If Martin’s actually gay, why bring Abby into it at all? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why he was asking me to do that, but it was Christmas, so I said sure. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“See, this is why no one lets you make the plans,” he said. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Scared people will think I have something to do with the reason why Sandy’s missing. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

That was why they heated the train so terribly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I get that you didn’t like it, but why are you this upset? He’s always saying something idiotic.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“He has his own stuff to worry about,” Summer had told me once, when she explained why she had never even told Auggie she’d gotten picked to be in Mrs. Atanabi’s dance. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered why, but I had no time to think of that, because Frith had come in, and was offering me sherry, and Beatrice was talking to me again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I never found a way to ask her why she had hoped for something so large that failure was inevitable. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He describes why the Central American migrants felt forced to leave their lands and tells of the dangers and problems they faced along the way. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“What we want to know, Dana, is why you would do such a thing. After what happened with Anthony, why would you do this?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why. Anyway, can we go now?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“At least my father’s not a sissy! And, by the way, why don’t you smell your hands?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

And that's why my parents were convinced that it was my proclivity for sweets and aversion to vegetables that caused my acne. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, shoot, Mr. Randolph. Let me get you one of Melvin’s old ties to wear. I don’t know why I still got so much of his stuff around anyhow.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

This makes no sense to me, because I have never gone this far with a guy before, so I really don’t know why my brain is telling me to want him to go further. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘To stop you getting impatient, that’s why. You don’t really want to stand around at the cocktail party being all sweet and petty. She’s just making a pet out of you.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure why this is reassuring, but it is. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She’d say, “But your grandfather insisted. To this day I cannot understand why, but he insisted, insisted .. I’d say, “Yes, Momma.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“If you’re so keen on it, why don’t you go first?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Reyna had no idea why Hedge feared Dalmatians, but she was too tired to ask right now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to see why Junior Agent spots go to legacy kids. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now she knew why the marten had horns, and why his twin was shown on the page of a book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t your friend say that your mother was hot, the other day? This is why.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"When I see what honesty and honor have won you, I understand why." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Then why did you come back here to raise your daughter? Look me in the eye and tell me that it wasn’t because you were afraid of living in a bigger city.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t why I jerked my hand away so quickly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Huron, he reported in an account of his American years, could not understand why one Man should have more than another, and that the Rich should have more Respect than the Poor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I don't want to be forced to explain where I'm going or why I'm not in school. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Which is why we do not see them today,” the stonecutter said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe if the gentleman who’s disagreeing down there could tell us why. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d known the moment she had sat across from this man why he was here, what news he was bringing. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But he understood why they needed him to comply, so he agreed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you in such a hurry to get back?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wondered why they were crying just at that moment when I had more hope of staying alive and keeping safe than I had since the integration began. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So who borrowed answers from whom and why?” he asks. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Auntie Fatima asked me to try to come by to pack the care packages for Syria. That’s why Fizz probably needs you. We can work together.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If this is my last entry, you'll at least know why. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, those two experiences explain why Dad always insisted that the roll be called. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you have ever been within forty feet of a whippoorwill, you will under-stand why I couldn’t even shut my eyes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, why would you run to warm up? Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I understand now why Chrissie said she hated sugar season,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

What they were injecting and why, I did not know. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Wondering who it was that had been killed, and why his death had aroused so much anger and grief, I began asking questions of some of the older boys at school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya wasn’t sure why, but she could feel a spiral of darkness starting to weave around the people she loved. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad talks about the towers all the time—it’s why he joined the Marines. Why he went to Afghanistan.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

That’s why my mom had named me after him, even though he was a son of Zeus and I was a son of Poseidon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can see why Emery loves it so much. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He hardly knew why he had ever rebelled. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“So why are you looking at me like that?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

That is why she returns to the beauty shop, time and time again, to have her ringlets seared. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, it seemed as if the Indians had been helpful to the settlers as well, so I didn’t see why they needed civilizing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then, she said kindly, “Oh, well, I see why you would read the novel like that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know who the note was from, or why anybody would think it was me leaving dumb notes in their desk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But if we’re all so New York City open-minded, then why are we making such a big effing deal out of this? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“We can’t have a fire in here. The boys won’t be able to breathe if it gets any hotter. Dear God, why take these children? I promised I wouldn’t let them die.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop sucking my sleeve even though I don’t know why he says Ew. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They said hello, but if she refused to answer, well, they didn’t see why they had to say hello anymore. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why’s she hanging around over there with him? She doesn’t know anything about rebuilding a house,” Aunt Nancy adds. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And as she went on about how she couldn’t understand why it seemed like her sons had more stuff leaving than they had coming, Grandma came over to the dresser and shooed her away. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

If you can get smart when your going to sleep why do pepul go to school. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The people of Santa Fe, a city of just twenty thousand, began to wonder why so many men with European accents were suddenly walking the streets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Franz followed suit a few seconds later, his claws clicking on the wooden steps as he raced downstairs to see why there was a commotion that he was not yet a part of. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you wearing black face paint?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, why would I do that? There’s no rain,” Uncle Jet said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She didn't understand why he wanted to marry her now. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She overheard “mistake...but why...it is here...but I can’t do that!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind me asking, did she ever tell you why she was let go from the city?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I learned why the black girls in school didn't let their hair grow naturally, but instead always straightened or relaxed it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“But I still don’t get why Dumbledore’s showing you all this. I mean, it’s really interesting and everything, but what’s the point?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Trevor took another shot before asking, “But how are we going to convince our parents to let us go there without telling them why?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said slowly, “and I’m not sure why. I think she’s in some kind of trouble, and I don’t want her to think we’ve noticed. Otherwise, we won’t be able to help.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you tried to give it to Sergeant Whitcomb, Chaplain? Because it was a hot tomato?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That is why people do not share their food with the baboons, and the baboons have come to rely on stealing in order to stay alive. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When I was with Adam, I felt picked, chosen, special, and that just made me wonder why me? even more. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what do you know. I don’t know why I saved that,” says my mother, with a little laugh. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t know. We don’t get to know why a lot in life. My therapist told me that.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then why were you acting like a girl? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

That’s why June moved here from California, so they could be closer to family. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I knew now why her face was familiar--its pleasing contemptuous expression had looked out at me from many rotogravure pictures of the sporting life at Asheville and Hot Springs and Palm Beach. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure why I wanted to help Betsy so bad, because we weren’t friends anymore. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No idea. Which is why I’m scared to death that what we’re about to do is a whole pile of stupid. Could be a bloodbath.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Two, that’s the same price they are at the store. Three, why you not in school?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s some stuff I don’t understand about this accident—like why it happened and why Robbie had to die and why I didn’t die. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of why we love hearing this story is how lively she gets as she tells it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Magic had been wiped away on the king’s orders; so why had something like the Wyrdmarks been allowed to remain? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Then why are there so many comments posted by you on there about how gay Casey is?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I shouldn't, the way Doreen did, and this made me even sadder and more tired. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh why are we all so far apart? But what shall we do about it?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After rowing in the number three and four shells all fall, Joe couldn’t fathom why he had suddenly been promoted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I fail to understand,” he said, “why it would take six months for someone to inform me of that simple fact.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grigori’s gaze scrolled over me in disinterest, and why wouldn’t it? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve never done a portrait from the bottom to the top before, but why not? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you wonder why I didn’t rise up and revolt against Nathan? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But why the girls would have a Baggy of oregano in their room was un misterio she deferred to her mistress to solve. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The new German asked him why he had stolen the flag. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I said those things. I’m sorry...sorry for lying.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand what Favonius was talking about, or why Nico seemed so shaken, but he had no time to think about it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,” said Dumbledore, “if only accidentally. Yes, that was why we argued. Well, it appears that Rufus found a way to corner you at last.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they brought me. To help take care of the baby.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Their protective enchantments had worked for weeks; why should they break now? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There is no knowing how or why dread comes on a parent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And why he bailed when I got hurt. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I had often wondered why birds’ feet didn’t freeze, and there was my answer. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But why . . . ?" "It was a case of provocation and murder!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When America should venture beyond the confines of Earth was just as obvious as why. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to make things right, Father. Because of the rickshaw—that’s why I came.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tom collected the Ranger’s body and transported it to the home of his parents, who couldn’t fathom why their boy was in a box succoring maggots. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand why the world kept throwing him in my path, but I also didn’t know how to be mad at him for being a decent person, so I took the phone. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“With all the roots and flowers and herbs around, why do you still have to use animals in some of these spells?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

An inquisitive boy once asked his grandmother why elephants and hyenas lived so far away from people. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not sad, far far from it, so I don’t know why tears are busting out of my eyes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I wanted him to kiss me, and how to know why you want to be with someone, how to disentangle the messy knots of wanting. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s a dead body in the tall grass only a few feet from where you are. That’s why this spot was left empty last night.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So that is why I must apologize,” Lady Constance concluded. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Once I asked my father why they had remained friends, their views about almost everything of importance were so different. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I wear these things,” he says, looking down at them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When I asked why, she pointed to the blank space and said, “The devil was standing right there.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His condemnation was severe and wide-ranging, while his praise seemed like a grudging afterthought: Hundreds of blacks had come to their white neighbors’ aid, so why not say so? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

But we rarely get sponsors and he's a big part of the reason why. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Just wondering why you’re running around the parking lot, screaming your head off.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But that’s not why I don’t want to talk to him. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

After that, I said why don’t we just help each other out each Friday, and she thought that was a great idea. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clear her throat again and I’m wondering why she telling me all this. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“We allowed ourselves to become a part of the big circle. That’s why we saw the Spirit Bear.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t even thought about why the Glade only had boys, no girls. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s terrorizing us. I don’t understand why we can’t just kill him.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When you’re six, you wonder why your mother would rather live on the street, in a hole in the wall, and sleep on park benches next to winos than live with you. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why are you going to marry her?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I have no idea why Abby’s dad and brother still live in DC. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

So why should they not meet in the proverbial secrecy of their society? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma is always comparing us and asking why I cannot behave nicely like her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded and asked her if she knew why he had come to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I?” she asked, noticing my busy hands, my obvious need to be doing something other than looking at her and having this conversation. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I can see that this girlfriend is causing him some anguish, as well as excitement, but I can’t understand why. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the other player had to make up a speech about who they were and why they should be allowed to cross. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That, the cap’n says, is why what we’s setting out to do is more than doing good work, it’s doing the Lord’s work. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why your momma is still here?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“So why did we have to be drugged?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Why, oh why had Lady Constance brought up the subject of orphanages? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Shin knew enough Chinese by then to tell the manager of the cattle ranch why he was leaving. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s why I had to refuse. Unless it is an emergency, I can never reveal the future of one person to another. Such things are as private as thoughts.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“If it is White Harbor that you want, why are you in Sisterton? What brought you here?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Make it general, then. We badly need to know why the child is important. If you could frame a question that would get an answer to that, it would be very helpful.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had a story ready for when Mom asked me why he was taking the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It is nicely crafted. Perhaps there is more to Jai than I realized. But why should this matter to me now?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

And why is the direction of time in which disorder increases the same as that in which the universe expands? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then there was you: “If you’re so embarrassed, why don’t I just go away? So no one can ever see me like this.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And why not, considering the other things that had happened? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is why I oversee the girls and not the boys,” she muttered. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There were three or four glass-fronted cabinets containing antique scientific instruments—brass microscopes, telescopes covered in green leather, sextants, compasses; it was clear why he wanted the alethiometer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughs at Wes, even Coach Watts, but I’m not really sure why. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt say, “Oh, why don’t we have Aibileen fix us lunch here? We have a real nice ham and some—” “I stopped by to go out to lunch. Not to eat here.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, first thing is to soak the rice in water. Does anybody know why we do that?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Luna did not know why the woman would want her blessing—or even what a blessing was. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why the State felt they needed a militia to guard the entrance to the prison on the night of an execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So why does he want to see me, at night, alone? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Same as it isn’t any of your business why I ran away.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He stared at me like I’d asked why he feared the devil. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And why do you want to kill yourself?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And why had I continued to listen in on them, anyway? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Though what use is it, he thought, what use, why should I not sell it? I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“If you think that, why do you suppose I didn’t run straight into Balekin’s loving arms?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For instance, why weren’t Native Americans, Africans, and Aboriginal Australians the ones who decimated, subjugated, or exterminated Europeans and Asians? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That’s partly why I didn’t go there much this past year. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I know why they are calling out to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time she says stuff like this, I feel ashamed, and I don’t know why because I haven’t done anything. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Is that why I’m here now? Are you the one who brought us here?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“If that’s true, why would you let those guys say that stuff about me?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And why are you out in the street in the middle of the night? I’m going to tell your pa about this.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Invented—now that’s why I have no time. I’ve invented a little slot that lets a necktie slip around freely in a stiff collar.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just why these inventions were a source of satisfaction to James Gatz of North Dakota, isn't easy to say. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But why let the Brits instead of Iranians profit off of Iran's most lucrative industry? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I honestly don’t know why I was kind of mad at Mom, but I was. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Because there’s no point in arguing with Mom about why she’s so unbelievably wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes, said: “And why the hell do you call me that?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Apparently, that’s why she really couldn’t sell that jerk the chicken. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I told Ella why I had quit, she laughed aloud: I told her I couldn’t find time to shine shoes and dance, too. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why do you be with me, if you like Jim better?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is why! This is why they left me here! They’re bad, like the green men.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I said with the right amount of neck-rolling, “Frieda Banks, if you care so much about why my grandmother was crying, then you can go to Herkimer Street and you can ask her.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘Then why did you not say so at once?’ said Bergil, and suddenly a look of dismay came over his face. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After a while I finally asked him why he wanted to play Rufus so badly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I so badly wanted to turn to my mom and say, “You see? This is why God wanted us to stay home.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And yet I can see why a mortal would make a useful spy, beyond the ability to lie. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, I don’t know why I married him.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you cannot, Luxa. This is why he times it so,” said Henry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it also provoked a volley of new questions: If Moni’s illness was genetic, then why had his father and sister been spared? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It made me wonder for the first time why I wasn’t named after Dad, although I didn’t wonder about the renter’s name being Thomas. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t get it for music, of course, but to hear the news. Still as long as it’s here—why not use it?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really see why I should have to say anything. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When his mother asked why her son was dead, he reflected bitterly, they would tell her he had fought to honor the King's Hand, Eddard Stark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This was why he had to survive, and use his cunning to stay off the main roads where the circling dive-bombers waited like raptors. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“And why didn’t you go directly to Lord Asriel with your great secret, whatever it is,” he said, “instead of looking for me?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Alter, why don’t you come in for a cup of tea?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I mean, even though it’s not her fault, I think she feels ashamed. That’s why it’s a secret. Like, who am I to bring it up and hurt her again?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When he asked Deborah why he’d never met her mother, she laid the Rolling Stone article on the bed for him to read, and he said she should get a lawyer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Look, boy, we started off on the wrong foot. I’ve got eight of them! Easy to do. Look—Watch it! I can’t replace those!—why don’t I give you an even better scribble book?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Now I know why she fell in love with him: My dad was handsome. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“And I want each of you to tell me why ye made the decision ye did.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“This unassuming style promotes study, that’s why we adopt it,” returned Laurie, who certainly could not be accused of vanity, having voluntarily sacrificed a handsome curly crop to the demand for quarter-inch-long stubble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why do we have to pack up every day?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I can see why he hides that thing away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So, Axel understands why she thinks for a little. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She launched into all the reasons why she should ask Drew and all the reasons why she shouldn’t, all of which Ivy had heard before. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“They kept him. Don’t ask me why they kept a boy.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had reached out and killed and had not solved anything, so why not reach inward and kill that which had duped him? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The dear fellow has been ill; that is why he did not write. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Judging by his preamble of snorts and leg slaps, I figured he must have practiced this joke many times: “I tell my daughter, Hey, why be poor? Marry rich!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why exactly, but it feels awful. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s exactly why I think a pig would be of help to Alice. The pig—what did you say her name was?” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even imagined she carried some essence of Mark Twain inside herself, which was why he appealed to her so much. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand why Narciso, who did good in trying to help Ultima, had lost his life; and why Tenorio, who was evil and had taken a life, was free and unpunished. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do you want to know why I’m in the Fever Hospital? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care if I’m a hundred years old, I’ll never understand why my dogs had to die.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell you why: he can’t believe Stuart would let him down. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys,” called Fadi, “why don’t we cool these two off so that they remember our little chat?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why people talk to me, but they often do. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said the Wart, “I can see why the reptiles who had given up being fishes decided to become birds. It certainly is tun.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For that matter,” said Timothy, “I don’t even see why the owl wanted to help. He’s no friend of ours, either.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now I understood why Richard Parker had not killed the zebra: he was no longer aboard. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If the cucos were trying to stop the vote, why didn’t they just attack the Hall of Elders?” asked Thorn, scratching her head. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, Arya knew why her feet had brought her here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aron closes his eyes and mutters, "My God...my God...why have you forsaken us?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But I can’t help wondering why Mr. Daniels keeps looking over at me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But yes, Four is some kind of Dauntless prodigy. Can I ask why you’re throwing knives at cheese?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why kids would want to play with dolls that were so developed. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Everybody wants to fight, Tom, but nobody knows why. Suppose I were to ask you not to fight, as a special favour to the King? Would you do that?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they’re brains from the crew, why are they so small?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“They don't like quiet guys who never make the first move. Know why?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I’m the animator. So I don’t have to be on camera.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he kept them at all, let alone in an otherwise empty formal living room. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He shaved, and sprayed deodorant under his arms, while a zoo guide on a raised platform outside explained what Billy was doing—and why. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I invited him to come along with me in the first place. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why the old folks called it that, the Boogie Down. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Then why? I keep going over and over it again in my head, and I can’t understand why!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“This is why we need the King’s soldiers to return.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suddenly have déjà vu; I know I came to this town with Mamá Jacinta once, long ago, but I don’t remember why exactly. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I mean to say, why are we shouting so? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not enough jail-space for all the drunks so why bother with a few? Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Diego sighed, and I wasn’t sure he was going to answer, but then he said, “Snakes get to shed their skin, why shouldn’t we?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The child looks at you, and he genuinely has no idea why he drew on the wall. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I went to the high school football game the other day, and I don’t know exactly why. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That was why he had a backup plan in case his parents wouldn’t let him keep it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was said they couldn’t have children themselves, and that’s why they did this. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma said, “I don’t know why we have to make a grand Negro spectacle out of everything. “I’ll get my hat.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re not going to be here that long. In fact”—he leaned back in his swivel chair and clamped his hands behind his head—“I don’t even want to know why you’re here.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I have no idea why I am crying. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She sighed heavily, “Leave a note, why don’t you? Don’t count on me to let them know you was here. We don’t speak if we don’t have to.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why Doc would sharpen a cane, but it would make a good weapon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘That’s why there has been so much deserting. It’s just about getting our officers crazy.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why it matters, but somehow it does. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If they were going to vote it down, why did they even bother? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The ump isn’t why you gave up seven runs,” Malik says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I hadn’t seen them before, but on the far end of the convention center there was a group of African-American kids in matching uniforms. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Biddy, I think I can understand why you would say that. I can see that Quincy is afraid too.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s the toy I was stealing when your godfather caught me. I broke it, and he made me fix it. I don’t know why he kept it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

If so, then why weren’t they rowing as they did at the championship? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That might be why some people just don’t like mushrooms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I pled with her—knowing not why I pled—“But I am free. I play my violin.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Laurie, I want you to do me a favor, will you?” said Meg, as he stood fanning her when her breath gave out, which it did very soon though she would not own why. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex doesn’t know why Henry never responds to his selfies from bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If he also gave you a jersey with his old number on it, I can see why you’re out here with your grandma.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“About your absence. I need a note from one of your parents letting me know why you were out.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He must have been using an Iris-message to talk with someone, but if he’d gotten great news, why had he looked so devastated? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but I couldn’t stop crying. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But why shouldn’t his parents tell him their personal problems? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I, too, was undecided about trusting Link, I continued to defend Link as both of them came up with dozens of reasons why I shouldn’t trust this white boy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why would they set their own house on fire?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Missus Whitworth gives one glance at our hand-holding and says, “Charlotte, why don’t I give you and Eugenia a tour of the house?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Which is why I was heartbroken when I learned that William had been expelled from the monastery. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The young king gaped in shock, and the father was only able to see why when the reflection of the moon returned to the lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

That’s why the people “in charge” keep clearing places for the choppers to land. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But wacko or not, he’s awfully careful about keeping his secrets—which is why this has been so extremely, marvelously, wonderfully satisfying!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That you sell drugs, and that’s why Long and Tate went after you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And then I wondered why the British soldiers would allow themselves to die so easily just because their king told them to go march up a hill and fight. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Moss never knew who named the school or why. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If I did well, why do I feel sick to my stomach? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I definitely get why Uncle Milton’s hanging out in Martha’s Vineyard all summer. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I knew why this was; we all did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since I didn’t know why she was crying, I couldn’t think of a reason. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So why are you about to step outside looking like a clown?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve wanted to know why he wants the things he wants for us. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“At least not in New York. So why would I want to go somewhere boring?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A legal scholar who explains why Jack Franklin hasn't been arrested and why he might not ever be. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, why don’t we help Otto and Sheed the best way we can so you and I can get back to our confidential business?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I even figured out why Wilbur is one terrific pig for Ben. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I don’t say anything because I also know there are good reasons why people who look like us would never, ever want to go back. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not sure why, but I kind of just feel like it needs to know I love it if it's going to work with me. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Remind me why all of this is necessary.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“No, I—Look, I don’t know who you are—Well, I think you’re...but that wouldn’t make sense, those were just stories, and....Can you just tell me why you’re here?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She did not wish to know why Jack spent so many consecutive nights in London. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But that wasn’t why our lights was shut off. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“And now let us get back to the question of ‘how’ and ‘why.’ 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Over and over they asked her, shocked at first and then wistful: why had she done such a thing? Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As midday turned to late afternoon, she remembered why she was there. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not, let’s say, acute nephritis ?” “Because I’m a meningitis man, that’s why, and not an acute- nephritis man,” retorted the colonel. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But perhaps that was why he had run. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, knowing now why we hadn’t spoken of Sam. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If he’s so crazy about me, then why didn’t he tell me?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I am getting quite uneasy about him, though why I should I do not know; but I do wish that he would write, if it were only a single line. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but I notice her nails are pink. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

We needed the violence to cheer us after a whole day of boring traveling and contemplation about why our superiors had let us go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But why this particular wedding? Why this night?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But if he can do that,” said Kate, “then why does he need fresh Messengers all the time? Why not just play his recordings?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you honestly think I wouldn’t realize why you came here tonight? As someone who gave me The Crown of a Hero to read, which suggests a rather fanciful mind that yearns for adventure?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

To return to the arrow of time, there remains the question: why do we observe that the thermodynamic and cosmological arrows point in the same direction? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See why you don’t want to mess with me?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

But we are still left with the fundamental question why all those immediate advantages came to lie more with Europe than with the New World. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Your business with the tsar is to explain to him why you’re trespassing on a forbidden road.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Though it didn’t matter to me, I wasn’t sure why we were having them to dinner on a holiday. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But I did, and he did, too, which is why we hit it off. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Warburg theory also explains why repeated small doses of a carcinogen are more dangerous under some circumstances than a single large dose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see, why don’t you pull up a map of Korea on your computer?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He hoped that Pond would understand why he was so late. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I knew people would get smacked down, and maybe fired for what happened to Hal, but why Carlyle? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I heard you might be a good influence on him. That’s why I took you in; but if you start trouble, I’ll call Miles in a heartbeat.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s funny, but yes, even with that. I don’t know why. I’ve never asked myself. Well, here we are.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So it seems. But if that is true, then why are you smiling?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie herself didn’t know why she asked that question out of the blue. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Brad’s parents never did figure out why their son was getting stoned and drunk all the time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

But then I heard Mrs. Galley’s voice saying, “Instead of agonizing about the things you can’t change, why don’t you try working on the things you can change?” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't know why he insisted on bringing them today. I won't need them for a while.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I convinced myself that she was coming for us, which is why we had to stay in Florida. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That was why sugar, like salt, was so rare and why, much as she wanted to, Nhamo didn’t dare take a spoonful for herself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So why not send the northmen forth to battle Stannis before the farce unraveled? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And why were you holding the dog?” he asked. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were upset that someone called you a name, why didn’t you tell your teacher?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Or, if we say that God has always existed, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always existed? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would explain why parents of some of the victims were there, having gotten up in the wee hours of the morning to make the two-hundred-mile drive from Dallas to Austin. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I have a really great idea. Next time why don’t you have your brother jump dead drunk off this cliff instead of mine?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell you why; magic is a peculiar thing, as are the things it touches. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You make a zillion friends every time we move. It’s why you love moving so much.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why our friendship is as doomed as the Globe Theatre. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

So why does Daniel feel like something more? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew then that this was exactly why we needed to learn more root. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you...do you really think that’s why I’m concerned about what’s happened to you? Because I think of you as a project?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“So why did Dr. Throckmorton call you! Is he blaming you for the other guy quitting?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I feel my eyes burning and I don’t want her to see me crying especially when I don’t know why I’m crying. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But if that were the case, then why did she find it so hard to sleep? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that was why he and his companions lingered, waiting until the press had lessened before beginning to make their way toward the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She couldn't remember why it had been so important to win in the first place. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

That’s why I was so shocked when I finally opened the front door: the smell was coming from my house. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

As in: Wait a minute— why is the pulchritudinous new girl now talking to my brother? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Arthur,” she asked, “why did you tell the story today?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a nickname I made up. Can you guess why?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He could not understand why he had needed so many words to explain what he felt in war because one was enough: fear. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I even wondered if that was why I had become a wolf’s head—because my father had been one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me a strange look, but didn’t ask why until I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure why, but that made her angry. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“See, that’s why I’m giving him a raise and a promotion. He’s got more than a strong back. He’s got a brain, too.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Singing all the songs they taught you .... sing me a song, why don't you? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"And is that why Gwenforte liked you so much? Because she knew you were an angel?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Moving Day therefore depends on the weather, and that is why a fine day set Mrs. Frisby worrying, even as she enjoyed it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell him why I feel so conflicted ... explain to him why I, of all people, have reservations about burning Erudite to the ground, so to speak. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sit with my siblings, facing the road, looking for Pa. I think up reasons why Pa is late returning to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know she feels guilty for not giving Olga a party because we were too broke at the time, but why should I have to suffer because of it? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Which of course was why they kept coming back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And why wasn’t this book a piece of art? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He just wants to save his own skin. That’s why he’s helping us! He doesn’t have a guilty conscience, oh no. Why should he?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bodies of the Persians and the Spartans piled up, and I couldn’t quite figure out why the Persians were so evil or the Spartans so awesome. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Ash Being was the reason for Uncle Jet’s behavior and also must have been why Nathan had been so downtrodden these past few days. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you share with me what happened in her class, and why you decided to disregard what we talked about last time.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you’re going to tell me why you wanted me sent home in pieces?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I said it, but I did. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why I’m so much less valuable to him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But why should he ask me to read to him if he did not want to listen? Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was why he was so good at customer service at the restaurant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And I wondered why some people didn’t like themselves and others did. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

To let you know that the first note is three semiquavers long instead of two it has a dot added to it, which is why this is called a ‘dotted’ rhythm. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you don’t want to be a Dauntless leader? Because if you were, you might have to see him again?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And in any case, why does a flat sheet of ice bob back to the surface if you push it under? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know what words he would use, but the gist of it boiled down to why. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I hear you. But why is the train gonna be stopping right there?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know why he argued with them like that. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he was testing me like that. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why did the examiner have to take me down such a narrow street? Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“You see now, Percy, why we thought it best not to tell you the whole prophecy. You’ve had enough on your shoulders—” “Without realizing I was going to die in the end anyway?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then Turner knew why he hadn’t been able to make out the smoke. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She says love isn’t perfect and so why should a cake filled with love be? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

This discussion does not exhaust the list of reasons proposed to explain why societies differ in their receptivity to new technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But why are you coming to the meeting? You’ve been an Executive for almost a year now.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And so, when she finally finishes and her freckles settle back onto the bridge of her nose, why don’t you? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Persons like my good friends now, those who, smiling, wonder why I am more than an hour late for their Sunday brunch. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess sometimes there’s some force within me that takes great control of me. Who knows? I can’t say. You ask me why there has been such drastic change. I wish I knew.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is why I came walking, to tell you this so that you may heal. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I mean, I had no idea where I was running, or why, or even who the other players were. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We had been whispering since we arrived at the pond, why I didn’t know, except that it was just one of those places where one can communicate only in whispers, like church. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A far greater number came as sightseers, which is why policemen had to be stationed at the door to regulate the flow of visitors. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just such a cowardly thing to have done. That’s why he left, you know. Because he was afraid.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But if we pretend that, why do we need the blindfold? Can’t we just pretend not to see?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When I asked Mom why they bothered, when all that stuff would be gone soon, her eyes filled with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sergeant wouldn’t say why we were conducting these “upper-body frisks,” but it doesn’t take a genius: The white-shirts think that at least one participant in the latest cutting exchange, though wounded, escaped undetected. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her why she was getting so upset about such a small thing. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi Brightbill my name is Chitchat and I’m a twelve-and-a-half-week-old squirrel and I’m new around here and your home is really big and round and I don’t understand why smoke sometimes comes out of it...” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the children and Mr. Morrison would forget why it was a good day with a promise on its tail. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning the people waited outside his hut for the naming ceremony to begin and wondered why no sounds came from within. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s nice. But I still have no idea what you’re talking about. Who do you have to tell what? And why?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Is that cyclone why the woods around here are full of uprooted pine stumps?” the Methodist preacher said finally. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I asked, which I actually thought was a good question, because if you think about it, why not? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

If you asked Momma why you had to do something and she didn’t feel like explaining she just repeated herself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why the boy needs to seize this opportunity with both hands,” said Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Standing by the blackboard in his office at LeConte Hall, attended by his ever-present students, Oppenheimer declared promptly, “That’s impossible,” and proceeded to demonstrate mathematically why Hahn and Strassmann must have been mistaken. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

So we may, if we wish, use the weak anthropic principle to explain why the universe looks the way it does now. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t understand why I couldn’t just hold my tics in. It made him angry. He always said to me, ‘Connor, why don’t you just knock it off? Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Is that why we have to move upstairs?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Like learning names would explain why I was so miserable in college, or make me feel grounded in some way I never had. But no.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When we were riding in the ambulance, Ms. Rubin asked me if I knew why Jack hit me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

As I read his small cramped words explaining why he had disappeared, I felt a crazy mix of relieved and confused. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And he had trouble breathing, which was why he couldn't hold his own night fishing with the others on the better section of the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wonder why Mister Johnny doesn’t just go ahead and cut that thing down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Rontu,” I would say after he had stolen a special fish I had speared for my supper, “tell me why it is that you are such a handsome dog and yet such a thief.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that is another reason why the Ring should be destroyed: as long as it is in the world it will be a danger even to the Wise. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ariana said, “We modified our spice cake recipe. That’s why we have to taste all of these cupcakes to see if the new flavor works.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Somehow, no one felt very enthusiastic about starting the ceremony, without really knowing why. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not ask myself why the algae did this, or how, or where the salt went. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if the houses looked prettier at night, why, goodness—the sugarhouse was the prettiest place in the whole world. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And Anya understood why Lena had turned Håkon into a human, but why had she made him look so much like the princess? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Bobby couldn’t understand why the chief arbiter didn’t prevent this muttering, since it was forbidden by the rules, and he told the organizers that Tal should be thrown out of the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My parents didn’t seem to get why this was important to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Never for long. I don’t know why. You worked hard to earn my hatred, Rufe.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His look warned me not to take this lighdy, but I couldn’t help wondering why an immortal, all-powerful being would like the smell of burning food. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Their suits matched perfectly, and each one complemented the others in a way that, without knowing exactly why, you knew you needed all three suits to be complete. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was stuck, and I could guess why. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So I scribbled this letter to God, imagining I was having a conversation with him: “God, why didn’t you take me too? Why did you leave me here?” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The psychiatrist wants to know why I go out and hike around in the forests and watch the birds and collect butterflies. I'll show you my collection some day.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why did such panic and chaos result throughout the city? The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why she didn’t pour herself a glass of tea, then remembered that there seemed to be an unspoken rule that she could cook our food but never taste it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, looking at her and at the strange swelling she had on her body, he was stricken with remorse, although he did not know why, and he argued with himself. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

What two points does Hauptmann know, and why does he need to know the third? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He went out on a limb for you, don’t ask me why.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think much about the interview except that I still wondered why the man who had interviewed me had smiled. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then Sydney lets off a nervous little chuckle that gives away the cold, hard reality that there’s no such thing as free water—and Hali realizes why she hasn’t seen Sydney until now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then a big smile came on my face, I don’t even know why. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Though I’m sure you must have thought, This can’t be why I’m on the tapes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Then why? She was crying and you haven’t talked in forever. I know you haven’t. Not until the night Mom and Dad went out.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Earth is alone among the rocky planets in having tectonics, and why this should be is a bit of a mystery. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“That encounter is a frightening example of why the woods are forbidden. It could have been disastrous. You ventured toward a very hazardous area.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know why he and Tyrone bother coming to school. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk to him more about why Lieutenant Carroll had died. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why would we do that?” he asked. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t realize why I’m calling until I’m actually on the phone with him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“George, why is it both ends the same?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my dad was going to die, why should I stay alive? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Crispin,” he said after a moment of silence, “I’ll give you some advice. You’re full of sadness. Those who bring remorse are shunned. Do you know why?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“So ... no wedding for Prince Frog. Is that why you’ve come hopping back to me? Have my three brave Domish lads decided to honor their contracts?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Probably the crazy woman was going to let him go—why wouldn’t she let him go?—but maybe she wasn’t. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lexie had her golden smile and her easy laugh, Trip had his looks and his dimples: why wouldn’t people like them, why would they ever even ask such a thing? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why that just happened,” I say. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, why did you tell us of this? It is my favourite seat, and I cannot leave it; and now I find I must go on sitting over the grave of a suicide.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get why Windy would tell everyone.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

That little half-moon in the top corner explains why I didn’t know. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As afraid as he was of being recognized, he had to figure out why they had come. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

His father, who’s originally from Italy, works at the Italian embassy, which is why Carla and I have always thought Mrs. Brown is more patient with Oscar than with the rest of us “natives.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I let it happen. I didn’t choose any of it, but I didn’t fight it, either. I don’t know why I didn’t fight it.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing about where I had been or why I was so late getting home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“As I was about to explain, the only good thing in the box was Hope, and that is why, even though there are many evils in the world, there is still a little hope.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And oh, my stars, why must this continue? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Now he knew why Ellsberg had been so eager to send him a subscription. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As I listened to the militant speeches, I found myself wondering why in hell I had come. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked at Grandma, naturally interested to know why she’d been throwed—thrown out of school. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which is probably why I’m still sitting in my seat when the audience starts applauding. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“You need tea,” she adds before Celia can explain why she is there. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I see it in Dimple, too. That’s probably why you guys get along so well.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Something had happened, but I would not find out until much later why they took me away. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m reading her journal, and I guess I’m having a hard time figuring out how they even met, or why they joined Abnegation together.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

That’s why I usually tuck it under my shirt around the neighborhood. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Then why would he say only Black lives mattered?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t asked him why he was getting up in the middle of the night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why human beings need to spit?” the man in the gray suit asked suddenly. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess. He does keep confusing me for someone else, but why would he think I was a Cavanaugh?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Because what am I going to say when she asks me why I ran away before the mock debate yesterday? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This was but one of several reasons why his having a prom date was somewhat surprising. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I understood why the Colonel was short—he couldn’t afford to be any taller. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Years later, Dasch would finally learn why the commission had found him guilty: "a last minute change due to fear when he arrived in the United States." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

If I had explained to my supervisor, Dr. Runciman, why I was unable to work, he would have helped me, would have secured additional funding, petitioned the department for more time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was daylight, broad daylight, and he wondered why it was that he would be lying on his back on the dirt, looking at the ceiling in the middle of the day. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Just...let me tell you how it’s been for me. I can’t tell you why things are happening as they are, but I can tell you the order of their happening.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote a long report saying why I liked Buddenbrooks, and came up with as clever a list of negatives as I could. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

That is why you are important: there must be a hunter like me; there must be a hunter who is human, who can go where I cannot go, see what I cannot see. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“If it was such a problem with me hanging out with my other friends, why didn’t you just say something?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

This already gives us a hint why speakers of Niger-Congo languages, stemming from north of the equator, were able to displace Africa’s equatorial Pygmies and subequatorial Khoisan people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

So if he’s all-powerful, why doesn’t he change the Quell? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if Julian knew about it—and he seemed to know everything about Henry, even more so than the rest—why had he been inquiring about everyone’s whereabouts only the day before? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That is why Reverend Hunt wants to go. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

This would explain why the Dictograph set up by the private detectives working for Mollie Burkhart’s family had never picked up any incriminating statements, and why Rose’s clothes had never been found in the creek. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Quickly he told them where he was going and why. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I guess I understood all that, but I still didn’t understand why he had waited so long to show me what was in the spice box, and I said as much. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Man, of all days to cheat Roof, why today?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He tells us what is important and why. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get it,” I said, “why do you have to play basketball? If you hate it, can’t you just—I don’t know? Stop?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not saying why, I told Ella that I wanted to come there and live. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, how and why would they do that? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why people living there let the Taliban do everything they did,” I admit. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“It seems clear to me,” says Jack, “that we were attacked so that the Erudite could find the Divergent. Do you know why that is?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When my sister thought about it for a second, I think she figured out why she wouldn’t tell Mom or Dad. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Still, what does he think, why doesn’t he say something? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t, and this is why getting back to Ray takes a long, long time. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Journalists asked Fischer why he’d accepted the offer to come to the Philippines on his first “official” visit when he’d turned down similar offers from other countries. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s so special? And why do they have to see it too?” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder, too, why he didn't pull the trigger. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I wrote a lot of this down for you to read. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t any why. It’s just the way they do things. That’s why so many Cealdish caravans are husband- wife teams.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘There’s not time to explain unless we prom around the block again. I don’t mind telling you why I hate Fascists. I’d like to tell about it.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think we were talking about why you were afraid, besides the obvious reason.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m tempted to ask why, but I'm afraid the answer will take an hour. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the first place, he was in love—that was why he had been weeping inthe boat He explained it to Queen Morgause on the fint opportunity —because he was lovesick, not seasick. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I can see why you don't want to read much right now." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Nobody’s ever asked me to a party before, as a friend! Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I do mine too?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You know why you are here. The Green Grace seems to feel that if I take you for my husband, all my woes will vanish.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now why do you wish me to wear what is uncomfortable, inconvenient, and many times dangerous? Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Instead of wondering what made crime fall, think about this: why had it risen so dramatically in the first place? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Later, when Pamela and I retreated to the garden to devour the candy, she asked why I hadn’t done what Mandy wanted straight off. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t tell Genie why he wanted him to do all this, so of course Genie was bursting to know. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He says the gleeful look on my face is why he keeps this picture so close. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder why Mack never put on this channel. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

This is in large part why the story has gained currency that Chief Luthuli was not informed about the creation of MK and was deeply opposed to the ANC taking up violence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when we asked her any question, why, she gave the answer, if she knew it—not pointed up and full of color and ‘maybes’ and ‘it-might-bes’ the way the rest of us would. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, have a seat,” he said as he sprawled onto the other pile of grass, “and tell me why you want to go to the palace so much.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And why did I think to ask about it? thought Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even Chacko had no really complete explanation for why the Communist Party was so much more successful in Kerala than it had been almost anywhere else in India, except perhaps in West Bengal. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

These places are usually small and often I had watched a young one teetering on the edge of the nest and wondered why it did not fall. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had the steps down pat—her knees just so—everybody, including the ex-boyfriend, got disgusted with her and I can see why. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He never makes a sound. That's why I named him Ghost. That, and because he's white. The others are all dark, grey or black." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nobody else cared about him, so why should he care about himself? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Against this weapon, so indefinable and so effective, Jack was powerless and raged without knowing why. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But it’s easy to understand why the police called them snipers. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t know why because to me he is just a guy who writes songs that a lot of people like, and I thought that was enough for everyone involved. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or in other words, why does disorder increase in the same direction of time as that in which the universe expands? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen looked like she had just eaten a really disgusting cookie and couldn’t understand why everyone else thought it was delicious. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘No, ma’am. But the bit about the girls and boys disappearing from their dormitories, you dreamt it so clearly and then it actually happened. That’s why I came over all queer, ma’am.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But beyond What? and Who? his mind was like a big empty pot, and he didn’t know why he had come to his parents’ graves, or what he wanted to ask them. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am trying to suggest why I seem to be accomplishing so little....” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After we had our fill of being on the other side, I told Miss Trotter, “I don’t understand why you can’t talk to your sister face-to-face, Miss Trotter.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The hardest thing for Rusakov to understand was why the new particle seemed to cluster where human beings were, as if it were attracted to us. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Why not, I thought, why not, and shot across the street and into the air-conditioned chill of a drugstore. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is why everybody thought I was three degrees below a moron. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why do they call it Institution? Is it in any way different from other schools?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If He would stay with me anyway, why should I pay Him all this attention? Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She talked art with the older students, and they told her what they were working on, why they preferred knife to brush or acrylic to oil, or Fujicolor to Kodachrome. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I don’t know why anyone would be happy about it, but I thought you were going to rip Cliff’s teeth out the other day.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that’s why it was so important for me to learn. I thought it would make people like me. I thought I would have friends. That’s something to laugh at, isn’t it?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"So at least we know this is how Nergal and his demons got here. Still doesn't tell us why, though. Or where they are now." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Then do something else for me now. Ask me why I would not kiss you that night. I had kissed you before, when we were younger, after all." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A poem called “Maggot” about why kids who get picked on get picked on nagged at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why you have to go to school.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had hidden the money elsewhere, that’s why he was at ease. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment I returned to the ghetto side I realized why the Jackboots had been after me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Clearly this is part of the reason why George Soros is so good at what he does: he is someone who is aware of the value of the products of his unconscious reasoning. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“That getup really does something for you, Janey-Jane. I can see why you take your training and all that so serious. You belong to this life. You’ll be a brilliant Attendant.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It's why I came now, because Elsbeth's family always had a big Sunday dinner at her grandmother's house, and I bet this tradition has continued even through the war. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Earthman laughed quite suddenly, “In Earth’s name, why?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

That way, even as a pretty, unable to comprehend why she would ever want her brain fixed, Tally could at least read her own words and know what was about to happen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I’m going there, except he’s the most powerful person I know. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But why do they put it into sweets and sell them to us?’ we asked him. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of becoming a father depressed Wes, but he wasn’t sure why. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t recall exactly why, but I picked “Treat Me Like a Fool.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, as soon as he says it, all the other men agree that that’s some of why they have come as well. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“News! Oh! yes, I always like news. What is it?—why do you smile so?—where did you hear it?—at Randalls?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I don't know why you insisted on living way down there with the alligators. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I really had the talent to be successful in the sport like Coach Mustilli said, why wasn’t the foundation taking my effort more seriously by helping me get to the top? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

While his guilt wasn't really in question, there were persuasive reasons why this case should not have been a capital murder case, above and beyond the absence of a specific intent to kill. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“And why do you say ‘what’ after every single frickin’ thing I say?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t explain why I wanted to drive one hundred twenty-five miles to ask an old man with memory problems what he and my mom knew about the white sharks coming to Massachusetts. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"Yes, you do. Now why don't you take up that stick, and we'll start over. High ward." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why but at that moment I thought of the Lost Worlds book. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And I asked him why I would ever do that. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I turn to follow her trajectory and immediately see why. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

People saying that my father was a dirty cop and asking why everybody cared so much about me when my dad shot a kid for the same reason years ago. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A million times I wondered why the sparse library at my tribal school did not carry books like Treasure Island, why most of the books we read had tribal points of view. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ryves explained why the renter next door had caught his attention. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I was saving this for you for Tet, but why wait? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

If a factory was nearby, he’d explain how you used a plumb line to get the chimney straight and why the windows had been placed a certain way to let in the maximum light. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then why would she make copies of it? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t even really know how I came to be sitting in the driver’s seat, why I end up there and not Lacey. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Also, if robbery were the explanation, why hadn’t the robber removed the jewelry that Mrs. Clutter was wearing—a gold wedding band and a diamond ring? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand why she had been put into a boat, why she had fallen into the water or why the man was making such a fuss over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the price of dog food and cake mix can be rationalized, why can’t some sort of rough “safety index” be devised which allows us to gauge how safe various activities, procedures, and illnesses are? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know why it would've, but who really understands moms? Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But why had they acted the way they did in the room with him? A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

If terrestrial bugs could live on Mars, he thought, why not in Antarctica—which was by and large warmer, wetter, and had more oxygen and much less ultraviolet light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granted that New Guineans had “progressed” beyond Native Australians, why had they not yet “progressed” as far as many Eurasians, Africans, and Native Americans? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But he was too weak and hungry to ask why they were standing still. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if the Neanderthals, Denisovans and other human species didn’t merge with Sapiens, why did they vanish? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t figure why the man would look at me in such an indulgent way, but then I realize that he ain’t looking at me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What most afflicted him with the sense of nightmare was that he had never clearly understood why the huge imposture was undertaken. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, she was replying to my question about why we turned the clocks back in the fall. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well...why did Jackson tell him not to try to be clever?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just like, who’s next? I’m scared for myself because bullets don’t have no names on them. That’s why I don’t go outside. There’s too much going on.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Then why did you tell her that you two are meant to be? Why do I get the feeling that you want her to be your Blood Shrike instead of me?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Which is reason #1 why he left the music business at age twenty-nine, to become, get this, a librarian?! Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was daydreaming so much about that car on my overseas assignment, it helped distract me from the stress of competition—which might be why I performed at those meets as well as I did. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Wow, I just realized why you hate us so much,” she said, filling her voice with pity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to find out why he threw that snowball. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

This man was not to be trusted, but she didn’t know why or how much danger they might be in. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s the wrong one, you dozy idiot! Capricorn wants to see the girl, and I'll tell him why he's had to wait so long.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

So why did that make me so happy? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

That is to say, I may not have thought further why it was that I had given the distinct impression I had never been in the employ of Lord Darlington. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It made him feel cumbered and foolish, and he wondered once more why he was here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The abbot brooded on that for a moment, and then said, “Fine. If they try to take your underwear—though God knows why they would—you can fight back.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do is ask: Why do you—why do we— work here? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You never told me why you were out here in the middle of the night,” said Finn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you and Garvey have helped me so much?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I ask Donay why he was on the truck with me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to ask why, but I don’t want to push her. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

What’s more, our years of isolation at Manzanar had widened the already spacious gap between the races, and it is not hard to understand why so many preferred to stay where they were. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know just why my successful evasion of chemistry should have floated into my mind there in Jay Cee's office. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“God. Hendricks is doing that thing again. I don’t even see why she likes him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I may not know how Scout’s overalls feel but I think I know how Snow White’s shoes feel because now I know why Snow White was happy. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not a person who likes to judge why people fall madly in love with some types of people because I don’t believe such things can be explained. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

No one knows, even, why some houses are called haunted.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I feel guilty, but I’m not sure why. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but that felt good. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t know why I got edgy ’bout it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Harry Hawk still stands center stage, his head turned toward Booth, wondering why in the world he would intrude on the performance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And why not tell people, regardless?” she asked. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Here’s why I don’t like these stories: They highlight that I am vulnerable. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If he was terrified, why did he not run for safety, as any sensible rabbit would? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I had to eat mine so slowly, with the licking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And it hurt even more to think that Byrd knows why, and hasn’t told him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He asked why all the old ladies were dying so quickly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The mood’s changed and I don’t know why. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Part of me wanted to know why she hated John Worth so much. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Why the missing-persons files, why the mentions of police and Coast Guard? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He felt a sudden, intense sympathy for King Solomon, and each morning, short on sleep and uncomfortable in mind, he barked unfairly at his clerks and his secretary without even realizing why. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For instance, today almost all Japanese and Scandinavians are literate but most Iraqis are not: why did writing nevertheless arise nearly four thousand years earlier in Iraq? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I watch Soojin put her empty containers back in her lunch bag, looking for a clue to why she’s acting so bizarre. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If we had to sacrifice then, why can’t you sacrifice for our children to be a part of quality education through integration now? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my feeling, at eleven, went something like this: you are going to be invisible anyway, so why not completely disappear. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why do they go crossways to take other men. Why aren’t there any women and children?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only think of one explanation for why my mother hasn’t come back for me, and that explanation requires her to be six feet under the ground. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The explanation why such actions were ascribed to the most majestic of the gods is, the scholars say, that the Zeus of song and story has been made by combining many gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dragged away and never returned, and suddenly I understood why the Plaszów tailor shop needed new workers, and always would. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now I knew why I had to spend time in this quiet, cheerless house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Now — why did you decide to enter the tournament, Harry?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If we’re committed,” I said, as evenly as I could muster, “why wouldn’t we formalize that commitment? What part of your dignity would be sacrificed by that?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Listen, David. The Boss fought them, that’s why they killed him.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If we had asked the students in John Bargh’s experiment why they were standing in the hall so patiently after they had been primed to be polite, they wouldn’t have been able to tell us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In the morning dark, he had thought of what might go wrong, of why he might not make the team. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To our clever Jude, who made the Folk remember why they stay in their barrows and hills, for fear of mortal ferocity.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When Amaranta saw him come in, even though he said nothing she knew immediately why he had come back. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“The original?” inquired Xenophilius sharply, and when she nodded, he said, “Well then, why don’t you read it aloud? Much the best way to make sure we all understand.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I didn't know why, till my father stepped forward. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When the doctors, Father, and your career are all in Boston, why are we here?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“A dream, yes. Maybe that’s why it feels familiar. I might have dreamed about this place.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

To this day, I still can't imagine why it was stocked at the Big Store, but there it was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I was sitting beside him in the car. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Leo wasn’t sure why all that fancy stuff had been on the beach, but at least it meant that this place was inhabited, after all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She never asked him why his face looked so beat up. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Some kids have actually come out and asked me why I hang out with “the freak” so much. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She told him she didn’t know why it was there, or what it meant. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“An Aspirant. It’s why I missed the meeting. I’m sorry.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“After the tragedy, I said, ‘Mabel, now that you’re out of a job, why don’t you come give me a hand at the cafe. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded me why I stopped paying attention to the world before. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Splendid, Ryan,” said Miss K, “but why not show us how smart he is? Do you know what a maze is?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You understand now, why I couldn’t tell you?” he said as we headed to the next funeral—Brendan Wilson, a firefighter who died while saving a family. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Was the reason why Zero chose to keep messing with levels in Warcross because he has been passing information to his followers this way? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I know! You’ve got stage fright. I know all about stage fright. My uncle Bill says my dad has terrible stage fright and that’s why he lets other people get rich performing his songs.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Oh, why had he not let him see his hand? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Sophie’s opinion, studying old yearbooks was just another reason why I had to “get a life.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t understand why this younger generation can’t just respect the process,” he said, and that was met with a number of boos and hisses. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure why, but I started playing this little make-believe game with the girls in the camp. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

And why seeing that picture in Carl’s old house—more specifically, her in it—has made it so hard for me to “fake the funk,” as Britain would say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It had come walking as a tree of healing, the same tree that made the medicine for his mother, so why else? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he asks why we don’t see Erin anymore, I say, “Basketball is my girlfriend now,” which makes him laugh, and I guess it does sound pretty funny. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why those graves? Why sail all the way to Penikese to tend the graves of people you never knew?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I figured I knew why my dogs were covered with ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering why he’s not here. Surely, as a Brother of the Order, he’d attend a feast like this?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Isioma was asking why their son was not yet doing much of mathematics and English. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t being unresponsive; it’s just that everyone kept asking me why I’d tried to kill myself. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, no preparation whatsoever. They just threw me in. That’s why I’m so clueless.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now I understand why the outside panels of the plane looked so translucent. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I let her win, son”—he totally ignored her—“because, truth is, I’m scared of her.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It’s also not known for sure why Hans and his friends chose the name “White Rose.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that he saw me pass the building and ran outside to catch me, which is why he was all over the place. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That smell made me feel sad, but I didn’t know why. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He’s confused by why they matter at all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“So why should I endure this? Why did you not let me just die in there?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto climbed into my lap and started punching my chest; I didn’t know why, and he probably didn’t, either. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Greeks even had a third argument that the earth must be round, for why else does one first see the sails of a ship coming over the horizon, and only later see the hull? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean why? Because I’m the owner!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This explains why the universe is relatively smooth. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What will I say to the men who asked me why I refused to fly more missions?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Well then, why did you lie to your father about the book?” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

"I begin to comprehend why the queen fears you so much. Oh, yes I do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Rondell said, and then he laughed a little, who even knows why. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I needed Rain more than ever to ask her why a school would have anything to do with that. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why they have to send him away with that man who puts his pint on the white coffin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

If it’s a fruit, then why is it always in regular salads with other vegetables, but never in fruit salad? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m just—I’m sick and tired of trying to explain to the world why racism is bad, okay? Why is that my job?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“If dogs can do this, why is it such a challenge for you two?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I’ll do that. See, this is another reason why I refuse to share a room.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Seen you when I built that crazy lean-to for Kate. Now why in hell did she want that for? No window.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t see why they would risk that many Divergent,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His first wife was only able to have one child, which was why he married again. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“While you’re at it, why don’t you have a look through my knickers, too!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I stare at the single word, and for some reason, I don’t know why...I get a weird feeling in my belly, like a hundred butterflies have taken flight. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"And why should he stop just when we do? Shasta, my boy, I do believe there's someone shadowing us at last." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Then why, if the handkerchief was not yours, did you alter the name in the passport?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ladies and gentlemen—boys and girls—I present to you—the reason why we’re all here—THE CHAMPIONS. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“That must be why he thought that boy in Ingria was cute!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We look at each other for a second, in the sunshine, both of us surprised but not sure why. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess I can see why there are those here who think I’m more white than black.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Is that why Mom rolled up the blueprints so quickly this morning? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, man, but I got so hyped I started working harder than I’d ever worked in my entire life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“And this, my heroes,** concluded Gawaine, “is the reason why we of Cornwall and Orkney must be against the Kings of England ever more, and most of all against the clan Mac Pendragon.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

So why not discuss it as a group? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Looking around, I wondered why Halliday, who always claimed to have had a miserable childhood, had later become so nostalgic for it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Good. If we’re just talking, why don’t you go ahead and holster that nightstick?” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Daddy, why you put me on the spot like that with Black Jesus?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

That night, after a particularly exhausting training session, I felt too wired to sleep, and I couldn’t explain why. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I understand, now, why he put his hands on me, why he told me to fight him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But why ask you to bring him the master bolt if he already has it?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. They’re lovely. But why don’t you come into the school with the others?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

So when I left the room, it still wasn’t clear to me what he wanted, or why, or whether I could fulfill any of it for him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more she knew about what this killer wanted—why and how he was killing—the better. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The truth is I’m not sure that the patriarch himself completely grasped who we were or why we’d stopped in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“This is why masks lead to trouble,” she said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know where we were going, or how we were gonna get there, or why. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why Daniel wants to be a poet, so he can find the right words. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But you wouldn’t tell, would you? And I know why.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lots of people wrote to the magazine to say that Marilyn vos Savant was wrong, even when she explained very carefully why she was right. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So if it did not need it, if the personal garments could be washed along with the rest, True Belle knew why, and Vera Louise knew she knew. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No. Poor kid had enough beatings in his life. I spent the afternoon trying to explain to him why that knife isn't going to do him any good. It was like going ten rounds." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t think why the sky’s being bombed until I realize the Gamemakers are shooting off fireworks up there, while the real destruction occurs on the ground. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

God, I thought, why didn’t I just yell something? Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Is that why Mrs. Caruthers is”—Ophie thought for a moment about a word that wouldn’t get her in trouble—“so unhappy?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t explain why it took her so long. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He did not understand why, there seemed to him no possible reason why Mr Hooper should want to spend his money on them, not however much he had. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He also wonders why no one else is reading the books he is. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to know why you do what you do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then it occurred to him why she was doing this: to buy them time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

Maybe Four was one of the Erudite, which explains why he hates Abnegation. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That explained why I hadn’t paid any attention then, but I sure noticed her now. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Show him why,” Beatrice said to her stepbrother. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“High up from us,” said the master, “but when God looks down, it’s the bottom. That’s why we call it so. It’s the bottom of heaven—best land there is.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t supposed to turn out like it did, which is why the tears keep leaking from her eyes as she talks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you didn’t want to come to my house that day?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

All she wanted was for Lola to know she was there and to wonder why. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Shin’s mother never told Shin why she had been given the honor of marriage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

So why do I write, torturing myself to put it down? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that. .. I’m bleeding ... between my legs . . . and—and ... I don’t understand why it’s happening and I don’t want it to hap- pen.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I meant, why does my mother think you’re here? I need to have my story straight before she gets back.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was why Desdemona had the despair and fatigue of a person of ninety along with the arteries of a fifty-year-old. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Which is why, after leaving it outside for a year, Mr. Cobble took it down and kept it in a secret place inside the store and brought it out only to meet a challenger. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He comes to me with some way-out tale about how come and why. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tillie’s death was never investigated, though Morrison admitted to an associate that he had killed her and asked him why he didn’t get an Indian squaw and do the same. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But I realise now just how much of what occurred later came out of our time at Hailsham, and that’s why I want first to go over these earlier memories quite carefully. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don't ask me why, but the rec room had become the camp’s informal headquarters for war councils. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“She wants to know, like, uh, why don’t you come to our house?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why they fill our television with second- rate Mexican shows and ignore all the potential our people have,” she muttered. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But this was not the real reason why autumn and winter were unpeaceful in Ghalas-at. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you’re always talking about how I dress and how I hate speaking Spanish?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“And you know that’s why many in our community came to live in exile so far from our original homeland?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why his right leg ended at his knee ’stead of at his foot. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was my father again who wondered why I didn’t display my awards on the wall of my bedroom. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never been a member of any group or trench coat mob or any hate thing, online or any other, so why should they tell me what coat to wear? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why should it matter if it’s all a dream, though? Why wouldn’t a dream be able to walk across town? Not if it’s as old as the earth and as big as the world—” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

If he were, Lydia would have asked him why he looked as though he felt like his heart was being pulled from his chest, fiber by fiber, cell by cell, molecule by molecule. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

OK, that’s another mandatory deduction — why don’t we call this a six, overall? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Dr. Maria said, “Yeah, I don’t see why not. They’ve got oxygen on the planes, after all.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wondered why grown-ups gave themselves all the good programs, with all the shouting and running around in. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

A body cast...So that’s why both legs are locked away and my tummy and hips are also locked away. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But now I can’t and I want to be the one to tell you why. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"She has to. Do you want to know why?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She asked me why, and I said we were working on a project, and that turned out to be the truth. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You tell him you don’t know why. Don’t commit to anything. She’ll have to work that out starting tomorrow.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I don't want to talk about Mom, and I don't want to talk about why Jamie didn't want to see me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I can see that. But why*.” “To save the world, kid. But hey, we’re real sorry about your getting in the way.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I understand, then, why she holds it like it’s a magical object, something that could disappear in a moment. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“But atypical. In my experience, most Divergent can’t resist the truth serum. I wonder why you can.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Ambitious my big fat foot. You don’t know what the course was—hairdressing. Not barbering—hairdressing—for women. Now maybe you see why I got worries.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you want to pray outside? In fact, why do you want to pray at all?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why radio announcers have tiny hands?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why can’t it be something? Every day millions of kids around this country do millions of normal activities, and they have a great time at it. Why can’t we?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, if he hates himself,” I’d say, “why doesn’t he kick himself? ” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I never discuss myself or any of these things with others, which is why I have to talk about them to myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

What if that was why Mom wanted them to be in this world, instead of wherever they’d started out? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you know, why bother to ask me?” said Mary Poppins sniffing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But why are you doing this? Why? I have done nothing.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s why we have to join the fight!” he answers harshly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but I reach for my scarf, almost instinctively, to fix it up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mama and I both tried to explain to him why we needed to shut the dog up, but Little Arliss was too mad to listen. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The legend that Annabeth mentioned,” she said, “about the Mark of Athena...why didn’t you want to talk about it?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering why the High Blade jumped into the pool the way he did.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I doubt very much you’ll be able to understand why, but I suppose I have to explain if things are to make any sense at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If they weren’t dangerous, then why . . . ?” I tried to understand, struggling not to let him see how seriously I was considering his ghost story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Then tell me, why is your face so white? Why are you trembling?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Any idea why Eliot Bolivar stopped writing poems for the parish magazine?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Pa, why the shoes? Why are they bad?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They just ignored what we told them about Johnny D being home. Nobody has explained to me why they did that. Why did they do that?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And that’s what we were doing when Polly asked, completely out of the blue: “Miss, why does Madame take our things anyway?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she ever understood why her genuinely good intentions were sneered at by the media, why there appeared to be a permanent quest on their behalf to bring her down. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Fill up on the meat then, why don’t you,” I said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That' s why they holding the trial—so the jury can say if he's innocent or not. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forgot why he left in the first place and was forced to sneak into his own home ground. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You're graduating from college next year; why don't you cook a meal for a change?” she points out, twisting the cap back onto her bottle of nail polish. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

"You can ask me why," he said again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But I wanted to write an introduction for this special edition of Ugly to tell you some of the reasons why I wrote the book. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I know, though, why the page is a blank. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

So why shouldn’t one of the three be spared? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madu saw him as a foreigner, which perhaps was why he thought he would be good at this. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked kind of familiar, but I couldn’t figure out why. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Dyslexia, Albie,” she said, and that time she did sound like she was mad at me, although I couldn’t tell why. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She asked Reggie why he thought he was having trouble remembering what happened at the time of the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they call you—” The words leave me when I see his expression. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I finally had a good excuse for why I never ate lunch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tightened my grip on the dust rag, my ready excuse for why I was here. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That’s why I always wind up coming back to my diary—I start there and end there because Kitty’s always patient. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After he hung up, it occurred to me I hadn’t asked him why he wanted to come. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And why so much saying, so much talking all the time day and night, all those words spilling out of those mouths? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Don’t know why I thought it was going to be something lamer, like jumping from rock to rock on even ground. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But why did Elena have to be the one to tell her that? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They want to know why Boy21’s wearing what he’s wearing, where exactly in outer space he came from, and how many points he’ll score in the next game. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the opening speech the next day, Jim Kim said many people had asked him why a small organization like PIH had taken on such a costly and difficult project in Peru. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

That is why Neil and Buzz were able to jump around like kangaroos on the moon, even though they were loaded down with heavy equipment. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I couldn’t see why he would be. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You know, Mr. P, I don’t mean to be rude or anything, but you’re, like, freaking me out here. I mean, why are you here, exactly?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Yes. That did strike me as a bit odd. I can’t quite surmise why she was there.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why the hanging body had stopped her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I know he’s just trying to make me feel childish when he knows perfectly well why I shouldn’t be there, but even though I am aware of what he’s doing, it works. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had a bit of a brush with a cat, but why worry?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But to cut a long story short, the adder stole the sword from him. That’s why I want to know about Asmodeus, you see.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

If Jim praised him, Paul was apt to say something like, “Thanks, Jimbo. I need to hear that.”One time, when Jim replied, “Yeah, but why don’t you ever say that to me?” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Dorian would now see why she was such a threat to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, even some of my friends asked why I let the world see my face. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I escaped the gallows—that is why I am lucky. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

That’s why Milkman began to talk about his father, the boy they knew, the son of the fabulous Macon Dead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He apparently reasoned that if you could make fine spirits from common corn and the lowly potato, why not the princely pecan? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I apologize, I don’t know why I jumped to that conclusion.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I myself don’t understand why we weren’t able to go to school just because the SIM were on our doorstep. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I look her straight in the eyes, expecting to see some kind of sign of why she’d play me like that. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“When your entire allowance for the week is only three bucks, you learn to budget your time! That’s why I’m conditioned to hate being late!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I don't know why Coach needed so many gym bags. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“But why do you think I should want to go see Granny?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Emily wasn’t sure why it was called North Beach, because there wasn’t a speck of sand in sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And now we see why the opening to A History of Warfare is so puzzling. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“If it don’t work out why you’ll have to go back to cooking and cleaning.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His brother used to make my brother Aaron’s life a living hell. That’s why Aaron went to a private high school.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Because I was upset over seeing those old folks put out in the street, that's why. I don't care what you call it, I was angry." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh my God, why am I falling into this sand trap? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lyra was too sulky even to ask why she was having to wash and dress, and no grownup ever gave reasons of their own accord. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you figured out yet why Coach picked you to help Russ?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone knows who we are and what we’re doing. Bringing it to the whole student body’s attention is why we formed this club and are making these videos. We should be allowed to share them.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This whole war,” she said, “why was everybody so mad at everybody else?” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I take it you know why I’m here.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I continued until she asked me why I kept reaching for her nose and mouth. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

His church is the old one at the edge of town, and I now realize why he’s chosen to live here. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look hurt. And, Jam, why are you here?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Well—I mean, why can’t we just leave? Get in the car tonight and drive away?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t explain why, but I was sure that she didn’t know about the vase, the envelope, or the key. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sells some kind of insurance, but I don’t know how or why. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Matt couldn’t see why she wanted to argue. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom and my grandmother started talking and my mom told her why we were there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her mother knew she hadn’t read anything new—that was why they were going to the library. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Do you realize this is one of the major reasons why America’s white man has so easily contained and oppressed America’s black man? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was watching a collection of vintage ’80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy prizes inside every box. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Look, Lobel. . . why don’t you get up and watch the wire with me?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when little Freak showed up one day with these shiny braces strapped to his crooked legs, metal tubes right up to his hips, why those were even more cool than crutches. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why. He might simply ask, Who’ll serve me best as prime minister?—and leave it at that.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Those who contracted MDR were left to die—as humanely as possible, because the foundation provided money for hospice care—but why, Farmer wondered, couldn’t some money be allocated to MDR? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He was always kind and gentle, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I just couldn’t tell him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the thought of going into Mexico without telling Mamá where we were going or why made me feel awful. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I hardly know myself why I do such things. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And why do they have to be a million times more interested in Nico than when I talk about Zohra or tell them things about Pakistan? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She wondered why Mama was ashamed of her hands all of a sudden. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I’m saying all this. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You still haven’t explained to me why you brought him along.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Harrison himself did not know exactly why Odenigbo had driven into the compound that evening and shouted at him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Which is why it takes me five tries to read the letter she wrote after the audition. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So... if he didn’t do anything wrong, why did you tell me to apologize for him?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I take in a deep breath, about to say yes—I mean, why would I of all people refuse—and he bites his bottom lip, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he could really understand why any Tang people would want to leave the safety of our town to live among the demons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a while to wait and wonder why God hadn’t handled things a little bit better. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Who could be shooting at her and why? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to fight. And I understand why you got mad at me.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That,” said the doctor, “is why you are leaving in such a hurry.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why people watch that stuff. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, one evening, it rained, a flinty blustery rain, a strange shower in the dry season, and perhaps it was why Odenigbo did not go to the bar. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Olanna did not like to hear these stories, nor did she like the furtive way the guests glanced at her legs, as though to discover a lump that would explain why she could not walk. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What I meant was, why do you call her Byrd when you talk to her and not, you know, Mom?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As an aside, that is why a circus trainer must always enter the lion ring first, and in full sight of the lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What was her letter to the world? And why would the whole world write her a letter anyway?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Cecile had already told me to mind my business about her feelings and about Pa, but I still wanted to know why my parents didn’t get married. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“If I had known this when I was in the camps,” Jack said sadly, “why would I have struggled so hard to live?” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours later, I was standing in a fraternity house in Central Campus wondering why I had agreed to come out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why you talk like that,” he exclaimed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But why do I bother you with this foolishness? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Sara joon," my mom replied, "why would you even want to make things work with someone who says they don't love you?" Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It’s a real workout, which is maybe why I’m not a Jew now. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know how rude it would be to ask him why he could serve the royal family and be Jewish. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her girls don't understand why she moved back to a Flushing apartment instead of staying in her oldest daughter's Manhattan penthouse. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Tell me, son of Pluto,’ the augur hissed, ‘why are you helping the Greeks? What have they ever done for you?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that was why her lord hither had always cherished her best of all his children. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was ten o’clock at night before we ventured to creep in again, and then she asked Joe why he hadn’t married a Negress Slave at once? Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Dauntless traitors incline their heads to me—I’m not sure why. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about real anything, Knife? A bowl of toxic waste is more likely. Well, go ahead. You devote your life to shortening mine, but why should I care? I’m better off dead.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why, when I heard what I heard on the earphones—well, I didn’t hardly believe it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then why had he called No this morning? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why he’s telling me this. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma said, “I quick jumps up too scared and dumbstruck to even cry. All I done was say, ‘Mama...why?’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“She ducked and dodged like Pearly when you ask him why he thinks he’s Krishna. She’s hiding stuff. Don’t be fooled just because she looks so sweet.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I get why Fuchsia didn’t speak up at school about what happened, but still...“Silas!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I have no answer, except perhaps this: why should I not? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then why is he coming down just here?’ asked Sam. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Before I could begin the shameful process of forgetting the how and the why of her living and dying, I needed to learn it: How. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But why should God leave a huge empty space, at least hundreds of times bigger than the gaps between the planets, between the outermost planet and the stars? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that’s exactly why he stayed out there. Wanted to prove he could do anything I can do. The guy hates me.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They do not explain why the US military waged a ground war against Indigenous nations for more than a century after that, and why conflict continues today in the courts of the United States. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Arthur. I don’t know his last name. I definitely don’t know his address. Ditto on the handles, but while we’re on the subject, why can’t people just have one handle for everything they do?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but I found it funny. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I respected about my mom was that she never left me in any doubt as to why I was receiving the hiding. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And why would she have a tombstone for her in her backyard?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

That’s why I decided, up there on that roof, that we would melt saltpeter and sugar. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With unusual stubbornness, Luke insisted, “I want to know why I'm different. I want to know why I have to hide.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s why I got so serious about softball. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It was rumored that the principal wanted to know why I had used the word “hell.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was going to venture into sex, I saw no reason why I shouldn’t make my experiment with the best of the lot. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you know how to read, why are you just a shepherd?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All of his other material possessions are to be auctioned off. If you were no longer friends, why are you the only person he left anything to?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well—why didn’t you say so before?” stammered the man who had asked for service. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Explained why it had to be stimulated with placentin and thyroxin. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A baby, by the looks of him. Probably why he couldn’t get past the boundary line as easily as the bulls. Tyson’s one of the homeless orphans.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I see now why all those other caretakers left. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Now why do you think that’s stuck in your head?” he asked. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“But I think thee knows why. I could see it in thy face a moment back. The Meadow has spoken to thee, too, hasn’t it?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

‘They were terrible to behold! But why could we all see their horses?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is why I didn’t want you to come.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s commendable. David, can I ask why you did that?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since that was true, anything could be, and why not ghosts as well? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

For why should I get excited learning boring chemical facts as long as the chemists never provided anything incisive about the nucleic acids? Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Finn had no idea why anyone would want to get lost on purpose. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, Reyna understood why her sister was such a chameleon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I’m not Miss Mary Sunshine, but a so-called Muslim sociopath attacked us. Again. If these jerks hate America so much, why don’t they stay in their own countries? He killed little kids.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After that experience, she wasn't all that interested in pursuing any secret relationships, which was why marriage was her first real attempt at dating. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know that,” Reynie said, “but why do you have one with you? Most people don’t carry buckets around for no particular reason.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I became so fanatical about the Dodgers that year. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It doesn't matter why. You broke a promise. Don’t you get that?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I want to ask her why, with all her brains, is she selling drugs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Now I really got why someone would want to live somewhere else if she had the option. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, and why do you think I did not want to cross to the other beach?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Because listen. If there’s only one can of peaches left, only one person gets to have it, right? So why should everyone know? They’d just end up fighting over it. What good would that be?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I finally realized why his words seemed so familiar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Indeed - why should I not admit it? - at that moment, my heart was breaking. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I also wondered a bit why the villagers were so kind to us, but I didn’t dwell on these thoughts, because I wanted to enjoy myself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to think about what I had left behind at the Stockyards, or who had seized me, or why the taste of chemicals lingered sweet and strange on my tongue. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he ran every night, why had I never seen him? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the women next door are so concerned about Enrique’s interests, why did some of them treat him like a dog, she wonders, when he lived in their home? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He could not account for why Nasser had money with him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She had known why the first responders weren’t coming into the building before anyone else. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Most of the lunar material, it is thought, came from the Earth’s crust, not its core, which is why the Moon has so little iron while we have a lot. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t fathom why Marcus wanted to hook up with me, even if it was only in secret. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t hesitate, doesn’t stop to question what I say, doesn’t even wonder why I didn’t tell him right away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I knew now why Jasper had turned to it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew why I was applauding, but I wondered about some of the other Mica fans. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

That was why Shasta soon found himself at the tail end of the procession. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Because if He is, why did He let you get pregnant? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I have thought long and hard, Severus....Do you know why I have called you back from the battle?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had forgotten why, but a reminder soon came. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah? So why are you back, then?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I asked why you were staring at me.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Mam why they had no hair and she said their heads were shaved so that the lice would have no place to hide. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t question why Imani always wants to make sure I’m okay, and offers to help me with my schoolwork. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

All night I kept thinking it through, and still I didn’t have an answer to why all the old ladies were dying. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you in a minute why I think I learned more than others,” Thomas said, dreading that part of the story. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the Dragon King was right. Maybe the magic takes a different form in our land. Maybe that’s why you don’t need words for it.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were good friends, Lin Nai-Nai and I, so I didn’t know why I felt so mean. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they looked at me as if they had no idea what I was talking about, why I was so anxious. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So why don’t you go home for vacations?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Dobby warned and warned Harry Potter. Ah sir, why didn’t you heed Dobby? Why didn’t Harry Potter go back home when he missed the train?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“You take most kids,” he said, “if they know the answer, why, they hold up their hands, and if they don’t know they just crawl under the desk. Know what we’re going to do?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One knew that it was all rubbish, so why let oneself be worried by it? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

While those questions of proximate cause remain unanswered, the ultimate reasons why Norse colonization of Greenland and America failed are abundantly clear. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know why this was so, but it seemed natural that it should be so. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s only eleven o’clock, but the average bedtime in Lanternwood is probably closer to eight thirty, which might explain why we don’t run into anyone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was about to ask why, but Abuela put her fingers to her lips and shushed me as everyone stood up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And why did he even go into the dining room? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I still don’t see,” said the King sadly, “why you had to dress up like this to begin with. It is all a mystery to me. “ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since I had remained, why hadn't I said something, defended myself? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if Miss Palma had been allowed to read the journal entry, she would have understood why I shaved my entire head the next night. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A part of her wanted to study Mia like an anthropologist, to understand why—and how—she did what she did. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We’re trying to figure out why no one ever sees the owner. We think he might have even been...” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Go upstairs and get my other shoes. They’re in the hall closet. If Bri’s up, tell her . . .” He tried to come up with a reason why he’d need a different pair of shoes. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In Tamil he said, “The real question is, why is Piscine dallying with these foreign religions?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Dad and I walked into Ari’s Cakes a few minutes later, I could see why Ariana had said she needed extra help. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And my arms. I also had some organ damage, which is why I have to take this mountain of medicine.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I told you why I’m up. Why are you two wandering around in the middle of the night?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She grinned and I saw why she made a point of not laughing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“So that’s why he introduces himself as Nikhil to the girl in the bar, even though she already knows him as Gogol?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll call Sherry and ask her to find something else. That’s not why I moved all the way from Idaho, to be a suit working for suits. I couldn’t survive it.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Granny had also said, so wistful, was how she used to dream of going to New York with Grandpa, but he never saw why she wanted to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If you cannot understand why I couldn’t bring myself to tell them this, then I doubt you have ever been truly poor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And this is why I thought it would be a bad idea to try to listen to your CD while I drove. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I know what you asked! I want to know why you asked it!” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

An old guy in a chair says, “Exactly why I’m selling it!” and he laughs like he thinks he’s the funniest guy east of the Bourne Bridge. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Well, why not, soldiers were beginning to say. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see why you’d want to,” he says, as though reading my face and coming to some decision. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘And there’s not one reason why I can’t leave for Lexington too, except you don’t want me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father didn’t ask why it mattered now. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But why didn’t Joe come back before it got dark? With it snowing so, he might have known how we’d worry.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg asked the platoon’s lieutenant why his men had fired at the hut. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why he was acting so flustered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She claims it’s why she has never lost an argument with any of her clients over what she should sew for them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I said, why weren’t you at work? We had to cover your shift!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A scar hooks under his right eye like a crescent moon, and I wonder why he hasn't allowed a Belle to erase it for him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t care much for how things happen or bother asking why He can tell I don’t particularly feel like discussing the incident, so he makes a crack and we leave it behind us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He’s mad at him, I think, although I’m not sure why. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He knew now why Prince always seemed to shed about ten years when they made their landfall. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said her father, my grandfather, Kirby, and Malloy were pretty much best friends, which is why she trusted him to look after me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I dunno why they never invented this in my world. We got some things better than you, but this was better than anything we got.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wondered what happened. I mean...why did Ben die?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

If the school has suddenly decided to get tough on stains, why did they have to pick me to make an example of? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why that had to change. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was afraid I knew why Nico was here, but I tried for a smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard says I need to write a letter to the library council to explain my idea and why it’ll be good for the library. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but, you know, I still don’t really get the idea of why words all mean different things. Like, who says that d-o-g means the thing that goes ‘woof’ and wags its tail? Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why he stopped me from telling Director Van Helsing about how Maria’s tech magic is capable of shutting down the Bureau’s shields. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

I’m quiet for a moment, then ask, “But why? Why do you have to be so mean?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was why she ran away and never told me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But—” Fina says, “I mean, why did you write the story?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But why would you want to shed your skin?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a ridiculous idea because of why Dad thinks it’s a ridiculous idea. It’s a ridiculous idea because it’s military school, and because the next stop after military school is Saigon.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Momma and I both like to read, but it’s a mystery to me why anyone would choose more school if they don’t have to. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

This is why, on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, my bed is littered with all sorts of craft project supplies: felt, glitter, glue, scissors, hole punch, sequins, and stars. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t know why people colored bolts of lightning yellow in drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“So why did she abandon those babies on the road?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The spit’ is a way to say ‘exactly like’ but don’t ask me why. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me go away. Please, let me. I don’t want to make you hate your brother. I wonder why he hates me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was why the other kid that they’d found in here had been as big as a whale, he was swole up from all the hornet stings! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“They say God’s so great,” said Francie scornfully, “and knows everything and can do everything. If He’s so great, why didn’t He help Papa instead of punishing him like you said?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But why are the toys all misfits? Square wheels on a train can be fixed easily enough.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And about that—I am so sorry. So why don’t I make it up to you, and you sit with me, with us, at lunch today?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“The Trials are not meant to be easy, Elias. That is why they are called the Trials.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But if so, then why, when Baba’s friends came to visit with their kids, didn’t I ever include Hassan in our games? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was silent as she walked by my side between classes, and I was afraid to ask her why. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was essential that everyone understood why he had to murder the president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Grey Worm, why was this man alone? Had he no partner?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And why had the murder been covered up? Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But why had he resisted the cop anyway? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why would the Romans want peace,” Reyna asked, “after your ship attacked our city?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I made up a story for Weylin to explain why we were here—and why we were broke. He offered me a job.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In sharing my story, I hope to help create space for other stories and other voices, to widen the pathway for who belongs and why. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She drew her breath sharply, “Wait! Why...why, I understand. Merciful Heavens, it’s so obvious.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I do not remember why, but instead of finding rocks to break the windows like everyone else, I punched the glass with my fist. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they are — but why are you so interested?” asked Hermione, giving Harry a sharp look. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Hey," I said, sort of confused as to why Black was in our house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“They could,” he said slowly, “although I don’t know why they would. Publishers pay me to keep typos out of books. Why would they want to leave them in?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never met them, either. They don’t even know me, so why would they care about his leaving me?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why people who go looking for them call it mushroom hunting—not harvesting. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I really didn’t want to ask Negra why Victor had beaten her up; I wasn’t their marriage counselor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

These were children, asking not just why but why so often? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then he would have talked about the medal he did not win and why he did not win it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, why had I been so smart to him? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The first gulp is too big—he doesn't know why he didn’t expect the thing to be alcoholic. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were going to kill him anyhow, so why make him go through with this? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Man, why don't you save the theatrics for Broadway," the man snaps. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My face felt so hot, my hands started shaking, and I asked him why he believed her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

What would be the purpose—why do I want to start another magazine to begin with? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It cannot be! Why, Lord, oh, why? I would rather the best city of my kingdom ruined! Razed to the ground by the infidel!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I finally stopped asking people why Constantine had left. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I keep shopping here,” he said to me, searching the wares in the bins. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he wasn't going to produce the tube, why did he make Stanley give it to him? Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“See why I always say younger brothers are better than older brothers?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The scent carries like it did before, avoiding the road, avoiding any buildings we might see at a distance, but always onward, always toward Haven, only Aaron knows why. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We spent the afternoon with English for You and Me, learning how to diagram sentences—as if there was some reason why anyone in the Western Hemisphere needed to know how to do this. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When you take a look out the door, why, there goes somebody with something missing off of them and not even embarrassed of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, I’ll tell you. No. I didn’t. Sometimes he scared me. Sometimes—yes, sometimes I admired him, but most of the time I hated him. Now tell me why you want to know.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why it was in my closet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I mentioned this to my mom, and she asked why Bill didn’t recommend that I just take a sophomore or junior english class. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"This fellow could tell us much. How he died. Who burned him, and why. Where the wildlings have gone." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I understood why she was so anxious to go. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She ran to find Mr. Henry, all the while trying to puzzle out why Mrs. Caruthers was so unsettled by the idea of more people in the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I could see the question annoyed my father, but I didn’t know why. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder why they play these types of shows in the ER waiting room, where people are already feeling depressed about hurt loved ones. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I understand why Keav kept wrapping the scarf around my head, telling me to keep my head down, to not peer above the truck’s sides. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally asked Mama why couldn’t Aunt Loma make herself more useful. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If horrible things were possible, why not magical ones? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

That’s why, when you were out there yourself—in the towns, shopping centres, transport cafés—you kept an eye out for “possibles”—the people who might have been the models for you and your friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he should mind, and wished I had said something else. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

All of the contacts I saw with the whites who came to our door were tense and frightening, no matter why they occurred, because we were always afraid of doing something to upset them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He might well have guessed why his son was coming home at long last, and acted accordingly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But why could she not have taken more patience? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I didn’t understand why Ms. G wanted us to go to Washington so badly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes’m,” the boy replied, sounding as if he wasn’t sure why his mother was telling him all this now. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the North End knew why the tank shattered—because it wasn’t built right. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you what. I’m going to try to make some money. If you knuckle down and pass examinations a year early, why, I’ll help you through college.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why do the other half of them sit there?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why he said her name like that—Buh-Buh-Buh-Betsy. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel a special kinship with Gogol,” Ashoke says, “more than with any other writer. Do you know why?” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t need you to tell us whom to marry, and why, and how. If it hadn’t been for your interference, I could have married that schoolteacher.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nat, why don’t we take the rest of our honeymoon after the book comes out?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why they were coming to tea instead of dinner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was an immediate impression of shrewdness and toughness; the Prime Minister thought he understood why the Wizarding community preferred Scrimgeour to Fudge as a leader in these dangerous times. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“No, I mean—why weren’t you the first test? Why didn’t you try your IK capsules yourself?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why anyone would want to dance to that. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“And you think I should help you...why? For your efforts just now? You have my thanks, but my support?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Didn't want to wake anyone and then have to explain my busted lip, or why I'm home so late. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

This is why they invite me: they even buy me free beers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s Indian, goes to Princeton, and took your number. And you’re not jumping out of your seat why?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I can’t touch her. Or talk to her either. Not really. I can talk, but she won’t answer back. I don’t know why.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Then why do you tell me anything at all?” he inquired. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Nothing’s happened. Nothing’s the matter. I don’t know why I’m here,” I said in a hoarse voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a picture of Byrd closing the book on their family without ever giving Axel a chance to know why. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wondered why it upset him so much. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Resist the urge to write contractions with how, when, where, or why, except that old standby where’s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Finn, why don’t you look around up here,” Chess suggested. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She tapped her foot impatiently, probably wondering why I hadn’t been writing abstracts since nursery school. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

That's another reason why I hated like hell for her to know I got the ax again. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“They were poking and prying around, just as you were. Now you understand why I said we couldn’t make exceptions.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If the love had worn off, why did she marry him?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now why would you want to bring up a thing like that?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I could see that Myron wanted to ask why, but he also didn’t want to ruin the moment. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t stopped to consider why Mr. Griswold had chosen a black bird to replace the seagull, but now she realized it must be a nod to this poem. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The process of vertical movement known as isostasy, was a foundation of geological beliefs for generations, though no one had any good theories as to how or why it happened. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction? The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything, because I understand why he’s upset. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But I knew the truth, and that’s why I was so sad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And why it’s the stupidest idea I ever thought of. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I tell you what, why don’t you read it?” she said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This is generally why Iranian weddings are so big. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The guard beside Other-Finn was staring down at his hands as though he couldn’t quite understand why he was clutching a little boy’s arm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She did not know why he couldn’t—or she could only dimly face it—but she knew he spoke the truth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“This is why I cannot call the police. The police cannot find someone who is not supposed to exist.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The vet had assured him that Paula couldn't pass her cold on to Lando, which was why Victor had left them in the same carton. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The last thing I remember was dying, so why am I on this wall? Are we enemies? Have you got names? I’m the Dread Pirate Roberts, but you can call me ‘Westley.’” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s so nice of them. Wait—why didn’t you tell me this earlier?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, why wouldn’t I? No time like the present, right?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Most of all, they said she was the reason why the Mica Electrons were not soon to become Arizona state basketball champions. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She must have read them over and over else why would she keep them? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I remembered all that—maybe because it made me remember us on the playground, before everything changed. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Going by a regular schedule of settlement, subsistence farming should be years over by now. And there’s obviously trade, so why is there still this much struggle?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But why do you burn your own schools and clinics, and kill your own people?” asked a short, stocky German named Hans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s what I don’t get: why people always think they can do something just because they want to. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I am disappearing inch by inch into this house, I am going apart a little bit at a time because all this noise is breaking me; why are the others frightened? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I think so, but I like hearing Freak talk, so I go, "Better tell me," and that's when I find out why he's so interested in some clanky old knights. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why she didn’t mention something to me about getting married.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Definitely a girl, but he couldn’t have said why he was suddenly sure. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m going back to the fence,” Axel says, and he’s not quite sure why he does. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“They don’t know why. It doesn’t matter. They’re gone now. Where are you going?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask why he'd been at May Castellan’s house that night, and what had happened after he caught Luke. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But George, why would someone send us that message?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I was going to ask her why, but for some reason I trusted and liked her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Which was why Toby now found himself turning unfamiliar corners in the fog. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The question is why people would have fled from drought to lands that would have been even more badly affected. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I braced myself for another lecture about why I shouldn’t communicate with Marcus. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“They told me you seemed confused about why you were arrested,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But later, possibly realizing why I had run away, he came to the conclusion that I was not evidence in support of his theory but against it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I can see why I fell in love with him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I asked August why May was coming through the front door in her coffin, she said, “We’re going to sit with her till she’s buried.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because it hurts my stomach and it makes me feel all terrible inside, and why would I do anything that makes me feel like that?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I stared straight ahead and wondered why Mrs. Wexler’s death seemed to have Mom as upset as it had me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Reality: I don’t know why things turned out this way. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s why she wears black all the time, you know. Anyway, she can’t find out we been in here. She’ll hang us by our pinky toes!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When Debbie got there, she thought Sasha must have fallen in mud, because why else would their legs have those black splotches? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He had tried so hard, had done his very best; why wouldn’t she allow him to forget? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why was he so mean? Do we look like criminals?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

If this is true, it may explain why some studies on men subjected to continuous occupational exposure find little evidence of toxic effects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But if you weren’t going to help Shay, why did you bother finding a cure?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why for an instant; it was almost as though I were maimed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is why it has been feared and hated—and outlawed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Desdemona realized now why there was so much trash in the streets: the city didn’t pick it up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I could see why adults might need them, but kids? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Now why would anyone want to live all the way out here?” my father asked, staring over the dashboard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If this was known, then why wasn’t more being done to fix it? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I never did discover why she hid after her father's wedding. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That is why they do not understand that they should be grateful to have me stand before them.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He turned the TV down, then checked his watch, clearly confused about why I wasn't in school. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But he understood that I had fixated on clothes as the symbol of why I didn’t, and couldn’t, belong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This would explain why he seemed so certain about college when I’d asked him about it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They hid behind those walls when raiders came, that’s why there’s still a village here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was still fuzzy on why nuking grapes could cause a plasma ball. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered why so few of the adults she had met made any sense. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Joyce pondered that for a moment, then said, “I just don’t understand why you don’t get angry.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Miss Teen Dream is all I ever wanted from the time I was six years old. This is the big one. The one that matters. Don’t y all remember why we’re here?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But unlike her, the clouds seemed to know what they were doing and why, and the wind knew, and the grass knew. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t she see this is why they were after us? X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know why this letter sucks?” he asked. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she could summon gold and diamonds, why not summon another kind of treasure—a vision of the world people wanted to see? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn't understand why I couldn't find the words. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure that I was about to die and that's why everyone was being so kind to me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember my parents fighting or why they even split up in the first place. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Every single day, someone asks Mr. Stetman why we have to learn algebra. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though I can think of a dozen reasons why it's a bad idea. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The fact that we have met here now for years is no reason in itself why we should not seek a more convenient arrangement from here on.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

So why did the idea fill him with dread? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“But why were you pretending to give up on the library?” asked Kyle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it’s the history of my family! But why would Uncle Albert want to keep these stories secret from me?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Milagro looked at me strangely but neither of us knew why. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why it was such a jolt to have Ruth suddenly bring it up the way she did in the middle of the argument we were having that afternoon in the field. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Always some monster. But my dear Percy, that is why the others are on this quest. I’m more interested in you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, troubled, he said hesitantly, ‘I don’t know why you feel this way. We have never had any of the chances before.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pa wants to pay for me a dress? That’ll be the day. And why next summer? Why not now? Well, I’ll believe it when I see it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If he could give all fifteen sons the same name, why not two Minervas in the Mirabal family? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I wondered what those smells were. So is that why you two were always hanging out?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We all have our secrets—though I’m curious why you’re so closely watched by that captain and locked in your rooms at night. If I were a fool, I’d say they’re afraid of you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I thought he’d know something like that. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

That might be why he looked so frightened now. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could not understand why some people had enough food and others did not. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody asks her why groceries took more than two hours. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It took me a minute to remember why. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“If you want to poke around,” said Brave Orchid, “why don’t you find out what’s in the kitchen drawers so you can help me cook?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And why don't I remember it at all? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“That,” she said quietly, “is despicable. Ask for his help, then double-cross him? And you wonder why goblins don’t like wizards, Ron?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I knew it, so why do my knees feel weak, why is my stomach writhing, why? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But why should God or even the Blessed Virgin listen to his prayers, he asked himself, when a can of tuna fish was more important to him than the suffering of Christ. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She understood why the bomb was set off when the firefighters came in and why someone would want to wait to set off another. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Coach,” Annabeth said, “why don’t you make sure all the fires are out?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They would start questioning him again; they would want to know why he had lied about Jan’s being in the house. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

This was why he liked me so much. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why we never see her. She married well. Some rich Cuban she met. They live in Miami.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Everybody on this comer is smart. You ain’t no smarter than anybody here. If you so smart, why you got to come on this comer every summer? ’Cause you flunkin’ school! The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you in love with someone else? Is that why you refuse to marry this man?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t like to talk about her, but I just don’t understand why.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Because why were we looking for her, when the reverse should have been true? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I love horses. I just don’t understand why your uncle Milton needs twenty-two paintings of them,” Dad says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I had only a few seconds to wonder why before the needles returned, shredding my thoughts. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was looking for a clue as to why he had been grounded, or how he felt about her returning to Atlanta, or how he felt, period. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I do not understand why Gaea would find any of these demigods worthy of sacrifice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Seeing Jason’s finger on the word, I wonder why he didn’t already have it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That we’re Orange? I thought you said they already knew. That was why we had to leave so quickly.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s why we ran all those drills after school.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I gave up on figuring out why a long time ago. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I knew the minute you knocked on the door. That’s why I came outside. A polite person would have gone away.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not know who I was or why I was to be given particular treatment; their ignorance was evident, but made no difference. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why they came back but I knew it couldn’t be good. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So you can see why nobody was running outside to flag down an ambulance when this kid’s “parts hurt.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though there was no reason why they should still go on holding hands after their jump, they didn’t let go. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ben yelled out in one of those rare yet complete moments of silence, a doldrum among the spectators, “Hey, why doesn’t someone teach that kid how to bat!” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you gave up being a doctor?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine what Rosa could have seen in me—or why, with time, she came to accept me as her husband. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only it was kind of hard to figure out why. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This is why my mother destroys everything I make. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When you try rescuing someone and discover they can’t be reached, why would you ever throw that back in their face? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Archie, in fact, was wondering why Brother Leon had laid his plans before him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most obvious reason why they’re not is that employers resist wage increases with every trick they can think of and every ounce of strength they can summon. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know why they gave you that award after what you did to Jordan. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

On the way home, the car is a box of tension and I don’t know why. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But getting back to why I run the ad. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My God, why can’t we go home? This place is diseased.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to kiss her now, and I wanted to, but I didn’t, I’m not sure why. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why the house, and everything in it, was so old. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

By late afternoon, the marchers’ ranks were packed with thousands of newcomers carrying banners and placards telling where they were from and why they had come. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you if you tell me what happened yesterday. I know something did and that’s why we couldn’t walk to school the normal way this morning.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

By tomorrow, she'll be rational —I can explain why I didn't want to turn the girls in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He’d always made his living selling things, so when all that land was left on his hands, why, the only thing he knew to do with it was sell it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“So why did you care? When Patrick—or whoever, this mystery person—sent the picture around? If you like it?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t see why it should, if you don’t put wet stuff on it and make a smother. But if it does, it does. I’m going to risk it, anyhow. I’m going to stew these coneys.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Were you wondering why I was still writing out valentines, even though I’m in seventh grade? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I mean why did you become quiet just because of the people who pick on you?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure the whos and the whys of the matter, but my own name escaped me, and I knew only the pain in my head and the iron taste of lost teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder why someone wanted to flush it away?” said Ron curiously. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He just couldn’t say why The Four Corners of the World put him to sleep. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

There were fencing exercises, made slightly more tolerable by the fact that Nick was gone—no one seemed to know where or why. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Josh, why don’t you come up and assist me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Simone, if you were struggling in all these subjects, why on earth didn’t you ask for help?” he said. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Then why doesn’t Father go get the gold instead of washing clothes?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t ask me where they were or why they’re so cold. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as they have walked a few paces into the structure, Bailey can see why it is called a maze. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t see any option except to stick to the plan. Split up, infiltrate, find out why they’re here. If things go bad -’ ‘We use the backup plan,’ Piper said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know it when we walked in, but that’s why all her children was there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every graduate of Lincoln Elementary School for the past thirty-five years could remember standing at that table listening to Mrs. Granger’s battle cry: “Look it up. That’s why we have the dictionary.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That must be why they were so quick to accuse me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I best tell you the why, first, so you understand.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It never occurred to me to ask why Papa finally stopped playing in the orchestra. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t a clue why Connor had left this for me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I never even asked her why she groaned, never asked her what exactly hurt when I did that. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Mrs. Viboon, why don't you let me take the food to the monks this morning?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And on that subject why was it that the smartest people mostly missed that point? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Every time I eat grits, it becomes perfectly clear to me why the South lost the war.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You okay? You seem distracted. I mean, I can understand why. But why?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Just...we’re just...looking after her. But why did the people in the boat turn away when they got close, if they can’t see the island?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered why I wasn’t as mad as him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don't know why I didn't realize it before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Sure, why not? The kids are all asleep and you looked like you were about gone yourself.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on and join us, why don’t you? We liberated some Pennsylvania whisky; aint much left.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine why she was here, in my window, like this. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That’s why we could hang tough when we hung together, and why when things broke down and one brother or sister showed wrong we came down so hard. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cora understood why old Howard had wept, back in Miss Handler’s schoolhouse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Is that why Pa took us to Nebraska instead? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

They jumped her, but we all know that’s not why they beat her up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His conception had been much more conservative, based in fact on the New Year’s party at La Ida, but if it was going to be like that why Hughie was willing to take credit. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If they were still being harassed, why didn't they complain?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let us now turn to the one question that witches and wizards ask more than any other when the conversation turns to Magizoology: why don’t Muggles notice these creatures? Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dobby doubts it, sir. Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. They lets Dobby get on with it, sir. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments. “But why don’t you leave? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I have no idea why they say that, because I’m really, really, really not dramatic. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He understood why his mother never came home. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Grandma, why are you talking like a ventriloquist?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All those years, black people were slaves, growing cotton and getting whipped over it—why in the world would anyone want to name a church after it? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That must be why he welcomed me into his circle of trust, why he gave me so many opportunities. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But you have to understand—you were the exception to the rule. And I didn’t want it to be based on deception. Which is why you’re the first person I’ve ever told.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“McCoy tried to save her and couldn’t. Now he worships the scoreboard because...why? It killed somebody.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I hid my face in my hands — I don’t know why or for how long. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You triggered the alarm system,” Joe said, shaking his head like he wasn’t sure why he was explaining himself. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand, then. If it was all true—all his stories— and if he knew I was like him, why did he keep it a secret until the last minute of his life?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see why we needed a male teacher. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Well,” he said, "at least you show me proper respect. But why have you come to see me?” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

We listened to the radio while the cops asked Dad why the van wasn’t insured, and why he’d removed the seats and seatbelts. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Here was the source of the mistaken strategy—the reason why activists could so easily ignore class and could consider race alone a sufficient measure of social oppression. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not think the French should have tested atomic weapons in Algeria, of course, but she did not understand why it mattered enough for Balewa to break off diplomatic relations with France. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Leo wasn’t sure why, but her tone kind of hurt...which was stupid, since he didn’t care what this girl thought. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Will,” she said, “d’you know why you have to find your father?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mini, why were you reading a medical textbook...?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I just want to know why you avoid him when you still love him, when you still want him to be strong.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It seems a century ago, but I think there were two reasons, originally, why I didn’t take a degree. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Personally, I don’t know why they moved to Bushwick in the first place,” Warren continues. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I pushed my way to the front to see if I could find Bugs and I saw why everyone had stopped. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“If your grandmother has the kind of money to buy you expensive white people’s books,” the teacher said, “why can’t she buy you cheap black books to use in school?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother came in the door to ask me why I didn’t show up at the beauty shop. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to say just why, but we humans love nice, round numbers with lots of zeros. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But why would she keep that from me and Jay? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I lost—or better, misplaced—the very reason why I was there, in that papered room, sharing food with him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you keep rolling into the office at nine fifteen?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know why he wanted me to remain with him. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. That’s why he blew up. If you want to get under a guy’s skin, accuse him of being something he isn’t. Otherwise, you’re only telling him something he knows.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t sure why, but that made me madder than not shaking Hugo’s hand. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She called my therapist with the good news, and my therapist immediately wanted to talk to me and ask why I’d made the decision and how I felt about it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If I can defend myself against elephants or rhinos, I thought, why not a lion? Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your tribe has no women. I do not understand why Chief Powhatan brought you into the Powhatan empire. A tribe with no women and children is not worth much.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t why I called you,” I said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And anyway, I don’t even know why you talking. You probably don’t even have a suit. Probably can’t even tie a tie.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Howard E. Butt. Seriously. That was the man’s name. That’s why they just call it H-E-B. Would you want to buy your groceries at a place called Butt’s?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Now wait just a minute. I called you people earlier. I want to know why you delivered all these wreaths here while I was out this morning.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a long time I didn’t understand why so many black people had abandoned their indigenous faith for Christianity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," he said, "why. Why are you always so mad at me?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why you split equal with that weird kid. He wouldn’t know the difference.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was why I sometimes used Spanish words when English words couldn’t fully explain what I needed to say. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why they made him look so creepy in that painting. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Then why do you say classical music is the best?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's hard to say why this was different from all the other times she'd touched him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But I’m telling you all this now to explain why I was so sceptical about their reported sighting of Ruth’s possible. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Charlotte who had the inside scoop on why everyone was dissing me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You know why dogs make such lousy ballerinas?” he asks the crowd. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but, you said it just to be mean, to hurt me, to . . .” “Ai-ya, why do you think these bad things about me?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know why. They were going to hurt that horseshoe crab.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Which was why their routine of late delighted Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then she turns to the starter and says, “So why is she here? If she knows she’s a distraction to everyone, why is she here?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I have a headache from trying to save that business today. That’s why I didn’t go to the races.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had several tense conversations with my mom, asking why it was that Dad wouldn’t go to the doctor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

No one dared go near him while he was working—which is why so many jaws dropped when Reynard Muldoon was spotted walking toward him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nicole woke with a feeling of unease she could not shake, though she couldn’t say why. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Those geographic differences constitute important ultimate answers to Yali’s question about why different peoples ended up with disparate degrees of power and affluence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I know why you’re talking like this,” I said, struggling to keep up with him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was easy enough now to see why. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s one reason why I have a hard time believing you liked me,” he admitted, “but it’s not the only one. My brain just...doesn’t cooperate.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I seriously don’t know why Tyler keeps hanging around. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"And you are fifteen now. Fifteen, and leading a host to battle. Can you understand why I might fear, Robb?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I started to cry then. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

God made the races . . . nobody knows why but He intended for ’em to stay apart... if He hadn’t He’d’ve made us all one color . . . back to Africa . Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t hard to see why he’d tucked his dream into his books for safekeeping. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t afraid of nobody, and that’s why everyone liked him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It quickly became obvious why they picked me up. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother looks around, still wondering why he’s going home. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Phaedra, in her anguish, desperate, seeing no help for her anywhere, resolved to die and let no one know why. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started hitting Mom on the shoulder, hard, and asking why she hadn’t told us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And why had Grover, who had been helping him, suddenly turned against him? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering why she doesn’t sew her own skirt.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I looked around the room and wondered why I’d woken up. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Before we end this gallop through early astronomy, it’s worth asking why the ancient Greeks didn’t achieve more in their study of the heavens. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Then he stopped and said in an afterthought, “You know why I like to watch the girls’ games so much? The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horrified, I wondered why I hadn’t noticed them before. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I want to know why and why and why. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I realize that it is easier now that Shay and everyone else know why I have so much trouble. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

None of them understood why, or how, but she hadn't aged since that bloody day when the humans had celebrated their victory over the gods by executing the children they'd left behind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And this man I bent over—this commonplace, quiet stranger—how had he become involved in the web of horror? and why had the Fury flown at him? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some visitors are expected this evening, but there is no reason why your presence will be required.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hear my mother crying and I want to tell her I’m sorry but why should I after what she did with Laman Griffin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I told him that I had no idea why he loved to torture children so much. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I consider informing her that there’s hardly any red in nature and that maybe she should try green, but I figure, why start something? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I wouldn’t clown you. In fact, I think I have the same pair.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That wasn't why he wanted the money, though. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I want to say, ‘If you like this so much, why don’t you put down the donuts and get up here and sparkle yourself?’ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She sits by her fancy swimming pool and hears only her Sony Walkman, her cordless phone, her big, important husband asking her why they have charcoal and no lighter fluid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I asked her why I’d want to take my subjects’ money, she was surprised. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It must be my fault this is happening is the only conclusion you can draw, because why are you the only one receiving his wrath? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After my friends’ deaths, I better understood why Mama Lessie had guarded her young brood so carefully. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not even Lolo himself could explain how he slipped away from her at the drugstore or why. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I asked her why I got beatings and Andrew didn’t, she made a joke about it like she does with everything. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That is why I told the Hitler Youth boys about your Jewish father. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Was that why the woman in black wanted them? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

This was why I didn’t talk to people. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I’m laughing. It just seem so funny all a sudden.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I was a child I would look at my father, the thinning hair, the collapsing teeth, and wonder why anyone would give money for a head like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then we can examine why a large but simple society could not maintain itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still I could not help thinking, why not fight back? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But why then will they bring her to church?” my uncle Juan’s wife asked. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Big Ma, why you wear a wig and an Aunt Jemima rag?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“What? Of course it’s important. And you had other children—why were we the only ones who were sent away? And who was the lawyer who got us out?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why Tai is telling all this to Charlese. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why I screw everything up,” she said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“And look at that color. Not so much as a pale whisker, that’s why he’s worth twenty if he’s worth a single shim.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After all, as head of the Northern SIM, he knew exactly why my old house needed to be vacated. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn't understand why they fear a man who wants to fight for Germany and make it better. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Appreciating art is a gradual, never-ending endeavor, which is why art from all eras still engages and enriches us. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

“When you tell stories, something special happens, like you just saw with the butterflies. That’s why we call them things iron monsters, and I reckon you especially ought to do the same.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But he’s wary, looking around the packed arena, and I don’t know why. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I nodded and couldn’t figure out why he started out asking what he already knew. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Ever. By any means. Which is why our nineteen-eighties expedition was doomed to fail.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And why do you have two cuffs on each wrist, anyway?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There is absolutely no reason why you should not go out this evening.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the earth rotates, why are the paths of flying objects, such as arrows, not visibly affected by its movement? Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Which might explain why I almost didn’t notice something else that was different about today: there wasn’t a single spitball lodged in Cap Anderson’s hair. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

In a lot of the history books I read, I learned about dates and people and events, but I wasn’t always sure why people did what they did. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Your nan could never understand why Louise and I loved this show.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She would not tell me, but when I guessed, “Another woman?” she sighed, and then said, “Ay, Virgencita, why have you forsaken me?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth tries to reason why reading a forbidden book might help someone else. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

That, I guess, is why he is one of the few actual adults I know, as opposed to people who are just old. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Later I ast Papa why didn’t he and Grandpa dress nice like that to go to work, and do like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Not quite. We need to watch her overnight to make sure there's no funny business. But I don't see why she can't go home tomorrow. How's that sound?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I mind less, it’s true. Anyway, since I have a home here, why should I have another one?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes ma’am,” I say, wondering why she think she got to say this twice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Mia,” she says in a gentle voice, “why don’t you think about going?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to march up to August and ask why my mother had been here, but fear stopped me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The purpose of the experiment was to try to find out why prisons are such nasty places. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is why they made no effort to prepare the child for life, since the stars had already conspired to endow her with so many gifts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, why do you look like you got fifteen minutes of sleep last night? You okay?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I’m sure she knows why I was using my phone late. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His hand was on his sword hilt, but he seemed to have forgotten why. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about that, by the way. I have no idea why I went along with him.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘But why, my boy, is Mr. Lapham ready to part with you, now that you must be of value to him?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“What...? I mean how...? Why do you call him Betty? I mean, if it’s a boy, why does he have a girl’s name...?” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He grumbled, “Uh, why do you figure they wanted all those guns?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many reasons why we are a bad idea. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

That is why he has told us to act stupid and never discuss our lives in the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An apothecary was the least-skilled medical person; why not go for the best? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother says that if people want to live in a place where every tree and shrub is put in place by a landscape architect, why don't they go live in a theme park? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The mystery guy at the diner paid for my food today, so why not? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Later I couldn’t of told you to save my neck why I asked her what I did then. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I'd wondered why her voice sounded so strange, hoarse and broken, more like a bullfrog than my sainted Momma. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That was why he was so afraid that I would go away someday. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

We can thus be sure that it was indeed possible to develop the wild plant into a useful crop, and we have to ask why that wild species was not domesticated in certain areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to ask why he was transferring to a prison farther from home, but did so anyway. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote to Moor House and to Cambridge immediately, to say what I had done: fully explaining also why I had thus acted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No. I told him it was obvious why he had a crush on you. You’re adorable.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I gave myself all the reasons people ever give to explain why they do not work among the disadvantaged. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled at me as if he knew me and understood why I was there. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But they don’t even have to think about that, about who they sting or why. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The stories they'd told each other were so much a part of the how and why of his liking her. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But all in all, I can see no genuine reason why I should not undertake this trip. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If that’s all I am, why you chasing me so bad?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s from my figuring out. I think Aron, when he didn’t have a mother—why, he made her everything good he could think of.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The repetition was so relentless that, instead of feeling sharper, I was actually starting to feel blurry and a little bored—which might be why I started wobbling on my beam routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I still don’t know exactly how or why, but that one question brought all of my thinking into focus. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Everyone began to wonder why he didn’t shut the pile off,” Anderson said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day at school I told Savanna I had eaten some really bad Halloween candy and gotten sick, which is why I went home early from her party, and she believed me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If we were alone, I would ask why I can’t be here when she talks to them, or why she bothered to bring me in when I could have stood guard outside the whole time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He knew he was being reckless, selfish, but wasn’t that why they called him Dirtyhands? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was like the closest thing to a real answer about why we were in Nam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which is why I want to talk to you about partnering together to get your app market ready. What do you say?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Well, if you don’t feel good why don’t you take a physic? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I never did find out why this stranger had wanted to strangle me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood, now, why the girl acted in so secretive a fashion. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was why whenever a lady wore too much perfume my mother would say she smelled “like Sunday morning in War.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Given how things turned out you might wonder why we didn’t make more of a scene about staying together but at the time we figured we could survive a week or two apart. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why it was so easy for me to see that Phoebe’s mother was worried and miserable, but Phoebe couldn’t see it—or if she could, she was ignoring it. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

That is why I was so long inside the henhouse. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was why she didn’t rush across to her husband and ask him what on earth had happened to them both. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” I ask, stepping forward, “why did she go? Tell me the truth about my mom.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She would never have understood why he needed more than the money he made selling dry-cleaning equipment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers’ blue eyes were filled with a bleary civilian curiosity as to why one American would try to murder another one so far from home, and why the victim should laugh. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not figure out why they twisted and turned in the fire after they were dead. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We need scientific answers, which is why I have called in the county police. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Which was why when I’d first spotted him watching me at the music studios at school two years ago, I’d been convinced he was making fun of me and I’d hidden from him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I drove him off,’’ cried the Humbug, fiercely brandishing his cane. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But why bring her inside this building first? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Palmer did not know why he stood there, alone at the edge of the field, the last place on earth he wanted to be. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

That, my dear, is one of the principal reasons why I have been reluctant to agree to your quitting office. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I intercepted them and read them and even called the school to tell them why I wasn’t coming. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

And why was he going through my stuff the other day? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One reason why the new science made progress and the old philosophy did not is that it was conscious of being imperfect and incomplete. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, I didn’t get why he was so obsessed with this stuff. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I think so. This picture is probably close to, if not the exact moment, it happened. That’s why Mr. Flux didn’t want the Clock Watchers near these books.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If it was, why had she been so upset? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why hasn’t she come to get you?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He's ignoring everyone else here, which is why I think he'll ignore me too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And why did Mrs. Danvers have to stand there looking at me with that smouldering look in her eyes? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And if Baba could forgive that, then why couldn’t he forgive me for not being the son he’d always wanted? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cannot explain why, seeing how the storm had affected our family’s finances, I never told anyone that I had almost fifty dollars hidden away. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he would be eating out here on the hot sidewalk by himself. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I wondered why he didn't simply order her to stay. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s so dangerous, why not seal the wood in something that won’t burn, like plastic or steel? Why not put it in a safe deposit box?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma goes, “Mm-hmm. That’s why it’s been flickering forever. Trey, you found a smart girl here. She got a high GPA. Studying marketing and even pursuing a music career on the side.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s something about what he said that strikes me as funny, but I can’t say why. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He laughed, but didn’t offer to explain why he’d bypassed the library. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And why did Adam have to be on the Cape this week? The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

And if she was walking about, why wasn’t she barking? The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I started collecting them. I suppose those people reminded me of Nikkei I knew. Picking produce for a living. But today those people remind me of us. They had no home.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re always safest out of doors, no mike, and why would they put one here? They’d think nobody would dare. But we’ve stayed long enough. There’s no sense in being late getting back.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or to plumb the psychological reasons why certain men exhibited themselves on the street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Still I felt something or someone lurking in the shadows, else why should the owl cry? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then why did you help us at all?” shouted Milo angrily. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Columbus set sail, he apparently assumed the earth was round, which was why he was convinced that he could get to India by going west. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though the plague had not been widespread in our parish, Dr. Bright had treated enough cases for me to know why that plea for mercy had been painted upon the door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t see why you’d say no if you like her. And I know you do. I can tell.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And why do you think she lies the way she does?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “Which is why I wanted to speak with you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“What kind of stupid thing—?” Then he realized why Frank was so angry: the flashback. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Your hair is beautiful the way it is. I don’t see why you need to put any chemicals in it anyway.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

If God made them so uniform, why didn’t He do the same for humans? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why she couldn’t just say that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You can take the bus back, or, Mo, why don’t you drive up on your own?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And yet I understood why he did not. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Filch’s expression of outraged disappointment was perfectly predictable; but why, Harry wondered, watching him, did Malfoy look almost equally unhappy? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Is that why you got Abnegation’s symbol tattooed on your shoulder?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘If there are hobbit-folk in these parts, why don’t we look for some that would be willing to take us in? It would be more homelike.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the very organic functions of his body had altered; and when he realized why, when he understood the cause, he could not chew the food. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew why he was yelling the second I heard him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute, Guitar. If they are as bad, as unnatural, as you say, why do you want to be like them? Don’t you want to be better than they are?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They launched into a discussion about why the room smelled like old people and wet carpet when there was, in fact, no carpet in the room, but I cut them off. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Up in the apartment, as I pick up the phone, I’m already asking myself why I’m dialing the number. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I just don’t know why you have to look every minute. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just... I’m not very nice either, you know. That’s why I like you so—” “Out!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

That information, of course, was in the prosecution’s possession and control, which is why Armstrong filed a discovery motion in the first place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “Anyway, there you are. So we work with new-model robots. It’s our job, granted. But answer me one question. Why...why does something invariably go wrong with them?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder why progress looks so much like destruction. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle figured that was why Mr. Lemoncello wanted them all to take a break from chasing clues and read these classic mysteries. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Then why in the heck are you drinking? You know you can’t hold no baby with a pint of whiskey in you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I looked at my new friend and wondered why she didn’t know what it meant to be Muslim. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Remind me again why your whole family had to come?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Once, when a volunteer quit her post, Paul asked why the woman had left, and someone explained that she had been offended that Paul had not thanked her for her work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I cried, but I did. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because even though I can’t explain why, something about Soojin wanting to drop her name makes me worry that I might be next. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Then go get some great genius specialist, why don’t you? Why waste time messing around with me, a guy who the King fired.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why there’s a recipe. You follow steps just like with baking. Here, let me see it.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

That is why the mayor and a small group of citizens had taken the drastic and illegal step of calling for the formation of a special committee to run Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“If I’m so irresponsible, why do you want to marry me off to some lord from the South?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mabel was pressed against me—she'd let go of my hand but we were still touching—and I didn't know why it felt so good but I knew I didn't want it to stop. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

That is why he wears an eye patch. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby said: “But why did they want to catch you? And how did you ever get away again?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe this is why Hideo had not stopped the final game when he saw that things were going wrong. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rome had slaves, some Southerners had argued, so why shouldn't we? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But why would he feel guilty for betraying you if he didn’t love you? ” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Instead of picking on me, why don’t you figure out what we’re going to do about him?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'd overlook it a thousand times; no matter why I wasn't called. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to wonder why MamS had suggested this pilgrimage. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea why the stuff was here. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I said, “Well, why is it that Masons go only to thirty-three degrees?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was why she was there—to teach them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, why don’t you get on that radio and call in one of your trigger-happy goons so’s 1 can find out what’s supposed to happen to me.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why Mama did that to me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The more I reflected on the experience, the more I recognized that I had been struggling my whole life with the question of how and why people are judged unfairly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It might be the perfect hideout for rats, but why would Ma want to go in there? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

This is why Cordelia is my Biology lab partner, at the Chemistry lab table, which is black and has a sink. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t see why,” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And why is a grown man standing on a little boy? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Your hair?” he said, “why on earth do you ask? Of course I like it. What's the matter with it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a crazy thing I made up, I guess. I don’t know why.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy couldn’t carry it very far very easily, which was why he was writing in the rumpus room instead of somewhere else. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why you didn’t want me to hug you from behind?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why she quit school shortly after I was born, and moved out. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I hid in the down under for days and days and kept the door closed, which is why I missed the funeral and the Fair Gwen going away. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a few quiet minutes she raised her head back up and asked, “So, why did you ring my doorbell?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Until we stood on the Cusp yesterday, we didn’t even know why we’d come.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At first we couldn’t understand why people behaved this way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But why? I wasn’t the one who hit you!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s an underground movement...to fight Ghohg the Evil One from the inside….That’s why I brought him to you….So you could...work with him...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I asked Minerva why she was doing such a dangerous thing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So why are you putting a hole in your ear?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was why William was ordered to take charge and become directly involved in breaking it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Suzanne,” she said, “I wonder if you have ever given much thought to why people speak to one another. Why speech came about in the first place.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She had the wilderness kit whistle in her backpack, and now could not imagine why. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn't understand why the Germans would want to make us look like something we were not. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Try to figure out why he felt how he felt. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“But why have they let us?” asked Harry, who could not shake off the vision of tentacles rising out of the dark water the moment they were out of sight of the bank. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure I don’t know why you prefer to sleep on the floor rather than in a nice bed, but it doesn’t matter. Hurry up and get ready; Lady Isobel won’t be kept waiting.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I don’t talk to Maddy, get her to understand why she has to apologize, nothing is going to change. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand why they had taken them away when they didn’t hurt anybody. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

And so here the point is, if Max and Valerie sound Jewish, why shouldn’t they? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I was not sure why she wanted me to go and watch him on the verandah. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy and Michael complain they didn’t get a nut and why is it Frank always gets the nut? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

One of the prosecutors pressed him about why it had been so important for the nurse to leave the room. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t give a reason why, and despair, already heavy in the room, grew crushing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then,” I said, “why are you here, Declaration?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z