“Yes, I think that will work. I think that will be very good.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This being so, a large area of the conscious mind is left free for thinking. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we sell. Do you think the house is really worth anything? The neighbourhood’s a bit . . She didn’t finish the sentence. Joseph held his breath and gripped the bird medallion around his neck. “ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I thought of that day, and of what Mother had said next. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I was gonna bring it in last night, but then I thought ‘one last coat of oil, rub it, and let dry.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t jump up and down about it like I thought he would. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Margaret said that she did not think it was wise—yet. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Green, who do you think was the mastermind behind our camp’s breakout?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I hope he will think I’ve had too much to drink. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charles hadn’t always thought about God or religion as a problem. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we could think about it properly, instead of just guessing and being afraid.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You’d think it was a concert the way people react, rapping along and jumping to the beat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“And yet I knew and loved Sonia Armstrong. What do you think, then? That I would not soil my hands with killing such canaille as that man Cassetti? Well, perhaps you are right.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thought comes to my brain: We are making something awesome right on the property of the old Buttle farm. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Father Amadi’s car smelled like him, a clean scent that made me think of a clear azure sky. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

In Edgar Snow’s brilliant Red Star Over China I saw that it was Mao’s determination and nontraditional thinking that led him to victory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to get in the history books myself. But I don’t think this is the right route, exactly.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I knew what he was thinking, what he thought every time he saw a spread like this one. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my face go hot and actually thought I might cry. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

There must be a language that doesn’t depend on words, the boy thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Polly’s a funny name, but I don’t say that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"I think you should wear your party dress tonight; you look so pretty in pink." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And just who are you thinking about with a dreamy expression like that on your face?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s no one on the road. I don’t think anyone’s coming to your celebration.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She did not look back now, but went on and on, thinking of the bluegrass meadow that she had traversed when a little child, believing that it had no beginning and no end. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was pretty scary to think that one of my friends might have had something to do with Ben dying. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But everyone thought I was hallucinating in thinking I could become a professional tennis player, let alone get to America. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe once the baby’s out of you, Mom and Dad won’t think of you as a sinner. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ophelia thought that Paul’s personality was built of oppositions—a need for frenzied activity that verged, she thought, on desperation, and a towering self-confidence oddly combined with a hunger for affirmation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“He’s probably all right. They’ve been disarming Tories in lots of places. It’s orders from the Connecticut General Assembly. You don’t think they’re going to let the Tories keep their guns, do you?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called Mother, thinking they were running late. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It will be locked, he thinks, when he reaches the polished dark-wood door, but the silver handle moves easily as he turns it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The hemline bounced several inches above her knee, and for a moment I thought the dress was whorish, until she said her father had bought it for her in Paris. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But really, the only person I can even think of who wasn’t big on Stan was Fang, which was weird seeing how Delaney wasn’t all that picky when it came to friends. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The thought of Maria cheered him up immensely. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Why don’t you tell me some things you think you can do, things to keep in mind. And then next week we’ll talk about how successful you were.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looks like she’s thinking hard, holding her fingers to her forehead. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Most of the time, Dad and I were okay without Mom, even though I still thought about her every day. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She'd barely been allowed to pluck her eyebrows, but they didn't think seventeen was too young for major plastic surgery? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I thought I wasn’t that bad anymore, but I forgot how nice clean air is. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

This had been a very productive morning, he thought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an even more obvious metaphor for Christians, as it was easy to think of God as a legislator imposing laws on nature and to personify nature as obeying him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So we ordered two more Cokes to make him happy—I still had $1.37 left, and I didn’t want Meryl Lee to think I was a cheapskate. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Think of the demands that could be made of me in that office. And think of what could happen to people. I don’t need that on my soul. I’ll persevere like everyone else.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding me? Yesterday he thought a mailbox was a clown.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You still think you’re right about everything as ever, Michael? People make mistakes. Not everyone is defined by their mistakes. Like losing, you have to rebound. Parry and still score the touch.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hope the messages are good, I think, but something tells me this won’t be easy There must be good reason these three were left till last. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Without thinking she smoothed out the corner with her thumbnail. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You know, of course, that this only makes me like you more. Crushing on a disfigured girl? That’s like an OWN movie waiting to happen. You really think somebody’s spying on you guys?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Looking at herself in the mirror, with the bright morning sunlight freshening even the blue room of Hill House, Eleanor thought, It is my second morning in Hill House, and I am unbelievably happy. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of every lawyer, every judge, every public official with whose name he was familiar—but the thought of each one of these white men was bitter in his heart. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Anyways, that’s what I found myself thinking about at one point, between reading my book. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I push my thoughts into a small corner of my brain to deal with later, and I ask about her night instead. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it all felt so sad, not only the theft but the thought that the woman didn’t have a name. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think your Last Message would be?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I had been trying not to think about this last link, and of course that’s what most of us do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We all agreed with Kanei and went wandering into our own thoughts, which were interrupted by a sudden burst of rain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I think Italians eat a lot later in the day. They don’t put ice in their drinks. And they only do pizza for tourists.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He, however, sent out feelers to individuals who he thought might be sympathetic to the Klan viewpoint, people in positions to help the cause: policemen, firemen, low-ranking city officials. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"People can be pretty dumb," I say, thinking of the people who have asked my mother why she doesn't dress like an Afghan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You could be arrested just for knowing what you know and not reporting it. I thought it would be better to avoid that.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Poor little thing. She just can’t figure what to do with herself when she’s got some time on her hands. So I was thinking she’d get a lot out of this little sightseeing trip.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank God!” he exclaimed, “that if anything malignant did come near you last night, it was only the veil that was harmed. Oh, to think what might have happened!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Muller thought about the future of eugenics and the possibility of altering human genomes, he wondered whether Galton and his collaborators had made a fundamental conceptual error. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If I had known about the party, I would have made sure she was there, but even Fiona—who is the kindest, most thoughtful person on earth—didn’t think about inviting her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I think you’d better listen to me instead of behaving in this uncontrolled way,” he said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dashes thrive in weak writing, because when thoughts are confused, it’s easier to stick in a lot of dashes than to organize a smoother sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had spoken hastily, without thinking, without a sense of responsibility, and I now greatly regretted it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later he recalled, “I told her I thought he was a bad lot and that she had better have little to do with him and get away from him as soon as possible.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was half convinced if he told her he was dropping out of society and joining a tone cult, she’d say, If you think that’s best. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to be close to her but he never came to think of her as his daughter, because on that point Blanca was inflexible. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he just sat there in the truck in the middle of the dirt road, thinking. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do you think I’m a strong person, or not?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s because I was the high scorer on the range in my section,” the man answered. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think you’re overreacting a little? That kid didn’t even read the notes!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Grandpa, I thought you didn’t like embalmin’ and funerals and all.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But the thought of drinking coffee, bitter as bile and as dark as the grave, made my stomach turn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was full of odds and ends he thought would come in handy for an adventure—rubber bands, a compass, granola bars, coins, a squirt gun, a magnifying glass, plastic handcuffs, string, a whistle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“True enough. But I don’t think it’s that color. Never mind, the rest is clean enough. Knead away.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Keep them close. Very good. There is even more to you than I’d thought, Reynard Muldoon. Very well, I’ll keep her close, as you do, and perhaps one day she will prove useful.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that they are meant to be lessons.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he looked carried so many powerful connotations that it stopped the normal process of thinking dead in its tracks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought soberly for a minute, then Meg announced, as if the idea was suggested by the sight of her own pretty hands, “I shall give her a nice pair of gloves.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew had been so calm on the phone, no crying, no panic in his voice, so I was thinking, She must be okay. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He could not face the thought of having a tree on his head again, and so he went back to the charm woman’s house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But Marly could see the thought finished on her face. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of how big the creature had seemed and shook his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Neither had he ever learned of her disgrace; when it happened, she could not think how to tell him, how to bring such pain to him who had had such pain already. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It makes her think of her own daughter. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She kept her brown hair tied back from her face, and Moss thought the earrings looked good on her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After all, he had previously thought a helix would emerge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think we will have long to wait?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

His mum’s treatments had carried on longer than they’d originally thought, first a second round and now a third. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He tries another hall, another, another, thinks he recognizes a certain sink; he triggers an automatic door; ends up among linens. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s called Jefferson Park. We’re thinking about going either there, or out to beef country.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Rontu barked and I thought I heard the sound of footsteps and went to the opening and listened. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are so many new parents in the school, I can’t think of who it might be. Is she blond?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He thought about telling her what he had seen, how many faces she had. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And then he got this grin on his face that I knew meant he thought I was finally coming out of my shell, which made me wanna laugh in dude’s face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I know, but I thought it would be fun. And look, it is!” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I thought she had it the way everyone else did, the way she was waiting for his touch on her arm or his voicing of her name. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, no three-year-old would ever be legally allowed to ride on a coaster like the Cyclone, but Malcolm and Maud thought their children were up to the task. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was hard to think of funny little Mr. Randolph actually reading them. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t thought about what to do if they actually found her. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The name triggered a memory, something I hadn’t thought of for years. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He'd thought he was over caring what people thought about him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She hugs the dog and says, “Oh, Mason. I thought your house was still sleeping.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He allowed the familiar feeling of panic to wash over him, and then he began to think. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he acts as if he thinks I am Edward, but more often he stares beyond me, as if I am not there at all; he is looking at someone over my shoulder. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Harry could think of was Ron and what the enormous dog might be doing to him.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Knots and tangles, Jaime thought, wishing he could cut through all of it with one swift stroke of his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘If only they are in a hurry and will let a couple of tired soldiers alone and pass on!’ he thought. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Since she’s promised never to read another word I write to you, Dee Dee, I will tell you what I think of Diana—and hope she keeps her word and doesn’t “borrow” my diary again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Liyana said, “I think I would fight. Not kill, but yell or something.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if maybe he should’ve kept his mouth shut.Yawning, he got comfortable, planning to process it all, think things through for a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Father did not give me a chance to think about how afraid I should be. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think this: Even a kid like me can do that. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

A computer geek who explains himself through Dickens is less remarkable a phenomenon than one might think. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listens quietly and then looks lost in thought. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He also thought that to feel secure and wanted in the family circle, a baby should be brought up at the side of its parents. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler found himself thinking of a story he had heard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

Or perhaps, like me, she tried to forget it all and think instead about a spoonful of rose petal jam. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I can feel my eyes widen at the thought of not having bread and jam. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, harvest time was near, and I consoled myself with the thought of it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think we are doing this at night?” the second Turk says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was the music we'd grown up with, I liked to think that my sisters and I had a genuine appreciation of jazz. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She tried to think of what it would be like to ride the train to San Antonio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll dedicate a room to them, which one do you think they would like?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Holly drew a breath to ask for clarification, then thought better of it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Freshly inaugurated to an office he never ran for—well, what would you be thinking? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It’s true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend, the boy thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora hadn’t thought of the boy since they stepped underground. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then I thought about my father’s death, growing more certain that it involved foul play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“The rumor is that she thought something was hidden underneath the court.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But though he followed her home a few times, he never said anything, thinking he could be arrested for that, and then he would be deported. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Rome at its worst had nothing on Chicago during those lurid days.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You got to think about it,” said Lyra severely. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wishful thinking,” I said, and Lorraine couldn’t help laughing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But there will be another day, fairy, he thought grimly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the gloominess I could not help remembering my evening at Mala’s apartment and wondering what Raji would think of me if he knew of it. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel thought of the old saying: Elf and goblin, we all have pointy ears. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I thought doing JT’s homework meant he would keep his mouth shut. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What people? thought Matt, looking at the depressing landscape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must tell the truth. I think you know very well what this is. It is one of your so-called rockets.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like to think of my hips as a nuisance, but more of an asset. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

David took the board over the ridge so fast that Tally thought she would tumble off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, I think that's the record he holds. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

What a strange place, he thought, for all of that to die. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fooling around isn’t new for us, and when Chris slipped his hand in my shorts, I didn’t think anything of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My roommates didn’t fall asleep until 4:00 A.M. so when the alarm went off at 6:30,1 thought I was going to die. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I think of what it must be like to recover from a whipping in midsummer, with the searing heat and the tepid water from the tap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt in the quiet presence of his mother, brother, and sister a force, inarticulate and unconscious, making for living without thinking, making for peace and habit, making for a hope that blinded. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of running again has kept me awake nights for weeks. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Did you? I thought you must have been the one.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just thinking,” said the spider, “that people are very gullible.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I thought how small Thwaites’s bottom looked and how very tight it was. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was stupid, thinking it was him,” he muttered. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And as long as I still had Sahil and my new friends, what did I care what Maddie or the others thought? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I liked thinking of our island as a woman whose body was a garden of flowers, whose feet were caressed by waves, a land whose sky was never cloudy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He thought he might have been able to reload them out of the .45 cartridges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was too gray and dim for him to be sure, but Malcolm thought he could see a current of scarlet trailing away from the man’s throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The thought almost made her laugh out loud. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Mom thinks Pearl’s the one who had it.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He thought that it might disintegrate, like the moth in the Red Room. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look as crazy now, just deep in thought. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

You would think Miss Saunders would lock up her room like the other teachers do. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

And I knew right away this was a warning, because when I shouted that declaration of happiness, I almost tricked myself into thinking it might come true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have a cluster of people riveted, often on odd subjects you never would think of. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it; Mercer knew it; I think you know it, too. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She looked impressed that I had been willing to sacrifice my lessons, and thought it was hilarious that the Special Sticks still smelled weird. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought, I was stupid, I could have bashed him with that stick, bashed and bashed his head in. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I think maybe this might be the best birthday ever. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But if you think people are stupid and mazloom and all you ever do is take from them, then they eventually learn how to survive you. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘No, I know. But I’ve been thinking about disappearances,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. I think I need to take some of that bass out though.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her mind buzzed with thoughts of her sister and Benny and eighth grade dances and long pale-pink dresses and corsages. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I thought we’d disposed of that notion, Malcolm. Those dead children—did I tell you what he did to their dæmons? It was the most ingenious...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t think my having a crush on her is a big secret anyway. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, through the spinning, she thought of her brother and tried to will herself to feel better so that she could help him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kathy thought that the main part of the man-uscript, which was buried under the pipe, would probably be safe, but that the other two were vulnerable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But do you think we can raise the back of the bed up just a little, so he’s not lying so flat?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I thought about the day Gramps had us out there in the fields from sunup to sundown, bent over picking berries. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I could not stop thinking about who had worn it last. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Since I thought I was so in love and would do anything to be with my boyfriend without sneaking behind my parents’ back, we both agreed to wait. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There is nothing she would not do, I thought, lying there in the darkness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that was that but after Mr. Kempsey'd read the notices and orders from Mr. Nixon, Gary Drake put up his hand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I could see where Byion learned how to say a couple of words and have people think he’d said a whole bunch more! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Mother’s advice can be right, because what are you supposed to do if you become part of the suffering? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I bet ye think I owe ye an explanation,” Kin grumped. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

In his broad-minded tolerance of different views, his own thinking was more mature than that of Lembede. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been working on it for Roman Political Thought all week. And I thought we agreed Nora is our best friend.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And Gregory thought maybe it was the kind of smile that came just before laughing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You think we do?” he spat, throwing his arms up, then slapping them back down on his knees. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think a plum would survive the fall,” Feral pointed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Matt thought he looked irritated, although it was hard to tell. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his mind he thought he could hear a clicking sound, like the tumblers of a lock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of spinning in circles in front of all my idiot cousins makes me want to run away from home and join the circus. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I never thought the Erudite would say anything about pride—that they would even concern themselves with morality. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘In that case,’ the Fleshlumpeater bellowed, ‘I think we is guzzling you instead!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you miss the shot on purpose, Eddie, I will pay all your expenses to put you through the college of your choice. What do you think of that?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"They don't always have bows," I say, thinking of the year there were only horrible spiked maces that the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“So, I thought we could get some dinner. Have some father-son time.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I know. He was totally right about how to cross the river. I think he’s a Boy Scout or something in real life.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And then for a second he thought he was dreaming, for quite distinctly, though in a low voice, the Horse said, "But I can." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I needed somebody smart who could think outside the box and help me figure out what to do about Rock and Arnold. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

He pushes me back and forth a few times while I let that thought simmer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We make them every day, and we make them without thinking. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At first I think I must be dreaming, but my dreams are never this lucid. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rather think this Doctor Baker is going to prove my case, after all.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s almost dawn, and I think when there’s light, someone will surely find us. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

And you wishedfor blood, and soon enough I must give it to you, Dany thought, but what she said was, “I am grateful.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind. Please don’t worry about offending me, or frightening me, or whichever. That’s the way you think. I can understand, or I can try to at least. Just explain however you can.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I could hear people around us whispering about the crazy drunk man and his dirty little urchin children, but who cared what they thought? The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

You did what you had to do, he thought. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think Dante’s going to miss you. I think that’s the real reason he doesn’t want to leave.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

One of his pictures—the one I think of as his major picture—has been as recallable to me, over the years, as, say, the lyrics of “Sweet Sue” or “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“And what if you get hurt, Alice? Do you think that’s okay with me? Do you think it’s only my human family he can hurt me with?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ever since the Prince had dragged her to her room she had spent the intervening hours thinking of ways to make Westley happy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she would go the next Monday, so that the little ones would be in camp during the day while she was away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m dreaming. I might as well carry on.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Oscar died, I was so depressed that I thought about crawling into a hole and disappearing forever. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t let himself think about her now. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, Herbert thought, it would be less of a problem in New York. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Brodatt is not a Northern English name; it is a Russian name, I think, because her grandfather came from Russia. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I used to think my old friend here was immune to the charms of the fair sex,” said Hallgrimsson. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I sat like that for about an hour, trying to think what would come next, and in my mind, the barefoot doll in her mother's old yellow nightgown sat and stared into space as well. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought I might see you today,” said the old man as he turned toward Hugo. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, what did you think I did at the Bureau? Just wandered around cracking jokes?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was too old and tired and miserable to think constructively. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I wasn’t thinking about any of that. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

My first thought, as it almost always was when I saw anyone in a black uniform, was to run. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was nothing Pearl hadn’t thought about herself over the years, but hearing it spoken aloud, from someone else’s mouth, made it feel more urgent. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

See: She thinks it’s a situation she can control, which is almost a guarantee that she’s wrong. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was one of those guys that think they're being a pansy if they don't break around forty of your fingers when they shake hands with you. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But these days, I think about my life’s importance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if it were any other day, I would’ve thought to myself that me and him were the same. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Guess I’m thinking his words might jump over to my notebook if I keep them close to each other. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“He went to bed. I asked you if you wanted to play, but I don't think you heard me, so I figured I'd just play against myself for a while. I'm beating me pretty handily.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She's rich but human, I thought, watching the smooth play of her relaxed hands. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think they talk about us as much as we talk about them?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Four treasure chests he’d been ignoring because somewhere in the back of his mind he thought taking things without permission was sinful. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“So? What do you think of LCC so far? Meet any cool people?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I confessed I hadn’t thought that far ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Anya searched for just one question and finally picked the one she thought would explain the most: “How?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the thought of not being able to tell my best friend that my paw was caught in the trap was too sad. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I think she might have been scared too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

James worked the zipper of his backpack up and down until finally he said, “I think we should get rid of it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she glanced back over her shoulder, he was watching her with that pained look on his face that meant he was thinking. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I think we can count on it being unbearable wherever I am.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It hurt me sometimes to think that he did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I think my mother and father had decided that there were too many secrets in the world. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“At first I thought it was you, hightailing it for Mexico. But now I see it wasn’t you. He didn’t say anything about Washington Irving, did he?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I think emotions are clouding your objectivity just a bit. Do you actually think that there is nothing the fellow can’t do?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie went back to the alley and sat behind the barrel and thought. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she’s been real good for you—helping you through the difficult times of the last few months. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If anybody thinks I am training a cripple,” he said, “I want these pictures definitely to prove otherwise.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she became more proficient in the work, so she became better at taking orders and following procedures and ceasing to think for herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I thought of machinery—automatic, constant, unable to be stopped. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I did not think I could stand a Christmas at my parents’ house, with a plastic tree and no snow and the TV going constantly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I sometimes think that I don’t let myself know what I’m really thinking about. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Something...well, I think it might be really important.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I’m actually wearing my tracksuit and standing in the water, thinking of those lyrics about love going to waste. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to think that I hold anything against you, Kit,” he said awkwardly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman," she said finally. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But I think maybe it had to do with being a musician: Ms. Fender turned out to be a great listener. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Try not to wonder what he’d think of me now, a high-school dropout with a conk on my head and a white girl in my heart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought, let him get on with it, then. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t think of it. Have a good time. If I need anything I’ll get one of the carpenters.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lady who thinks it's so terrible to waste learning time cutting and gluing paper. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But then she’d have to think up stories to tell the young red-headed man, and she was tired of making up stories, tired. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried thinking about Stan, or Faith, or my mess of a life, tried reclaiming my rage, but it didn’t work. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing particularly new in this: Cicero had thought geography was a branch of geometry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I think we’re going to have to run to the other side of town.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She thought back on their flight from him on the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You know, I think I can trust you, I can already tell. All right, here’s the secret.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And certainly don’t think about the blood-crazed troll ready to disembowel you with his tusks. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I thought Jesse was skeptical of the idea—he hadn’t said two words in response—but he immediately did what I later learned was his almost stock response to any notion, question, or suggestion. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the three faces and I thought bitterly, One of them has done this to me....Which one? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe I don’t know what it feels like to think that every person you meet wants to kill you. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You know I convinced him to go out for the football team last year? He thinks he’s such a gift to women, but he was nothing without me.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Meddling isn’t as easy as I thought it would be,” I confessed to Bongo. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We laughed, and I changed the radio station and thought it was over, but then Daisy started reading me an Indianapolis Star story from her phone. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

There have been a few times in the past I considered setting up a profile to keep Deckers company, but I didn’t think I could provide much for them. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he looks at me, his eyes are so pure and brilliant I think they’re made of glass. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I just think we have to change things,” I say when I think I can control my voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about how he looked, how I had felt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, another thought hits me, and the surge of anger that follows brings me to me senses. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was perhaps a trifle annoyed with Tom for seeming to make so light of what even Gandalf thought so perilously important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tone of her skin, with its soft bluish lights, and of her hair, as well as her slow movements and silent character, all made one think of some inhabitant of the sea. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What you think it’s going to be like for you, boy?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We thought we could freeze time for just one more minute, and one more after that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry thought he recognized Luna’s style: The effect, in such an enclosed space, was slightly overwhelming. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s just a country boy in school up there. He dont mean any harm. I think the marshal’ll find it’s a mistake. His father’s a congregational minister.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded so excited you’d have thought we had just landed on Venus. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Unbelievable. I thought I had a team of young men, and what do I have? I have a bunch of whining crybabies. I should have us forfeit. Is that what you all want?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Just, seriously, don’t spend any money on it please. I’ll think of something.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was a better liar than I thought. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leopard would be thinking of how she might trap the hare or some small buck to eat, and of the caves in which she could hide away during the day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, Father thought he could—but even so his scheme had an awful lot of ifs in it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he was only going to be gone for four days max. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was trying to think how I could ask her, tactfully, when someone knocked at the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was beginning to think he had been kind of lame yesterday, following her and then ruining her adventure. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It made him think of Fenwick, and what he would have said. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He had trouble thinking and hearing at the same time. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It required time, thought, and money—more money than I’d spent on clothing ever before. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, do you think I look like a Heidi?” she continues. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I—I—” All she could think of was to echo the rickshaw woman’s words. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

She started to say “I think it might be a . . .” but then slipped on loose gravel, and her last word was lost as she scrambled and caught herself before she could fall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She came in thinking she would rescue him, like some sort of story, like a little kid pretending to be a brave knight. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was curious how seldom he thought of her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I could hear the kid’s mom saying softly behind us: “Okay, guys, I think it’s time to go,” and I turned around to look at them one more time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I think you’ll find the books to be very enlightening. Inspirational, even.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The fox and the rat stood looking at each other, their thoughts running on parallel lines. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And he thought of Alf saying, “If she was to offer a drink or even a cupcake—” Kate sat at her desk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A series of loud beeps interrupted his thoughts, announcing an oncoming train, along with the flashing electronic destination sign announcing OAKLAND—SAN FRANCISCO. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I thought your name was George,” I say loud enough for B.J. to hear as she strides off back to the counter. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the safe cocoon of their home—their real home, as she’d begun to think of it—the tears began to flow, along with a choking rush of fury. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I thought I had a good idea about something, I didn’t like being told no. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I would go home after school and think of things I wanted to say to them, but never had the courage to say. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Frank said, like he’d just had his own daily happy thought. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jack peers my way again and, when I catch him, he looks down at the thing he built—bookends, I think? The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The kind of joke that makes you laugh the same way two years later, just thinking of it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

How could I not have thought of this before? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Because, I think, he is ashamed of what he remembers,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I peer at it long enough that it opens, thinking that I want to look inside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hope he dies, Arya thought as she watched him ride out the gate, his men streaming after him in a double column. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As he followed Bill back to the others a wry thought came to him, born no doubt of the wine he had drunk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A voice rose behind me in the dark, pulling me from my thoughts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I tend to think of rats leaving a ship. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone but Sunny, who was chillin', trapping his laughter in his face, as usual, so nobody knew what he was really thinking. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I thought about giving him Raizel’s name, but something about the darkness made it easy to speak the truth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At least it wasn’t a full moon, he thought. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But none of us had thought to follow the woman, and as the seconds kept ticking on, it became like we were agreeing, without speaking, about how we now saw the situation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to tell her about jinxing people; I didn’t need to give her any reason to think rootwork was scary. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hannah found all three men looking at her intently, as if they thought she knew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Whenever I’m mad at her, I think about how different my life would be if I had a dad, too. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But then I’d think of that math book and change my mind again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Police said they think he's a . . . Alfred, where you . . . ALFRED!" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She set out to explore the house, I think. “You will milk her before we retire, Wormtail,” said the second voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I think you just like to wallow,” said Maria, striding in to open the curtains and windows. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she saw him ten minutes later, but it was only a migrating sparrow. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She says she doesn’t think I have SCID. She doesn’t think I’ve ever had it.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew they were laughing at me, but if they thought I cared, they didn’t know me. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He thought he saw a glint of water far to the west. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d think she was the governor and not the principal of Roosevelt High, after how many messages I left and secretaries I had to talk to. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I laugh and mutter to myself, even though everbody gone think I’m even crazier for it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say a word back, thinking maybe they’d get the hint, but they just kept on talking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t think of what else to do.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I didn't even find it disturbing when guys my age would openly say they thought my mom was hot. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So did we all at his age, Lord Jon thought, remembering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The truck’s just dropping them off, I think.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He thought it was ironic that everyone was trying so hard to leave home, when all he wanted to do was stay in one. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

All I do is think of the day we finally get to be together. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You might think there are hundreds or even thousands of ways in which one thought can lead to another, but in fact the number is far smaller. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I heard her sigh, and she must have shuddered too when she thought of Ultima living alone in the loneliness of the wide llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew what she thought had happened, but it seemed too crazy to be real. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t think it’s exactly like The Tempest,” I said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, if she thinks she can just have a relationship with me after all this time, she’s mistaken.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And all I could think was that she was my sister. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Despite myself, I think of how he might smell. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My family thought I was going to die. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Anvil reporter Elizabeth Tornquist asked white shoppers at a suburban mall what they thought of the boycott. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He auto-renewed them all online. We can’t be certain, but we think he’s also the one who removed all those ‘S’ encyclopedias.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said, “This young lady tells me you’ve lived here for a long time, so I thought you would probably know everyone who comes and goes.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe I’m being dumb, but the thought of having that kind of power over people scares me a lot more than another magician does. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Take, for example, the evolution of Galileo’s thinking on the question of buoyancy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I think of bands he likes, films he enjoys, actresses he fancies. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I thought it might do him some good; maybe what I really thought was that it might do me some good. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He think if he down to the gate, Miss Caddy come back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam is not on the first bus, and for one moment—just one—I think, What if something happened to her? Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t make out every word, but I think I hear “specials of the week,” which means it’s going to be a five-hour-long announcement. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then as I turned to her, she went on: 'As I recall, you thought it was only right and proper that Ruth and Sarah be sent packing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure did. It’s not a full shift yet, but I think I’m finally starting the process.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It isn’t like Ms. Dale’s questions are hard to answer, but Axel doesn’t want to pull his thoughts from the planning with Daniel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Other than Jalil, she thought there was no one in the world who understood her better than her old tutor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

And now since you're a fireman's wife, it's your house and your turn, for all the houses your husband burned and the people he hurt without thinking.. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start thinking about ways I would make her shut up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Howard’s friend George Giannini, owner of a string of fine racehorses, thought he knew where Howard belonged. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, without understanding, Chaol leapt between them and plunged his sword through Cain’s heart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No, I cannot stay; I have only brought you a little parcel my sisters left for you. I think it contains a colour-box, pencils, and paper.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This business with Jay made me think that it was my present that was the real problem. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Moody limped around the table and bent down; Harry thought he was reading the S.P.E.W. notebook, until he muttered, “Nice Cloak, Potter.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Boys, she thought to herself, always thinking they know everything. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He listened to what people said, and he and Emma continued to think, read, and talk about the subject. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think I’m talking about? The day Marcus hit you. The day you bled all over your Yankees jacket—the day you shut me out!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I think about this as we walk down the street on our way to the next block. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I think your problem is you have too much spare time.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You know Silver, don’t you?” asked Bigwig, breaking in on his thoughts. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d think a kid like that would get beat up a lot, but the bad guys leave him alone. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been working with him for years and, honestly, I don’t think he’ll change. He seems to go into a trance.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, Albert, I’ve thought you have nothing but facts stacked up in that head of yours. And then you do what you did today and say something like that. You know what you are?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Carbon bulbs were so dim that nobody thought you could light a stage that way. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Every time she thought about dancing in front of an audience full of strangers in four short days, she wanted to throw up or die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I began to think the whole inspiration of a home in the tree was no good. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun thought about that, and decided to shine more brightly. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you have time to be moral?” snapped Eva. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As I’m sitting here in my cell, middle of the night, trying to write so nobody can see or hear me, I don’t know how to think about all that. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"If you please, Brother," the man with the pipe interrupted, "I think you should speak more concretely." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when I thought all was lost, Velia and Delia burst through the barn doors wielding what could only be described as giant metal baseball bats. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I say, there aren’t many here, are there? Do you think it’s really worth going on with this idea?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought Mr. Bagman was Head of Magical Games and Sports,” said Ginny, looking surprised. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” she sobbed, “I just don’t know. To think how close you came to being killed. I don’t think I can stand any more.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I don’t even think I know myself. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes waking up in the middle of the night, I would think right away about death, as if the idea were just waiting in the dark to pop out of me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I real­ized something: That last thought had brought no sting with it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think she actually said “little boy,” but it was so traumatizing to hear that I may have blocked it out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. I—” “Did you think we brought you here to ask questions and for me to answer them ?” “No, sir. I—” “What did we bring you here for?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I thought it might be intended for Venus rising from the waves,” the doctor said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the street fights we’d get into when we were kids, all the times Hassan used to take them on for me, two against one, sometimes three against one. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She flicks her hair over her shoulder and scrunches up her face in a way that means she’s thinking. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“And this is why you want to run away? You don’t think you’ll run into people like that in the desert?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he has gone back, to wherever he’s going next, I think of getting him a star named after himself, for his birthday. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Some magic is interfering...maybe Gaea. Contacting the Romans is even harder. I think they’re shielding themselves.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He talked about people back home he thought would visit but hadn't. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I sat awake all night with little more than these thoughts running through my head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All I can think of is him up on the dais, his blade cracking through Prince Dain’s chest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Max hands it to Jessica, who gives it a little shake and says, “I think it’s a wooden block. Like maybe one of those alphabet blocks.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been mad all this time because I picked my best friend? And you thought retaliating by calling us horrible and hurtful names would fix things?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Gold took a long moment before saying, “I’ll think it over.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After leaving Devi’s I paced the streets of Imre, restless and irritated, trying to get my thoughts in order. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when Charles looked at her he thought that in his dear Annie he would have a kind soul tending him in his old age. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Jewish Ordners were not as understanding as you’d think, being under the thumb of the Gestapo, and even the Polish police were watching closely. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he wrote those lines, maybe he did, but I can make everyone think he didn’t. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That’s what my Grandpa Park said to my mom once when they thought I was asleep, or just not listening, I don’t know. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought of a couple of things to make it really pay.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The carrier, no doubt,” I thought, and ran downstairs without inquiry. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, I thought, his reaction would be similar to my own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first I thought Grandpa didn’t know Uncle Camp was standing right behind him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

No amount of making up shipping forecasts could stop me from thinking about it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

All she could think of was the sweet, burnt taste of the parem. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I think I'm dreaming, Roger,” was all she could find to say. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Me—my own,” he said, smiling, a little smugly, I thought. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. I am sorry for your losses. We will do our best to recover your things. We’ll check local pawnshops and the like. If you think of anything else, please let us know.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

No time for sorting through options, no thinking at all; you just stuck your hands in and started plugging up holes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought—But now the song was ending and the building rang with applause, yells, until the chant burst from the rear and spread: No more dispossessing of the dispossessed! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the first time I think I hear my name called in the hallways, I immediately glance around. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They thought the carefully stored bag was probably full of gold; at any rate, they wanted to see what was in it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it is, I study the mustache and think: That looks sort of good. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She enquired after his health at dinner and made sure he got the choicest cuts, although I don’t think he noticed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was thinking about all the people who would be disappointed if he failed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even though the rest of our class thinks he’s completely full of it, I think it might be true. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking how selfish it was of her, abandoning her brother like that. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It killed me to think Mom was so willing to give up because Dad had disappeared. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The man said he knew that some people at the church came from Kakuma, and he thought they might have heard something about two little girls on their own. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart started up again, racing so fast I thought it might escape my body. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried every way we could think of to get inside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t respond, but I knew what he was thinking. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He thought about climbing down the ledges, but in the dark he wasn’t sure he could find the holds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I think of all the things I could say to this. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had always thought that people born before Generation Freak were the lucky ones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I think this little house opens. I think there’s a way to open it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The family Albert and Billy started. I thought Joseph might have told you?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I bet you didn’t think you’d come in here and find a fine filly like that. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I thought about all the people who had cheered me on: my parents, Gran, Mrs. B, and so many others. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You no think is time for you to give up now, Tasha? You no think that what you doing is futile?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I saw him too,” I said, after a long, thoughtful pause. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She must have thought it might be a dud, because she took a step toward it to stomp it out, but as soon as she did, BANG! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The way he said it, Dimple could tell he thought Rishi was a pretentious douche nozzle. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They would think that he knew more than he was telling if he did not talk. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Man, this girl is good, I thought as I watched her set up her next shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But don’t tell Amelia,” she said, her voice returning to its usual ironic tone, “she’d think it unladylike to want to go to Oberlin.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

You think you’re coasting, that somehow being in here has become normal. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But the thought came to him, “Fiver and Blackberry? Could they have left the warren without telling anyone? If they have, what will happen when the others get to know?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he was telling me I had to sing, too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was one thing, he thought, to hire a housekeeper; it was another to hire someone they already knew, the mother of one of their children’s friends. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I think I can squeeze you in," Hoo said, leading the podiatrist through the empty restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she discovered that what she had foolishly thought of as his typical low-level recreational drug use was really something much worse. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baylor had a knack for preaching under her breath, and you felt ruined if you thought she was preaching about you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I say, thinking for a second of all those men who disappeared outta Prentisstown, all the ones who vanished while I was growing up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking that Governor Wallace would always be a permanent fixture holding black people back—a roadblock to the progress my people yearned to achieve. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I had taken a wrong direction and lost my way. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“However, I think we have now pretty conclusive evidence on the point. . . We have observed neutrons from targets other than beryllium in just the amount we expected.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and finished her thought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When word passed through the camp that Schindler planned to add thirty Jews to his workforce, I didn't think anything about it. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

So we thought, and came up with lots of ideas, but none that seemed workable. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t even have time to say, “Hey, maybe don’t tell James I’m into him because I’m trying to play it cool,” and then I think, I’ve never played it cool, so whatever. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The chiefs were unconvinced, and clearly thought I was a hotheaded young man who would get himself in trouble. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she came strutting across the yard in her white sundress and bare feet, I don’t think I’d ever seen her look so pretty. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But what must Frank and Gimpy think and feel now, seeing how I’ve changed? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you said she was a widow, sir? Has she any family?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Things that I’d rather not think about remind me of the rain. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We don’t often think about the role of time in life-or-death situations, perhaps because Hollywood has distorted our sense of what happens in a violent encounter. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But he had given up thinking this was a dream. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think light blue is a very, very beautiful color on you.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think that helmet thing might be stopping the blood in his head.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Lourdes thinks of how her own mother couldn’t provide enough food for her children, how she could hate her, too. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even want to know what Faith might be thinking as I pushed Fang toward the Sunbird, my hand slamming into his bony back every time he tried to stop or ask a question. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me what to do,” said Isabelle, but after thinking about it she pulled another bobby pin from her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She just found it hard to be owned by customers; men especially thought nothing of appraising her through her clothes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t enough time to think about the significance of what we’re going to try to do: stop a revolution, save the experiments, change the Bureau forever. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Good. It’s time you started keeping a diary so’s you can write down these thoughts and share them with me sometimes, but mostly keep them to yourself and tell God.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can meet you at Perk today. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Abboud would watch him and raise ten fingers like a coach or a referee when she thought he should get off. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I think I was the only man there who heard the inauguration while holding his wife’s feet in his lap, rubbing vigorously. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shuddered when she thought of what they would do to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I thought that maybe my dad and I would talk about stuff. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Anything that was associated with human workmanship and human thought was surrounded by Shadows.... The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I understand, Mamá. But what about my dream?” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I am your guest and you probably think of me like you think of yourself—human. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He thought dizzily of the long, burning summer months ahead. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

If I thought of a joke, I wanted to try it on him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I think about Ruth now, of course, I feel sad she’s gone; but I also feel really grateful for that period we had at the end. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I particularly loved the palm tree, which made me think I had arrived at some kind of oasis. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could think of no reason why Zero would dig his hole for him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I shake my head to stop these thoughts. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, really, I think we needn’t go into that now,” he said smoothly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no use trying to estimate how many trips it might involve, as that sort of thinking only wore me out in advance. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“When I found out I was pregnant, I wanted to abort. I wanted to finish college and start a career, and I thought a baby would derail my hard work.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We do need more books for research,” I said to Rose, after thinking on it for a while. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“A public brawl with guns out and thirty men packing? I don’t think so.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But even when I thought that, I was always aware of some other part of me saying, there is more. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He is trying to make the best of it because he wants to work in the church, but he thinks the classes are dumb; he must study things he doesn’t need. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Even though I wasn’t the one in trouble, I don’t think she’d like that I was even close to it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“They think I’m incapable of taking care of myself,” she said bitterly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I searched on the floor, my first thought being that Mr. Loomis, after he had used the tractor last night, had accidentally dropped it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She smiles at me and an immediate guilt for any less-than-nice thing I’ve ever thought about her weighs me down like an anchor. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Looking at Mrs. Quintana’s hair in the breeze made me think of my mother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

How could I have failed to think of that? The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In short,” said he, “perhaps, Miss Woodhouse—I think you can hardly be quite without suspicion”— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

And just like that, I started to think, It’s just not enough. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he thought I was going to the PX. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any other favor, Percy. Not this. The Ares cabin has been dissed too many times. And don’t think I don’t know what people say about me behind my back.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

This makes me so happy, I whistle while I do the dishes—which makes Marie wink at me—which makes me even happier, because she approves, and I stop worrying about what Dad would think. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was all she could think to say. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Well, two schools of thought on that, I guess, but that's what this card says." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But I’d have been lying if I said I didn’t think my presence in his life had only made things worse for him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So many chemicals around. We think it was.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe it to be a good sign. I don’t remember ever drinking a glass of good bourbon with any particulate matter floating in it, do you? What do you think of this color?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Poor creatures! one can think of nothing else.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Besides, I might as well admit right now, I thought, that there are many things about people like Mary that I dislike. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

What you cooking, Auntie Charlotte, you thinking of making me something to eat? Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I thought she looked at me with compassion and I went away comforted, but no rain came. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us stayed real quiet because we thought the turtle might be coming ashore to lay her eggs, although usually they waited until dark. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask all the others where they came from and what they thought was going to happen to us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I think you have to make a choice—at a certain point—of the man you want to be. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I found a long strong stick to protect myself as I sat playing with leaves on the ground to avoid bringing up thoughts that occupied my mind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s Grover. He seems so distraught. All year he’s been out looking for Pan. And every time he comes back, it’s worse. I thought maybe, at first, he was seeing another tree.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nor did she think Dr. Westminster had ever undertaken such a project. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In the heat of the moment I did not think of the consequences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but think that my own mother’s hair is still full and black. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She sat across from Sammy and made no secret that she thought he was hilarious. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s only good if we’re selling. And we ain’t. All it means for us is that the Government thinks they can get more money out of us.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice, almost for relief, her thoughts strayed to her tiger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She made the Amazons think that Hercules was going to carry off their queen, and they charged down on his ship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re going to get mad at me when I say this, Ari, but I’m going to say it anyway. I think someday you will understand.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were unattainable. I could see how you and Coop looked at each other, and when I learned that he told you something he never told me, I just...shut down.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

With everything going on, she’d barely thought about it, but April 29 was next week. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

LeAlan: How long do you think it took for him to drop? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Kermit wrote to his father, “I didn’t think I had a chance in a million nor did anyone else,” he brushed off the incident, writing that it was “the chances of the game.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

All I could do was think of that teapot of water my mother had left on the floor below. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you could invent something that would help us escape?” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think I chose this particular day, little brother? He’ll melt like a Popsicle out there.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This little field, I thought, had swallowed so much. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he might start shaking, or break down in some way, but he doesn’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I think about running with Erin, sprinting, climbing out onto my roof—her using her knee in all sorts of ways. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The people who think I tried to kill myself.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ivy thought she remembered seeing Jessa at last year’s Pumpkin Festival with Robin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What do you think we’ll be called next year? The Granger Sea Lions or some other animal Bergner is trying to save?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think I can aid you with that?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She kept scraping, gritting her teeth, and held on to her thoughts, for once again she could feel the presence of the powerful mother bear at her shoulder. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I guess it explains why she doesn't think I'm pretty, or why she always hated when Dad watched his old samurai shows. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

However, the famous explorer didn’t think that Roosevelt’s current plans, to travel down an already well-known river, “could offer anything new to an Expedition whose object was to unravel unknown aspects of our wilds.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

And after people hear about it, what are they going to think when they see me? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He thought I had something to do with the train. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

So it is zero outside, Quentin thought; soon he will raise the window and do deep-breathing in it, clench-fisted and naked to the waist, in the warm and rosy orifice above the iron quad. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t stand the thought of Charlie being mortified by her in front of these people who thought so highly of him. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think any other bunch of kids would have started happy-dancing and acting crazy because there weren’t going to be any grown-ups around. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly like a cold touch on his heart he thought of Frodo and Sam. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have—” Cecilia began, but I didn’t let her finish her thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Beats me. I haven’t had time to think about it. There’s a difference between remembering and thinking, at least for me.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I looked out the window at the starry night, at the high-tension wires and the osprey nests, and I thought over and over again about what I could have said back to Kerri Gardner. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know a lot of those football guys are laughing at me because of what I did. Because of the shoes. But I never, in a million years, thought they were laughing at Mike.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been staring out the window and thinking about his murdered brother. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see from the expression on Trevor’s face that he was trying to figure out exactly what time to text his mom so she would think he’d gotten out of the movie. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I think about how hard the bench is beneath me and how the truck always vibrates, even on flat ground, buzzing in my bones. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The moon made me think about Mamá too, looking over her shoulder, crying for her loss, waiting for the day when she would see us walk through the door again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Money is the most important thing in the world, you know. Money can buy you happiness, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks. It’ll buy you relief, status, friends, safety ... all sorts of things.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I still thought that there might have been a mistake. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I see a guardia, and I think, who have you killed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I found out, you know. Did you think I wouldn’t?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I think there are like a hundred stories in the whole fandom. Abby and I were able to narrow it down to fifteen possibilities.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“This turtle feeds on our thoughts,” said my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I left you a note a couple of days ago. I thought we should talk—” “I didn’t get a note.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who believe that advocacy challenging mass incarceration can be successful without overturning the public consensus that gave rise to it are engaging in fanciful thinking, a form of denial. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Jonas thought about it, about what it would be like for him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was younger than most of the varsity team because he was only a sophomore, and I think the team thought he was going to blow the game. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She thought for a moment, then said triumphantly, “Like Jojo. Then it gets tall and strong and green, like you, Papa.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe,” he said, putting his hand on his chin in an attitude of deep thought. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

These calculations flashed through his mind in a fraction of a second, but he immediately felt ashamed, and blushed at catching himself in such thoughts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tom, I was thinking about what you told me I said. That the Maze is a code. Being holed up in here does wonders for making the brain do what it was made for.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Instead I just swayed in the wind and sipped my beer, thinking how beer had the exact opposite effect on us two: it made me all dumb as a rock and him halfway literate. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why’d you think it was going to go over like a lead balloon?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

If she was a really practiced reader, she thought, each of those ideas would be surrounded by a phalanx of qualifying detail, but there it was: that was all she had to go on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I thought of some more of the dream,” she confessed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember when my own hands looked that way, when the memories of fear simulations crept into every dream and every idle thought. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I thought about her the next morning when I woke beside the creek in a bed of kudzu vines. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to have fuel, he thought—and he had that The bark was fuel. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very best Will was able to do was to agree to think about it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was an odd thought, the idea of some strange magic coursing through her veins. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I thought he was in some pain, either in his back or somewhere else. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Weak, stupid, confused, cowardly, evasive—she had hated herself for everything she had been, but she had never thought of herself as a liar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s the same for Lord Indra?” asked Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He thinks it’s funny he’s about to chop me up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She stared at it, but I could tell her thoughts were still downstairs, reliving the invasion of our home. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they thought that if they did not notice him, he would not notice them . . . but he saw them anyway and picked whom he liked. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She saw something rare there, and when she thought of him a particular image often came floating back to her. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The freighters didn’t see us or must have thought we were fine. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And do you think the prophet Elijah walks in every time you open a door? A goy zugt a vertl, there’s a fool in every house.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was because I was sleeping on the floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think he blew that game. I just can’t look at him, because it still makes me mad. . . .” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my thoughts became more urgent, more strange. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just sat there as if she was trying to think of what to do. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He looks at me, and from the way he does, I think he might feel bad about his words. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might’ve told me if it was the Cloak . . . because it would’ve covered both of us, wouldn’t it? But you found another way, did you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And then a new thought came to me like a slender stream of hope, filling me with a new understanding. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think they could do anything? Where are all the floods? We dissect them in this class every year.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It's funny, I think that may have been Jazz's first time ever sitting on the stoop with me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was thinking how amazing it was that the world contained so many lives. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to think,” I say to Coach. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He’s rather old. I think he’s gone to stay with his daughter.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way . . . the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wanted to take him in.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think he’s, like, embarrassed of me?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And the thought makes me so tired, I can barely sit upright. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I shiver and think in my bed all night. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The city was bigger than I thought it was. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen ’em both in vids, of course, before they were outlawed, and I see them all the time in the Noise of men cuz what else do men think about except sex and enemies? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He decided right then and there he wanted to be a doctor, though not a heart surgeon because, he thought, “Ooh, the heart’s gross.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Looking at those green pastures that afternoon, I thought the only thing missing from the scene was a happy shepherd. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was not sure what he said, but I knew I would think about it over and over. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I think that he’d gone to hide in the sea grape. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When flying opportunities for women dried up after World War II, Ruth was frustrated but began to think that perhaps space would offer women new flying opportunities. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of an acceptable response to that, but I filed it carefully away for future study. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One said, “I don’t think it’s broken, but it sure is a bad sprain.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I'll make sure, I thought, stepping out and flagging the bus and getting on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This club is smaller than I thought it would be. Cozy." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We thought of nothing, but simply sat there in pitch darkness—in her fear, Mrs. van D. had switched off the lamp. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Leo thought: You should’ve seen him when he had a body. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, my parents had thought construction of their World Champions Centre would be farther along by the time our six-month lease with AIM was up in September. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I think only about two tears came out before I got hold of myself and stopped feeling so stupid and useless. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the second problem, Herschel thought, was more tractable: Once life had been created, what process generated the observed diversity of the natural world? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He waited so they could think it over. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I thought of Geneva as a helpless baby, my dad carrying her to safety, and tears welled up in my eyes, I forced them back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think that makes you special. Everyone has a thing for Imogen.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She confused wit with intelligence, and made people laugh rather than lightening their hearts or making them think. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I was going to write something about my dishonorable intentions toward you, but I didn’t think your mom would approve.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Why, it does seem kind of familiar—only I always thought it was a woman’s dressmaker.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, rubbing my hands together and jumping around to generate some heat. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A junior at North Carolina College, Brown telephoned a few of his college friends and asked what they thought. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

What is it we were doing....You thought you heard a cat a-meowing and wanted me to come see with you. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had been good people, he thought sadly, and he wished them a safe journey, wherever they were headed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Go down very slowly, she told herself over and over, not thinking of more than the steps which seemed almost to bend and buckle beneath her feet, go down very very very slowly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

So I build my own nest and feather it with thoughts of you. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"I think we should just go with my Iron Man idea." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d have thought he would have complimented me on my explanation of the picture, but no. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But I don’t think I have those pieces. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I fondle my pendant, press it to my lips and think, “What do I care! Petel is mine and nobody knows it!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I think if s because she grew up poor in South Korea. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You observed it, Mr. Darcy, I am sure,” said Miss Bingley; “and I am inclined to think that you would not wish to see your sister make such an exhibition.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I had him up on the stool, and my mom thinks he shouldn’t be on there unless somebody’s, like, an inch and a half away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you need to worry about that,” I said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was doing nothing less now, he thought, than prescribing corrective lenses for Earthling souls. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thinks of how fearful he was when he first got involved in theater and how quickly he was put at ease. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The mere thought of Root gave Artemis the shivers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I loved my mom so much, I thought. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

So thinks thy Timid & Affectionate Brother, Evidence Goring My dear Fruition — I have done my Good Work for today & shall set it down. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And Will said out of his experience, “Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids. We can try it anyway. What do you all think?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He liked Dasch and thought he was very personable and very talkative. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“You did the right thing. You did not think, This is America, I can marry who I want.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. So, as I think about this whole conversation we’re having here?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I flinched when he touched me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was absurd to think that the great Scythe Marie Curie, Grande Dame of Death, would care so much for her—and would even think there could be any failure on her own part. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But just when I think I’m home free, a frowning, bald guy slips into the elevator with me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“In Lublin,” she began, thinking of New Rochelle, “I live in a house that has eight rooms and the toilets are inside the house. One upstairs and one downstairs.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at what your thoughts have bought you,” he says loudly, gesturing to the copper deck around him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Did you notice anything unusual, Mr. Crosby? I thought that with your cinematic eye, you may have noticed something that no one else would have seen.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"Do you mean you've been thinking over what I proposed the other night?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

As we carried water to my onions and beets and melons and carrots, I thought back to all the gallons of water I’d wasted in my life. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I thought so! This place is completely different. The humans have even managed to change the shape of the coastline.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I thought he was just waiting for me to catch up, and to tell you the truth, I was too tired to even be really mad about it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

In all the effort he hadn’t been able to think of his father, but it was good to know he was there. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flores puts the class in pairs, and for a moment I think he’s going to have the two of us get together, but instead I am partnered with Glamour Girl. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph began to worry lest Miss K think up a project to find out if a sock with static cling would adhere to a mouse. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before, I always thought Papa might even be a little bit proud of me for doing what I had to do to help the family. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Bell knows that marching isn't the only thing she can do, knows that people fighting need full bellies to think and safe places to gather. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He told Kate, “It’s funny what you remember when you think back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not any single person, but a multitude of them, some charred to the bone, some with faces I thought I recognized. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe then I would not have learned that they thought being a girl was such a bad thing. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I ask him he will tell me how I can think now that Im suppose to get smart. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

With his mouth shut tight, and his feet moving as fast as thoughts could make them, Milo ran all the way back to the car. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, no, I don't think so. Her own secretary was suddenly taken ill and she wired to an agency for a substitute and they sent me." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I pulling weed, and I thinking, my grandchildren need cabbage be healthy. Come. We cook soup.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not very good with directions, but I think I can probably figure it out without a map. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Evy thought it was wonderful when he got a piece to play. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc was right, no one thought of food but there were odd pints and quarts put away all over. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night the man held a gun to my head, I thought I had no future. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She probably thought I was washing all my clothes or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

These were the same thoughts she always had when she walked down into the town. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe I could catch and keep it in there until it got used to me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Pleased about how people are thinking for themselves?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t an answer, and whereas Lyra would have pointed that out and asked for more information, she didn’t think Lizzie Brooks would; so she assented dumbly in the dressing and said no more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A short distance away, he found a hatch in the ceiling of the tunnel—a square wooden panel that must lead, he thought, up into the storerooms. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Life’s unfair, Sosie thought as she poised her stick to strike. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I think in spite of what you said you’ll help me all you can. Otherwise you wouldn’t be lying there in that bed.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“No, the trader was headed south. To Georgia, I think.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Government policy. They have been settling villages closer to the big cities. I thought out here they would leave us alone.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked sideways at me with her secret smile, the tilt of her head, the way she almost faced me made me think she must be hoping for me to do ... something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Brother Fowles had been in Kilanga six years, which really when you think about it is long enough for about any kind of backsliding you could name. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I definitely think I should have been honest then, but to tell you the truth, I was getting as mad as I used to get playing sports, and it was starting to scare me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had not seen Bran for several months and thought he was looking good and told him so. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” lectured Mr. Aaa, “do you think it fair of Mr. Ttt to be so ill-mannered?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Julie is. And I heard a few others in class say they were coming. And I think that new kid Nico is interested.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But secretly, I bet it’s easier not to care what people think of you when you’re Gram’s age than when you’re twelve. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I think, Why did I ever believe they had all the answers for me, anyway? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father thinks she was killed by her own thoughts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up sharply, abruptly as if some chain of thought had been rudely broken: then he left me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compared to Ron, Adria was brief and to the point: “Whatever, Simone. Do what you want. Just stop asking me what I think!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Now I know what you're thinking when you stare out the window." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He had evidently been thinking and had his mind made up; for, almost before he looked at the patient, he whispered to me:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: Mrs. Tolson, what percentage of the students do you think are going to fall down? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laughing only encouraged Dad to cut up more, so when he saw the whole family thinking he was funny he really started putting on a show. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is hard because the effects of the concussion she gave me haven’t completely subsided and my thoughts still have a tendency to jumble together. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I do not want to think about why she is thanking me or what it means. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This is random, but I was just thinking. Do you guys want to go to Waffle House tomorrow, after school? I could quiz you on your lines.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

C.P. grew excited thinking of what they could eventually accomplish: a thousand low-income whites marching and rallying to demand better housing and city services. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought hours had passed when really it was minutes. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After all, California is one of the largest work economies. They need us, and I don’t think they would be so stupid as to neglect us.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“So, I thought we’d talk for a while, and then you’ll have the chance to hear from Sparrow’s teachers. How does that sound?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eric watched the scurrying woodlice that were so frantically unable to avoid the flames, and thought of the first fire just down there, on the steeper side of the mountain, where now was complete darkness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Still, if you think really hard, you can usually figure out what she means. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Jasmine’s ever had a boyfriend before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

As I had hoped, the thoughts of Mala began to fade. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought I'd sit here because I felt a little tight." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I think I blushed, because it felt like I was sitting in front of a fireplace. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I was so depressed I even stopped shaving, didn’t change my clothes, and I don’t think I bathed either. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thinks he can blow everyone away, but he can’t blow me away. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“We’re limited by our own sensory equipment. How do you think a fly sees the world?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking maybe if we get enough money, we can find a real nice place to live, and then Mama would feel better. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes when you think you’ve done all you can, you have to dig down deep and find that extra oomph that helps you get through what seems like an impossible situation.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I liked that she thought I was a kid just like her. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had just thought of something that made him feel as though the happy balloon inside him had got a puncture. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Building a house might be harder than I thought. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

This made me think that maybe the drink wasn’t as potent as I’d initially thought, so I poured myself another glass. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But he thought most of the things were quite ugly. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, it had mostly been Mom’s idea, but she thought it would be best if I brought it up so Connor would be more open to it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But it’s all I can think of. Let’s try it.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Brian thought of him now—wondered how to stay positive and stay on top of this. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not have thought so, but once he would not have thought Robert could command the murder of women and children either. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The black, red, orange and yellow colors are thought to be frozen sulfur, originally spewed from the volcanoes in a molten state with the initial temperatures highest for black deposits and lowest for yellow. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping that maybe the something would fix itself, but thinking that hoping that way is stupid. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Got one day to decide what to do with Shiloh, and nothing I think on seems right. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the end, I think it’s about something else, something much more than my feeling vengeful and mean-spirited. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You think I ain’t aware of every creak and squeak in that house? That I don't know every single second what every member of my family is doing?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Surely if I think about algebra equations or start counting laundry machines, I'll fall right back asleep. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The thought comes out of nowhere and all the explosives on board detonate at once. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Like I was making some kind of point, which I’m sure they all thought was weird. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For several days Caesar had let his thoughts stray to Aurelia more than usual. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I got ready to leave my room then stopped ’cause I got to thinking ’bout something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I do not think that God wishes his creatures to suffer.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ivy thought about mentioning the dance to Layla when she met her family at a park near the inn Thursday afternoon, mostly because she had absolutely nothing to wear. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He thought about the male two-legs that had comforted him, making soft sounds to him and giving him milk to suck, reminding him dimly of his lost Big One. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Hate that you even have to think like that,” she murmurs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was fairly certain she could see a blur where she thought he might be, but something was blocking her view. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost scarier than before. I think she’s really anxious to get out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think she knew much about poetry, but she liked to write.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of the doorway, staring at the road, thinking. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We could have been much, much cruder, and even Joey admitted that he thought Casey would be jealous because Chas’s costume was so much gayer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then Bertha told us about some woman in the grocery store who fainted in the cereal aisle but I wasn’t really listening because I was thinking about Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But what I really think was that she figured that if she made a big deal about me, she’d also have to punish Pet Number Three. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You think he doesn’t pay attention. Nobody calls you out to see the whippings.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“How long do I have to think about it?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s quiet, don’t you think?” he asked, faintly teasing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I know you're just going to think I'm being a stupid teenager, but this is my life and if I'm going to be here for years, I have to do this my way. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He thought the rope would have to be cut, and was annoyed to find the sack hung by wire instead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you think I’m being childish,” I say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“That may be true. But I have done what I thought was right.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, well, I think we want something a little more...catchy,” Jasmine says, saving me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Then, too, you never knew in advance what Samuel would think or say or do—it might be anything. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me think of the track team I didn’t actually become a part of. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Or maybe the driver was thinking of taking a left turn on one of the dirt side roads but was having trouble in the low light figuring out which was the correct road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, Janine, I think it would mean more if you came up and said it yourself.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was single- minded about it, and I later realized that it was a way to keep myself from thinking negatively. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, I couldn’t think of anything else all day. The first thing to understand is: Chester Cricket is a very talented person.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because both my brother and I could speak German and because the full villainy of the Germans was not yet evident, we brazenly questioned every German we thought might know something. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Humor infiltrated the outrage in his voice, which meant that he was thinking of a way out. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke Bitter had painted around it was as dense as clouds, and Jam thought she could see it move, a jerky tendril here and there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I nodded, thinking about Miles slinking across his rooftop and dropping down onto the demon dog’s roof. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My thoughts whirl as the announcer pulls a second set of cards and reads them out. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t mean that at all. But I’ve never thought of you as taking any strong unchanging stand on anything. This has been my judgment. Are you interested?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he might name the child Malachy, after himself, but his North of Ireland accent and the alcoholic mumble confused the clerk so much he simply entered the name Male on the certificate. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Olanna placed Baby down on the mattress, covered her with a wrapper, kissed her forehead, and felt the sudden urge to cry at the thought of Ugwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Things Fall Apart,” he said, and at first I thought he had given me a warning, that everything around me would fall apart. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Working quickly and without much thought, he gave his diary a title, calling it, “Chronology of Events.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over thinking the kid was finally going to be friends with her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You would have thought I suggested we hunt down Captain America himself and gut him like a trout. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They were in civilian clothes, and I thought, Cops—until I saw the baseball bat and started to turn, hearing, "Hey, you!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same thought repeated in his head: My life is over. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Nicodemus thought you might like to see our main hall—just a quick look. He said you asked about the Plan.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t help but think of Rowan and wonder how he was faring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Crying, I think, feeling strangely disconnected from my own thoughts. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After a little thought, the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully, their trotters being well adapted to this task. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” he said, “I think this is yours.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long I sit like that at the table, spinning thoughts and plans until they all jumble together or when, in my utter exhaustion, I start to nod off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I think I still prefer surgery. And in this case especially, with this, uh . . . background, I'm not so sure that I don't believe in the effectiveness of simple prayer." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m thinking about going fishing if I can find some gear in Grampa’s garage.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He used this preoccupied tone when he was thinking of something more interesting than what you had said. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Montaigne, too, was right—right to think that the men and women of his day were hopelessly fallible when it came to understanding the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Well? What did you think of him?” she asks. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I shudder so hard my teeth chatter, and it’s difficult to keep walking, hard to keep my thoughts straight. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I continued walking, thinking of food, rest, a soft bed, and a warm blanket. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t she alive? I think you have to pick someone dead.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

So if the tide is going out—and I think it is—we’re not making much headway at all. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I’ve given this a lot of thought or anything. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And I thought maybe the doctor was mistaken, my parents were mistaken, and now they had taken Lynn away when she still possessed a small spark of life in her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking about Taborlin the Great, who knew the names of all things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, I think maybe my ankle was tied to my husband’s and sister-in-law’s both.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cloud of smoke hung over his head like a cartoon thought bubble full of swirling, unformed thoughts. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think she likes me the way you are thinking about it.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m having trouble thinking and looking at her at the same time. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Dayah would like a pair of new shoes, I think. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She prayed to every spirit she could think of, even her great-grandfather whom she had never seen. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so sorry that I wasted your time because you really do mean a lot to me and I hope you have a very nice life because I really think you deserve it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He used to take gymnastic classes until they got to be too expensive, and I think he secretly wanted to be a personal trainer. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I thought the swollen feeling in my throat would go away once he was dead, but it didn’t. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think of gauzy skirts, high heels with stars on the toes, hats covered with fruit and feathers, lifted eyebrows, pencil-thin; gaiety and excess. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we didn’t speak, Aileen hummed so softly and warmly, I thought of the cicadas and the crickets singing at dusk in the dust and hayseed of Uncle Earl’s farm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

To her way of thinking, that actually made the day pretty interesting, and she was excited to tell Mom about the new trick she’d discovered for surviving school. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

That night when I asked Rob about it he said he wasn’t certain, but he thought the victim was a Sherpa who’d died three years earlier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Long time past, my heroes,” Gawaine was saying, “before ourselves were born or thought of, there was a beautiful grandmother at us, called Igraine.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I just couldn't get over the fact that it was all happening so fast, and it all was so awesome, but I was too uncomfortable. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Every other time she’d moved, she’d been able to think of the destination as a brief stop along the way, but this one was the end of the road. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that’s a bad thing,” she said, and she reached down to her bag to pull out her water flask. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Once she left, I got myself up, which was way more painful than I thought it would be. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, there will be real human hardware, great whirring, clicking cabinets intelligent enough to read magazines and vote, able to think rings around the rest of us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” said Mother, “I think it does.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if he said it ’cause he thought I was older than I am or if he said it to everybody. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Harry thought Ron had frozen. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“She said you never cared what anyone else thought. I could tell how much she liked that about you. I think she wished she had a little more of that in her.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But the thought of being able to see Mama Ya-Ya again comforts me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She saw him one evening walking along the river, alone, deep in thought. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He must be more dehydrated than he thought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet thought: you always know the truth; wait long enough and the mind will tell you. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little thing like that, and she thought he was conceited! The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even thinking about it was like thinking about someone else’s life, not my own. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think my dad could hurt me this much. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Did she think it was a new suit of feathers? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I think they even respected me a little because of it. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simple physical movements and observations can have a profound effect on how we feel and think. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children looked at one another, thinking of all the things they desired. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of being quiet as a negative, something that was wrong with me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amil and I squeezed each others hands and this is what I thought: If I die, I’m glad I’m here with my brother, the other half of me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I lie in bed and think of the hospital where the white sheets were changed every day and there wasn’t a sign of a flea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The various members of the Pike family—parents, grand- parents, et al.—each thought someone else had bought Danny the new bicycle. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I don't think they will appreciate that a fellow slave knows all about my mission. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice was brave, but he thought the fingers must hurt awfully. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like, if the sun just up and left one day, you’d think someone would sound an alarm, right? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I should stop till I get to a hundred. I can feel the sentences working. I think I need the whole punishment to make me stop spitting.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, Cabot could barely read the name Lazarus without thinking about his Bible. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Rufus was so big, Mr. Freeman thought he was a possum, went and got his hunting rifle, and blew him clean away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I saw him stiffen for a moment, as though in sudden pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He has gone on to a new and different life, and in thinking longingly of the past, he has been giving thought and interest to something that no longer really exists. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he’s grieving, but not in a human way. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I never thought of it like that,” I say, really thinking about what that means. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, I certainly hoped a daughter of mine’d hold her ground for what she thinks is right—stand up to me first of all.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Me and JP got in a pretty bad fight this morning. I think I’m going to get in big trouble. I busted his face. And to top it off, I’m pretty sick.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Certainly despair was the last thing he thought of when he looked at her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Strangely, as bored as I was with cliches, her inflection gave them something new, and set me thinking for a little while at least. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought that being only a visitor to the world of corrections, I would be immune to this syndrome. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think...I think I want you to take him, Connor. Let’s face it, he much prefers your company.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And as I watched the very beautiful, very talented Ms. Taylor back onto the street, the only thing I was thinking was how completely unworthy, how utterly un-Stan, I really was. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Even as he thought it, he knew it wasn’t the same thing, but it was the best he could do on short notice. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Our friendship was built on a plainspoken candor that I think we both enjoyed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I think we can do that,” I finally reply. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I thought it was just another piece of her medical equipment she got from the hospital because each week, she got something new. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That got me thinking about what Daddy had said to me in the car. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think about strawberry cheesecake and carrot cake?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And yet as he stares at it, he cannot keep his thoughts from the question: Could it be? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I never thought she really wanted me to write about my family life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

But as he thought about this question, he found his voice, though it croaked and wobbled. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I think she’s going to speak more German, but she switches easily to English. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

You didn’t see the river, so you didn’t think about it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“He thinks you oughta stick around. And we were talking, and I think it’s about time for me to do like him. Sit on a beach, watch some pretty women.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Mark my words, there is something fishy about the way Miss Monroe died and I think there is something fishy going on in this town.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry thought, though it was hard to judge, that the figure was a woman. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“There may not be any harm in him,” said Taran to the bard, “but I think it’s safer to have him for a friend.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could save Arnold from the poisoned treats, let him go on, and let Knapp think that his dirty trick had worked. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think they must be the worst,” said Taran, quickening his pace to keep up with Gwydion. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

All the way home I thought about what Amar said, about every relationship having its problems. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why,” you said, “but I think we need to talk.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

No one could memorize this layout in a day—perhaps not even in a week—and yet we weren’t allowed to bring our maps inside; they were thought to be a security risk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought comes to me: This, then, is the fruit of it all. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘Who was Gil-galad?’ asked Merry; but Strider did not answer, and seemed to be lost in thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It means that you are a creative thinker. You think differently than other people.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she said she had to get some cigarettes for Jordan. She left just before the lights went off. She said she’d be right back, but she’s been gone for over an hour, I think.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start thinking this typing thing could really come in handy someday since I like to tell stories. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I think you could have used being underestimated to your advantage.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This bird, thought Palmer, is either dumb, clumsy or a comedian. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the back of my mind, I was thinking about DePaul as a possibility for him. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron and Harry stood quite still, both thinking the same thing — did the Cloak work on cats? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I like to think I’m not high maintenance or anything, but is it so bad to want some chemistry? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dr. King thought the officials were digging their own grave. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Ralph would be happy in a cage,” he told his teacher. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the center of the room, thinking. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They must ha’ thought better on’t for some reason or another,” said the Jack, “and gone down.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It made him sick to even think about her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“How long do you think we’ll have to wait before we know if the miracle’s on or not?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was frightening to think of missing mass on Sunday, then dying, and for that one mortal sin to go to hell forever. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the wall I affix the Ahnenpass, what is left of the girl I thought I was. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Thomas thought he could see bright flashes of light far away, bouncing off the night sky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I think this: That girl needs to leave the house some. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Elijah Muhammad had seen this show, I think, or another one, and he had been told about me. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I cannot help thinking that Madoc’s idea of love doesn’t seem like a very safe thing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I drank my coffee slowly and thought about the day to come. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet, and for a moment Elinor thought she heard Mortimer's voice as it brought life into the church with the red walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But only a few trials, I think, will be needed; and I shall not have to call on Gimli for words of the secret dwarf-tongue that they teach to none. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Did she think we were staying here for good? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I quickly apologize and step back away from the door and run down the steps, thinking that I got turned around somehow. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m passing through, that’s all. Just thought I’d look around. I wanted to see the farm. . . “Cause any evening up left to do, Circe took care of.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having passed many hours deliberately not thinking about Robbie Turner, she was outraged that he should be back in the house, once again without his socks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe they'd reappear years and years later—in front of some boy who had spent his whole life thinking otherwise. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Charlie may think it, but at least he doesn’t say “Weirdo,” which is why he’s my best friend. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been counseling your dad to get rid of negative energy the moment it enters his head. Somehow I don’t think this is what they had in mind.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder if Amil thinks about you on this day like I do. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And thinking this, he grew more impatient every day for the land that was already his. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

All one had to do was be bold, do something nobody thought of. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In my room I opened my magic book to see if it would show me anything about the ball or Char’s thoughts. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I could think of was how Mamá was going to give me one historical paliza when she found out—and she’d find out if we called the authorities. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

All these years teaching and she still doesn’t know that thinking is the trouble with groups. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had thought I would have some revelation of specific evil. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He glanced at the dining-room window— the one Mr. Lyte thought he broke the night the cup was stolen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d be lying if I said the mere thought of what could be said at that table right now doesn’t make me feel sick. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should check my phone, he thought, then remembered how pointless that was. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I guess I never thought of naming it.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought the same thing. I failed to appreciate that imagining and seeing are two very different things.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When you say a terrible thing, it should be like a weight lifted off your chest, but giving voice to this thought has only made the weight heavier. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought they were going to jump in after me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was new to me; when I went to prison, a journalist would never have thought of asking questions about one’s wife and family, one’s emotions, one’s most intimate moments. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to go home,” I say, “and you were the closest thing I could think of.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Like she thinks I’m too young to handle it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none, that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it out to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I bet she thinks I’m not going to tip her, but I’ll prove her wrong. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Yet I found myself thinking it was not so bad to have fallen in with him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s parents in my neighborhood work in factories, so the idea of a “business trip” is foreign to me, but I don’t ask any questions so he doesn’t think I’m stupid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

What do I say to that, when the thought of seeing my mother again is the only thing that’s mattered—the one thing that’s given me a purpose in this world? Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Papa Andrew translated her compliment into Krio for us, we all giggled because we thought that we had sung in English. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were in primary school, they sometimes looked at each other and laughed, without speaking, because they were thinking the same joke. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I think of that time, scattered pictures appear in my mind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had trouble even thinking of him as part of the same camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Heading west on I-10, she felt some measure of relief in knowing that at the very least, on the open road she would have some time to think. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Legions of people think of rather stiff sentences—None of Dempsey’s teeth was chipped, or None ofTunney’s fingers was broken—as grammatically correct. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t seem to think it’s a big deal. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

From time to time he thought he had it, but it always unraveled on him in the end. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In that day pus was thought to be benign, a proof that a wound was healing properly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Egyptians, who had invented geometry, thought little about mathematics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I went to Uncle Clark, knowing that he had incurred expense in bringing me here, that he had thought he was helping me, that he had bought my clothes and books. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about this more often now that I was an adult, especially when people applauded me for my achievements, as if there weren’t a strange and cruel randomness to it all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn't believe they thought I was going to go to hell unless I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You know what? She thought this snow was a miracle—it swept her away!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slouched at the kitchen table, forcing him-self to sip Campbell’s Chicken Broth, he heard the voices and thought they were the sound of kids playing in the street. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lanky, with a loping gait, and dressed in what some Europeans thought was Western or Texan clothing, he was described as being “laconic as the hero of an old cowboy movie.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think of you all the time and wish I could see and hold you in my arms, like I know you held me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

If this had been in a book, she thought, the skies would be weeping, the swallows mourning by the smokestack. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I dreamed of flying, she thought, and now I’ve flown, and dream of stealing eggs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At one house I knocked at I thought I saw a curtain move, but I couldn’t be sure. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think that all children's books ought to have funny bits in them?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sonny’s thinking about becoming a mining engineer,” Dad snapped. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you think my hair’s voluminous, you’ve never witnessed my cheeks after I ingest some nuts.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

You never really liked the Mellower, did you? thought Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the fact that my mother thinks I’m a complete loser is not pleasant. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You can see that we always know what Delsie is thinking.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Every now and then when he thought about her he was convinced she was dead. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You saw Manny today. Can you think of some other explanation?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Amari looked at it in wonder, thinking it must be some kind of talisman. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only a saber fencer roars like that. I thought you were a meek little person, but you obviously have something else going on in there.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Did you really think that I was going to drive this buggy into the middle of the river?” he asked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew only that she was from another village and had a few years of schooling—a fact that worried his own father, who thought that was too much education for a woman. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Since we’ve been studying the Holocaust, it has made him think about all the people he knows who have been killed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Father agreed to finance me for a year and after various delays I came east, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Because it was there again, only faint and in the background at first, but growing all the while, so that afterwards it was what I kept thinking about. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fought for every ball, and didn’t hesitate to put his body at risk if he thought he could gain an advantage. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I started to think that maybe I was still dreaming, but my mother was changing the sheets on my bed so I knew that everything was real. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s better she not spend too much time near the water right now.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But truly, my face was burning at the thought. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, almost as a nervous reflex I said, “It’s George Gey, not Grey.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for asking, but I don’t think there’s one thing in here that could even fit my pinky toe, let alone my whole body.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If all otters did not eat abalones this way I would have thought it was a game played by Won-a-nee just to please me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a little reassuring, actually, to think that Haymitch might have been right. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That day, I thought, Harry might not get out of bed at all. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

That’s the face Americans think is Chinese, the one they cannot understand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just beginning to make sense when the phone rang, shattering his thoughts. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

If he smiled, people might think he didn’t have compassion for Sasha. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I still felt like I was missing something, but I couldn’t think of what in the world it could be. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then my mind wandered and my thoughts became a living part of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought we were going to die, but he let us go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more he thought of it the larger the risk seemed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But Wang Lung never thought to say, “Well, and why do you not with the silver I have to spare, hire a servant or buy a slave?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I would have thought that was obvious, Harry,” he said, sounding surprised. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I think I read it in a comic book.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought in the city, people could get water from the tap whenever they wanted,” I said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I thought he would release me, but he went on holding me beside him, and when the corner was passed, and the road came straight again, he did not let me go. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The much-anticipated marker ahead does not bring her the joy she thought it would. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

How did she know what he was thinking? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

So it’s happened, I kept thinking, you’re in the middle of a story exactly as you’ve always wanted, and it’s horrible. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I think she was talking more to herself than to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t think of anything else to say. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Every time he thought no one was looking, he tried to pull a feather out of Andeg’s tail. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You know, Milo, I think Colonel Korn and I might be willing to take the syndicate off your hands,” he suggested in an offhand manner, almost licking his lips in savory anticipation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“She said she thought it was sweet the way he blushes at the mention of my name. I think it’s sweet too. A little corny, but sweet.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She’d have to start thinking of ways to make being the “poor girl” part of her charm and appeal. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Honk, honk,” he said, and then, “Know what I think? I think Uncle Charles was rich.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Catching a ride there was easier than they thought. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Like my mom, I have a tendency to say my thoughts out loud. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s scar was exquisitely painful, but he struggled with all his strength against the pull of Voldemort’s thoughts: It had never been so important to remain in his own right mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It would be months before they could simply save up enough to even think about moving out of the manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I looked at it for a moment too long and began to think of the frosty remains of small animals I’d find in the woods just as the spring snow thawed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“She’s the whole reason we moved to this town. The truth is, I thought it might make this place...I don’t know. Different,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you think the trader took him all the way to New Orleans?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about that day at the Kennedy Space Center, and then how I’d removed Thomas from the picture. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She pushed the old woman from her mind and instead tried to think of what Mama would do in this situation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I thought it was strange that I would be sent to school so soon after landing in Rochester. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Am I the only one who thinks that might be significant?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They thought and thought, with their chins on their hands. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was like being asleep, except that you didn’t wake up, he thought. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was the boat, maybe they thought the guy was out in his boat at night too much. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made notes to himself about the strong emotions that make one think about God and heaven. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just dozed off after a round of thinking about all that Mom had said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Have you noticed the more you try not to think, the more elaborate your thinking episodes get? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singleton asked: “Do you think it’s possible maybe the accident occurred when he was reading your text?” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I did not want to think about the cottage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you know that once we get back home we can get one.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought we were done with your warnings." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She became hysterical with terror and thought of her mother as already dead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought drugs might be something people did to you, like jabbing you with a needle while you were trying to mind your business. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I thought I was all about being a film critic, but I'm great at putting out fires and getting my director anything she needs to do her job. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think 1 . . .” He couldn’t even finish the sentence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You think it’s as big as her ship?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped being hungry a long time ago, but not eating makes it hard to think. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, again without thought, he began to row slowly, rowing through the watchful ocean until the blue land changed to gray and then brown and green. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Plus, at this point, they would just think I was making excuses like Mustafa. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I could only think back to that closet, hiding inside it with a pile of jackets surrounding me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There was also the thought of the pilot. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then it turns over, thinks a bit, and begins spooling backwards, slow at first. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you think you can beat him easily?” asked Zuckerman gently, pointing out that Spassky was no better than Petrosian, for example. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been spending so much time with my cousins, and thinking about my mother, that I could use some good laughs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t gone far before I realized that the reception I got wasn’t what I thought it would be. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I had finally figured this game out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As I got to know the girls, I remember thinking: Wow, I’m playing with white kids! How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what outlook you might think that to be,” he said to Mother in that same special voice, for bad dogs and morons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think you can figure out for yourself how my brother said Douggo. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought the doctor might have pumped somebody's stomach and then analyzed what he found in his hotel laboratory. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“The little voice. I think of that all the time. It tells you you’re about to do something dumb.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When they tramped the roads or cut across the fields and he was silent for too long, Mace would say, “Guvnor, are you thinking about crumpet again?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He asked why I’d chosen Jewish history, and without thinking I blurted that I’d learned of the Holocaust only a few semesters before and wanted to learn the rest of the story. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I never thought about whether prisons had the wrong people before. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“What do you think you’re going to wear?” she asks, threading her hands through her hair. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Probably full of giant cockroaches and bats,” he thought. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody looking at these tents would guess they belonged to wizards, Harry thought, but the trouble was that once Bill, Charlie, and Percy arrived, they would be a party of ten. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At first they thought it was a plague. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“As regards the medical evidence, I think—er—that I made one or two fantastic suggestions.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

All she could think about was how in a few months the pregnancy would limit her ability to do construction work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You can help me. I thought I knew everything, but you...” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Watching, Rick thought, My god; there’s something worse about my situation than his. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to think how Sela would have handled a situation like this. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I think Mom’s finally done, she goes back to the beginning and starts again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Just when he thought Alec might’ve lost his marbles after all, the man suddenly made a sharp turn to the right, running parallel to the expanding fine of flames. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“We thought America would be like this,” Alex said, pretending to be a magician with a wand and flicking it at the table. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I think we fell asleep. At least that’s how it seems. A deep sleep.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go. Tomorrow. I think you and I should be on this team together.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You mean Brad’s dog? I thought she was staying with your mother-in-law.” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

For a second, I thought I saw my horrified face reflected in her dark, glassy eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You think it would be a bad idea if I sat up?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We could have afforded a laundress, she thought; it wasn’t fair. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think they know something about all this, do you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After a whole day of wrangling the babies and thinking disgruntled thoughts about those pennies, I launched a new campaign at dinner that night. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He thought of how he’d find a church at last and take a team and of the owner coming out, shouting at him and of himself striking the man down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why can’t they,” she thought bitterly, “just give the doll away without saying I am poor and she is rich? Why couldn’t they just give it away without all the talking about it?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people thought you melted the butter in the pan first to make grilled cheese, then put the sandwich down, but that was wrong because then the butter wouldn’t spread even on the bread. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He thought waxing his red sports car all afternoon was more important than taking his wife somewhere in it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And secondly, if she did see what she thought she was going to see, she wouldn't trust herself to keep a straight face. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then some Brahms, who is as bad as you might think. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If they laughed, they never thought to tell me what the joke was. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I can see the way people look at us; I can see them thinking, What a beautiful family. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way his eyes flicked toward me made me think he wanted to say something, but, instead, he only gave me a small smile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“All right, sweetness,” she’d said, looking at the writhing child and thinking back on several arguments they’d had about Jam’s clothes, when Jam would sign refusal over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I am not really sure of all this, he thought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

This I thought as I lay there, listening to the sounds of sleep and lost in my own imaginings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt thought he could make Maria understand if he ever got to see her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean—what do I think?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It went off better than I expected. I don’t often get asked for a second hearing. What did you think of it?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And she still needed to think about that voice, about what it had said. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Having been in the house, I could well believe him; but if he knew what I know, he would, I think, have raised his terms. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You must think I’m a baby and don’t know how to pack a grub box.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I thought, if I have not asked, it is because I have not dared; there is a look about you that is quelling, and your manner forbids such talk. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been very well fed by Mrs. Bessie in the Lyte kitchen, and he thought Cilia was a grand kid. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, I looked on the white man not as an oppressor but as a benefactor, and I thought the chief was enormously ungrateful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam brushed the snow off the door and thought about the evening’s menu. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I look that different now—just older. Bigger. I was kind of scrawny back then. And I have to shave more now.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I listened to the talk and watched the TV and couldn't stop thinking about it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The whole Fair was at Joe’s school, and you’d have thought he owned everything himself when he went around with them after the parade. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a good deal of comment at the time—nine people out of ten thought Seton was innocent and that the judge's summing up had been vindictive. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I thought he said the president sent him here.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I made conversation, asking him what he thought of this and that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t care for the ghost in the dining room, and she thought maybe she could try a different one first. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The thought of what she must look like was too much. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But mostly I spend my time thinking about getting to Ares 4. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The abolitionists didn’t think that position went far enough; they favored full and immediate emancipation. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“What do you think was the cause of death?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think we need new fixtures, L6once. Don’t let us get anything new; you are too extravagant. I don’t believe you ever think of saving or putting by.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes," I say, because I feel too tired to think. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

All this time I thought she was on my side, because I was on her side. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth rattled when she thought of the night, the time when Rasheed might at last decide to do to her what husbands did to their wives. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I kept stealing glances at Baba sitting with Rahim Khan on the roof, wondered what he was thinking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sitting there studying the video camera, and I’m wondering what Sheila would think if she could hear herself on that tape, if she could watch those words coming out her own mouth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that no searcher had ever come back in two thousand years . . . well, I decided not to think about that. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And so, in my mind, I think of him as “the preacher.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Good God. I think I’d better have a doctor out to look at you.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The police said there had been a witness who thought he saw a “bushy-haired Negro” running from the schoolyard where the body was found. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother clutches her bare arms as if made cold by the thought. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought it was because I was feeling fatigued, but I knew it was because I was drunk. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

After thinking it over, I figured out a way to help. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella’s first thought was to wonder if they knew any of the Klan members. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He thought, again, of Madu dying and realized he did not know how he would feel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had the same thought as he sat on the front steps of the school that afternoon, waiting for Esperanza to show up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Prosper said nothing, although he didn't think this was a particularly smart plan. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Her mom's . . . not in very good shape. I think he hurts her." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He listened quietly, then let out a long sigh and said, “Have you ever thought maybe you should just let them go?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ever since, just the thought of cows made her ill. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

James pored over the maps in his history book, trying to think out where the treasure might be. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So, the performance is on for today? I thought it looked like rain again." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not so long. I thought maybe I was mistook. But ain’t no mistake. Gabriel, what we going to do?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“He needs you to concentrate on playing the kind of pattern ball that he thinks is going to help the team win. What’s wrong with that?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The thought occurs to me again: Maybe I can fight the serum. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s wonderful to think what would happen if you put your imagination toward scientific ends. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The school had spoken with her last year about moving me straight to sixth grade after Jay and I both finished fourth, and she thought it was a good idea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall thinking of him as especially young, even in relation to the other teachers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s all very well for me to think these things, quick as staccato, a jittering of the brain. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of kids had called Park names in the halls, but it didn't hurt like he thought it might. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was not meant to hear that, he thought. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I think about that day when Rachel came to the house and took Evie, and my whole body goes cold and I think, I’m not being ridiculous at all. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even now she recoils at the thought of living with her own in-laws. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was sure his dog was thinking the same thing. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You may not want to hear this, but I don’t think she can possibly be your mother, much as you may wish she were. How could she have come here?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Personally, I think there are just a few things he has not yet learned about life, and that is that you cannot get through it without learning how to communicate with people.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“When I came,” he told her, “I was scared. Lonely, too, I think. And I behaved badly. I lied and stole. But look—now I am fine. I’m hoping to get my true name soon.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Lately, he’d been practicing in front of the mirror, thinking of stuff that made him mad while trying to keep his feelings from showing on his face. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he turned to me and said in a tone he seemed to think was impressive, “My boss is coming, with the rest of our gang.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s worse now. Maybe because I’m thinking about what I’m doing after graduation next year.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I thought you just had a stomach bug. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If Zola had a thunderbolt, I think she would throw it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes. They weren’t who you thought they were, girl. ” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to remind Coach Mustilli that he was the one who thought I was full of fire, not me, but I held my tongue. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I think we are very similar to each other because we both had innocent friends die. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t think the mailman has come by yet. ” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

For his first thought had been to thank the heavens it was not his own father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I close the door behind me and wonder how I can possibly think I'll get away with this. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think we’re going to have a lot of fun together. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The crush of stampeding kids pushed me deeper and deeper into the snow, and I kept thinking, can you drown like this? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she understood him for a moment. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I’ll never know for sure, but I think she did understand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, Mo, she thought, no, let's not take him! Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I do not think they will let you into Russia,” she said. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I think about these people who don’t even know me but want to support me, and I am feeling seen and heard. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I knew he meant it as a joke, but I didn't think it was funny at all. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I was staring at Maddie, wondering if she was thinking about the good old days like I was, when she grabbed my elbow and speed-walked me around the corner. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s worth the risk. We’ll be able to hide in the city. Here were just waiting for them to find us.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I also wanted him to know that I thought he was a great teacher. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Minli said, again thinking that this dragon was very different from any dragon she had ever heard about. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I had never given thought to how the Russian civilians must have felt when they saw us rolling into their towns and villages.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, thinking about all the years I’ve lost makes me feel like I’m on the lip of an enormous chasm, like I could fall in and never come back out. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t afford to indulge in that kind of thinking. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The thought came to her slowly: She wanted to have Odenigbo’s child. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I haven’t been in many elevators, and I thought that was why I was feeling weird. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I told her that I was taught never to use the word you are defining in its definition and that she ought to think of a substitute word for letter if she is defining it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was some Wind, as I think that a Storm arises up. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

No, she thought, you are too honest and too honorable. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The gyptian said, “You think the weather is only out there? It’s in here too,” and tapped his head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to think we were the good guys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every thought of Du Barry and Madam Claire and the other Belles and my mother's Belle-book sends another surge through me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But wars were not the first, second, or even third thoughts in my mind on those nights. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Because the Berlin Wall was not only blocking our way; it was blocking our sight—our ability to think about the world as a single market, a single ecosystem, and a single community. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I didn’t think it was something I could properly discuss with you without being here in person. And I wanted to warn you without somehow being overheard by my teammates.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not when I think of Izzi, who even now might be suffering at the Commandant’s hands because she chose friendship over self-preservation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

For a while I thought that everything had worked out for the best. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And then I become an empty coconut shell without its sweet water and flesh when I think of my mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I thought I’d be a tough case, but Dr. Golan made surprisingly quick work of me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1838, as Darwin tore into a new journal—the maroon C notebook—he had more thoughts on the nature of this driving force. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she’ll ever be able to forgive what he did to her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I think that such a net as this would be best used to trap fish,” said Kvasir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s so funny, because sometimes you wouldn’t even think we came from the same family. I don’t know how it is that my life is so different from his.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Naturally we think. But plan! How can we? It is not within our means.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a pretty good thing to think about. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was thinking like that when I first heard the horses. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he had were watery eyes in the bathroom and a look of boredom and confusion when he thought no one was looking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I know she is thinking about how she almost lost me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds April and Melanie couldn’t think of a way to get started, and the five of them just stood there staring at each other. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to think about that, Merci, because Dr. Newman can ask you to leave if he decides you’re too much trouble.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I will not be able to fool them into thinking I’m Amity with a scowl on my face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He probed me with these eyes, searching my thoughts, my spirit. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And then she thought of Aron’s beautiful face so like her own and a strange pain— a little collapsing pain—arose in her chest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, he did just about everything that way. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I thought for a second she might be crying, but she rallied quickly, pulling her hoodie up and taking The Club out of the Wal-Mart bag. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Nico, I have to admit, the first day you were unconscious, I didn’t know what to think or feel. What you did was hard to watch . . . hard to process.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I need only to think of Prim and all my resolve disintegrates. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He told me about his direct line to God and said I should think seriously, very seriously, about coming down to the church for a chat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“When the Ash Being was messing with me,” Nathan said, “it was making all the bad feelings and thoughts I already had worse.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As she carved, she thought about her mother’s crazy diets: Juice fasts. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I am thinking about the fish and the river. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Before Papa died, I thought that was dumb. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

If I don't acknowledge It, will they think I'm just not able to confront difficulty, challenge, hurdles, this absolute nightmare? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“So I hear you’re thinking of applying for membership at our club?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But for a moment I thought I was seeing a ghost.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, my friends don’t think it’s odd I live outside of town. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were all wearing our very best clothes, but I was worried about what Mama would think when she saw us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder what he had in mind for you to do with it; as you couldn’t read it, I’m foxed as to what he was a thinking.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

This night was already too much, and I think Mrs. Menzer sensed that because she didn’t say anything else on the drive to my house. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and take a second to think about it. I can turn around.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyone here think I'm a monster? That's such a strong word. Usually reserved for creatures in fairy tales. Not princesses. Not future queens." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I think about the many ways I ignored what was in front of me—how blind I was, how foolish not to be on my guard. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There’s a tightness in her voice that reveals she doesn’t agree with this particular line of thinking, but the old white man doesn’t notice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Other young men were thinking along the same lines and we would all meet to discuss these ideas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to win, though. I think Julie is running against me.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As he drew, the boy thought of the old king, and the plaza where they had met that day; it seemed as if it had taken place years and years ago. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact, for a second 1 thought you might have hit him.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never thought you’d want to leave here and go there.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I thought about Hailsham closing, and how it was like someone coming along with a pair of shears and snipping the balloon strings just where they entwined above the man’s fist. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking that if only I’d never met Trotter, I wouldn’t be in such a bad situation. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes that’s how I feel—like wouldn’t it be cool if I had somebody to write the words over my head so people would know what I’m thinking? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Hazel thought the tablets looked too thin for books. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So they treated the invasive type aggressively but generally didn’t worry about carcinoma in situ because they thought it couldn’t spread. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe he thought love worked like a Ping-Pong ball and would bounce around between the three of us. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“And you didn’t think that this was worth telling me until now?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do this,” she tells Ashoke when he brings her a cup of tea, the only thing he can think to do for her, the last thing she feels like drinking. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once again Ash shared Gwen’s small attic room, and that night as Gwen lay asleep in bed, Ash lay awake, thinking. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His favorite old theatrical fantasy, the one in which he thought of himself as “Perry O’Parsons, The One-Man Symphony,” returned in the guise of a recurrent dream. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were too busy thinking about what might come next. We missed our happy ending.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Holding her breath, she clicked the red arrow and watched the computer do its thinking spiral, then slowly load a new page. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re always thinking, Billy. You just weren’t thinking about the reading test.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had five years to think it over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss thought that Esperanza was going to chime in with a story or two of her own, but she still stood awkwardly off to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then I had another thought: The stars are campfires that other hunterfolk light at night. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes on the door and think about the last rainy day. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I thought it would come pretty close to wrecking me to stand at the front window and watch them—two of them this time—walk out with their things in their arms. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Just think about being in a cool place. That always helps. Let’s pretend this is our new home in Norway. There’s a fjord outside and snow on the mountains.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My thoughts were churned up like muddy water, with dangerous eels thrashing through it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ob needed somebody to fill the empty hole she left, and I reckon I thought if I aged about fifty years, I might could fill it for him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The only thing I thought was that I had to prey on others for my survival,” he said. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

After thinking about it for a bit, Candice realized what was going on. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But I have limited myself to five students and I cannot even think of adding another.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking that I should message him, but then remembered that my phone got boosted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Emma,” said Mr. Knightley presently, “I have a piece of news for you. You like news—and I heard an article in my way hither that I think will interest you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe like when everyone is just having their own thoughts. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t find it, but I thought it just got mixed in with the copies or something.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Um, yeah, I think I did know that. Sorry,” I say again. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He never actually tricked me, but he thought my straight-faced reactions were hilarious. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And my hand automatically reached up to touch his tooth necklace, and I thought how it totally could be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The Mellower’s mother. I saw a letter once. I think I remember the address.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t recall that I had a single thought during those first minutes of relative safety. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She thought he had one of those falsely innocent little faces that are such an aid to evil boys. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d never seen a saguaro cactus until I moved here,” I told them, thinking of the great saguaro at the top of my hill. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Now, take your time and think hard. I want to ask you some questions.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, I think he is just lying on it. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of an answer for that. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I did not stop to think that one wave is inevitably followed by another even larger and more powerful, when the tide is coming in. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he says he loves it and promises to come back. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I hope you don’t mind my asking,” Douglas said, “but I noticed the statue outside, and are you guys Christian? I thought you were Indian.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Have you thought that it may be uphill work for me? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I thought it was supposed to come down in flakes — you know, each one unique and all that. These just look like the ends of Q-tips.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s awful to he cut off from your own memories, Luna thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I looked to my father to see what he thought, but he was staring into space, in another world. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He moved ever so slightly to the right, screening Aunt Petunia from view, as though he thought Mr. Weasley might suddenly run at them and attack. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was foolish to think some things were beyond happening, even being attracted to Negroes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey watched them playing, proud that she had thought to get the ball. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Curtis,” my father muttered, “I thought we agreed to keep that to ourselves.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, lowering onto a stool, he stared at the giveaway program without hearing or seeing it, without thinking, either. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you didn’t believe in God,” he says. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

At first, Annabelle thought he was hitting the tavern, but tonight, they’re in Black Bear, Idaho, on Yellow Dog Road and there’s not a brewpub in sight. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s nice to think she’s out there somewhere, happy and safe and loved. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

On the road to the next world, surely, she and Neewo would meet, thought Omakayas, tears blinding her as she tipped water to her father’s lips. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The wind picked up around me, whirling my thoughts even faster. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They were right, it’s easier, to think of her as dead. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he thought of Hab and William, and memories drove him back to his work until the pain was numb again. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gherland thought as they walked, tendrils of worry curling around his heart, cinching into a hard, tight knot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I used to think the sun shone brighter out here in Uncle Carlos’s neighborhood, but today it really does—there’s no smoke lingering, and the air is fresher. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My mind’s eye has yet to catch up and process that he is here, in my bubble, redefining everything I thought I knew of myself. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘I hope you’ll do that too, and not start thinking backward.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s crazy to believe you can always put into words what you think of when you think of a person who’s gone, mainly because a lot of times it’s not about specific things. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking, “Are we really in hiding?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I think maybe he wants me to take hold of it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Hey, here’s something else. Did you know I made that F costume because I was thinking ‘F for Fort’?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But after the hurt I think maybe something good and strong and beautiful will come out of it. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He became handsome in your eyes, and you thought him your best friend. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Powell gave me another way to think about the American dilemma and, more than that, another way to think about my own life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Selmy thought he knew the answer to that, though it was not one he liked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I think you have me mixed up with someone else,” Minli said to the fish. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could think of an answer, Yoren had her by the arm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Suppose eighth graders thought I was a rat eater? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a better system, he thought, more sure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered he was an honorary member of the council, but I’d never thought about it much. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

At least I think her eyes are brown. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wouldn’t be allowed either. Getting your ears pierced is a lot more permanent than dressing up for Halloween.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“He must have reason to think there’s something here,” Osh said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think we went so many miles, but it was slow walking. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange to think her barn burning down wasn’t the most unbelievable thing that had happened to her that night. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You’d think old Walt could have taken a line or two to tell us how to unscrew the door itself from its jamb.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sounds good,” I said, thinking to myself that these guys talked a lot of dreams. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

"Why don't I keep sleeping for a little while longer and forget all this foolishness," he thought. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you don’t think I’m too plump, do you?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He sure looks like he’s eating well, doesn’t he? I think he’s actually gained weight,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I think that from now on I will try to forget the bad. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I really thought a blood relationship could explain the way I had twice been drawn to him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“At least the Duke from TV. We need to become the dogs other dogs already think we are! The dogs I know we can be.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Sammy slapped his own forehead like he was thinking, “How come I didn’t think of that?” and stuck one of his toes out to test the water. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“What do you think of Dostoyevsky, Bobby?” someone queried. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His thoughts were interrupted by Sticky’s nervous voice crying out: “Sticky Washington!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I think these lice are cooked and you're ready to be sent down to population." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I thought of the grand preparations, the hours of ladies in beauty parlors, the hundreds of thousands of new and delicate ball gowns, the spike-heeled satin shoes a passing out might sully. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I think it’s a trick question. Miss Garcia always says, ‘Think.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Where does she think she's going?" the woman asked, leaning on a tall spear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But it was a huge leap, a giant chasm of a leap, to think that one thing had turned into the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“The Ministry of Magic don’t think you were helping Sirius, do they?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It was something in your face. I thought I’d take a chance. I’m good at spotting people who don’t belong. As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

What must people think when they see me in goal? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave Nancy a creepy feeling to think that there was a python asleep inside the dining table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard a couple of the house servants talking, just saying vaguely that there was trouble. I thought I should find out for sure.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in his study most of the night, thinking about procedures. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How ghastly it would be, I thought, shuddering, if Charlie had even the slightest inkling of exactly what I did like. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To George, he was just Kelly’s dad, but she didn’t think he really wanted to be called that. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And I think I know how I can get her to tell me if she knows anything useful. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could lay bare in the utmost detail everything that you had done or said or thought; but the inner heart, whose workings were mysterious even to yourself, remained impregnable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When I am at work making tejas and coated with the red clay and dust under the good warm sun, again I think of Papi. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

More than once, they had thought Lincoln had passed away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I became less active in my play, and for the first time in my life I had to pause and think of what was happening to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d be good friends, I think. Why, the little girl and I, we’re friends already. It would be a great relief to see her safely home again, wouldn’t it?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of all the people on this forsaken planet, I thought my friends of over a year would be willing to help me get them out.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

That night, cold and alone, Joseph had thought he’d found a portal into the past. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Apart from the excitement of meeting a thinking person in prison, I liked talking with Larson because it gave me hope that the inmate-officer gap had some chance of being bridged. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought I might implode if I didn’t talk to another human being about the events of my new life, especially the parts someone my age wouldn’t be allowed to see in the movies. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I really do think I owe the secret of my success to that little book I read long ago called How to Survive 101 Calamities. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a very risky one, but I thought there was a chance that it might work, simply because every rabbit in Efrafa usually does what he’s told without question. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can you even think how much that cost? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I meant to give her a Night Out, but when I picture this scenario it makes me think of Mata Hari on a mission. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I tossed in my sheets and stared at the ceiling, dismayed at the thought of six laborious, interminable nights of yelda until I saw her again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Witchlight, she thought, and she suffered a deep pang of envy for whoever or whatever it was behind her that enthralled him so completely. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You think there's an ulterior motive for everything nice I do.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I used to think she was the second-best mom in the entire world, until she fired my mom and I decided to hate her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You told me this morning, I know, but my mind wasn’t clear, I think. Where are we, how did we get here?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks it over and then slowly nods. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In that split second I thought about the days when my mom used to work at the Grand Central candy shop. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As long as she was okay, I thought, nothing else my mom could say would matter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I think of a quote in Dad’s bathroom Zen book. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The thought of such a long gap till they might meet again made Liyana’s heart sputter in her throat. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of those unfinished mouthfuls of rice, and then the grains that lined my bowl the day before, and the day before that. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's smarter than people think—she goes to school and everything—but she's not very physically coordinated, so she needs a lot of help with basic things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“What did you think was going to happen? That I’d get here and fall into his arms?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, Mahmoud climbed up the mast, intending to free the sail and right the hull. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I think about what Ruth said when I asked her about him. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes made a person think that he heard things nobody else had ever heard, that he knew things no one had ever guessed before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Wash thought on it for a second, then puffed his cheeks out, lowered his eyebrows, and worked wrinkles into his forehead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It's cool. It’s kind of weird to think it will be my last one.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mother wanted to please Dad, but at the same time thought it would be nice to have a girl for her last child. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think the laws should adjust, and allow for smaller waistlines?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Do you think someone took it?” he asked. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then he sat me down and said, “You need to think about this. Think about what you want to say. This is important.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I always liked bees and honey and it made me feel better to think of bees than being some old dead mummy with a dried-up walnut brain. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robichaux, unable to think of anything to say, asked, “Why don’t you get a priest to talk to your boy?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Because it’s so stupid no Dauntless with any sense would speak it, let alone think it. Pansycake. What are you, twelve?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounds like it,” I heard myself say, but my brain was thinking, Shelter? The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe, I don’t know. I think he had a land grant for fightin’ in the Revolution.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I thought, She loves me, and it was the first time such a far-fetched idea had occurred to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What does my prospective husband think of this?” she asked the Green Grace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free thinking. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to say it in a nice way, but it still sounds like I think he's a weakling. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have paid her so much false coin that she half thinks she’s rich. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It is possible that in spite of Octavia’s generous and gentle spirit, Mark Antony had never stopped thinking about Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I had thought that all his fuss about me being at the trial was because he was worried about me, but now I wasn’t sure why he didn’t want me mixed up in the trial. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Getting to his feet, Rick made his way backstage to the dressing rooms; he followed the tail end of the cast, taking his time and thinking, It’s better this way, getting it immediately over with. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I thought that there was even a chance of me going to college. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And I think the nurse with me now knows it, too, judging by how congratulatory she’s acting that I made it through the night. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore wanted you to use Occlumency! He thought the connection was dangerous—Voldemort can use it, Harry! What good is it to watch him kill and torture, how can it help?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When I could hold my head up again, I asked Anatole quietly, “Do you think this is the hand of God?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, but Z, I need the space. I need the wide-open space to stretch out my arms. I need the quiet to hear myself think.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

To James she asked, “Do you think I should just be straight with her? Maybe then she won’t be so weird.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask me why I’m thinking about Thanksgiving in particular. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"You could hire an army of common sellswords for half the price, and that's for a merchant. I don't dare think what they might ask for a princess." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, I’m thinking maybe I am more like my mom, not just a dreamer but somebody who can make things happen. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was secure, this funny fragment of time he would never remember, never think about again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I felt exhausted and was thinking not of defiance but of a hot meal and a night’s sleep. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs Kingshaw thought, there is plenty of time for everything, plenty of time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I had to put the whole conversation out of my head because adults have no idea what they’re talking about—and if I’d thought about that any more, my brain might have exploded. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Just the fleeting thought makes my heart soar for what will no longer happen. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead I counted how many cars passed us on the freeway, thinking back on how me and Diego used to flip people off from the back of our old man’s truck when we passed ’em. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“If I start naming my kid Madison,” he says, “you might think, ‘Oh, you want to go live across the railroad tracks, don’t you?’ Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Joaquin still didn’t entirely believe them, but it was a nice thought, all the same. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I don't know, but her words make me think I have a chance. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As I draw my finger through the gooey cream, I think about the words “learning differences.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She had just been thinking about a sack of wintergreen candy she had bought there the day before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then she thought of her father, and hardened her hearts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He saw that they did not really know him, not any of them, they had been completely unaware of everything he thought and felt, quite ready to believe Hooper’s lies and complaints. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Because what I think David wanted to tell you—what he might’ve told you if he weren’t so terrified of losing you—is don’t give up.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Can we do something about these sad sacks, DJ? We used to have a camp full of rock stars here, as I recall. I think we know what they need.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

If my mother’s rule was right I was thinking pretty well. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, getting adopted and moving to America didn’t promise to be as much fun as I had thought it would be. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I put that thought out of my head and slipped the picture under my pajamas in my top dresser drawer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She claimed that she had been given DNA for her own problem and would not think of herself as Maurice’s assistant. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

There were stories...the homeless man in the alley...a little boy who’d lost two fingers...they were too horrible to think about. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako tried not to think about it, in case the boy could read her mind. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I realized that Martha thought me being so social with the other girls meant that I wasn’t staying mentally in my zone. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He could kiss my wrist if he thought I was going to beg him and say things like “I’ll do anything you folks ask me if you don’t lock me up in here all alone.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I think she thinks I forgot our dad and accepted Ray or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

July 14—It was a bad day to go out to Warren—gray and drizzly—and that may account for the depression that grips me when I think about it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep from thinking the obvious: If the Nazis could beat him in front of all of us, what might they do to him when he was out of our sight? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Why not? On a special day like today, lemon cake sounds like a fine idea. What d’ya think, Moose?” my mom asks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of them as my allies; or I think they would be my allies if they only knew. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And anyway, Dimple thought, straightening her shoulders and adjusting her glasses, she didn’t need to look pretty for this...nondate. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They never stopped to think about the fact that someone else had to clean up after them—the unseen people like us at night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Have you thought of a new remedy, some untried cordial?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, after Ms. Fender had announced the section leaders, she’d assigned the rest of us our chairs based on how good she thought we were as musicians. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kepler was amazed that he—immersed, so he thought, in sin—should have been divinely chosen to make this great discovery. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was a computer programmer. I have a book about her that my dad got me. I think he’s trying to inspire me to work with computers instead of animals,” she laughs. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I think...this is just what I needed to face the others,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If everybody would leave him alone for just a little while, he thought, he wouldn’t cause anybody any more trouble. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment all I can think is, How could you possibly know? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But come to think of it, he spent five minutes yakking to her on the porch when she left,” said his father. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I think this is the norm, for dresses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think they’ll all be disappointed even if they do find it. Nothing’s gonna change this place,” he said, his tone changing from serious and reflective to that of a seasoned actor’s. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dad almost flips out because he's never performed a big experiment without thinking about it for at least a year or two. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you didn't drink,” he says, and his smile returns a little bit. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think that you can absolve yourself of guilt by pretending to be someone else? I don’t like you, Fortiori. Do you know that? I don’t like you at all.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van Daan would like a cake, Dussel can think of nothing but seeing his Charlotte, and Mother is dying for a cup of real coffee. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For some reason I thought them stupid and then found initially from parrots, mynah birds, crows, and ravens that they are indeed not only not ignorant and stupid but in many cases smarter than people. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was ignoring the whole thing, almost as if I thought it might go away. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t think no one in the world was ever happier to see a jail than I was when we turnt a corner and the Dee-troit jail was jus’ a block away. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He thought he’d better get upstairs before his uncle came in. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Relieved to see a familiar face, I think. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Vic thought it too fancy a word to be proper, and soon had gotten the entire table laughing and saying “enjoyable” in mocking tones until Reynie had finally excused himself without dessert and retreated here. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, she had thought. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I think it's stopped finally, but I wouldn't sit up or anything." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We wouldn’t have to do this if they weren’t so hard to reason with, he thought. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought that you might react like that. Therefore I have kept all of this paraphernalia stashed at Paradise Vendors, Incorporated.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was thinking a mile a minute and then he nodded and sort of mumbled “okay” under his breath. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Every time I heard it that night, I thought, I sure as hell hope not.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“And I think Harper of Slytherin’s seen the Snitch!” said Zacharias Smith through his megaphone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Back at home, I sit at my desk thinking about my mother’s question: Why do I want to start a magazine? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Long after dark Kit heard her whisper outside the shed wall, so timid and faint that at first she thought she must have imagined it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to pretend to like them. I like them, and I don’t care that they’re not in style or whatever. So. Are you who I think you are?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I try to think of what just happened, but I can’t explain it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not at all the kind of place where she thought another child of the gods would be. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Edna is right about me? Am I a pain? You can tell me the truth.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They were all older than I, and I was sure that they did not think I could even draw a thread through a needle. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Since you’re holding up the bank, the least you can do is pay my parking fine, don’t you think?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Did have a French name, now that I think on it. But Sallie likes it.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at your family’s old addresses and think about how you’ve moved,” he said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made her heart race to think of it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

New York City was surrounded by water that nobody ever thought about. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I thought that sort of service came along with what you paid for your hotel room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of the right words to say, but I knew if I tried to speak now I would cry, and Dari saw the look on my face and nodded. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I charged straight ahead, crouching low so he would think I was going to roll between his legs again. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

At the time I thought he was too strict, but now I realize that he was raising me to be strong, as a Dinka man should be. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you think about this closely, though, it’s quite a radical notion. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1956, astronomers discovered that Cepheid variables were more variable than they had thought; they came in two varieties, not one. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Sorry. You’re probably right. I guess I just thought—well, let me make it up to you. There’s something else I’ve wanted to show you. But it’ll mean using my dad’s transporter.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No one cares what I think. I’m just...just an eleven-year-old child.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She thought of all the lives being led down there, people driving on the left, eating crumpets, drinking tea, watching telly. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“That's the caterer's menu. Don thinks the hors d'oeuvre selection is too simple. I'm not sure.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I think about how we were homeless for one night, and that was awful. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“We thought Calista could take you to the Met tomorrow,”Mom said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because that night, when I started running, I didn’t even have to think. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Probably all of nineteen or twenty, but he thought he was something. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I like you better with short hair,” Raj says to my grandfather. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it’s still in the harbor?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Max and Grace had dated for almost a year, which, if she thought about it, was about the same amount of time that it took Grace, later on, to grow Peach. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But I think they did, because they all got louder. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the majority thought it was best to include them—skilled and unskilled, men and women together. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The regrets piled thickly on one another until Matt’s thoughts were running around in his head like a hamster on a wheel. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas thought about what Gaily, Ben and Alby had said about him—their suspicions that he was against them somehow, was someone not to trust. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

"She hates very small children. She therefore loathes the bottom class and everyone in it. She thinks five-year-olds are grubs that haven't yet hatched out." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought there had been swings, but I had been so young and the memories were so distant that it could have been a dream. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The problem was that I just couldn’t think of the next one. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was dialed into the day-to-day demands of his life, but at the same time, especially at night, his thoughts seemed to roam a much wider plane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The thought that he might kill Bailey stunned me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s probably not the best time to tell her my other news, but I don’t think I can keep myself from it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He looked at me sternly and I thought he was going to be mad. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it need take very long,” said Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mother lifts one brow, what she does when she thinks I’m lying. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I think you’re scary as hell,” he said, and shrugged. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re the perfect one to represent our class as a guide at the exhibition.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, do you think you could unwrap us now?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought we had the only rooms in town.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Let us visit Uncle Turn’s thoughts and hear how he practices this ending in his mind as the people wait by the fire. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But people liked labels to tell them what to think. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t stop thinking about the path she had taken to Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

These days, I thought of that energy as my own special superpower. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

My plan was clear, concise, and reasonable, I think. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she had property rights in the foal, Specklebottom’s blood line being what it was. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by late June, even as Minnijean and I were whirling about our hotel room, dressing to see Johnny Mathis, a man we thought of as a deity, Little Rock school integration was unraveling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is another subject foot—” She stopped in the middle of her thought. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“A small part of me thought: ‘Maybe it’s a mistake, and he’ll come home anyway.’” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The way they spoke in exclamation points and always teased him for being too shy, too quiet, and how they thought it was silly that he was afraid of the dark. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I started working on it, trying to focus hard so I could get rid of other thoughts. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I never even stopped to think about the future, about leaving this school, this neighborhood, maybe even this city. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even remember why she’d thought the regulations important enough to bother with. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the botched execution of Horace Dunkins a month earlier and became even more distraught. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I know...I just need some time to let it sink in. It’s strange to think that you and he...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jule blurted: “Tell me, do you think a person is as bad as her worst actions?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

While I was wallowing around on the floor of that cellar, thinking only of myself, he was here, thinking only of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are the best kind of girls, I think. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he talks so slowly some people think he has brain damage. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I tried not to think about what else she might have seen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer said he’d gotten out of the car to think about physics. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything about me but I knew he had to be thinking. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of my mother’s lifelong warning to us children whenever we entered a boat: if it overturns, grab hold for dear life! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

May’s blessings: I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about Kay and how she never got to hear her mother’s voice. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It is unlikely that Tisquantum was converted, though it’s possible that he allowed the friars to think he had been. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“As far as I can see,” she thought, “that’s the same thing that happens to drunken people.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s strange, now, to think about having a job. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Yes, Harris. I always know. What do you think you know?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wanted to give her an explanation, but couldn’t think of one. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I thought I was glad when the weekend came ’cause I didn’t have to go to school, but then Bertha told me we were going to church on Sunday. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Cora thought that the whites would be loath to give up their freedoms, even in the name of security. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Now, looking back, my mom thinks my grandmother went through bouts of clinical depression. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I try to think of where I can get Egyptian music, or even what it’s called, when suddenly Solomon flops past in his sandals. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We thought military intervention was a necessary step for the return to a healthy democracy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! You will only think I feel more than I ought to do, when I tell you all.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even think of that. That’s why it was trying to claw its way in here. It can smell the resin. It’s been eating the trees for two span, three or four a day.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But that would have been too simple for a Compson to think of. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Ralph, you know, thinks his life is going to go up and up and up.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

These thoughts swirl inside me for a little while, and I let them stew. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But now he had begun thinking about them as his, too. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to bring guests, so I thought you might like...I mean...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He shuddered and touched the scars on his own face—livid marks made by Grendel's claws—as he thought what the monster would do to that simplicity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, I can't say I liked it. I think it's a wonderful show." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The spat was with an older cousin, who thought Maria Isabel was showing interest in her boyfriend. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

But I think I got about two hours of sleep, max, the night before that quiz. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I think you two are safe to go back to the castle.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

"Do you think we might go somewhere more private while I tell you about it?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I aced all of my general education classes, which was a minor miracle given how I’d sit in lectures and think of the soft hook of Soraya’s nose. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is easy to think that new knowledge comes from new types of apparatus—Galileo’s telescope, Boyle’s air pump, Newton’s prism—not from new intellectual tools. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Harry thought he heard Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to stop and say hello.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I thought of these things as I read the historical markers across the country, thought how the myth wipes out the fact. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the old K. C. Baking Powder can, and the first time I saw my pups in the box at the depot. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think we'll ever be alone like that again?" she asked. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun thought a man had been killed until he saw that the gun was shooting not bullets but beanbags. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Presently he sat up and asked slowly, “Do you think Jo would despise me as you do?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They think they’ll understand Korean girls. Even the ones raised here.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even after the men grew bored and returned to listen to the truck’s radio, Ruby stayed by the field, thinking about that damp earth, those fragile beansprouts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Said I had to write in a journal so some counselor could try to figure out how I think. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time in his life he was studying a helpless Bull Meecham and thoughts began to gather in storm clouds as his father’s face turned toward him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think how I’d be if my own dad shot me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter, I forced myself to think. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They tried hard to hold it in, but enough incredulous laughter burst out of their eyes and leaked from the corners of their mouths to inform anyone of their thoughts. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was in charge fully now, and I think that flipped a switch in her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It confirmed what she’d always thought: everyone knew more about sex than it appeared, everyone except her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not as they were, to themselves: God knows what they really saw in their own lives, or thought about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped, holding the kettle in midair, as if struck by a sudden thought. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Collingwood was so sure that the Renaissance thought of nature as a machine that he failed to notice that he had produced no evidence to support his claim. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“James Tucker. He could lie still as an iguana. I think he fell asleep.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I think about it, then flip back the covers and let her stare. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But neither man thinks Booth’s unusual behavior deserves closer scrutiny. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you might be wiser than you give yourself credit for.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I would think of the blown lilac, and the Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had more than enough to occupy her thoughts at the moment. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was still loitering, trying to think of something else to say, when Henry glanced up at him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t have a lot of time to think, and my body seems to be ahead of my brain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Slughorn gazed into space for a moment or two: He seemed to be thinking over Harry’s words. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Not that I need to be thinking about Abby right now. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She was aghast that we had been in legal limbo for so long and thought that five years should have been plenty of time for my mother to get her act together. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Once, leaving mass, I was thinking so hard that I forgot my shoes, which because they were too tight, I had left under my pew. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth held on through the holidays, but when we were taking down the Christmas tree, she told me that she’d been thinking that the First Presbyterian just wasn’t quite right for us anymore. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I never thought we’d still be on the island when all the bad stuff happened. Of course, I hoped it never would happen.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes away the thought, but then the responsible-person guilt collides with the burn in her legs and the ache in her toes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I spin around, my heart thumping so hard I think it might just break free from my chest. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I started to think the situation was my fault because I always asked for the top video games every Christmas and birthday. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He thought it was important that I make my own mistakes now and then. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“The frontier is a long way back. I think this is the customs town. I'm pretty sure it’s Brissago.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Turton wore silver sparkle sneakers, which I thought was funny. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The joys come close upon the sorrows this time, and I rather think the changes have begun,” said Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone had told me that I’d get an opportunity to see this, I would have thought the only thing I’d have to stifle was applause. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I was just, you know, taking a walk. Saw your place, thought I’d stop by and say hi. You know, wish you all a Merry Christmas...” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then he developed abdominal pain, and that made him think that he might have typhoid fever, so he gave himself a course of antibiotic pills, but that had no effect on his illness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, you, Cormac,” said Slughorn, “I happen to know you see a lot of your Uncle Tiberius, because he has a rather splendid picture of the two of you hunting nogtails in, I think, Norfolk?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not thinking of any extraordinary flights. I only half comprehend her.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though a slipped reef knot would be quicker, he thought again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I will not spend long in Hillsdale, she thought, looking up and down the street, which managed, even in the sunlight, to be dark and ugly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

And wanting to sing a verse from the alma, which I thought meant “soul.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t think any of this was real, did you?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dart up to the surface and shake off these thoughts. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z