he says it, it’s starting to make sense. He has been acting very weird lately.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Daddy will usually crack jokes, and Momma sometimes will tell stories about back when she was a kid. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Kaori told me she lives on the other side of the woods. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I would not be here if my own government were not so ruthlessly inhumane,” I will tell her for him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“See, in chess, you plan everything. You strategize and all that. And even though we like to believe life goes that way, let me tell you, son, it don’t.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, he told Rowan to bring a spare sword. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Aliya groans, but I can tell she wants to watch what we come up with. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Kathy had told them he was fine, he was safe, he was in his canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Adele received her South Carolina foster care license on my sixth birthday, but she was told it would take several more months before the interstate paperwork would allow us to travel. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It's hard to see in the glare of the spotlight, but Freak tells me that Blade and his punks are running away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t have known what was going to happen, Annabelle tells herself, when she thinks about his hand holding hers under the library table. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Give it to the girl,” I told her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In a way I guess that’s lying too, except I think you can tell the real truth with that kind of lying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to tell when they mean to be taken seriously. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His family would later tell investigators that he went to the gym for an hour, then came home and studied the flight plan for that evening’s journey to Guam. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I thought you’d be angry with me. Or disappointed,” I told him. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb the first set of steps and tell myself I can only sit for a moment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He told me to kiss him there when I was through.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if there was a medical history they hadn’t told her about, some complication? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I went on out to the kitchen and told Moms what he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told Sam that I dreamt that she and I were naked on the sofa, and I started crying because I felt bad, and do you know what she did? The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m on the last great journey here—and people want me to tell them what to pack.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her about the good white Burgundy he and Olanna drank and how, afterward, he was overwhelmed with regret. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When she first heard about Valley Forge, she told my grandparents about her plan. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As they all went up the stairs, she said, laughing, “I tell you, I wasn’t one bit sure there for a while whether we’d ever see this day...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The major told Billy that the Green Berets were doing a great job, and that he should be proud of his son. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You couldn’t square your conscience with that. You’ll just take her back there and let her find it. You wont tell, yourself.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pigman smiled, and you could tell he was anxious to see his baboon. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Whiskers says to tell you he's doing fine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Master Fowl would tell him when he needed to know. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I told him that I had not, that I had always been a member of the ANC, and that I always would be. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I regret if we caused you alarm. If truth be told, we were not certain, we expected someone more . . . more . . ." "Regal?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But you could tell that she was beaten. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For every person who has ever asked Bad Leg what happened to his leg, he tells a different story each time.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Robin told him about the Saxon harp he was making. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

An unceasing interrogation of the stories told to us by the schools now felt essential. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I know without being told, for instance, that Mr. Smeath lives a secret life of trains and escapes in his head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as a matter of legal reality, so various editors have told me over the years, my forensic memoir could never be published while my fellow criminals were alive. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I convinced my mom that I really wasn’t scared. I told her I’d been looking forward to the ride since forever.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told the boys all about the shooting, concluding, “It broke out the window, went through Dad’s chair, and dug a big hole in the far wall.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

How ’bout you chooses to send a wire to tell ’em folk back home to send you some help?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“And why don’t you ever tell the truth, young lady?” he spit back. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I was there for you and you told me to leave. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Garrick Bailey, a leading anthropologist on Osage culture, said to me, “If Hale had told what he knew, a high percentage of the county’s leading citizens would have been in prison.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I know whose bullet that was, Judd, and I told Dad, and if folks find me up here with a bullet in me, Dad’ll know whose bullet that is, too.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz couldn’t tell if the kid was frightened or furious, and he didn’t much care. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to wait to tell you both about the true world of rootwork, but seems like an expert thinks it’s time you both know.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A sidelong look will be enough to tell him to smoke on the back porch. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “You need a messenger. Listen, I’ll tell you what to do”: Bring a beautiful pottery jar painted with parrots and big flowers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait. Would you have told me if you hadn’t seen Mr. Michael?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It probably wasn’t necessary, Wash’s father told him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though she’d totally understand, she might tell just one person. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’ve told no one about the threat, choosing instead to take the policewoman’s advice and forget about him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to tell you,” I say. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If she says the numbers are good, he told them, I’m ready to go. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

There was certainly a hogs belly full of things to tell about her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then I started thinking about the party and these thoughts won’t leave me alone until I tell you. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Or told jokes so terrible it made your ribs hurt. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"How nice to see you. They told me you were here." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But don’t tell Dad everything, okay? Can’t it wait a little?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I told myself I hadn’t purposely ended up here, but I knew I was lying to myself. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Paper goods. Kevin gave me my instructions, and I did exactly as I was told.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

For a year while I was at the camp, Met Bong told me everyday the Youns were attacking Cambodia and that the mighty Khmer Rouge army would defeat them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told a tale of progress fuelled by human brain power. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Volpe tells me about his younger years, I imagine them taking place in black-and-white, like in an old movie. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If you’re going to leave a note it should at least tell me what—” Bast’s eyes widened as he saw Kote in the light of the inn, pale and streaked with blood and dirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Today is truly a momentous day,” the captain tells us, “for we shall test the diving bell and see if Caden’s knowledge of deep-sea exploration rings true.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

But then, Gram hadn’t told me, had she? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I asked if I could toss them in the garbage, told him I really didn’t feel like getting into a deep discussion with my mom about my feet, if he caught my drift. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Can I tell Zeke, too? Or is he not trustworthy enough?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She squeaks about your flip-flops, how it’s February, but you tell her it’s fine, it’s not so cold, there’s no gym today, and nobody cares. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Here. I made this for you,” I tell her. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Gosh, Mama had told me to watch out for Papa and Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It says The Vineyard Is for Lovers on the butt,” I tell Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

That’s when I told Mrs. Rouse that math club maybe wasn’t so bad after all and I wasn’t mad at her for signing me up for it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Mask blinks, some foreign emotion flickering across his eyes—surprise or shock, I can’t tell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I told him I got paid every other Saturday. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, the other Messengers told me about that stomach bug. It’s a nasty one, eh? How do you feel, Constance?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dear reader, I told you not to he fooled by high expectations. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I told him the name of my village, and he was very surprised. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll move up some of the odds and ends from the second bedroom,” I tell him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Ruth told me how, by the time she left the Cottages the autumn after me, she and Tommy had more or less drifted apart. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You going to splash the water,” I tell her. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came to visit, he’d tell the nurses, “See, I told you I had a pretty granddaughter!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maya even tells her about the Thanksgiving cat thing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“We met an angel. She told us all about that, and other things as well. It’s true, Lyra.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If you promise not to hurt me, I’ll tell you which button to push. It’s the middle one there on the right arm.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could’ve told her that I missed her too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He told no one what he did all day and Mrs. Lapham was convinced that he had taken to, or was about to take to, ‘evil ways.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself that Yolanda being excited about wearing an armband makes up for Julia not taking the armband I brought for her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Hold up,” I hear him tell the guys, and he starts walking over to us. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“You told me to leave when we were walking Zig. You didn’t need me anymore.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But we bombarded Mr. Dussel with questions, and the stories he had to tell were so gruesome and dreadful that we can’t get them out of our heads. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Tonight,” he told Ron and Hermione, once he had unrolled it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking the reason I’ve been so quiet all these years is only because Brian wasn’t around yet for me to tell everything to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It didn't help that Alicia didn't tell her mom that I was coming. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Judge, the problem isn't that they weren't here early. The problem is they were told they couldn't come into the courtroom." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“This Potter,” said Aunt Marge loudly, seizing the brandy bottle and splashing more into her glass and over the tablecloth, “you never told me what he did?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“He’s got to be sent away. I don’t want him in the house any more with her. Call Dr. Portman and tell him we want to send Charlie to the Warren State Home.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was going to tell her that she did a good job on her poem. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I wish I were with you, dear, sitting by the fire undressing, as we used to sit; and I would try to tell you what I feel. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

One of those kids goes home and tells his mother about the crazy story Noodles told him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Yesterday had been her birthday, her fourteenth birthday, but she had told no one. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Galina Burdina told me that if I hadn’t done that she would have landed on top of me! We all landed safely—our first night landings.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He had this look on his face, the same disappointed look he had when I told him about how Fatty Bolger had replaced my bicycle’s seat with blue truck nuts. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Kristen and Tiffany were watching Declaration, and I could tell she knew it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Because the conservative will tell you that YOU are the real racist and your mouth will hang open in confusion. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"The queen is angry too," Jon told his uncle in a low, quiet voice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As he ate his buffalo burger, he relived the stories Grandpa Nyles had told. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nobody both dared enough and cared enough to tell him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was perfect, to tell the truth, except that its brakes never worked very well. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Milgrom told me—and then the both of us—not to return, Janina refused to obey; we returned to the furious voice and the smack that never came. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Let me get this straight,” she told the principal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Once the iron doors had glowed red-hot, her Unsullied told her, and no one dared to touch them for a day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Your dad’s always saying that,” Malcolm pointed out, “but you always tell us anyway.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Fleming cornered him in the teachers’ lounge and told him about Windy and Levi’s stance after I refused to read aloud. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Seven didn’t tell her, and Kenya swore she wouldn’t. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I kind of panicked and started shaking him, asking him if he needed help, but he pushed me away, told me to leave him alone, so I did. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where Sandy is,” I say, the words coming from my mouth like they belong to someone else, “and even if I did, I definitely wouldn’t tell you.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Having to tell people I’m Puerto Rican is not a problem compared to what Kent faces regularly. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

"Naturally it does, for God's sake. I told you the last time I saw you what you need." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Later, a month before the fall semester was to begin, Daddy pretended to have changed his mind and told Wendell he could attend after all. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One evening, I told him how unhappy I was not to be able to find in Sighet a master to teach me the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s one thing we know about you, Ibtihaj,” my father said to me over the phone when I told my parents the news, “it’s that you always come out on top.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

From her voice I could tell she was not smiling, even after all that laughter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some were told delivery times. Someone got a Gaming Machine. “I’d really like a Gaming Machine, Seer,” Matty added, though he knew it was hopeless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When Shin telephoned me at home and told me in broken English that he had become my neighbor, I invited him over for tea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Cool,” I tell her, and give her a kiss on the cheek before finally heading out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I can't tell if it’s because of Dad being home, or because the citizenship test is finally happening. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Scipio had told them who to go to, but he left the haggling to them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What can you expect, when you take one’s breath away, creeping in like a burglar, and letting cats out of bags like that? Get up, you ridiculous boy, and tell me all about it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always, my lips began to form the same words: My name is Clancy Gray, and I am here to tell you how the camp rehabilitation program saved my life. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Or another, or another; who could tell where it might stop? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the lamp down and did as she told him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I want to know why Bernie’s been told what he has and why they keep me in the dark. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

But when they told of the coming of love and light the early storytellers were setting the scene for the appearance of mankind, and they began to personify more precisely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw people on the roads, he was so naturally and irrepressibly social he would have stopped and told them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe I do,” the judge told him with scathing confidence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women tell their husbands constantly: the knife! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This was never what I wanted," he told them as he worked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s for the best this way, he tells himself; nobody will get any wrong ideas about what exactly this arrangement is. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Just like you told me to say it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My father told him, “This is dinner together. That means family networking and defragging time.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told us to pretend they were puddles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Can you show me where to find a feed store? And tell me how to walk there?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Snydman looked at my eye and told me I was fine, it had healed perfectly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Several people who were on Everest last May have told me they’ve managed to move beyond the tragedy. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Where we get the songs we sing and the tales we tell? Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He told me, “Look at the cattle. Look at the noses of the cows. Do you see liquid there?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Char told me I better show up if I know what’s good for me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no way I was going to tell her what I really got on the test. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Initially my father didn’t see what everyone was so excited about when I’d made the call from Tunisia to tell them the good news. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“A special car will be waiting to take you to Mecca, right after your dinner,” he told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After doing that a couple of times, she told him, he should take the shot himself. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He detailed his role in helping to plan the early bombing campaigns, and told how two years in Vietnam had changed his views. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Worse, nothing I can find tells me anything about a plan to move against Prince Dain. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And told him I stopped running because...I was tired. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But I’m not going to tell them that. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Those aren’t bird eggs!” she told us, trying to catch her breath. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He said nothing of his life there, no word about himself, but he told me how the sun set there, on a spring afternoon, leaving a glow upon the headland. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But my mama told me, Never turn down a handful of money for a few hours' easy work. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jim didn’t tell his wife and daughter about the horror, not right away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take care of it,” Khan Sahib told her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I did as he told me, and in a little while I was able to keep it open without difficulty. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It does for now,” Volta told him with genuine compassion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She told only of the happy things—how handsome Papa had been—how wise Mama was—what a swell brother Neeley was, and how cute her baby sister was. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Find me a fast ship with a skilled captain," he told the steward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why else am I here if not to do this now?” he told her soothingly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad tells me the angel is right, I shouldn’t be afraid, and I tell him what Mikey Molloy did to me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Heather had told me I didn't have a clue sometimes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors were worried and told my parents they might have to induce labor if the contractions didn’t restart. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I believed that she would have already told on me if she wanted to. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If Dad found an ant hill, he’d tell us about certain colonies of ants that kept slaves and herds of cows. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that a celebration was planned at his house after the hearing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo bashed the snake with a stick and told her he would make sure the zinc sheet at the entrance of the bunker was more secure. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She tells me that Trey’s in the back. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He tells of the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I told her how it disturbed me when she referred to me as the youngest in the family, as if Deborah had not existed. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No. From the farm last spring,” I told her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Suppose you tell me what you're about?" said the little hairy man as they sat on the ground and drank their tea. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain that the whites I associated with were sympathetic to the black man’s struggle, but was told that there was no such white man in South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hofacket stood in the road and yelled, “Good-bye, come back soon. Good-bye, and be sure to tell me what happens. Be sure to let me know if they like my photographs!” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Part of my personality doesn’t want to sit still. I can’t stand to be in the same place for very long,” he told me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wondered what would happen if I told Char that I was just the right age to marry. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Blanca, I got my own marital problems—” “Stop it! Just listen! She’s in the hospital and she told me to tell you to get in touch with someone named Bodega.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You are in a hospital in Peshawar. You’ve been here two days. You have suffered some very significant injuries, Amir, I should tell you. I would say you’re very lucky to be alive, my friend.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was the first person in his life, he once told me, who’d showed any faith in him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Settled with a cup of Perilee’s coffee and a slice of apple heaven on the plate in front of me, I nearly lost my nerve to tell her my story. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"We never come into the city," I tell Max. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He had heard the doctor tell the white nurse to irrigate my head with Epsom salts and warm water every two or three hours or I wouldn’t make it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just called off yet another strike, even though no lecturer has been paid for the last two months. They tell us the Federal Government has no money.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” Chiron said, “we didn’t want to tell you until you returned to camp. You needed a break with your . . . mortal friends.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She told them all these things, and they believed, because she believed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He told Hermes to go down to the underworld and to bid the lord of it let his bride go back to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before I do anything,” said Regina, “tell me what you want.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying this wasn’t a good thing, Julio. Just tell me what you are planning, all right? If you filled out an application just tell me where.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s from the sap,” he told her, and rubbed the salve onto the lesions. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

If my poor husband was alive and I told him what you did he’d say you struck a blow, Frank McCourt, struck a blow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

You could tell that it was made from real cream, it was that rich. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Then perhaps you can tell me—for your master to do his best work, how many pieces per year might I expect from him?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She didn’t question for a moment the truth of what Mrs. Coulter had told her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We don’t work for less than a dime,” I told Johnny Cakes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that is how I happened to suspend my tree prayers and tell them about Phoebe Winterbottom, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Meeker, go up to Doctor Hobart’s house and tell him we’ve got a wounded man down here.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them that they could not hold out against both the pestilence and the Trojans, and that they must either find a way to appease Apollo or else sail home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is just around that bend, I was told. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then I tell Calvin, “I have an idea.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Then tell me what was the first creature I killed.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“OK. Is that really what you came here to tell me, Ms. Watson?” he asked. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I remembered how she’d smiled at me when I told her about Salim getting a call on his mobile and said how she wished her officers had half my brains. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wemmick replied, “I don’t know her story,—that is, I don’t know all of it. But what I do know I’ll tell you. We are in our private and personal capacities, of course.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We took out our math notebooks before he told us to. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I overheard Mrs. Moss telling him, “Ashley likes to go to school and tell stories about my home and family.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He told Shoba about the sweater on the third night, the picture on the fourth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I call the bookstore and tell the manager I’ve had an emergency. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In previous stories, I told you that the rumors you’ve all heard about me weren’t true. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“He says the government made it all up. But he might be joking. Sometimes I can’t tell with my dad.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Can anyone tell us what would happen if we stayed out in the boat for days and days?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His love, she told him, “makes the happiness of my life more & more every day’ Charles read the letter and cried. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never been big on surprises, but I didn't tell him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

As Sonny told me the news of Deborah’s death, I sat staring at a framed picture of her that’s been on my desk for nearly a decade. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I told them while we packed our suitcases. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like everyone on Maxwell Street, Yakov had a story to tell, a place he left behind. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I told him to go home. I said he could take your car.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One year there were no babies, and no one had to tell Axel what that was. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

TimeStar said, “We were just discussing that. We were going to question Bed Time, the frozen Clock Watcher in the backyard, to see if she could tell us.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The fairy tale you used to tell on the bridge?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That has to be what Agent Magnus was trying to tell me with that look. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Like I told Wilfredo Reyes, I had to get something I left behind.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shrugged again, afraid to tell her anything that might give my secrets away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

If I wanted to know anything about Henrietta, he told me, I’d need to go up the road and talk to her cousin Cliff, who’d grown up with her like a brother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

His cold tone told me no discussion was allowed either. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fowler came to tell me I was to work in the fields. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You needed a whole branch of mathematics to tell you that people are unpredictable?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When James Abram Garfield ran for political office, his supporters told voters that he had been born in a log cabin and worked his way from poverty to admirable achievements. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Who said I was a math nerd? I told you my grades suck.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then Mum called Dad and told him what had happened. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My impulse was to turn and retrace my steps, but I told myself that I could not possibly be far from the river now, so I kept on, dodging piles of muck. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I refuse to believe that a little fourth-rate power like North Vietnam does not have a breaking point,” Kissinger told his staff. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He told Jason that he bore no grudge against brave men and that if they proved themselves such he would give the Fleece to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told her she could go play. That’s all right, isn’t it?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But I could tell from the determined way he moved that it was meant to hurt. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I went inside and called Mrs. Cooper to tell her I was home. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she were here, she’d tell me to shake it off and keep it moving. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mother tells Aunt Nina and Suesetta’s mother to get in her car so she can take them to the hospital. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She purses her lips and furrows her brows, and I can tell that she’s about to cry again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t wait until he reached the bank to tell Little Ann he was coming. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They arrived like shipments of lambs, to hear the monks tell it, and with no more knowledge of their provenance than lambs, either. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And best of all, though he had examined the piece closely a dozen times, he could not tell which it was. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell her or Fern what was wrong with him. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Of course you will happy,” he told her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also wanted to tell Margaret Rose that it was not fair to agree with The Registrar about something that involved me without consulting me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you should keep it on,” I tell her as the warning bell rings. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

When Gramps tells this story, he starts with when he was seventeen years old and living with his parents in Bybanks. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He tells me parents have signed it also. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Even though Jay and the girl are watching me, I can tell I’m confusing them. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Later, as Stanley sat sprawled across an understuffed chair, he tried to think of a way to tell the Warden where the tube was really found, without getting himself or X-Ray into trouble. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“My father was taken by beasts,” she told him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that was before I told you what the League was planning for you,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The movers grunt and tell each other to move in one direction or the other. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Because we can tell everything about him from his clothes.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to tell me why this was taped to my locker?” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Bayani, of all the things you ever tell yourself in life, never say, ‘There’s no chance.’” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I go to help her; but she smile, and tell me that she have eat already—that she was so hungry that she would not wait. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Connor tells me his parents are out of town on a business trip this week and his brother won’t be visiting from Purdue this weekend, so he wants me to come over on Saturday afternoon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Bellingham is eager to arrest you,” Charles quietly told Master Lockton. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was it, what I had known was coming around the dark corner of my mind, had known and tried to tell the committee and which they had ignored. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This makes me think of a story my Lakota great-grampa told me,” he said. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Branwell answered the phone, and I could tell she did not want to believe me or believe that I had the right to be telling her in the first place. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell him that the reason I couldn’t return to Cambridge was that being here threw into great relief every violent and degrading moment of my life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Will said, “Can you tell me why you want to make so much?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the phone to call Kate and realize I don’t have her number, so I tell my mom Til be back, and I drive to Finch’s house. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Just sorting through my haul from the airport,” he told her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Your father fought at Belleau Wood,” his mother told him suddenly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My father said that you told him on your dying bed to take care of Deborah. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The visit would give him the opportunity to tell Dorothy about his success with Bill Cochran in working out the helical diffraction theory. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m practically twelve. Really. You can hardly tell the difference.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell her about the black man. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows it’s me, the boy liked to tell himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The people there would feed her, and when they thought it was safe for her to go on, they would tell her how to get to the next house, or take her there. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits began to tell him the story of their adventures ever since they left Hobbiton. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Go back to your bed, Sansa told herself, this is nothing that concerns you, just some new trouble out in the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You would not have made it this far, were you not meant for this,” he tells me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Night of Joy had the bird trade in the bag, and Lana’s peculiar knowledge of one aspect of humanity told her that the bird trade might indeed be very large. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In every one, where he showed up to tell her she was going to have the baby of babies, even though she wasn’t married yet, he had a big white lily for her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody that day could have told me I would give an address before the Harvard Law School Foram some twenty years later. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas put down her load and told her sister that she had something important to do. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was something else I needed to tell him; something even more important. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I could tell her mind was going a million miles an hour. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“If what everyone has told me is true, if only real excellence can win the pipes, then one of those women will know Aloine’s part.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The story tells that the snake said, “What do you know? What do you remember? What do you see ahead?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But you told her about the monarch butterflies, thought Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

African Dad will tell you straight up, “No, no, no. I bought you that.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

At dusk I told myself I would leave at sundown. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Let him think through exactly what he will tell his father.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I told her about entering the enclosure, rescuing Songololo from the nursery, meeting the bonobos for the first time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She told Needles to stay right there, and told me to wait with him while she ran back upstairs. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s what we need to tell you. Your mother and I will need to stay here until we get our citizenship back. It could take as long as five years.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And I said, “He told me the number,” which was another white lie. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had to tell me that, because I had interrupted him with giggling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Bigger,” Jan said, “why did you tell these men I came here?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

However, he did tell them that whatever chemical they had used to reveal the invisible ink had smelled awful. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“That is not too poorly done,” he tells me, managing to retain his haughty, regal air somehow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To tell you she knows you’re not doing the very thing you are doing. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She’d never told me something was off limits for the book, and this was a word I would never have included—to me, it didn’t seem relevant. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Brigid says to tell you she’s feeling a wee bit poorly this morning. You are not to worry.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you I am not taking an English name, Father,” she said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V had called Catherine and explained the situation, told her to stuff information into my head along with the macaroni at lunch. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like he’s about to tell us something important,” Reynie said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody but you ever heard tell of no money,” Call said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go,” they told her, reaching for her arms to help her up. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s a little poorly. Now that all the shutters are up, I’ve told him to rest for a few days. Off you go, Malcolm. Remember what I told you about the man.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to tell him that she didn’t think a good arm would make a difference against Sigurd. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to tell me what that was all about?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But what if I had to telephone my father that night and tell him I was in jail? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry reached instinctively for the hilt of the sword and drew it close to him, but regretted his action at once: He could tell that the goblin had noticed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Catching the steel look in her eye, I said, “I’ll stay on the wagon and tell him how it’s done.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Then we were in the hospital. They took me away from the rest of you and told me, ‘Your feed is damaged. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I have no idea. He gave me the keys to the car, but he wouldn’t tell me what was going on.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

"I cut myself," she tells me, holding it up. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They both told me to have a seat, and they both seemed to mean it, so I took a seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I told you to keep everybody quiet.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hand the paper to Paulie, and then he points to a strip of duct tape and tells me to stand there. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

During a visit to Andre’s sport shop to have my racket strung, I told him that I was looking for a job. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me, then he says, “It’s not how you die that makes the important impression, Comfort; it’s how you live. Now go live awhile, honey, and let me get back to work.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke’s so thick, it’s still impossible to tell what the Mayor and his men are doing, have done, if they’re gone or waiting or what. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I bet you’re a son of Jupiter, eh? I can always tell.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She told him that she wanted to stay at home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Nah, tell me,” I said, knowing he was going to anyway. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

So I told her what I had kept inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"See, what did I tell you, a kettle of fish." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Genie, what other option do we have?” was how Ernie told Genie, I love Tess and I think everything she says is right. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There was so much she wanted to tell him—it used to be that nothing really happened to her unless she told Jack about it—but they walked in silence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know. I’ve thought about it,” she tells me, “and I will speak about them openly, but only because you need help finding your mother.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Alex drawled, “I probably don’t have to tell you that your brother owns very little of value.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not her fault she had no father to tell her about the family. The history. How could she know what is true? How could she know our father?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I was just running—I didn’t mean to stomp on those flowers,” she told Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t remember much, but something told him he’d never disliked someone so strongly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The next morning Willow told Mai that she wasn't going to school. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I had told him Cloud Pond was a level stroll. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that he’s considering it, but I think he’s afraid that I’ll spend all of my time after school on it. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned homeward in the gathering dusk, full of wonder at the strange story Samuel had told me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other thing I should tell you about files is that sometimes they have way too much information about you in them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Just tell Gillespie that his C.O. is going up first thing Monday morning.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this world it was harder to tell lies than she’d thought. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m going to speak my mind, she told Abdul early in their relationship. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Baxter is the youngest of them all, maybe thirteen, but Mark can tell he’s a tough little sucker. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“What can you tell us about the matter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut the book, Joseph. You’re only to touch what I tell you to touch.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That afternoon lapsed in peace and harmony; and in the evening Bessie told me some of her most enchanting stories, and sang me some of her sweetest songs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I need no crown but truth," he told her, removing the fool's helm from his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Claudette told of having been put into a car, handcuffed through the window, taken to city hall, and locked in an adult jail cell. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Diana said I had to tell Dad about the bodies, I had to make him believe me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s not what I was trying to tell you at all,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people say if you tell a wish it won’t come true. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says he’ll leave the hospital in an hour and we’ll have dinner together, but I tell him to stay where he is, that I’m fine. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We went for a walk —” I edited all my scheming out of the story “— and he was telling me some old legends — trying to scare me, I think. He told me one ...” I hesitated. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After the server brought my order, I told The Ancestors that I had just been to see Branwell, and Mr. Branwell asked, “So how did you find him?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept these feelings secret from the Courters, and I did not dare tell Luke that I had two mothers—while he had none. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me. Is she”—he swallows hard—“is she seeing somebody else?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"You don't have to go, you know," Doctor Nolan told me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I told him to count as high as he could go. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“That blouse is super cute on you,” I told her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Another time he told me, in an offhand manner, that when he was at Brown he had roomed with the boy who lived down the hall from him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

An hour later he was back with a policeman who told me I couldn’t play records that loudly at 4 A.M. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the way up the steps, I tell my brain people they can just shut up now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, shut up!” she cried, and I could tell from her labored breaths that she was as exhausted as I was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And in a whisper I tell her, “I want to be an artist and a writer. But don’t tell Papi. He wants me to be a secretary when I grow up.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess you’d better go to them, then. Goodbye, Junior. Give your mother my love and tell her I’ll write soon.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Tom told me, “It won’t always be like this, they’ll eventually upgrade the line and then it will be fast trains screaming past,” but I couldn’t believe it would ever actually happen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did go to the dance, and I did tell Mary Elizabeth how nice her outfit was. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And who was I supposed to tell this to?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I could tell, not because she looked old—she didn’t—but because she had all those little moles all over her face that only old black ladies get. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ma asked this all the time, and I couldn't tell if she really had a hard time keeping up with the grading system of our charter school or if she was just being shady. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I said, “Who told you my momma died?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he told his mother as much—often, and at length—not that she listened. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me yes, tell me yes. Say yes to me. Say yes, oh God say yes. ” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker had told us he had “received an administrative reassignment,” but that only meant that he was gone. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I think it was like a receipt or something to tell him what he was supposed to have in each carton. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It’s like that song lyric she quoted in one of her videos: “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

You can tell that Lily is Mom’s daughter, not because they have the same complexion or eyes or hair, but because they are both the same kind of very polished pretty. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Nice playthings you have,” the corporal told Weary, and he handed the knife to an old man. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am still worth several dead men,” Roosevelt jokingly told the reporters. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

For Ultima, even the plants had a spirit, and before I dug she made me speak to the plant and tell it why we pulled it from its home in the earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you don’t tell me anything, how can I ever be right?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The helicopter had been sent from the New York State Police headquarters in Albany; it had, we were told, a special infrared heat sensor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Simpson put Monaco on point again, but this time he told Johnson to be the trailer. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should come,” she said, but he did not respond, as he carefully snapped the bracelet around her wrist, and told her he had checked the water in her car. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He says, “I’m going to tell you something more. More of this puzzle. Something that I know, and it might surprise you that I know it.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you never told us your name. Do you have a name?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was afraid he would tell her she would never be brave. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be the prettiest fairy there,” her mother had told her, and Ash grinned as her mother tucked a cloak of white rabbit fur around her chin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Save your spears and swords for the Seven Kingdoms, I told you. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A few dozen angry men chase us for a while, swinging pitchforks and baseball bats, although it’s mostly for the benefit of the tale they’ll get to tell at dinner tonight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She always tells me, Let the boys worry about you; you don't have to worry about them! Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Who told you he wants words with me?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then one night, like a complete idiot, I told her how I felt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If you let the Amber Alert people tell it, Scoob’s in danger no matter where he is right now. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I mean, don’t you wish she’d told you? That she came up with that story?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ma and Pappa had called for an update, and it had been so difficult to tell them the truth: that it probably wasn’t going to work out with him and Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“After the last two glorious weeks of open and successful defiance,” he later said, “I wasn’t in a mood to jump when the authorities told me to.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And for his sake she was even kind to his poor fool and this was comfort to him, so that one day he told her what had long been in his mind. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He might not tell me everything he knew. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was interested in my potential, I could tell from things he would say. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are never going to eat me,” I told him in Ogrese. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you I was waiting until you’re around to play it. Why? You want to play it now?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She puts the pot down, rocks him till he’s asleep, lays him on the bed and tells the rest of us be quiet or she’ll demolish us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I tell him again, then start moving across the infield. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Later at supper Mrs. Hull told my mother about Millie’s coming. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him a wink and told him to kick butt. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Don t worry, senorita,” he told me in a whisper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the evening feed he joined Hazel and Holly near the bank where Bluebell had told his story of El-ahrairah. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is such a wonderful blessing,” he told my father. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She told one woman who had promised to give a substantial donation once their school went coed, “Give it now...or the girls may never be admitted.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I told the doctor to put him back in because he wasn’t done yet.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She told Quincy that she tried hard to understand that peoples been mean to her and that Quincy always spected the worst out of folks. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And my mother quietly admitted to me, “I told you to stop their fight. I told you to take your eyes off him.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus pulled up to the curb outside school and Charlie told me how. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He tells her that only his grandmother Maria, who raised him, has that right. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“He shouldn’t have told you, then,” said Tom. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At the abbey, he was one more gray-clad figure going where he was told, working, praying, chanting, praying, working, praying, sleeping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He told me he slept about four hours a night but later confessed, “I can’t sleep. There’s always somebody not getting treatment. I can’t stand that.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When I told her stories about my mother, she wept. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pesza told us that as soon as the women arrived in Auschwitz, there was a selection by the SS officers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you what we have in mind, but it’s certainly not going to make life here any more agreeable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I did not tell her my secret name. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s about ready to tell the story of catching the tuna all over again, for anybody who didn’t hear it the first time, when Mr. Nagahachi the fish buyer shows up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The ranger told me she’d come to us if we lured her with milk. It might take a while for her to trust us.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why champion the cause of the despised when there are so many sympathetic stories about racial injustice one could tell? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

His face was damp, but I told myself it was probably just the rain. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I love you, Garrett,” I tell him, and he echoes it back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They had warned me, they told the press, but I wouldn’t stop. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And when we’d throw our arms around him and tell him how we’d missed him, he would choke up and wouldn’t be able to answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell she's imagining an empty bucket drifting down into the dark well and coming back, water sloshing out of its sides like tears. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get my breath; I couldn’t stay afloat; I couldn’t tell which way to swim. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Brother Luke had told him, he mustn’t forget oil for the rusty lock of the door in the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I’m sure she’ll tell me every last detail about it today. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I could tell he remembered the other stories Gran told us about how white people treated her when she used to work in the city. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Evidently she passed the test for she was given a number, a locker key for which she had to pay a quarter deposit, and told to report the next day at five o’clock. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a sort of game kings play, she told herself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The innkeeper told me that she lives in a house on the edge of town,” Taisin said, but beneath her briskness was a note of trepidation. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Right then, I told Sinita everything I knew about bleeding and having babies between your legs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is all right,” said the Wart, ”I tell yon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood straight, with her arms folded across her chest—which, as any teacher coach will tell you, isn’t good for teachers but probably isn’t bad for principals. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Why do you tell me this?” she finally said in sharp tones. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Wilmuth, would you please tell the radio audience as much as you remember?” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was good at chess, too, to the point where she might have gone to the state championship if Poppy and Arielle hadn’t told her Nobody joins chess, Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I waited in the bright lights of the Store, jealous that someone had come along and told these strangers something about my brother and I would be the last to know. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t tell her to thank Miss Love, I noticed, and I didn’t much blame her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But today when I ask Mom for a box to put my dreadlocks in, she tells me to take one of her Sunday hat boxes from the top shelf of her closet. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Of all the people who’d come to the Lackses over the years talking about the cells, he was the first to tell the family anything specific about what happened to Henrietta at Hopkins. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was on her cheek,” “Looked like a ‘B’ to me, but I won’t tell you what that stands for.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me to be careful, and that he will be monitoring anything that transmits through my microphone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She told me that my mother had just passed away. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

You could tell he was a little oiled up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Andrea asked me what my goal was, Connor and I looked at each other with knowing grins—but I wasn’t about to tell the whole group about our murder investigation. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I told him the same anecdotes I told you today, with the bullies and Uncle Phil, and Todd and his hair. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him we can come back another time. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I laughed the way white folks always do when they tell something funny a colored person said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The school counselor told me this was part of the ADHD, my brain misinterpreting things. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you the story when you say the name right. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy told me how he had traveled to Washington in 1888 to join a new organization of gentlemen who called themselves the National Geographic Society. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you tell her? Does she know you’re asking me to do this?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even I remember how Dad used to tell us never to smile when you get a number. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I finally told Grandpa we ought to make room for the cars in the buggy-and-wagon shed behind the store, but he dismissed the idea with a backward flip of his hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then she put her fingers to her lips and said, “Don’t tell your brothers.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he says, "For a mug of strong ale, I'll tell you what happened next." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And on the way back into town, he came up with something to tell his father. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

For hours I’d listened to her tell stories about designing and testing spacecrafts and satellites. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Danny tells them that they have to keep petitioning the school to claim justice. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dad told her he was never one to be concerned about “pride of appearance,” as he called it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Eventually you need to tell me everything,” she said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His grandmother tells him to come home early. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell, tonight, what the names of the stories were, what she meant and what she didn’t. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I told him about how we lived and about the drought and how we had lost a lot of cattle. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most importantly, she would tell him about the life he would probably never know, the life she had once lived in Chungking. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t always like this, I’m told,” he says, lifting a shoulder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ice better tell her to keep her attitude and her loose lips out of other people’s business. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The resulting lines permit us to tell that stars millions of light-years away contain the same chemical elements as our Sun and the nearby stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if she can hear me but I tell her I’m going to remember everything she taught me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I could tell Twig was thinking, wondering what I wasn’t saying, but she didn’t ask. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I can no longer wait for you to get here to tell you. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Perseus spoke out and told them he had taken it and that it would be theirs again only when they showed him how to find the nymphs of the North. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie dipped his head fast, taking another slurp of the tea, wondering what the heck made his mother tell Grandpop that. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She had to save enough for train fare and a few expenses before she could tell Jamie or make final plans. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying so hard to tell the story as objectively as I can, but it’s not easy. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

After the television was shut off, and the dishes washed and dried, they joked, and told stories, and dipped biscuits in their tea. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Grandmère just told Dad he has a brain like a cheese sandwich,” I said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Stay here,'' I said. “Look me in the eye and tell me you didn't push me and push me even though I said no.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In other cases you can’t even tell a true war story. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But be crazy if you like. Crazy! This is not what we do. I know. Tell me, Parky, tell a stupid old man. What would be our interest?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He told me he had the stuff right behind that big red book.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

A peek at my phone tells me the bus should be here any minute. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I remember how he laughed, I tell my grandmother and she smiles and says, Because you laugh just like him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I can tell there's another person in the room with him because he's not being specific. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t warn you about making phone calls to Satan,” she told the crocodile. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teachers always told me I was an example for the rest of the students. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had to find out first, because I had never told my family I had signed up to start with. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“She might be flying home,” he told himself, aloud. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After fourteen weeks Sister Rita tells me I can go home and aren’t I a lucky boy that the day will be the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I told him you were away from home, he wanted to know where you'd gone and when you’d be back. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Uncle Tony laughed, told her it had to do with a concussion, then we had to tell her that neither of us knew exactly what a concussion was. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Hardly enough for a cash crop, but they were learning, and in another year, after another harvest, they would be experienced old farmers and sugarers, they told each other. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Which is when Alicia pipes up and says, "Sorry, Mom, I forgot to tell you. It's okay, isn't it? If Bobby comes in for a while?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did the same for me,” I tell her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As Venkatesh would later tell his university colleagues, he realized that the multiple-choice answers A through E were insufficient. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He hates having to tell people that it doesn’t mean anything “in Indian.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Child," said the Lion, "I am telling you your story, not hers. No-one is told any story but their own." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I can tell Mom's scolding him for something or other, probably for letting Eden peek out the window. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I want you to tell me every single word Alby said to you.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tells her he likes the comforts of the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Big Tony had told him, over and over, that he was useless, that he’d never be mean or tough enough to be a real guard dog. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One morning the Lord told her, “Go to a hospital. Walk, don’t ride.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was too much I tell you, too much!” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

"Here's the best place to find pigeon," Arya told him^as she brushed herself off and picked up her fallen stick sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures,” he tells Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Jonas continued to chatter, before I could tell him to stop. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They told me to be good and we all walked off the stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry, I tell him in my mind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As Adams remembered the conversation, Boukreev told Fischer, “I am going down with Martin.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They told her it was the language everyone spoke in Kerala. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby made everybody take a solemn oath not to tell where they’d been, even if they’d been missed and people started asking questions. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Song said she had told Shin that at some point he would have to find a place of his own. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Axelroot said if I told, why then God would make Mama get sick and die. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Mom to go away, to leave me alone, but I pretended to be a good kid instead, the way Dad would have written it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Jones tells them to wait, then walks ahead to make sure the coast is clear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Hermit could and from time to time he told them what he saw. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then I said, “Shall I tell them who I am?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As she walked back to the kitchen I told her, “Gail is a beautiful name.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So, you were going to tell me how you got down here?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s been sleeping on the short little armchair at the hospital, even though Mom told him to come stay at our house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He told me he was living with his wife and a pack of kids in a mobile home behind the barn, making his money working oil rigs in North Dakota. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She told us that this sour woman's one daughter disappeared years ago, and never calls or writes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I told you she walked away from me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Usually when she told him he couldn’t eat the challah sacrifice, he just shrugged and let it go. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I think the school board’s backing off having the integration,” I told my mother as she prepared to leave for school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be at least two dollars in it, but there was no one around to take his money or tell him what to do. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a bowl on my head, cut off all the hair beneath it, and told me I looked like a flapper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he had drug education at school. Plus the twins snooped in my room and told him I had a dresser full of pills, so he wanted to make sure I’m not an addict.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Hanako first. You have lost your clothes, but I must tell you, I have surprise for you. Look what I have! Something we have saved for two month.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He used to make her catch biscuits off her nose, and told her to “be a very good girl.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tried to bite the top of his nose to tell him she was the leader, but Kapu drew up tall. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I told her about the thump I’d heard at the hospital. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“She told me to come back whenever I’m ready.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I told her I had always wanted an older brother. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Go on home,” she told her mare, Cinders, who was so gentle and smart that Miss Maggie could ride bareback and then turn her loose to meander home. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, then? The things you tell me can’t be true and not true at the same time.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother used to tell me that I had an overactive imagination; Tom said that, too. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Er,” said Ron tentatively, “my dad told me about one. Is it called the Imperius Curse, or something?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“He wanted you to tell him how to overcome the connection between our wands,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Lets not do that. Don’t worry them. We cannot tell them he’s in prison. We cannot do that.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The deuce he was! You never told me that before: you always said you had no relations.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No one expected you to amount to much,” she told me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But if I tell her why it happened, I'll have to tell her she got me the wrong present. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is a big job and then tell you what. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

BREN: Dude, did you wear what I told you to on your date? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I told him I had had nightmares about that explosion. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She gets us up early and tells us for once in our lives don’t wash our faces, don’t comb our hair, dress in any old rag. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was going to reward Ebarito in the near future, I could tell. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had never seen one either, but I knew how they looked because I had been told. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A good fist has no air in it,” Adrienne told her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Aunty, I—I—" I'm not sure how to tell Viji Aunty how grateful I feel. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay. When I die, you can tell everything.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He could tell they were disappointed, but they’d tried to put on a brave front. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He even teased Old Tallow, but he loved giving her little gifts, too, and in the evenings he told stories until way after the owls began to call. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you a story about a journey home when I was about ten. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m floating over the whole field till The Red Hearts of Limerick clap me on the back and tell me that was a great goal, Frankie, you too, Billy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He exclaimed, “You can’t be! Boy, I know no one will believe me when I tell them this!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evelyn had moved in with her brother, who told me, “Perhaps it is for the best; maybe when things will have cooled down you will come back together.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Neither did I. She can wake us up to ask for some money, but she can’t wake us up to tell us she’s going in a war zone.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I tell myself it’s only the heartbreak at being left, the fact that he disappeared without saying good-bye. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Matter of fact, I'm going home to do my homework. Because we have homework. Not sure Canton here told you this or not, but there's homework." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We have gone the wrong way. I told you so.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“In a month or so I might be behind bars,” he told himself, “probably for the rest of my life.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s a schooner,” I told her. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Cabot grinned at this, leaned close to his father’s right ear, and told him to wait and see. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“This is praise indeed. Come, tell your father good-bye.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I told Apá that I wanted to be a writer, but all he said was that I had to make enough money so I didn’t have to live in an apartment full of roaches. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As I went to each class, I told people and those people told others. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It shouldn't surprise Park that his dad had already told his grandma. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Five days ago I told Jose, 1 said ‘Jose, 1 want to cook a turkey, go cut me off the head of one of the turkeys.’ The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I go there too. We have the same Spanish class,” I tell her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It was terrible,” he told Carmen, his face darkening, his voice dropping down to a whisper. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’m not thrilled you didn’t trust us enough to tell us the truth, but that was your secret.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He did not know how to tell him that he had not killed any enemy or that he did not think that he had. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi opened her mouth to tell Henry that he had been too harsh, then she stopped herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He told me about a petition that you kids put together. He’s very, very upset.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Henry told us, later, head in hands, that Bunny had asked him to buy him another box of stationery the day before he died. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But I was so nuts I couldn’t tell you the difference between a corner and a circle or a square. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get out! And tell your mother I need to speak to her.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I can see that, but—” “Look, just tell me what it is,” June said, starting to get into one of her huffs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get yourself some bread from the bin over there,” Audrey told him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She tried to tell him, also, how the pills tasted, the ones Dr. Patel brought, clammy like her tongue in the morning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Can you tell me how it is that she learned to read?” he asks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tried just showing up, but she’d told the doorman not to let me in.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I told him I was just trying to get my cap back and the bigger kid got on top of me and yanked till he broke my thumb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Hop in,” she told me, “and hurry it up. I’m not gettin’ any younger.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him the seeds for those plants were meant to be cultivated on Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Dear Nat. Aunt Mary’s so anxious to see you. I came to meet you. I thought if I told you about Elizabeth it would be easier.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is,” I tell him as forcefully as I can muster. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The instructor shut the door and told the drill to those of us remaining: We were to lock elbows and move in two concentric circles around him, one clockwise, the other counterclockwise. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he has to, I told him he can come live with me.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He worried that Kainene would call Madu and tell him what had happened, and Madu would laugh and say, “He was a mistake from the beginning, leave him, leave him, leave him.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell, back in my cave, whether I was afraid of them or not. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No demons exist, you cry? Then pray tell me, what am I?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Few people were told I was leaving at all. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I tell him the truth about the girl, somehow that might even things up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She told me she had read my letter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the bedroom door, open it, and emerge halfway out into the hallway to tell him I need something shorter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like we were good friends or anything, but I wasn’t going to tell him it was a request from his dad. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re not dealing with children here. Let me tell you what else I know. I know you went to a restaurant called Smokestack Lightnin’ with somebody named Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“He is! You tell him that there is nothing will make me help him! I want him to go! I want him out of here! Both of you go!” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“What are we going to tell everyone at school? You know they’re going to be asking us where we were.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“When we get a couple of drinks, I’ll tell you all about it.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that Mom wants to cry, but she doesn’t. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Without looking up, I say, “Mom told you to stop chewing gum like a goat. The whole room is not supposed to hear you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The cool cloth felt good against my face, and even though my nose was thick and painful and my right eye was all swollen, I could tell that up front I’d sustained no serious injuries. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Perchance later you'll tell me how a nine-year-old girl the size of a wet rat managed to disarm you with a broom handle and throw your sword in the river." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She takes her seat as she’s told and holds her head so high and proud that she reminds me of the paintings of African queens my mother left hanging on our living room wall. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In New York, shorter days had told her to go south. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

No matter that at Sunday school I’ve been told such people are either starving or heathens or both. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The server is so slow today. I just need to send this thing. Esther, tell him to wait.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Cook! Don’t you know that a lady never kisses and tells?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you understand the value of this, so please do not insult me.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I was feeling impatient, but I told them the story. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

What a lot of stories she must have to tell, Dolores thought, and who knows if she’ll ever be able to tell them? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We tell ourselves there are reasons for the things that happen, but we’re just telling ourselves stories. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you, Doc, it was just a reflex.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The officer told me I could make a phone call. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Birch had told me that this was how he’d reacted for the past several days and that I could skip him if he did that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she told them, they might just throw it out and feed it to their dogs. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one essay test, my sociology teacher even told me that he “didn’t expect me to do well anyway.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stepped from the elevator into the street, half expecting someone to call me back and tell me that it was all a dream, that I was not leaving. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thank her and Marge gives me a “No worries, love,” and my first instinct is to call Marv straightaway and tell him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“New Hampshire,” I say, before I remember that I’m not supposed to tell anyone my destination. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper tried to stay positive, but privately she had told Leo how worried she was. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

You could tell from the piles of luggage, the boxes containing radios and kitchen appliances, the sacks full of things like disposable diapers. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I told you I was coming,” I reminded him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When all was quiet, the miller’s wife began her labors again, and finally, as Beetle told the cat later, “There come a baby.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every instinct in his body told him to run or, at the very least, to distance himself from them, but he found he couldn’t move. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The quick snip of her voice and the way she punched at the dough in the bowl I heard knocking against the table told me just how mad she really felt. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some years later in Lagos, after Chief told him to find a white man whom he could present as his General Manager, Obinze called Nigel. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I just got off the phone with Zlata and I told her that she’s the inspiration for our latest writing project. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In that moment you could tell she was freaked out. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Will you tell General Hancock . . . Can you hear me, son?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I tell I will be cast out forever. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you what he asked me,” he said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Zach told him that he had to hold weekly press briefings for reporters from the school newspaper. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then she looks serious and says, “Mrs. Valencia called and told me all about what happened with your little sister. How’s she doing?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She even told her about the secret tennis game, and how the Washingtons had been forced the leave the city. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He's already been in the jail for two nights, and I can’t get to him. I'm in Virginia, and my health is not good. Please tell me you'll do something.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then she remembered something her father had told her years ago: You were named Piper because Grandpa Tom thought you would have a powerful voice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

"Windy and cold and damp. A miserable hard place, in truth . . . but my lord father once told me that hard places breed hard men, and hard men rule the world." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I didn't know what I was looking for, but I can tell you the fear of waiting to get caught was worse than getting caught. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She said, when I told her about the train job, that she’d get away eveiy night I got back into Boston, and this would mean every other night, if I got the run I wanted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never like it when people tell me, Sorry about your mom.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I did not tell Jaja to stop, or point out that it was his deformed finger that he was running over the painting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m glad you both like what I tell you about him, and hope you will know him some day. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He calls from work late Monday afternoon and tells Mom that he called Alicia's dad and invited their family to come for pizza at 7:30. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom tells her she can meet her date afterward, and Beth pouts. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He told church members, “These people will keep on coming, more and more. We must build.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I would tell me that Gideon Wright wouldn't amount to much in the future anyway. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell Arthur you and Samantha might crash here too, but you have to do me a favor. Pick up a cake that says...” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Schoolteachers were told to encourage independent and critical-thinking skills in every subject and to teach students to think for themselves. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘The birds and beasts do not tell tales of that sort.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I have, actually. You’re not my mother, so please don’t ask me that again. Now tell me what you’re going to do to Miles.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“He told me to be funny for the Fat Lady, once.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Trust me, the angels I know would have told me if they were Satan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But on Day Six her voice cracked as she told me about my last ballet recital. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She sang and talked to herself, playing and pretending while she ate, and I couldn’t tell how much she understood about what had just happened. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Okay, she told herself, taking a deep breath, get it together. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Before I could even sit down in homeroom, I was told to go straight to see Ms. Fender. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He says, “We already told the cops. We came around the house and he...I don’t know.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I told her everything—about the pins and the marks on my skin, about the face in the water, about how it wasn’t the face that scared me so much, but the teeth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a long pause, and then Adam said softly, “I won’t tell. I promised.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A little later my boss sent for me, and for a second I was annoyed, because I thought he was going to tell me to do less talking on the phone and more work. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I reckon Miss Gussie noticed, because she told her to go set down on the porch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I told you to keep the price low.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They can tell you their name, but they can’t tell you the day of the week or explain what has happened to them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just told Froggy to walk down the hall and if he saw Maurice to call out my name and point in some direction away from where I was sneaking out of a side door. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, bouncing together on Sammy’s trampoline, we promise not to tell our parents about our discovery just yet or they won’t let us explore the compound anymore. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"Moon of my life, you do not ask a slave, you tell her. She will do as you command." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Art told the coroner about the drifting boat, the silence and the lights on board the Susan Marie and about bringing the dead man up in his net. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tell her all about the day and what happened, and by the time we are finished, she is on the brink of sleeping, so that’s probably around eleven-fifteen. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Everybody had told him, everywhere, that his only chance was Lancelot, and in the end he had come to seek. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell them I learned “The Walls of Cork” and I dance around the kitchen trying to hum a made-up tune and dying with the pain of my tooth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And then they dropped him off at the colored hospital. That’s what the nurse told me, who was standing outside. They rolled him off the truck bed and the white men drove away.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ron told me it was going to be a busy day, which I knew already, and then he proved it by giving me a long list of things to do to prepare for the rendezvous. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie, the best healer on the Elizabeths, the one who always told me the truth, said, “No, Em afraid not. Though the Bible says Jesus cured lepers.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Diallo’s face might tell him something different, but Carroll isn’t looking at Diallo’s face—and even if he were, it isn’t clear that he would understand what he saw there. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Each morning when she wakes up in the pink bedroom she shares with Theo, she tells Vincent in this first letter, she looks “straight at that beautiful flowering peach tree of yours.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

You come in through the front gate, but the only way you leave is through the chimney, the guards had told us when we arrived. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

We spent all our time in her office, where she slept most nights instead of the bedroom she shared with Pullum—they fought a lot, she told me, and needed some peace. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, we had a bit of a problem. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Especially since she hadn’t told Isa that Benny wanted to ask her to the dance. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He told me that it came from napkins. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? Why don’t you tell me about your platform, Homeroom?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’s more chill as he tells the receptionist who we are and who we’re here to see. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Because when I first told Mrs. Janssen that I would find Mirjam, I had been viewing her as a discrete puzzle that I could try to solve. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I called the Coddington Rehab Center on my way, but they told me that my mother was in session and it was too late to talk or visit tonight. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then her soul sat on her lips, and language flowed, from what source I cannot tell. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He told me everything was going to be okay. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could tell by the smell of pine resin in the trees and the sound of pine needles crunching underfoot. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“This has to stop. Right now. This—this—game you two play, where you tell each other secrets but keep them from me like I’m too inconsequential or stupid or weak to handle them.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You tell me whatever I want to know—all of it—and I won’t shoot you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All told, it took four gallons of varnish to get the finish he was looking for. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even if he managed to tell someone, there would be Gebu to deal with. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Maurice was told that Pauling was in his pasture when I passed through London on my way to Switzerland for a Christmas skiing holiday. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I want to touch it and see if it will go away, but Uhmma will just tell me to sit still. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“When Jason comes back to see you again, will you tell him about me?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I try to act disappointed when Lorena tells me he isn’t going to join us, but she sees right through me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You can probably tell I'm really into music. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I will tell you what we have,” said Botticelli Remorso, answering his own question. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I built my whole life around the stories they tell about me. You know what I learned?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I could tell she wanted to say a lot of things but she was stopping herself. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“So what? You Spanish, this is your neighborhood. You grew up here, got beat up here, and I hope beat someone up too. Sapito tells me you used to paint R.I.P.s?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Tom’s whole life was constructed on lies—falsehoods and half-truths told to make him look better, stronger, more interesting than he was. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We all knew that within the government, and not one of us told the press or the public,” Ellsberg said later. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry you lost your rocket stuff,” he told me, truly contrite. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In a report, Agent Burger noted in frustration, “Gregg is 100 percent criminal and will tell as little as he can.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I am done with being loved,” Edward told her. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

"The one who gave you the chocolate bar in the hotel lobby yesterday," I told him. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Some of them tell jokes, others speak to each other quietly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fill out the application and am told that the pay is $7 an hour and that someone will get back to me in about two weeks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her, “People’s deeds I believe in, Miss—not their words.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think of what Sheriff Sanders told my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

No one has ever told me that I have a calming presence. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked that she had said “we,” she could tell, and she liked that “we” had slipped so easily out of her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She kept her words slow and measured as she told him about Pong and about her quest to find him that led her through the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If there’s a chance I can tell the story someday of an old man’s bravery to save us, then I will take the risk trying. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you can’t already tell, I loved being tutored by Miss Heather. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Just do as I tell you and don’t talk back.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mazloom is a word I can never tell you what it is in English. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“That looks like Will’s house,” she tells him. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I spot a Dollar General on the side of the road and pull over because maybe they’ll be able to tell me where these lakes are. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You know, if you just told me what you wanted me to do, we could skip the excruciating pain portion of this experiment.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I can tell. It’s not just a trick to you, like it is to most runaways. Even Shay, who really believes the operation is wrong, doesn’t get how deadly serious the Smoke is.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“So tell me about the new kid, Russ Washington.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was according to Ruth Werner’s instructions—before leaving Britain, she had told him where and when to meet his American contact. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t thought yet. I’m trying to think. Would you tell me the truth?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A woman who is involved with a Sing Sing inmate got an early copy to him through the visit room and told me it was being passed around enthusiastically. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z