He had not really wanted to go out with her tonight; but her questions and suspicions had made him say yes when she had wanted to go for a drink. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I discovered that when I was a child. I am the mother of your sons. Your sons? I am the mother, yes—but how do you know you are the father?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any other time, to any other person, I would have said yes. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes! And I could do shoulder stands and twirl around like a ballerina and stand tall at the very top of the pyramid of all the cheerleaders.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“But yes. You think, do you not, that I should have a smart Frenchwoman to attend to my toilet?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chatted him yes, and he chatted me that that was good, and I got in my upcar and flew home behind my mom. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so obtuse he did not realize the implied insult in his astonishment that a black man could do anything but say “yes, sir” and mumble four-letter words. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so happy for you, Melody! You really needed this! And, yes, we’re gonna have to find a day so you can teach me some fashion sense!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t said yes or no, but he was gone. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, she knew Elinor—and she understood her rage only too well. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, yes, to help the master: the master of the Precious. But if we was master, then we could help ourselfs, yes, and still keep promises.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Well, yes, to speak in courtesy, yes,’ said Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I mean, technically yes, but I feel like a native already. The—uh—the A train was running local this morning, and it really ticked me off.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, we have them back home. I've been eating them for days," she says, popping a handful in her mouth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Her eyes begged him to say yes, and Natalie’s gaze was as intense as lasers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Uh, yes. Director. Sir. It’s just that I—” My mind goes blank. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Become what we’re not...to become Messengers faster...and Mr. Benedict knows that we’re not, because...yes, I think I have it!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I said yes, and he asked if I would write an article about my first morning at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well...why, yes he does,” Taran said, with some confusion, beginning to wonder if the enchantresses did not know more about Dallben than he did. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps they are sent elsewhere when they step through. The House of Hades is in the earth, yes? That is Gaea’s realm. She could send her minions wherever she wishes.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He ignores Caesar's attempts at banter and answers with a yes or no or just remains silent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the nurse—not Aisha but a red-haired woman whose name escapes me—walked in with a syringe in hand and asked me if I needed a morphine injection, I said yes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I will always say yes to taking care of that dog. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“You, Jane, I must have you for my own—entirely my own. Will you be mine? Say yes, quickly.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, obviously he is a mighty digger of ditches and trenches,” said Loki grudgingly. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, I forgot about him,’ said Pippin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Pictures could be flat-out lies, yes, but what she was really thinking was that pictures could be misleading. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. That which surrounds the game—the buildup, the crush of fans in the trains ...” “The parties,” said Hugh, with a dreamy look on his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, so the litde brat didn’t get himself killed and now he’ll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other announcements, there will be no canoe races this Saturday.. ..” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to go at first, but then I realized that yes, I did have to go. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it feels so much better right now to say yes, to stay, and Mabel and I are swept up in it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, we definitely need to use math. And Mr. Stoker needs to be our faculty mentor.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kira wouldn’t say yes unless everything else in the room was white. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I am quite discreet,” he assured me, looking curiously at the paper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes sir. Mr. Lew, this is Mr. Reilly. He’s very efficient. A whiz. As a matter of fact, he’s made it possible for us to do away with several other workers.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she said, “The great Armenian-American writer who lived and wrote in California,” he said, “Oh yes, oh yes!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd may have agreed intellectually with McKissick’s response—that yes, blacks had suffered terribly under whites, but that all God's children were capable of redemption—but emotionally they backed Malcolm all the way. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But we got something special for your supper today, yes we do. Polly, pour the wine like I showed you.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed, gave up, and pointed to yes. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And overhead—yes, in the room just above my chamber-ceiling—I now heard a struggle: a deadly one it seemed from the noise; and a half-smothered voice shouted— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve got please and thank you, yes, no, and maybe close together on the right-hand side. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

‘He sees. He knows. He heard us make silly promises — against His orders, yes. Must take it. The Wraiths are searching. Must take it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If she said yes, he might manage to misunderstand her hatred of him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted grievances and more grievances... well, yes, armed warfare. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Holy God, yes,” she said, her eyes wide. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She heard him mutter, “Oh dear. Oh dear me, yes. The novel must tell a story.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Squat there, heaving—yes, I throw up, too—throw up the water I’m guzzling to keep hydrated. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Smith said yes, and someone fetched the odd redwood box for starter Cassidy, who carried it up to his place at the top of the homestretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost said yes or shrugged or made up some other lie. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she was the first to speak—intelligibly, I mean, for the emotional remarks which followed her impetuous “Oh, yes!” were not of a coherent or reportable character. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told her the way they created hexagons, they must be the ones who could do math in their heads, and she smiled and said, yes, nest builders had true math aptitude. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Cissy had said yes, she believed they were. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was in range, Jack shouted, "She said yes!" The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I know I’ve asked you a dozen times already, but...just...yes or no? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes. This will help me feed my hungry family,” Uncle Abdullah said as he fondled the bills. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so small, he was almost like a child, and he nodded his head yes over and over. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Me: Well, yes, but...there’s something wrong with our phone. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No—I mean yes—I agree—at least for now. But you have to give him a chance, Gerald. He’s changed. He’s gonna try to show you. You gotta try, okay?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You think I’m exaggerating, that I should qualify my statement: I waited yes, but I also took a job, read books, spent days in air-raid shelters, filled out rationing papers, wrote letters, stayed alive. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would he say yes to building it in a season?” asked Tyr, god of war. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes, we are,” said Dedalus Diggle, who had been watching these exchanges with an air of bemusement and now seemed to pull himself together. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Max nods yes, but I don’t think he’s sure he can keep them still enough. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to talk about it, but yes, I do know where he got it! And it’s evil!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, ma'am. I'd love to come over and listen," I'd always say, affirming that I understood what to do when I arrived. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There’s talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that’s interesting.... So where shall I put you?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was impossible for me to say no, so I said yes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Good news! Gurgi also sees mightiest of princes riding! Yes, yes, with great gallopings on white horse with black sword, what joy!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She blinks once, and I take this as a yes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Not really, no? Or not really, yes, but you don’t want to tell me?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. I've got some darbs. But not alongside of this Robert Cohn. The funny thing is he's nice, too. I like him. But he's just so awful." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He asked me a million questions, so I could point to yes or no. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I guess so. Nuts about the same amount we are, only in a different way.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. There’s always a spare, just in case.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

What he meant was yes, a campaign would be costly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Mother Fletcher? Oh, yes, the old black lady. I called an ambulance for her. No big thing.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Verbs. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence that forms the main part of the predicate in a sentence. To run. To sprint. To dart. To dash. To scuttle...” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes, you did, my good girl! I don't know why. Can't imagine. There was a man in it probably. Was that it?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I know. Was hoping you wouldn’t catch that. And yes, if I weren’t me, if I were you, for instance, Jude, I’d be certain it was a sign.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I’d never lived by myself, I’d gone from parents to flatmates to Tom, I found the idea overwhelming, so I said yes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes,” she sighed; “I keep forgetting that many people do. But I suppose they are necessary, for you’d never really know how pleasant one was unless you knew how unpleasant it wasn’t.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, if they have babies one day, those babies will have awesome singing voices, but in the meantime: WHAT? Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Digger didn’t say anything, but I took the silence to mean yes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, but let’s get inside. Hurry, child. Hurry.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, not really saying yes or no. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Lost in that we don’t like Tennessee much and would rather be home, yes,” the leader said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. I don’t think they ever caught it, though. That worried me a little.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes,” said Henry agreeably, after a pause. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He is sad not to fight at side of kindly master. He would have struck down wicked warriors, oh, yes!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

So I would take that as a definite yes. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

All right, in the end he had played Sherlock Holmes, yes: it had been a sort of game. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I heard that you had some new guests.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes she does. Says she don’t want us rooting around in there without her permission. But I usually manage to save something.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I think I can say that the Thomas family pays rent to youY' “Indirectly, yes.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! He always finds what is lost! He has found piggies, and now he finds a great cauldron of wicked doings and brewings! Kind master will honor humble Gurgi!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes are a question and I say yes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Approximately 500 of the 1,000 people will answer yes simply because the coin landed tails. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, I am already aware that Mundungus has been treating your inheritance with light-fingered contempt,” said Dumbledore, frowning a little. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what this is, but it sounds intriguing, so I say yes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Past the second checkpoint, Nick says, “Here, sir?” and the Commander says yes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I could not say yes’ to something like that, could I?” she asks herself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"I mean, yes—I know how she feels. But that's not what I'm doing. I'm just looking at your painting." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But if you will trust me, it may be that I can advise you in your present quest, whatever that be — yes, and even aid you.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If the young woman said yes, she realized, she would have some explaining to do to the Hatchery director, who was at this very moment expecting his posters back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He waved me away and said, “I trust you’ve done a fine job. Yes, yes, go ahead and send it. Here are the newts,” he murmured. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. I heard about it from my son. Poor things. I do hope you find them. Now, if you don’t mind—” “Oh, Beryl, did he say ‘children’?” said the old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So our parents said yes, and Mom and Dad and Via drove home. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A hunter, yes, Pet explained, but a hunter alone? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And yes, cell phones apparently can be used to dial directly into hell, because my call went something like this: MOM: Hello? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Plus, now she's writing a book about girls who are married off when they're young—yes, that still happens—so she stays locked in her office, popping out every now and then for snacks. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It goes against tradition; if a woman asks if you’re hungry and you say yes, it makes you appear weak. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman leans down and picks up the money and shows everyone that, yes, it’s just a plain old American twenty, unaltered, not sticky. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The place was growing like a weed—too much traffic, too many tourists, and, yes, even crime. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. himself seemed a bit conciliatory later, admitting that another cause of tension was "acts of agitation by—yes—by whites against blacks." The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes—we do—” Mother’s eyes went wide. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, yes,” I said, rising to shake his small, hairy hand. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said yes, and as a result, I can still hear the witch's shrill cackle every time I reach for a broom. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Go there myself, if she told me yes, that’s where my mother could be found? Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was disappointed that she was so pointedly, decidedly, against this, yes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes,” he said, mounting the steps, “they all seem like real nice boys when they pay their rent.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I glance at the end of the booth and see hookah sets, golden swords, and blown-up black-and-white harem pictures from some previous era propped against, yes, camel bridles. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. It’s all coming back to me now.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

No, the fire could not hurt them, and yes, the lion’s jaws were stopped; the serpent was not their master, the grave was not their resting-place, the earth was not their home. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘Nice hobbits! Brave hobbits! Very very weary, of course; so we are, my precious, all of us. But we must take master away from the wicked lights, yes, yes, we must.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“All right, the sweetshop’s rather good, and Zonko’s Joke Shop’s frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack’s always worth a visit, but really, Harry, apart from that, you’re not missing anything.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, some of it is true—I do miss being with you.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I said yes because Jimmy did me a lot of favors with scheduling, and I was too out of my mind to hack anyway. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to say yes, and then we would dance a jig. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of my voice made him cry more, and he nodded his head yes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Green, I just lied to you—yes, we had Yellows.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“No, my lord—I mean yes,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I ignored the call for a couple of days until Lis encouraged me to give him the courtesy of a yes or a no. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t sure I wanted to say yes either. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s awful. Yes. Yes, of course. Let us know if there’s anything we can do. Yes—yes, you, too. Good night.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Naomi asked, not thinking for a moment that they would say yes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, everyone does that. If only it work.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, sort of like you,” she said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” she says when she comes in with the tea. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Wait—what did that yeah mean? Is that a yes to hanging out with me?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She set it back in its place in front of the flag and medals and bottle with Ernie’s chipped tooth and, yes, the piece of broken wheel. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“One is too many, yes, but still, this place isn’t what I would have imagined. No overseer. No more work than the people can manage...” “...no decent housing,” I cut in. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, it was my father, triumphant, laughing, happy, brimming with news of Narrow Squeaks. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, yes!” cried Camilla, whose fermenting feelings appeared to rise from her legs to her bosom. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A thin, long arrow with the point in the water and the bow pulled back so that all he had to do was release die arrow ... yes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Landlubber might see it as lonely, I s’pose. A man like you might get lonely out there—a man who talks for a living. I—” “Oh, yes,” said Alvin Hooks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey asked, waiting for the "yes" that she felt certain was going to come from Matilda. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And the man who had shoes that did not match stood in front of me and said, “Big cheese. Oh yes. The nurses. Never. Bloody liar. Total bloody liar.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, you do,’ answered Strider; ‘but we had better wait until the uproar has died down. Then, if you please, Mr. Baggins, I should like a quiet word with you.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I used my fake ID— yes, I have a very good one—to get into the bar. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the quality of the diamonds, yes, it was the diamonds. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The way your head is shaped, the fine eyes—yes, how like him! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, oh, yes,” she said, digging a canister out of the back of the garage. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, we are still at the very beginning economically. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She didn’t look up, didn’t pause, just said, “Oh, yes, Deborah Fontanel. She stayed out there in the honey house. She was the sweetest thing.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, said Janine. . . . but not foolhardy, said Aunt Lydia, frowning a little. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gramps said that yes, as a matter of fact, he had a fat old beagle named Sadie. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Crick murmurs a yes a few moments later. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There is a whole world out there, yes. You have a passport in the inner pocket of your suitcase. It’s made out in the name of Nobody Owens. And was not easy to obtain.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“A full dose would have killed her, yes, but a small scratch will make her weak and drowsy for half a day or so.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I guess so. I mean, yes. I was mad.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

For even if the answer had been yes, our model building would have gone ahead. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"And yes, I did ship you a cutting. What about it?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Mostly, yes, but every once in a while there might be something worth listening to.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yes, yes, we are in favor of the environment, they say. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“An admirably succinct and accurate summary, yes,” said Dumbledore, bowing his head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I see him, yes. This island is small. You live hereabouts you see everybody.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I had a dragon—a sort of governess to me and secretary to Sonia combined. She was English or rather Scotch—a big, red-haired woman.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not exactly certain what he had in mind, but I thought there was no harm in saying yes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Blink once for yes and two for no,” I said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sleepy heads, yes, sleepy heads! Leave good Sméagol to watch! But it’s evening. Dusk is creeping. Time to go.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“No. I mean, yes, but like, all of you. Brer Fox, Gum Baby—you all are from stories, but now...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Callie, I think there’s lots of time to think about it. But yes, I would be glad if you had the opportunity I missed. Many young girls would be glad of the chance.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘I wonder what the Entish is for yes or no,’ he thought. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, he was never able to describe what he had seen: something huge, yes; something with the body of an enormous snake, but with the head of a what...? The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Neville, “I’m fine, thanks. Just reading this book Professor Moody lent me. He held up the book: Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Aha. Well, I think those days are behind us, fortunately.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We swung around back to the parking lot and—yes— there was a car, and another car. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Chamomile, yes, but barely; an afterthought of the magic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I nodded yes, because I never used to lie to her before everything happened. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think she would have joined us if she hadn’t already said yes to Daniela and Jasmine. They’ve started their project.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to shake my head no that he didn’t tell me or to nod my head yes, that I was sure. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said a smaller man, standing just behind. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I take in a deep breath, about to say yes—I mean, why would I of all people refuse—and he bites his bottom lip, waiting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. Antonio came by yesterday and told me. Lucia probably overheard us talking. And yes, I was surprised, too, but you know your brother would never do anything to hurt us.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The seven... you mean in the ancient prophecy, the Doors of Death? I’m one of the seven? And Jason, and—” “Yes, yes.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. Got a lungful of water. It done for me.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, he’s awake and rested. And I’ve washed his face and combed his hair. He’s a good patient. He tried to smile at me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With each yes, I can hear her voice getting weaker. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“You could never imagine the designs already in motion. I have been locked away for years, yes, but not without means of communicating with the outside world.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Seven generations back, yes. An aunt. Her brother is the one who carried on the Prior name.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, the white, red-eyed hounds of Death.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I think I can help you. Yes, yes. I hope I still have one here for you.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I remember! You were young—like Zola—yes? And now you are owning the building and making a school there?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The only answer to that question is a big fat yes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“And, yes, manipulating those proteins is the key to my research.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, Defier said, we had to memorize the diagrams, and yes, they’d be on the test, but that didn’t matter right then. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I expect I'll get a son on her within the year. Pray, how many sons do you have, Stannis? Oh, yes— none." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I slowly opened my eyes and yes, I did indeed see a face. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes—an old family heirloom,” she said, patting the locket lying on her large bosom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“In a word, yes. I’m guessing now, but I think she believes that Branwell is stonewalling, that his silence is just a stubborn refusal to talk about what happened.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She frowned, and I said, “I mean, yes.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Dead Marshes, yes, yes: that is their name,’ he cackled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s just, now I know who’s taking care of you three while I’m away. She said yes. The perfect person.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I recall that yes, in one interview, I said I lived at the Hotel Otavalo. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The false face had been handsome, yes, but consciously so. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And oh yes—after the recital she hoped that members of the audience would help themselves to refreshments at the back of the auditorium. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, but I know better than to let this capacity interfere with a slavish obedience to orders. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m regretting saying yes to this mentorship program. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But eventually, these too gave way in his mind to simplicity: the enemy would simply say, “Oh, yes, I remember killing him; I’ll be only too delighted to kill you too.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Before last night, I might not have been sure, but now, yes.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I’ll take a leave of absence. If I ask Old Chao to arrange it” — he looked hard at Theresa — "I believe he may say yes.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frieda asks me if I’m okay and I tell her yes but would she mind telling me where the lavatory is. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Indeed yes, sir,” said Dobby, nodding his head vigorously, ears flapping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“His misfortunes!” repeated Darcy contemptuously; “yes, his misfortunes have been great indeed.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes seemed to crowd my face as I nodded yes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, yes; but you will be entertained to discover that there is a significant complication in the case of the comma. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Is that a yes or a definite maybe?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

To another question she answered yes, it was true that she was supposed to marry me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I think I said yes to something she had planned for next Monday at six-thirty in the evening, but I’m not sure what it was. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, yes, that’s right, my boy. That F of yours.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, and darn too. Several of the men in my regiment were accomplished knitters.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The honest answer was “yes,” but he did not want to give it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I asked Mom about it, she admitted that yes, she and Dad had a teensy bit of technical difficulty with the van. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, rich, that's the very word I was searching for, the very word. You have a gift for words, Lord Tyrion, if I might say so. And you tell a droll tale. Droll, yes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Ah, you’ll have to excuse me. My Russian is not very good. You are Russian, yes?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And when his mum's flight had taken off to New York without him, he'd go and live with his dad and his dad would have no choice but to say yes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah yes, in America everything smelled good, I thought, even the toilet! Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, you did. You most certainly did.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Grace followed Maya’s gaze to see that yes, someone had in fact made a whale out of gum wrappers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I say yes, even though I do all my homework in the time at the beginning of class while the teacher takes attendance and tries to get everyone to be quiet. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Never. But I know the type. Oh, yes.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, yes, said the major, 1 know he goes to the American hospital. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m very glad I saw it, because from now on if I am asked whether I have seen Niagara Falls I can say yes, and be telling the truth for once. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wagging like yes, yes, yes, and no, no, no at the same time. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But just to humor you, yes, I do let you buy a few things at Second Time Around. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She nodded yes, and it was the first time since Dad died that I’d seen her not try to stop her tears. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Hell, yes! The bear. Caint you see these patches where he's been clawing at my behind?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the shame was an echo, and all he felt was regret—for the time he’d wasted, for the pain he’d caused, and yes, even now, for what he was about to do. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The men around me were quiet for a minute after I spoke, and then someone else said yes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, my friend. You’ve confused aqua with turquoise. I can see how you made that mistake. You’re not the first.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Work with me and I guarantee you the world will know that you should be the head library aide at Alexandriaville Middle School.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I would hardly ever speak above a whisper and I would always be—yes, there was no other word, I would be charming. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Such a man as you, yes,” I replied. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was nod my head yes and remember that I still had to face my father. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He's a kind, steady man, and yes, Mr Stevens, I've grown to love him.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their shoes were open-toed sandals, proving that—yes, indeed—they had snakes for feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Little Willy looked at the hand for a long time and then asked, in a whisper, “Does that mean ‘yes’?” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You only say that because you wear the sign of the wolf. This means you are a...drüskelle, yes?” she asked, pretending to struggle with the Fjerdan word. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He believes the school will soon be in his grasp, yes.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I asked her if ‘being let down’ was like coming back to earth with a bump if you let air out of a hot-air balloon too fast, and she said yes, it was like that. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. Alexander said, “Oh ... Oh yes. I remember now. You told me.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Ah, yes, the princess. The beautiful princess. That’s how this whole story started, isn’t it?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And yes, there were definitely Jesse-like computer geeks all over the place, heads hunched, laptops bouncing on their shoulders, backpacks overstuffed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, sir, very much!” cried Reynie with as much enthusiasm as he could muster. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was something comical about Tommy at that moment, something that made you think, well, yes, if he’s going to be that daft, he deserves what’s coming. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Or perhaps, yes. As far as I understand what you have said, I suppose I must keep the Ring and guard it, at least for the present, whatever it may do to me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Something a bit more complex than last time, and yes, I may be interested,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If you ask, ‘Can we make a lot of them?’ the answer is yes.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did not beg you. I asked. And you said yes. So why are changing your mind now? We’re already here.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Now Mom turns to John Mark and says finally, “Oh, yes! Yes! Yes!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“They call him Mr. Touchdown, yes, they call him Mr. T.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes I am. I want to learn new things,” I shouted aloud. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It would be a jolly good thing, he concluded, if Master Twyti and his beastly dogs did meet the Questing Beast, yes, and get eaten up by it too, every one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, people who legitimately aren’t as qualified get picked over people who are, and yes, it’s usually people of color getting picked over white people. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes he did,” Barbarossa replied without looking at him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You do me a deep disservice, good lady. This gentleman is called Shadow. He is working for me, yes, but on your behalf. Shadow, may I introduce you to the lovely Miss Zorya Vechernyaya.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“That is the only kind of journey, young fellow. And yes. Away from here. That sort of journey.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My brain said yes I am back and I thought the whole thing was over. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say yes and he didn’t say no, so I leaned out of the tree and Lissa handed me the book. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Several times. He is quite persuasive.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And Kaede did feel a certain amount of compassion for the Fairy Queen’s daughter, but she could never say yes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They first discussed whether Anne should be allowed to use the table, yes or no. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The judge had him clarify whether she used to reproach me for having put her in the home, and the director again said yes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I think so, yes, but only in a dream!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Tall fella, rather dark. Wounded leg. Odd that . . “Jackson tried to court-martial him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being a man meant saying yes when your woman asked you for something. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God, that was easy. Lauren would just whine and whine until I finally said yes.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Tell me the words so I know you will remember them, you will hold on to them and it will be as though you are holding on to me, and you will not forget, yes? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"Why, yes, say some school in New England . . ." I looked at him speechlessly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, yes, of course, but let’s start with memorizing our lines before we plan the menu,” Mrs. Grayson said, holding her hands up. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Ha! Being immortal helps. But, yes, I wasn’t so old when I died. Not by modern standards. I did a lot during my years as a hero...too much, really.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Hells yes, for sure. I know so because we re going to make a home there. If you make something happen you can count on it being for sure.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“One for yes, one for no, and one for maybe.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Not everything is about your little corner in the hood. These are kids I go to school with, and I wanted you to meet them. And yes, this was supposed to be a date.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Soviets, however, said yes and put the first woman in space in 1963. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, absolutely,” Mom said, standing up and wiping at her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I did like the smoothie I had at lunch today, but, yes. I do mean it.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Makes us grow in disgusting rows. Lets humans harvest us. Pah! When Gaea is mistress of the world again, we will grow wild, yes!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t thought of that, but, yes, that was probably his best bet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. He’s like...a god,” Collins said, his breath rushing out. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Harriet could just answer, “Oh! dear, yes,” before the gentleman joined them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“For the main jump, yeah. It got wack after that. Did you actually like that? No judgment except yes judgment.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We may have to do additional surgery at a later date. But the immediate answer to your question is yes. After the procedure, she can go home.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And once more the court admonished the witness: “Answer yes or no, do you have an opinion?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver says yes and everyone climbs in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And now he’s in trouble with the...Oh, dear. Oh, dear.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a different sound, yes, but one thing Axel knows for sure: it is a sound he loves to hear. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, yes we could. Spoiling nice fish, scorching it. Give me fish now, and keep nassty chips!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m behind on emails, but yes—I did get your voice mail. I’m sorry I didn’t reply right away. It’s been a hectic start of the school year.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But can you not take me to see her?” she asked, and she yearned for him to say yes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We expected her to say yes, but I think she surprised us all. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The sugar tongs,” he murmured, '“yes, they were probably quite valuable.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Babies, yes, but I never imagined it to be so different on a man. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A bit, yes. She's pressured, anxious. She wants to be the most beautiful," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Hi hello yes we still need to discuss the Complicated Thing!! What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He said yes, but asked me for some of my “gentleman’s linen” to put on in the morning. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, he just stood there, a tear worrying the edge of his eye, and she thought maybe he’d say yes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes. They are nurses, for sure. I can tell,” Kadiatu murmured with a voice of authority. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eva said yes, but inside she disagreed and remained convinced that Sula had watched Hannah bum not because she was paralyzed, but because she was interested. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the fighting happens, yes, of course, he is what one wants. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I’m fine,” Neville gabbled in the same unnaturally high voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We call ourselves the United Nations, because Isabella is Puerto Rican and Julia is Japanese American, and then there’s me—and yes, we know Black isn’t a nation, but we also know we are united. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My grandfather had described it a hundred times, but in his stories the house was always a bright, happy place—big and rambling, yes, but full of light and laughter. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“That is the literal meaning, yes, but what’s really being said is, ‘From nothing, nothing can come.’” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Yes, Minister, I definitely think this is a matter for the Ministry to ponder at length, yes. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“You were going to kill me either way, whether I helped you or not, yes?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The mothers laughed and mumbled among themselves that yes, it was ugly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as I wondered that, I knew the answer was yes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s some nerve he’s showing — and — yes, he’s got the egg!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes. I would be underselling my competitors.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow she confuses the clues, thinks that his hands reach out for a different reason, not to say no, but to say yes. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes yes yes. 1 have found tree snails and garden snails. But I have never found marine snails.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Right. So yes, you are still going to show it.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She begins to push past me, but stops when Kalinda says yes. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her in that cold looking ward at John Hopkin Hospital, the side for Black’s only, oh yes, I know. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, 1989,” he says, and I realize that for him this is already history. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought how ten minutes ago—yes, only ten minutes— there had still been equivocation in his heart as he wondered whether the news from the front would be of victory or defeat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, I am quite aware of that. It is the garden of England, you know. Surry is the garden of England.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“But just as much yes! Maybe yes or no, but it could be yes, right, Mommy?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes—food—” said the old man eagerly, following her into the kitchen like a child. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And, yes, there was the blackened hatchet blade and a tiny round piece of metal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If he weren’t here, I would have said yes.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, there is a bad business going on,” he said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others would die—yes—but not she, Emily Brent This girl didn't understand! And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And, yes, Elena was looking out for her—but that didn’t change anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Of tears there was, yes, a very fountain—springing from a depth never sounded before, from depths John had not known were in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You going to help me? Say yes or no.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, hoping he'd say yes, because the only other place I could go was the bus stop, and that was too out in the open. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He nods, half tempted to say yes, to feel her scarf against his skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I would nod and say, “Except for the rainbow-cow part, yes.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

So for the next few minutes Claudette answered all of Knabe’s questions with one word or the other, yes or no. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Hisao Imada agreed that it was so—ah, yes, beautiful, he commented softly—and at the same moment his daughter turned swiftly forward so that her eyes met Ishmael’s in the mirror. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Ah yes, the Würzburg transport. A real music town, isn't it? Theresienstadt's the place for you, then. Lots of uppity artists." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Two warriors are far, but Gurgi sees them—yes, yes, they are riding full of wickedness and fierceness. But there is time for a small crunching,” Gurgi pleaded. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes are wide, searching, depending on me to say yes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It depends how you go. By road, yes, it’s probably closer. But all the roads in Albion are drowned now. By water, everything is changed. By air, I think we’re exactly halfway.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

From a local tourist shop, he had bought three sets of fresh clothes, some towels, some soap, some bottled water, and, yes, a huge box of wet wipes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Several centuries of great writers—Milton, Shakespeare, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Austen, Thurber, Faulkner, Baldwin—have voted with their pens, and the answer is yes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I said yes, he called the owners down from their apartment upstairs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Very good, Ruth. I agree you’re ready to be promoted. But remember to say ‘yes’ rather than ‘yeah.’ Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“The lemon ones, yes. The grape ones are Furies, I think. Or are they hydras? At any rate, these are potent. Don't take one unless you really, really need it.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I'll be waiting for autographed picture of you in your pageant tiara. I make lot of copies and hang around the store, yes?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When no one immediately said yes, Z threw up his hands and stalked back to the storage locker. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Yes, you had to swallow the bitter, smoldering, ash-flavored pieces, and yes, they burned your throat as they went down. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But the sooner you succeed the better, yes?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t have said yes if I didn’t like him.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Trademaster seemed to say yes, or at least to nod his head, and then he opened his book and wrote it in.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“But also maybe yes? I got more information from the person who sort of set me on this ‘truth-seeking’ journey in the first place, but I’m not sure what to do with it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Everyone answers yes to that question, until they think it all the way through. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes—yes!” cried all the juveniles, both ladies and gentlemen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

“He doesn’t need to sing a note so long as I see that handsome face, yes, Lord.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, this will do nicely,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, there were all kinds of entertainment in bugs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“South, yes, I think a little bit. If only you had gone a bit farther.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mazen doesn’t sound surprised, and I wonder if he knew all along that I would say yes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s so impossible for me not to say yes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Never ma'am—just yes, with eyes meeting eyes enough to show respect. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“He is partially crazy, yes. He is maybe seventy-six percent crazy.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, the Red Planet,” Mr. Gregory said. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

‘You cannot reach them, you cannot touch them. We tried once, yes, precious. I tried once; but you cannot reach them. Only shapes to see, perhaps, not to touch. No precious! All dead.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Like, yes, I often catch her giving him goo-goo eyes, but I wouldn’t assume it was anything more than a schoolgirl crush. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Though of course, there have been little upsets and frustrations, that is only to be expected...yes, little jealousies...No, I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I felt close to them, yes, but I also felt a new sense of separation. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, he’s annoying, but he’s not a bad guy. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"A bold man, you said. You must be bold, to rise. As I have. To Harrenhal, yes! And why not? You know. You are a bold man too, I sense. Small, mayhap, but bold." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A show, yes, a show on television about air force pilots and some kind of course they took. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And yes, we—well, Augustus, he made meeting you his Wish so that we could come here, so that you could tell us what happens after the end of An Imperial Affliction.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You know I’m Socrates, and I’m a poor man, yes? So by your definition, I am less perfect than you because of how much our wallets hold?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes,” said Elizabeth drily; “Mr. Darcy is uncommonly kind to Mr. Bingley, and takes a prodigious deal of care of him.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, I understand you went to Oxford." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, if extreme confusion is an improvement over extreme terror, then yes,” says Haymitch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I pointed to yes on my board, then pointed to no. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I had no conception of what saying yes to politics might mean for us later, once we’d added two children to the mix. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And yes, seriously. My parents are so deranged it’s not even funny.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I thought that one took a story to an editor and he sat down then and there and read it and said yes or no. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his mother asks if he has a pen to take down the number he lies, telling her yes, not listening as she recites it to him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told her yes, because Dad always took sugar. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And yes, that gives me a feeling of well-being.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Ahhh, yes, make sense. We will find out the new rules together then. Ii ne?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Sure, yes, that,” he says, and he gets up and heads for the back wall of the room, where the Secret Service is stationed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For a few kilometers, I lie that, yes, it is. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. He gets it all the time.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It is difficult for us to avoid, yes.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I nodded my yes, which only felt worse since I was not a nodder. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hell yes! I’m in. I’m definitely in,” she says, smiling, the two of us on the same page for the first time probably ever. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Before you ask, the answer is yes. My mother set up the appointment for after school on Wednesday. She’s going to call your mother tonight.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And yet, when I count them, yes, there are ten. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Every day for his entire presidency, yes,” he said. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If it comes up tails, the person should simply answer yes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it should turn out that I—I mean, if I should be—yes, well, what I mean is should anything happen to me, I beg you, do pay attention to where you tread.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me see. ‘Summer of the Big Drought’...‘Winter of the Deep Drifts’...yes, Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

All day, the yeses and noes had been swirling inside her, faster, faster, until she felt dizzy with indecision. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes, Miss, I can manage. If there's to be large parties often perhaps Mrs. Owen could get extra help in." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. He did. The family of actors.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, the hero usually found some kind of plant that he knew was good to eat and that took care of it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, I suppose it is. But what of it?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. So wifely. But how will it work? Will you rotate between us on a schedule, or choose as the mood strikes you?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Alex raised his head ten degrees for a quarter second to say yes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He disagreed with Reb Saunders, yes, but he would countenance no slander against his name or his position. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Seeing my expression, he added, not unkindly, “You didn’t really think they let any of the kids like us live, did you? Not Oranges. Yellows, yes, because their threat can be contained, but not Oranges.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And she mimicked the yes and no answers she got in reply to her questions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Among others, yes. On their way to the Arctic.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I called you here, yes. But this is sense, Mama-ji, not nonsense. Even a child could see that.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One of the most individualistic, interesting, and yes, gloomy subcultures, Goth is a style—of music, dress, state of mind. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowned stag was there, yes . . . shrunken and enclosed within the heart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes,” I said, "that looks terrible. You must be suffering awfully. You’d better go easy today.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I just couldn’t say yes or no to that right away, I had to think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I definitely said ‘yes’ out loud,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Daylight might have answered yes; but darkness and the horrors of death said no. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I wanted to propose to her but I was unwilling to do so unless I was certain she would say yes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, Milagro del Mar, on the northern coast. Yes, I see. I understand. Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The men, yes,” my mother acknowledged, “but my Tony is only a boy, a baby yet.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The defeated ones hunt us, yes. They will be close behind now.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Here yes, they are boys and girls. But back in Cuba, carga bates can be adults, even today. So you see, Señorita Santos, I’m really Bat Man!” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And yes, these are all the scents that, until five minutes ago, made up the Fragrance of Possibility but now reek of crushed dreams. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. It’s a pleasure to meet you both. Let me show you the way.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you are going to answer, or yes, you really think that?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So when she asked me to go out, I said yes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I said yes, of course, whenever he liked, and that was the evening’s end. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We'll need to talk faster than yes/no questions every half hour. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guys have to dress “business casual” on game days, and yes, he looks nice. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I said, “Oh, yes, yes, she wants the sugar right away, and she told me to run.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. My father thought that since the Quiz Bowl may be late in finishing, it would be nice to have a place to stay instead of returning so late on Saturday,” Muhammad says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He spoke no English, not a single word, not yes or no, hello or thank you. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He figured she’d be more likely than his father to say yes, but she surprised him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had drunk several glasses of brandy and I said yes by God on Bulgaria too and on Japan. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I managed to see the principal alone, and he showed me the computer printouts from Pretoria: yes, I had obtained a third-class pass because I had failed my mother tongue! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, this is the memorial wall where they put the names of the ones who died, she pointed out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “I’m going to assume that that smile means yes.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I tell her yes and look at May, her face as yet wrinkleless, so round, her full cheek pinching her narrow eyes, the color and curve so durably Korean. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, thank you. Always am questing, you know. After the Questing Beast” “Interestin’ job, that very.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say yes, though, only crossed his arms over his chest and blew out a long, martyred sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Granger jammed the whole day’s work into the last eight minutes, a blur of verbs and nouns and prepositions, and yes, there was another homework assignment. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We ought to go an' tell Piggy-" "-yes, tell Piggy that-" "But Simon went!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There is much power in these opening words, yes? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, the other Messengers told me about that stomach bug. It’s a nasty one, eh? How do you feel, Constance?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I want to say yes," I tell her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You asked me, that day we met, if we could kiss. I said no then, but I am saying yes now.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, it made them happy and it made me sick. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would talk to her husband, yes, but he was dying, and she was the one who now managed the store and bore its responsibilities, and she had come to a decision. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And the psychologist said yes, yes, she saw it, but these were standard questions that she was required to ask. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, for a few of the loop’s twenty-four hours it’s September second, but, yes, it’s the third.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

God showed me that yes, I need to be part of the physical church, but I also need to take his love outside the church walls. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t expect you to say yes. You never drink coffee,” said Darla. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“But next time you will be so late, you will call, yes?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Today she says yes without even asking any questions. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

‘The contest must be decided! You have come here to determine the winner, yes?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I said yes, and he tore up my application. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

And I said that, yes, it was exactly the sort of thing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Once upon a time, yes. We used to read the will of the gods by examining animal guts—chickens, goats, that sort of thing. Nowadays, we use these.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had brought it up so casually because she never expected the answer to be yes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I say yes, knowing that he’s referring to the horse farm that burned down a long time back. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, yes, John intones, his Korean accent getting thicker and heavier. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that wins respect so you can say yes next time. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. I thought I’d be seeing you soon. Harry Potter.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When it gets dark I go outside and look through my curtain, and yes, you can see pretty much everything, at least in silhouette. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hardly speak, so I nodded yes, and she said, “Let’s get out of here.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Real? Oh, yes. As real as we get. Don’t ever doubt that. That’s the good news.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I felt—yes, idiot that I am—I felt degraded. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, I thought—let’s start with that. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

When I realize the answer might be yes, I get even madder. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Tex took me to a phone booth and I dialed zero and told the operator the number and yes, this was a collect call. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ha! Well, yes, I suppose he did, Reggie. I suppose he did. God, I miss the eighties.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, that’s fine and good, but it’s not yours to bloody give.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve heard all about you, Percy Jackson. Oh, yes, the young man who saved Olympus. And his faithful sidekick, Annabeth Chase.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. Quite sure. You know what to do?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I’ve thought about that. Perhaps the children are little cherubs, looking after withered men like me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I remain still for a while but answer yes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For them, shouting “Ma-da-me-yi” was one rote step in a memorized chain of steps, not a courtesy to be used or dropped the way “yes, ma’am” and “thank you” are for us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes it is, Patricia. It is my inheritance. It is our family’s legacy! Whatever is buried under that school is Mieras money!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Intruders—yes, they had to be—were outside, rattling objects, probing, then vanishing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I condemn and affirm, say no and say yes, say yes and say no. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It will keep you free, and I said yes, but at that time I didn’t know what she meant. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, absolutely. Not like a heaven where you ride unicorns, play harps, and live in a mansion made of clouds. But yes. I believe in Something with a capital S. Always have.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He would see his daughters, yes, but they knew he was safe now, and that money would be better spent elsewhere—in their college trusts, for example. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, it is,” said the passenger, snorting as he blinked his eyes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Well ... after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"My God, yes!" a woman's voice responded, adding to the structure of his vision within me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair is cut short, buzzed very close, and between that and the stubble on his jaw, he looks different, older, and, yes, hot. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The camp, yes. Vengeance! The orange and purple ones destroyed my home. Now Ma Gasket will destroy theirs! Do you hear me, Leo? Jason? Piper? I come to annihilate you!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

In exchange the animals provided the humans their milk, eggs, and—yes—their flesh. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“O yes, I constantly expect to see him,” returned Herbert, “because I never hear him, without expecting him to come tumbling through the ceiling. But I don’t know how long the rafters may hold.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Old Familiar helps with the perspective, yes he do.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, as many as you like. I would have you look your finest and dance your hardest.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I hesitate, even though I already know I’m going to say yes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I spot Oscar’s leather jacket hanging on a hook—yes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And. And Mr. Klaus bit my ear. And there was a lot of pain. And the squirrel rescued me.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, the living room. And if I were you, incidentally, I’d go look in there for a second. She’s crying. Or was when I left.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Paid subordinates! What! you are my paid subordinate, are you? Oh yes, I had forgotten the salary! Well then, on that mercenary ground, will you agree to let me hector a little?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Most of the time, yes. But he also did some catching.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I said yes, but that’s just what I said. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Even if the answer to that one was yes, it wasn’t like the 8 Ball could tell me exactly what they were.... Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Some soaking had occurred, yes,” said Sterling Whitman. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The librarian said, “Oh, yes, and I must tell you, she was radiating happiness.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Why should I be dedicated and set aside—yes, if not to at least tell a few people about it? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple guys said yes, but the rest of us merely nodded. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She is a Sister of Charity, and maybe that is why she is so kind and says yes, she will put us wherever there is a spot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I want so badly to prove her wrong that I almost say yes, but instead I chew the skin around my thumb and say, “I need to think about it.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. From the council meeting,” said Mr. Burke. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t say no. Give me a little time, Raji, and yes will come.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Mi niña, yes. I believe we should accept all actions that are carried out in good faith and with a loving heart.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But the way the corners of his lips turned down, it was more like he was saying yes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

If store managers said yes, we were to thank them and tape a flyer to their window. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A bath first, just so. Then food and a soft bed, yes? My servants shall see to it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A few questions: “Pardon, I’m not crazy, but have you seen any six-fingered noblemen lately?” and surely, sooner or later, there would be an answering “yes.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No way we could take on Shroudeds if the Nightbeast also joined in the fight. And, yes, we were so close,” Valley said, spinning on Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So, yes, I’m adding a marble-shooting robot from outer space to my science project. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, they’ve been on our trail almost since we started our journey. I cannot smell how many in this place, with all the water. What can they want, I wonder?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, of course, you need a pen.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Today—yes, Ma—I was trying to take some responsibility. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” Baba said, pushing away from the desk. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If I say yes, how long before the next time you humiliate me to amuse your friends?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And yes, I have looked up my name. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked archly, as if I was hoping for a yes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Piper is a straight-A student,” he says, pretending to whisper. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He guessed a couple of ribs were broken, yes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

At lunch when Mrs. Bishop asked if Ivy had talked to them, she had mumbled a yes, embarrassed that her family had forgotten her on the most important birthday she’d ever had. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We can never quite tell, one may be...yes, we may be anywhere, by then, we may not still be here. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Never occurred to me. Yes, yes, that’s the way,” he added with excitement. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, there were plenty to aid and abet him; even he could not have held a horse race without someone to race against. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly filled with happiness, I belt out the words I know are true with all my might: “But I know a change gonna come. Oh yes it will.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, Michael came in and said that it was bothering him so bad he could barely dribble the ball,” he was saying. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“And since you seem unable to stop them, I wish to change some plans. All the gates have been sealed to my castle except the front one, yes?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, you are,” Clay swore as he continued to struggle with the ropes. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him yes they were and said I was hungry. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Between the pond and the bam was a house—and, yes, a woman sitting in the sun. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed onward, leaping from platform to platform, attacking in midair, dodging the relentless onslaught of blobs, skeletons, snakes, mummies, minotaurs, and yes, ninjas. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And yes, his sentences come marching out one after another, polished and crisp like soldiers on a parade ground. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And yes, I’m aware of what can happen when you’re alone in an apartment with your very cute boyfriend. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the kids would ask if I believed in God, and they seemed dubious when I said yes, as if there were no religions in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I want you to keep your mouth shut. It may all blow over, and nobody’ll ever know. Maybe—maybe Pa just thought she said yes.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

So I finally said yes, and the three of us trudged down the path to the creek, with ferns tickling our legs and Wishbone sniffing at every little thing along the way. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I asked her four times before she said yes,” he’d always say, retelling one of his favorite Sinclair family legends. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m Vera’s niece’s husband. My wife, Nancy, is her—” “Yes, yes, yes,” he said, and waved away the rest of my response. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“No. Well, yes. But it was like this reaction I had. Like this thing I couldn’t control.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He twists his mouth every which way to try to come up with an explanation for questions that only require a yes or a no. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want it—yes, I do. Why, thank you, Lee. It’s kind of you to think of it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This was the seventies. Lots of turmoil. Civil rights activism, yes. But lots of pushback.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I only used that name because I was in doubt. I must not call you ‘Mr.,’ and I have grown to love you—yes, my dear boy, to love you—as Arthur.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He’s a genius! Best wizard in the world! But he is a bit mad, yes. Potatoes, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And, yes, I did tell the brothers to be very, very careful. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So things at the department are . . .” “Very good, yes, thank you, and Ralph’s doing very well, except, you know, that he may be ‘climbing a tree to catch fish’...” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, she complained about how loud the teenagers play their radios and, oh, yes, she invited us to Christmas dinner.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Automatically, he had bleated out his yes, and now he would face her irritation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She might have said “yes, sir,” and left it at that. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Abby says yes, and I guess that sort of bugs me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He held out the flask, and one sniff was all I needed to tell me, yes, it was our fabled shock-and-awe sauce. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The danger to my family was past, yes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes — you should hear the arguments they get into! Actually, I hope you don’t, you would think they were raised by a pack of wolves.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I can well imagine that Basta's furious,” he whispered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That,” he said, “yes, that symbol. She made, do you recall, a scratched noise—a noise in her throat?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And there will be a chorus that says “yes.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma kind of grunted, not saying yes and not saying no. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watching trains. Dill’s version of YouTube. You know this is a very weird thing to do, yes?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs,” he added to Uncle Vernon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And yes it's true, once we lived in Ohio, that's why we speak the way we do. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. But it’s not that. I got stung by a bee on my palm while we were playing. Your dad grabbed my hand and sucked the venom out.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord Faa,” said the bear, “yes. Good fighters. Go well.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And every one of them says yes, and then holds out one hand, to Bob. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-six hours. Yes, yes, I know. These things become clear rather quickly, I’m afraid. Have your parents call me if they have questions. Otherwise, I will expect them this evening.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the judge spoke, he said “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“O yes,” he returned, “these are all gifts of that kind. One brings another, you see; that’s the way of it. I always take ’em. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

If only he knew of something comforting to say, something to ease Sticky’s anxiety—and, yes, something to ease his own. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, of course,” the boy immediately behind the leader began babbling. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then silence, a very long silence, and—wait, shhhhh...yes!—the unutterable relief of realizing that the bear has withdrawn to the other side of the camp or shambled back into the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Caught me a giant tuna, yes I did. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This is Chord V because, yes, it is a perfect fifth. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, she had despised him even before the search for the Grail began—yes, despised him, and had determined to throw him over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I call you Goz?” the manager asked after they shook hands, and she said yes, but before she said yes, she paused, the slightest and shortest of pauses, but still a pause. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Margo pointed happily, and yes, there, before us, was the Asparagus. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I’d murdered him, but what bothered me was that he had lost the right to say yes or no about what happened to him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Happy disposition—yes and no, very serious if mistreated he never forgets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Thank you. Wait, yes. Tell me a story." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Something decorative and permanent and occasionally useful, yes, but I found it dull and quiet work, suitable for a rainy day with only the monotonous ticking of the parlor clock for company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, you do. I see it. Can you see it?" he asked me and Noah. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ask him if he’d like a tour, and he says yes, he has nothing better to do. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Can you do that? Answer yes or no.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hell, yes! I want the job,” Bigger said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, yes. Oh yes, Mr. Jankowski. You’ve been talking a blue streak since we left the lunchroom. Just talking my ear off.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

You have yet to understand the altering force of a simple yes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“The question is, what is Parky going to do now. You are a grown man. You must want control back, yes? This began as your task and it should be yours to the end.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Truly, yes, to pray with. It would be pleasing to the saints if one used so fine a rosary as this, instead of wearing it as a vain bijou.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, the painting is traveling just now. It’s in Chicago. There’s going to be a show called ‘Writers in Art’ at the Art Institute.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

My heart swings back and forth—yes, no, maybe so—till at last it settles upon yes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty boxes was a lot of chocolates but he was glad to say yes and get out of the spotlight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t had to clean boots, but weapons, yes—and he’d had to shovel camel dung. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“And, yes, I am a little shocked that Draco here invited you, of all people, into the school where his friends live...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re deflecting. I appreciate that, but now is the time to step up, yes?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Payday” was his first reaction, and for the first time I realized that, yes, it had happened on one of the alternate Wednesdays when we were paid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She assured Mia that yes, Shaker schools were excellent—Pearl could enroll in AP classes in every subject; there were science labs, a planetarium, five languages she could learn. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. In fact, you’ll probably want to call me The Giver.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Well, believe me when I say that you do not have me to thank but rather Lidewij, who is exceptionally talented in the field of spending my money.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“They steal the land from the Indians and leave the name, yes?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. I’m sorry. I’m coming. I’m almost there.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Heather takes this to mean that yes, I’d be happy to help her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

It's night, yes, but this moon gives off too much light for concealment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, all friends,” said Bigwig, turning away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never went to a school with boys, and yes, boys make school really, really annoying sometimes, but they also can make it pretty fun. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

And when you think that it was my good fortune to have had their ear on many great issues of the day, yes, when I think back, I do feel a certain gratitude. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened in the future, however superficially strange or shocking, would also have an unsurprising, familiar quality, inviting her to say, but only to herself, Oh yes, of course. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So yes, okay, here was another exception to the rules: Angelo made the pate. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really expect him to say yes to this plan. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I say this, yes, but I still see so many of you afraid to cut in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Safer, yes. Wiser, no. He is a man grown now, and this is the road that he was bom to walk.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No. I mean, yes, I’m okay, and no, you’re not hurting me.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Suppose they don’t...But yes, all right,” Lyra whispered back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Oro” meant “gold” in Spanish and ” meant either “yes” or “if.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew looks at her, he don’t nod, he don’t say yes, but we all understand that he understands. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

No, they don’t bleed once a month; yes, they do bleed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Huntsman regarded her pale cheeks and wide, dark eyes, and said as kindly as he could, “If you were already sensitive, then yes, her medallion may have enabled you to see more of her.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Yes, she said, yes, and allowed herself to relax still further, to feel a little more hopeful. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You never saw such a child. This is a child—yes—a child!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She can go with an eighth-grader. Which I am. An eighth-grader. And I would ask her nicely, of course. Do you think she would say yes?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“If it will help get them through this, then yes.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘He doesn’t know what we minds, does he, precious? No, he doesn’t. But Sméagol can bear things. Yes. He’s been through. O yes, right through. It’s the only way.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, ma’am, I do,” I defended myself quickly, not wanting her to think that I dared criticize what she had given me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He must have done, yes, they must have arranged that before they left the Room of Requirement,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes?” he said, “in what way can you make things dangerous?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now most often, they said yes to that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see why they would want your robes, William. But yes, even then, you could not fight back.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And pay in gold upon the signing of our contract, yes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Do say yes. It would be the only good thing that’s happened to me in months!” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At last, Gramps said, “I sure hate to get back on the road, but time’s a-wastin’!” Yes, I thought, yes, yes, yes! Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

And before I could say no, she demanded, “Say yes.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Glad to meet you, yes, yes,” he said, reaching up with the other hand to brush the hair from his eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You say my workers are coming to you with complaints ...” “Oh yes, correct,” Comrade Pillai said. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another “loyalty question,” but he had answered “yes” to that. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And yes, Courtney did warn me about pushing this curiosity thing, and I obviously didn't listen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

So yes, like Ben, I harbored ridiculous prom fantasies. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And yes, of course, naturally, stickball was now her favorite game. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I was a tad straighter than I’d been the last couple days, and the ringing sounded a tad louder, a tad more persistent and, yes, maybe even a tad friendlier than usual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“There now, are you alone? Just answer yes or no.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maribel had to beg her parents to let her go to Fall Formal, and they only said yes because she got into all AP classes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh; yes. Take the trunk on. I suppose Mary was up to some of her pranks.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, you mould say “a cousin of my mother’s”, “a child of hers”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I recognize that. That must have been the singing I heard in my dream.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, at Geoffrey’s house, I asked him if he remembered her, and he said yes, but there was no obvious recognition on his face, and I wondered if he was just being polite. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, our boy prodigy. I wasn’t aware you were in my class. I didn’t go too fast for you, did I?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And putting up her hand to screen her words from Emma—“A congratulatory visit, you know.—Oh! yes, quite indispensable.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

‘Perhaps tomorrow you might be able to come to the hospital with me – yes, now that is a good idea! I shall remember to ask Sister.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I plan to tell her over and over, until one day, at a weak moment, she will say yes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And there were times when it was very dangerous to think the wrong things, or at least to talk about them.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I felt that I knew something of his pain and his fury, and, yes, even his beauty. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Muzoo, I ask you, have you felt the freedom of the Lord? Have you felt it? He’s nodding, folks. Is that a yes, Muzoo?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Smart, yes. Empathic, absolutely. But the other children performed miracles. At least, so you all claim." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then Brave Orchid worried over a daughter who had the mark of an unlucky woman; yes, there was certainly a girl with an upper lip as curled as Brigitte Bardot’s. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We’re not in decent places. Time’s running short, yes, running fast. No time to lose. We must go. Wake up, Master, wake up!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And she say yes, and I tell her, ‘My name is Bebe Chow, I am May Ling’s mother.’ Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But of course, yes, Hazel. Of course you can.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I had gone as long as I dared asking Ralph yes/no questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, all day, every day,” he sang out, then pirouetted gracefully around the platform. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, I refrained from saying, “Or herself. It could be a girl.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mom at first said no, she didn’t, but Dad kept asking her again and again, and when she finally said yes, the fight disappeared from both of them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mine, mine, yes and dearly bought!’ cried Saruman, clutching at the pouch. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I looked away, feeling strangely guilty that, yes, I did get some time of freedom. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I want to say yes, but it would be such a pain for Grandma. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, it must be. The elusive Sage Fairy.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And yes, they were underclothes, but she and Ruby and Sparrow preferred them to the alternative: the gowns. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But then she, Saint Sarah, squeals when she finds out that I’m an appetizer, no dinner, and yes dessert person too, like her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I said yes and proceeded to recount the nightmare of the past two months. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Is that you, Esther?" the girl on watch downstairs said, and when I said yes, she said, "There's a man to see you." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It says I’m caring and, yes, even a little cold sometimes. See these laugh lines,” she says, almost poking herself in the eyes. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

If there was another bomb in the building, Cas knew the answer would be yes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s not it. I mean, yes, we will need some money, but it’s just. . . it’s just. . .” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She steadied herself with a hand on the wall, and dug her heels deeper, moving inch by inch while he grunted, “Ah! Ifem, yes, just there. Ah!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That voice inside that said, Now, yes, this is it, get out! was muffled by mixed messages. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was asked whether Maman ever complained about me, and he said yes but that some of it was just a way the residents all had of complaining about their relatives. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“They are following, yes. They know you are here. Giants and Titans. The defeated ones. They know.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Okay, yes, I am all caught up with Paper Girls. I am, however, happy to revisit it,” she said, taking the book from me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Professor Binns slowly, “yes, one could argue that, I suppose.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, no school, no school!” erupted the rest of the students. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. That is true. Already I am only happy when I am working.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, uh, sorry about that. And yes, you’re definitely right. We will explore all of that in our club. For sure. And we can meet here in your class for clubs, right? And we’re official?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He nodded yes, which shook more tears down his cheeks. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, Professorhead,” said Peeves, with the air of one cradling a large bombshell in his arms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” said Mr. Clutter, as though conversing with himself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, of course, we thought about that,” Lloyd said. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So I became ill of affirmation, of saying "yes" against the nay-saying of my stomach—not to mention my brain. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because if he asks a third time, I might cave and say yes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! All the time threaten to pour beer into stream.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. They ragged him about me at the café, I guess. He wanted me to grow my hair out. Me, with long hair. I'd look so like hell." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“The flowers? Oh, yes. The roses for Mamá,” I yelled back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I said yes, and I regretted it the second the word came out of mv mouth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t send you home drunk to your mommy. Last time, we have to talk. Now, we know each other, yes? So, one shot of vodka.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I shrug, because he might tease me if I say yes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I still have one!” remarked Capricorn, scanning the uncomprehending faces with pleasure. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say yes, but I backed down. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I know the name of every owner of every British moor, yes—and their tenants, too. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes? And how do you like this one?" Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Zeus’s girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be a tree, didn’t you? Glad you’re back. I hate it when pretty girls turn into trees. Man, I remember one time—” “Brother,” Artemis said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes—a boy,” said Lupin again, who seemed dazed by his own happiness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the first time in my life, I'm too self-conscious to say yes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” the black leaders would respond, smiling ruefully and shaking their heads in commiseration, “we appreciate your delicate position. However, we have our positions to consider, too...” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. Dalton was blind; yes, blind in more ways than one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected to feel it, but not that kind; to be embarrassed, yes, but not that way. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things about myself, yes, but also about you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My instinct was to say yes, as if, on some deep level, I too wanted to protect Baba’s secret. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes yes yes yes yes her car her car!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, the house is to be sprayed with the cleaning service’s signature floral-scented air freshener, which will signal to the owners, the moment they return home, that, yes, their house has been “cleaned.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he meant my mother, so I answered yes—she was beautiful and gay and very kind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look at the rock in front of you.'There’s a good handhold, yes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That means, the first day we met, Rani made Jay say yes so that I could stay with them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"You've been sent to the orchestra, yes? Well. Join your very lucky sisters. Music has saved your life today." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, very encouraging,” said Sticky, whose forehead had begun to sweat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And, oh yes, I almost forgot, Mike Collins. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, I did promise, and when he told me, his words hung heavy in the air for maybe a minute, my voice stuck in my throat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I want to say “yes” to the dream. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perplexed, yes; uncertain, yes; but beneath it all something as yet unnamed was coming into focus. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

O yes I knew it was somewhere in the country. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ahem, well, yes, young Mr. Hillburn, ah, by the way, what is your name, lad?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“There was a diagram in there, but I can’t draw worth a flip. Words and numbers, yes. Pictures? Hopeless.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They have to say either yes, or no. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” he says, “and it’s still as good as it ever was.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Because those lights do a lot of drawing. I’d reckon they can run a battery down quick—just like in your car. So I have to wonder a little, yes.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gomez’s smile dims, the lines around her mouth aren’t as deep, but she says, “The night of the incident, yes. Start where you feel comfortable.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m such an idiot for saying yes to this!” he said, his teeth clenched. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“My ‘silly’ disguises are useful for other reasons, but yes, Constance, it would be unfortunate if some enemy from my past recognized me, but I couldn’t recognize him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Dalton should ask him if he had taken her to the University, he would have to say yes and depend upon her to back him up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I am thinking of saying yes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ash stared down at the ground and perhaps, yes, there was a broken leaf, but the hoofprint was so faint that it was hardly visible. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, circulation’s well up,” said Luna happily. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The requests poured in for Reggie to talk publicly, and even though his sentence was complete, he said yes, over and over. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes. When Atticus married her, and I’d come home from Nashville for Christmas and things like that, why I fell head over heels in love with her. I still am—didn’t you know that?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, so sorry. Just for a bit of privacy.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If you want to put your shirt on, you can. You will stay with me tonight, keep us warm as two, yes?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But yes, yes I do like you following me around; yes, that’s awesome. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

You can answer it for yourself, but, for me, I say yes it was. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She yes, ma’amed and no, sired and ate all her vegetables and went to bed on time. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes it can. Trust me, I haven’t been wrong yet.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Time enough to speak of that this evening. My little friend and I shall eat and drink and make great plans, yes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps his lordship is muddy, yes, but what is a little mud? Speak politely of the noble beast, as one learns to, who must work each day within reach of his jaws.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I ask her if I can take her photo, and she says yes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Poseidon took it as a yes and came in. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Now, the vote would be almost unanimously yes.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, he thought, sweet wind, fine wind, wind wind wind . The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, yes. But they marry earlier and earlier these days. What is the use of a degree, they ask me, when we cannot find a job after graduation?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he got up to the car and when I finally got it through his head if two people in a ford had passed him, he said yes. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose you could say yes to the first ... if you don’t mind — it’s easier than any other explanation.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And so, yes, I am sorry about how I treated people that day I yelled at Lewis. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Read English news, yes, and English sport, politics and pomposity, but in future keep the things that hurt to myself alone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I may tell you, one day, yes. Or I may not. Drink your mead.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, he realized the position they were in. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The vulnerable boy I might have said yes to disappeared, and I’m not sure I’ll ever see him again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Mrs. Hurd, her hand still on his cheek, “I do, too. Just light out for the Territories.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said yes, and the golden retriever covered me with kisses. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And if they’re all so frightened of cats, there wouldn’t be many in this world anyway. She probably couldn’t find her way back.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My father would say ‘yes,’ Mr. Knightley ‘no;’ and Miss Bates and I that he is just the happy medium. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, they had seen it, each brother and sister beneath the sound of his voice tonight, and they had seen the destruction caused by a so lamentable unripeness! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“So, yes. Everyone misses you and asks about you and wants to know when you’re coming back.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, is that a yes or a no?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t she say yes and save the lives of eleven thousand virgins? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Everything is going well?” and Ifemelu had no choice but to say yes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Madam, yes, I am, if you please: but I do not think I want an ordeal.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It involved being told no in a dozen or a hundred different ways before hearing the “yes” that would make all the difference. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But there was a fraction of a second when their eyes met, and for as long as it took to happen Winston knew—yes, he knew!— that O’Brien was thinking the same thing as himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Poor nervous Dedd, who had edged up the patio towards us and was rewatering all the plants, said that yes, that would be wise. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, deliberately starting a fire in a tiny, enclosed space is usually a terrible idea. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique approaches dozens of people, but just one or two say yes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Twig nodded like yes, yes, tell me more, but I wasn’t listening. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So when Johnny Cakes asked me to set off the fire alarm bell again, I said yes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, Luke was excited to keep wrestling—to see how far he could go. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But one strict rule they had; oh yes, the strictest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Father did not exactly say yes or no to that, though of course it was true. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes he is. He told me at lunch.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She tells me yes, and offers to drop me off herself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Replied Odysseus: “The young men, yes. And may the gods requite those insolent puppies for the game they play in a home not their own. They have no decency.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the person Claire was to wait for and say yes to. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But when I asked her if I could spend today with Mr. Keller learning stuff, she seemed happy to say yes—I think she felt bad about the auction letter. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When he nodded yes she’d ask, “Where you want to go, Disneyland, spa, or RV trip?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I cannot, not tomorrow,” Ash said, her heart sinking as she realized that she really did wish to say yes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said coolly, “When it comes to the defense of the citadel and our five lives...yes, you are.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The answer was always yes, because they knew I would be waiting to find out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Rives told her, “If you know the answers just say ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Now someone is calling the number of our company, it is, yes, the Company Commander, he has come through, then; his arm is in a sling. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had clung to them, to Rass, yes, even to my grandmother, afraid that if I loosened my fingers an iota, I would find myself once more cold and clean in a forgotten basket. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what they call oranges in Spain, and these are Spanish oranges. And—oh, yes. Don’t forget Piltdown Man.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I asked Shin if this was true, he nodded yes. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“If, yes. If is the question,” said Elinor, tapping the fuel gauge. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s as if my whole neighborhood has said yes to the boy who moved in across the street, to me and him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You say yes ma’am, young lady. Do you hear me?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, yes. Read the Sermon on the Mount.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And she said yes, which was true, but she sensed that he did not always believe her, or that his belief lasted only so long before he would need to hear her affirmation again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the dim light from a low-powered anbaric bulb she could see a name on a card at the front of each case, and yes, there was an empty one with Tony Makarios on it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You do have the dagger with you, yes?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” I say, struggling to hold up the fabric with one hand, while wrapping the faja around my waist with the other, pulling it extra tight. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her first word was yes, then she cried for ages. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, sir,” he said, “we must get together sometime and talk about Greek, yes?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Ayyyy, she said yes!” he just has to announce, and a couple of people actually clap. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m about to say yes, let’s go to Everybody’s Favorite Diner and get egg sandwiches and then walk to school together and all this can be over. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but neither of those papers would be interested in something like this.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes," I said, "the fifth gift is the best gift of all." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

You hate it, yes, but your eyes do not. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sandals, the headcloths of fine linen—several of them—yes, and for some time Gebu had reeked of expensive ointments as well as barley beer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Same street as the Pearl Continental Hotel. He might have mentioned it.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

If the fingers remained entwined that meant yes; if they parted it was no. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, ordinary penguins, yes,” said the Admiral judiciously; “but not such highly-trained birds as yours, Mr. Popper. They could outwit any polar bear, I guess.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few people mumble yes, and a couple of kids on the track team high-five each other. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to tell her the answer is yes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, just sit down, Goddard. Your penance will be to shut up for a whole five minutes.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“A bit on the imperfect side, yes,” said Feral with regret, and they just couldn’t maintain their seriousness in the face of such an understatement. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It would be so easy to say yes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I said yes because I didn’t want to do anything wrong, but I don’t think I can think of a whole other night’s worth of questions. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, Dr. Calvin, I understand that. But why did Nestor 10 himself leave his seat?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

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

“O yes,” said Wemmick, “I have got hold of it, a bit at a time. It’s a freehold, by George!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well, Henry, Richard, here we are. Lovely. Fine. Thank you so much—beautiful lunch—well, toodle-oo, yes, yes, goodbye—” The door slammed and he shot up the walk at a rapid clip. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, yes. You are welcome to rest in this house until your master’s work takes him onwards. Is he pursuing some philosophical theme?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I want to say yes, but it feels wrong to put my stomach ahead of Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The mother says that, yes, her son is handsome. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I wish to express my gratitude—” “Yes, yes,” Min said impatiently. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Officially, yes,” Goddard agreed, “but you gained the admiration of quite a few important scythes.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Which would be a loss to society at large, yes? So sometimes it's ethical not to reveal a secret. Nicholas?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I decide to respond with the head waggle that means yes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So yes—Molly has begun to view her work at Vivian’s in a different light. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He shrugged his shoulders again, in a way so I couldn’t tell if he was saying yes or no. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“For the moment, yes,” Penelope mumbled, staring at her shoes. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes—yes, he did. He told me this morning.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Silly, yes, but it was that kind of day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not a yes either,” Mom added. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, I hear these naughty ones go to vex you, Mees Marsch. If so again, call at me and I come,” he said, with a threatening frown that delighted the little wretches. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes. Still standing. Last house down that lane, about three kilometers, just past the bridge." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, dear boy, it’s as good as another,—unless you’d like another.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, there is a film by that name, based on a book, but I meant the pub where I worked years ago. The Black Tulip is near Bloom’s Bakery, the one Frankie’s father owns.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And that is what they want to do, yes, that is what they want to do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, oh, yes, and kittens chasing disco ball lights!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

You will go to a wedding soon and did you lose an anchor of arms, yes, an anchor of arms? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember, yes. I’ve thought about it. Because I went out on my porch about ten o’clock, see. Hadn’t seen fog for more than a week. And I couldn’t see more than twenty yards.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

People were standing in angry knots talking, gesticulating, swearing that yes, they would starve, they would go down to ruin rather than give in now. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Celestial bronze, yes. But mine did not affect the warriors that way.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Ay sus. Don’t talk with your mouth full. And yes, I do. I think good things happen for a reason. And bad things, too.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“To assist, yes — but not to make you drinks and — and clean your house!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was kind of hard to look at him with his two sets of eyes, but I said, “Why, yes, sir, and some Latin, and I can understand a little Greek.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“This means ‘Man want food,’ one grunt yes, two grunt no? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“We have heard of your red witch, oh yes. She would turn us against the Seven to bow before a fire demon!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then, before I can even put that in my head, she asks me if our Tlo Mon, who lives in La Vega, is ill, yes or no. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, she’s just feeling a mite dizzy because of the heat. Was there something I could help you with?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, I confess it And you would have rushed straight to the king, yes? And when Robert heard of his peril, what would he have done? I wonder." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She admitted that yes, she did have to pack, which she added was something she hated. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Nigeria will not be like this forever, I'm sure I will find part-time work and it will be tough, yes, but one day I will start my clinic, and on The Island!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Er — yes, Harry — about this cupboard. Your aunt and I have been thinking ... you’re really getting a bit big for it... we think it might be nice if you moved into Dudley’s second bedroom.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There were, of course, times it was important to say yes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination — holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” I said, trying not to smile and failing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"He may know the blade, yes ... but, my lady, the moment we go ashore we are at risk. And there are those at court who will know you on sight." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. I suppose I am guilty. I hope you forgive me, kind lady." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The basement rooms are up to code, yes,” Carlos says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I could say yes, but I don’t know. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, we are. Weird people still get banished.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” said Werfel, delighted that his guest seemed interested. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

‘The tricksy lights. Candles of corpses, yes, yes. Don’t you heed them! Don’t look! Don’t follow them! Where’s the master?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, yes, we heard the name once. But what does the name matter to us? Master says he must get in. So we must try some way. There is no other way to try, no.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

You groan, and the mask says, “Too small. Throw it back, yes?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“That would never have occurred to me,” she said, “breaking it like that. Now, what did you say? Oh, yes, I have my eraser.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, that’s very good of you, Roz. But I don’t understand what any of this has to do with us.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“And clean? Dress hair, press clothing—" “Make soap, wash dishes, barter—yes. You've just described every free-woman in the Scholars' Quarter." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, very. Nobody cares for a letter; the thing is, to be always happy with pleasant companions. I am quite determined to refuse him. But how shall I do? What shall I say?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Chose is a bit of a stretch, but yes.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Sure I saw him. Saw him in town, saw him at Petersen’s, here and there ... I saw him now and again, yes.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Mary, smiling, “yes, but not then.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Where had he seen that frog-like face, that tortoise-like neck, that hunched up attitude—yes and those pale shrewd little eyes? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I know, I know. I have read your last two letters.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“If that is the only way you will heed my advice, then yes,” said Luxa earnestly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the pattern of rinds fell in ellife, two white sides and two brown, a definite yes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would sell this wheat on the black market—yes, that was a good idea. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If I were to extinguish the bonfire, or its keeper, that would also be problematic, yes?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That was when he relived the nightmare of the mauling and felt the ache of being alone, the fear, and yes, still, the anger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There was disgust and fear, yes, as Sarai passed them by, but mostly what she saw in them was pleading. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Why else do you think I wanted to join the King’s Guard? I needed a living, yes, but I could have done something less...life-threatening. Some of us need adventures.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s not wrapped, but yes, it’s a present,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Kristi nods, and that tiny “yes” bleeds the fight out of me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things were chaotic, yes, but the Germans were always organized. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! We have to be present in case, in case...” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. With a whole bunch of rules and regulations and controls, that’s pretty much how it works.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” Ash said eagerly, and then it occurred to her that the huntress might have been making her an offer, and perhaps she — a common household servant — should have turned her down. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, my, yes. That...that sums it up,” the woman says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“A dimwitted god apparently. But yes. With the consensus of the entire Council, I can make you immortal. Then I will have to put up with you forever.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He’s active in the Republican party—yes, I said “Republican.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes...,” said Mom, but her voice drifted off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

June shrugged again, but in a way that Ivy knew the answer was yes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” she breathed, gazing at the fabulous creature. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Danielle replies, “Oh yes, of course. My mother is waiting for me.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“It was the 2nd day, and yes. Mr. Stoker will never know it wasn’t me. He’ll always think that I might be the cheater.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” MoMo said, gesturing in a get on with it way. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but anything else? Did you...see a shadow in a room?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Shukra, waving his hand as if Mini had asked something as casual as Do you have chocolate ice cream? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother taught Prim and I to eat properly, so yes, I can handle a fork and knife. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, that was it. Oh that was it, but how can you believe that? How can you believe that? I can’t even make myself pretend that you could believe that.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the ice fortress, her fingers curled into fists, and gazed out the window—yes, this was real glass, hard and unyielding—at the landscape before her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But, yes, that seems to be the case. Ella has a perfect memory. She loves books. Somewhere, somehow, she read your Roman book of prophecies. Now she’s the only source for them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Besides, she was the one who was doing the asking and all I was saying was yes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There are trophy cases, framed photos, and, yes, plaques. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Wood nymphs came forward with platters of food: grapes, apples, strawberries, cheese, fresh bread, and yes, barbecue! The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, yes. She is in her private parlor.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Why? You needn’t fear me. I’m only a cave-dwelling charlatan. A reader of sheep’s entrails, yes?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He took back his hands and wrote, “It’s made things easier. Instead of writing yes and no all the time, I can show my hands.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, very funny,” Jen’s father replied, not sounding the least bit amused. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The second stranger, who had hitherto lingered in the background, now drew near; a pale face looked over the solicitor’s shoulder—yes, it was Mason himself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“A white lie, but yes. Sorry,” she said, trying to smile, but when I didn’t smile back, she turned around in her seat and faced forward. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

To which Mr Cardinal muttered with irritation: 'Yes, yes, you have my word.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I forgot,” said Milo, in a voice lowered deferentially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It scares me, yes, but it also feels right. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, actually, yes. Is your name Jack or Jack Will?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. I know it looks that way, friend, but let me explain. It’s a funny story, actually. My father is white and my mother is black and race is a social construct, so...” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, “yes, of course. How silly of me. Take them round to the back, as she said.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When they turned back around, he nodded yes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Know you? That would be a yes: You're famous, we must confess." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Why...well, yes! Good grief, of course! And thank you....I mean, do you really think it’ll make a difference? I don’t mean to suggest that...I don’t know what I mean. Yes, of course!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, yes, of course,” the man shouted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! I know that! I know that, but do you know what day it is?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The answer would seem obvious—yes—but proving that answer isn’t so easy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Waiting with a bag of garbage to go to the basement, yes. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Hope I didn’t wake you, don’t mind if I cut on the lights, do you, ah, here we go, yes, yes....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But, yes—there was something she had overlooked. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Well, yes, and I have proof in heaps. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, don’t show me that sour face of yours. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound—yes, the sound—of the look the shooter gave me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Howard said yes and pulled it out of his pocket. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, we must send that statement,” Miss Trixie agreed and shuffled off to the ladies’ room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would like to say yes, so you would think your friend Anatole is a good hunter. But, alas. A new pupil brought it this morning to pay for his schooling.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, I seem to remember it was. At least there was a kind of bar that fitted across the handle. Is that what you mean?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Under a pen name, but yes. I even got an opinion piece published in the Freiheit last September.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You mean you’d let me have one? Oh! Jesus Christ yes.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As your guardian I have responsibility for you, yes. Fortunately, I am not the only individual in the world willing to take on this responsibility.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

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

“Look, Lucy. He is saying yes,” said Bull. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Olives—yes. Olives and wax. I never go anyplace without ’em.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And, yes, there was a big bag with the beautiful word Cheese-o-mania written in golden script on the front of it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Harrison would ask, holding the crumpled pages, and Richard would say that, yes, he was sure. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. I know the type. Besides, it is a story that would be very easily disproved.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. To each his own. I’m sure you’ll soon get very homesick here,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was almost too humiliated to admit it, but yes—he knew. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Taking out the East? You mean Baltimore, yes?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It felt like flying four kites in a strong wind—hard, yes, but not impossible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And yes, it could be a solidarity thing, like some kind of Kinsey scale Sorting Hat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Uncle Edisto always said,‘It takes courage to look life in the eye and say yes to—’ What did he call it?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a bit secret. Well: very secret. Say yes, and I’ll send you on the course.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And when I say yes, he stands, holding my left hand like he is adjusting the ring. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“If I say yes, may I kiss the cheek again?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I’m already familiar with the basics, sir. I know the three laws and the fourteen corollaries. As well as the first ninety—” “Yes, yes. I see,” he cut me off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Reggie, yes. And this way, you could have some turkey for Thanksgiving too. Wouldn’t that be nice?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She asked him if she could come in and listen sometimes when he was at work and he nodded yes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well . . . yes. He was beautiful. But we felt so guilty—” “Guilty about what? What are you talking about?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, you know him. You met him in Cambridge, Massachusetts.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they all stopped laughing at me, Dad said did we have to say yes and Mum said yes, we did. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning Harrison delighted reporters by announcing that yes, the rumors about him and the very young Miss Annie Howard were true, and not only that, the two planned to marry on November 16. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

SEEf wanted to know if there was food in them, and there was great excitement when I said yes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I still haven’t visited that dusty hell, so yes, maybe I will.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. She was brave and she is well,” the midwife announces. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I nodded a cool yes but I was searching my brain for the word scorn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I like milk in my coffee, so I said yes, and he came back a few minutes later with a tray. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, so it is. I don’t know, these little bits of paper . “You foreign?” said Mr. Roberts as Mr: Weasley returned with the correct notes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes,” Ben sighed, philosophically, “breaking up is hard to do.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What was it you wanted to show me? Oh, yes—the fancy writing. Really nice. Lucky you to find it. Come and see me again soon, all right? I get so bored in that office.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was decided, mysteriously, without anyone really saying yes or no. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“For me, yes, it would be possible, because I don’t require sustenance. But for humans? No. I do not believe it would be possible. Let’s focus on the Third World,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No doubt you would have asked, and, yes, I may well have told you.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So I heard. And when the silver queen saw your scrap of parchment she fell into your arms, yes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was pitiful—yes, pity and shame were what he felt—when they were slaughtered instead of fulfilling their destiny as killers for food and status among their own kind. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And the kids all chant, "Yes, Tía, yes!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Now I want you to listen very carefully. I’m going to need you to get away from your friends; do you think you can do that? Answer yes or no.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Fighting, yes, anywhere,” he had heard him say, “but I still reckon that this game is more in someone else’s line than mine.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And hair gets thin and goes gray, in thirteen years. But yes, that’s right. It’s Jack.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A grim-faced woman who lived there said that yes, he rented a room in the house. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And do she reckon if she ask him, he going to be fool enough to say yes?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, I remember this day...He should have told me all the ways in which I reminded him of her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I nodded and said yes, even though I did not know what cider was. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Filled with rage, yes, but the word “incensed” has a deeper meaning. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, our young prodigy Stand up, would you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Would you say yes if he asked you?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"He fetched the glove without dropping it, yes," said Dale. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Oh yes but look how the world cursed and berated itself. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, yes,” Dallben interrupted with a wave of his brittle hand. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And, yes, there was still a trace of the sweat and rubber, but overall, the place looked magical. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was so much history slapping hands and saying yes to Paul. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He never made a statement about the match, but it’s likely that the answer to at least the latter question was yes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But after I said yes, and Mary Elizabeth announced it to the group, I wanted Sam to be jealous. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s when I thought, yes, I may have changed a little,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Saved up some money—round three hundred dollars, yes indeed, right here in his pocket. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes; the family have always been respected here. Almost all the land in this neighbourhood, as far as you can see, has belonged to the Rochesters time out of mind.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

If you consider that I had gotten a violent response out of Branwell, you could say yes. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I know it. But, Pip—my dear!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. She worries about our children, whether they'll be stupid like you, but I told her not to trouble herself." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And yes, I must be ‘hooked up’ for it to work—for now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

If the explanation had not satisfied S.Q., it had nonetheless created in him the strong impression that he ought to be satisfied, and so he laughed and said, “I see, yes. Of course.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a compliment to her talent, yes, but it was also a reminder that she owed the Academy a great debt. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Though I had never had a cup of coffee before, I said yes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She said some scientists say yes, some say no. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

‘Not under the White Face, not yet. It will go behind the hills soon, yess. Rest a bit first, nice hobbits!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She answered, “Oh yes. Some of them are quite good players.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes. Like a security blanket, Amelia was using her noise-canceling headphones to soothe her sound sensitivity, making her social isolation worse.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s very good. A mind-reader. You should be on the stage. I only recognised you just now. But yes, I remember that occasion. I still think about it from time to time.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"These honors are all so unexpected. May I have some time to consider? I need to tell my wife . . ." "Yes, yes, of course, tell Catelyn, sleep on it if you must." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hell’s yes,” Miss Ohio said, lowering the neckline on her ratty dress. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Uh, yes,” the soldier said, lowering his arm as well as his tone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s my official job, yes. But I don’t define myself by my corporate identity. In my spare time, I run this!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Also yes to the question you texted on Sunday. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“The Stormbreakers are armed and ready. And yes, you’re right, Alex. Each one contains what you might call a computer virus. But that, if you like, is my little April Fools’ joke. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Thatha's lips wobble again, but Patti says yes, and she gives me a shiny new plastic comb and a toothbrush with a bright green handle. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes—of course,” he cackled, “a grandfather—a grandfather—” and he rose and went to his bed, still laughing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Tate asked my moms did she know how I was doing in my subjects, she said yes, and that I would do better. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You should have asked before you touched the hand. But, yes, if you like.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I do, yes,” says August, making no effort to contain his mirth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I say and he barely has a chance to say yes before I’m pulling back the covers and getting outta the bed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘First stair’s past. Clever hobbits to climb so high, very clever hobbits. Just a few more little steps and that’s all, yes.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The tapestries were the best she’d ever seen—better than the witch Circe’s work, and, yes, even better than some weavings she’d seen on Mount Olympus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And yes, they did have more clothes for him!—a big puffy jacket, a hat, a scarf, gloves. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said no as sweetly as if it were yes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Her face is so hopeful that I want to say yes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Polly, you just do what Lena, the head serving gal, tells you to do. Say nothing except for ‘yes, sir’ and ‘yes, ma’am.’ Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's sparking the flame of a burner using a match, saying, "Good thing it's gas," and Mabel is nodding yes and I am, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“And change, yes. But that was gross and not net.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why, yes, sir. I suppose I do . . ." "Then forget about returning to the college. Go somewhere else . . ." "You mean leave?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, for old man I have powers—my feet have traveled across the ocean until now this girl has my same feet.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had spoken the word yes but something screamed no. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes you did. You showed Horace exactly how much he stands to gain by returning to Hogwarts. Did you like him?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Why maybe? Just yes. Let’s go ask my mom to get you an application.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. It’s one of those silent killers.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Which book can you think of? Which part have we forgotten? Oh yes, that one! It’s ages since I thought about that story....!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I am a silly girl and, yes again, I will go to my room, and you are a coward with a heart filled with nothing but fear.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My wits were so disordered that I answered yes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The only thing I could say was either “yes” or “no.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You know you must say yes; don’t you?” said Mr. Jaggers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! It was very sweet, and I’m much obliged to whoever translated it for me.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean the lady—” “—who just left, yes. Otrera, our first queen, daughter of Ares.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s using a third name and posing as someone else. And I think . . . yes, I think I know what that third name is.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I must say yes, sir.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What was I saying? Oh, yes. Henry tells me that this particular sort of mushroom was a great favorite of the emperor Claudius. Interesting, because you remember how Claudius died.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He nodded yes again and wrote on his pad with his silver pencil. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes, everybody is fine. Come in and sit down, Maxwell. And please try to relax." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I can guarantee you twenty dollars, plus a delicious hot dog and soda if you say yes.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When I offered him a ride, I didn’t think he’d actually say yes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“They’re like cattle running after greener grass. They scuttle north and south across my fields. Oh, yes,” he said when Matt raised his eyebrows. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old women gossiped and laughed as they sat on project benches or by tenement stoops, where they once played as children with no backyards—yes, they were happy too. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At each stop Ulbrickson had to explain, all over again, to his coaching counterpart that, yes, indeed, he planned to send the sophomores off in the junior varsity boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A few days later Dad finally said yes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“No! I mean, yes. I mean, I just wanted to play basketball. I wasn’t smoking!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

People and plants and fish and birds and yes, even screechers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Is he dead? Tell me yes or no!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It was just sort of weird. It seemed like she was hoping I was, so maybe I should’ve said yes to make her happy.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

So yes, I’m definitely attracted to her, but there’s something else too, and I’m not just saying that because she has the nicest legs in the known universe. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to get a yes from Celia before I used up my streak. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have gone back to his cabin, but he had asked me if I wanted him to stay since this was my first night back, and I’d said yes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He could make Steven and Tom—yes, Tom!—be polite to him in front of their friends. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I see...I see...sunshine, like gold, shimmering! Money will come your way, yes, Master-ji, it will indeed, but—wait—beware! The card says beware a man..." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he said slowly, “yes, I suppose so. But for safety’s sake do you mind if I come with you too?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I told her, yes, it was a very good idea and that was that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I mean, yes. Thank you. I would love to.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel says yes, and Lucy says yes, and yes I say, these are the best shoes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One package, yes, but one package may contain many things, do you see? Now clean up these paper scraps—I despise a messy floor.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, so finally I call one place, and someone says yes, there’s a Chinese man here named Ralph. She thinks she saw him go out for a walk.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Encouraged, Calder blurted, “Oh yes, all the time.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me the smiles, the “yes, sir—yes, sir.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, quite lovely. There are only a few things we should talk about. But, first! Where is our astronaut hiding?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Professor,’ yes, of course — well, I’m not going, see? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I say go to work. He say no. I say yes.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You’re exasperating! Yes, yes, if you die before me—and you won’t—I will come. I will be there with bells on.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sixth level of the marionette range, in a simple reading like this, stood for affirmation: yes, she should. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And yet, like it was a magical spell she had cast on him, Peach nodded his skinny, pointy head and said yes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dunnan said yes, he would; and Shultz then said, “Do you recall being asked whether or not you were averse to capital punishment?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, I committed all this to memory. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I ask sweetly if I can borrow the dress, and she has no choice but to say yes since Mom is in the room and it’s Thanksgiving and all. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And after we discovered irony, whenever we came across any laughably bad work, we’d go: “Oh yes! Straight to the Gallery with that one!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was crooked, yes, but sad, like the reflection in a cracked mirror. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what that means, but I nod and say yes. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“What? Oh, yes,” said Henry, glancing up from his book. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, but—Well, you will see. Shall we begin? We’ll start with the Eastern Region.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Stella howled, and it felt like a yes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone turns and looks at me, but, of course, I don’t speak—because I’m a minimal speaker, yes, but what would I say, even if I were a blabbermouth? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” Kaede said, “and yes. How can I ask her to give up what she wants most?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” Bunny would say distractedly, and bluster away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘You turned him into a ghost. And, yes, it reminded me of what happened to my father.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And before he’d had a chance to say yes or no, she was back to “Shay shay shay shay!” again, with such exuberance, Ralph didn’t have the heart to do anything but nod. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said yes, not knowing if I meant it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing against you. I just can’t imagine her saying yes.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the garments of these two evil men—time-stamped, yes, with the fashions of the Prophet’s time—encased hardened hearts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. Salma, can you please help me select the vase?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, Chief Taylor did. Like a three-year-old. Ah yes, I remember it like it was yesterday. You cried—” Taylor was the red of a sports car. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes I did. I’m good for you that way. You have a tendency to back away from things otherwise.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grinned, and I couldn't get "yes" out of my mouth. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Games like Tribe, Unreal, Quake, even the Legend of Zelda and, yes, Doom, can be astoundingly creative, challenging, and imaginative. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded yes, whereupon the conductor cheerfully punched my ticket and mumbled something about Jabavu being a fine man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Er, yes,” I said, afraid to say otherwise and risk ruining my cover. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” he replies, as his eyes stare off somewhere behind me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, all as he ran in the sun, his legs liquid springs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was always going to be yes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But yes, my lord, him as well. We cannot pick and choose amongst the free folk, saying this one may pass, this one may not. Peace means peace for all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Ahh, yes, those girls have been very interested in spending time with me of late.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And yes, adjusting to this country has been a roller coaster.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When Maurice asked whether we needed the molds back in Cambridge, we said yes, half implying that more carbon atoms were needed to make models showing how polypeptide chains turned corners. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For she—yes, even she—would go out of the world willy-nilly someday. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blond man grinned, the bull-necked man lunged, and—yes—even Mr. Dandy took several steps forward. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Now then, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, Constance. I take it you didn’t find her answers as amusing as I do. I’m not sure, however—perhaps you laughed while I was sleeping?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"It's a different kind. But yes, Gerta, I do. I would have married her, if it wouldn't have raised too many questions. And she loves you, too, like her own daughter." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hazel was tempted to say yes, but the other crew members had taken the night shift and had earned their rest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes,” said Snape as the prisoner turned slowly away again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes and no. And no and yes,” I say as I kneel behind her on the bed, parting the thin, graying strands of her hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Julian politely, “yes, it is lovely out,” but his voice came not from where I was expecting it but farther away, near the bookcase. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Fire, fire! It’s dangerous, yes it is. It burns, it kills. And it will bring enemies, yes it will.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And, despite the farce that ended my attempt to say "yes" to the Brotherhood, I'm still plagued by his deathbed advice . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, listen to me. Just one more day, yes? You can make it one more day, and then you can sleep tonight, and start tomorrow fresh. You just have to keep walking.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor wanted to answer in detail and explain everything, but in these circumstances he confined himself to saying, "Yes, yes, thank you mother. I'm getting up right away." The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, you know, a fortune-teller. A caster of spells and curses.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson asked on an impulse, and after a brief pause and the clacking of a keyboard, the woman replied that yes, a Mia Wright had been born in Bethel Park in 1962. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I started asking questions and he gave single-word answers, sometimes just grunting out a yes or no. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Chubs jumped beside me at the noises and shouts confirming that, yes, it was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t really want to say yes, but I’m hungry and I know there aren’t many options for dinner at home. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have him tape the money on the catwalk at the top of that water tower. Hell, yes, then there won’t be any monkey business.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Forever I will. You be my little boy. Always.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes—but how they were conveyed hither?—the manner of their coming?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes you are! You most certainly are going!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Later on she changed her mind and said yes.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be back though, yes, I will.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d finally told him no, once and for all, and my mother had gone and told him yes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

You, John, yes; for it is a study of insanity. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mama asked me if I had gone to the agency and I said yes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” the ghost said, sounding quite pleased. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the stable yes, but under leather a cur. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman looked surprised, caught halfway between saying yes and saying no. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had on a half-smile, the sort a mother might have in an ordinary family, weighing things up while the children jumped and screamed around her asking her to say, yes, they could do whatever. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Child, child" Dontos shook his head "Out of the castle, yes, we could do that, but the city gates are more heavily guarded than ever, and die Imp has even closed off the river." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first five minutes is me and E.J. moaning and telling Mom, “Oh my goodness, this is so good,” and “Mmm. Yes, yes.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Claire almost felt that if he repeated his invitation for a tour, she would say yes, though she would ask permission first, she decided. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s very sad, yes. He’s been looking for a bride the last few years but hasn’t found anyone suitable.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"For God's sake," I said, "yes. Don't you?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” his grandma said, pressing even harder on the accelerator, and he saw that her tears were still coming. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He should have refused Leon’s invitation, but the moment it was made his pulse had leaped and his bleated yes had left his mouth. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes! When it’s going to get too ugly! Only you mustn’t say anything. We need a signal. I know! You will give a little cough—like this!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They would have gotten a dull dry “yes, sir.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t say anything, which totally meant yes. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Next time I see it again, yes, they are men from our trench. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she did a big sigh and said: ‘Madame’s gallery, yes, that’s important. Much more important than I once thought. I see that now.’ Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, she’s fine, son, perfectly fine. She’s just not ready for the program we have here is all. Just not ready,” he says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge’s face looked, yes, undeniably pretty but also slightly stunned: eyes wide, face blank under the automatic smile. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The kids fear water, yes, and when a pipe burst last year there were screams and nightmares, but slowly they’re growing stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The most important thing I can say to you—yes, you who are now reading this—is that you, as an individual, have a role to play and can make a difference. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, Monsieur, you are perfectly correct. I meant did you know the name of the man?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, you can talk to us in English. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"We have to protect our gains. It's inevitable that some must make greater sacrifices than others . . ." "That 'some' being my people . . ." "In this instance, yes." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman and the man and the crowd screamed yes. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Weeks before, an older white woman standing in line behind them at the grocery store had said, “Your hair is so beautiful, can I touch it?” and Ifemelu said yes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Most laypeople and many historians assume, expressly or tacitly, that the answer is yes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I answer yes, and when she stays later, I nearly tell her about Milla and Jimmy. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

‘But hobbits can rest before they try that. If they get through that, they’ll be nearly at the top. Very nearly, if they get through. O yes!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Well, yes, I suppose I do know a lot of things. That’s why people started calling me Sticky, because everything I read sticks in my head.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Murder in Hospital. Murder on the Operating table. Safe—yes, safe as houses!" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. Was it usual for you to be sent for in this way?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Phoebe admitted that yes, it was the Winterbottom residence, she said, “Excuse me a moment, please,” and she closed the door. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Oh, yes, Father, indeed, says the post office. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Windy invited every girl in our homeroom class to her celebration at the water park, and 9 said yes, including Windy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hadn't I grown up around gambler-politicians, bootlegger-judges and sheriffs who were burglars; yes, and Klansmen who were preachers and members of humanitarian societies? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For now, yes. But they might find her before we get the news to the rangers.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Technically, Hawaii wasn’t US soil. It didn’t become a state until 1959. But, yes”—Mr. Schmidt stops writing—“the attack led to America’s entry into the war.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Maybe not, but what makes you different from him? You and I are friends, yes, but once we're out of here, who's to say one of us won't change our mind?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But Cara says it so simply I have to agree with her: yes, something has to be done. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, I envied your easy, careless ways. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh, yes,” the soldier said again, bowing as he retreated from the doorway. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. The objects are real. And a lot of the names are real. Billy was real. But the stories are mine.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Hermione vaguely, but she packed all the books back into her bag just the same. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. But they didn’t actually have enough to charge him with anything anyway.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them nodded their long white locks yes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the taste in my mouth when my dad said, “I take this set, yes?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I would be polite, humble, saying yes sir and no sir, yes ma’am and no ma’am, but I would draw a line over which they must not step. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Good water runs down in streams to the Great River, nice water in the lands we are going to. Sméagol will get food there too, perhaps. He’s very hungry, yes, gollum!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

So why hadn’t my yes come tumbling out, then? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He said yes and even let us have some pancakes that were too burnt for the customers. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then he stood still and recited, with real feeling: “Moon, moon, moon. Night, no moon?Dark. Night, yes moon?Light! Yes, moon! Ahwooooo!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She could nod her head yes and shake it no to his questions; yes, she knew who she was; no, she had no sensation in her feet nor her hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but for a while, your father and I were worried you were never going to grow out of your ugly phase.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh Lord, yes. I remember these candies. My daddy used to eat them.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, I will take j your women too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, Your Majesty. He’s out there in the garden now.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean yes, but it’s not just that. She recited a prophecy downstairs. I think... I think it was about this quest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Oh yes, and who told him where I live? You did!" Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I personally was not alive then. And it wasn’t all Greeks on one side and all Romans on the other. But, yes. Not cool. Sometimes demigods make bad choices.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It looked bad that day, too, yes, we were trembling. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to avoid looking at the faces surrounding me; I could not bear the expression of fear and anguish written on them, as they realised that yes, I was leaving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are telling the truth, then no, there is no problem. But if you are assisting or harboring a deserter, Miss Vilkas, then yes, there’s a big problem.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As one young man with a felony conviction explained in exasperation, “I asked for an application for Section 8. They asked me if I had a felony. I said, ‘yes.’... The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And yes, Violet is another one of them. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And she asked if Hazel understood and Hazel said yes, though she didn’t really. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Soon after Gachet examined him on Sunday, the day before, Vincent asked if he could smoke, and the doctor said yes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I looked at the people who had come out of the store; yes, they were white, but I had not noticed it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he scowled as he said it, and I realized then, certain as could be, that when asked if Negroes and whites should go to school together, he had voted yes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he asked if I was sure I wanted to go through with this, I said yes without even pausing to catch my breath. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Alas! yes: the more’s the pity! Nothing could be more becoming to your complexion than that ruffian’s rouge.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was politics, yes, but in its most fractious and cynical form, seemingly disconnected from any larger sense of purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, it is kind of strange. But just odd strange, not bad strange.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The answer: yes indeed, additional police substantially lower the crime rate. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Gains can be made, yes, but the new caste system will not be overthrown by isolated victories in legislatures or courtrooms. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But if I say yes, it means I’ll have to survive receiving and handing off the baton. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re obviously very smart and knowledgeable, and you know a ton of things that I don’t know, and also it’s good just to have company, so please say yes.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I think the answer to this is also yes, but I can’t prove it scientifically. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“So you will please give us the list. Soon, yes? Dennis will probably like to send someone down for pickup.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably no one was more surprised than him when she said yes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Piper, yes. Seems like quite a nice young lady.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” Master said, and walked on briskly. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. The sister you and Hickock tried to find in Fort Scott. Perry, how far is Fort Scott from Kansas City?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa did not say yes to back up what Aunty Ifeoma had said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Isabella twists her hands into a knot, but I know she’s going to say yes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, Florence Hillburn was, oh, yes, she was...a queen of kindness.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” he says, pushing up the loose terry sleeves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes—miners used to bring canaries with them to gauge oxygen levels in the mine. If the canary died, they knew the oxygen was running out and they’d better get out of there.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, by all means,” broke in Gwystyl, with the first trace of eagerness Taran had glimpsed in this strange individual. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, yes, but I’m hoping to find it,” I said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It looked bad that day, too, yes, we were trembling. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Dugout sailing canoes and pipes, yes; forges and pigs, no. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She picks up the phone on the fourth ring, and I can hear her say good evening, how are you, yes I’m just fine thank you. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And, well, ah, yes, he'd heard—or rather—he knew that there had been an accident involving the parents of one of the children he was helping. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I asked her if she wanted to know the story of how the pagoda was built, and she said yes. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. The original plans,” I say out loud while crying inside. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, he thought again, oh yes, wind, come and take me home. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan was smart, yes; he had a certain independence of mind, yes, and he still asked "Now what?" instead of "So what?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

On occasion you may need to form a plural of a word like yes, no, or maybe. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never said he was my dearest love, and yes, he will save me; that I know.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Right, yes, but do we really want to do that?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I pick them up and yes, I recognize my blouse, the coarse cotton mottled with berry and blood stains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the answer to that question was yes. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"It burned, yes. There is great healing magic in fire, even your hairless men know that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her “talking board” has just two words on it—yes and no. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Andrews. Yes, yes. Decent fellow. Actually, he rang me and told me about you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I expect so....There’s an old nail we use if we need to break anything....Just a moment...” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” cried Charlie, “I think it’s the most wonderful place in the whole world!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Imogen was supposed to say they were friends for life and that yes, they were family. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t hurt us with nassty cruel steel! Let us live, yes, live just a little longer. Lost lost! We’re lost. And when Precious goes we’ll die, yes, die into the dust.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“O yes, you are to see me; you are to come when you think proper; you are to be mentioned to the family; indeed you are already mentioned.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Just don’t mention it when—yes, when—you come home in a few weeks. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a normal enough question, but when I looked up to answer, I just nodded yes, for all of a sudden, it wasn’t so easy to talk. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why the British interceptors could listen to just a few bursts and say, with absolute certainty, “It’s Oscar, which means that yes, his unit is now definitely outside of Tobruk.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. I can’t put it down. I love her writing. Have you read her?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom slowly nods her head yes, and so do I. Dad looks in my direction and says, "And you agree too, Bobby?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The past, it fades a person. And yes. Today, it was a nice wedding.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Ahh, yes. The American holiday celebrating colonialism with a bland, dry bird.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then she repeated the last line real slow and soft, except this time she sang, “Yes, sir, it’s my baby...yes, sir, this house is...my baby...now-ow...” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Burt said yes and he smild and that maid me feel good. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes, it's him," Coach said, his car keys clinking as he set them on the counter. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes—but I may use a few pages here and there to wrap a few drugs...” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, yes, you can be angry and seek justice when you are attacked. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“And you know my mom. She’s all freaked out about it, and worried that I’m going to freak out about it, so she might say yes to a kitten.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“To be sure. Oh yes! It is not likely you should ever have observed him; but he knows you very well indeed—I mean by sight.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When he doesn’t say no, I know it means yes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Cas looked at her mom and for a moment wanted to say yes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Not possible. He is a gentleman. Capture him, arrest him, yes, but we dare not harm him.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Not yet, eh? Perhaps not. She might help. She might, yes.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I already knew the answer; her friends had told me she’d say yes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, I observed it, I assure you. It was not lost on me. But still I cannot imagine she would not be persuaded.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes! Right on the old bridge, where the moneylenders are. Send the Jews quite a message, right, my sweet?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We both said yes, and she fixed us each a big plate of food. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

It was the strength of her shadowshaping, yes, but it was something else too. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I got caught up in a mistake, yes, but that’s all it was—a mistake. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The easy answer is to say yes and wag a finger at those who are behaving badly. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, I had forgotten. Certainly a wash will do you good.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako knew that the Japanese way was to say no even when you meant yes, so she persisted. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, he knows. We will promise Master, if he saves us. We’ll promise to It, yes.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s Uncle Albert—” “He’s expecting you, yes. Come now, let’s pack some of your things and we’ll talk in the car.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So, yes, I know we discussed and hoped that coming out to my family would be a good first step. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And yes, again the Eureka washed over him, the yes-yes-yes of it. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

So her not appearing at our house didn’t mean yes or no about what she had seen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I say to you carving is not for cowards. Cowards stick to clay, yes?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean — I just forgot. “Oh yes, very easy to forget Myrtle’s dead,” said Myrtle, gulping, looking at him out of swollen eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We have powerful defense mechanisms—personal prejudice, shame, societal messages, and, yes, technology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"What if they said yes, I can stay with you? Would you let me stay with you then?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, we will adjourn indoors. Make an announcement.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clayton didn’t say yes or no, although he was glad he had sat next to the cop when he got on the train. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. But are you from this world? How do you know about it?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having never done things before, she was entranced by these small satisfactions; she was astounded when, pausing at the sink, a door of sun opening and shutting on her wrist, she realized — yes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, think about future! All I want every day is see my son, meet his children. I want to meet his wife to make sure she good enough.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes—she will have her own room, of course; the room she always has;—and there is the nursery for the children,—just as usual, you know. Why should there be any change?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I access and find that, yes, we are leaving for Hawaii this morning. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Close, yes,” said Pollard almost inaudibly, “but you won.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You hold the Band-Aid up to the yellow light in the bathroom, and yes, that definitely looks like moisture. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

And she realized that yes, that was what they were doing—these Xi were guarding them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Marse Tom. Yes, sir. Sure do thank you. Fine clothes, yes, sir...” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure what prompted us to say yes this time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, sir, God bless you, did you see them run? Did you see them? We whipped them again, by God, yes, sir, we did, sir.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Er, yes. It was all right. A bit awkward, you know, just having to sit there for ages.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much that you don’t understand. When there’s a lot more at stake than a championship, then, yes—it is just a game.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But yes, Monsieur. Monsieur has not noticed? The train has stopped. We have run into a snowdrift. Heaven knows how long we shall be here. I remember once being snowed up for seven days.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I say yes, you two have to promise to behave. And I want you home by dinnertime.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I will let you eat them in good time. I want to relish this moment.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Now is not the time for flattery; It is the time for truth. Tell me. Did you hurt this girl, yes or no?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“For now, yes, until he tries his next flying machine.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung said, “Yes—yes—that is he—that is my son!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I made a funny sound in my throat that must have resembled a “yes.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, and a pen would be a good idea, too. A black one if possible.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"A sword plucked from fire, yes. Men tell me things, it is my pleasant smile. How shall a burnt sword serve Stannis?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe, yes, maybe he could, maybe he could use her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I would never steal from you, Sahib. I borrowed some books, yes. But I returned all of them.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes and no. ‘Egyptians’ makes me think of the folk who live there now. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I swiped through more pictures until I got back to September 9th, and there, yes, in shades of green I could see the back of a stocky man wearing a striped nightshirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They’d come up to me after school, ask me if I had plans, and I’d say yes, I have big plans to get the hell out of here, and they didn’t get it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. But you’re still here, breathing and all. Well, briefly. No harm, no foul, Weedy. Continue.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Yes, we have been given power and yes, that power gives us the right to rule, but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So even though I was still failing regularly on the catch, I reluctantly said yes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So I answered yes to both the statement and the question. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was now July and I had ridden my ten-speed—yes, my old one, though I had bought a new inner tube—over to Arnold’s house. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

One of the Ten . . . and he sat down on the bench with the D.H.C., he was going to stay, to stay, yes, and actually talk to them . . . straight from the horse’s mouth. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes, she was in Madam Malkin’s with Potter! I saw her picture in the Prophet! Look, Draco, isn’t it the Granger girl?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My mom wanders in for some ice—yes, she drinks her champagne with ice. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

“Or a balloon, yes, but then you would need the right wind.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, yes. But look at me. I’m not even dressed.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, huh, yes there was a small, a little contretemps at the tree.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Too young for me, yes, but not too young for you. What is he, nineteen, maybe twenty? Look, he’s staring at you.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And yes, Maya knew that she was adopted, not fostered, that she had been adopted out of the hospital, that her parents had chosen her, wanted her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You will both receive Special Awards for Services to the School and — let me see — yes, I think two hundred points apiece for Gryffindor.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell she wanted to say yes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, thank you, Mr. Alan; it made for quite a lovely meal,” Katherine says, a polite smile on her face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Yes. Cat's child ... he had my eyes, I remember. When he was bom. Bring him . . . yes." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There are miracles, yes, mostly of a medical nature, a few to satisfy hungry stomachs; at best a storm is tempered, water is briefly walked upon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The name, yes. But the life that went with it, no.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, of course! How efficient you are, my princess, how noble and precise are your manners!” creaked the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, he did. I told you this man was a crackpot.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She asked me if I was all right, and I said yes. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t answer, as a yes would have been insulting, a no contradictory. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It changes every day. I’m sure you’ve read For Whom the Bell Tolls” Mom answers yes for both of them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Of course there’s the “yes, more than anything” answer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As the days of World War II receded into memory, so did the notion that riveters and gas station attendants and munitions experts and, yes, even mathematicians would, or even should, be female. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They asked if their house was underwater, and Kathy admitted that yes, there was some damage, but that lucky them, their father was a contractor, and that any damage could be quickly fixed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

What followed was an agonizing week of waiting for Evan to call me back to say that, yes, he was going to prom with me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He said yes immediately, as if that never should have been a question in the first place, and that was when I knew I wanted them in my life forever. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And even though she checked “yes” to all the symptoms on the card the doctor gave her, she refused to accept the diagnosis of panic attacks because panic attacks happened only to Americans. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, yes!” said Dobby, and he seized Harry’s hand and pulled him off into the kitchen between the four long wooden tables that stood there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"There is another reason, a reason more important, more passionate and, yes, even more sacred than all the others," he said, no longer seeming to see me, but speaking to himself alone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it had just occurred to me that, while yes, there was some fault on my end for not asking him more questions about himself, his omission was also strange. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, my son, our brother, that is how women do. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, maybe it is easier not to look. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Here is the baby holding the hand of her beloved and saying yes, I love you, too. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded and said, “Yes, yes it is.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That wind had brought the Moors, yes, but it had also brought the smell of the desert and of veiled women. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hot series of shivers is running through me as he continues clicking and saying: Yes, thank you, this is totally bloody it, perfect, yes, yes, sodding hell, God, look at you. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to find a new position. I want to stay here and serve the next High King. So, yes, let’s steal the kingdom.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But it needs to be approved. The city needs to say yes.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If ‘yes,’ my captain will sail him here to you, and I will have to content myself somehow with a lesser bride.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

So yes, with some different choices, I probably could have survived in Minneapolis. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one in particular,” I answered her, and my parents exchanged a look of relief and conviction that yes, they did the right thing by chasing Finch away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And yes, it’s a betrayal of Prince Dain’s faith in me, a betrayal of Faerie itself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And I told him, yes, the necklace was made from real gold. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Tía admitted that yes, something was amiss, but she had promised our mother not to say what. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to tell June that yes, she was sort of running away, if only for an hour or two. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The light burned sudden and intolerable, the light along her limbs, the fire, and she screamed aloud in terror and pain, “Yes, yes, yes!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Laughing, she checked the “yes” and hoped to heck they knew what they were doing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I can see you were in that camp, yes? So you take it.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Smeath says, “Have you been good?” and the little girls say, “Yes, yes” again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“In Cuba, we no eat spicy food. Mexico yes, Cuba no.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He is snapping a picture for me to bring back to the children to prove that it happens, yes, even to their old Mama Dedd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she, for a long time, sat deathly still in wonderment—for sometimes as she gazed she found him—yes, clearly—like her husband, but sometimes blood and rags were all she saw. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, yes. Noor. You know how she wore an American flag hijab?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Alas! yes: no jail was ever more secure. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He smiled down on the scurrying eight-legged creatures and whispered, “Ah, yes. To the right. I see.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. You were plenty angry, so you ran.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"Yes,” he sighs, "yes, if a man didn’t have to come away again. The second half is always rather messed up by that.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked one of the older girls if she thought épée was a good choice for a beginner, and she said yes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“And yes they are too raggedy to be going to the hospital to see your grandmother.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. Choos-ing ... it has always hurt. And always will. I know." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The work was hard, yes, but now that she was grown, she could do the most backbreaking jobs without effort. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is definitely, for sure, 100 percent going to say yes once she tells him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He’s a boy and he’s your friend, so yes you do!” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“O yes, I dare say!” said the turnkey. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I told you all kinds of things.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! You will tell me that I am adorable, everything that is captivating. Spare yourself the effort” “No, I shan’t tell you anything of the sort, though I shouldn’t be lying if I did.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t I leave the light and let you two talk it over, and just bring it back when you’re done, yes?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” said Hermione in a choked voice, taking her things and turning away quickly to hide the fact that she was wiping her eyes on her pencil case. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes sir. My father. He has a tool chest.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he mean say "yes" because he knew that the principle was greater than the men, greater than the numbers and the vicious power and all the methods used to corrupt its name? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Disgusting, yes, but definitely better than becoming dwarf kebab. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“If it’s my waistcoat you’re referring to,” he replied haughtily, “yes, I admit I am a follower of fashion.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“So my idea is that you say yes or no to me. And sorta if you want me to know it’s none of my business.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“If you want to put it that bluntly, then, yes,” the prince said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, sir. How do you know my name, sir?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Yoyo always says no, until she can't stand it anymore because her head feels as if it's going to crack open, and she says yes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Julie asked, but before Alex had a chance to say yes or no, she pulled the lottery ticket out of her pocket and waved it around. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I understand that. But the time!” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, the men will leave the room if a woman cantor performs. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sizzling on the grill, the hot dogs bulged in the middle, grew fatter, and, yes, flexed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! The attic used to be my room, if you can believe that. Of course, it was not in such a state when I was here,” she said with a high laugh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

If I said yes, she'd let me be; if I said no, she would assault me again. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes! They left Brighton together on Sunday night, and were traced almost to London, but not beyond; they are certainly not gone to Scotland.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

You said yes and yes over and over even though you knew full well that she used to hide chocolate from her kids when they were younger because she had a sweet tooth.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I shake my head yes, like Char can see me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

And yes, I had that stutter and lisp, but I also had that singsong reservation accent that made everything I said sound like a bad poem. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, yes, I’m not Muslim. But I like this open house. And you like the stuff I sell?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

To strip off like that—yes, her endearing attempt to seem eccentric, her stab at being bold had an exaggerated, homemade quality. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Why he said yes is a question I will never have the answer to. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I told him yes anyway, I really wanted to make it, so we drove all the way to the Asian supermarket to get adzuki beans and sesame oil. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Axel nods, because yes, obviously he knows that dogs run after squirrels, especially Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The plate itself is bad, yes, but not the plate rack, the kind the dealer gives you to advertise the dealership.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, shelves. I suppose we could fit more shelves somewhere, perhaps in the corridor. I will speak to somebody at the works department.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m always up at five. Every morning. So on the sixteenth, yes, I was up at five.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I know. Rabbit pie is a true delight, one of the pleasures of our existence.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, that was wonderful!” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When they’d asked him about how people treated him back home and whether he felt his friends really accepted him, he’d automatically said yes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but isn’t it rather warm for such a long walk?” he answered slowly, for the shaded salon looked inviting after the glare without. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes," said Tom, gruffly polite but obviously not remembering. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

MacQueen said merely, “Oh, yes?” and waited for him to go on. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well. . . well, yes,” said Bagman impatiently, “but — come on, Harry -— we all want a Hogwarts victory, don’t we?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mark was quiet for a few seconds before asking, “Are you afraid of what will happen if you say yes?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She wanted to go back to the time when she could say yes and she and her mother would laugh at everything. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted, so badly, to just say yes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes,” I hear one of the women say, “we spent a revolution there.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was danger, yes, but it was danger in daylight. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then, she asked me if I wanted to go, and I said yes because I had never been to a party before. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The right answer would be “maybe,” but David only wants surefire answers: “yes” and “no” and “Wednesday at two o’clock,” but never “maybe” or “it depends” or worst of all, “I don’t know.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So yes, we’ve seen some of the things like you see in the movies. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew you would say yes,” she said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal said, “What are we going to do with five-cent beans in a three- cent market? Oh, yes! But how can we be sure?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kind of want to say yes because Mr. Daniels is cool and I don’t think there is any reading stuff in chess. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you know that word, and, yes, he was very generous. That’s one of the things all Lakota people were taught to be—generous.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I never seen her so set, and I said, ‘Don’t you love me, Lucinda?’ and she said yes, but she had to go because that’s the way it was, is all. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, sir. She is my teacher. She taught me to read.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Hublin says, “We are always acquiring, yes? All across the world, industrialization endangers mineral deposits. We collect as many types of minerals as exist. To a curator, none is superior to any other.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“The perfect question. In the beginning, that’s where they come in. They supplied the ingredients that became us, the primordial elements. We are star stuff, yes?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I thought when he invited me in for coffee he was saying yes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Never mind. Anyway, he asked if I was sure, I said yes. So he left.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And, oh yes, one was a bookie, one was a burglar, one was a bomber, and one was a mistake. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed, translating as he read aloud: “Seven half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire the world mustfall—” “Yes, yes.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s been on and off, I guess. I don’t know. It’s starting to become more and he wants to be something official. And it’s so stupid because, yes, obviously that is everything I want but...” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dicey was glad to be able to answer yes to one of the cleaning chores. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, she gave in and said yes to Orpheus Fisher, who had been courting her tirelessly since their high school days. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. The notorious Mr. Huxley. He’s the one who tore down a senior citizen housing complex to build a shiny mall full of ridiculously expensive shops.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Without someone guiding us,” Zeitoun finished, “wouldn’t the stars and moon fall to earth, wouldn’t the oceans overrun the land? Any vessel, any carrier of humans, needs a captain, yes?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, this is it. Fifteen days after death. Prayers. Oldest son shaves head and recites after priest." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes! but that is all right; you needn’t worry about that!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Now that you mention it, I am a bit cold, yes." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alone, yes, but top-notch and indestructible—like the City in 1926 when all the wars are over and there will never be another one. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day he saw me outside pumping kerosene out of the tank and he came around and asked me to go for a walk and I said yes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes—they bath themselves and comb their wings with their claws. And when they have done that they fly three times round the head of the Bird Woman and then they settle.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And he tells me that yes, my name is on the list. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hear from two more colleges— Stanford, which is a no, and UCLA, which is a yes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, well, we give from twenty-five to thirty for things of this sort. Pay when it comes out,” returned Mr. Dashwood, as if that point had escaped him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we were getting ready for bed tonight, Tía Mari said, Oh yes, I almost forgot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Okamoto: “Yes, yes. But it would take a lot of bananas to hold up an orangutan.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, 'Yes, yes, all right, I know who you are, you’re Dustfinger—I even know your name, you see.’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

By sixth period the whole school knew: Stargirl had been invited to become a cheerleader and had said yes. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“New Ghis is an island, and a much smaller port than this. We would be closer, yes, but we could find ourselves stranded. And New Ghis has allied with the Yunkai’i.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The hunger and heat combined, a poisonous taste resembling defeat; yes, he thought, that’s what it is: I’ve been defeated in some obscure way. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, you are l dead serious. You need to smile!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He could taste the “yes” in the air, apparently. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had chosen Emma, and she had said yes in large part because they had known each other their whole lives. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The answer to your first question is yes, technically speaking, I am R. M. Wildsmith. Or as close as anyone alive could be. The answer to the second is more complicated.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I answered no, and he punched me until I said yes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m not—I mean, yes, I’m sad about it, but she has a sister, Jessica, and she’s really nice. And there are pictures. And I just...” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes, a long reputation," said Father Cham, looking up into the trees with a faraway gaze. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

By the end of the sermon, the pastor had convinced himself that he’d converted my dad, because my dad kept nodding and saying yes to everything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes he returned with a compromise: yes, I could be released at Victor Verster, but, no, the release could not be postponed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thin, yes, but he had an engine on him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes sir. Atticus, I don’t know anything about the Constitution. “You seem to be constitutionally sound so far. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Brothers twice over, yes, in some ways, but not in every way. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It creates an awful stench, yes, but no one dies from a bad smell. If they did, every farmer spreading manure would be long dead and us city-dwellers all hungry!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, it was quite an excitement. We love anything like that. We keep a scrap-book you know, and paste anything to do with the family inside it. Anything pleasant, that is.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago, I might have said yes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You mean the idiots that I handpicked for cowardice and ineptitude? Oh, yes, bravo, Your Highness. That was a masterly piece of combat,” said Ripred, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their participants don’t just date and then check the yes or no box. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Can I see you tomorrow?” he asked, and she said yes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, my dear, I dare say you might, because you know, the door was open, and the window was open, and Mr. Knightley spoke loud. You must have heard every thing to be sure. ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I sent him to the next village for sugar.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes, please do, son," he practically shouted, squeezing my hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If it’s any of the above-mentioned ladies, the answer is an emphatic yes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“You want a yes or no. But there is no yes or no. No black or white. It is all gray.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The command was his, yes, but his men had a faith in the Drowned God that they did not have in him, and they were terrified of Aeron Damphair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, like ladies-in-waiting. They feed her, bathe her, keep her warm or cool—whatever’s needed. You can see them always circled around her, fussing over her. I’ve even seen them caress her.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes—yes—” said his wife as quickly as she could, understanding dimly what a thing they had done. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, my young friend. I can make you live on forever.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

At that, I gave a bit of a disgusted snort, which Cramp must have translated into a yes. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes I will!” squeaked the tiny voice of Mike Teavee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

We rise on our yeses and maybes, Then fall on our noes and our buts. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mummy, yes, he is a Christian,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Calm, cool, and quiet’, yes, I think I can promise that. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they say yes, send Pig back with your answer pronto, and we’ll come and get you at five o’clock on Sunday. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We putted into the light of a flickering sign announcing that we had arrived at the Red Carpet In_ and, yes, there was Vaca_cy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This is for you, girl. Oh, yes. This is for you.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wants me to sleep, yes ... to sleep and never wake. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No, you shouldn’t. But you are here, so yes, you should be here. There are more words in the world than no and yes.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One line meant no, two lines meant yes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. We had pigs a-plenty, but someone left the pen open.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. I see. But what of the back?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The tracks the wolves had left were plain enough- "Pawprints, yes. So?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes. And do you, er, enjoy it?" Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. You were wanted. Very, very much.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My feelings toward your girlfriend are mixed, yes, but for the most part I have a lot of respect for her.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“In a word, yes. He was very fond of the baby, very interested in her and everything to do with her. So...well, that’s what I had to tell you, really.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

So that is the meaning of discipline, I thought, sacrifice . . . yes, and blindness; he doesn't see me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someday I’ll find that lawyer and Miss Mary’s will and that’ll free us. Until then, we need to eat, work, and stay together. So yes, I guess I’m loyal to Lockton.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He not only did not know whether “yes” or “no” was the answer that would save him from pain; he did not even know which answer he believed to be the true one. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t want the answer to be yes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, sir. She’s just fine—and the baby, too—crying and nursing and being sweet like newborns always are, sir.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t this great?” he would ask her, and she would say yes, it was great. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“They called it an industrial school, but yes.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Little Jane’s love would have been my best reward,” he answered; “without it, my heart is broken. But Jane will give me her love: yes—nobly, generously.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like your mouth being more familiar with saying yes than no. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

June said “yes” in a small, squeaky mouse voice. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes. And you know about your cousin Youzek, of course.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes—I saw it myself," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I do, but only a little.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I always felt like I had to say yes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I thought you would say yes,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s a nursery just for the young ones, yes.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

If I said yes, Dad would agree, but I could tell he was uncomfortable. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It has occurred, yes. Not this year, as yet.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

So technically, yes, she was brightening up the place. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The K spoke politely, like he had a Big Ma of his own who had taught him to say “yes, sir” and “no, ma’am.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

My job was to stand there, shake hands, and throw out yeses and noes as needed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Let me think a minute. Oh yes, I do believe we have a rule about not letting any donkeys on the roof.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes, thank you, Madame. By the way, does your husband smoke?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you ask, ‘Can we make them more terrible?’ the answer is yes,” Oppenheimer told a reporter. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lindsey asked her, though it was obvious that yes, that was exactly what was expected. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Also, if I do the asking, then I’ll be sure to go out with the girl of my choice if she says yes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We all know him,” Lavadie said somberly, and the other men nodded yes, muttering agreement, some smiling, some looking grim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and began to recite: “Heroes win laurels—” “Um, yes, first class,” Hermes interrupted, like he was anxious to avoid Apollo’s poetry. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, alas, one person,” said the Frenchman. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, you are all accomplices to the fall, and yes, we are gone forever. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, what else? There was something else Oh, yes.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“For her, yes, she is. Is she literally, physically growing wings and soaring? Not that we would notice. But for her? Absolutely.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The moment was too magical not to say yes. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes; I know all that. But what of the resemblance? Who is it like?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a bucket and Prim's hand and headed to the Meadow and yes, it was dotted with the golden-headed weeds. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take that happy tail wag as a yes,” Jenny said with a laugh. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But, yes—Gale was once a disagreeable human witch. She had terrible personal hygiene, plus extreme—ah, digestive issues.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, we were just in time,” he said, then started laughing in that way that made me so happy, his big chest heaving and causing the wooden chair to squeal. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I went to the salon. And yes, I’m going to the spa next weekend.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And if they did, do I think Judd’s going to tell the man yes, indeed, he does kick them? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Our three pioneers. Their sacrifice was necessary— all for the sake of progress, my dears. What we’re trying to do is advance the peculiar species, you see.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Oh, yes. Even a stunted, twisted, ugly little boy can look down over the world when he's seated on a dragon's back." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

To try to throw them off my plan, I told them that, yes, maybe I would be willing to marry this man the next year. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A simplistic statement for a complex endeavor. But, yes. We can.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, it is like cinnamon in a way.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, thank you,” Carol says, and giggles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hasn’t hired a smuggler because she hasn’t asked for one; she hasn’t said yes to coming because he hasn’t hired a smuggler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Courage was not always a matter of yes or no. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Friends? Oh, yes," I said, "we're all good friends. Buddies from way back. But I don't suppose we get around in the same circles." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, it might seem that way, but this angel—” “Zola, angels are not pigeons!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

"Only if the doctors say yes. I have my interview tomorrow." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, the tunnel! Well, carry on. Er, you know what to do. I’ve got things to think about,” he muttered absently. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

"I'll take that as a yes. But I don't know if I want to be married to her. We're just so..." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Please. I just want some company. Someone who knew Megs, who liked her. Someone who doesn’t believe all this . . .” He was drunk and I knew it and I said yes anyway. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, yes, London. It's a large city to the south of here." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, no? I say yes! You don’t mean you think he would claw me now that he’s so tame and loving?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘Tes, yes, He saved you! And He paid a price for you. He gave His life for you. He was nailed for you. He became a man for you.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. But your new church is slightly less nutty, right? No snakes?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I have five kids and I take pride that I taught them yes ma’am and please before they could even say cookie. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Gratefully, in great haste, he started a reply: “Dear Don, Hell yes I remember Don Cullivan ...” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young, yes, and politically naive, but even so the American war in Vietnam seemed to me wrong. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, he is!’ said Merry, waking up a little, and beginning to wonder what was bothering his companion. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But I’m incapable of answering anything more than a yes or no. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, and yes, I totally understand,” I said, relieved. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z