| 单词 | character |
| 例句 | The agreeable nullity of Leon’s life was a polished artifact, its ease deceptive, its limitations achieved by invisible hard work and the accidents of character, none of which she could hope to rival. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, their results fill three thick volumes and, along the way, challenge a lot of preconceptions of what character is. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels asks us to write about our favorite fictional character—a person we consider to be a hero—and be ready to tell the class about who it is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z There are other symbols as well: Norse runes, Chinese characters. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I know no medium: I never in my life have known any medium in my dealings with positive, hard characters, antagonistic to my own, between absolute submission and determined revolt. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was greatly hampered by his lack of book knowledge and of the knowledge of the meaning of characters written upon a paper with a camel’s hair brush and ink. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t trouble yourself to give her a character,” returned Mr. Rochester: “eulogiums will not bias me; I shall judge for myself. She began by felling my horse.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When we stayed some place too long, people would begin to look at Dad, act like he was a character, and I hated that, it hurt me. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after her entry into the King’s lab, she had rebelled against its hierarchical character, taking offense because her first-rate crystallographic ability was not given formal recognition. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Amah laughed, suddenly appreciating the character of her companion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But one of the characters is a Native American woman. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As he’d requested, I did not use Norman Bowker’s name, instead substituting the name of my novel’s main character, Paul Berlin. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson was “a shadow man,” Adams now believed, a man whose character was “like the great rivers, whose bottoms we cannot see and make no noise.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The authors theorized that the theater students benefited by spending time “reading and learning lines as actors, and possibly reading to carry out research about characters and their settings.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A little later in the play, a character named Mrs. Webb calls out for her daughter, Emily. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z When an author wanted a character to be awoken at dawn, Colin figured the author just used the literary tradition of the crowing rooster to make it happen. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z All three had a resident genius of the family, half-way between a tutor and a confidant, who affected the characters of the children in each. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is an easy matter, Mr. Quinn, to prove the Corporation has never manufactured a robot of a humanoid character.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Right, but surely you must have thought about what happens to them, I mean as characters, I mean independent of their metaphorical meanings or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The man had character and spunk and Bloom had considered him an attractive original, had always known he was the real McCoy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s always sniffing around to see that nobody wastes time. A most unpleasant character.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "You're not looking for anything. You're digging to build character. It's just if you find anything, the Warden would like to know about it." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I feel I’m just definitely the most suspicious character on the train. You’ve only got to find a will in which the old man left me all his money, and that’ll just about fix things.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I read all the books that the main character read: My Side of the Mountain, I reread A Wrinkle in Time, and then Hush. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Okwudiba gave him an astonished look; the coldness of his tone was out of character. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z "Since we are listing our cast of characters,” he said, "my name is Luke Sanderson.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He sounded like a character from the comics. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He later published a biography about Poe that was full of lies and attacked his character. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her jaw dropped open in such dramatic fashion that, for a second, she looked like an anime character. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “It appears that I have not yet taught my son the meaning of character and integrity,” Daddy wrote. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In their own hearts the chief characters of the Round Table felt the ardent feeling! which they had always felt—but now they were figures instead of people. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And I liked the characters—made me think of me, Mong and Rondell, and how we were kind of living off the land too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Under the church sign, in handwritten Chinese characters, someone had added: “A Chinese Ceremony to Save Ghosts from Spiritual Unrest 7 A.M. and 8:30 A.M.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But he never believed the role of a coach was to build character or lasting relationships. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z This one understood the nature of pain, and beneath the glory of her features, there was character, and a sure knowledge of suffering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z This is the loud-mouthed, finger-snapping, black female character who often brings the comedic relief. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z And he thought: It was the Self, the character and nature of which I wished to learn. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Instantly the likeness of apes lost its amusing character. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the human characters moved up for a second bow. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He could only hope that this Jesper character hadn’t been foolish enough to set them free, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "There was only one character on the page," the soldier said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When you read this way, characters go from hope to despair, from self-knowledge to doubt. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “What can I expect after I complete my initial processing and get placed in my permanent position?” asked Johnny, the training film’s main character. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But we went on chatting very pleasantly, about Father, about judging human character and all sorts of things, so many that I can’t even remember them all. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You have to think of who your character is, who her friends are, if she has a good relationship with her parents or not, what motivates her,” she says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s a character flaw, but for me it is a congenital one. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He lost himself online, in his character, in the search for weapons, in the running techno-patter with Eric about speed, graphics, power. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not tell her that he had written nothing good so far, that the ideas in his head had not yet coalesced into character and setting and theme. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Wherever Willoughby went, there followed axiomatically a coterie of passive, mostly negative characters known as the Courthouse Crowd, specimens Willoughby had put into the various county and municipal offices to do as they were told. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I have selected these two stories to tell because they seem to me to present better than any other the Norse character and the Norse point of view. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know,” said she, “that, of the three characters, I liked you in the last best? Oh, had you but lived a few years earlier, what a gallant gentleman-highwayman you would have made!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And now you have repudiated the character of Lopsang with your “tattle tale” accounts of him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Boy! Are you two in character,” April said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years earlier, in fact, Burr had claimed to have confronted Hamilton with a personal complaint about incessant vilifications of his character, and Hamilton had acknowledged his indiscretion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They have the force of character to inspire exhausted rowers to dig deeper and try harder, even when all seems lost. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Simpsons character Troy McClure is a perfect instance of the way an appeal to ethos works, or tries to. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Lawrence was not alone among the Berkeley crowd in disparaging Oppenheimer’s character. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harriet Monroe, who knew him and his wife, wrote, “His genius was betrayed by lofty and indomitable traits of character which could not yield or compromise. And so his life was a tragedy of inconsequence.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But then right away he says, ‘Okay, now go somewhere else with it. Make your character better. Make him more believable.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I remember the plot clearly, or at least the premise, because the main character was a corpse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z From a reporter basis, it’s important to say that there are a lot of characters down here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I texted Auntie Buzz a message that took fifteen screens because I needed 1,974 characters to explain what I’d done, that I was only trying to help and that I’d fixed everything for her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the Machiavelli of Ohio politics, the classic behind-the-scenes fixer, a shrewd and insightful judge of character or, at least, political opportunity. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Candidate instructors, it stipulated, were to have a fluent knowledge of both the French and English languages, and only those of temperate habits and unquestionable character need apply. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Pigpen was another character, but what did that have to do with the cipher itself? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Far from recognizing that protozoa were different in character from larger organisms, Leeuwenhoek’s work seemed to imply that they were the same. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But it takes young men or women of extraordinary character as well as extraordinary physical ability to pull it off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lorraine thinks she could be an actress, but I keep telling her she’d have to be a character actress, which means playing washwomen on TV detective shows all the time. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. I'm Obinze,” he said, feeling like a character in a spy novel who had to speak in silly code. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He drew his sword and looked at it, and the intertwining shapes of red and gold; and the flowing characters of Númenor glinted like fire upon the blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We needed to animate the trends and test them against real experience, to supply characters and narrative. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "That actor was white, and that character was a monk." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The zombies have their way with my character. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I’d never heard him break character when he was mimicking somebody, but he let out a strangled gulp. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Now for the hitch in Jane’s character,” he said at last, speaking more calmly than from his look I had expected him to speak. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I want you to think about his character as opposed to that of the witnesses for the State. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters in the stories she read always seemed to go off without a thought or care, but in real life—well, the world was a dangerous place. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters he created represented syllables rather than letter sounds, so it is called a syllabary rather than an alphabet. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I drew this character when I was in college,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was like when he was creating his character he traded in all his intelligence points for beauty points. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I sink back into the vinyl couch cushions, my sketchbook propped against my knees, listening to Mom’s voice changing, character to character. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re probably too young to know the character. Times change, times change.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When I’m done throwing all the toys back into their chest, I sit down with Penny on the floor, watching as she blows raspberries whenever the cartoon characters ask her questions. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Because I feel like I’m in a movie and I’m the main character. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stand at my door and spot the big room across the hall with decals of Disney characters the size of small children on the windows. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In recent times his annoyance with the absurd obesity that prevented him from tying his shoes and his abusive satisfaction with all manner of appetites had begun to sour his character. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Casting aspersions on a boy's character is a very serious act, Taylor.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I printed it out, but at the last second my insecurities kicked in and I just told her what her character does instead of letting her read for herself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The incompatibility of these two foundings is reflected in the divisive character of the scholarship on the latter. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I had never been Dedd’s little sister as far as character was concerned. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, we were only able to dress up as biblical characters. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m as old as you need the character of Elliott to be,” I’m about to say, to steal that boy’s line from the elevator, but instead I go, “I’m thirteen. I’m thirteen, sir.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Her entries consisted of artistic manifestos, trivial complaints, character sketches and simple accounts of her day which increasingly shaded off into fantasy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Another view of the Norse character, oddly unlike its heroic aspect, is also given prominence in the Elder Edda. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In this case, they would cut fifty-two thousand possible characters down to only a handful of likely candidates. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The act of turning away when I asked about Molly was typical of Bram’s character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “When my eyes were opened to his real character—Oh! had I known what I ought, what I dared to do! But I knew not—I was afraid of doing too much. Wretched, wretched mistake!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When the radio was on, music has stimulated memory of times and places, complete with characters and stage sets, memories so exact that every word of dialogue is recreated. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally there were the revolted elements of his own character—his strange desire for purity and honour and spiritual excellence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew every character and every line and had learned how to swoon like aristocratic maidens. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Jones, are you talking to that character or what?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A. without a single pretension to the character of a soldier, a perfect Quixote as a statesman. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For a moment, with the fear of my sister’s working me before my eyes, I had a desperate idea of starting round the room in the assumed character of Mr. Pumblechook’s chaise-cart. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Commentators always have a familiar cast of characters to which they can point to explain any rally or any decline. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In many Mende stories the spider is the character that tricks other animals to get what he wants, but his tricks always backfire on him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Joe, who had just seen a Paramount movie short featuring a cartoon character new to the silver screen, Popeye the Sailor, wrote in his scrapbook that night, “I yam disgusted.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The character I was playing changed from one scene to the next, switching to whomever had the most dialogue. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The walls of Jean de Satigny’s studio were covered with distressing erotic scenes that revealed her husband’s hidden character. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not ask whether you are musical, Mrs. Elton. Upon these occasions, a lady’s character generally precedes her; and Highbury has long known that you are a superior performer.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I was being judged for the first time not by the color of my skin but by the measure of my mind and character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were characters beneath, but of these he could make nothing. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z One wall is lined with movie posters and cardboard character cutouts. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character: to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I even managed to draw several shorthand characters on my tablet as the noise got louder and louder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Deaf to his calm reasoning, to his sense of reality, Arcadio reproached him in public for his weakness of character. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z About the only audience he could count on was a bearded character everyone called the Mad Russian, who had been wandering Sequim’s streets barefoot and muttering to himself for as long as anyone could remember. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So one of them pulls out his pocket Gameboy and starts to play while the other watches and both continue to argue about what character is better. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hamid Uncle clears his throat loudly and doesn’t acknowledge us, which is very out of character. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It makes the character’s story so much more poignant. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z A wooden door with odd characters carved into its surface was set into the west wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Quit knocking that broom and come chase this character away.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ptolemy believed not only that behavior patterns were influenced by the planets and the stars but also that questions of stature, complexion, national character and even congenital physical abnormalities were determined by the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He later published a biography about Poe that was full of lies and attacked his character. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Whenever my Farsi failed me, I just made up what the characters were saying to each other with words I could remember. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Will, for not wanting to be the one who spreads gossip. It shows you’ve got real character. I do hate gossipers.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Languages also have grammatical functions whose job is not to distinguish the cast of characters but to pipe up with other kinds of information. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help admiring the trim appearance and bold manner of this diminutive seafaring character. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “That was out of his nature for him to do that too hard, out of character,” said Trapper. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That conversation, as Hamilton now remembered it, “consisted of comments on the political principles and views of Col. Bur...without reference to any instance of past conduct, or to private character.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They are working at a construction site, and Kyle is playing a character who is concerned about his immigration status. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z The case, on some level, was one that involved character. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “How could somebody’s favorite cartoon character be one that always messes up?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I kept wishing that the characters had someone like Rain to turn to in times of trouble, but they didn’t. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “She must have confused her book characters,” was Miss K’s amused answer. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Lawrences precocious talent for experimentation and his engaging character were already attracting attention from recruiters in academia and industry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “When the chips were down, I’d want a guy with that kind of character in my corner, I promise you, ’cause he’s a fighter.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Right away, the script had to reveal where the story was happening and who the characters were, providing enough details for the listener to form a mental picture. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Sorry. No police characters. Not in a business like this. I got an investment to watch.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Andie, the main character, had two boys who liked her: her best friend, Duckie, who was kind of weird but funny, and this rich guy Blane, who hung out in a snobby clique. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Or, as John Quincy Adams described the seamless character of the partnership, “it was a phenomenon, like the invisible and mysterious movements of the magnet in the physical world.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Warnings were delivered communally, for even though there was usually the offending daughter of the moment, every woman's character could use extra scolding. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The movie is just as the video game poster advertised except the main character doesn’t wear a brown-bag dress. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then I stepped into the street with a nonchalance copied from characters I had seen in the movies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the book the main character isn’t greedy anymore. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z For years, he’s been the subject of a patchwork of commentaries, numerous judgments, and endless character assessments from a spectrum of self-appointed experts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just like a movie, except in this movie when the characters bleed, the blood is real. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This Terence Johnson character embodies everything that's wrong with our communities. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Her character is the conscience of the drama, the voice of the playwright. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That same letter “A” appeared in the Character Symbol box on James Halliday’s first Dungeons & Dragons character sheet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The large red characters were like blood on the poster. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to take time, I know it will, but you have to find the evil in this character. I know that’s a strong word, but think about what he has done.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Back on the farm, her life stretches ahead to the flat horizon line, already populated with the only characters she’ll ever know. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He held that in both ways it improves one’s character. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kevin stays in character as he answers a few basic questions about Langston Hughes’s life. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z From the character and turn of the inscription, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,” I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But each month, new agents posing as businesspeople, diplomats, professors, and other unassuming characters quietly joined the fight against the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This seems a little too in character, but I don’t question it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Instead, she set down her bag, and, glancing around casually, took a few minutes to focus her mind on the character she’d invented: a friendly, absent-minded tuberculosis patient on her way home from the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One length had carved gold characters with Tyan-yu’s name, the other with mine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If you know that about yourself, why not fight it, why not develop your character? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “And I liked the characters. I even liked the horrible dad a little.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Our leaders are selected by their peers for their impeccable character, moral fortitude, and leadership skills. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She glares at me and throws me a few pages of new character descriptions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I seemed to become the main character, as if I had abandoned myself and allowed some other person to step right in and take me over. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The day before, Ms. Laverne had found the six of us sitting in the corner of the lunchroom, laughing at a character Tiago was mimicking. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I sat on the sofa, next to Jaja, watching the images on TV, but I couldn’t tell the olive-skinned characters apart. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “This is no very striking resemblance of your own character, I am sure,” said he. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z All the results on the first page had to do with the cartoon character. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And D&D characters were just like avatars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z See, I got a way of attracting strange characters. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘BFG,’ she said, ‘Would you please tell these rather dim-witted characters exactly what to do.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge effort went into a Sesame Street character called the Man from Alphabet, whose specialty was puns. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I design with a view to a passage of quietly composed, soft, subdued pensive character, shape the ground, screen out discordant elements and get suitable vegetation growing.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At night I lie in bed thinking about Tom Brown and his adventures at Rugby School and all the characters in P. G.Wodehouse. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His ability and character enabled him to emerge from the depths. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I meant it when I said you had one of the highest characters of any man I'd met. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew her sister's character, the haughtiness of her spirit, and she was frightened by the virulence of her anger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Someone altered the cast list out in the atrium,” she says, “and they changed the names of both of your characters to something inappropriate.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “No, I mean I don’t believe your character. I don’t believe that you are him—and that is your job as an actor. To make us believe.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z You expect them to be like the over-the-top characters they play on TV. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z On the basis of one murder it has judged the character, honor, and integrity of the entire population. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The main character was an aging banker who jumps to his death after being financially ruined. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I try to imagine her with a name I associate with Swiss cartoon characters or a famous supermodel—not my twelve-year-old Korean best friend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z This is the major distinction between the indefinite article, a, and the definite article, the.6 When a character makes his first appearance on stage, he is introduced with a. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In all fairness, there is no other character in the book who could say those words, since Sagredo ends up on the side of Salviati. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I swear to God I tried to concentrate on what was happening with the characters I was reading about, but after a while I couldn’t help myself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The character was played by a gifted high school actor, someone talented beyond his years, the only student actor I would see anywhere who rivaled Truman’s best. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Now Tucker Mouse was a very good judge of character—both animal and human. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes; but intricate characters are the most amusing. They have at least that advantage.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z My father draws imaginary characters on the window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she asked, “And what sort of people are Lord and Lady Ashton? I know they are of the finest character, of course!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Yet the plot couldn’t be cluttered with too many settings and characters because the audience kept track without visual hints. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And now I stood with the very same characters, plucked straight out of a book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richter, who was something of a character, had said that she was certain that he would “come home lost.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One kid had on a T-shirt with a cartoon character mooning everyone. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In time the saplings and hedges on the perimeter would provide shade and character; now they spoke of fine intentions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z So it would have been in a poem, surely, if Unferth were a character, good or evil, heroic or not. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z How do I know which values go with which characters? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Willard’s success was unquestionable, but for many years she shared the limelight with one of the most eccentric, unforgettable characters in the entire American experience. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He had been given too much love and trust to be good at these things Arthur was not one of those interesting characters whose subtle motives can be dissected. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The name he shouted was that of the TV character most synonymous with the archetypical skinny, ineffectual, small-town policeman. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now after meeting Miep, I can honestly say that my heroes are not just made-up characters—my hero is real. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s like an actor remaining in character and refusing to leave his dressing room, or a writer refusing to leave his garret after finishing a book. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And then I surprised myself and did something truly out of character. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Other eyes besides mine watched these manifestations of character—watched them closely, keenly, shrewdly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Or at least Dylan, who’s dying to see the character I modeled after him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “The hours are not great, but suit a certain character.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We here at the Mumbai Young Filmmakers Council are all in agreement that Miss Mehra possesses the unique ability to truly transform her characters on-screen in such a way as to spellbind her audience. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Yes, shadowy: a myth, a phantom: something which they engendered and created whole themselves; some effluvium of Sutpen blood and character, as though as a man he did not exist at all. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee's endearing characters, Atticus Finch and his precocious daughter, Scout, captivated readers while confronting them with some of the realities of race and justice in the South. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He felt his entire future, indeed his entire character, depended upon the next few moments. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you need some tips on how to accurately judge a person’s character, just let me know.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The names were all characters from the Peanuts comics: Charlie Brown, Sally, and Lucy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He was staring at me now, like I was some character out of a book he had read and I had come to life. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z If you ask me, its people’s imperfections that give them character—a nose slightly off center or a dimple or one ear slightly higher than the other. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "You know, there's that character who's always reading a comic book about pirates, the story within the story, the pirate story." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z During the brief break, on instructions from CBS officials, Orson Welles was told to step out of character and explain to the audience that the program was a play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z She was watched jealously for any weakness of character. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of the fragments had only a single character. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I home in on two characters in the show: Erica, the villain, and Tara, the sweeter one, who shares my name. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And although I know I’m risking another brand on my forehead or worse, I say, “Excuse me, but I don’t believe those two fictional characters ever met.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I had the notion that such a manner of rendering made for a sharper effect, a more pointed sense of the character, his peculiar type of being and consciousness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A storm, attempted murders, witches, wizards, invisible spirits, revolutions, characters drinking until they’re dead drunk, an angry monster named Caliban—can you believe it? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z For example, the same melody may sound quite different depending on whether the character is in love, being heroic, or dying. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I'd expect that from the shallow, pompous best-friend character who would try to get between us, but not from the guy I was supposed to end up with before the credits rolled. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Their faces look different, and they have different characters. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z By seemingly slight changes the whole character of the substance is changed; for example, not only what is attached but the place of attachment to the carbon atom is highly important. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She’d make a great friend to a character in a book, or in one of Dad’s plays. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Pigpen was another character, but what did that have to do with the cipher itself? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hannah is a minor character, illustrated for the first time on page twelve or thirteen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z After all, parents are responsible for one of the most awesomely important feats we know: the very shaping of a child’s character. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The dreams are always the same, but the character changes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew I couldn’t stand those Hill characters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m a woman of great character and integrity and refinement. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He, in turn, responded by blaming their teenaged son, and after a spirited back-and-forth, two more actors rushed onstage, playing two different characters in the same narrative. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z His persuasive technique! are tailored to the individual as he gains understanding into the character of each. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Well, his character’s dead in this song. Kind of.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They wanted her to be a cannibal, a witch, a six-armed monster—the characters from their grandfather’s stories with which they populated their games. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Do they still have those animatronic robot characters? They were kind of freaky.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Once I had my four main characters and the basic situation, I just let them go where they wanted to and enjoyed the ride. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z But their insight into the Spanish character did not help them defend themselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Economic and social behaviors, Galbraith continued, “are complex, and to comprehend their character is mentally tiring. Therefore we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to have a little more character than the tenement houses. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The other map was a huge one, sharply delineated, with all markings in neat Cyrillic characters. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The recipe is incomplete, since the lamp ought to be inscribed with mysterious characters and there is an incantation to be mumbled. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So was the age of characters and plots. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Lana felt good for the first time since she had come upon those two characters messing up her bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of marginal characters have marched off into the Alaska wilds over the years, never to reappear. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The Etheringtons mostly humored him, it seemed to Ishmael—for them he was a colorful island character, part of the charm of the place. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Before long Mrs. Jarzab introduced a woman named Mrs. Cole who had written a book on “character counts,” which was one of Mrs. Jarzab’s favorite slogans. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Each character she cracked revealed more patterns and clues about the encryption, but if she made a single wrong guess, it could throw off the rest of the puzzle. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Both you and this King character are on trial for felony murder. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I had no need to keep up appearances, the bad character I’ve always had only got worse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But he did draw a picture of a new superhero—his own original character called Knit Man, which Needles and I both thought was corny, but we told Noodles it was cool. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The character of the river and its yearly flood cycle contributed to its mystique. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In perfectly straight vertical rows I see Chinese characters written in blue fountain-pen ink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it possible that he had misjudged Perry’s character? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We went to English class together, speaking to each other in those new words and sometimes taking out a piece of paper to write a Chinese character to show what we meant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a funny, kind of high voice, almost like a cartoon character—like Akira’s voice, except in an old man. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Quite apart from his great scientific talents,” he told Neylan, “I have always regarded him as a man of fine personal qualities of character, loyalty, and integrity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One thing was certain: They weren't just digging to "build character." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It seems out of character for her, and makes me think about how she agreed with my father yesterday. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But even then, it was only in character, as Anorak, during the course of our gaming sessions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There were cards that required you to play an air guitar solo, speak like an English-dubbed anime character, eat leaves like a giraffe, engage in staring contests, and end every sentence with the word dawg. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When you travel like I did, vague about destination and with an open-ended itinerary, a holy-seeming openness takes over your character. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Sherman’s doubts about Burnham’s character did not color his respect for his skill as an architect. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The only character I recognized was Hamlet, who went off on Mr. Price in Shakespearean talk. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “My assessment,” the doctor writes, “is that he will be able to recover in a short time, while retaining the extreme excitability that must form the essence of his character.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I moved away from the critic and found myself sitting beside a clairvoyant who loudly predicted the fates of the various characters seen moving their lips up on the screen. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z This is called depersonalization, in which the liveliness and details of character seem to vanish. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe you have a good character and that you’ll get ahead in this world.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The twenty-three-year-old appeared on the magazine’s cover, disguised by the makeup and shaggy gray wig he wore for the role of an eighty-year-old character in one of the Mercury’s plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But even as he undertook the work, events occurred that were to change its character and indeed to deprive him of his material. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He became less of a stage character and more of a real person. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t observe any suspicious characters on the train, but were stuck now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Although Olmsted himself preferred the northernmost site, he insisted Jackson Park could work and “produce results of a pleasingly becoming character, such as have not hitherto been aimed at in World’s Fairs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They use virtual cameras—imaginary cameras, essentially, made of math; shooting imaginary characters, also made of math—whose lens physics is faithful to the real world. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Thus the orchestra, instead of merely providing the musical backing for the characters to sing to, was able to express or hint at the meaning of the stage action, even in passages without singing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z To be clear: this is not an argument that affirmative action policies conflict with King’s dream that we might one day be “judged by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He liked the name Anorak so much that he’d used it for his favorite D&D character, the powerful wizard who later appeared in many of his videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So I always just keep cool and lay low on my block, where at least I know all the characters and how to deal with all their "interesting" nonsense. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I watch the cartoon character grow from a potato head to a porcupine head to a Dad head. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Makes me wish that I were a fictional character. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone’s life when character is fixed forever; for me, it was that first fall term I spent at Hampden. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I found estimable characters amongst them—characters desirous of information and disposed for improvement—with whom I passed many a pleasant evening hour in their own homes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She’d be a great character in one of Dad’s plays, I thought. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z When Edward Abbey was writing The Monkey Wrench Gang, his picaresque novel about eco-terrorism in the canyon country, his pal Ken Sleight was said to have inspired the character Seldom Seen Smith. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had named it after my mother’s favorite character from Shakespeare to please her, but he had insisted on the Sue. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some have suggested that perhaps blacks felt in on the joke, laughing at the over-the-top characters from a sense of “in-group recognition.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was tall and mysterious-looking, more like a character in my Arabian Nights book than a man you expected to talk to. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His balancing phrase was not typically identical but slightly different in character, creating a symmetry without simply repeating itself. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As young and optimistic as the characters on my cassette tape, they'll occasionally invite me to join them for an after-school get-together at a nearby cafe. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Only then can you judge their true character! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I mean, honestly, I would like to cast Hannah as the character who eats live animals with the hopes of obtaining their life force, but she didn’t show up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One of the animated characters on the show, a mailbox, is called Mailbox. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z D&D players could explore the labyrinth with their characters as the dungeon master read from the module and guided them through the story it contained, describing everything they saw and encountered along the way. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She had frequently thought—especially since his father’s marriage with Miss Taylor—that if she were to marry, he was the very person to suit her in age, character and condition. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I went to a lot of trouble to memorize the model number of the blanket—all ten characters—and now I don't even need to use it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stuff with the mission, questions about his own character, in his own mind, weighed heavily on Reggie, more than he let on. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But the other reason I called him this was much more related to his character. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I figured throwing in a comic book character was worth a shot. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Courtney imagines her character as naive, and also somewhat socially isolated. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Stick and I used to lie on our beds after lights-out and play the game together, making up elaborate lives and characters, before we got too old to make-believe. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Art is five years older than Joel and, on first impression, a very different sort of character. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “The type of character you have and the type of character my mama has, you could almost be friends,” he said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Will you please rename that character in your play, the sidekick guy?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He is a prominent character in three of Euripides’ plays and in one of Sophocles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The mistake we make in thinking of character as something unified and all-encompassing is very similar to a kind of blind spot in the way we process information. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like listening to a cartoon character talk while sucking helium and he was only really hearing every third word. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But she bore the impact with a firmness of character and a bravery that were admirable. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He told the story through characters directly expressing themselves and their feelings to the audience, always and only singing, something that had never been tried before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It’s a scene with Hudson’s character and starts off pretty simple. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Most evenings, the younger kids in the house will gather in the kitchen to study Chinese, and a tutor uses the bamboo stick to point out characters on the blackboard. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She hates the jumpsuits the characters wear and says their faces have seams. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Isaac proposes to me—well, his character proposes to my character. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I hated the Asian character played by a white man. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s hard enough standing on your own two feet, but when you also have to remain true to your character and soul, it’s harder still. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He required fine character and a tolerance for gloom to operate in this pit. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We meet at the Book Nook at five because Sausun says it’s going to take at least an hour to “get into character.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He separated all the characters and ran comparisons with English, Chinese, Greek, Arabic, and with Cyrillic texts, even with Ogham. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But in general the random character of the evolutionary process should create extraterrestrial creatures very different from any that we know. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d rather keep an animal as our main character,” I say. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Tyler Kelch, the stagehand who dropped it, looks like one of those cartoon characters with sweat shooting off his brow. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Anyway, Victoria is great at styling her hair and she promised she could style it to look like a rat’s nest to suit the character’s chaotic mind. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If Giebel had been the only person acting out of character in the quest for crazy-quilt expansion, it would have been more difficult to excuse or explain his actions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was about this guy, Glendale, who spent his whole life playing different characters on stage, and how when he died, all those characters showed up at his funeral to talk trash about him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Wayne tries to look into his characters from every possible angle: up close, from a distance, how others see him, whether he sees himself realistically or believes his own lies. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As Shay and Jessica laugh, I remember how we dressed up as our favorite book characters for Halloween last week. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I listened and drew the characters in my little notebook. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There was a big sign, MING’S, and underneath it, red neon characters that looked like fighting men waving swords. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I read, the less I liked Okonkwo, the main character. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Two nights ago, on the beach, we argued all the way past midnight about our favorite Looney Tunes characters from those old cartoons that always play as reruns. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The self-focus actually connects her more deeply with other people—the other actors, people in the audience, even the fictional characters in the plays. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Our treasured and nostalgic picture of the village general store, the cracker-barrel store where an informed yeomanry gather to express opinions and formulate the national character, is very rapidly disappearing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m dressed as Monkey D. Luffy, the main character. It’s one of my favorite shows of all time. Do you watch it?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Too much of it and we obscure the all-pervasive sense of contingency as well as the problematic character of the choices facing the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Whether Shakespeare’s treatment of the female characters is misogynistic.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a hell of a grin, too — slightly naughty, with teeth that were just crooked enough to give his mouth character. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He had a fleshy face in need of a shave and his hair looked a little like that of the main character in Eraserhead, high and square on top like an elevated putting surface. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “She allows her character to believe the lie. Her voice has so many tones to it. She can be seductive and naive all in one sentence.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When I was younger, he loomed large and scary, like a character in a horror story. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She was not a vile or shameful character! Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it requires such depth of oppression to create such heights of character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What is certain is that they are central to the character of the Smokies. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea why this gave me such intense relief, but it seemed, standing there in Finny’s triumphant shirt, that I would never stumble through the confusions of my own character again. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde had a certain paternal quality that Ignatius liked; the old man, the scarred and wizened mogul of the frankfurter, would be a welcome new character in the Journal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mine was almost exactly like hers, except for the names of the characters. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were times in school when a person had to do things fast, cheap, and without character. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t read from her novel as she traveled across the country so much as she acted it out, playing each character with such skill that she turned her readings into performances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You took a dive on a math test? That’s out of character.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t know the manners of good society, eh?” he says to the character of the busybody, Mrs. Mountchessington, who has insulted him before exiting the stage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Manicured hedges and a fish pond added character to the yard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I don’t recognize the character, but I instantly like him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Let those sociologists stuff this in their collective pipe. Puts the kibosh on the deprivation-breeds-antisocial-behavior chestnut. This Fowl character has never gone hungry in his life.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Books required fingers to turn the pages and a heart to feel the emotions of the characters on the page, but the cinema was different. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As though a cloud has drifted away and for a moment Bastian’s true, deformed character has come glaring through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had read it in a matter of hours, oddly relieved that the names of the characters were never revealed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I’ll have my characters say the things I couldn’t say in the moment. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he left it up to us to figure out what an “assessment word” is—while saving no characters, and being less rather than more scientifically precise. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I dared to put off the mendicant—to resume my natural manner and character. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She even gave me her cell number in case I wanted to text her scene ideas for her character. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Seriously, there is no part of me that cares about the welfare of assassins or Templars or any game character ever. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Or do they have different characters in Afghanistan? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z This was the same tactic the character had used to solve the secret message in Poe’s story. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There are also long stories with characters, and although the story is supposed to end with some number, all the words block my path to getting there. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Most people don’t have to exert so much effort to stay in character. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And what he sees, the humanity of it, speaks of a very deep character. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kneazle has an uncanny ability to detect unsavoury or suspicious characters and can be relied upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Very carefully I carved the Chinese character that was our name. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After I assured myself that little “Minnie” was of sound health and good moral character, I agreed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite her journal sketches, she no longer really believed in characters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He had the feeling that Brother Leon was that kind of character, that he would need a scapegoat and Brian would be closest at hand. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But,” Mott wrote, “it will be a beginning, and we hope it will be followed in due time by one of a more general character.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z See this first character, it mean something like ‘Forever Never Forgotten.’ The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Like you’re going on this adventure right with the main character. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The judge said that there was an opening at Camp Green Lake, and he suggested that the discipline of the camp might improve Stanley's character. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I felt my brain screech to a halt, like a cartoon character about to careen off a cliff. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We recognize that mobility may be difficult, but the key to our collective self-image is the assumption that mobility is always possible, so failure to move up reflects on one’s character. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was so out of character, and so earnest, that she nearly kissed him right there. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As their firm prospered, the character of each partner began to emerge and clarify. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When you write things like this, of course you know the cast of characters. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was a character problem, and I realized that, at that point, it could affect potentially more than my mission. It could affect anything I had to say in court.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You have heard of a man of bad character, whose true name is Compeyson?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Two other regular characters, a shovel and a pail, are called Shovel and Pail. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll make up the clue using altered poetry, like the character does in Rhyme Schemer!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z "Excuse me," I belched, and quickly covered my mouth with both hands, nodded my agreement to their assessment of my character, and ran down the hall to the bathroom. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I put on this character; I played the stereotype. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In their faces we read a thousand insights about character which no amount of historical data can satisfy nearly as well. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Readick played and replayed the recording until he was able to imitate the same reaction when his character sees the extraterrestrials emerge from their spaceship. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z A student on the way into class approaches him at his desk, glances up at some posters of Sesame Street characters, and asks, “Mr. Volpe, did you know Big Bird?” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Above all, Wagner’s focus was on the psychology of his characters. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Conversations about class are resisted in part because there is a tendency to imagine that one’s class reflects upon one’s character. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, two Quarter characters,” the sergeant said, suddenly enlightened. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I forgot all the promises I had made—before being given the drum—to improve my character and wailed. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Exactly so; that is what principally strikes me. So much superadded decision of character! Skilful has been the hand!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Like a character from one of her own stories made of ink and paper instead of flesh and blood. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Some of those historical characters are so dull.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I actually like that you chose someone who isn’t a book character, exactly. You think out of the box.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z To hire an architect would have meant revealing the true character of the structure that suddenly had lodged itself in his imagination. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He wanted to express his pain through this character. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “They’re good, but X-Men is way better. Though I think I like the New Mutants ones the most, ’cause those characters are our age.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The disarming simplicity of the statement, combined with its quasi-Delphic character, has made the Farewell Address a perennial candidate for historical commentary. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And Thomas Jefferson’s lyrical rendering of the reasons for the entire revolutionary enterprise emphasized the self-evident character of the principles at stake. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “A comedy is about characters who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That’s how I know.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In a nod to the Martian broadcast, the main character played by Welles, Charles Foster Kane, says early in the movie, “Don't believe everything you hear on the radio.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I used my daughter’s crayons, a different color for each main character. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was Estraven’s own character, in which candor and reserve were both strong: every word he said rose out of a deeper silence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I was a worm, but at least I had the strength of character to be ashamed of it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Despite the poverty, Sophiatown had a special character; for Africans, it was the Left Bank in Paris, Greenwich Village in New York, the home of writers, artists, doctors, and lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole local cast of characters was present. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z His character deteriorated to the point where no one could stand him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The main character had a stunning resemblance to Javier, and the laughter choked him as his throat began to close up again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The use of music to build characters through sound expression; create tension in the narrative; highlight important moments in the plot, and so forth, are examples of the high compatibility between words and music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Seriously, giggling like a cartoon character . . . when their cheeks get all red, and little hearts start popping out of their ears . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z For all its undoubted sincerity, Oppenheimer’s letter displayed a brazen disingenuousness, perhaps its author’s chief character flaw. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Method acting emphasizes the need to “become” the character. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The reason that most of us seem to have a consistent character is that most of us are really good at controlling our environment. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And although it is hazardous to assume any of this had formative effects on his character, it is equally an exaggeration to say that Eratosthenes grew up breathing an atmosphere of pure royalist docility. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He lacked the impulsive character of his fiancée, and he considered respect for one’s given word as a wealth that should not be squandered. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Does she think that I’m one of these perverse Mark Twain characters?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This was so out of character that she went to see his doctor about it, but there was no real help on offer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were all first-rate, able to breathe life into their characters with little rehearsal. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Somehow I could ignore the Taliban, but I could not ignore these two annoying characters. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And he would only address her as Leucosia, the name of her D and D character.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Now that it was daytime, and I wasn’t quite so sleep deprived, I could appreciate how each house on Mamou’s block had its own character. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She thought she was prospering finely, but unconsciously she was beginning to desecrate some of the womanliest attributes of a woman’s character. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We could then change or swap characters at the start of the next level or “episode.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “How about other books, Mrs. McCullough? Any other books with Chinese characters?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And at the end it couldn't see out of its eyes and became a reformed character. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He looks at the character’s background, what motivates him in the present, what future he imagines for himself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If I attempted to account for scenes and characters, to tell why certain scenes were written in certain ways, I’d be stretching facts in order to be pleasantly intelligible. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z On the chalkboard read Twelve Angry Men and under it listed the characters in the play. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Telling a story, using different voices for every character.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They explained that the psychosis and other serious mental health problems that burdened Mr. Jenkins could lead to dangerous behavior, but this behavior was a manifestation of serious illness, not a reflection of his character. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The head of the local Klan was obviously a more complex character than many had imagined. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I’ll probably regret it, but for now, for a minute, I allow myself to be the character in the romantic movie. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There always existed King’s College, opulently nonconformist and clearly capable of absorbing him without any loss of his or its character. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “But Mr. Allen says, ‘Leave out the explanations, make it brief and dramatic, and let the characters tell the story’,” interrupted Jo, turning to the publisher’s note. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnham had awarded the boat concession to a company called the Electric Launch and Navigation Company, which had produced a lovely electric vessel of exactly the character Olmsted wanted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He says that my character sounds really interesting, but he’d like to know a bit more. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z His character was a Maine man telling of a moose hunt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “People tend to overestimate my character,” I say quietly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Several members of Washington’s staff, including Hamilton, pleaded that Andre’s life be spared because of his exceptional character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “He’s a character, all right. He was just like that in college, too. He just never grew up. Some people don’t have to. They’re lucky.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She seemed genuinely proud of the fact, as if it were a reflection of my character. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I like to think I make up for the rather significant, err...beauty gap in other ways. Devilish charm and impeccable character, for instance.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Implacable resentment is a shade in a character. But you have chosen your fault well. I really cannot laugh at it. You are safe from me.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I needed to convey to the group a sense of my identity, while keeping a few of the basic elements of my character under wraps. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “We’ll make up the clue using altered poetry, like the character does in Rhyme Schemer!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Yet the integrity and the strength of his character had not changed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The prison is only lit with a swinging lightbulb as our characters drag their feet into the darkness. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z You have to “find your character,” he tells them, meaning they have to imagine lives they cannot fully know. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “My fate as a Spare, I’m afraid. Can’t really question the only person in town willing to give me work. Besides, Mrs. Dimblewit said it would build character.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She leads me out of the room into the ER proper, past curtains that are alternately drawn and undrawn to show the cast of characters here on an early Saturday morning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z After delivering a spirited defense of her husband's right to make judicial appointments before he left office, Abigail launched a frontal attack on Jefferson’s character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The other two, a boy and a girl, were exceptionally beautiful and brilliant, seeming to have inherited the finest qualities, in looks and character, of their parents. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Donny gave his final rousing monologue, right before the John Wilkes Booth character snuck up on him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z For example, the story The Princess and the Frog has three main characters—the King, Princess and Frog. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Parting was not, as I had heard one of Mr. Shakespeare's characters say, a sweet sorrow. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I did not know before,” continued Bingley immediately, “that you were a studier of character. It must be an amusing study.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We were still crammed full of vague ideas which gave to life, and to the war also an ideal and almost romantic character. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The town’s quiet, conservative southern character didn’t go in for rallies and bullhorns. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z To a greater or lesser degree, most members of the reporting team performed similar feats of tedious investigation before finding characters who would personify the statistical trends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Father certainly admired Mother’s attitude and thought she had an excellent character. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “We are very ideological about fiction in this country. If a character is not familiar, then that character becomes unbelievable,” Shan said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But instead of moving to another seat, my character will tell the man to stop licking his lips at women like we’re pieces of meat. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z The character has to project entitlement, a whiff of corrosive self-regard. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Where else can you find grade A, top of the line characters roaming the streets spouting Shakespeare in the middle of a blizzard? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What she recalls are the names and details of the lives of all the fictional characters from the party: Michelle and Gendry and Michael. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I gave Henry Hawkins a different card than I gave all the other kids—it was bigger than the others, and it had a drawing of a character from his favorite cartoon. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And character could still, to some extent, be formed in boys as young as the freshmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And capitalizing on diversity is perhaps even more important when it comes to the characters of the oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And it’s like Old Charley Bums—the former Director, the racing fan, the real character—no longer exists. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The outlaw jumped back, then saw she was tied and said, “And who is this ferocious-looking character?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the cookies were done, she would talk in what we called her gingerbread voice and pretend to be the characters on the cookie sheet. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You’ve only seen him in the movies, playing a wide range of different characters. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z While she was in labor, she was watching The Young and the Restless, and so she named me Ashley after one of the soap opera characters. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The dinner invitation he had extended to the embattled Madison and Hamilton was perfectly in keeping with his character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As the scene builds, the character played by Zach begins to backpedal and tries to explain. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They would be instantly picked up as suspicious characters and deported over the city line. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wrong to attempt to deceive you; but I feared a stubbornness that exists in your character. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z You are given a hierarchy, recurring characters, the help of repetition, of anticipation, the firm hold of a long history. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z How did the main character change at the end? Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Like a character in a Victor Hugo novel, she tearfully explained her heartbreaking tale to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Japanese scholars traditionally took the missing characters to mean that the king was the Japanese emperor Mizuha-wake of the Beautiful Teeth named in the 8th-century Japanese chronicles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z If Estraven’s own clan had cast him out he would be a suspect character, but the king’s strictures were unimportant. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “He came to me,” the preppy kid says, still offended by the indictment of his character. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z One interesting aspect of Greek modes is that different modes were considered to have very different effects, not only on a person's mood, but even on character and morality. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I say something bad that happens to the character and Amil says something good. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was very obviously dressed as the manga character on the banner right behind him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Everywhere it reflected the authoritarian spandrels of his character, from its surfeit of policemen to its strict rules against picking flowers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The fantastical creatures and characters, on the other hand, were allotted a much more exotic and complex musical palette, often based on the so-called ‘Octatonic’ scale. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Instead, all the characters around me vanished, leaving me alone in the giant war room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "All I know is your mother's a good judge of character—and that's a gift she passed on to you. So if something doesn't feel right, trust yourself and run as fast as that mouse." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z There’s a line of plush anime characters on the dashboard, and the floor is always littered with papers and empty Coke bottles. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was what I would be from this day forward—my commitment, my character as long as I lived—and nothing alive or dead could change my mind! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Breland called a bunch of character witnesses to testify, and each of them said about the same thing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘He could write well and speedily, and often used the Elvish characters.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Strong character, high courage, hard work—it seemed that none of these were determining factors in the fates of Tex John’s children. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And the truth is that I am not a particularly high-minded character in my formative years. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He seemed unusually, almost exaggeratedly, energized, and gave me an impetuous tickle from behind as he passed, which was out of character. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The story, which helped Canetti earn the Nobel Prize in literature, includes a character named Fischerele who aspires to become chess champion of the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She started by having us analyze the cover of Snoop Doggy Dogg’s album with cartoon characters representing a male and female dog. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Achillini’s brilliance and the transgressive character of his thought were summarized in a popular saying: ‘It is either the devil or Achillini.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The result is a system of stratification based on the “official certification of individual character and competence”—a form of branding by the government. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The walls of the restaurant are papered with legal-sized sheets with the house specials in Korean characters. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So the sound of helium-pitched cartoon characters had to be the life raft for this sinking ship of awkwardness. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He loved being able to knock into the smaller characters and send them flying. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The Took family was still, indeed, accorded a special respect, for it remained both numerous and exceedingly wealthy, and was liable to produce in every generation strong characters of peculiar habits and even adventurous temperament. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I am named after the Mark Twain character, by the way. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The character of Bobby is not in the film, but he is seen in documentary footage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He called me “Shiver My Timbers,” after the character in Treasure Island, because of my habit of dressing in a blazer no matter how hot it was. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler took a long moment before he spoke, staring at the rows of characters on the page in front of Kvothe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “There is no race in Miss Teen Dream. You are only judged on the strength of your character.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, the Burr-Hamilton duel helped turn the tide against the practice of dueling by providing a focal point for its critics and serving as a dramatic object lesson of its self-destructive character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Even from a chiropractic standpoint, Nixon is a questionable character. He has the skeleton of a chimpanzee.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She insisted, however, that his ambition never impaired his character and never distracted him from his role as husband and eventually father. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Supreme Court said in 1987 that introducing evidence about the status, character, reputation, or family of a homicide victim was unconstitutional. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Rebeca’s firm character, the voracity of her stomach, her tenacious ambition absorbed the tremendous energy of her husband, who had been changed from a lazy, woman-chasing man into an enormous work animal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When the dominant allele was present, the recessive allele seemed to disappear, but when a plant received two recessive alleles, the allele reiterated its character. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Isaiah, the boy from Mr. Jackson’s class who was playing Wilbur, frolicked heartily, getting into character. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Alternatively, mathematics is sometimes endowed with a coercive character which is somehow capable of determining our future. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You may be interested to hear that Curious George began his existence as a character in a book,” said my dad as he flipped a pancake. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I'd like to bring them out of books, touch them, all those characters, all those wonderful characters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “He is also handsome,” replied Elizabeth, “which a young man ought likewise to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “It’s a fantasy book. The Wicked Wizard War. My character, Ben-Jamin, is the chosen one in this war between wizards.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “What can I say? I’m an excellent judge of character!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mary was also a shrewd and intuitive judge of character, an emotionally intelligent woman who paid close attention to her surroundings and the people around her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The acting on those shows is forced and stiff, and the characters are always slapping each other dramatically. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I’ve always thought of her as some kind of cartoon character. But maybe not.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After all, he was one of the main characters in Inkheart. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z People think it’s such a hard read, but it’s really just a soap opera with lots of characters, people falling in love, fighting for love, dying for love. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z One small thing that brightened my life: Joyeuse bought me a festive little plastic bottle with cartoon characters all over it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps a speculative novel where the main character is an archaeologist digging for bronzes who is then transported to an idyllic past? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We watched Milton’s adult character forming during those years, taking on the no-nonsense attributes of our future father. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Find your character,” Volpe tells his actors, by which he means they must fully understand and inhabit the roles of the people they are playing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “You have to show the same character off the court,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I’m not all that ugly, or that stupid, I have a sunny disposition, and I want to develop a good character! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The Showtime drama Billions introduces Taylor, television’s first nonbinary character. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The experience had been thrust upon her with no warning, as if she were a character in a comedic French play. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Both expert at translating the character of nuns, Ben and Mary Anne divided them into two distinct and irreconcilable categories: the Smiles and the Vampires. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bunny, for all his appearance of amiable, callous stability, was actually a wildly erratic character. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was not a volte face of character: that did not change. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if it represented Greek mythology, or if the characters floating in the clouds above were meant to be biblical. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Park and his dad both broke character to look at her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She was, as Dad always said, something of a “character.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Mama has her feet across Papi’s lap, and he's giving her a foot massage while she talks back to the characters on her favorite show. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Depew’s oratory on the fair quickly grew tiresome, but the man had a way of capturing with wit and brevity the true character of a situation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We have to listen to only a few characters to pick out an individual’s pattern. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z And, because I had limited myself to rendering only what Bigger saw and felt, I gave no more reality to the other characters than that which Bigger himself saw. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Britney, as Volpe said would happen, fully finds her character only once the houselights dim and she is under the stage lights. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z His characters escape from Cuba on rafts of sticks and tires, refuse to harvest grapefruit, dream of singing in a rock and roll band in California. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z No chains fastened Cora’s misfortunes to her character or actions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He stands quietly beside me now, out of character for him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A character so out of focus that it was hard to know when you had her just right, and when you did, the film ran out. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The character Britney plays serves as a mirror for everyone else. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Some weeks, Welles voiced characters on two dozen programs. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “The next, ‘The theory of the book is bad, full of morbid fancies, spiritualistic ideas, and unnatural characters.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Annie seems to have a “flawless character,” Theo tells Lies she might be “too out of the ordinary to become a good housewife.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But the shift in attitude and in public responsibility at the laboratory were as distinct in character as the golden age of aeronautics of the 1950s would be from the space-age 1960s. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When I stole looks into my brothers’ books, I saw secrets in the characters I could not puzzle out. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “An echo,” said Dumbledore, “which retained Cedric’s appearance and character. I am guessing other such forms appeared . . . less recent victims of Voldemort’s wand. “An old man,” Harry said, his throat still constricted. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z "Doesn't that build character more than digging holes?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was obvious from then on that she had inherited very little of her mother's character. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the main characters was a guy by the name of Robert Billing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was important that his character be adapted to this, otherwise his chances of success were dubious. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His background of poverty and petty crime gave him insight into the demons that haunted other poor blacks, and left him with some habits that were out of character for a devout Black Muslim. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The sick man jumped up with a mighty curse and several ugly statements about my character. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The third- stage engine of the Saturn had a character all its own. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z These tragic deaths may lead our nation to substitute an aristocracy of character for an aristocracy of color. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In my memory, his eyes get bigger and bigger, almost like he's a manga character. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Here it is necessary to repeat what has been said earlier, that by becoming continuous war has fundamentally changed its character. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The defense wants you to go into the jury room thinking that this case is about the character of Mr. Zinzi, who testified that he heard a story about someone who stole cigarettes. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z At first everything is normal, but then this old TV character, Carousel Carl, pops up at the control panel. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z My narrative, while willfully episodic in character—no comprehensive coverage of all events is claimed—follows a chronological line, with one significant exception. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t find this out until after I started high school, that Dad had actually received death threats for making fun of characters from the Bible. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In careful tests, they are unable to predict the character and future of people they know nothing about except their time and place of birth.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not, certainly, that of persons who saw me then for the first time, and who knew nothing about my character. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The author tells you who is who and how they are related to each other and it is called a cast of characters. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pressed the metallic bar to his lips and started blowing and sucking, moving the harmonica back and forth like a cartoon character eating corn on the cob. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Voxy sits in front and I see his eyes trailing my walk, but he doesn’t break out of character either. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It sounds farfetched, but like a roast forsaken in the oven or a rescheduled dental appointment, childbirth is one of those minor details that tends to slip the minds of most soap opera characters. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Ishmael knew he would not ask for help, in part because San Piedro people never did, in part because such was his character. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “But he said that it built character. And he said that Penn State was looking really good with their recruitment. And he mentioned you.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “What? A criminal with dark glasses? A Bourbon Street character? Please, Gus. Not this. Leon Levy is dead only a few years. Let him rest in peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This Support Group featured a rotating cast of characters in various states of tumor-driven unwellness. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then she “selected three messages which for some intuitive reason I believed might end with the character for reply.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The journal topic that day, I later learned, was “Discuss your favorite character in Huckleberry Finn.’ Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s Aditya the Sun God/superhero. He created the character himself, a couple years ago.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The same traits of character might be seen in Colonel Lloyd’s slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the political parties. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Critics of Jefferson’s visionary projections, like Adams, were then accused of rejecting the ideals themselves, when in fact they were merely exposing their illusory character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As a boy, he believed he was neither black nor white but rather green like the comic book character the Incredible Hulk. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They will explore the complexities of her character. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He was the palpable reality that clothed the revolutionary rhapsodies in flesh and blood, America’s one and only indispensable character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The characters in those movies, in the songs, they owned it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Oh man . ..I said, shaking my head. Boba Fett has a blaster. “At least, we don’t have to come like a character in a book anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He thought of Democritus: “Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Bobby and Zach answer questions about whether it’s hard to play gay characters. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She practically crawled between the covers to live with the characters. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Then I share my prepared statement in character and answer questions. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z In the corners was a description written in Chinese, and since I couldn’t read the characters, I could only see what the picture meant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no weapons to fight with, and did not know how to fight She was quite without character. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote the characters out on the back of an envelope, forgetting that I cannot read Chinese. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Friends and colleagues of Ernest and Oppie typically sought an explanation of their break in their divergent personalities, rather than the character of either man. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “He never said what happens to the other characters?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Dottie turned back to the TV and bobbed her head ever so slightly as the bouncy characters launched into another song. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z For characters like Skeezie and me, a town this size is a perfect fit; at least, that's the way it feels to me at the age of twelve. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “God. I remember the head of the Institute asking me once what character from fiction I most identified with, and I said Davy Balfour from Kidnapped.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s not enough. You have to have good grades. You have to show good character.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash stifled a chuckle and pressed his face back into character. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of Kepler’s mathematical raptures, and despite his sequestered life, the imperfections of the outside world must also have molded his character. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An Indian Affairs agent would later describe her as “industrious” and a “person of good character.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Frankly, I didn’t much care for Dr. Legs’s character. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I found him reading a Chinese newspaper, his eyes going up and down with the characters. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z John Faulkner, of the Lick Observatory in California, has suggested an interpretation of these remarks which flies in the face of the Newton legend, but closely matches Newton’s known character. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Tall, clean-shaven, and wearing his dark master’s robes, he reminded me of the enigmatic Silent Doctor character present in many Modegan plays. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z This confidence is so completely out of character that I’m speechless. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “A character in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Father made them do things they hated, too, in order to build character. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To them we are characters in a sad story about a past that is over. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A subsidiary theme, also economic in character but implying grander suspicions, called for what he termed “settlement” to precede assumption. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This is a color-blind society, my brethren...people are judged by the content of their character instead of the color of their skin.Kyle: Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Blackberry was not one of his favorites: he preferred straightforward characters such as Bigwig, Buckthorn and Silver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded like a noise made by a cartoon character who was a idiot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Now lets round up the usual suspects, as well as a few other shady characters. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters were a lot like the characters in the book—but more important, they were a lot like us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham’s character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Domestic races of the same species...often have a somewhat monstrous character....They often differ in an extreme degree in some one part.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Several of the Chinese characters are incomplete, rusted, or missing and must be guessed at. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Not that!” he snaps impatiently at one point, just because I have the nerve to select a tie with a cartoon character on it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He walked with too much rhythm in his step, which suggested to her a certain fickleness of character. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The new proslavery argument, then, drew on assumptions about the white Anglo-Saxon character of the emerging American nation that were latent but long-standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I need the name of the person on the show. You know, the name of the character.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “I got a new character for you,” Jack said, whiffing at a snowball with his stick. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The defense wants you to think that this case is about the character of Mr. Bolden, who bought cigarettes. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The goal of a leitmotif is to help the listener identify a main character or theme in the story. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Jesse practically melded into the computer casing when he played, his entire neural system wired into his character. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was a buffoon, one of the great comic characters. He was always getting himself into extraordinary situations.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we’d just be on the corner, hanging out, meeting characters, seeing who came by, seeing where the day was going to take us. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A play without a story, dialogue, or any discernible characters. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When I’m asked which character I am most like, I usually say, because it’s true, that I have a bit of each of them in me. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Did he know what character he was playing at that moment? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They’re like those characters in old comic books, the ones with two identities. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And she thought of it that way ever after, remembering the incident as an outrage to her character. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In this situation, pretending to be a soap opera character failed to help. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Merely to the illustration of your character,” said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, but his blue eyes are washed out, almost colorless. Ben has Barrett eyes. All of you do. Eyes with character and depth.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But this case is not about the character of any of these witnesses. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to the man beside him and he said, “Do you know a character or two so that you may tell me the meaning of this dreadful thing?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z His presence surprised me, since it was against his character to seek the trauma of watching two thousand bread-and-butter biochemists pile in and out of badly lighted baroque lecture halls. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Anything for a friend of Jonathan’s. I just hope this Tuttle character doesn’t try it.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When I meet characters I can’t wait to get to know, I stack their stories in my arms, take my pile, and fall into one of the comfy chairs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “We need to reset our focus on building character,” Mr. Chumley continues. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Bobby had been brought up to believe that everyone should be treated according to his actions and his character, not according to stereotypes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When combined with the collaborative character of the drafting process, it becomes virtually impossible to tell where one voice ends and another begins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z 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 Mr. King's attorney wants to distance Mr. King from the murder by attacking the character of the State's witnesses. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I also had to perform all the actions that Broderick’s character performed in the film, in the correct way and at the correct moment. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They were brutish, with too much money and power, but Arm had met characters like that before. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I mean there are some things I simply can’t do that you can. “And why am I such a privileged character?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Throughout the day, Kim, in character, would jump, sway, twirl, punch, and kick at Chou and me whenever we were in the room with him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “First question: In which book does a character bounce a pinecone off someone’s head?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Lacking any sense of classical psychology, the actor played his halfhuman character as pure movie monster. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was an almost tribal character to the Adams collaboration. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And then I add, “Maybe it’s your sketchy character descriptions making my artwork sketchy.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It just didn’t seem in character, somehow, for correct, law-abiding Mr. Crouch to be sneaking around somebody else’s office this late at night.... Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “How did you like my reading of the character, gentlemen?” said Mr. Waldengarver, almost, if not quite, with patronage. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton was there because he could not honestly deny Burr’s charges, which he sincerely believed captured the essence of the man’s character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Newton’s reply, although it could be interpreted as conciliatory, was totally out of character, and carries a subtext which is worth highlighting. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s about character, commitment, and having a strong work ethic,” he says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “And also,” she added, as Harry and Ron rolled their eyes, “because I’m starting to think this Prince character was a bit dodgy.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They are strangers to our character, ignorant of our capacity, oblivious to our history and progress, and are misinformed as to the principles and ideas that control and guide us, as a people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When Deborah found pages describing Hela the Marvel character, she thought they were describing her mother, since each of Hela’s traits in some way matched what Deborah had heard about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z That’s because Goofy is the only Disney dog character who talks—Pluto just whines or yips. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nixon wanted to know how such an unstable character had gotten hold of McNamara’s study in the first place. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The builders would paint right over the character, I thought, and never notice. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a faded plastic bank in the shape of a cartoon character. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The overall effect, he wrote, “is thus to be in some degree of the character of a theatrical scene, to occupy the Exposition stage for a single summer.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “As you think about that, you’ll find the essence of this character.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Every time I make a speech I feel I am submitting to judgment, not only about my ability but my character and honor. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I feel that America’s past is too shallow, her national character too superficially optimistic, her very morality too suffused with color hate for her to accomplish so vast and complex a task. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z With an angry exclamation she scored through the vague unevenly scrawled characters of the last sentence. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He does suggest that Wayne could have had stronger “tactics” in his monologue—a more defined sense of his character’s objective. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Onstage, they work to figure out how to play both the anger and the tenderness that exists between their characters—and how physical to be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He tilted back in his chair and surveyed his legion of digital friends—invented names, profile pictures of cartoon characters or frowning cats. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The new racial order, known as Jim Crow—a term apparently derived from a minstrel show character—was regarded as the “final settlement,” the “return to sanity,” and “the permanent system.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the background, cartoons are playing, and I’m in my high chair, laughing and singing along with the characters. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her favorite book is an autobiography of a woman who was a character in Reds. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Several times it stopped to ask for confirmation of a character or symbol. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Same first name as a president and an obscure comic book character. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If an event involves several characters involved in several relationships, there needs to be a way to keep track of who did what to whom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The mixture of excitement and anticipation had him in knots, his legs working so hard he looked like a cartoon character going at fast-forward speed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If you are the sort who wonders what becomes of the characters in a story after it’s over, I will clue you in to the future. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Adams, however, despite all his vows of Ciceronian serenity, was congenitally incapable of staying in character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “In the light of what has happened since, I believe now that she had found out to a certain extent the real character of Holmes and determined to leave him.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z While Kermit and his father shared similar interests and character traits, their personalities were quite different. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She was then a young woman of twenty-five who had yet to form her own character completely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You might get a different group of characters, a different set, but in the end you’s starring in the same old stinking play. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z And the same principle also explains the parallel urge to demonize them, since any discussion of their achievement is also an implicit conversation about the distinctive character of American imperialism, both foreign and domestic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Audio-animatronic books. You get to act out a whole novel along with its main characters.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Do you have any books that feature Chinese characters?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I love how Albert can’t choose one character while Oliver wants to write about everyone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My mother—your grandmother—once told me my fortune, how my character could lead to good and bad circumstances. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned "character" leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I thought of it as a defect in his character that I must try to correct, so I told him jokes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As an egomaniac, he likes to picture himself in two characters, one of George John Dasch and the other of George John Davis. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He brings his sense of beauty and aesthetics and discernment of character to the staging of Truman shows. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At its simplest, leitmotif is a straightforward association of a nugget of tune with a character. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But Rev. John Luckey, a Protestant minister who spent at least fourteen years as Sing Sing’s second chaplain, saw how it was eclipsed in importance by the character of the guards. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzuki understood that making good musicians requires investment in developing the whole child – from their morality to their character and ability to be good citizens. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Years later he would comment that both books struck him as religious, in the sense that the characters were searching for an ultimate power and a meaning to life. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z A modern novelist could no more write characters and plots than a modern composer could a Mozart symphony. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It is a hypermutant, a shape shifter, spontaneously altering its character as it moves through populations and through individuals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we come down here I feel like we’re characters from Little House on the Prairie. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until men and women, however black they may be, will be judged on the basis of the content of their character, not on the basis of the color of their skin. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There are something like fifty-two thousand characters in the Chinese language so you can imagine seventeen messages which were nine or ten groups long each one, what a gigantic hunt would have to go on.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Like Mamet characters, they populated an America that had never existed, a kid’s idea of sharpies and hucksters and underworld life. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I'll give my dad credit; he never claimed it was to build character or teach me the value of hard work. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Men of substance and character, responsible men, good men. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Despite this morning's revelation about Peeta's character, I'm actually relieved when he shows up, dressed in an identical costume. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She wasn’t surprised when his character revealed itself—if you waited long enough, it always did. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’ve only had crushes, but it’s embarrassing to admit they were characters in books and TV shows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z During the past quarter century this power has not only increased to one of disturbing magnitude but it has changed in character. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “It is not our power but our will and character that is being tested tonight,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I should, if I were going to stay in character, find an emergency room after work and try to cop a little charitable care. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, when Blaine was in the bedroom, Araminta said, “Shans an interesting character. Don’t take her too seriously when you meet her.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “How in the hell did that character get in here?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As more and more blacks found jobs in the stores, the character of the street changed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I have perhaps given her a little more decision of character, have taught her to think on points which had not fallen in her way before.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Hoping that a suspicious character had just thrown a bomb or shot himself, he ran around the comer onto St. Ann and saw the green hunting cap emitting vomit among the ruins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, when we were reading yet another description of a character with skin the color of caramel or chocolate, Elle pointed out that people aren’t edible. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgment, not till he’s shown his colors, ruling the people, making laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s my own character flaw. I just like to finish things.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I work as diligently as I can on the sketches of Shelby’s characters, but am impatient about it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We’d form a deep personal bond, and slowly, without realizing it, I’d become a character in her story, and she in mine. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Oh my God . . . she’s going to pick me to be a character, I know she is . . . great, just great, she’s looking at me.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “The hybrid character” was not intermediate but “resembled one of the parental forms,” he wrote. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Neither Elizebeth nor her team was fluent in Chinese, but Elizebeth had learned some basic characters while breaking another drug case earlier that year. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Early in the book Dickey has his characters stop for directions in some “sleepy and hookwormy and ugly” town, which for all I know could have been Hiawassee. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And to the man’s surprise he answered with seeming carelessness, “Now I do not need them in the fields and they may as well learn a stomachful of characters.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Only my strength of character kept me from it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Ashley,” Mr. Ferris said sternly, “the most important part of someone’s character is being honest. Nobody likes a liar. You keep getting in trouble with these behaviors.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The forces of evil generated by the hideous—and apparently impossible to uncover—underground of suspicious characters seemed remote to him this afternoon, though. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth’s judgment of Mudd's character had been correct: He had not betrayed them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His actors are young and can draw from only limited life experience, so sometimes he has to reach for an actor who he knows will have some understanding of her character. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Grandpop was wearing different shades, big black ones that looked like they belonged to one of the characters from the Back to the Future calendar on the wall Genie had been looking at for weeks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z With that kind of encouragement, backed by explosive tempers, it was no wonder they became fearsome characters. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, she’d be pleased to think that I had that much gumption, that much of her in my character. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z These contained thousands of Chinese characters, with a unique four-digit number assigned to each one. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He needs Zach to embrace being a character who is unlikable—something that does not come easily even to veteran actors. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The reading part of her feels private, between her and the characters in a book. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He tells Mr. Daniels that looking up to a character that isn’t real is illogical, but Mr. Daniels tells him it will be good for him, which confuses the heck out of Albert. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Mom told me my overbite gave my face character. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In accordance with his arrangements there was no music, no fireworks, no pealing bells, no shouts of victory, or any other manifestation that might alter the mournful character of the armistice. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Even though he knew her character, he would declare her to be “famishing” and in need of food, quickly. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned in my Chapter Review Map on the culture of China to Mr. McElroy and added a list of Chinese characters and their meanings that I wrote myself to make up for being late. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But the characters were just dissimilar enough to slip through the computer’s net. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I have one outstanding character trait that must be obvious to anyone who’s known me for any length of time: I have a great deal of self-knowledge. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Gracious me, this packet is thick; I’ve got less than ten minutes to prepare all the scenes and I’ve barely made it past the character descriptions. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I did this in order to impress upon him the seriousness of our cause and also to evaluate his character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Both men also shared a keen sense of the highly fluid and still-fragile character of the recently launched American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z How to write—not just the alphabet but characters. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “His characters leap off the pages,” said Sierra. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “She went to her final sleep most tranquilly, most sweetly at twelve o’clock today’ Dr. Gully had written up the cause of death as a “Bilious Fever with typhoid character!’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton was an obsessive character who threw himself body and soul into whatever project was at hand. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She finds Vivian’s parents’ full names in the passenger records log— Patrick and Mary Power from County Galway, Ireland—and feels a vertiginous thrill, as if fictional characters have suddenly sprung to life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a ton of characters to choose from. The Mad Hatter. The Cheshire Cat.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They adored her dumbly and uncritically, because her character was stronger than theirs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me before he proceeded: indeed, he seemed leisurely to read my face, as if its features and lines were characters on a page. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Personal character was essential in order to resist public temptations. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The cover art showed a yellow robot-like character playing a keyboard with his band behind him. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z In Estraven, for instance, one feels the man’s power as an augmentation of his character; he cannot make an empty gesture or say a word that is not listened to. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to explain—in a way that he acknowledged would damage his credibility as a witness—how the camp had warped his character. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The character issue could work both ways, and now it was coming out of play. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A zombie version of Steve Jobs watches them from a poster on the wall along with all these superheroes and Star Wars characters. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They were penciled on, and looked just like the character for man, A. And every time she tilted her head, her hair moved all in one piece like a hat. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Their heads were adorned with matte black helmets, and they reminded him of characters in one of those shoot-’em-up military games. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Together they had defeated gravity and conquered the soft gumbo of Chicago soil, to change forever the character of urban life; now, together, they would build the fair and change history. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “She has exactly the same nickname in my story. How amazing. Be careful of her. She’s not a very pleasant character.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When we read, we are capable of taking in only about one key word and then four characters to the left and fifteen characters to the right at any one time. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I bowed my head and indicated that we could not but be gratified at hospitality so seasonable and generosity of so open a character. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In those few but fateful seconds, the thoughts racing through Burr’s head would provide the ultimate answer to all questions about his character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Despite his sturdy character, Severo was overcome when his daughter’s nightgown was lifted to reveal the splendid body of a mermaid. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if he ever should see his wife again, now that Captain Black had planted in his mind such strong doubts about the fidelity and character of all women. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The character said something about seeing his future stretched out in front of him and how it—the future—was just a looming empty space. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The names were all characters from the Peanuts comics: Charlie Brown, Sally, and Lucy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Anyway, I was telling you—in the agency, when they reach a point like this in a meeting, there’s always some character ready with an idea. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel weird putting you on this bus,” Aunt Heidi says, likely soaking up the same characters I am. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “But that is because he is a director of the line, not because he has a masterful character.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually I would understand that she didn’t mean the list as exhaustive, something complete, in any way the sum of my character or nature. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Serber’s character witness before the Neylan board was Lawrence himself, as good a guarantee of clearance as he could have wished. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But it was the strength of her character, her undaunted spirit and unshakable dignity, that transformed her from a singer to an international symbol of progress in the advancement of human rights. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “What are you talking about? You love this truck! It has character!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I ain exactly a character yet, but I can tell they gonna star that vagran no visible mean of support stuff on me. They told me.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That she would leave without a parting word struck Mrs. Lawrence as being very much out of character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mama denounced Chester as a money eater and said further that she suspected him of inviting mice and other unsavory characters into the newsstand at night. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I would shut my eyes and think about the characters in the book I was reading. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Goldy got to me in the locker room, telling me that I had showed character. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It takes a good deal of mental effort to keep track of a cast of characters identified as he s, she s, and they s. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He fulfilled his obligations as a “singular character” so capably that he seemed to defy the republican tradition itself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So what do you think of the main character, Matt Pin? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “When he came to apply, I certainly didn’t think he was a police character.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We had the edition where the cover featured photographs of people in weird old outfits, posed in a room with antiques, each of them supposedly one of the characters. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z It was difficult to be specific when the core of a man’s character was elusiveness. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I could scroll through Twitter until my vision blurs and then collapse on my bed like an Oscar Wilde character. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When they began to feel that there was this overwhelmingly hostile thing in the world with them, then the simplicity and unity of their characters broke and they were not the same again. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyeglasses triggered distrust because, at that time and in that region, people looked at glasses as some kind of character defect. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I love drawing characters, but today it’s like the joy is running a few yards ahead of my thoughts and I can’t catch up. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The pack of characters vied for the lead, throwing obstacles and running through one another while invincible. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I was surprised how much I was able to relate to the main character, Holden. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z After doing that, she had five minutes to solve a math problem or her character would die. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “He deals with it by being funny and outrageous. I look at my part as controlled energy. The character might seem out of control, but as the actor I’ve got to be totally in control.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z New York became a frequent destination, and after exploring new aspects of his character, Ridgeway picked up stakes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Troublemakers or brawlers, or other sorts of unpleasant characters who required restraint, and God knows where they go under martial law. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The lighted sign read H&J ENTERPRISES, with smaller Korean characters on the ends. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they were crowding the room—an assortment of strange-looking characters of all shapes and sizes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The characters loitered in deserted rooms, no one talking, everything silent for whole minutes except the hiss of the projector and rain pounding on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins became once again the chief topic of conversation; and the older folk suddenly found their reminiscences in welcome demand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The more one looks at the chief characters in this scene and listens to their voices, the more the salient question changes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She was a practical, worldly, diffident woman, and her modem, pragmatic character was a serious obstacle to telepathy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever you tagged it—a roll call of evil or a litany of character flaws—Laura’s list had pressed into all my dark places. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Hm. Well, he’s kind of a sad character, isn’t he?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I think Jim adopted it as the name of his D and D character to impress her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The room had no character of its own, and so he thought that he might be able to take it over. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Okay, so the journal prompt was “Pick any character in Mark Twain’s works and explain how he or she is changed by his or her experiences.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But inspired or not, I take a deep breath, and read her character descriptions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And are girls even allowed at an audition for the character Elliott? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Your friend and apprentice housebreaker, Denna, pstscrpt—Please rest assured that I did not notice the disgraceful condition of your bed linens, and did not judge your character thereby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It might have been a straightforward job if the deceased had been anyone else, but he was in fact an incredibly controversial character named Girolamo Savonarola. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z She paused for a couple seconds, thinking about what she’d just said, and then she told me: “You could maybe have one of your characters say that if you want. You have my permission.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was that crossing of stature, names, and character that made Úrsula suspect that they had been shuffled like a deck of cards since childhood. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The Fowl character in question was watching it all from the surveillance room. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But even then, it was only in-character, as Anorak, during the course of our gaming sessions, and he would only address her as Leucosia, the name of her D&D character. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As Equiano explained, “These overseers are indeed for the most part persons of the worst character of any denomination of men in the West Indies.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The prosecution would have you believe that bringing Mr. Evans, this "Bobo" character, here, is the result of good police work, which gives Mr. Evans the chance to demonstrate what a great citizen he is. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z They were fighting for pink slips on role playing characters. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What a strange name for the character we attribute as the root of all evil. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z By now a station meant a descent down impossibly deep steps and the revelation of the next station’s character. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was sullen and dependent on my mother's sole attention, tender-hearted, and whiney: the classic temperament of the artist but without anything to show for my bad character. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It seemed that the vims could adapt quickly to new hosts, and that it could change its character spontaneously and rapidly as it entered a new population. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Daniel’s primary character flaw is that he’s gullible. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, well”—the bartender swallowed nervously—“you saved mine. The General—ah—the General is a most forceful character. Most forceful. But he believed me because you backed me up.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He looked like one of the characters from an Archie Andrews comic, but he was so scared it wasn’t funny. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To secure the Revolution and stabilize its legacy on a national level required a dominant leader who focused the energies of the national government in one “singular character.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So they wrote about literature, and used characters as codes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z None of Ob’s whirligigs were farm animals or cartoon characters. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z In building the character, Courtney decides that the most important thing is to make it about more than just a physical attraction. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We can almost speak the words with the characters in some places, but we never do. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Hardy’s characters are buffeted around by their fates, over which they have absolutely no control. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In China, a person’s character was believed written in her face; a prospective bride’s picture was studied under good light. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells me all about her character—a fairy—and how she fits into the world that they’re all playing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then he tapped the pestle on the ringing edge of the mortar, dislodging the final grains, and took a brush and ink and wrote some characters on a sheet of paper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But when I looked in the mirror it was no remote aristocrat I had become, no character out of daydreams. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom says it builds character,” Ellie said with a shrug. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He had to capture some character and get out of that rest room before his ague got so bad that the sergeant had to carry him to and from the booth every day. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s some character who’s been bouncing around for a while, yeah. I’m sure Heidi can tell you all about Troy. Troy is—very special.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Modes also may imply or suggest specific moods or they may be meant to have particular effects on the character of the listener. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The novelist Charles Dickens felt Malthus depicted poor people as less than human; in novels such as Oliver Twist, he sought to remedy that, making poor people well-rounded main characters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The very concept of character was founded on errors that modern psychology had exposed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She and I were all for strengthening the character of black youth across America, but we also needed rather desperately to get to Water Tower Place before the K-Swiss sneaker sale ended. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A third blow came in this period, but of a different character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She learned these things, but I couldn’t teach her about Chinese character. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters danced before my eyes, growing larger and redder, almost swallowing me up. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Of all the many colorful and unique characters associated with the era of Prohibition, few were more charismatic or more unforgettable than Billy Sunday—one of the nation’s most passionate champions of the temperance movement. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z On Trigonometry and Tears, there was a character named Rishon, who really bothered me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Aristotle believed that knowledge, including natural philosophy, should be fundamentally deductive in character. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And character mattered because the fate of the American experiment with republican government still required virtuous leaders to survive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until I had almost finished writing the book that it occurred to me that schools might take it upon themselves to establish their own No-Name Day, as the characters in The Misfits do. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The kid with the cartoon character on his shirt was sent to the restroom to turn the shirt inside out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z But his reducing, combined with the blunt-instrument character of diabetes treatment in the 1930s, made controlling his blood sugar extremely difficult. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It hits me: we’re reading a book about a main character who’s on trial for a crime he claims he didn’t commit. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Because it was a beginning course, the characters on our tape generally steered clear of slang and controversy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He proceeded to do something that was drastically out of character for a boy who was basically shy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No; for I, too, share these faults of character! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As I wrote, for some reason or other, one image, symbol, character, scene, mood, feeling evoked its opposite, its parallel, its complementary, and its ironic counterpart. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With each passing year the character of the woods changed perceptibly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Windy opens her mouth dramatically like a cartoon character. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not judgmental. I’m just an excellent judge of character. You fall short in that department.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z No names have been changed, no characters invented, no events fabricated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The other patrollers were boys and men of bad character; the work attracted a type. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z For the next few days at school after that, it felt like I was a character in a movie. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z At his suggestion, she had checked out all the books with girl main characters, and he had checked out the books featuring boys. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I reminded inmates of many different actors and the characters they played in movies, but he was the first one to see a resemblance to Forrest Gump. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ratchett certainly received one letter of a very different character—the one containing a reference to the Armstrong baby, a fragment of which we found in his compartment. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlos always said she looked like a cartoon character. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “It’s a bad story. I would rather not talk about it “Morgause,” added the King, “is a woman—is a woman of pronounced character.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Conversations on the platform, before the departure of a train, are apt to be somewhat repetitive in character. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it never seemed to be part of the conscious intention of either Jefferson or Madison at the time, the isolated location and de novo character of the national capital had even deeper political implications. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Mom says gleefully as we stride past a cutout display of animated characters. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z By the time Captain Short got through with this Fowl character, he’d be begging her to get out of his manor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “All those characters could even be Our Exalted Majesty himself.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As he got closer, his pleasure turned into concern: why did Mr. and Mrs. Owens stand like that, arranged on each side of the tomb like characters from a stained-glass window? The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It was like acting in a Christmas play where the setting was a street corner and the time, a frosty Christmas Eve and the characters, a kind cop, her brother and herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They dressed as Mister Crimson or the Lost Bride, or wore the grotesque, goggle-eyed mask of the Madman—all characters from the Komedie Brute. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He stares at the stone, the characters engraved on it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z One girl my age got a large coloring book of biblical characters, while a less greedy girl who selected a smaller box received a glass vial of lavender toilet water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The only advice Bill gave me was to think about the main character in terms of the other main characters in the books I’ve read thus far. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Did you notice that none of the defense lawyers questioned the character of the clerk or even mentioned it? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z They based this speculation on the hard lessons learned during the twentieth century about the behavior of children of similar character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then he offered a counter-rumor: two hard-boiled characters from the oil camps had purportedly been seen with Anna shortly before her death, and had afterward skipped town. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Yet today I find it lying about where anyone of questionable character might take it for their own.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She could be the main character in a children’s book series, Dimple thought. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It is a national organization, with overseas branches, whose purpose is to help those living in rural areas—and the children particularly—develop practical abilities and moral character. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z True to character, he asked all their names and wrote them in his notebook. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She tried to write a story in which she was not the main character, in which some person she had never heard of before did things and felt things. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When Lander arrived—the most dignified and eloquent colored man any of them had seen—the discussions adopted a more local character. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But as I dealt with what was happening to me by becoming more and more the detached observer, I was becoming Mersault, the character, and not Camus, the author. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z However, I don’t love how much trouble I’m having writing about my character. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z It was this unreality of character, this cartoonishness if you will, which was the secret of his appeal and what finally made his death so sad. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Morrie took comfort in her soothing voice, her school lessons, her strong character. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If heredity had no means of maintaining variance—of “fixing” the altered trait—then all alterations in characters would eventually vanish into colorless oblivion by virtue of blending. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Others changed their character with the addition of an unexpected bass note beneath them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But the character he plays is dark and manipulative. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Because of his late-arriving but intense paternal sense, I was introduced to the most colorful characters in the Black underground. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her daughter Etty later said that Emma’s piano playing clearly reflected her character: She played with a fine, crisp touch, with intelligence and simplicity. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three people called the police on her while she was waiting for my uncle to come and get her. Suspicious character. Five-three, she was. About a hundred pounds. Real dangerous.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Breedlove handled hers as an actor does a prop: for the articulation of character, for support of a role she frequently imagined was hers—martyrdom. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After we closed our books, Mrs. Baker asked me to discuss the character of Shylock. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Crossing a single street transformed the way people talked, determined the size and condition of the homes, the dimension and character of the dreams. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The only Chinese characters he could recognize were his family name: Zhang. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Or be deceived by those sharp characters who know how to turn this kind of situation into personal profit, something that’s already happening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z High ceilings, a grand winding staircase descending into the foyer, hand-carved everything, each room themed and with a distinct character. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Although she was already a hundred years old and on the point of going blind from cataracts, she still had her physical dynamism, her integrity of character, and her mental balance intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At the top, as high as Gandalf could reach, was an arch of interlacing letters in an Elvish character. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z One such technique is his use of fragments of melody, or rhythm, or harmony, as calling cards of a character, a place, an idea, an object or a memory. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Now, get into character, pick yourself a Ivy Leaguer, and ask directions.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z One of the characters also happened to be a boy named Finn. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Except for the latter, these men were offered as “character witnesses”—persons expected to attribute to the accused a few human virtues. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like an early version of the Staff God, a fanged, staff-wielding deity who is one of the main characters in the Andean pantheon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For all the tantalizing and provocative character of the Viking results, I know a hundred places on Mars which are far more interesting than our landing sites. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She probably was in Los Angeles now, but he had no idea what hotel she was staying at, or what TV character’s name she was using. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “That is as it happens. It does not necessarily follow that a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable than such a one as yours.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But none of these influences altered the basic character of Australian society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Parents typically choose names with a goal of helping to shape their children’s character. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the results on the first page had to do with the cartoon character. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z To shorten and adapt Wells’s novel, Koch cut its female characters. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And the language they inherited framed the genuine political differences and divisions in terms that only exacerbated their nonnegotiable character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Four stones still marked the corners of the boundaries, stones set with the great seal character of the House of Hwang. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Let that character lay there till the street sweeper comes around. Then let me get my hands on Jones.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, I respectfully request that you publish no further information of this character and advise me that you have made arrangements for the return of these documents to the Department of Defense.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There is a powerful random character to the evolutionary process. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded me of a character in a book I’d read, and for a moment I wondered if Señora Oralia was a witch too. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Not quite as remarkable in character but more influential than all the others combined was Charles Lyell. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Had you ever experience of such a character, sir? Did you ever love such an one?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Honest to God, he’s like a freaking anime character. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And now in Hawaii, I could see his character reflected in other small ways. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was writing rapidly on a scroll, the brush racing across the paper, leaving behind a trail of perfectly formed characters. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Even though he had not been in touch since Mauve had left him angrily in the dunes—“You have a vicious character,” Mauve had said to him—his death saddens Vincent greatly. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The central character, known only as the Man in the Chair, is a finicky, brilliant middle-aged man, a lover of the theater and of language. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He stood a minute looking at her with new eyes, seeing what no one had ever seen before, the tender side of Amy’s character. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z This notion—blending inheritance—was already familiar to most biologists: it was a restatement of Aristotle’s theory of mixing between male and female characters. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I recognize one of the virtual models as a character from the latest Final Fantasy game, a girl with bright blue hair, now greeting me by name and showing off her Louis Vuitton purse. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were some rough characters in those camps and I wouldn’t bother to argue. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yummy, Alexander remembered, “sidled up to me like some character out of a spy novel.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters, then, of the younger and older generations are of this kind. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z "This is one of his sentimental days. He's quite a character around New York--a denizen of Broadway." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She wolfed down the hot dog and the popcorn, gulped the Coca-Cola, and gasped and laughed with delight at the characters on the screen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am glad to recommend him in highest terms as a man of great intellectual caliber and of fine character and personality. There can be no question as to his integrity.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I like you, White Rabbit. You got what the old people call character.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I purse my lips to keep from telling him what I think of his assumption as to the nature of my character and inherent needs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Thoughts and feelings are free to wander, like characters leaving their books to taste life in other stories. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Cartoon characters were popular—Garfield was in a lot of gardens with his arms whirling like crazy in the breeze. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Books she’d never know, their pictures disintegrating in the earth, their characters gone forever. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Are they kids with deep-seated character flaws who are likely to be antisocial bigots for the rest of their lives? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You can always work for us. We like to employ people with character.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He also decides that he doesn’t like the big trophy on the desk of Coach Shea, the character played by Wayne. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Desegregation had not altered the essential character of the Permian program. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom stands at the front of the room in a dance skirt, a leotard that’s working a little too hard, super shimmery nude tights, and black character dance shoes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If you knew Richie, you’d nod and say, “Uh-huh,” because it was perfectly in character for him to forget he was carrying around ninety precious dollars, which was a huge sum in those days. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The simple answer is because I am telling the story from Maddie’s point of view, and it would be awkward to introduce another viewpoint character at this point. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z This ordered and admirable character of the universe was called Cosmos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then play the leitmotif on an instrument that helps describe that character. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Reading went well, and he was beginning to make fair characters in writing with the quill. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z To draft a telegram, you wrote down the numbers for each character you wanted, and then you sent the string of numbers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “No, thank God. It’s characters like that ruin your investment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, guide the plot. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z When the defense talks about character, they carefully skirt around the character of Lorelle Henry. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Where Anatole France’s work had been about ideas and wit, and Thomas Mann had been about precision and the ordering of character and plot, Honoré de Balzac, to me, was all about character. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He stood proudly and saw this happen and he would not laugh when the clerks, who had scorned him before, now cried out, “Pretty characters the lad makes and he is a clever one!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wish I were a character in a book and there was a writer out there giving me things to say. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Every family I’ve ever met up here has at least one relative in the penitentiary,” a character in the book remarks forebodingly as they drive up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z This was the same tactic the character had used to solve the secret message in Poe’s story. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He ought to choose one chief character and do a story about it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The way she stood there, like a character in a Stephen King novel, she was capable of anything. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In whose view inadequacy was mere idiosyncrasy, a character trait rather than a deficiency? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It would have been wholly within character for Holmes to have first persuaded the “brother-in-law” to take out a life insurance policy with Holmes as beneficiary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In the Ring, every character has his or her own leitmotif, or signature tune. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But lying low would show a weak character, and that was not how I wanted everyone to think of me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His obnoxious remarks about the children seemed entirely in character; the man was obnoxious on every subject. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Actives and passives differ in which character gets to be the subject, and hence which starts out in the reader’s mental spotlight. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When Mama Ya-Ya gave me the bubbles last Christmas, she told me that cherries were a sign for good fortune and sweet character. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Sure. Get right on with it and let me clear my character if I can.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It was much easier to think of the kid in the play like the other characters I’ve read about so far. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It is a compulsive, essentially neurotic kind of behavior, as mindless as an Ionesco character, but the wasp cannot imagine any other way of doing the thing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was not her business to think for me, or to seek a place for me: besides, in her eyes, how doubtful must have appeared my character, position, tale. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After giving me what amounted to a thorough exam with really hard questions about Vince’s intentions and character, Mother Lois said, “Have him come to the house.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In The Winter’s Tale, a character named Time announced to the audience that sixteen years had passed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Once I begin talking about my characters it's hard to stop me. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m stuck with the character I was born with, and yet I’m sure I’m not a bad person. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A keynote “outlines the character of the people living there.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Self-exposure was inevitable the moment she described a character’s weakness; the reader was bound to speculate that she was describing herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Enforced publicity has in our eyes restored the character of complete innocence to all these things. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My guests' decisions prove that I am a poor judge of my own character. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was surpassed in all Hobbit records only by two famous characters of old; but that curious matter is dealt with in this book. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Hector the Haggler got even less page time than Ma’s character. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I could see liking that: You’d get to know a small group of men, their characters and foibles, and they’d get to know you. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m building character,” she always said when they complained. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And even at twelve Kabuo had understood that such a statement was out of character. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The American gangster was a new type of criminal character, one who developed a whole new image of himself and his fellow mobsters. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The next day, when it’s time to tell the class who my character is, I begin by asking everyone what their favorite color is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Isn't his character, if you can call it character, clear? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t as perfect as a new one, but it had character. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z On top of that, the Easter Bunny has character. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z You may actually be the only person who gets more than 140 characters from me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The main character, her name was Francie—she was like that tree. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It got dark, and hungry-looking characters started coming out on the streets to play. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A local phrenologist was in one corner measuring a girl’s skull and preparing to read her character from his findings. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He made up games about it and absorbed the character completely into his daily life: “I’m Dr. Bruce Banner,” he’d say as he saw me eating the last of the bologna and cheese. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinon smoke and the words of the best characters ever known fill my senses. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But such expectations were obviously too much for such a duplicitous character as Hamilton, who lacked “the Spirit to Maintain or the Magnanimity to retract” his own words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We agreed to shout out “Black Infinity!” when Julia came on because each episode would be all about her character. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She told us a wonderful story that day, made even more real by her gestures and changing voices to match the different characters. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In this novel, the main character has Asperger’s syndrome but is receiving early intervention through the public school system. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was giving her X-comics five at a time, and he could tell that she liked them because she wrote the characters' names on her books, in between band names and song lyrics. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He was probably frowning, deep in character as Richard III, the conniving, hunchbacked king of England, but inside, Halsey was chuckling away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Well, phrenologists claim we can identify someone’s character and racial derivation by measuring the skull.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Zach is utterly comfortable with the exterior presentation and accoutrements of his character. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The continuing aspersions cast on her character were such that both Winnie and I were eager for her to have her day in court and prove her innocence of the charges. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had created this character, in a way. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We all dressed up in costumes, as characters in the movie we watched together. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When I read, I conjured images of the characters, and Frank, with his lean and hungry look, reminded me of Cassius in Julius Caesar. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Mother enjoyed the little Peppers every bit as much as we, and was particularly partial to a character named Phronsie, or something like that. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Our thoughts of a career and occupation were as yet of too unpractical a character to furnish any scheme of life. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer vouched for his good character, and the police went away. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z No character costumes, no electrical parade, no jazz band in New Orleans Square. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The tone of her skin, with its soft bluish lights, and of her hair, as well as her slow movements and silent character, all made one think of some inhabitant of the sea. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he had never seen TV before, he was a total addict who barked out warnings and advice to the characters on the screen. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z There were two Chinese characters tattooed on the inside of her left wrist and one on her shoulder. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “The characters help me understand and think about things,” she said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z A character in one of her mom’s books had the same name. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She knew only one song, so she played happy carnival-style music for every scene, even when characters were getting shot and dying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Roy figured it came from years of interrogating shifty characters—gangsters or spies, or whoever it was that his father was in the business of investigating. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He is not a mythological character, but a poet who lived about 550 B.C. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z These tales would spiral on for an hour, with characters and motives ever changing. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Although I had not witnessed the fight, I was asked to be a character witness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Prison was a kind of crucible that tested a man’s character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I did this, it reminded me of a scene in Blade Runner, where Harrison Ford’s character, Deckard, uses a similar voice-controlled scanner to analyze a photograph. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “It will be the true test of character.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A few of the characters look familiar, but I never learned to read or write Korean. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z One would write a neat row of characters: Dearest Mama. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just draw up the characters and give them enough armor so not every blow is a mortal one. Especially Xargon. I’ve got big plans for him.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When we were kids the play Zoot Suit was very popular, and the characters in it kept calling one another vato. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I almost agree, but I remember that I’m still in battle, still in character. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I cannot stop remembering the sickly sweet taste of faerie fruit on my tongue, but instead of getting me deeper into character, I just want to throw up. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You know, the best friend of the main character.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She seemed bent on giving no real insight into Mr. Dixon’s character, or her own value for his company, or opinion of the suitableness of the match. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Time to introduce a new character to our otherworldly pageant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My family laughed and cheered and called out to the characters like they were real. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why...the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather.... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z One motion went to the heart of what everyone saw as a key issue, Reggie’s character. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Afterwards, I was sent to bed early to contemplate my bad character. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z My dad was a bit of a low-life character himself in those days. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z While Mrs. Bell, Stanley's former math teacher, might want to know the percent change in Stanley's weight, the reader probably cares more about the change in Stanley's character and self- confidence. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It is that which condemns the tragic character to his walking death. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The characters say something and mean something else, but the connection is so obvious it embarrasses the reader. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z One of the show’s main characters was a boy named Miko, who would blow a special whistle to summon the robots to his aid. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In fact, I would expect our interview - aside from a few informal exchanges quite proper in the circumstances - to be largely professional in character. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Her geeky demeanor and hyperkinetic speech pattern reminded me of Jordan, my favorite character in Real Genius. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You can see your character in your face,” I say to my daughter without thinking. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And although the characters were different in each picture, there was a dreary similarity about their postures. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They were jolly Maycomb girls of excellent character who had never made the grade. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I would draw the characters from my favorite games and cartoons. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z If the inclinations toward slavery and racism, misogyny and violence are connected—as individual character and human history, as well as cross-cultural studies, suggest—then there is room for some optimism. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Malik insists that Jar Jar Binks should be a verb, adjective, and an adverb to describe whack stuff because Jar Jar Binks is the worst character in the Star Wars universe. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It felt like a referendum not only on Barack’s political performance and the state of the country but also on his character, on our very presence in the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I keep thinking it shows something special about my character. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z That is not my object in embracing his character and his cause. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was this one part where the main character, who is this architect, is sitting on a boat with his best friend, who is a newspaper tycoon. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Each part of Lkossa, it seemed, had its own style and character. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I fear now that I failed to engage her; that I was too sallow a character. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z People are staring, waiting for him to break into character or do something that they'll be able to post on Facebook tonight. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She stops at the only door that has two calligraphed characters as well as a handwritten name on the tag next to it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In spite of Brother Fowles’s vouching for his character, Mother suspected these gifts from the chief were not without strings attached. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet I had to fight him as I could, in terms he understood, even though we sounded like characters in a razor-slinging vaudeville skit. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She would sit and watch the people moving about, like characters on a TV screen with the sound off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The gypsy family gave the large plate-glass window as much distinction and character as it ever had. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then I fell out of character. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then I taught her how to make worry dolls, something I’d learned about from one of the characters in a book I read. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “Men generate before they yet have certain characters, such as a beard or grey hair,” Aristotle wrote perceptively—but they pass on those features to their children. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Here’s what some of the other characters in this story have been up to since 2000: My mother retired from her job with a foundation for disadvantaged children, where she managed communications for grantees. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Lily nearly broke character, coughing out a laugh. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He had a square head, thick hair, and his father's character. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “That is correct, Monsieur. My handkerchiefs are always initialled in the Russian characters. H is N in Russian.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “But has he no peculiarities? What, in short, is his character?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She wrote down the character, and I nodded as if this made everything perfectly clear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a manoeuvre to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z They were so young and unknowing; the same storms of life that had battered my life, warped my character and had stunted my growth they still had to face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at Herbert’s home, and at his character, and at his having no means but such as he was dependent on his father for; those, uncertain and unpunctual. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It was frightening—it was as if Ebola could change its character fast—and could look like the flu. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were the kind of person who cried, I'm sure that I would have, but that's not in my character. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After World War I, the heavily German character of Anaheim gave way to the influence of newer arrivals from the Midwest, who tended to be Protestant and conservative and evangelical about their faith. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z The characters jumped off the page, and I felt myself as engulfed in their destiny as I was in my own. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Good Boys is a serious drama, at times relentlessly so, but Bobby’s character is not without comic elements. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Gradually I learned the names of the major characters and labeled their lines accordingly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In order to help us perceive a character’s feelings or motivations, Wagner needed tools at his fingertips to be able to enrich and layer the music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I rumbled, and Augustus broke character to laugh. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And the blue line met the red line and then the yellow line, and the yellow line stopped because the character represented by the yellow line was dead. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “A police record, inciting a riot. His character references will stink.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Vernesha's brother has made some statements, defending Tariq's character and decrying the general wrongness of how this whole thing went down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are pinball machines in the back and it reminds me too much of the bar where very bad things happened to Jodie Foster’s character in The Accused. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z In middle school, you can’t dress up as a cartoon character or anything kindergarten like that. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They put bits of themselves into his characters, grafting their faces onto the figures in his rhymes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z By giving me pairs of hex digits, they can send any character they like, including numbers, punctuation, etc. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody always likes a character with a dog. That’s something my dad told me.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But as his body rotted, his character shone even more brightly. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven’s mouth flew open at the mention of her favorite Witches of Heartbreak Cove character. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I wanted you to have the best circumstances, the best character. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the character appears, or is mentioned or thought of by someone else, we hear that nugget. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A new character appeared in the story, Essex County DA, MichaelMurphy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “You never give me what I want in rehearsals, just in performance. But you can’t wait. You have to start building this character.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A good people photograph showed character and emotion, creating a bond with the viewer. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Touched, Bernard felt himself at the same time humiliated by this magnanimity—a magnanimity the more extraordinary and therefore the more humiliating in that it owed nothing to soma and everything to Helmholtz’s character. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I never think of the characters without hearing her voices. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As the cauldron swirls, we may notice the very admirable features and impeccable characters of many of the non-Muslim peoples that are bobbing alongside us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She had seen only the characters who emerged from the words to meet her, never the writer who had made them up. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Of course he couldn’t read the Chinese characters, but there were pictures in the book too. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The play takes the form of a narrated story with two characters. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I certainly can’t get in trouble for staying in character while out on the streets, but it doesn’t take a genius to see how upset Thomas is. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Lie repeats the “character, but clean” part about my potential housemate, adding that they are “giving her a chance.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Too many of the characters were lost to her now. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Never before had I heard my husband’s character questioned like that. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They kept adding layers of intimacy and vulnerability to the already charged interaction between their characters. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The goal of a leitmotif is to help the listener identify the main characters and give each a very short musical pattern, so that every time their name is mentioned, someone plays that pattern. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Jenny is still staring at me with a scowl on her face, eyeliner drawn around her eyes like she’s a character in a Tim Burton movie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z This traditional Japanese form of storytelling will draw students in while they make connections with music, the visual arts, language arts, history, culture, and character education. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Her journey to the Valentine farm had been fraught—a troupe of hard characters took her on a zigzag route away from her master. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Basically, you sketch the same character with twenty-five different expressions, to sort of get to know your character better. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But the ten miles to come have an utterly different character. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The presentation of self in everyday life. This guy Goffman had the idea that in different situations, you perform yourself differently. Your character isn’t static. It’s an adaptation.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I was a man, afraid of the threat he posed to my character, to my future, to my identity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “If this is ‘am’ then these must be the ah sounds,” he motioned to the group of characters Chronicler had penned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And it bothered me that I was forced away at the conclusion, when the fiction closed tight, like a fortuneteller’s fist—the futures of all the major characters neady resolved. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shirt was ten, twenty years old, and covered in Pokemon characters. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Dalton’s contribution was to consider the relative sizes and characters of these atoms and how they fit together. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For we discover that some of them always lived nobly and demonstrated great strength of character, yet nevertheless lost their empire or were killed by their own soldiers who plotted against them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z When we opened the boxes up, we found a payload of raunchy, orangey red T-shirts faded out in places and with the odd ripped seam adding character. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Every writer wants to create lifelike characters—and mine are so lifelike they've walked straight off the page!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m seldom wrong as a judge of character. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is a willful girl, Your Honor, with numerous character defects. I believe a permanent reminder of this day might prove the appropriate remedy.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, it said, wearing a kid grin, was a very personable character, clean-cut, affable, a fellow any man might trust to shave him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Old spa towns have such character. Is it a large place your mother’s renting, Jason?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he accused them of things I’m sure no donkey has ever willingly done, especially not Beta, who possessed impeccable moral character. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I KO his character and flip him off. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The perfect combination of gentleman and ruthless killer, just like the main character in some frontier adventure. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The engineer was a jolly character with a booming voice, opening the door to the passenger car with no little ceremony. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But he’s so much older than them, like some animated character: AdultBoyMan, with a high schooler’s fatless body and a kind adult’s face. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z My favorite character is the lady in black who follows Edna and Robert everywhere. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Tennessee and upheld the rights of states to present evidence about the character of the victim in a capital sentencing trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The dialogue includes talk of colleges, elite schools where a couple of the characters have applied. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z When I’m following what a character does in a book I don’t have to think about my own life. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But when he came to know him better and realized his true character was the opposite of his submissive conduct, he conceived the malicious suspicion that even the wait for the airplane was an act. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He liked the character of these particular freshmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’d gotten pretty good at keeping his characters consistent, at developing their unique characteristics and his own style. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But sometimes the ability to omit an agent comes in handy because the minor characters in the story are a distraction. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His own self-doubts and character flaws cause him to inflict harm on others. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The terrifying economy was discouraging enough, but so too were reports of the unfinished character of the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Look, you don’t wanna waste your evening messing with that character laying in the street. He’s some kinda bum. You look like you could use you some fun.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, no neatly arranged rendering of the running argument Adams had with Jefferson after 1813 can do justice to its dynamic character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There is a Mad Hatter character to the Adams-Rush correspondence, as both men swapped stories and shared anecdotes in a kind of “Adams and Rush in Wonderland” mode. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But every once in a while they step out of character and take on the role of nouns. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the supermarket sold kids’ underwear and we bought him a three-pack of boys’ size XL briefs with Pokemon characters on them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Mr. Morrison, if we’re writing our own scripts, shouldn’t I have some say about the character I develop?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z |
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