| 单词 | wishing |
| 例句 | Tally swallowed, wishing she’d told the whole truth about that night—about how it had all just sort of happened. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z 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 Here I am, counting down to eighteen, while Poe is trying to slow time down, wishing for more of it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I’m eating my lunch at a table by myself, thinking about all these things, wishing I were anyone else. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I found myself wishing more than anything that my older brother, Matthew, would suddenly appear. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Not wishing serious pain on her was a challenge. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z And before I can answer he unleashes a killer crossover, leaving me wishing for a cushion. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “I was wishing I could know what you were thinking ...” I hesitated. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No doubt wishing that she were with them instead of us silent losers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the picture Axel’s looking to the pond, maybe wishing for a sandhill crane to visit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I kept thinking about Char and wishing to talk to him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "Love you, too," I respond, wishing I felt it the way he does. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘I is not wishing to know anything,’ the BFG said, very dignified. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned my head against the couch, watching my sister, wishing I could make her happier. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was wishing we had never stopped at the river, and that my grandparents would be more cautious, maybe even a little more like Phoebe, who saw danger everywhere. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I stared at it, wishing I could just walk in and pretend the fight had never happened. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “We were only talking. Mr. Brooke came for his umbrella,” began Meg, wishing that Mr. Brooke and the umbrella were safely out of the house. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He fingered Mami’s rosary beads, wishing she had them with her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I can remember wishing my mother would suddenly come bursting into the room shouting, ‘Stop! How dare you do that to my son!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help wishing to see Mary in a swimsuit and heels—before her pregnancy, of course. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He started walking again, faster now, wishing Sarai were by his side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Constance grunted in agreement, not wishing to disillusion her trusting old friend. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 He perceived the infinite before him but didn’t warm it up with human wishing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They visited the animals at the zoo, at least the outdoor ones, wishing them a happy holiday. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So I had decided to read, and as always, was wishing I had some new books. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z George didn’t really believe in the electric fairy anymore, and sometimes she didn’t even know what she was wishing for, but counting telephone poles had become a comforting habit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I sat in the living room mostly, staring at the television set and wishing everybody would just leave us alone. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z She suddenly found herself wishing that her other sister was there, too, and her brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I can’t accept this,” he says, part of him deeply honored and the other part wishing people would stop giving him things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His fur reminded me of dandelion fuzz, ready for wishing. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I stared into the lake, wishing somebody would give me a straight answer for once. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 We must have looked two fools, me speaking English, her talking Dutch, both nodding our heads and wishing we had the right words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, wishing I knew the answer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The queen's cameo is prominently displayed, along with messages wishing her good health. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure I know how to be a captain,” I said, wishing my voice sounded less serious. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z More and more I found myself wishing it were the other way around, though. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘That is why I is not wishing to tell you.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 All the while, she watched the window in the door of the practice room in case someone appeared—telling herself she didn’t want to be interrupted, but deep down wishing that someone else would come. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the morning of their first anniversary, Moushumi’s parents call, waking them, wishing them a happy anniversary before they’ve had the chance to say it to each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I say in a small voice, wishing I sounded braver. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z After a mile, I’m wishing I could just wheel my bike into a shadow in the lee of some house and disappear. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, good morning,” I mumbled, wishing that I had thought to say it first. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat at the telephone, wishing he could forget Grover’s number. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of him was wishing he could go hunting too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 “Actually, it’s my arms and legs, too,” I say, looking at my T-shirt and shorts, feeling exposed, wishing Mom’s coverall prayer outfit would suddenly appear. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He threw his wishing rocks with abandon and laughed at me for not tossing even one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But also wishing that a miracle would occur, and Edward would appear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Instead, I stare out the window in misery, wishing Roli were driving me home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Never, not since he knelt by his window sill wishing he could fly, had he felt so lonely. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Arya had no choice but to go with him, wishing it had been Fat Tom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You look different,” I say, wishing it didn’t come out so dreamily. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I back away, wishing the wall would swallow me up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Gerald smiled at her and left, dribbling his basketball, wishing he could bounce all of his fears and troubles away. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Since his childhood, Poppy had been wishing for a hat that would make him invisible. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 Faced with two evils—stealing from a living boy, or wishing him dead to take his food guilt-free—I realized I could more easily have the sin of stealing on my conscience. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I sip from the tall glass of Coca-Cola, crossing my legs to show off my go-go boots, wishing we lived in such a nice house. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I looked at her, wishing I knew what to say or do. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I found another four-leaf clover and a penny in a parking lot, and one time we drove across the state line into Tennessee, which is good for wishing if you clap three times first. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Annie proclaimed it a wishing circle and told us if you walked it all the way in and then all the way out without saying anything, you’d get your wish. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 When the horses were moving, I stayed at a distance, watching, wishing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But they couldn’t, so there was no use wasting time wishing for it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z 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 East German guards kept watch over random checkpoints, demanding identity papers for anyone wishing to pass through. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I waddle back to my desk, tears welling up, wishing I really could be brave without a costume, wishing I really could chomp Edna to bits. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When, in late August, I had finally agreed to go with them to the Custer County Fair, I spent the whole evening wishing that I hadn’t. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z 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 smile at my reflection, vaguely wishing that the mole near my lip would disappear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time she ever went into his dream, she had stood right in front of him, secure in her invisibility, and wistful, wishing this strange dreamer might fix his sweet gray eyes on her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He dropped his gaze at once, not wishing to be considered impolite. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But instead I sit at my desk and lay my head down, wishing I could sleep and wake up a new me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” I said, with equal politeness, “but I have a special reason for wishing to know who purchased it.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now I’m awake while I’m supposed to be asleep, staring at the plastic glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling and wishing I had listened to him. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The egg drop was full of wanting and wishing and hoping. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “You know I don’t dream,” she said, wishing desperately that it were still true. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We leave our shoes in the foyer, and I look around, finding myself wishing Anastasia could see this. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z 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 "I was staring at it and wishing it to tip and then my eyes went all hot and funny and some sort of power came out of them and the glass just toppled over." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark presses against Trina and the wall behind her, wishing they could somehow disappear into the brick. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Okay,” I said, wishing there was more to the present than advice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He slipped a hand from beneath the Cloak and grasped the snowy and thickly rusted gate, not wishing to open it, but simply to hold some part of the house. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I walked up to him, wishing I knew the right thing to say. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take me six days to get home, six undays of staring at acoustic ceiling tile and watching television and sleeping and pain and wishing for time to pass. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Oh,” I said, wishing I had more chocolate. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I sit and wait upstairs, knocking the fleas off my arms and legs, wishing I had Dad here, thinking of my litde brother and his foreign name, Alphonsus, an affliction of a name. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Wherever he went, Lyra went, too, wishing she had something to fight with as Will was doing, but looking around, watching more widely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In all my wishing for a job I had not thought of how I would be treated, and now it loomed important, decisive, sweeping down beneath every other consideration. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the stars, wishing the sluggers would abduct me so that I didn’t have to make a choice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I’d probably spend the whole night wishing I had the superpower to make myself invisible. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 remember wishing as hard as I could that something bad would happen to him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He pulled back on his speed, wishing this flying pterodactyl game came with power pellets of some kind. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “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 give one last look around, wishing I wasn’t ten minutes early. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z 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 Still, I trotted along in silence, not wishing to do or say anything irksome; my position was precarious enough already. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I take my acquired letterman jacket off and set it on my lap, wishing that its manufacturers could have had the good sense to use a fabric that breathes. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “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 And we stood there on the corner of our old farm under the oak trees, wishing we never had to come home. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I remember wishing he would be quiet, too. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A part of me keeps wishing we’d somehow been able to share everything we discovered with Ruth. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m wishing I would’ve dragged some of those survival crackers down here with me.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z 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 stared at the rug and concentrated about Mong, wishing something bad would happen to him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I wipe a hand over my eyes, wishing I’d asked Mama for some Tylenol at breakfast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I’m not wishing it on them, but maybe I won’t have to die alone. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 He seemed to be wishing that he could order the court to be cleared. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z With a hi-ya, I sent Belle charging, wishing I had it in me to run that boy down, but she ran past him, giving me the chance to jump him from above. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I sit in my room wishing I could fly away from all of the madness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 swallowed hard, wishing someone would take the pig away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I flop onto my back again, dig my fingers into the loamy soil and imagine Mom making that incredible painting, wishing with her hands, being that in love. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Ranofer shrank into the darkest corner of the courtyard, wishing he could disappear into the bricks of the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In February, it’ll be fifteen degrees and you be wishing spring would come on, and the next day it’s ninety degrees for the next nine months. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I stood there panting, sweating, wishing things had turned out some other way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I began wishing that I were leaving the next day, instead of in a year’s time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow him up the ladder to the roof, my shoulder still tingling, wishing the ladder went for miles and miles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I was wishing he’d say something besides “Oh God!” but when he started talking, I changed my mind. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I look out the windows at the skyline, wishing I could understand how Miss Garcia sees it. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “But, my dear sister, can I be happy, even supposing the best, in accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to marry elsewhere?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z As the time passed, the boy found himself wishing that the day would never end, that her father would stay busy and keep him waiting for three days. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t you think if getting afeared and wishing something to happen would make it true, that these here chains would’ve turned to dust long ago? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He worried the footboard of the bed with his toes, wishing he had a beer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know all of this already,” I say, wishing she would shut up. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He was speaking at random, wanting to scare Riddle, wishing rather than believing it to be true — Riddle opened his mouth, but froze. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z After months of wishing he’d be quiet, Ivy would give anything to hear him screaming right now. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I grimaced, wishing he hadn’t brought it up so I wouldn’t have to compose careful half- truths. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I cover my eyes, wishing I’d read the paper this week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dany stroked the swell of her belly gently, wishing she could reach him, touch him, soothe him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Our school mascot is a rocket, and right about now I’m wishing I could shoot off into space instead of waiting for Mr. Tobin. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z So despite the third levy tax looming large in everyone’s minds, people were looking in their purses and wishing they’d bought a little something, just in case the snow came early. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Benevolent, but also silently wishing for hand sanitizer. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Okay,” said Harry, wishing he could just stay in the common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He had looked so sad and defeated, wishing for something he knew was impossible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m wishing I hadn’t blown my chance on the island.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I felt myself turning red, backing away from the upstairs railing, unable to stop looking at her, wishing she wouldn’t look at me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Not now, with Dad away and Mom wishing she weren’t here. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she said, putting her hands under Kaitlin s slight shoulders and wishing she wasn’t in charge of this part. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I have given my husband to die,” she laments, wishing that it could have been her instead. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z As we walk along, I tell them about Rosa’s notes and what she wrote about wishing people could see her, not her condition. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Angelica Johnson,” he said, wishing the girl could still smile. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “It’s often so, and we like to watch it, for it is never the same, but always splendid,” replied Amy, wishing she could paint it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I push back, jerking against his hold, wishing I could claw his face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Me: I’m lying here wishing I could count us backward to yesterday morning. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was the biggest, heaviest rocket we’d ever built, four feet in length, and I found myself wishing on the drive down that Mr. Bykovski was around to see it, and Mrs. Bykovski too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I feel bad for wishing Constantine was here instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I think I was wishing it so hard, I actually imagined it, which was the girliest thing I’ve probably ever done in my life. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She screamed her moths and curled up in the corner with her eyes tightly closed, wishing more than ever before that she could go with them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Gazing at the adults in the camp, I pray silently, wishing someone will ask us to join their family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You were merely wishing for the end of pain, the monster said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I don’t say anything about wishing for Frosted Flakes. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z No amount of hoping or wishing would bring her back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Was she wishing that I would come, or was she making it clear that she wanted my answer to be no? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 She lay down and covered her face again with the sheet, wishing she didn’t ever have to take it off. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 It’s like wishing that mermaids and dragons and unicorns were real. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I remember visiting my grandmother in it when I was little, and always wishing I lived there,” she’d said. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She looks at me, wishing she didn’t have to, and although she says nothing, I know. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z An hour before the performance I was in costume, not wishing to see my dream come true. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You must like the night,” said Shadow, wishing that he had said something wiser, more profound. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I sat petrified, wishing that I had heard wrong. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z 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 fact, I recall quite clearly the very last time we met like that; I was wishing to discuss with Miss Kenton a forthcoming event - a weekend gathering of distinguished persons from Scotland. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Ned Moffat had just married Sallie Gardiner, and Meg couldn’t help contrasting their fine house and carriage, many gifts, and splendid outfit with her own, and secretly wishing she could have the same. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I feel bad about wishing all those nasty notes on Ms. Rochambeau. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Sitting and wishing never made man great. The good Lord sends the fishing, but we gotta dig the bait. I say we’ve got to force the hand of those administrators. They’re ignoring you.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her, wishing I knew what to do. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 It was a pleasant, comfortable, welcoming place; and he found himself wishing that he was really coming here to settle down in quiet retirement. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She glared at the torn-up note, wishing that it would reassemble itself so that she might tear it up again. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The Ruler of India sent the BFG a magnificent elephant, the very thing he had been wishing for all his life. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Rosamond Oliver?” suggested Mary, the words seeming to escape her lips involuntarily: for no sooner had she uttered them, than she made a gesture as if wishing to recall them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I was wishing I could sign a peace treaty with my parents when the telephone rang. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Harry felt oddly separate from everyone around him, whether they were wishing him good luck or hissing “We’ll have a box of tissues ready, Potter” as he passed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I ask, wishing that the letters would just stand still for me and wait to be read. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I cross my fingers, wishing with all my might that Apa will soon get up from the table and go away so that I can turn on the TV in the living room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z 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 I keep my mouth shut and stare at the doorknob, wishing I could get Piper out of the way. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 I ran my hands over the steering wheel, wishing I knew how to drive. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then everybody devoured the watermelon, wishing they were able to have parties more often. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I moved closer to the wall darkened by kerosene smoke, wishing I could blend into it and disappear. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I grip my earmuffs, wishing I could snap them on right now. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Angry, but wishing to avoid a row, Harry ducked back inside. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z 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 She saw a gold lion on a red banner and thought of Joffrey, wishing he was here so she could drive Needle through his sneery face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Remember what I said about wishing you were dead? You do not want me to sing.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z 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 I dug my nails in, wishing to bruise myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z So did Sarai, but she wasn’t free, and wishing wouldn’t make her so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The funny thing was that although he had been sleepy and kept wishing it were night, now that it was, he couldn’t fall asleep. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your Holiness, no offence, we are sure. We were only at wishing to make an exchange of ideas.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered wishing that his parents would walk through the park, take him to the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs, ride the subway even. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Hence, he spent most of his time reading in his dismal room, wishing he could play his guitar, walking the three hundred yards to town for groceries—and somehow he just couldn’t begin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept wishing I could go home and shoot the bull for a while with old Phoebe. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I came to spend days and nights wishing he were dead; wishing he were blotted out of my life; wishing that a better father had taken his place. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lana insisted they keep their distance from each other, so Mark lay on his side, several feet from Trina, the two of them staring at each other, wishing they could cuddle, at least. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 Following the same instinct that had prompted me to lie to Mike, I called Jessica on the pretense of wishing her luck at the dance. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My wish wasn’t the kind that could be granted by wishing rocks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I shall go to my Kings, though I’d much rather stay at home and attend to things here,” said Meg, wishing she hadn’t made her eyes so red. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I huff in my chair awhile, wishing the phone would ring. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z First, he skimmed the e-mail, instinctively wishing it were longer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I stood there, staring at her, wishing Aunty Ifeoma were there to speak for me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Frank glanced back at Percy, wishing he had his spear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Finally, she slipped into a fresh tunic and pants and darted to the wishing cabin, where she dropped the bloody clothes into the wishing hole. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I put a hand to my own mask, wishing I could rip it off, even for a minute. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she closed the door and collapsed face-first onto her bed, her hands crossed over her head, pressing her elbows to her ears and wishing she were someone else—anyone else. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “When Mr. Daniels told us about people with dyslexia...I mean some of the greatest minds the human race has ever see....I’ve been kind of wishing I could have it, too.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 Rowan closed his eyes, wishing he could close his mind as well and hide from his own thoughts. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And your mother’s got some tucked away. We’re going to change it into silver. That’s what people will be wishing they had soon, silver and gold.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My heart leaped at the longing so soon fulfilled by mere wishing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She put it away, saying, “Iorek? Is he nearby, Will? I thought I heard you call him, but then I thought I was just wishing. Is he really?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I was wishing that somebody would come over to us because I knew Peaches loved to dance and I figured that maybe a little shaking would get her out of her bad mood. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I press my back against a tree, wishing its trunk were a hollow I could hide in. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I lean a minute against the counter, wishing Constantine were here like it used to be. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Alby was still in bed, screaming his head off in pain—probably wishing he were dead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I looked up at that star twinkling over the mountains, but instead of wishing, I just closed my eyes and breathed in the piney air. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z My sisterly conscience kicks in and I’m suddenly wishing I could take back my words. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We both wishing Daddy was here for the good stuff and the bad. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He keeps wishing, every evening, that she would emerge from the bedroom and sit between him and his father, filling the air with her sari and cardigan smell. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I think about what Baba said about Thaya Jaan wishing our family had gone back to Pakistan and worrying that his brother wouldn’t like our lives in America. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said Harry, who was now heartily wishing he’d left all three girls tied to the statue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Getting to college takes more than wishing, I can tell you that much. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand too, feeling jittery, wishing we could just sit around and eat donuts all afternoon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The idea of truly wishing to end one’s own life is a concept completely foreign to most post-mortals, because we can’t experience the level of pain and despair that so seasoned the Age of Mortality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, kids keep coming up to me all day wishing me luck. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Cole shouted back, wishing he believed his own words. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Then he said, “Funny. I found myself wishing you were a slave so I could refuse you. Of course you can go if you want to. I’ll even lend you money for your bookstore.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I scoop up handfuls of water from the lake, wishing I could dive in and surface alone and naked and unobserved. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Everything looked good to me, and I was wishing I was a judge so I could have a taste. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 He cursed, wishing Zalmay had the same lunch period as him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When I got to my room, I actually began wishing that Chas would be in there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I looked up into the rafters above us, wishing I could see the dark roof beams above the mosaic light. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Vm gurgling, battling for air, wishing you cared about what matters to me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They would only lead to the kind of ghastly articles that “have sickened me to the point of wishing never to see even my name in print again.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z December I For the first time in her life Penelope found herself wishing December would slow to a crawl. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had been practicing on giant sausages all the afternoon and had the movements down pretty pat, but then, giant sausages weren’t necks and all the wishing in the world wouldn’t make them so. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I nod, wishing I could find some way to comfort him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When he looked a little puzzled, I added, “About you wishing you didn’t have that up-down walk.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “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 Then shaking hands and wishing each other luck, they fitted the helmet over his head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Anybody wishing to submit themselves as champion must write their name and school clearly upon a slip of parchment and drop it into the goblet,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I yank at the ragged hem of my shift, wishing desperately for the shapeless, ankle-length skirt I wear during the day. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was an unexpectedly cool day for the beginning of the second week of September, and Fadi shivered a little, wishing he’d thought to bring a sweatshirt. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She could show Ess the storehouse and book cabin later, but she figured the girl might need the wishing cabin right away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Make her read every page covered with me hoping and wishing and begging like some lovesick puppy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Rowan turned to her, wishing he had spoken. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I caught myself wishing for someone to show the letters to, someone who could give me a proper reflection of my importance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could have some craft tables for kids. And a raffle for a special wishing penny for the well. It’d be more gesture than anything else,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He stuffed the sandwich back into the bag, wishing he’d found it the day before and tossed it to the dogs scavenging the Dumpsters, and got up again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I hung up, wishing I hadn’t called back at all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Me, I’m wishing the building will collapse on top of me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z They talked of justice, of equality, of the peasant movement and of Socialism, while Blanca listened with impatience, wishing they would hurry up and finish their discussion so she could be alone with her lover. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the residents started out wishing for Fischer’s victory, but after the numerous false starts, threats, and general difficulties Bobby caused, sympathy began to swing to the gentlemanly Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She visited friends and went to parties, wishing Obinze lived in Lagos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I let out a choked cry, wishing I could turn my head to see what was causing Liam to do the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Besides, I knew how a visit to the dance hall would end—standing alone in the corner, wishing I had stayed home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I’m fine,” I said, but I was wishing I hadn’t dropped that postcard in the mailbox. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z After we all have our hats and gloves firmly on and scarves wrapped tightly, we walk the short distance to the village hall, where people are gathered around, talking and wishing one another happy Thanksgivings. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I helped Audrey clean the rest of the litter on the floor, wishing it were just as easy to wipe away the mess we were making of our friendship with Jenna. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when we were out walking, he'd turn away real fast and I'd know it was because he saw the shadow of some stray animal and was wishing it wasn't out in the cold. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I sat down on the camel saddle, wishing I could stop time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He was busy reading a mailgram from University of Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne wishing him luck on an upcoming game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my eyes and looked at the hood of the truck, wishing very much that the old man wasn’t there. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I was wrong, I didn’t know. I’m very sorry I was so cross, but I can’t help wishing you’d bear it better, Teddy, dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Baba jan,” I said, desperately wishing I did. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sure, fine,” Armpit said, wishing he had never asked about the flavor. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I lay on my bed and stared upward, wishing I could make my mind as blank as the ceiling. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She wrote that she knew he was “acting conscientiously & sincerely & sincerely wishing, & trying to learn the truth.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 And now with the two of them gone, for some odd childlike reason, I find myself wishing I could have given them a hug goodbye. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He looked back up, wishing he were a thousand miles away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Calling it our last meal was a way of wishing us good luck. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I expect disgust on Jason’s face, but I see something else — wishing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally pushed away and floated on her back, looking up at the sky and wishing this conversation would end. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He gave her a gummy grin so cute that she felt guilty for wishing him away a few minutes ago. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z 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 Where he had slept there was a brief note thanking us for the food and wishing us luck. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z ‘Is you wishing for a little hole to peep out from?’ he asked her. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The clusters of kids swarmed Kylie and the others, wishing them good luck and offering up blankets and bags of food. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Seven’s amulet filled with the muddy red color of the Spare coven, and she shut her eyes tight, wishing that she could just disappear. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I walk back through the soccer fields and hide out in the shade of the trees, watching the boys playing soccer with their dads and wishing they’d kick hard and fast at my head instead. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z While earnestly wishing to erase from his mind the trace of my former offence, I had stamped on that tenacious surface another and far deeper impression: I had burnt it in. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Thomas scowled, wishing he could find one little spark of hope. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The girl stared at the empty place before her, clearly wishing that all the attention would vanish. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I find myself wishing I could tell Peeta about the flowers I put on Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She smiled and scratched each of them in turn, wishing she had more hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 She found herself wishing that she had brought her stick. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks for pointing that out,” I said, and went on down the white-hot sidewalk, wishing that I wasn’t squishing so much. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She squeezed him tighter, wishing she could make this moment last forever. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I know,” I said, thinking of Baba, wishing he could have seen me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Slowly, I gathered my little sack of clothes and said goodbye and thank you, wishing I’d finished the bread and the coffee, because it would be nothing but potato soup at home. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the tower, with the hungry childrens, I am wishing I had some of these Swiss peoples with all the words. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I’ve spent my life wishing for long hair and this is what I get. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z What I had long given up wishing for. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z As soon as the sheriff assessed the situation, he sighed heavily, wishing to hell that he’d never had a phone installed in his living room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my book, wishing they had forgotten. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The children in the class study without interest, wishing they could be at ballet or softball practice instead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I recall it standing open, and myself wishing it were shut, because of the chill draft of air from the hall. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Laying it on the dresser, I felt a wave of grief for Granny, wishing she could be here today, with us eating on the good china and all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was nothing that could be gained by wishing for it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the darkness, wishing I were dead. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Still, she admired the ritual, envying the Levys the pleasure they took in one another’s company, wishing her cousins lived nearby so she could have an orchestra of her own. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z As we ran I found myself wishing that the fog which had plagued us at sea would return again to hide us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z 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 I stared at her shoes, wishing that when I looked up, it’d be Nan standing there, right as rain just like she’d said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I stood there wishing I hadn’t been last in the line. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I half want to cry, wishing my sisters were with me, but then find myself laughing instead—laughing at the craziness of it all. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 “It wasn’t anything serious,” I said, wishing desperately I could believe my own words. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z 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 They will know that a backward civilization like ours, wishing to receive messages from the skies, is likely to turn first to radio technology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl hurries ahead of me, as if wishing to physically escape the words she’s just spoken. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A cheerful affirmative letter wishing me a pleasant journey came by return post from Washington. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He squinted, willed his eyes to work in the growing darkness, wishing he had a flashlight. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Danes sat sulking, watching the strangers eat, wishing some one of them would give them an excuse to use their daggers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been wishing he could read it again to maybe figure more of it out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Nobody ever wants that job, but suddenly I found myself wishing I had it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry wondered whether constant disappearances and reappearances had somehow diminished his substance, or whether this frail build was ideal for anyone wishing to vanish. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And thanks for wishing me good luck for the game. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Brian sighed, tired of it all, wishing he were outside on this beautiful October day, gunning around in the old Chevy his father had bought him when school started. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That would make a great picture, he thought, wishing he was outside with them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I caught my breath, said a few words about student government, and rushed back to my seat, wishing I could disappear. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know anything about a phone,” I tell him, wishing that Anna had mentioned this earlier. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I look over at the picture of all of us pinned to the back of my door, wishing I could have those parents back, the ones who always told me everything would be okay. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Let me put it this way, Carter. Before the sale is over, Renault will be wishing with all his heart that he had sold the chocolates. And the school will be glad he didn’t.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each day had been filled with surgeries and follow-up surgeries, physical therapy, daily visits from his mother and from Garvey, and a constant flow of visitors from the Circle wishing him well. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z 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 I walk to math class alone, wishing the day were already over. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z My mother, who has a master’s degree in psychology, says that Dr. Zamborska has never stopped wishing that he had been killed instead of his wife. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wishing my dad had given me a cool magic item to help on the quest, something as good as Luke’s flying shoes, or Annabeth’s invisible cap. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Gawaine said: “I am not wishing to talk about it It is base to be talking.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I looked around, suddenly wishing for a witness, or a shield. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I look down at my Mercury dime and its date, wishing people could last as long as coins. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I sat staring at the blue tile on the wall, wishing I had some sort of X-ray vision to see through to the other side. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z 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 And I was only wishing to myself, Please let the keys be in the truck; please remember how Cade Hernandez taught you to drive; please do not crash; please get the hell out of here. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Both times I remember wishing I couldn’t feel the hurt, wishing I could just cut my heart out and be done with it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Polly huddled in the wagon, wishing she knew a way to vent the anger that she needed to expel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been wishing you luck from the moment I met you. What I wish for you now is a miracle.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I held my breath, wishing with everything in me that my name would be next. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She took a swig from her water glass, as if wishing it were something stronger. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She’d been wishing for the chance to be a normal girl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The crowd is a mix of tourists who’ve wandered too far from Times Square and actual working New Yorkers wishing the tourists would just go back to Times Square. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She curled up on her old bed, wishing she had brought her doll Nana with her, but too afraid to go out of the room to get her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He sat outside for a while, wishing it were not getting dark—something about the coming darkness frightened him—and his eyes kept closing. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt self-conscious in the second-best Cadillac and got out quickly, wishing my mother gone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 “That’s right,” I said, wishing she didn’t have such a good memory. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She was sure of Mrs. Weston’s wishing it to be communicated; especially to one, who, like Mr. Knightley, had seen so much to blame in his conduct. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z For all my strong wishings, these things do not happen. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z By the last session, I honestly don’t know who’s wishing more that we hadn’t shown up—me or Mrs. Gardner. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He sat there, staring blankly through the door of the cafe, wishing that he had died, and that everything would end forever at that moment. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept wishing that the characters had someone like Rain to turn to in times of trouble, but they didn’t. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I scratched at the collar of my shirt, wishing it had tassels on it, because the silence between us had grown suddenly heavy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He feels angry at his parents then, wishing they could be otherwise, knowing in his heart what the answer is. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Templeton, not wishing to come out in broad daylight, stayed quietly under the straw at the bottom of the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It has too many onions in it, and I push my food around on my plate with my naan, wishing I were eating the rest of my peanut butter sandwich from lunch instead. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I wait for her secretary to come on the line, wishing I’d done this earlier. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Despite wishing that I could just let her go, I wanted to make up with Maxie. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 He sat there for a long time, running his fingers over the symbols, wishing his skin were porous enough to let all the knowledge and history of the world in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I thought I heard them wishing each other a Happy New Year! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But I can’t help wishing again, no matter how much better it has been than I expected, that I had suggested someone else to join our group first. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z 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 looked down at my hands and found myself wishing they were cleaner. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I spent all my time there wishing I was here. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He’s wishing Jackson, Mississippi, was interesting enough to write a whole book on, and even though it is Jackson ... well, he doesn’t know that. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The holiday rep wilted before him and slunk back into line, wishing her uniform wasn’t quite so pink. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Marco stands beneath the wishing tree, watching as the candles come alight along the branches. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Danny was sitting on my bed and I was at my desk, wishing I could help him, he looked so thoroughly sad. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was plain that she wanted to be invisible, but no amount of wishing was going to stop us from noticing her, not even in that faded dress and ratty cardigan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “A simple task,” began the Humbug, suddenly wishing he were somewhere else, “for a brave lad with a stout heart, a steadfast dog, and a serviceable small automobile.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But as she handed him the poisoned cup Theseus, wishing to make himself known at once to his father, drew his sword. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep wishing that MacGyver would make a guest appearance, but I figure he wouldn’t have been alive back then. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 I spent a lot of time on Earth wishing I could be as classy as Vera. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He scooped it up and mopped it from his finger, wishing it were Mrs. Beale’s, and not his own. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So many burials, and here I was wishing that I could bury a few things of my own. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were gone now, on to other specimens, and no amount of hoping and praying and wishing would ever get them back. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said Harry curtly, then, “let’s keep looking,” and he turned away, wishing he had not seen the stone: He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Owens said, “Mistress Owens and I spent our lives wishing that we had a child. I do not believe that we could have ever had a better young man than you, Bod.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Harry lay in his dark cupboard much later, wishing he had a watch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Now what about this information Consolidated’s wishing on us?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Inside, I was wishing that she were tucked away in a portable pocket, or that she’d also had an invisibility suit. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The sermon slouched along as sermons will when every single soul in the building is wishing that the ushers would start passing around cool glasses of lemonade. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Yellow and green fire shone against the white of his armor, and his lobstered gauntlet was sticky with Mood, but Tyrion reached for it all the same, wishing his arms were longer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I hastened after Falconer, not wishing to be left behind, but the player took hold of the sleeve of my tunic. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He wanted it even if that meant wishing for it not to be Deenie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The game started at ten thirty a.m., and I shivered as I sat on the bleachers, wishing I’d put on a warmer coat. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug through my Kellner & Newton Messenger Bag, wishing again for my old backpack, my fingers fumbling for the passport I had slid inside only a few minutes before. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I fell,” Cole said, wishing he could wipe the corny smile off Garvey’s face and show him what fists were really for. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z 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 kept jerking awake with itchy watering eyes, wishing he could talk to somebody who would understand: Jomo, his aunty, Anulika. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 Gap Tooth moves close enough that I can smell his foul breath and I’m wishing I had a pocket full of mint to offer him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Khushal spends a lot of time alone in his room, wishing, I think, for his old life. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She dangled her fingers loosely, limply in the air over his back, wishing she could Google it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He was walking away from her, and she willed herself nearer—no sooner wishing it than she was right behind him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, wishing I were an eagle. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z For a while I stand staring out the train window, wishing I could open it again, but unsure of what would happen at such high speed. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 “Then I think we must run it,” I said, wishing with all my heart I could drop it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex thinks their main shared life experience is probably wishing they could set that quote adrift on the ocean between them and watch it drown. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Not that long ago, I went to the wishing well downtown. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z But he found himself wishing now that he had not felt so awkward, that he had confided in Matty that day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She followed Joe down the stairs, wishing she hadn’t said a single word. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Even if something had been deemed useless, there was no good place to throw it, except perhaps down the wishing hole. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But that never stopped me from wishing I lived in theirs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But about five minutes after my return to 12, I’m wishing I had a bottle myself. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I sat there, wishing I could just die. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I touched one carefully, wishing I had on Gilgamesh's gardening gloves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Sure,” I said, wishing I could rent a backbone from here too. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I mean signs to tell us your father may be wishing his burden lightened somewhat? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I said of course I had, but it didn’t mean any more than wishing to be rich, to be able to swim faster, or to have a more nicely shaped mouth. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I pulled my pants back on slowly, wishing I knew what to say. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He moved discreetly away from her, crossing his legs and wishing that he could smoke on the bus. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The king sprinkled a pinch of salt in his cup before he drank; Davos took his water straight, wishing it were wine."You were speaking of your council?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I stared at Fred’s house across the narrow street, wishing he would open his window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The sort of truth that leaves me wishing I’d never asked in the first place. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I sat on my knees, watching him, first wishing he would hurry and regain consciousness, then wanting him to stay unconscious so that Alice and her husband could get a good start. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There's something wrong with me for thinking like this, for wishing bad luck to Leo, but I know everything in life has to have a trade. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "Nothing," she said, wishing she was as certain as she sounded. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I left her apartment, still wishing I could have told her about everything that was going on. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He let go of Esperanza and fetched his bike, wishing he hadn’t brought it, certain it would get in the way. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And for just that minute I stopped wishing my baby would die. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had laughed, wishing he had been there with the “bunch of friends,” and he wanted that imaginary child to be his, that conservative child with good manners. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Don't you understand? What's the good of wishing for radios and boats?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The men scrambled out the way, no one wishing to be crushed by a fallen king. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I laugh into my hand, wishing I could run out there and give her a hug. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I stare daggers into Mom’s back, wishing they were real blades. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, for weeks after the incident, the girls sat around discussing it, wishing things could have been different. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I blew into the whistle as hard as I could, wishing that its sound would travel as far and wide as the cry of a lonely tiger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared off into the woods, down the worn path that led back into town, wishing we’d stayed home today. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But now, driven by his unrest from idleness and wishing to escape from the reproach of his own heart when he remembered that he had been unjust to his wife, he went toward this place. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The inward person doth shrink and hesitate before the daunting inception of active deeds, wishing that some discouraging voice should intervene and forbid, so that no hazard might be made. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I watch him as we continue, wishing I weren't chained so I could beat this man to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “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 At the end she was knee-deep in foul-smelling water, wishing she could dance upon it as Syno might have, and wondering if she'd ever see light again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All the kids hoped they’d win the wishing penny raffle after making their very own monster coin purses. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When you stopped wishing things wouldn’t fall apart, you’d stop suffering when they did. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He was always glad to stop with anyone wishing his company. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But still they came, hoping and wishing, as people always do. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Still, sometimes I lay awake, wishing for the warmth of another just like me, asleep in a night nest of tender prayer-plant leaves. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She washed her face, ears, and hair four more times with wipes, wishing she’d remembered to bring a compact mirror. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I was glad Gat didn’t try to sound knowledgeable about constellations or say stupid stuff about wishing on stars. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I stood there wishing he was riding Belle into town and I was standing shoulder up to Pa. I could harness Vernon before he had time to beat Dixie with that swishing tail of his. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z "Not wishing to take advantage of this emergency, I've reduced the price to only five dollars each." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He left the warehouse that evening, for the final time, wishing more than anything that he had told Nigel and Roy his real name. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Shawn Crow stood in the rain, wishing he could be out there. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’ll be in class on Monday, Milady, you say, not looking up, and wishing you hadn’t said that. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “D’Ath, stay you here,” he said, wishing very much that the dog could go with him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He may have gone down the back stairs, not wishing to be seen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t even make a polite show of wishing them well. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At its regular Wednesday meeting the Grounds and Buildings Committee passed a resolution wishing Root a speedy recovery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I ask, instead of what I want to ask, wishing he’d used a pronoun. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I babble for a few minutes about my colors, wishing I could tell them about seeing the pheromones. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And that I couldn’t spend the rest of my life chasing his ghost, wishing for a life other than the one I was living.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 Far from wishing Harry a happy birthday, none of the Dursleys made any sign that they had noticed Harry enter the room, but Harry was far too used to this to care. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Finally, I wish to impress upon any of you wishing to compete that this tournament is not to be entered into lightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The Chinese blushed, wishing her teacher would stop praising her, or at least not in front of the others. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Wishing for a card from Hirohito would have been like wishing for make-believe. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z And the Butcher found himself wishing there was a trapdoor in the floor of his shop that would open and swallow him up. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Apparently, wishing things into existence only works in fantasy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 He pressed the moist crumbs to the roof of his mouth and closed his eyes, wishing that he might someday be the man who was the perfect fit for such a cake. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Again, I find myself wishing for the mundane possibility of calling Rhiannon on the phone, for filling the next empty hour with the sound of her voice. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z ‘I is galloping off now,’ he said, ‘to catch some more whoppsy-whiffling dreams for my collection. I is doing this every day without missing. Is you wishing to come with me?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Performing Arts, the write-up said, was an academic, as opposed to a vocational, public school that trained students wishing to pursue a career in theater, music, and dance. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “S’pose they don’t like being disturbed. In any case, I’m hoping the cutters will come late tomorrow afternoon. Most of the wishing will be done by then.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to . . . to show the Capital they don't own me. That I'm more than just a piece in their Games." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I shifted in my seat, wishing I could forget it all again. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Every single day I still find myself wishing I hadn’t left, reliving the moment of walking away, my legs like cement blocks, being pulled like a magnet back to her window. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Sela kept wishing the floor would open up and swallow her. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But Jaden and Jenny were staring at me, so I dialed the number and sat there listening to it ring, wishing I could just hang up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Everybody’s waving at her, congratulating her, wishing her good luck in the pageant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z 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 “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 ‘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 "She's about to be free, then," I say quietly, wishing I could see the woman's face again, after the fear and shame left it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Deep inside I’m wishing that they would all drop dead and then my duty to Eleanor Roosevelt would be over.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I kept wishing, though, that he'd continue the conversation in the morning, instead of now, but he was hot. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “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 And it occurred to me what I had seen in Lynn’s eyes the night before: She was wishing she were that moth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Important things, like wishing that Lolo wasn’t sick and that everything could stay the same. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Braden Duvall Parks, I wrote, feeling every loop and turn of the letters, and wishing, somehow, that I could detach myself from my name. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 Its function was to produce ice, store the perishable goods of exhibitors and restaurants, and operate an ice rink for visitors wishing to experience the novelty of skating in July. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I tossed on the sheets, wishing I could crawl into bed with her and smell her skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Uneasy, I look away, wishing I didn’t still smell smoke. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z 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 “I was wishing that I could believe that you were real. And I was wishing that I wasn’t afraid.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “One more round of hopeful people wishing for better things,” I corrected. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I nodded, barely, wishing it would be over. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He clutched his hairpin sword a little tighter, wishing Sally were with him. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It is hard work watching over the peoples and flishing and wishing them safely. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes, we would go to the wishing circle, and I’d always hold her hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z While the rest of the class is hanging on every syllable that comes out of Mr. Landau’s mouth, I’m looking at the false tongue poster and I’m kind of wishing it wasn’t wrong. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z No wishing for pincher eyes to hold the letters in place. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The silence was horrible, and I found myself wishing for the yelling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not alone in wishing this outcome. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She spoke tersely, as if wishing to put the topic behind us as quickly as possible. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When I got home that night and undressed, the wishing stone fell out of my pocket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z To her, I had broken the rules on wishing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Numbly, she followed the others, wishing it were a nightmare from which she could awaken. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Perhaps my beloved Gaea is right, wishing to wake from her slumber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I look down the block, wishing I could make Mama suddenly appear. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what else to do, so he did the same, wishing she would just say something. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He could barely breathe from the sheer effort of it, and he sank to the ground again, wishing it would just take him, once and for all. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z John Carter got there by standing in an open field, spreading his hands and wishing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The scythe laughed, and Rowan found himself wishing he had been the one to make him laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Slowly, not wishing to find herself swinging from the gallows just yet, Celaena bowed, too. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Runners,” Thomas said, wishing he knew where this was coming from. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I lean against the wall, wishing I could go somewhere in case I cry. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z That night, I work on the newsletter, wishing I was working on the stories instead. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There had seemed nothing on the island that would set anyone but a gull to wishing that he could live there. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She swallowed hard and shook her head, wishing she hadn’t said anything but knowing she couldn’t stop now. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I look around wishing our apartment were this neat. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She found herself wishing that Jon was here with her now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Every few minutes I find myself turning to look at the seat next to me, foolishly wishing that Mama were sitting there. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Knots and tangles, Jaime thought, wishing he could cut through all of it with one swift stroke of his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her notes, released with Reggie’s permission, read: “He reports some ruminating and wishing more than anything else he had not been on the road at that moment.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 Ten: Quite a few people showed up for the museum performance, and I stood before them wishing they were half as high as I was. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z 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 sigh, wishing I could argue with that reasoning. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I gathered my books, wishing, not for the first time, that I could turn invisible. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t have time to think about that, as we were soon surrounded by friends wishing us well. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Jinny looked around the room, wishing there was someone she could talk to right now. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “That wishing well is the first thing I noticed when we came to town. Might be nice to remind people of it.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I just can’t believe it,” Sticky said, wishing he really couldn’t. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Katie had held Francie back wishing both children to enter school together so that they could protect each other against the older children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I do close my eyes, wishing it would block their view of me as well. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And yet lately, every day I woke up and headed to the gym for weight training, I found myself wishing I were heading anywhere but there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy, especially when my phone buzzed with a text from Dad wishing me luck. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I touch my head instinctively, wishing I had my earmuffs on like an invisibility cloak. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I look out the front window, past the dripping pink bougainvillea bush to the street, wishing Matilde would appear now and snip every last tie I have with these people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 It was probably in this kind of wishing and hoping that I’d started imagining maybe I had found him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Everyone sang the regular birthday song to me and then my sisters and I sang our version just before the wishing and cake cutting began. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Instead, I sit down in the chair and close my eyes, wishing it all away. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 She wasn’t in the book or wishing cabin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 She stared miserably at Olaf’s plate of food and found herself wishing she had bought poison at the market and put it in the puttanesca sauce. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z What if they tell me this curving line branching into three oval shapes is a pomegranate and that my mother was wishing me fertility and posterity? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Not wishing to call attention to himself, the agent gave the horn a brief beep, then drove right up to the pig, which snorted desultorily, refusing to move on. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked it up, wishing with all my strength that a thunderbolt would strike me dead to ashes on the spot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And I find myself softening toward her, quietly wishing her well. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Thomas held his hands up again, wishing he could just zap his thoughts into everyone else’s brains. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “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 I take a few steps after her, wishing I could just reach out and grab her hand, so I can fix it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There were about a million messages from people who had been at the concert, wishing us well and checking on Jeffrey’s health status. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrub myself hard in the shower, wishing that mean part of me could wash away under hot water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z 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 He thinks back to Psychology 110, wishing his memory would yield some image of her, taking notes on the other side of the law school auditorium, her head bent over her desk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I fold up the letter and slide it into my pocket, wishing I could read it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She curled on her bed and cried, wishing she could reach into herself and yank out the memory of what had just happened. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And goodbye to their teacher, Miss Thorn, who had finished her Last Day of School speech, wishing them luck in the lives they were about to begin. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Already had a Gathering of the Keepers this morning—made a unanimous decision by the sounds of it. Looks like Ben’ll be wishing that arrow had found a home inside his shuck brain after all.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I folded inside myself, wishing I could go back to the dusty road in front of our house and grab Raymond off the bike before Jenny rode away with him. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Not a clue. I keep wishing I could bake a cake or something,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was one of my wishing stones, no doubt flung from my pocket in my wild display. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I just ran up and down the streets wishing I was somebody else.’ Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Thomas shook his head, wishing he could answer. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She rolled it between her palms, wishing it weren’t so tiny. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not wishing to make things worse, Curly didn’t mention that his pistol had somehow ended up submerged in a portable toilet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dream faded, and the last thing I remember was wishing I could answer her question. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They were crossed just enough to be mentioned, and only in context with the fact that one might have thought long and seriously before wishing them straighter, or deeper, or browner, or wider set. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z In fact, I have been wishing for my bed for the last three or four hours. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Anything to touch me, as if it’s their way of wishing me luck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Maybe my sister is wishing that I was with her to see the stainless steel appliances and the doctor’s office furniture. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z 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 I treat her to the soda, wishing I could force her, mommylike, to take milk instead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was desperately wishing she could go out to the marketplace and look for her friends when there was a knocking on her front gate. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Had she lain in her bed listening to T. Ray snore, reciting it while she fell asleep, wishing to God she could run away with Robert Frost? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean against a tree, wishing I could climb it and hide in the branches. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Although more and more people were learning how to read, the artisans still had signs above their shops, not wishing to lose a possible patron merely because he happened to be illiterate. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 went on turning the pages of the notebook—it was about a quarter full—not looking up at him, wishing I’d never brought up Madame. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared after them, wishing I had done that instead of Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I lift the pool cue, wishing more than anything it was my fingertips against her skin. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He holed up alone, reading Zane Grey novels and wishing himself into them, a man and his horse on the frontier, broken off from the world. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Gogol is eating frozen waffles for breakfast, wishing his parents would turn off the music so that he could hear the cartoons he is watching, when his mother’s water breaks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And for many days after that, there is no baby in our house and I am finally the baby girl again, wishing I wasn't. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z 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 Never had a bunch of hip cats all drooling and wishing they were me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Gonna be a swell weekend, you say, saluting the sun, wishing you had snuck out earlier and avoided the blah blah blah. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I knelt and scratched behind her ears for a minute, and while I did, I looked into her soulful brown eyes, wishing she could tell me what to do. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Emma saw his anxiety, and wishing to appease it, at least for the present, said, and with a sincerity which no one could question— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I ask, almost wishing she don’t make it to the top floor. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “Mmm,” said Harry, wishing he could say something a bit more interesting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Jinny watched Nat a little longer, thinking about the people who lived in her own head, and wishing she could make something so lovely. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It would be easy to let the sadness win, knowing they stayed here all those years later, hoping and waiting and wishing to see her again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sir Meliagrance, anxious to get the whole affair safely ended as soon as possible, fussed in the antechamber, wishing she were gone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just wishing she’d say something to him when the door from the hallway suddenly whipped open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z 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 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 They’ve left comments on all my pics, wishing they were with us at the Travel Arena and Make-A-Moment and the cemetery. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Fang just rested his head against the back of the seat and closed his eyes, no doubt wishing he’d walked home even if it was all the way across town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She found herself thinking of Lady, wishing the direwolf was with her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They stood silent, reluctant to make the final parting, and only slowly became aware that Tom was wishing them farewell, and telling them to have good heart and to ride on till dark without halting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She started wishing the woman in the tattered green dress would come back and claim her twins. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She looks up at the phone on the wall, wishing it would ring. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m crying in the corner, wishing I could undo this whole school year. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The class waded through a morning of math, reading, and science, wishing impatiently for the afternoon to arrive. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z 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 But merely wishing for relations to improve was taking something of a gamble, for Cal Tech’s fabulous chemist Linus Pauling was not subject to the confines of British fair play. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I know, mi hija, I know. But it is not Ruti’s fault. She is stuck in here all day too, wishing she could walk and run like all children do.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 She stalked off into the trees, wishing she could just saddle her horse and ride home. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He sat on there in the kitchen, wishing for more coffee, but too tired to get up and fix it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 I drop my gaze to the ground, wishing my pale skin didn’t blush so easily. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z So he just stood there, staring at his tennis shoes, wishing that it were yesterday, or even tomorrow. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After warming up with Candace, we sat together as long as we could before wishing each other luck and heading over to our respective strips. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He watches Henry lather up and shave, put pomade in his hair, put on his Burberry for the day, and he catches himself wishing he could watch it every day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I pulled Stuff That Happened to Me from the space between the bed and the wall, and I flipped through it for a while, wishing that I would finally fall asleep. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I started wishing I could just stay in Rhode Island for the whole summer, sleeping on the cot in Kevin’s room. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Sometimes a wishing star turns out to be just a lump of rock that crashes into a planet and kills all the dinosaurs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I found myself wishing more than ever that Mother could be with me right then. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to call my...cousin,” Toby said, wishing it was Mr. Townsend and not the suspicious office aide sitting at the desk. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Horace said, still squeezing his eyes shut—still wishing himself gone, yet still here. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But I feel like I've spent most of my life wishing for someone else's approval, or relying on their reassurance that I'm living my life the right way. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 I start washing last night’s dishes, wishing she’d just leave me be. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were from people all over the world wishing me a speedy recovery. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well,” I say, not wishing to seem too eager. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat there for a while, embarrassed, wishing I were alone, but also terrified. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Will it be soon, think you?” he asked, not wishing to say how his back ached. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was referring to my victory or wishing me well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He went from attempting to evade them to wishing desperately that they’d find him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I find myself wishing I were a strawberry. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Reluctantly I obeyed her, wishing that I did not have to do so. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She adds salt, lemon juice, thin slices of green chili pepper, wishing there were mustard oil to pour into the mix. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There hadn’t been enough wishing stars for everyone that night. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 Soon enough, I heard Ma answer it and caught her wishing Vega a merry Christmas. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z 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 look over at Brian’s house, wishing he were on his roof, wishing he knew how sorry I was, wishing he’d come over and talk about planetary orbits and solar flares. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And maybe, if I’m honest, that’s a small part of my wishing she knew it all before she completed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at Auggie, wishing he would close his mouth in his sleep. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z He cringes at the closeness of the bird’s large bill to his brother’s neck, wishing it would fly away. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z 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 I stood there, scribbling and describing and wishing I had one of my very own. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even the wishing coins at the bottom of my grandparents’ pond have been fished out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I groan, wishing, once again, that I didn’t have to go inside. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Father Mike was favorably reviewing the eulogy he’d given earlier that morning, while Aunt Zo was wishing she had married someone like her father. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So I stood off to the side, just a spectator, wishing I could do things I couldn’t do. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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