“It is a shame that our ride down through the city in the sphere was so frightening. I wish I could do that again sometime for fun.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

So it was understandable that Jinx would wish to keep his distance. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish for an A on my geography test. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She just wished she were on solid ground again. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I wish I could control it, but the plates of flowers are now blue smears from my near tears. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They’re so popular now, every kid in school wishes they were in Mr. Ward’s class. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few times I’d wished I could walk in one direction for as long as I wanted, the threat of those rattlesnakes deterred me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all the more acute for not having her and wanting, like the wish he had to be whole again and to live a different life. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wishes it, harder than he has ever wished for anything over birthday candles or on shooting stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Williams replied that she did not wish to at present, given the hostilities; but that Pro Bono desired to as soon as they might. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He took them back to the Green, saying he wished he could stop the rain because he, for one, had had enough of it and he suspected they had too. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cheerful affirmative letter wishing me a pleasant journey came by return post from Washington. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I know. Trust me, I wish I weren’t so busy, especially with work. But it’s the way things need to be right now.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

How I wished that the Japanese would behave that way. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I want to do is wish myself back to sleep and hope that I can get through the day. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I always wished I had a different name. Besides, my whole family is picking new ones.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But his father enjoyed it very much indeed and in the course of the next few weeks told it to so many people that Cor wished it had never happened. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Pan, dear, I can’t go on! I’m so frightened—and so tired—all this way, and I’m scared to death! I wish it was someone else instead of me, I do honestly!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She had two six-shooter pistols in her hands and the way her face looked you could tell she wished she could’ve emptied them on somebody. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He wished he could sing and actually tried a verse but his voice was so bad it didn’t feel right. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wished I might stay behind. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Memories I sometimes wish I could wash away, even though I am aware that they are an important part of what my life is; who I am now. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She put her vase down on the table in front of me, then glancing around my pantry again said: 'If you wish, Mr Stevens, I might bring in some more cuttings for you.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

God, it appeared, hadn’t wished to distract or alarm Moses with news of earlier, irrelevant extinctions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wished she would come outside and talk to me and make me feel like things were normal, good. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She wished someone would pick up those cans and stop that annoying noise. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

See, he’s got some great gals, like Holly and Liza, but there’s a certain number of malcontents and he just wishes they’d stop their complaining. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well. I might be. I wish my mother were here sometimes. It would be nice to have another dragon to talk to.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Through all those years of solitude she had lived in one of the tenements where she used to say the rosary against the wishes of its intended beneficiaries in the days of her youth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I wished he were back at home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“She got her wish, didn’t she? The war ended before I could fight.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A wish or a request had no effect. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wished the guys on his team had half as much grit. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

After her father’s cruel remarks, Stone told him that she had no intention of ever marrying and that she wished she were even plainer so that no one would ever ask her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I do not wish to discuss the matter any further.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Warlord began to wish that he had brought along more ferrets and weasels. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Gawaine, who now remembered all his adoration for their peculiar mother—an adoration which the queen-witch had wished on each of her sons —rode to the King’s court in gloomy penitence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish Mom could help vote him out.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He wished they could have been friends, and somehow this idea comforted Joseph. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"I wish I could go. We've been looking forward to this fishing all winter." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I wish him luck,” said Fudge, sounding bitter for the first time. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"I wish to be crowned within the fortnight. Today I shall accept oaths of fealty from my loyal councillors." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But he was grateful when his father said Rashid could choose whether or not to keep shaving, even when it was clear his father wished for him to stop. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to remember the last words she’d said to David, and wished they”d been more comforting. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Granny’s dearest wish is to reenter a convent and pray for Knife’s soul before it’s too late. She really loves him.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Many a priest and priestess before her had been brought down by false visions, by seeing what they wished to see instead of what the Lord of Light had sent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was Dad’s circuitous way of telling me he wished I would stay home forever. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I just wished that I could find a place to hide, so I wouldn’t have to see their faces. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will free you and grant you any wish. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“She is happy where she is now. You must not wish her back.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You make your own decisions. You always have. I’ve just existed for your pleasure. I’m just another old sports car. Use me when you wish. I don’t care.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish E.T. were here now and could make this sad plant sprout back up, pop out its planty chest, and make something of itself. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wish these men could meet the man of those days! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I were someone else! he thought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I watch Sis walk away with the staff in her hands, wishing I had the courage to blurt out a promise—I will return your dragon! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had some apples,” Radar said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“As you wish, Colonel Regan, sir,” said the man whose clothes were stained blue by the papers he clutched to his chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

All attempts to go back to sleep failed, so I lay there with the BiPAP pumping the air in and urging it out, enjoying the dragon sounds but wishing I could choose my breaths. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe? I wish we had a map again,” Mini said, squinting as she studied her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wait for her secretary to come on the line, wishing I’d done this earlier. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Banks gave her such a hurt look that she wished she had been less tactless and had said she had put it there herself. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wished her luck in the rest of the competition, but before pressing Send, I stared at the screen for the longest time because I would need to know if she read it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I shifted in my seat, wishing I could forget it all again. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He held course, wished for more wind, wished for speed, but knew that even on her best day with the best wind he could not outrun them. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he was following us—wished I could look back at the road behind without giving him away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He wished someone would lower him into a well. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There is a purity within her, a careful enzymatic balance she does not wish to disturb. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not wishing serious pain on her was a challenge. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m sorry. I wish I had brought you and Laleh sooner. It’s not fair you only get to see him like this. So tired. And just...well, you saw.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wish someone had told me what that class really was—a gate to some other blue world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was a darkly sobering thought, that there were now people in this world who actively wished him dead. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I wish Mom would make him stay away for good. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Hoover also told Stone that per his wishes he had raised the employment qualifications for new agents, requiring them to have some legal training or knowledge of accounting. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“And young. I wish I were as brave and young as you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The nurses and various pastels wish me well. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Senseless gabbings every night. I wish you would stop. Go away and work. Whispering, whispering, making no sense. Madness. I don’t feel like hearing your craziness.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I wish you’d at least try. We shouldn’t keep secrets.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yeah! I wish they gave us more time, though. I had a billion questions, and I feel like maybe five of them got answered.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I already hated all the kids he was building the orphanage for; sometimes I wished they’d all died along with their parents. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wished to rise; but what could I put on? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Part of me wishes Hudson and I never dated. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, then at least more active, less hesitant, less distracted by trivia. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silver- backed brushes were a constant reminder of what her wishes for him were—that he not stop his education at high school, but go on to college and medical school. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just wish I could have sent them ... The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She could light them with her own fire, make a wish, and blow them out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to think on leaving our present circumstances; I would they continued thus forever. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I took a breath and wished I hadn’t said the part about her dying. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But Axel’s legs don’t move just because George wishes they would. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“There’s days I sit here and look and I wish all of these rigs were working,” said Phillips. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you wish to open up the rooms I will have it done,” she said, “you have only to tell me. The rooms are all furnished, and can be used.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish it had been a boring entrance. I’d even take a different badge if I could.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wished she’d taken more advantage of her life, appreciated things more. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Part of me wishes I hadn’t punched him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

But audience members are always free to wander around the landscape however they wish. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I wish to present my fiancée, Mademoiselle Georgette Leblanc," I said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I'm wishing for a fire -eating raw rabbit can give you rabbit fever, a lesson I learned the hard way -when I think of the dead tribute. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” said Harry, wishing he could just stay in the common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I told him he was the father everyone wishes they had. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish my mother were out," said the star. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth wishes his other brother were at home, too, to say what he thinks. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish Gwydion had let me go with him,” Taran said with a certain bitterness. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I wish I lived right next door to you, or even on this futon.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t kill it. I mean, I would never hurt it. I had a wish and I thought that...” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They parked down the street and wished me luck, and I quietly slipped out of the car. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly what, but 1 wish to Christ that all of a sudden winter would come.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She followed Joe down the stairs, wishing she hadn’t said a single word. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A part of me still wishes I could be doing the things they’re doing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She liked a more expensive house in another part of the countryside and wished that Dr. Darwin would give them more money so they could buy a nicer one. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Viju told me about your adventures last night! And how you and your baba stood up to Gupta! I wish I could have been there!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet when a guest plainly wishes to end his own life, why, his host must oblige him, no?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was one change: Complying with Riddle’s wishes, they would schedule the race for Memorial Day, May 30, not September. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished so much to share the good news with my friends in the ghetto and with my former teachers and principals, but my mother warned me against it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a wonderful, fabulous, marvelous party! I wish I were rich!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a day that went by that we didn’t close our eyes and go wishing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But for us, she only wished to see our hands holding books. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

If he had doubts about what they were attempting, it didn’t show, and Inej wished she shared his certainty. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His marriage was now fast approaching, and she was at length so far resigned as to think it inevitable, and even repeatedly to say, in an ill-natured tone, that she “wished they might be happy.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She took a swig from her water glass, as if wishing it were something stronger. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I could have had one wish, right then, a genie ready for an order, I would have asked that the rain fall forever. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I wished I could tell Chester, but I knew it was no use. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could find the time and place to pour this soup over her head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But sitting on that porch with Mrs, Odom, I sort of wished I had let him help me some. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I wish you wouldn’t ask me that, sir,” said Milo. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say my heart soared at the sight of it but it didn’t. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished with all her heart that Teenie could have come to this place with them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her union with Caesar was not as perfect as she wished people to believe. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if they had become for Jaimito, too, a shadow couple by which he could talk of his own deepest, most hidden wishes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish a few more of the brothas would step up to the mike, even this thing out a little. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished it were Audrey on the other side of that door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

All who attended wished them well on their quest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wish someone had just told me the truth right up front, as soon as I was old enough to understand it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

For once, I wish they would, so I could tell them about the decision I have to make. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wish I could talk with Ma and Pop. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He wished that he could think of something to say that would be comforting to her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I actually said that to him, that I wished he were dead. “When he brought me home, my mother threw her arms around me and she was crying too. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits were taken to a corner and given a low bed to lie on, if they wished. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sophie wished she could see into the room, but she didn’t dare touch the curtains. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was ashamed to say aloud that he wished the house to look neat on this day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I feel very silly saying to you, Tell me all about yourself, but I wish you would. I want to get to know you.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Off you go, move along there,” Lockhart called to the crowd, and he set off back to the castle with Harry, who was wishing he knew a good Vanishing Spell, still clasped to his side. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When I was younger, I thought the cloud would get so heavy that all my prayers would come falling down and I’d have everything I wished for, but now I’m eleven so I know better. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, he said, “I can’t imagine how bad you must have felt, and how alone. You should have told me. I so wish you had told me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Looks like you got your wish,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Oh, boy, don’t you wish you were down here in Florida?The close-up faded and another came, showing two pairs of legs standing close together. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I expect Ronan to give me some wise guy answer, but instead he looks me in the eye and says, “I wish I’d met your papa.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the like, you know, the attention, and I wished I didn’t have to sit. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could be the tall one. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I am his son and since he is dead I have taken his place. I am now Chief of Ghalas-at. All my wishes must be obeyed.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is not thy concern, boy. The point is Bianca may join if she wishes. It is her choice.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He wished now that he had thought to pick up the Browning automatic. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“We need to get aboard. I wish ... I wish I had more time to look around. But it’s gone now.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wished I could lose my own identity and join them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For so long I’ve wished for real friends—for someone to have my back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At the end of twelve minutes Dev would open his eyes as if he’d been awake all along, smiling at her, full of a contentment she wished she felt herself. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Virgil wished he’d never learned that, because now he was convinced that Gulliver suffered from debilitating depression. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t tell her I wish I had a father like the man in the signal tower who gives you sandwiches and cocoa. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she closes her eyes, and sucks in the smoke slow and long like she’s making a wish. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wished to learn the eschatology of the world; he dared to contemplate the Mind of God. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped his gaze at once, not wishing to be considered impolite. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish . Paul were here,” she said, half to herself. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the war, whose grimness they now wished to forget. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I began to wish none of them had come. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could make my parents understand, persuade them to speak up, act out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew what to do,” she says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This has nothing to do with Luce, all right? She’s gone and it’s no thanks to the way she lived her life. I wish you wouldn’t idolize her so much.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t belong here. I wish we hadn’t ever come here. I don’t know what’s the matter with me. I want to go away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She should make an effort and not wish for what she always wished for in her homesickness. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He’d seen enough adult promises turn out to just be wishes that he wasn’t going to hold his breath, though. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was the first meal she had cooked for him, and Mariam wished she had been in a better state when she made it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Thank Willy and Annie for their very nice notes, which told me a great many things I wished to hear; they are very nicely written. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s her grandmother calling to wish her a happy Thanksgiving. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d gone to him for help a little more now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“But he is in a better place,” continued Hannah: “we shouldn’t wish him here again. And then, nobody need to have a quieter death nor he had.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wish sud-denly that I can be one or the other: truly alive or else truly dead. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister Dotty would say, “I sure wish you wouldn’t ride that bike, Ma,” and I silently agreed, because I didn’t want my friends seeing my white mother out there riding a bicycle. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just saying I wish I could still watch it all unfold.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We wished one another a good night and went to our different sleeping places. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And the candle was getting shorter and shorter and whatever it was he wished for was not going to come true but just sputter out in the blue icing. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What do I wish I could become to change the world? Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe there was part of me, the part that loves happy endings, that wished things had changed. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Alas, I do not wish to entertain these unwelcome thoughts now, so I push them from my mind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I always get sad when this happens, and I wish Michael were here. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, we’ll wish to speak to your mother and father as well, but we came to see you. Didn’t you get a call about us?” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She just wished James would talk to her so she could tell him they didn’t have anything to worry about now. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Madame,” said I, ”’twas far from our intention to intrude upon the grief of any; but believing the house unoccupied, we wished to take shelter here for a few hours before resuming our journey. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep biting a piece of shoelace, leaning against the pine trunk, wishing Mom would find me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I wish he wasn’t drawing attention to me—I wish he could ignore my awkwardness the way Emery used to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I half hoped someone from the household might be watching my departure, and might wish me Godspeed, and I could bid farewell in return before I left this place behind forever. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Who knew that one wish coming true meant the other couldn’t? Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I stacked my deck of cards, put a rubber band around them, dropped them in my backpack, and said, “Way to go, man,” and wished I hadn’t. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could stop by Bayside Press and snoop for information about the game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Rowan turned to her, wishing he had spoken. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I have not even made any inquiry; I do not wish to make any yet.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Like a child, I wish for a piñata like I always had before. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then the queen would return the book to its place and wish me good night I would go to my room heavy with guilt yet consumed by curiosity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Firstly, I wish you to keep your Invisibility Cloak with you at all times from this moment onward. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A man can live a long and adventurous life without ever being spoken to by Lacey Pemberton, and when that rare opportunity does arise, one does not wish to misspeak. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I wish it were as easy to send myself away from here as it is to send my love. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Knowing what I know now, I wish I hadn’t seen the video. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Shoot, I wish I could just slap it over there behind them trees.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It's the look he would throw his brother when he'd insulted an enemy, or won a battle, or otherwise wished to gloat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As we head up the stone steps to Belvedere Castle, I’m kind of wishing we’d waited a couple more hours for the sun to set for some city glow action. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I wish that when I googled "stereotypical roles for black women" nothing came up. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I have done things I deeply regret, said things I wish I could take back, and disappointed people in ways that still embarrass me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“If wishes were fishes ...Alec said. He took a deep, long breath. “Okay.We better hurry and meet back up with the three ladies.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I wish he were superior to me in nearly every way! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I sink down in the new mattress, wishing for an indentation like the one left behind by Maman in our bed at home, and drift into disappointed dreams. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Brian McLendon, a Random House publicist who had become a friend, was wishing me luck—and reporting more details of the Columbine High School shooting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she could take them off, strip this weight from herself. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wished she’d been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don’t give up their children. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve made the same wish every day since fourth grade and it hasn’t come true yet.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The family lost sight of her and the only one who could have gone to look for her chose not to because he did not wish to hurt his brother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They patronize, they flatter, maybe they wish to comfort themselves. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wish Mango were here with me, his dirty paws leaving little tracks on the white carpet. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

So you know what it is like to have so many family members and friends and well-wishers gathered around the hogan, all of them putting their minds together to wish success and goodness for you. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never said so, but he must have begun to wish he had some of those indoor rowing tanks they had back east. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I wish I was better jiichan so I could give you many rice.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Keeper of lost things, guide us to what we seek. We send this heartfelt request to the universe of granted wishes.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If we wish on Earth to examine samples of Martian soil for microbes, we must, of course, not sterilize the samples beforehand. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Reynard, be a good lad and tell S.Q. you wish to surrender. This will be the most efficient course. You are soon to be captured, regardless.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish you could see these beaches with me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He is followed by Otto, who wishes everyone a merry Christmas. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Malcolm was on the alert; he wished to see every person who entered the restaurant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I do wish we were safely past it," muttered Shasta to Hwin. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

That night I wished on a star that someday my scrawny legs would fill out into that lovely shape and that the hair on them would be as long and straight and black. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was of average height as well, and had wished ever since he had stopped growing that he were just one inch taller. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I think he wishes I were a boy, though he swears he likes being in a house full of women. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The response was involuntary, and I wished immediately that I could take it back. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I could imagine what a disappointing wish that would be for a six-year-old, but I had to plant crops. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I said, I wish I was there, too. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I gather that you did not dream of who you wished?” she said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The peach was so delicious, I wish for all of you to be able to taste it. If you would humor an old man and stay a little while, I’ll share my good fortune.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

As people leave, they wish me luck in the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But this did not bother us, for we only wished to establish that at least one specific two-chain complementary helix was stereochemically possible. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Vain favour! coming, like most other favours long deferred and often wished for, too late! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I lived through my funeral, but I wish I was already dead. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

How can I hate him and wish I were more like him at the same time? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I knew for a certainty that Heqet can guard a secret. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Is that what we wish civilization to be? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She even wished that her parents would punish her for what she had done. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wished this girl were his little sister. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He looked gleeful, gloating, as though my fist tightening on his shirt was exactly what he would have wished. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, I wish I could stop smiling, and now, oh wow—he’s looking this way again and smiling too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I cry myself back to sleep, wishing, pleading, praying that I’ll wake up from this, but the same nightmare always awaits me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He wished she would stumble in her Igbo; he had not expected English that perfect to sit beside equally perfect Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wished she had never seen her sister look so vulnerable. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He evidently wished to return to his book. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama said she couldn’t help feeling sorry for Mrs. Pritchard, and wished they were more friendly. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished later I had asked to read the information they’d jotted on their pads of paper. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I didn’t have to move,” I said, wondering why adults always thought kids had it so easy. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I wished she hadn’t said that, because I wanted to be surprised again, even though I knew it was going to happen. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He wished the man would not keep asking him questions, as if to engage him, as if the man were the host and Richard the visitor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve told other people,” Malcolm went on, “but no one believes me, I don’t think. I wish you had some boats here. If you could float, you’d be all right in a flood, but...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be wishing that he could order the court to be cleared. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

If I had a genie’s lamp, I’d wish to hear him, just once. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He walks off, his shoulders a little straighten I wish I’d gotten his name before he left, or at least introduced myself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he becomes querulous, at other times philosophical; or he wishes to explain things, justify himself. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that is the thing I wish for now. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve made a wish every single day since fourth grade,” I said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"As you wish, sir. I shall take my leave." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he understands that I do not wish to answer them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They never got to take her to college and wish her a good freshman year, be safe, come home and see us, don’t forget we’re always a phone call away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I don't know who did. I'm sorry for injuring him at all—but I had to save my own life. I wish I'd had more time to think it through." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Amil started grumbling about school and how he wished he was a grown-up and could work at the hospital like Papa instead. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He gets out of bed, convinced that it’s his parents calling to wish him a happy birthday, mortified that it will wake Gerald and Lydia from sleep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They can’t happen in the real world, but I wish they could. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“If two people say the same thing at the exact same time, they hook pinkies and make a wish,” I said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I stare at her, wishing the ceiling fan would fly from its post, crash down on us both. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They shared a wish, a hope, a dream, They hatched a daring plan To educate young sorcerers Thus Hogwarts School began. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wish this memory were a photograph so that I could tear it up and throw it back into her face. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wishes: Let him rip off his white shirt, push back the two halves of his chest like Superman prying open a door and let the first woman out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Once again, George wished she had her magazines to look at. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I feel bad about wishing all those nasty notes on Ms. Rochambeau. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And, son, I wish ...” He didn’t finish the sentence. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s also used with / and we in some kinds of questions—when we’re asking what another person wishes: Shall we dance, or shall IJill your glass? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m no longer the odd man out. Between you three reconnecting when Ben and I weren’t talking and all the hanging out in summer school, you guys had me wishing I failed chemistry too.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and wish to stay. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wishes she had a code of some sort. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The class waded through a morning of math, reading, and science, wishing impatiently for the afternoon to arrive. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And part of me wishes he told me his secret a long time ago, but the other part of me understands why he couldn’t. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She’s obviously not jealous of my girlfriends, but I sometimes wish she were less okay with me ditching her for weeks without thinking twice. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Those are Vinny’s words, stuck in your head along with so much else of her, and you wish you hadn’t used them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But it was arrogant of me to think that I could fix the world with one wish. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I could join with Diana and Mary in all their occupations; converse with them as much as they wished, and aid them when and where they would allow me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He wished he were as calm as she was, that his hands would not shake as he washed them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had forgotten—if he had ever known—that he punished because he wished he could be loved as Aron was loved. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just...I wish you had told me about the accident earlier in the day! Someone should have told me.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I silently wished for the sun to bounce off the window, blinding Trent and cloaking me from what was sure to be an unpleasant encounter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could have gone. But I had basketball. But I have to do something!” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘And tonight I is galloping off to Chile to swobble a few human Chile beans. Is you wishing to know why I is choosing Chile?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I felt Puerto Rican out in the world the way I do at home. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Ma’s sighs made Minli wish that every rock of Fruitless Mountain were gold and she couldn’t help asking, “So how will Fruitless Mountain ever grow green again?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I remembered was sinking in a burning sea, knowing that Tyson was gone forever, and wishing I were able to drown. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I felt like I was letting myself down. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wish Mom and Sue would hurry up and finish talking so I can go back to my book. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wish I could have told the congregation that my experience was unique, an isolated event. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I have a message for the Alderking’s son. The new High King wishes to come to an arrangement with him.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She turned to me and asked, “Private Nothing, you ever wish for to marry?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“If you wish to go to Yankee Stadium to search for your missing family member, press one.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, he wished the real shooting tuould start so they could get this whole charade over with. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around wishing our apartment were this neat. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

A part of me still wishes that I could return to dancing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I mean I really wished I had a wife and kids, somebody somewhere that loved me in a way I could look forward to going back to the World to. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell her it’s no big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could signal to Auntie Seema that I'm here, but Officer Khan has been after me since I left the hospital. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So the old woman vowed by all the gods, and vowed again, to carry out his wishes; then she filled up the amphorai with wine and sifted barley meal into leather bags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could know, and then he took back the wish. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The way he looked at me—with curiosity or pity, I couldn’t tell which—made me wish I’d ignored his text. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wishes Ashoke had accepted the position at Northeastern so that they could have stayed in the city. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Everyone knows you! Every corner of this land has heard a tale you have whispered. Even now, the men outside wish they could sit like small children at your feet!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘Then you can wish again,’ said the growling voice. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But Joe still could not foresee what might happen, he had no idea how to handle a big crisis if one developed, and he wished somebody else would be the leader in this thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the van pulls away, I close my eyes and make a wish. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished that her mother would act more proper herself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was so nervous and scared at that moment when everyone’s eyes were on me that I wished I were with Papa and Roberto picking cotton. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess,” I said, wishing he’d forgive me for forgetting about the weeds and rip up the ticket. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Catelyn almost wished she had burned her sister's letter before reading it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Our captain thanks them politely, seemingly bearing no grudges or anger, and the pirates wish us luck and wave good-bye as we sail on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

God, I wish I could do the splits. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She found herself wishing that she had brought her stick. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“That is the reason I am here. I wish to address the Council. As a former member. Right now, if I may.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could take the nest down. Put it lower in the tree so that we could see inside,” Daniel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The servants ran about on orders from their brusque, anxious patron, who allowed for no delays in the execution of his wishes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sure wish my father would get a day off. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, a lot of the time she sighed and said she wished she had my freedom. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish Arthur would give me a chance to explain...I know it’s kind of pointless because he’s leaving, but I don’t want him leaving like this. And Dylan...” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I wish my heart wouldn’t beat so fast. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some part of him always wished it to be over. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We don’t even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I’d just wished Anna a great summer and watched her head out of the classroom to catch her bus when Mr. Terupt said, “Danielle, I see your mother walking across the parking lot.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He wished his mother didn’t get so nervous. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“As...well, you know. If there is, I sure wish I’d heard about it in time for my weddin’!” And we both died laughing again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When she drinks the coffee I made, I look at the redness of her lips and wish I could just stand up, walk over, and kiss them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps. It is true, I am a bolder man than most. How soon will you wish to leave?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I admit I felt a smile on my face and hope in my heart, ’cause maybe wishes really do come true. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes I wish you hadn’t asked me them questions,” Bigger said in a voice that had as much reproach in it for Max as it had for himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all. It is a duty. What do you wish to know?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished Scott would say something, even if it was mean. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They seemed frightened and ill at ease, and somehow Jane and Michael realised that the two huge sisters were wishing that they were much smaller and less conspicuous. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Yes, Breanna’s warning about falling for straight girls is now ringing in your head like a fire alarm, and yes, you’re wishing you listened. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“We hunted,” said my father, “but the one you call a fool wished us to hunt from one moon to the next, never ceasing.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart's Desire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard sometimes not to wish those days were back because there seemed something so old-fashioned, so wholesome, so simple and unfettered about them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry wished he could forget what he’d seen in the mirror as easily, but he couldn’t. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I wish I could just pause time or fast-forward or something. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could be spared the formality and the publicity of an inquest,” said Colonel Julyan, “but I’m afraid that’s quite impossible.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stared down his very crooked nose at them, and Harry suddenly found himself wishing he and Ron were still being beaten up by the Whomping Willow. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” I entreated, “I wish to know what happens to the south.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I almost wished he had, because the pain would have distracted me from the dizzy disorientation that came next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you wish you hadn’t saved my life? Is that it? Do you wish I was dead?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe some wishes just take longer than others. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Stephen, I wish you wouldn’t do these things.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sort of wish Dad had given me a hand. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Hel and I face each other, and I wish for the Augurs’ power to know her mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a piece of knowledge late to come and hard-won, and one I did not wish to forget. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She said softly, “I wish you were my father.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish—oh, thank you, thank you—good-bye!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Shaking his head, he said, “Things I wished I wasn’t.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both of these things seemed an illusion to me, a wish granted that could not be trusted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Danny seemed to hesitate before the door to his father's study, almost as if he was wishing not to have to go back in there again. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m just wish my father, mother, could be here.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like he wished on enough stars that his dreams are coming true. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I wish. You have to find the app button and click it and then hit Record . . . There was no time. I was just reacting.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wish Finch were here so we could say, Who dreams of building a monastery in Indiana? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I hurled it as far as I could and made my wish quick before that penny hit the road and bounced into the woods. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Baby Jesus knows what I said about wishing Father would never come back anymore, and Father is the preacher. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He only wished he’d thought of a sled earlier in the week. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I whispered, “I don’t wish to discuss it.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted someone who would look at me like that and accept my wishes with a smile on his face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I really believe he may not have suffered very much, because the bad air had turned him silly: but I wish I hadn’t seen it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's right, I was hired. Things have been so brotherly I had forgotten my place. But what if I wish to express an idea?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a mother around to talk to me about puberty. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wish I could’ve said more—something about the orchids and the prize money—but I wasn’t sure how. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish we could turn the day upside down so that their main time at home would be in the morning, before they get all worn out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“It is a fine sword. If you wish me to bring you Gerd, this sword will be my wages.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He wished she would not be so complacent about it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Too awful,” Bernard hypocritically agreed, wishing, as he spoke the words, that he could have as many girls as Helmholtz did, and with as little trouble. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I mean, don’t you wish she’d told you? That she came up with that story?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wishes he could hear his brother’s voice one more time. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I wish I had gone to college,” she said. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could give her a big squeeze back to let her know how good she has made me feel. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I think about the person I wrote messages to in the Hideout, and wish I could talk to them now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Instead, I sit down in the chair and close my eyes, wishing it all away. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I could unravel everything and make it not true. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you wish somebody came up to you today and gave you a scrapbook called ‘The Life of Leo Borlock’? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I wish I could hug them and tell them it’s all right, that I’m letting go and moving on. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanting both felt like a huge ask; it felt like wishing for hot ice cream or a bitter sugar cube. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Gay looked like she wished she could suck the words back in. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was going to put it under his pillow and wish that Sounder wasn’t dead. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"When you have chosen the book you want, bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it's yours for two weeks. You can take more than one if you wish." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

As if she knew Dill wished she would slam it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They don’t have to love me; I just wish they’d stop looking at me like I was a three-legged coyote that limped in from the mountains. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“But you must learn to be perfect if you wish to become a code talker.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At their trepidation he said, “I’ll go first, if you wish.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I heard Rosaleen make a sound like Hmmmph, and I knew she was thinking about her own sorry husband, wishing he hadn’t shown up for their ceremony. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What would I have to do to buy a wish?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Serber’s character witness before the Neylan board was Lawrence himself, as good a guarantee of clearance as he could have wished. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She wished she could look at people and see what was hurting them, then whip out her prescription pad and make everything better. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was confusing, I know, how I’d gone from wanting a new friend in this school to suddenly wishing I could hit undo on the whole thing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Three times. Three different birthdays. I wished he would leave.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I wished them luck and headed off to the exhibition tables and pushed through the crush to the tatting table. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I just...I feel so messed up right now. I wish my life were simple like everyone else’s. Do you think...” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I was awake. I wish he would’ve knocked,” I said, also surprised—that he had been watching me in the first place. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wished she would make up her mind. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wished he could spend more time talking to me now, he said, but there were so many people who needed to see him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Someday,” she said, moved suddenly to tell this man her deepest wish, “I will be a princess. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I heard her say, “I wish we hadn’t come. Poor thing.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished that Master would not sit there shaking his head as if the whole thing were very funny. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Never had a bunch of hip cats all drooling and wishing they were me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just this weird little wish that I could have known her then. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I wished for another surgery. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy shook his head, then wished he had nodded. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Since his childhood, Poppy had been wishing for a hat that would make him invisible. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wish my father hadn’t been so quick to get rid of Mango’s bowls. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was not moving more than a mile an hour and he wished he could read the map in the darkness. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to the pond and eye a bright pink fish the size of my forearm shimmering his way from shadow to shadow, and I toss in the penny and make a wish. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘But I do not like the look of this Fangorn; and we were warned against it. I wish the chase had led anywhere else!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“But you’re right, swiping it would be too risky. I wish we could do something, though.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could, but it’s up to the owner. And those upgrades cost money.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I could match her enthusiasm, but right now my difficulty with math doesn’t seem as important as it used to. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Piper wasn’t sure, but she wished her mom hadn’t appeared in Charleston. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Scoresby! Oh, I’m so glad to hear you! And it is you—I can see, just—oh, I wish I could touch you!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But I wish I knew who it was.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The minute she heard him, she wished they could talk forever. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It was just a wish,” said Penny wistfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I knew I was doing well, otherwise Rav Gershenson would have stopped me, but I kept wishing he would say something and not just stand or sit in complete silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I wish, big guy, but the fights still going on.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the time if a genie came and gave you three wishes you wouldn’t mind using all three of them to wish some real bad stuff on him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But also wishing that a miracle would occur, and Edward would appear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He did not wish to see his only son go up in flames. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some slaves saw the light and come in and I say I’m Richard Richards and this here was my sheep and did they wish a leg? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was her last wish to see her daughter again, so her father wrote to Anna, begging her to take what money she had and come to America. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“You seem to take a great deal of comfort in your prayers, Esther, and always come down looking quiet and satisfied. I wish I could.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it not what he had once wished to destroy during his ardent years of asceticism? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the angel and when I’m finished wishing my second wish—you always get three wishes, right?—I join Grandma in front of the painting. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Goodness, you must begin at once. You’re so pretty, Ash, you can’t expect to be a maid forever. Whom do you wish to marry?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are no longer slaves, doomed to die at a master’s whim. I freed you. Why should you wish to end your lives upon the scarlet sands?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I worry that he’s angry and wishes we weren’t here. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sit at the table assigned to the Everdeens and the Hawthornes and some other refugees, and shovel my food down, wishing for seconds, but there are never seconds here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I thought about where my family was, whether I would be able to see them again, and wished that they were safe and not too heartbroken about Junior and me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep most nights listening to Daddy snoring, but wishing for the sounds of an Alabama night. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The trees had seemed hostile before, as if they harboured secret eyes and lurking dangers; now he wished that the trees were still there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But this year, I don't even get to wish for the year to be over quicker, because that means no more Lydia. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I just wish there was someone who knew where to find it.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I picked up the money, wishing I had the courage to slap him across the face with it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Bath minister was probably wishing that the service had ended with the last prayer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I kind of wish you were coming to Indiana.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her expression said, I wish you were there rather than here. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How nice it sounds! I wish someone would write to me so!” said Amy, who thought the old-fashioned address very elegant. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish for a bed with a canopy and a box of sixteen crayons instead of eight.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not wish to displease the honorable gentleman, but I will not show what I have brought to anyone but the emissary.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But sometimes, I wished they wouldn’t call on me in class. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

‘Hippolytos, do you wish to kill your enemy Hermes and become the messenger of the giants?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But I am only bad, I thought to myself, wishing yet again I knew what sin was embedded in me to have brought God’s hand so hard upon me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"The gentleman wishes a demonstration of your skill." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What I really wished to see you about was quite another matter,” went on Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed I had. What will you think of my vanity? I believed you to be wishing, expecting my addresses.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Instantly I regretted my words, for I did not wish to seem ungrateful. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One: he would stand up to his mother and say, “I wish you wouldn’t call me Turtle anymore.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We received a polite letter from our HMO, wishing us the best of luck, regretting they couldn’t cover the cost. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wish this were the last time they came feasting, courting me or consorting here! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The needle is ripped from the spinning record, and I wish it hadn’t been. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I yield, Your Grace. Do as you wish with me. I ask only that you spare my men.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could remember what it was like when I was dead,” the man in black said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I glared at the empty blue helmet sitting on the desk, and then at my commandant’s unprotected head, wishing I might cause it to explode with the force of my rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just wished that he would stop and hoped that he would not want to play “the game.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could have a dog,” I said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I would remind you that Gaea wishes the girl to be taken alive. You can torment her. Drive her insane. Whatever you wish, of course. But her blood must be spilt on the ancient stones.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish there might be peace between our houses.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wished James could have come with her tonight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My head felt hot with confusion and desperation; I did not know what to do; I wished my mother were present; I wished the police were blotted off the surface of the earth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could explain it to him. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of them starts having a tantrum, and I wish for a second that I have to straighten the kid out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had not merely said it, he had wished it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He slept quietly all night; I wish I could say the same for Faro, who kept dreaming and whining in his sleep. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I only wish we had better weather. Looks rather sticky, don’t you think?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sue, who had adopted another of Nancy’s orphaned pets, a cat, wished she could give Babe a home, for she loved the old horse and knew how much Nancy had loved her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw wished he had a blanket to hide his head under. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I detect a note of jealousy in her voice, and again, I wish I could explain that I was well prepared for the simulation, because of what I am. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could be certain. Octavian has a lot of friends, most of them bought. The rest of the campers are afraid of him.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I went to bed and slept as if my death wish had come true. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And ... you wish me to go with you?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I so wish you could go to the dance too.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I wish Jesse were here, singing and telling bad jokes and going on and on about some stupid book he read.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wished I could be alone in my room, with my books, away from these people. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I had to finish your surprise. I wanted to. It look very nice. I wish I had more money, I make you many skirt. More skirt than you can wear.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he wish for talk, he whisper, he whisper him thought, and he eunuch men sing it out to every body. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But if we wish to find the Earth, we must redirect our course to the remote outskirts of the Galaxy, to an obscure locale near the edge of a distant spiral arm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No amount of hoping or wishing would bring her back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Is he really my father? He said you made a wish—” “Go to your room!” her mother shouted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wish the day would just hurry up so that I can face my doom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I only wished I’d been there when the Daughters of Mary had made this big discovery. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” I whispered aloud, “I do wish I were dead.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its good to no things and be smart and I wish I new evrything in the hole world. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she tended Weimaraners and had just one selfish wish: that when she died somebody would find her before the dogs ate her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish my mother could see this; me, serving at a Queen’s Birthday Ball.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am Señor Diaz. My cousin Tomás is the man you wish to see, not me. Lucky for you, he is here now behind my shop. Come along.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

But I wished he knew what it felt like to need to go fishing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to protect, to further, is not a sex-linked characteristic…. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, upon reflection, I suspect that he did not have moneys sufficient to dress as he wished, and so settled for being but half-dandified. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wished it could have been Zach standing next to me so I could lay the cake on his tongue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Horace said, still squeezing his eyes shut—still wishing himself gone, yet still here. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish I’d known girls like you when I was in high school.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I know only this: that when my mother told me she had not been the mother to me that she wished she’d been, she became that mother for the first time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He remembered what he had thought and said about Hooper, how he had wished him to be dead. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There were only four other kids on the bus but I wished I had been picked up first so I could get used to them one at a time. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even want to wish her a happy birthday. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I put on the slippers and step into Lord Kensington alone, trying not to let my nerves show as the elevator doors shut and the adults wish me luck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"Castles and courtesies will not appease him, he must have blood. Well, I am of a mind to grant his wish." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I know he wishes to become a psychologist. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had the money so every one of you kids could have a pet. But with Grandma seeming to need more care, we just don’t, and that’s that.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding me? Thompson wishes he had a career like Laimbeer’s! Thompson has no grit. He crumples in a game like a paper napkin at a barbecue.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Rashid just wished that the other scars would heal as well. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then I would have wished to see Beethoven, though he was already dead. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wished things could just go on as they had been, the four of them in the woods, laughing and playing without a plan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not about Rachel that Mr. Marsden wished to speak, it was about the wretched Irish girl. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Mmm,” said Harry, wishing he could say something a bit more interesting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Nailer found himself wishing that Tool were big enough to simply pick them up and carry them as he jumped aboard. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she had told him her real name. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What will you do with all the wishes?” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“We want Maya to be happy in her life, and you are a wonderful aunt. But we made our wishes very clear to Maya. She should have voiced her objections then, not after the fact.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

‘No, master! Mr. Bilbo gave it to you, and it goes with his silver coat; he would not wish anyone else to wear it now.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘Look at it! The wind’s changed. Something’s happening. He’s not having it all his own way. His darkness is breaking up out in the world there. I wish I could see what is going on!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I figure she’s got some other reason, but I do not wish to waste time trying to get it out of her, so I just pick up the pad and start to read. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wished, then, that I hadn’t checked, because, thinking of my own kids, I couldn’t talk to Van Essen after that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And his dying wish was to have you return. It is only now, after you have reached your fifth Year of the Tiger without creating harm, that we can fulfill his wish." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I wish she’d stop acting like I’m the only one in class who would understand a Black perspective. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I turned in a circle three times, clutching that acorn tight and making my wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I wish going into that closet with Brian was the worst of it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas was surprised to hear it was so bad—he wished Alby would give details, describe something, anything. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wish we hadn’t gone back home to change first. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

However, when you wish to hold on to it this is accompanied by endless problems, both with those who have helped you and with those you have suppressed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He feels that he is a first-rate dog and has no wish to be a second-rate human. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what expert he was talking about, but at that moment, I wished so much that Gran could have been here to teach me alongside Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He wished for words like his father’s words, sweet winged words, cooing and lovely. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she could see what they were seeing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the distant whistle of a passing train, and I wished I could get on it and go far away, to a place without struggle meetings, without class status, without confessions. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since he had grown so queer, the other members did not wish him about, even in his lucid periods. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cannot light a candle on the Wishing Tree, though the wishes that hang on its branches continue to burn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wished it away, willed it out of existence inasmuch as her daily life was concerned. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wished I could go right on thinking we were having breakfast, paindng signs, and learning our rights. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wish you had hit me,” Bigger said again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could do that, it whispered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Raymie wished that she had never seen it, because now she would never forget it. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Still, I do wish I had something to match.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could be more help, Gerald,” Mr. Washington replied with real regret. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly, if you wish it;—but you are not going to walk to Highbury alone?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Standing outside the hotel room and waving back, I wished Soraya could be there with me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But what was clear was that, far from escaping the pursuers who wished me dead, Id come to a place where they could trap me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once you wished a thing, it took you over, and you couldn't stop it happening. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Laura’s unhappiness was different, spiky, she wished that everyone around her were unhappy because she had convinced herself that she would always be. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If you wish to live, girl, then let them think you dead.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wish the world were like this, if I just woke up and marked the food I’d be eating and it came to me later in the day. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wished the slaves would stop whispering about it all the time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled at the little girl, wishing her the best of luck, and told her to never give up on her dreams. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t move even as everyone surrounds the birthday girl to wish her a happy eighteenth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone walked as he wished, as he could. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished for a whole basket of yellow pomelo fruits, sweeter than grapefruits, to eat by himself. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yeah, I know, I just wish Travis’s phone rang in the middle of composing his reply to Amelia. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Aw, sweetie. I wish I could. Tell you what. I’ll do one hundred, the friend price, because I wish we were best friends.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I wish her the kind of happiness that spills over. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“In America anything is possible. Do as you wish.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew where the army was,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I wish it had fallen right in the vase. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a pipe like Mr. Hannon and a tweed cap. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve a lot of cooking today and there’s cleaning and sewing and all. You evidently wish to see Mr. Ttt; he’s upstairs in his study.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked so pretty that it made my heart feel funny, all swollen and full, and I wished desperately that I knew where my mama was so she could come to the party, too. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I really wish she hadn’t done that. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It sorta sucks to watch a baby do what you wish you could do. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

How he wishes he had eyes to see the ultraviolet, eyes to see the infrared, eyes to see radio waves crowding the darkening sky, flashing through the walls of the house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is the mother’s special wish to put a grave marker there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

John said cheerfully, which I wished he hadn’t said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She wishes me a good morning with the customary sleep-related questions, to which I mumble partial answers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A lie being an ever-present help in time of trouble, I just said, “Gosh, I wish I knew!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Your wishes are not my concern. On your feet, or I'll have you carried." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When I woke in the morning, I had spent so much time with Bear’s strange ideas I was in a cross mood, not wishing to deal with him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the summer they preferred the thickest forests, where they could frolic as they wished as soon as they got away from hikers and boy scouts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke said longingly, “I wish I had some.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Lords and ladies, on behalf of my fellow thespians, allow me to wish a happy Christmas to one and all. May I present: our first tableau.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Cole shouted back, wishing he believed his own words. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

‘But I wish that he had come this way. I desired to tell Master Gimli that my tale is now thirty-nine.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She wished Immie had loved her back, and she sobbed because it would never happen now. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Was this not the river in which he had once wished to drown himself—hundreds of years ago—or had he dreamt it? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close the yearbook, tired of wishing I were someone else and tired of feeling like everyone expects me to be someone else. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever wish,” whispers Werner, “that you didn’t have to go back?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If His Grace wishes for me to remove myself from court...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We cannot but wish and hope Sir, that you will have the same grand object...in view in your next session. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And I wish I might come to your new town, to see this ship you speak of, to see these men, to hear all that has happened.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I had the power of the rock, the power to heal them all. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

That is how you wish a happy Nowruz to someone younger than you. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wished to torment her, I admit The look of alarm on her face pleased me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Howard had told them what I said about his wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Go to New York if you wish, but I know a gentleman in Wilmington who will pay a pretty price for this.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Curse him! I wish he was choked!’ he muttered. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish it were a dream and that I had never hooked him. I’m sorry about it, fish. It makes everything wrong.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could hide it a bit. If Bonneville goes past the end of the street, he’ll see it straightaway.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell her about me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish she would. Ooh, I wish she would.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But my father said I could do as I wished. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had a feeling that she wished me away: that she did not understand me or my circumstances; that she was prejudiced against me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was thinking: It’s weird and I wish I knew what the hell it is. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wish I had something to eat but there’s nothing in the icebox but cabbage leaves floating in the melted ice. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Waiters offered drinks of every description and brought water pipes for those who wished to smoke. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I concentrated on looking innocent, which is harder than you’d think, and I wished I’d practiced that in the mirror too. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, not wishing to seem too eager. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could excuse you from all of it,” he says as I’m checking it over. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Harry tried to wish him luck as he walked past, but all that came out of his mouth was a sort of hoarse grunt. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wish I hadn’t done a lot of things I did back then. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Though legally bound by her husband’s wishes under German law, Maria did not want to return to him or to Nuremberg. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I told her I knew a little of the exotic tongues and wished to learn more, she gave me a dictionary of exotic speech. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

To be clear: More than anything, I wish I hadn’t gone into that closet with Brian. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He was ashamed to say to his father that he wished his body to be clean for a woman to see. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I have no wish to criticize the decision the King made. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Very slowly — but still glaring at each other as though each wished the other nothing but ill — Sirius and Snape moved toward each other and shook hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were not far from Robin’s home, but he had no wish to see it empty and deserted. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“If Your Grace will tell us whom you wish to see, we will send word to them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ve only got to wish for it, and the thing is done.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Thinking about Sunday School and about Mr. Loomis getting angry, I wished I were back in the cave again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wish they could come spend the night here with me every now and then. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I hung up and was walking down the hall, wishing I’d asked Tony if he could lend me the money to get to Vegas, when a gruff voice called to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could just leave here,” I say and my voice sounds eerie, with no one to hear it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I wish it had been Robert. Mrs. Danvers will never forgive me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later, I pull up the pictures from my Facebook, the Before, the comments, so many of them, all wishing me a speedy recovery. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I wish I was with you today I always wish I was with you. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is bright but it’s cold and damp in the house and I wish I had something to wear in the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She was not less pleased another day with the manner in which he seconded a sudden wish of hers, to have Harriet’s picture. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I wish I could be in the room with all of them when I deliver this stuff. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I sometimes wish you had the kind of work that lasted all year, instead of just from spring until fall,” she said. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I trace her high cheekbones down to her full lips and wish I wasn’t attracted to them at all. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not a human being that ever lived could wish to be loved better than I was loved; and him who thus loved me I absolutely worshipped: and I must renounce love and idol. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say this was just for a couple of nights, but it went like this for six weeks. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

So many times I had wished for a bomb to fall on me, to end my suffering, but now I prayed that no bomb would hit me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was I wrong to defy my father when he wished me to betray my queen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I wished he would let me know some other way—by gently taking my hand or putting an arm around me—but he didn’t do that, either. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Nobody ever wants that job, but suddenly I found myself wishing I had it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I had been allowed to stand with Mandy and the other servants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since you wish me to be brief, I will do my best to comply. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering if you ever wish you had a family,” Reynie sputtered. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had a blanket,” she said wistfully. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Watching them, listening to their talk, he found himself sometimes resentfully wishing that he had never brought them together. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished they would quiet down, but other than that he figured it wasn’t any of his business. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But in spite of how hard it was, I sometimes wish I were back there, because I miss Amma so much. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t bored, but I did wish I was doing something more. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"I wish we had thought of that ourselves." Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I knew how to make Diego believe me; I wished the aliens had abducted him, too, so we could have watched the stars together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Would I have wished to leave that poor child alone? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to discuss Heliogabalus or Macrinus or Julian, who were immediately wiped out since they were universally contemptible. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she wished her mother would go back to ignoring her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That was on my list of things to wish on thanks to Fulton Banner, a crazy old man who lived next door to us in Raleigh. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Thank you for the good wishes, I have never been happier in my life, he'd written. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not for the first time, Cas wished she played the piece better. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

To wish to make a life in that wasteland of rock and flame, you’d have to be a beast without a sense of beauty, hope, or joy. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I stare at the chest and wish for the millionth time that Devon were here because even when I try to Get It I still don’t Get It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What if God wishes you to better yourself?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I had my trowel,” I said. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Something about the middle pretty made it hard to be flippant He was wisdom personified, his manner so serious and formal that Tally found herself wishing she had dressed up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wished I could have seen Char’s face when she defended me, but no illustrations accompanied her journal. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she’d pretend to pray, just for a few seconds. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I wish there was something better to say than ‘I’m sorry.’” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Thinking back on my visit with Van Riper, I wish that he could have shared his gut instinct about Iraq with the rest of America as well. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could go back to bed,” she said grumpily as she put the key into the ignition. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wish to tell you, sir, that I will gladly pay the girl’s expenses to Washington and give her shelter in my home if you will allow her to make the trip. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not mean for it to say too much overtly, and at the same time they wished for it to say everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s like wishing that mermaids and dragons and unicorns were real. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I didn’t know what Martin’s story was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dimple wished the voice would choke on its own spit and die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wish I had never allowed my accursedly single-minded male brain to linger over every detail about her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything about wishing for Frosted Flakes. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

All I hoped was that however this revolution turned out, Lin Nai-Nai would get her wishes. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, you will wish to retire to a safe place to observe the spectacle. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But most people in Chattana had all they could wish for—at first. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But it meant nothing to Brian, except that he wished he had a fire. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I hadn’t opened up that newspaper. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could have said good-bye to her,” Bri said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

First, he skimmed the e-mail, instinctively wishing it were longer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he said, savagely, “If it does, let it. But I wish we could fight. It’s humiliating to have to wait for it.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I just wished this getting killed would be over quick. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He wished his mother were still alive, because he wanted to tell her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I wish I’d been sensible and worn my own things, then I should not have disgusted other people, or felt so uncomfortable and ashamed of myself.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rested my cheek against the rough homespun of his jacket, knowing that my wish was a vain one. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To see each and every human being with a smile of true happiness is my wish. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

Phoebe said, “I wish I had worn something else.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Montoya said something about what great aficionados we were, and that we wanted to wish him luck. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Besides, was it possible, when you were actually suffering it, to wish for any reason whatever that your own pain should increase? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could see them,” Daniel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wish I could go back in time. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wished I could just run away and let Lynn take care of it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

That was his wish; but his will was other. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish for things to get back to the way they were before I messed everything up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I kind of wish this was a double-decker bus tour.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

After he had gone, she thought of a hundred things she wished she had said. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“For being forgetful? For needlessly troubling the good people of lost and found? I wish they would. Did you get what you needed?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I wish your uncle all the luck in the world,” Mr. Galanter said quietly to Billy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You wish something special for dinner. Some game or a souffle?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It is the most human wish of all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Extra wishes lay on the ground beneath me, piled like blossoms. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

By then it was almost noon, getting really hot, and Percy was starting to wish he had a trireme filled with Diet Coke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Can I send that wish to you, Mama? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I search online for hunting gear to add to my Christmas wish list—still not gripping my attention. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He half wished Nipper hadn’t showed up, so he could be rid of the whole problem. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wish you didn’t feel lonely in the smart class. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You do not wish you were dead. Don’t say that.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas wished he could bring back memories of those things that were tormenting Alby, but there was nothing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Your friend does not wish to speak to you yet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I wish it could be now, but Mom’s already brought home empty packing boxes and has started looking for a place to rent in Washington. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

"I did. And she said, 'Yes, I suppose you're right.' You may applaud now, or throw flowers if you wish." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What starts out as hopeful scrolling quickly turns into defeat, and I sort of wish I could start a support group for all these people with their regrets and what-if fantasies. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And as he said it, he wished that they would shoot him so that he could be free of them, forever. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

How I wish Pop worked and told jokes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

And I found myself doing what I have long since banned myself from doing—that is, imagining my parents were coming back, with David and Joseph, and wishing they were. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He said that he’d like to be clean-shaven and wear a fine black suit for his appointment with death, and Tom’s father promised to honor his wishes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say I’m used to it and I don’t feel bad, but I’m softer inside than I look on the outside. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wish I were the kind of girl who remembered things like bras and shoes and purses. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now that we are in Oklahoma, I wish I could skip telling you that part, because it makes us seem like villains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The silence was horrible, and I found myself wishing for the yelling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta thought that beyond the hill there must be some delightful secret which his father wished to hide from him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew why someone did try to chuck it,” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Something told Frank his wish had not been granted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The letter is accompanied by another exorbitant amount of money, enough for Herr Thiessen to retire comfortably if he wished. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he does, it is to wish Theo a happy birthday and to thank him “for all the kindness you’ve shown me.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We both play basketball,” I say, and then I wish I hadn’t because I don’t know if Mr. Gore knew that already. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished we were sitting on my bed together, working on our homework, listening to some terrible pop song Emily loved, giggling about something stupid. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"As you wish," she said, although she noted that he had not actually asked her permission. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you wish to accompany your servant home to greet your mistress?” the captain asked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembers when he was very small his mother once said she wished happiness and adventure for him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

No, a true seeker could not accept any teachings, not if he sincerely wished to find something. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was dreaming it, imagining it, and yet I wished that it did not hurt so much to smile, so that I could. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’ll make you wish for death, so you have to weigh those options.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I guess so,” I reply, wishing I could come up with something more intelligent to say. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could sit at the bottom of a nice, cool lake like you,” she told Crocodile Guts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once again, I would wish you a very pleasant evening.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that is why you wished to speak with me?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She then stood quite still, her back against the wall between the filthy window and the stove, as though she wished for nothing more than to sink into the stone and vanish. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I watch her, wishing I knew what to do. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All three of them wore wishes in their hair today. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She wished Helen weren’t there to see how few. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would undoubtedly have done all that Juno wished if it had not been for Neptune. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You had the courage to do something really hard. Something I wish I had had the courage to do myself, but...I was too afraid.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wish things with me and Dylan could go back to normal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She wished she could turn up the heat. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I wished that I could see the backyards so I could occupy myself with imagining the lives behind the hanging clothes and fruit trees and swings. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now that evening approaches, I wish time would slow down. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I had not been there to see. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Micay,” she said in a serious tone, “I wish you wouldn’t hide your face. Ucho and those boys are very young and very foolish.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Then I wish I wasn’t your daughter. I wish you weren’t my mother,” I shouted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That he did not, in fact, wish to spend any more time with her than he did already. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had a whole army like him, but he is the only one.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The young men thanked him for his good wishes, returned bis bow, and departed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel wishes that his mind didn’t think those things. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“What did you wish to make of me?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He wished he had not devoured all the apples on the tree. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I lean a minute against the counter, wishing Constantine were here like it used to be. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But sometimes Jinjoo wished her mother’s obsessive adoration of their father would not shut her children out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And, God, how I wish I could stop having to remind myself to breathe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wished I hadn’t done what I did. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She only wished for strength and health within the person she blessed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d go a good long road before you’d find a man, and he very old, who wished to bring back a golden past. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If it is not the last word on the subject, then I really, really, really do not wish to hear the last word. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could stop imagining that,” Radar said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But, hard as she wished, hard as she tried, she was only a girl. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rock wished me luck on trying to find the cash, but I’m not having any luck at all. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He wished that he could find suitable words of appreciation, but he suddenly felt a great shyness about saying anything in the presence of this man who had actually written a book about correct speech. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could be as brave as you,” she said in admiration. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We wish the opposite to be true. Do you want to count the money, Thief Lord?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have no wish to put myself in the same category: irrational, petulant. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Tonight, I wish to be alone in the garden with the moon. Have a meal brought to me in the Clasping the Moon Pavilion and do not disturb me until morning.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She can’t help wishing her own brother were here to feed him, her own parents to bless him with their hands on his head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I used to wish we lived at the very top, like Sneaky, but Daddy always said there was something special about the number seven. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“I wish I’d known how badly they want to kill you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It has never occurred to either of them to question Ashima’s grandmother’s selection, to disregard an elder’s wishes in such a way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not my show any more and I wished this bloody train would get to Mestre and I would eat and stop thinking. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And as the secret wish fell from my lips, the Moon Lady looked at me and became a man. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have wished for a better mom. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were our own kind of team, and I wished we could have peeled away, had our own party, like at Wendell. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she wouldn’t talk to me like I was a baby in front of other people. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wished I had more to say to keep the conversation going, his interest piqued, but I couldn’t think of anything else. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never gone abroad but my father has promised that I will go for university. I wish I could just apply for my visa now instead of waiting to finish school,” Emenike said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I just wish...I just wish you could fly with me.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This was an especially strong wish among the fugitives, who were embarrassed at having abandoned their city in its time of great need. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I read more than ever, and wished my soul that I had been born a boy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She too wished she had tried harder with his mother before settling for easy resentment. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, wishing I had more chocolate. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a kid within earshot that didn’t wish that they were us. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

“It’s just... I wish it was easier, for me, you know?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wished with all his heart that Sam Hamilton were alive to discuss cold with him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could always wear a white dress and carry red roses and that we could always throw money around like we did tonight,” wished Francie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angela wished her partner had not said that; it seemed so insensitive, so crude. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A lass who doesn’t wish to be interrogated.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wish I had the words to stop his anger, stop the force of him grabbing my hand, wish I knew how to say, Just let me write—everywhere! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wished he could tell her that all the others were safe. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched them get smaller and smaller, and then disappear like two little wishes that wouldn’t come true. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wished her luck with the driving test, and she told me to have a nice life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Now, however, was not the moment to cast doubt on Hermione’s theory, not when she was so surprisingly willing to fall in with Harry’s dearest wish. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The others wished us luck, and we were on our way. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“If I wished,” O’Brien had said, “I could float off this floor like a soap bubble.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Man, I wish you had talked to me first,” X-Ray said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wished I were safely with Tanu in the dark cinema sipping lemonade. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sun glared in my eyes, making me wish I’d remembered to bring my sunglasses. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Each of you has a past, present, and future that was robbed from you. I, too, was robbed. Hear my tale. Then you can decide if you still wish to cross the Bridge of Forgetting.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I said, “I’m kind of busy. I wish I’d got the message.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish people would follow the Facial Expressions Chart like they’re supposed to. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was informed that Garfield was still alive, Guiteau said, “I wish I had given him the third bullet, and put him out of his misery.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some wished to leave and go in their canoes to the island called Santa Catalina, which lies far off to the east, but others said that there was little water on that island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It became his earnest wish to be declared the type specimen for Homo sapiens–that is, that his bones would be the official set for the human race. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But still, I envied Sam, and I wished I were old enough to do something glorious, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my parents are preoccupied and that is why they do not wish anything sneaky to go on.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“And now I must wish you good night.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ben said, “I wish she had been given the gift of silence.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

At that moment I wished I’d never set foot on the Path to Perdition. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Probably because he feels guilty about what happened, but also because I know he wishes we could be a family. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Then he grew up and started a fantastic restaurant. I wish you could have seen it.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She wished her uncle wouldn’t use words with H in them. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Poor Miss Taylor!—I wish she were here again. What a pity it is that Mr. Weston ever thought of her!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Hugo looked at his injured fingers and wished he would be able to use them again soon. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

At one time or another all normal people have wished their loved ones were dead. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It had to mean that one day Pong's wish would come true. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He cursed, wishing Zalmay had the same lunch period as him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Looks like I’m about to get my wish. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He wished it would stop, and that he never need hear that voice again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear, don't thank me. I wish I could do something.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He wished them godspeed till they were gone. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

You know what I wish, Mama, more than anything in the world? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What would it be like to be committed to pacifism when you are surrounded by people determined to make war—particularly if they wish to make war on your community? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Matt wished he could see what was happening, but he had no chance of prying Maria away from the peephole now. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While it really is good of you, old boy, to listen to my wishes, I find that I miss that pinkie more than I anticipated. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Leave that part to me,” I say, wishing that Vivi didn’t know me quite as well as she does. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She wished Papa would come home; it would make her feel safer. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Am I not magnificent, Ella? Don’t you wish you could look as I do and go to the ball?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We will, darling. I’ll go any place any time you wish.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Richard wished he hadn’t said he was a writer and so he added, as if to make up for saying he was a writer, “I’m fascinated by the discoveries at Igbo-Ukwu. The bronze castings.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Both Burr and Hamilton came to the interview because they wished to be regarded as part of such company. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Since I’d been lucky enough to see a hippopotamus in a touring circus in Austin, maybe my wishes weren’t so outlandish. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could be more like you, Granddaddy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could do something about this stupid Winter Ball. It’s so demented we still do that here.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she could read my mind, as if she knew what I had wished for, and I felt ashamed for having made such a selfish wish. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to see anything here, but the witch said, “If you are brave and your heart is true, make your wish and jump.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish I were dead. Right now I sincerely wish I were dead.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

How I wish I’d been able to call him, see him, before I was taken away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The average species on Earth lasts for only about four million years, so if you wish to be around for billions of years, you must be as fickle as the atoms that made you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

When the old man saw him coming he knew that this was a shark that had no fear at all and would do exactly what he wished. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Riders were ready, and their horses were fidgeting; he wished they would start and get it over. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“She can’t stay here now, but if you wish, I can put you in touch with someone who might be able to help Natalie. Help her...” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong wished with all his might that one of the skewers would fall off. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I wish I were sitting next to him. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I wish I could go back to that night in the alley for just one second. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Effie takes both of us by the hand and, with actual tears in her eyes, wishes us well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Your new canine companion is doing well, if you wish to know.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fadi sighed, wishing his father were with him, but these days Habib was too busy, or too tired, to waste time clicking away with a camera. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Emily stood irresolutely in the hall, wishing to be in no particular room, straining for the voices of the searchers outside and—if she was honest with herself—relieved she could hear nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wished I could go with them, but even more than curly fries and a look at the beauty queen carved life-sized in butter, I needed to work a few lawns today. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My lord, a suspicious man might think you wished, to find a time when Sandor Clegane was not protecting King Joffrey, the better to do the boy some harm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We were curtly informed that the injured man could make a request for a doctor the next day if he so wished. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Daedalus was the worlds greatest inventor. He created the Labyrinth, but much more. Automatons, thinking machines ... What if Kronos wishes Daedalus to make him a new form?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Yeah, it’s true, but I wish she’d stop picking fights so she can use her trump card. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I go back to the bag wishing I had X-ray eyes, then crouch down and with one hand, shake it open. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could have seen them,” Seth mourned. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Minnie is right and Mam gets her wish.There’s a new baby soon, a little girl, and they call her Margaret. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I say, “I wish I could see my father. Dead or alive, don’t matter.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When it rains, you are nearly drowned and wish to be dry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you hadn’t—” “Please don’t say that.” “—wish you hadn’t... I wish you had left me in the water.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wish Diana lived there, too, and we went to the same school and took gymnastics together. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wish people would stop trying to turn it into something major. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if once you see her, you’ll wish you hadn’t decided on adoption. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He says this in such a way that Werner understands the woman does not really wish to listen to news bulletins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the old man was angry that both young men wished to leave him and he raised his voice and scolded them strongly. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had not wanted to go with them, and yet when I could no longer hear the sound of his car, I wished I could run after it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then we both closed our eyes and wished for good grades. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He said, “I wish no such thing. I have watched over your education with affection and benevolence.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For example, the Spanish conquistadores wished to exact tribute from Mexico’s defeated native populations, so they were very interested in the Aztec Empire’s tribute lists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I drifted off, thinking about me and my mother’s old story challenges and wishing we could play another one. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“No. I didn’t. I wish I had. He loved a celebration of the human soul. Such things were like a personal triumph to him.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish there was more I could do. Y’all are going to be pretty cramped in here.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I just wish that cute guy hadn't been married." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She looked up at him, her pretty eyes swimming in her clear tears, and he groaned because this woman’s beauty was more than he could wish and he loved her when he would not. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They make their living at this kind of thing, and I wish them well, but I imagine they will have a bewildering time. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu wanted to say, “I don’t give her too many choices,” because she wished Kimberly would not be so sheer in her yieldingness; perhaps Morgan just needed to feel that her mother could push back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a mirror, but there isn’t one around. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the part of this equation I wish would just cancel out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d asked you about your chickens while you were alive. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She wished she had not raised her voice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wished she had her dagger to cut that junk off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care about the clothes, but he wished they’d let him keep his name, at least. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitated at the front door, wishing I were there to talk about the Andromeda Galaxy or the new Mars rover. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I wish I could ask Pascagoula more about what Yule May said, but Pascagoula called this morning and said she had a problem and wouldn’t be coming in until this afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Funny how my disdain for this place once left me wishing that God Almighty would plague it with locusts and leaking breast implants. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His parents give him an Instamatic camera, a new sketchbook, colored pencils and the mechanical pen he’d asked for, and twenty dollars to spend as he wishes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said it in that nice-lady, true way again, and for one horrible second, I wished that she were my mother. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They remained silent as she wavered between sleep, nausea, anxiety, and the pain that was beginning to grip her womb, and he fervently wished that this night would never end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derek had decided he should be the one to go—even though he had little or no survival knowledge—because he was a psychologist and that was the aspect they wished to learn about. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I could get up and hug her, and yet I wanted to push her away, to shove her so hard that she would topple over the chair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I wish that I could pretend to be something I’m not too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for bringing him home,” she added, and I nodded, wishing I could do more for them both. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"I wish my mom didn't think this place was so dangerous." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You must. It is the wise thing and it is my wish,” he said. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Ron nor Hermione wished him luck as they left; both looked rather annoyed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It gave her the courage to say, “I have another wish,” though she knew that if one wish were foolish, a second was far more dangerous. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I could melt into the pavement rather than have to get into the Courters’ van and pretend that this was a happily-ever-after occasion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

No one would have ever called him handsome, but there was about him a gentleness, a sweetness that made me wish he were a relative. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“As you wish. Yes, you may bathe if that is your desire. Thank you for your help.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Almost every time she ate I heard her mutter, “I wish I had a pickled egg.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I just wish you had hit me,” he said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer wished he had asked for the blindfold. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

‘Snow’s all right on a fine morning, but I like to be in bed while it’s falling. I wish this lot would go off to Hobbiton! Folk might welcome it there.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wish I were back in my old room, in my old bed. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a good answer for this. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“He just wished me a good day,” said Cole, avoiding Edwin’s eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Four told me that Eric’s vision for Dauntless is not what it’s supposed to be, but I wish he would tell me exactly what he thinks the right vision is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He wished the trainer good night, put down the telephone, and returned to his element. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I trace the lines and bursts, wishing there were a way to go backward and make them what I wanted them to be. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gives me a fist bump on his way out, the Seven way of wishing me good luck. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The wishes of both men are to be granted on the dark rear slope of a small rocky hill called Little Round Top. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no denying that. Almost all spiders are rather nice-looking. I’m not as flashy as some, but I’ll do. I wish I could see you, Wilbur, as clearly as you can see me.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She wished her own father were there to answer questions about dragons. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

You never hear people say, “I wish I were sixty-five.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt wished desperately that he could get over things that fast. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I am sure," Miss Honey said, "that we'll be able to get you moved into a much higher form later on, but for the moment the Headmistress wishes you to stay where you are." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Closing the gate on her oldest fears as she had closed the gate of her own fenced yard, she discovered the wings she’d always wished she had. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armpit felt pretty silly carrying Coo to school on Tuesday, and wished he had taken his backpack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“That was the best I could do for you. But now, I wish there was another way. I don’t want to lose my sister.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“But I wish they sold food. Look, there’s a storeroom through there.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Quit teasing, Momma, you know it isn’t. I wish I was back in our igloo in Flint.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we did not need to hide it,” I said wistfully, though I knew that it was wisest not to provoke my father and the king by the revelation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He wished everybody in Ayemenem the very best and said that he would look in on Estha if he ever came back to India, which, he went on to say, was a bit unlikely. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished only to be left to my book, which was a deliciously scary one about some children who had been captured by a bunch of pirates in the West Indies. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Makes me wish that I were a fictional character. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel wished she had something in her hands to throw. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I really wished I could head straight for my mother’s place, but there was no one there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since Randall wished to convince the outside committee that he had a productive research group, he had instructed his people to draw up a comprehensive summary of their accomplishments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, Francis did not wish to go, even though Geoffrey knew many pretty girls and was said to write poetry wearing one earring. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As though he wished he could take back the last five minutes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And when the buying was over, these buyers sat alone and their fingers played restlessly with the pearls, and they wished they owned the pearls. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Beatrice, “but she probably wishes she wasn’t. Anyway, tell me what was in the paper this morning that got you all freaked out.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I didn’t even have a reason to send this card at all. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Look, I wish people would stop talking about that.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wish she could hear me murmuring “Sorry.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Teenagers drove their pickup trucks slowly along the streets of the town, looking for something to happen, wishing that the summer had not ended. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t in the book or wishing cabin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wished Grandma could tell the reporters how she stood guard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept wishing he’d show up so my mother could slap him instead. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’m not ready for red confetti and happy endings—I wish I was, but I’m not. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She hiked up the path, opened the cabin door, and pointed to a basket on the floor that sat beside the wooden box that was the wishing hole. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He regarded this wish for the dog’s death as humane, for he could not bear, he told himself, to see anything suffer. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gripped the family photo of us at Disneyland so hard that the edge of the glass frame pressed into my hand and I wished I could escape into the memory. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She picks a wish flower from the grass and blows it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His sister misliked being reminded that he was the King's Hand, and he did not wish to inflame the relations between them any further. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I practice,” I say, suddenly wishing I hadn’t said it at all, because it’s one of those things—like I am make-believe—that sounds better in my own head. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I suddenly wished I could live at school. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he looked at the white man’s bloody shirt and thought, he told Elizabeth, at the bottom of his heart: “I wish to God they’d killed you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I wish, man. It was low when we left your house, but I thought I could wait a while before I got gas. I know my car.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I wish I had long arms like an octopus. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Usually they write, “Having wonderful time wish you were here,” or “How are you fine I hope,” or maybe just their name. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

With an anger my companion little deserved, I replied, “I wish to know who I am.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I wish Don Walter were here now, but he’s out at a meeting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished it could’ve been a nice tall drink in a real glass. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I only wished he could have been there to see how far I had come. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He wished with all his heart that Aron had not walked away from him out of the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I’d missed 11:11, I was going to have to find another way to get in my wish for the day. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘I wish the river was closer,’ Percy muttered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When the ring began to glow, I said the name of the planet where I wished to teleport. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I asked him, “Why do you wish to change your name from Bono?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If you wish to go to the next available viewing, press one.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He looked us up and down, and I wished I’d smoothed our hair and skirts before entering the compound. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“There is none swifter, honored lord. Adventure can run down the wind itself. Tell me where you wish to sail, and swiftly I shall bring you there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And I wish my Aunt Helen were here. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

How I wish mother could use her legs as I can.’ Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That was on my list of things you can wish on. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

More fiercely than I would have dreamed I was capable of, I wished for the green, protective forests of Forks . . . of home. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Gods, I’m hungry now, too. I wish I would’ve ...” I pulled an apple out of my travelsack and handed it to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think of all the things she won’t say, all the things I wish I knew. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Neel wished his father would shout at Headmaster, but Baba never lost his temper. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Which is that I wish this were happening to someone else. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Why did he wish it? Of what use could Hindostanee be to you?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then the spell was broken as great numbers of people, stirred by their own emotions, roared their acclaim and rushed toward Anderson to offer congratulations and good wishes, threatening to mob her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The sound is delicious, makes me wish for some now, but it won’t be ready for hours. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When he had eaten all that he wished he went to the door again and she called to him to come in and he went in. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

‘See that he does no harm to any, but do not hurt him or hinder him. Give him a horse, if he wishes it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She hopped through a game ardently wishing someone were playing with her as she was sure she won with less hops than any other little girl in the world. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could reach out and twist the sky and bring victory to Biafra right away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I wished I was with them trying not to laugh, but I was too busy trying to imagine ways to pull the cat out of my mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wished I could stop myself from thinking. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, miss. The donor left nothing except money. Do you wish to order a dessert?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And I wish they could stay because that would delay the moment my brother finds out that our dad is going to die. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I wish the drive home were three times as long. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Mom got sick I kept wishing I had a time machine so I could go back and fix things. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” he said, “but I wish I could calm down about these things.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could do that,” Moss said when Javier turned to look at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wish this was Virginia again, my own green country, my own black soil. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It frightens me the way he yells and cries and sings and I wish I could be at home with my three brothers, no, my two brothers, and my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She wishes he were smiling in the photo. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he said with bitterness: ‘If you like I can sit and read the paper awhile. But I wish you would let me sleep now.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The boat’s draw was greater than I would wish, and with but three of us, the water lapped high on the gunwales, threatening to spill over. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then Goldberry came and stood before them, holding a candle; and she wished them each a good night and deep sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wished, for a second, that all the fifth graders who’d ever laughed behind Mrs. Atanabi’s back could see her now, right this minute, as I was seeing her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Right after Daddy died, she would cry to almost every song that came on, and I wished she would just keep the radio off. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I was not afraid, but I did wish that Dr. Seward was in the next room—as Dr. Van Helsing said he would be—so that I might have called him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then shaking hands and wishing each other luck, they fitted the helmet over his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to spend my life reading about saints but when I start I wish the rain would last forever. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I wish I had the words to express how hard it was for your grandfather and me to be a couple, Scoob-a-doob,” she says. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Papa smiled at Jaja, and I wished I had said that. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t believe I have a crush on a girl with such cliche wishes.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wish I could see things the way she does, like it's okay to be different. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He wished his mother believed in chemical warfare. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“You asked me the other day what my wishes were. I’ll tell you one of them, Marmee,” she began, as they sat along together. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long walk to the old castle, but I wanted to make a wish, and I wanted to make it in the place where it would have the best chance of being granted. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Las Vegas was the first of three places that his employers wished him to visit. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, wishing more than anything that I could explain everything to him right then, knowing I would never be able to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ve always been a good friend, Percy. What you did today—saving the ranch animals from Geryon—that was amazing. I—I wish I could be more like you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But as a kid, I preferred the black side, and often wished that Mommy had sent me to black schools like my friends. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish you'd tie those laces, dear," Gram says when I'm squishing around in the new shoes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

We all thought Miss Fifth Avenue was self-confidence with a capital S, but her poem was all about wishing she could make herself over. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they are not able to do so, and yet wish to do so at any cost, therein lie the error and the blame. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, all right. But I wish you’d take better care of yourself.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you had some respect for my mother.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Breaking things seems to be your new specialty. I almost wish I hadn’t left the morning you started flipping plates for your parents.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She wished she had the healing powers of Asclepius. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I wish! I can’t even draw stick people. But I would if I could.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wish again that I could talk to my mom about this. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you wish to become an hairy barbarian?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Sponge him off in warm water, Lee. Don’t let a draft get on him. Lord! I wish Liza were here. I can’t do everything at once.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had more time,” David says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And Siobhan said, “I’m sorry, Christopher. I wish I could answer all these questions, but I simply don’t know.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If we wish courageously to pursue the question, we must of course ask next where God comes from. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wishes he could simply borrow his parents’ car and drive up to Maine to see Ruth after Christmas, or that she could visit him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

To be amid the din, the suitors’ riot, would ruin his guest’s appetite, he thought, and he wished privacy to ask for news about his father, gone for years. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The prince has proclaimed that he will make some sort of announcement at the hunt,” she continued, “and my stepmother and stepsisters will be there. I wish to go without them knowing.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fiona gave us a little salute—as if to wish us luck—and we opened the doors. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I wish I could stop being in love with Sam. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stared after them, wishing I had done that instead of Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I had a good one so I could say “ta-da” too. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Moss, it’s not your fault, I swear. I just wish people were more sensitive, you know?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’m lying on the bed staring at a print on the ceiling of Munch’s The Scream, an off-the-hook painting I wish I made of a guy blowing a gasket. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

"He will not see that if I live for ever as is no doubt your wish," said the Tisroc in an even drier voice than usual. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“We won’t stay on long. Just wish her a happy birthday and hang up, I promise.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I said: “I wish I had been wrong.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He wished that he were walking through the streets with her just as they were doing now, but openly and without fear, talking of trivialities and buying odds and ends for the household. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s attention to his wishes, and consideration for his comfort, appeared very remarkable. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Now she wished she could have had that baby secretly and gone away somewhere and when it was over come back and tell him that everything was fine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled into my pillow, closed my eyes, wished for the feeling to last. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Some days I wish I could just sit on the couch and watch Mind Your Language or Skype with friends. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One by one, the children tied their wishes to me. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wish I could take them on board, but even if they could reach us, the captain would never allow it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Often, when his mother was sick with the coughing, he wished that he, and not Anulika, would cook. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is about the one thing that Axel wishes he could fix. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Although to be honest, now I kind of wish I was too. God, I'm going to end up in community college. I'm going to end up here.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wished he would at least say or do something, nod his head, smile, even catch me at a mistake—anything but that awful silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He wished he knew more about her past. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The world feels quiet and almost as far away as I wish it were. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was again forced to choose between his image and his trainer’s wishes, and Howard was a man who had great difficulty compromising his image. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She only wished there wasn’t a giant, invisible timer lording over her family, ticking down to when they would inevitably move again. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He did not wish to appear weak in Carl’s presence or reveal a humiliating eagerness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She almost wishes her father were there, as she is beginning to understand why he had always been so adamant about building up her strength and control. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wished that sound did not seem even closer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Many townsfolk gathered in the train depot, drinking eggnog and wishing cheers to each other’s health. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She said you never cared what anyone else thought. I could tell how much she liked that about you. I think she wished she had a little more of that in her.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We wish you still another one before the war ends.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the way I was before, before I knew anything. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could transplant some of your common sense to your brother.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I wish there was something we could do,” Gran says. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could have brought Tom with us.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth wishes there were something more he could say, something he could do to help Rudi, but at this moment he feels helpless. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wished for my mother, but I put away the thought because I knew I was expected to become a man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d had a group like yours where I would have been able to talk about my sorrows. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only wish I knew what it meant. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was as though I had told them something which they'd wished very much to hear, had rendered them an important service which I couldn't understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss wished he could tear that card out of his mental Rolodex and shred it to pieces. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I laugh into my hand, wishing I could run out there and give her a hug. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I watch the oozing lava and wish that other students were crowded around me oohing and ahhing and giggling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had he wished for something like this to happen? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What! He wishes you to go to India?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I wish! But it's just me. It's a tiny operation." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I was sure he wasn’t going to answer me, when he said, “How I think you’re lying. And that I wish you’d tell her hi for me.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of a tree at night flail of glowing Clabbert pustules, while decorative, attracted too many Muggles wishing to ask why their neighbours still had their Christmas lights up in June. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marco stands beneath the wishing tree, watching as the candles come alight along the branches. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could ask her not to say anything,” Malcolm said as they turned the canoe round. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not as young as I look, sir. I know it. I just wish other people knew it, too.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I watch the swaying trunk and wish it would come back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I am sorry to dismay you, but I hope you will be consoled by the fond wishes of this admirer. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wish he would turn with the current. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we settle in, I wish at least a couple of sheep had stayed behind. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Piper wished he was right, but she suspected they wouldn’t be so lucky. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wish it was possible for me to show you the sea bottom in those days—the black bodies, the blood, the bones broken by boots and clubs! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You wish to go whither the Lord of the Mark goes: I see it in your face.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘You lived your life in a loving way, and died with dignity. I can now grant you any wish you desire.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Tarkaan, to Shasta's surprise, showed no wish to ask questions. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I wish she could see me, because then all I'd need to do is nod and smile a little. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you wishing Penny immortality and world domination while she’s learning how to say ‘one’ in Spanish?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a constant sense that something violent was about to happen—and the men wished it would happen, just to break the unbearable tension. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But in that moment, I wished he were one of those stereotypically cold, distant American dads or those stoic, strict Asian dads my friends always complained about. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wish I could be out there playing hopscotch. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I have to be a shadow who wishes him well, like the smiles of the dead left over from their lives. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Eddie wins,” Mom said seriously, “he’ll put some money away for college. The rest will be his money to do with what he wishes.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There had been balloons, and I had made a wish for peace in our valley. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the early morning I had studied maps, drawn a careful line along the way I wished to go. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally I’d poke fun at her but she was doing so well, and I didn’t want to be the mean giant that she wished was dead. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Their collars gave them leave to go anywhere they might wish within the camp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew what this candy was called,” Jinjoo said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I continued also the wish to be with you, and experienced a strange, regretful consciousness of some barrier dividing us. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dimple began to wish she hadn’t accepted this dinner invitation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Are you in earnest? Do you truly love me? Do you sincerely wish me to be your wife?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I knew Feathers’s and Rubio’s last names to bring something of their family back for them too. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wished we would speak of something else. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Well, what do you wish you saw?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He wished he had more time to deliberate, but there was no more time—the gym door would be unlocked any minute. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu wished Curt would remove the arm he had thrown around her shoulder; they were not announcing their engagement, for goodness’ sake. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All that gives you life is work— and my good wishes. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she wished that her ancestors had stayed to fight it out with the Mud People. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He guessed that even in Elrond’s house the matter of the Ring was not one for casual talk; and in any case he wished to forget his troubles for a time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

However, if they wish to join the bourgeoisie, it is really none of my business. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My grandfather, Captain Walter Tate, wishes you to know that he will send correspondints the moment he receives word. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was at gunpoint that I fell into every hope and allowed myself to wish from the deepest part of my heart. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

All I can do is nod dumbly and wish I was anywhere but here. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every single night before I go to bed, I read this poem aloud to her, wishing for this. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Should we play for a stake? You always wished to play for a stake.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was then, with infinite care, that I introduced the topic of my mother, and told him that I wished to know more of her country. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Bran wished he had asked him what he meant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She whispers, "I'm sorry," and then we're little girls again, slipping in and out of each other's beds, full of worries and wishes, falling into dreams of the future. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could’ve seen his face the night you showed up,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wished to comfort her, but there was no comfortable action I could take; I desired to console her, but there was no word that could be a consolation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a straw hat and some suspenders. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did she wish she was going instead of me? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Joe felt a wish to go out in the street and look the town over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she had better news for them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She wished the old king would go ahead and die. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her husband had always stated most emphatically that he wished all his children to be educated in English schools. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m sorry. I wish I could tell you otherwise, but I sensed his death.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One of them called me last night just to wish me good luck. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince Dain, about to be crowned the High King, does not have time to indulge in the petty sport of pretending to take me into his service just because a callow younger brother wishes it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I just wish I knew who beat Kazi and why,” I said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I filled two baskets with the things I wished to take. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

You spend your last moments at the circus as you wish, for it is your time and yours alone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wishes there were another name he could use, just this once, to get him through the evening. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose the truth was, by that stage, each of us was secretly wishing a guardian would come from the house and take him away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let the others tell whatever stories they wish, but between us let us share secrets.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish I could change how I am. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Moved by such Transports, I caught up his hand & asked him what in Life he wished for most. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was seeking Brahman, Atman, I wished to destroy myself, to get away from myself, in order to find in the unknown innermost, the nucleus of all things, Atman, Life, the Divine, the Absolute. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she was going to be generous after all, hold out her hand and wish me luck, give me encouragement and tell me that everything was going to be all right. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hippos were enormous, but they could glide like spirits when they wished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe you’re just upset because you told me something you wish you hadn’t.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Here he brightened up; “I am pretty indifferent about it at present. Life is all right; I have all I want. You must get a new patient, doctor, if you wish to study zoöphagy!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But I wish we went actually out more. The fake castle’s nice, but I want to meet more people from school.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Burnham saw to his delight that Olmsted had given the directors somewhat more than they perhaps had wished to receive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I said, in my Florence Nightingale voice, “Dolores, I don’t mean to come between you and Dad. I wish you’d believe me.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished my father had given me warning. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wished she had spent more time with her parents when she’d had the chance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish my mama was alive to see this day no matter what happens,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Since Gran’s spirit had come to wish us a happy birthday, I guess there was no reason Mama couldn’t visit her and spend time. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But really, I am half ashamed, and wish I had never taken up the idea.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Summer approached; Diana tried to cheer me: she said I looked ill, and wished to accompany me to the sea-side. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At last, as time was passing fast, and, for many other reasons, I wished to get her home at once, I shook her more forcibly, till finally she opened her eyes and awoke. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I say in a small voice, wishing I sounded braver. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wish I could enjoy the luxury of self-pity and cast myself as a kind of‘invisible man.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had come to it sooner. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She wished they had explained everything more clearly in the instruction folder they had given her when she was selected. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That would make a great picture, he thought, wishing he was outside with them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

When they left, I sat on my bed and wished Rahim Khan had been my father. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were sitting outside the window one day, playing something—cards or jacks or marbles—and Jay said, “I wish Daddy was here.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He turns to me then, and I wish I could fade like a shadow into the wall behind me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I cannot mention the food I wish I could eat, the movies I have seen, or the cyclo I have ridden in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tone he used was a delicate cue that he had tired of the subject and wished to stop talking about it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Frank was still below, but Leo almost wished the big guy would come up the stairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And I wish I wasn’t jealous of Shay and all that she has. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He decided to see this, for he felt identified with the blond young man, the fool of his family, and he wished to know more about his so blatantly unkind fate. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I wish you would stop that fake cursing,” she scolded. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish we could help all of them.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He wished he could just go to bed and not wake up until September. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wish there were someone else here, someone who would know what to say. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His father gives him enough for a soda and wishes him luck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish Mom had some other hobby besides teaching Aven how to do stuff. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I thought of Ruelle Vaillant and dug my fingernails into the scars on my hands, wishing I could become small, immaterial. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He writes with congratulations to Theo—wishing “you and your wife lots of happiness”—and tells him he wants to move to Saint-Remy-de-Provence, a town not too far from Arles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In the same poem, she told him that she was “wishing and waiting and counting the months till you come back to me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When she offered the same wish for my day with Edward, I told her about the cancellation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I could wish that she would stay and go to a college close to home, that we could share our room until one of us got married. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“When you blew out the candle for his wish, he has been looking for you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was so joyful. I only wished that it had come earlier in life when I might have been able to bring more to it.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

"I wish I could stay here. Where I live, I'm not allowed to do anything. There's always someone watching, telling me what to do. And it's kind of lonely." Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can bring me the Nightingale alive, I’ll grant whatever wish you ask.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The parrot and the mocking-bird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

You were merely wishing for the end of pain, the monster said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Very well then. Come inside. Then we’ll see what it is you wish to talk about.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss wished he had had time to replace his phone, though he continued to worry about losing all his texts. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If you ever wish to understand, look inside Etienne’s house, inside the house. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bystanders shouted out their good wishes to her over the pounding of bass drums and flutes piping “Yankee Doodle” as our family watched the town’s Fourth of July parade from a set of bleachers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

God, I wish I could seal up my tear ducts just so I could stop letting my mother hear me crying. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As a child he had often thought of killing himself, but those were sentimental reveries born of a wish to punish his father and mother and other enemies. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no wish, let me make clear, to retract any of my ideas on 'dignity' and its crucial link with 'greatness'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wish Americans were as simple and natural as Germans, don’t you? Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, you look long at his tender arms and calves and you wish you could keep him inside the house for the next ten years, buckled up and helmeted. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could’ve told her that I missed her too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Eating lunch in the cafeteria, Kyle stared at his wilted fish sticks, wishing he could pull a magic Take Another Turn card out of thin air. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I agree, for I wish to be useful here. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

You are training him, as a vine, upon a considerable armature, when we wish to see precisely w hether he can flourish on his own. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hazel sounded as if she wished there wasn’t one. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sure, it's not the most flattering image, and I wish I'd never gone through a dark-lip-liner phase, but there's absolutely no reason to be embarrassed for sporting a head scarf. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could have caught one of those owls last night,” he said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it’s too bad,” said Sticky, though not quite convincingly, for at the moment he rather wished he couldn’t remember his own past, given the grief it brought him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I, seated with the few other visitors, add my weak voice to theirs, humming when I can’t guess the words and wishing my hands were held too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you wish to stay with me,” Ma said, “then you will have to keep going.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“The way is complex. I wish Odysseus were here. He would understand.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wished I could live in it and on it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A lover finds his mistress asleep on a mossy bank; he wishes to catch a glimpse of her fair face without waking her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Tyrion can leave whenever he wishes. You have had no word of him either, I suppose.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They could stand there and the family would know, would scream at the sight of them, and would wish that their shadows had never desecrated their homes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I wished I could elect Mr. Reilly as my grandfather. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It is not the less true, however, that I do sincerely wish to be second on the vote rather than first.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wished again I’d look up and see Baba coming up the hill. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘I wished to be loved by another,’ she answered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wish Cinna had given me a similar outfit, I feel so vulnerable in this flimsy dress. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish there were more, but you two simply haven’t lived long enough.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

By about two o’clock each afternoon I wished the Russians would bomb me out of my misery. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before, he’d wished she would just say something, and now he wished she would stop talking. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I wished to inquire after you—I didn’t see you at dinner.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He'd sent his wishes for her recovery in two of his many letters to the president, all of which were intercepted by White House staff before reaching Garfield. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wished they could have slept out of doors, as they had done the night before. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I wish that decision would make me feel better, but it doesn't. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At home I spent a lot of time wishing Qareeb would calm down, because he was so hyperactive, but at times like this I appreciated my brother and all of his fearlessness. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I think she wished she hadn’t started this story in the first place. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Perfect for those like Roberto Vega who wished to have all eyes, ears, and hearts tuned to their words. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Except for the stationmaster who checked my ticket and a couple of railroad workers, the station was empty, and I wished I had a book or magazine to read while I waited for my train. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Though I am too old for such a thing, I wish for a piñata to comfort me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not worried. Just wish I had somebody else to write to, that’s all.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished Miss Love would touch me again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When it is day, you are hot and wish to be cool and dream of ice cream and pour sea water on yourself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking about all this, I could not help but agree with my father, and wish my mother would too. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ugh. I really wish you hadn’t shown me that. Celeste is waiting for me. I have to go to the stupid orthodontist.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was as close to a wish as I could come. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"Nothing," she said, wishing she was as certain as she sounded. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could, Hoyt. It sure hasn’t been any honeymoon around here for a long time.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I sit and wait and wish I hadn’t come. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when I look at Willy, though, I get the feeling that he really wishes he could be still and silent. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I find myself wishing I could tell Peeta about the flowers I put on Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In accepting both the chaos of history and the fact of my total end, I was freed to truly consider how I wished to live—specifically, how do I live free in this black body? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

On my way home, I thought about how I’d made my wish so many times and it hadn’t come true. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Tyler had not repeated his wish to go to college, but he had not promised to stay, either. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Genius. Don’t you wish you could give it to me, Laurie?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she could brew another pot of coffee, people were knocking on our door, wishing us Merry Christmas and gripping bottles of rum in their gloved hands. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t around back then. But I wish I could cram some knowledge directly into your brain.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Neither wished to live one more day without finding out the truth, and they believed they were the legitimate and natural ones to do so. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that he and his partner hoisted their packs above their heads, wished us luck, and walked into the water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Other than paying for bandwidth, which he bitterly resented, he was subject to no regulation, no taxes, no restrictions on his ability to say what he wished. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was said that on Calvary, the soldiers, not wishing to divide the garment, had cast dice for it while Jesus was dying. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a coat to hide behind now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Celia wishes she could freeze time as she listens to the steady beat of Marco’s heart against the ticking of the clock. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"If you wish to see the star, Miss Forester..." said Tristran, but Victoria shook her head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom named me,” I say, then wish I’d said something more interesting. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sight of the pegasus made Percy wish Blackjack were here. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever wish you just took the gold off my fingers when you had the chance?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wished now that he had his own childhood story of India. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“My village is just a bit past this. I can walk from here if you wish.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Yellow taxis pass by and we groan, wishing we could hop into one and search out the house from the comfort of a back seat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Later, when the adults had a boring discussion about what was wrong with the world these days, Rafik wished they’d be quiet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish,” said the other, with a bitter curse upon the cold, “that I had ’em here.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could drown my whole body in it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Although I’m so many miles away from Bosnia, I wish there was something I could do. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish he knew enough about farms to work at the feedstore. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve only been here for a day, and I wish to leave.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

What do you wish for on the first celebration of the day you lost everything? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny pictured their loving parents, and wished more than ever that the fire had not occurred. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wish I had thought of that this morning. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I wish this one would,” his father said, leaning down from his chair to touch Gabriel’s waving fist. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

My idol wished always to be first in the telling, to regale others with the story in its fullness, from beginning to end, from miller’s hut to crown and castle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But there it stood in the Nolan parlor, a real true miracle that had come without a wish or a prayer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or: “The child’s clumsy fingers fumbled in sleep, feeling vainly for the wish of its dream.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We wish you luck,” said the winged girl. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wish it would, so that I could escape this place and all that has happened. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she had a handful to stuff down his throat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a body like that, he thought, and he immediately felt pathetic for even allowing the moment to happen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Are we not? That is wrong. For my part, I wish you no ill and all good.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish I really could stop time. It might be the only way to keep them from selling the house.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I know that no matter how hard I dream, I am only wishing for the impossible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You give the door an impatient look, as if you wish your nonexistent friend would hurry up and get here. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He wished the flyer hadn’t kept referring to bodies, though. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wish I could ask if she knows what happened to all of our things. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If you wish to know what it is like inside a black hole, look around you. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the indfgenas I wished to be when I was a girl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

You see, I know my father would have wished me to carry on just now.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My new life was simply about making choices, none of which I actually wished to make. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But I wished I didn’t have to go in alone. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I said goodbye to my new friend and wished him the best. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The hopeful expression on her face betrays her own wishes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish my voice would stop cracking and change already. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I do not wish to ... I will not question you, but...” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Look at them all. There’s a fortune in this. I wish one of us was big enough to pass the hat.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish Mom were more like Mrs. Hameed, owning her own business, leading a club at our school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“As you wish,” said Sir Charles, and the car moved on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent hours with Don Bernardo and Dona Beldn next door, wishing my mind could fade like hers into the past. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he could not have helped it, but he wished he might have known and perhaps tried to help. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to remain silent about one of these recent examples. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

What I wished was that things would stop for a while and maybe we could all catch a breath and check out the score or something. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the golden light is different; it becomes paler and paler so that you have to strain to see it, and you wish your eyeballs were bigger, and then, then, it is gone. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I have a wish,” I said in a whisper, and still she did not hear me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can leave your bags here if you wish.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in the audience and gave no reaction, as if he was slightly embarrassed and wished he were someplace else. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish the people back home reading magazine stories about dancing cannibals could see something as ordinary as Anatole’s clean white shirt and kind eyes, or Mama Mwanza with her children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you would. There’s a problem in a completely different area.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already asked for space....Would he think I was being disrespectful of his wishes? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wished I could have asked her how to play every wave. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I wish to speak to you, and I want your fullest attention.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I was going there for the night. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wishes she would choose a different word. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So as not to see them, Carla would close her eyes and wish them gone. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Just thinking about that class made me wish I could just stop and read Alice Walker instead of memorizing formulas and definitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Four years seemed like a thousand years then. But I wish I would have just put in my four years.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could be kinder to her.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You pray to that rock sometime, and it give you what you wish for. You see it now?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a spoon and knife and fork. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell them it isn’t working. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I wished I could say the same for the hope inside of me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had wished that Ross Milton would not rip up his dream of peace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really wish Dylan were here to back us up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

‘It is their wish that you should ascend and speak with them.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He would go with the silver in his hand and he would say plainly, “I have money. What is the price of the earth you wish to sell?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I ascertained that they wished me to perform, and it behove me to comply, that I might avoid detection. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rashid wished he could believe his father was right and that if he just waited long enough, people would act normal around him again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Cross wished the rain would let up. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I knew how to inspire the students in Newark, to get that kind of hunger from them, but I didn’t know where to begin. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

‘It is certainly not my wish to quarrel. I am sorry if you have that feeling, Daughter.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I remember wishing he would be quiet, too. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in my heart, under all the anger and disappointment, I’d wished for Momma to want me back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I shut up real quick and wished I hadn’t said anything when Grandma Sands looked at me and said, “ ’Lona, maybe there’s two who should be spending the summer down here with their granny.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish to be one of them princesses.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I do not wish it,” he said again, and then looked away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He really wished she didn’t ask strangers for help all the time. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He wished he might continue walking and never arrive at the ranch. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m crying in the corner, wishing I could undo this whole school year. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wished I still had the iodine so I could drink, too, but of course it had gone when the street soldiers had stolen my bag. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish I had a stone for the knife,” the old man said after he had checked the lashing on the oar butt. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished they could stay numb like that for the rest of the week. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘I wish I wasn’t the last,’ he groaned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“As much as I ever wish to be,” cried Elizabeth very warmly. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to hate this town. I wish I were dead.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly Prosper wished that Scipio were right. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

By late evening, as we sat in front of the fire, singing Christmas carols, I realized maybe I had my wish. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish I didn’t have to lie so much. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In conversation, we can stress the phrase we wish to deny, and in writing we can use italics to do the same thing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I wish Frightful would stop pulling her feathers in and drawing herself up like a spring. I keep thinking that she feels things. “Here comes Jessie C. James. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The point I wish plainly to bring before you on this occasion, is the individuality of each human soul,” Stanton said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“But you must have found it very damp and dirty. I wish you may not catch cold.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“As I was saying, if anyone wishes to view the body, now is the time.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I sort of wish I had some earrings to take off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

August said she wished the fugitive would go ahead and find the one-armed man and get it over with. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry bit back his retort, scared that he had gone too far, that he had ruined his chance of accompanying Dumbledore, but Dumbledore went on, “Do you wish to come with me tonight?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I wished to see Bono, that we might conduct the burial. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“You have to imagine that, Colin, that one day they will all look back on their lives and wish they'd been you. You'll have what everyone else wants in the end.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

We were tired of being on our best behavior, and we wished Daddy were there to stir up some excitement. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him how I wished Scrappy wasn’t in jail. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I only wished to claim the treasure as my very own in those days, and to be rid of the name of thief that was put on me. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If you throw an orange peel into the lake, it passes through | long underground tunnels and mysteriously reappears kilome^ ters away, at the Peguche waterfall, a place where wishes come true. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you have no idea how much I wish I didn’t ruin that girl’s life. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

—Yeah, I wish mine was still that easy. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish you well of them, my lady," Ser Cortnay answered, "but I bow to other gods, and a different king." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I wish to God I could. Oh, boy, how much does a captain get, Mac?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wish for world peace, because it’s about as likely to occur as anything else I can wish for. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If tracks wanted the attendance, revenue, and exposure that a super- star like Seabiscuit brought, they had to obey Howard’s wishes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Before the rain started. Now she wishes for the gray. She wears always the gray, boy, when it rains. Always.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu wished the dog were kept outside, which was where dogs belonged. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Of all my classes, this is the one I most wish I didn’t have with Edna. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He wished that Pellegrina had put him on his side so that he might look at the stars. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Her ring flashes at him, and he thinks of Shaan and wishes desperately Henry was here already. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nico stared at the sunlight coming through the windows, as if wishing he could escape through those narrow openings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I wish I'd asked her if the words had an inner meaning, the way some of the poems Bedi Ma'am taught me did. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I wished, for one wild moment, that none of this had happened, that I was alone somewhere, going for a walk, and whistling. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

No more kiddy games, no more wishing on a star. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I wish we could get away!’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I wish you hadn’t told her about the support group. She doesn’t have time to go, and now she’ll just feel bad about it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In this regard, I wish to cite a modern example. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wished Tartarus had better beverage options, or maybe a tree that dispensed antacid fruit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was clear that the receptionist, however polite, was disinterested and wished Claire would leave. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I always say all kinds of stupid things about how much I miss you, and wish you were here, and lame junk like that. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But maybe I could wish for a new best friend. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. Not yet, my fairy friend. But soon enough. And believe me, when I do, you’ll wish I hadn’t.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say it was a perfect swan dive. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sucking in deep breaths, Mark turned back to face Alec, wishing desperately for a little light. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I wish it was someone else who was chosen for this. Someone competent. If only I didn’t stop that robbery I wish I didn’t have to go through with it all.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I watched a grainy report and wished I'd gotten home early enough for General Hospital. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I see her teacup tremble slightly, and I wish I could take the words back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“But wasn’t that thousands of years...oh. You’re one of the mortals who came back through the Doors of Death. I really wish we could stop running into dead people.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She wished he had signed it, not because she wanted to know his name, but so it would look more authentic—otherwise somebody might think she bought it herself. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished that he had been less resentful of Mama’s strong-smelling soups. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he said he wished that when he was my age he could have driven a car like this one, but instead he drove a bicycle. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad wished me happy birthday at breakfast. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, she’s just told me my ears are lopsided. Old bat. I wish old Uncle Bilius was still with us, though; he was a right laugh at weddings.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Yet, although I grieved, it was not for my son: for in my heart I could not have wished it otherwise. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very urgent that heavy water be destroyed. Hope this can be done without too serious consequences. Send our best wishes for good luck in the work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, she would give him my wishes for his speedy recovery. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Stumbling and bleeding, he wished briefly that he had brought some kind of weapon. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I wish my essay could have been about the most significant event in my life; how my family immigrated to America. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could pull the shutters closed, blocking out this moment from the prying eyes of Panem. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I could never stay awake when I was that little, and I wish I could, because my brother and sister talk about those moments sometimes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the faucets and let cool water wash over me, wishing it could melt away the fear that made the thumps of my heart louder than usual. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

“We do have the same name, don’t we? Only I wish someone had nicknamed me ‘Lizza,’ too. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could go back to when worrying about what they thought was my biggest problem. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Also I wish I did not know it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even make a polite show of wishing them well. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I wish he could have flown that night, Amari thought sadly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I was a witch, Pan, then you could go off and find him and take messages and all, and we could make a proper plan….” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you anything further you wish to ask me?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Curtis leans over and kisses my cheek, so close to my lips that I almost wish he would’ve kissed them. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I wished she would stop—it was stressing me out even more. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘And so two days after Mr. Dana found him innocent of stealing my cup he comes to me privately, confesses the theft, and wishes to return it to me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she had thought to invite him to this. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish the glass were not there. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Though Sidhean might grant her wish, she knew there would be a price to pay. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish he could join them. It’s not fair.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the fact that Kang was on the road so early meant that he wished to reach the kiln before anyone else. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I glared at the back of Stick’s head, wishing I could do this on my own. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Say that you wished to see me again and watched for me, if that is the truth,” I said in a rush. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I wish I had strong legs to run on the beach with a kite. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s delicious. I wish I could eat turkey every day.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wished Sairy and Tiller would hurry up and get back. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell her I loved her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He wished he could tell them that he knew how it felt to have the one person who had loved you and taken care of you suddenly vanish. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I wish I could get Buddy on that crazy phone for a few minutes. The one person that’s supposed to know about all this funny business.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

You are, of course, free to read as many of the books in the castle library as you wish, but I command you to read these first so that we might discuss them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Odysseus found grim cheer in their good wishes— his work had started well. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish Amma were around to tell me what is and isn't smart. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I was starting to wish I had never shared my troubles with him like that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I never realized that my wish would actually come true. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You are not striking the metal true. Hold your elbow higher and bring the hammer down smartly. Then it will shape as you wish.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then she nodded good night and headed back up to her cabin, wishing silently that it had been Ben by the fire just now, and not Joon. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For almost forty years I have lived in England and I wish to make a gesture, something that will never be forgotten, to express my true feelings toward your country. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ollie is waving his hands listlessly, like he almost wishes I wouldn't see him and wouldn't stop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And then I wish I hadn't wondered it, because now I can't get it out of my head. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wished I had a cloaking device so no one would ever find me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Earlier, you asked me a question....You wished to know why I wanted to meet. Care to offer a guess?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wished he hadn’t pulled me from the path of Tyler’s van — there was no other conclusion I could come to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was the last thing she ever wished. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sword's single edge shimmered with exceeding sharpness, but I wished she'd brought a bazooka. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could help you,” the ghost continued. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wish I could honor her by removing the “s.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I do wish Prince Dorian could have seen them,” Kaltain got out. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sunday evening, Arthur stopped by the White House to pay his respects to Lucretia and express his wishes for Garfield's recovery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could go with you. But I can’t leave her. She doesn’t really know how to be a bird. I’m sorry. Promise me you won’t mention us to anyone.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I wish,” cried she, “that I were to die with you; I cannot live in this world of misery.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish to express my gratitude—” “Yes, yes,” Min said impatiently. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I am, my dear brother, so heartbroken by your journey, I would have wished that you'd been spared that, for all in all no harm has come to me, and it wasn't worth troubling you.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I wish Mom wouldn’t give up so easy. It’s not like he had an affair.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish I knew. I think Yoren knew, but he never told me. Why did you think they were after you, though?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“But all the well wishes and positive thoughts you can muster for him will help.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly he came up, trying to sort out his legs underneath him, wishing the world weren’t spinning as fast as it was. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When Taran asked him what was amiss, he did not answer immediately, as though he wished to hold his own thoughts. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a good wish. And it’s a wish I can make happen.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wish so badly you would look at me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When it is night, you are cold and wish to be warm and dream of hot curries and wrap yourself in blankets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could figure out who she reminds me of. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As Z drove down the road away from Ruby Holler, he wished he’d never gotten mixed up with Trepid, and he hoped he could keep Trepid at bay until Tiller and Sairy got back. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling peacefully, as if at the last moment of her life her illness had wished to spare her its familiar torture. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not wish to offend, but a well-mannered man might be excused for showing disgust at the way the people around them were acting. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Becky wishes me luck with the sweetest smile; I pray she’s not a Decker, and if she is, I hope she passes without any regrets. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I think you have a very old head for such a young mouse. What more do you wish to know about Martin the Warrior?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I waited for my half hour and when I finally got into Principal Peattie’s office, he looked like he wished there was room on the moon shot too. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Tell her thanks. And now I wish I had gotten extra gummy bears.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There were days when I wished I had it in me to rebel against my mother’s rules. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Thomas didn’t know which was more unsettling— that people thought he was some kind of hero, or that some wished he didn’t exist. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wish all the kids could come with Ramu and me to the smart class. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She might have wished for colder, clearer water... but no, if she were going to pin her hopes on wishes, she would wish for rescue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And spies, and other folk who do not wish to reveal their business during the dark hours of night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wish, suddenly, that I could stare so boldly at someone with hardly any clothes on, but I would never be able to do that. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I am impatient to be gone from here. Spiral Castle has brought me only grief; I have no wish to see it again.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

This is one of those times I wish he would make fun of how dumb I sound or something. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Since the beginning I was writing down everything and thus committing—if I so wished—all of our movements to an official and secret memory. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Imagine if you went out to wish in the middle of the night and some tree was like, ‘A little too much tea before bed tonight, huh?’” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I wish I felt as calm as I looked,” I mumbled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Leo wished he could invent a time machine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I really wish I could have saved him,” I say. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish I could have explained it to them, but explanations were something the bonobos had no way to understand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But I wish you had told me more.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then they linked their little fingers, the way you do when you’ve said something both together, and made wishes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had that sap and fiber in me now!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not know what was beneath him, only that he had no wish to find out. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good morning,” I mumbled, wishing that I had thought to say it first. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than anything, she wished she had known Joaquin back then, wished she had known him her whole life so that he would have been a little less lost. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I wish we could sit down and talk about these things. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wished Esther was Abigail, so that we could talk about past times before the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There’s a very specific way that one must think if one wishes to achieve true success. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I only used two slices of thin ham for my sandwich since I thought it was the polite thing to do, but now I wish I’d thrown on an extra. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Each of us bows and wishes and hopes and prays. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I wish I hadn’t wasted the last couple of nights shutting him out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished a bolt of lightning would strike me dead right then and there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d met these kids years ago and talked to them. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I wish my mom would get me a laptop like that.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Prince Aegon,” said Tristan Rivers, “we are your men. Is this your wish, that we sail west instead of east?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A musician who wished to set foot upon the Eolian’s stage had to pay for the privilege: one silver talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sometimes wished she would not be so arch about things. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dear God, I have everything I could wish for, while fate has her in its deadly clutches. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“What I’m asking from you is to grant an old man his dying wish,” he said gravely. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then I thought about my own pitiful self, laying there wondering if my wish would ever come true. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I grip my earmuffs, wishing I could snap them on right now. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I wish I knew where all these pretty things would go when Aunt March dies,” she said, as she slowly replaced the shining rosary and shut the jewel cases one by one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None whatever, with taxes and things. I just wish they’d told me. I don’t like surprises.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

‘I will send my people to you in the morning to help you make ready for the journey. Now we will wish you all a fair night and untroubled sleep.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘They ought to be treated just like they did Willie and them. Worse. I wish I could round up some people and kill those men myself.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I wish he was better at meaning well.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I thus wrote to Washington saying that I wished to remain in the stimulating environment of Copenhagen. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The only comfort I can imagine is my mother’s arms, a thing I haven’t wished for—let myself wish for—in such a long time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I wish your dad would let you get a smartphone. We were texting last night, and it would’ve been good for you to have been on it. We were talking about Patrice’s idea.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I wish I could tell you that the Baudelaires’ first impressions of Count Olaf and his house were incorrect, as first impressions so often are. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wish I had been at the top of the list because now I’m really overthinking the whole thing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Paradoxically, I wish I were still in James’s body, so I could see exactly what his memories of yesterday are. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

When guests wished a letter delivered faster than the dawdling post riders, he would recommend Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished I could go closer, join Lissa and her father at the picnic table, sit between them as if I were part of a family again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Gabriel, wishing to smile down into the boy’s face, to pause and touch him on the forehead, did none of these things, but walked on. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Headed for bed, she added, “Happy landings, as the hostesses say! Certainly wish you all had been with me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, Debbie wished Sasha would ease up a little—resist correcting well-meaning relatives who said he instead of they, for example. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Though he respected his father’s work, Nurturer would not be his wish. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hope Ghohg will be impressed by our gift and our best wishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Goddard’s becoming untouchable. He can get away with anything. I wish someone would have had the foresight to glean him as a child. The world would be better off.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I wish getting a Big Mac was still my biggest concern when I pass through customs these days,” Kareem mutters. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It made me wish I could go back to the beginning and change things. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wished that someday would arrive soon because his wallet was a really big bully that said “No” and “Put that back” all the time. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could see you,” I said. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Therefore, a prince should always seek advice, but when he wants to, and not when others wish it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wishes that Darius would speak up if he doesn't like something, or else the guys around here will tear him to pieces. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I felt that it was getting very late indeed, but I did not say anything, for I felt under obligation to meet my host’s wishes in every way. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We take a last look out of the window at the night, and I send a silent wish to everyone out there for this kind of warmth. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I knew what to do, how to help them. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

What he wishes to do in there is unknown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It will last until you see him, if you wish to do that. But I am troubled by this, King Iorek. Troubled by everything, but mostly by this.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And so I waited, and worked, and wished. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t a single star to wish on. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark’s last wish: whether or not it came true depended on whether or not she told. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I have to say, I wish he was as patient as Cap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

‘Then dig a hole in the ground,’ said Legolas, ‘if that is more after the fashion of your kind. But you must dig swift and deep, if you wish to hide from Orcs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s as good of a lead as any, though I wish the area was a little smaller.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"I truly wish that...that things could have worked out differently." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Candice knew Parker’s money probably couldn’t do anything to help with Tori’s fears, but she wished it could. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You wish there was room on the moon shot. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I walked up to him, wishing I knew the right thing to say. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I wish you hadn’t done that,’ I said to her. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the first time I knew I thought that, or wished it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wish instead of being so shy, you’d step up and accept our gratitude. We honestly couldn’t have accomplished so many installations without you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’m going to look at the place where you sleep and eat and live and wish I’d known just a little sooner that you were right here.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wished all the Incan people could rejoice on this sacred night with such a bountiful celebration. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Evidently there was no wish for any uncanny events in the Common Room again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wish they understood how little their actions matter. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Well, didn’t that just beat all, Howard making a wish like that? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I wish you’d either tell me or quit talking about it.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He wished so much that she would just leave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wished that Andrea were with me now, but she lived out in the country and I didn’t see her often. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For thousands of years, you humans have been throwing in everything as you come across—hopes, dreams, wishes that never came true. Irresponsible waste management, if you ask me.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I know only that I wished to recount it, and to speak of those whom I have known and who have striven for virtue and have perished. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I wish she’d just go hang by Albert, the walking Google page who’d get a better grade than me if he just blew his nose into the paper. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

One thing about me was that when I was having a serious wish session, I tried never to wish impossible wishes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d wasted so many months pushing Ocean away and I wished so much, every day, that I hadn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Most of us aren’t bad people inside, but obviously there’s at least one. I wish it was different, but there’s nothing we can do.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“General Pickett is gravely concerned, sir. He wishes to inquire if there are any Yankees left. He says to tell you that he personally is bored and his men are very lonely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wish I felt the same way about mine. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lean against the wall, wishing I could go somewhere in case I cry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could change the way things are, but I can’t. It was out of our hands. “I’m proud of each and every one of you,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was such a feeling here of...of sweetness, and safety, and Sarai wished... Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I just wish I could give her a ticket to pass Go faster. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The strips of copper across the toes were so glittering bright that Laura wished she were a boy. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the help of Old Yeller, I was taking care of things all right; but I was sure beginning to wish that he’d come back home. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For two hundred and sixteen rings, I’ve sat on my roots and listened to people hope for things. And a lot of times, those wishes never happened, I’m guessing.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wish he were next to me with his hand on my shoulder. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could have seen Ma riding on the back of an enchanted dinosaur! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You wished for peace, and it is yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry was thinking about this time yesterday and bitterly wishing he’d opened the letter in the hall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“And since you seem unable to stop them, I wish to change some plans. All the gates have been sealed to my castle except the front one, yes?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But this is only a wish because my mother—the powerful mambo—is not here with her songs and prayers and drums and offerings to make it so. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s wonderful having your young ones, but I keep looking around for her. I wish we could have the young ones and the old ones, too.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the girl tugged at him, and he wished the witch were there to kiss him on the forehead and make it go away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But presently looking serious again she said, “I wish I could truly understand what you tell me. I am too stupid.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then I think of my mom and wish I could keep her from doing the things she does. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He'd forgotten even to make a wish, and if he hadn’t been surprised he would have been able to blow out all six candles. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she’d go away, but I didn’t want to tell her to go. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Was Howard going to tell everybody about me making a wish every day? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

After eating these he still felt hungry and told Claudia she could have twenty-five cents more for pie if she wished. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do wish you were at school these days. Some of the boys have become downright edible.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I wish you would’ve let me look over your essay before you turned it in.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wished Mother would give me the phone so I could explain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to tell the girl that I wasn’t actually a celebrity, but I signed her paper and wished her good luck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Bringing fortune to our house! Making Fruitless Mountain bloom! You’re always wishing to do impossible things! Stop believing stories and stop wasting your time.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the crew was setting up its floodlights on tripods, a Dayton, Ohio, radio station called, wishing to interview Mali colm X by telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to beg him to transform himself into anything he wished—a hawk, a bull, a fire, a tree. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Directors wished to see me. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good,” said the boy, for he had no wish to tell the secret to his playmates, liking to know and do what they knew not and could not. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z