I had to remind myself, at least under my breath, that I did remember still. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Then, only then, did she throw on a pair of pants and a tunic and head out the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She said it was a hard thing to do, but it made us worthy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, that had nothing to do with you. Straight up.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was all she could do to prevent herself from taking the paperweight and flinging it out of the window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They warmed the blood and the honey in the kettle called Odrerir, and did other things to it of their own devising. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t do things for politeness or because he was told. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remember Haymitch telling me to do exactly what the stylists tell me to do. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want a wife to wait on me. For Mercy just to be what she is — I could never do enough to make up for it.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dany told him what she had done, in his own tongue so the khal would understand her better, her words simple and direct. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It did not seem much of a gift. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then it'd just be the two of them in that house, every day thinking about what they could have done to keep me alive. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

In any event...Believe it or not, I have actually done a bit of reading on Hamilton, for a number of reasons. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Todd did so, too, and was immediately set straight by the guard who had been assigned to watch them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He did lash out at others when he was hurt; I had already seen that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he did know how to make a tiled floor recede into the distance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Stannis kept her closely penned in rooms above his own, but he did allow her to walk the battlements for exercise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I did hit him for a reason,” he said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But praying hadn’t done the miners any good either. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What else do I have to do?” she said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But even if the law didn’t make him do the job he wouldn’t do on his own, I knew something he didn’t. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And no one there but looked on wondering at his workmanship, for the boy had never seen it done. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no notion of what their country is doing to his. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just thinking about doing that,” and she took a lamp and left her friends, impressed, in a dimmer room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what we do not consider we are unlikely to put right. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do I look as though I have tried it — do I look like a killer?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They never made camp without putting out sentries now, but Arya did not trust them, especially the orphan boys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The water! Did you see where they took it? We all saw the helicopter, but where did they take the water?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She would come home and say, “Well, I did my duty. May the best man win.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Maya had sort of known what she was doing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I start telling them all the things they must remember to do, now that I will not be there to do them for them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

From all the things I’d been hearing ’bout it, Canada’s gonna have me scratching my head more and harder than them chiggers did two year past. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

This did not protect him from assault but it allowed him an immunity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t grow up the way you did,” he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"I did the right thing. I have no regrets." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you did this survival thing once before.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then the plants died, because no one remembered to water them or talk to them as Clara had done. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you’re my first friend in Pennsylvania. We do that all the time in North Dakota, have our friends over for dinner. Don’t you do that here?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

"How on earth are we going to do that?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“So,” I ask, “why did you tell Grammy that you called your dad?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Worse would be never finding me, never knowing what had happened, but I wouldn’t have done that. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I hope she has more memories that I do, and I hope she forgives me for the ones I have of her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You and the director can work out the blocking and stunts. We’ll shoot the train-hopping scene on Saturday. I have a feeling America is going to love our new Duke even more than I do.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had to wait for two kids in front of me to get hollered at, one because he did something in class, the other because he didn’t. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I’m doing something that I never did before in my life and all of a sudden I have the feeling that I did that same thing before—maybe in another life....” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody can do that, not even the hungriest magician in the world. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why do I care, in any way, what went on in her head? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chucha came into our bedrooms with this bundle in her hands, and Nivea, who was helping us pack, said to her in a gruff voice, "What do you want, old woman?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But I guess I wanted him to be not disappointed in me, and not some made-up Albie who did really great in school elections. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I see a lot of new faces out there tonight. It’s great that you all came down. Looks like my boys are doing a good job spreading the word.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then she knelt on the rug and motioned for her children to do the same. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he did speak, you wouldn’t know what to say, but would cry or blush, or let him have his own way, instead of giving a good, decided no.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look. I came, didn’t I? Don’t start pushing me before I’m hardly off the plane. My god, I’ve been gone thirteen years, and you still think you can tell me what to do.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We don't need to pack up the bigger furniture. Mayor said just their personal items need to be collected. Now, what are we going to do with the rest of this stuff? Sell it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Most of the angels had walked around like ghosts the whole time, shocked to their core at what Hibiscus had done. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I did not know her face, but she insisted that she knew my family and me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It was one of my father’s rings that did that,” Celia says, but Tsukiko does not confirm or deny the statement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don't seem to be able to converse, do I? I keep repeating what you say. But: blindfold? Why?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Pa does not look the soldier in the eyes as he hands the watches over. the soldier orders and then walks away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me, however, that we have no choice but to accept it. Both Cedric and Harry have been chosen to compete in the tournament. This, therefore, they will do. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I emptied that chamber pot and did your messages for three weeks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I was told to expect a bridegroom today. But I did not recognize you with a basket on your arm.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She did not like large churches with political preachers, nor Pentecostal churches that were too wild. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do nothing hut thumb their rosaries and recite a book written in a tongue they don’t even understand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Well, we’ve already determined the first digit in our new number, so we can’t pull exactly the same trick, but we can do something just as good. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Mother, did you hear? You’ll be two miles up in the air.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know his name, but I recognized him as the foreman of the scene shop. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not put up with nonsense, though, and she called things as she saw them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She worked so hard, all through that afternoon, that her grandma, watching her keenly, made a great fuss over the work Omakayas had done on the hide. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But Bigger, you said that if you were where people did not hate you and you did not hate them, you could be happy. Nobody hated you in church. Couldn’t you feel at home there?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But the times are good for me now. I’m making more money than I ever did and I’m living more comfortably.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The other prisoners were doing whatever they could to ignore me, just like I ignored them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“People seem pretty excited about what you’ve done. There’s a lot of loose talk out in Mansfield. Do you think this represents a real threat?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she did get it in at last, she had to be careful not to trap its tail in the lid when she slid it closed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Did he do his work right there in the sanitarium, or did they rent him a little office where he could get away from all the noise? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t get why I have to do a lot of this stuff anymore. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t answer because if I did, I knew I’d cry. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I do not want to see him up close. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, glassy-eyed with fear, as if he didn’t know where he was or what he was doing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but offer ourselves up to it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“What’re we going to do?” said Ron quietly in Harry’s ear. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He did not know where he was, what to do, or where to go. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Mr. Weston, do not mistake me. Selina is no fine lady, I assure you. Do not run away with such an idea.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

This is what Manman had done for our neighbors who survived the big earthquake. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It is only after the captain is gone that the parrot lands on my shoulder—something he rarely does—and says, “We need to talk.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“No, I do not; that is, I do not mean—What shall I do? What would you advise me to do? Pray, dear Miss Woodhouse, tell me what I ought to do.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant, quick question: where in Hades do you want to start? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not realize that until he left the hospital, because white smoke had no consciousness of itself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t plan to do anything about it,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. We just didn’t have permits to trap leopards. We did collect genet cats, and it wasn’t there.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pew report, done in cooperation with several other nonprofit groups, found that nearly 90 percent of teachers said the Internet is creating “an easily distracted generation with short attention spans.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He has no sense of what is being done to him, but there have been other doctors who were not so gentle after his parents left the room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment’s hesitation, Sticky nodded, and then Mr. Benedict added, “Now, do you truly need to use the bathroom, or can you wait a few minutes longer?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “I’m a very hard worker. I work so hard, I’ll do the work of three men.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No mouse, no matter how small or obscenely large-eared, is ever born with his eyes open. It simply isn’t done. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The guards were watching, waiting to see what I was going to do. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Now you watch it. Where did she come from?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t want to do anything to remind the sinners that there was an election going on, though Mrs. Brewer nixed Miss Winthrop’s idea of letting the air out of their car tires. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing home so early, my husband?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He did not return till nightfall next day. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even Harrison himself did not know exactly why Odenigbo had driven into the compound that evening and shouted at him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nan did not hold much by anything connected with the army. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

What does music have to do with creativity? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, what do you expect? I work in the honey house with her. I have to spend time with her.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make it last I re­frained from putting a strain on it; when the lifeboat nudged the is­land, I did not move, only continued to dream. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, what are you doing?” he tried a soothing voice, while the three of them dragged him over to the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’ll be a stretch to find drama in Vivian’s portage—a happy, stable life does not an interesting story make, right? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Poor Hen,” Taran said, “it must have been terrible for her. But how did she escape?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, do people make out inside mailboxes here? This is not a thing we do in Georgia.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

And what was he—or it might be she—planning to do to him? Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So now Molly does—she swallowed her pride, asked Ralph for money, and bought almond butter, organic honey, and nutty bread in the health food store in Bar Harbor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So even as the police officer told us these unimaginable, world-breaking things, I was still crawling around in the wrongness of what I’d just done. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

No sooner had she done so than a chorus of cries issued from the bedroom. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘He has been doing that for many years,’ said Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Clients ask Belles to do many things," I add. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“So how did the meeting with Leslie go?” she asked as she put the last box of medicine away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the middle of winter, there was little to do in Magyarkanizsa. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"You're riding 'race' again. But how do they feel about the dolls?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I’ll do everything I can to make sure you’re safe. But now I have to get these kids out of here.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

What are you doing home from the restaurant? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You never had your hair cut, did you?” he said. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I’d seen her do that hundreds of times, but I’d never thought about why she cared so much about the blade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The first thing you did in an emergency was ABC’s. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘I did not give you leave to go,’ said Gandalf sternly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And do you remember the deep blatting stroke of the great gong in the Joss House, and how its tone hung in the air so long? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I blushed, too, because it did remind me of that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah I do! I got a fifty--four on my last test. I suck at science!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Seth. This is something I must do.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ask yourself, ‘Why do we call it that?’ The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They speak to you, though, do they not?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, you caused it?” his voice was as steady as his eyes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if they did fail, they would probably not come back to Mr. Fitzgibbon’s farm. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You made a fried chicken comment to the only black girl in the room. What do you think?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I don't know how people do this on the regular. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So did Aunt Victoria who doesnt smile very often, poor woman, because she works so hard and sees so much of suffering. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Answer me this question: do you really like me, or don’t you?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not remember any ending to his interrogation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Would you really do that for me? Even though I—hurt you?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she jumped up and down, they did too. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t hurt nothing, but soon’s I jumped back up, Flapjack did another trick I hadn’t never seen him do afore. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And I knew my father would not hesitate to drive me out of the house, and if my mother came to my defense, which I knew she would do, she too would be driven out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his cheery disposition, I knew my dad hated what he did for a living. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I felt that their behavior stemmed from a lack of understanding. . . . Could I have erased the bitterness, I would have done so gladly.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Was this sorceress at Deep- wood Motte? I did not see her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was longer than me and Jay had been alive—but she looked the same age as we did. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Just as we did with the stain, let’s make the carpet sizes even smaller to get a better approximation of the size of the rationals. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I do my precalc homework, and then when I'm done I actually sit with the textbook for like three hours and try to understand what I just did. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Which college did you say you went to?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she’d noticed how much they were helping him, when he ought to be working out how to do the task alone? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

“What have you been doing? What have you been saying to him?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On principle, I do not wait in lines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That does not matter to the Tiger Emperor,” the villager said, the bitterness cracking the hushed tone of his voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Salim reaches out to wake the man, hoping that he is doing the right thing. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

But why did Mom bother having three bookcases in here for just—Chess looked around—two books? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, work on the hospital did not progress smoothly; twice the contractor was changed, and each man in turn appointed new foremen, and these brought their own labourers. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scrimgeour did not bother to read from the will this time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But the boy did not want to go hunting anymore. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All she could do was drag her while keeping Taisin’s head above water. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Who can do anything, with a market like that?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knights they might be, but they did not know the north. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because household help was in short supply in wartime Washington, Elizebeth did a second shift when she got home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Adams never forgot this scene; nor did he forget the friend who was standing beside him when it happened. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And Bryson was doing just that, feeding himself—for the second time—when the doorbell rang. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then: “Which room did you put her into? Was it dry? Is she up? Go and ask if she wants anything; and when she will come down.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think it had more to do with her stubbornness and the way it got caught up in her eyebrows and dimples when she was over-thinking something. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One night, when gunfire exploded near their house, Sitti, my grandmother, cried out to my father and his brothers, “Help! What should we do?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to erase social inequalities, and very few countries have done that,” Farmer spoke up. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“As our Mandrakes are only seedlings, their cries won’t kill yet,” she said calmly as though she’d just done nothing more exciting than water a begonia. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We are instructed to write down not just our deeds but our feelings, because it must be known that we do have feelings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing, George?” her mother shouted. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had been surprised, but pleased, to discover that it worked for him at least as well as Hermione’s had done. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I quite understand your position. Not, I fear, that my wife and I can do much to assist you. We were asleep and heard nothing at all.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my grandma really couldn’t do anything about it, I guess, because it went on for seven years. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And that made me feel even worse, because not only did I screw things up for myself and Annie, but I let Coach M down too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I know it must soon end, and when it does I will be thrust awake into a place where either I’m broken, or the world is broken. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He had never heard a teacher admit that she didn’t know what she was doing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing here, by the way?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I know. I'm sorry. Okay, done. You don't need stitches, but you're going to have a little scar, I bet. Is that okay?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“They just do. Lots of people still camp around there.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The sharks did not hit him again until just before sunset. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Jew of course did not know this. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women gathered around and I showed them what I had while they laughed and did the things women do: flicked lint off my jacket, pressed me on the shoulder to make me sit down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, I said, “What did you say that registration number was?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wonders what he’ll do when he puts his head to her chest and hears nothing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Drenched pirates shouted and hoisted and scrambled, but there was nothing to be done. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You don’t remember much about what happened that night, do you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bad news was that these days, he almost did. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

My dad shouted into the apartment, “What did you do, Mayor?” before I heard the door click shut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The least I can do is give him the privacy to mourn her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I said quickly, “I wasn’t doing anything.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like she’d done a lot of work on it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But that would leave no one manning the shop, and she’s doing enough already. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But all she did was raise an eyebrow and set it on her desk. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tyger did—and just then, they heard the front door being opened. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

People act like it's the most important thing humans do, but come on. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“The company’s given you a good job, a house, and a decent life, Dubonnet,” he was saying, “and all you want to do is tear it down.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, this sale is something my father arranged before he died. You can’t do anything about it, so just stay out of the way!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They did not hop, like sparrows or robins, but they walked, one pink foot in front of the other, just like people. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fact is, she decided to treat him so cold if he ever did foot the place that he’d be sure not to come hanging around there again. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“How do we know that tray in your head isn’t a recording device?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You were just there, weren’t you? You didn’t do anything wrong.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

André did not like the cover story, but he went along with the plan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy with my name, and on every raid I made sure I did as my name required. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The clerk said, "The models are glued together, see, and pasted on a board. So how else do you think they stay up?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because telephones, radios, and televisions did not exist, people in the distant portions of Chicago did not know very much about the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It most certainly does not!” hollered Mrs. Beaver. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was so much to myself as I worked that I did not hear her warning shout or the slapping of her Island thongs on the linoleum as she swooped down upon me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Where do the harmonics, and the timbre, come from? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They always said things like, “You’ll have to do this differently from other people, but you can manage,” and “I know this is challenging. Keep trying,” and “You’re capable of anything, Aven.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, very soon. He gave me a quiet hint; I told him he was mistaken; he asked my pardon and said no more. Cole does not want to be wiser or wittier than his neighbours.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Finally I said, “So By, how about you and me doing a little cussing?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m done, she just walks over and hands me a paper towel from the roll on the shelf. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He made himself quit thinking of food, thought instead of what to do, planning each move of the day. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Work done with anxiety about results is far inferior to work done without such anxiety, in the calm of self-surrender. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now I know my being a carer so long isn’t necessarily because they think I’m fantastic at what I do. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet all I could do was sigh heavily when I saw the inside of Cecile’s kitchen. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering, do you know much about Gram’s childhood?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

That is just how it is, and all I wanted to do was be one of the people who make it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

How did an unschooled fanatic turn himself into a kind of radio god? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Or did he hurt her so that she had to go into hospital?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So for gym class everybody just gets to run around the city and do whatever they want?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But what are we to do when a work deliberately seems devoid of apparent meaning? History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It does in this house, Ted. Down a bloody black hole.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m insulted that you assume I know how to do criminal things.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Today, she did not mind when no one spoke to her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nor was that all that Allah had done. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it was a lot easier to do his job and not care about anything. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I know Louvenia heard better than I did, cause her ears is ten years younger than mine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It’s not much fun when you have to eat, say, sauerkraut every day for lunch and dinner, but when you’re hungry enough, you do a lot of things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He did not know what he was or what would become of him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I will take you to Kobe, do not worry, Aki. We will not get lost.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If they do, we can crawl into the paper cabinet.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The instant, however, that I did so he became calm, and said apologetically:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He watched as the fox sprinkled “magic herbs” on the pillow, reciting another strange spell as she did so. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Although she always strapped me in my car seat, her battered truck did not have seat belts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

‘And I would do as the master of the house bade me, were this only a woodman’s cot, if I bore now any sword but Andúril.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘You will be a fool if you do, Bilbo,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There’s been no study to show what it does to children. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I’d been moving my arms, my right leg, and turning my body best as I could to keep up the muscles, but you can’t do much with your left leg trussed up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Either Mrs. Coulter did not know the boil of feelings that her simple words had lanced, or she was monstrously clever. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Why did he say Maxim might want him? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then you put a check beside your top three things to do on weekends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Several plays later, he left the game limping with a cramp and did not return. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After all, he does look a good deal like a mouse,” said Mr. Little to his wife. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Just convey the basic facts and be done with it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was no ordinary storm. It is the ill will of Caradhras. He does not love Elves and Dwarves, and that drift was laid to cut off our escape.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on, Hagrid, you might not want to tell us, but you do know, you know everything that goes on round here,” said Hermione in a warm, Battering voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The next day they spent also in his company, but they did not go far from his ‘house’. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My mind was far away from what I was doing. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Safer, do you really think that anyone who isn’t us is standing around in front of their intercoms pressing the Talk button?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I only half knew what I was doing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mom comes in and starts taking things out of the fridge, like she does every morning, to assess the day’s offerings for meal options. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I slowed down and did okay for the first three or four letters. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I do, and find it’s the exact same fortune as hers. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He understood me, and when I was in his presence he did not act like that. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I'd give anything to travel round like you do. I bet you have all kinds of adventures.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is at least partly because popular tastes do change. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This was the first time he had been deemed old enough to go with his lord father and his brothers to see the king's justice done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t done a blessed thing this whole morning. You’ve been the Amen Corner, you sang a solo, and you took up collection. It’s my time, now.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The passive trains the reader’s gaze on someone who’s having something done to him: See that mime? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

One, he was a comic book geek, and even though nobody else knew that, I did, and real bad dudes don't read comics, or draw them. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The first time I tried, I didn’t have the proper alignment, and the collar snapped forward but did not lock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why does he paint it from this perspective? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If there were any Congs there they would get wasted, and all we would be able to do is to chase the Congs off while we picked up the bodies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also found that the weak force did not obey the symmetry C. That is, it would cause a universe composed of antiparticles to behave differently from our universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did as he asked, grasping onto the wall to steady myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When we finished, Maddy did what she always did—ran to the bathroom. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She looked ready to disembowel him and might have done so had her handlers not lured her back into her trailer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“That thing before, what I did, I’ll admit it, it was a mistake,” he says, voice low. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Because he hadn’t memorized the sequence of moves, Bobby had to figure out what to do each time it was his turn, and he became time-troubled early on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not lies exactly, but—” “Fictions, whoppers, paradiddles—whatever terminology you like. When did you realize Abraham was telling you the truth?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

What did you say to people who’d lost someone they loved? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And when this guy saw me upset, did he apologize? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

They both knew that this accusation must end in trial by combat, and Lancelot wanted to make him realize with whom he would have to fight Sir Meliagrance did realize this eventually. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you know what we could do? We could go to my house and make our own Popsicles.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

What in the world do you say to a mother you haven’t seen in almost a decade? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

So I say, “What are you doing here?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But before she could do anything, there was a loud squawk and a streak of feathers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not in trouble. I didn’t do anything,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t have anything to do with the woman. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot hold out much hope for him. His tuberculosis is of a new kind that does not respond to medication. Still, with complete rest he may have weeks, perhaps months to live.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if it does come to rain, you put him in, will you, Billy? I’m scared he might get cold so I couldn’t ride him when the time comes.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can somebody be so dumb to do that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly suspicious, I said, “What do you want?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She would always remember his expression, him looking at her as if he could never have imagined this scene and so did not know how to think about thinking about what to say or do. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bones were from digs he had done throughout the American West. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He asked the Reichstag members to suspend civil rights, and they did. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And what do you know, all of a sudden I have fifty k in my backpack.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“She said something to me once. About our eyes. Hazel- green eyes. I never understood. Was she bad, like Auntie kept saying? Did the cattle kill him—did I let the cattle kill him?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t do this to us, Liz,” said her father gently, disbelieving. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He did. He was probably standing right here when he jumped. I read it on the Internet.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Because that’s what every teenager in America has to do, pretty much every day, September through June. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She used even to remind him of it in the morning, as something which had to be done that evening and which must not be forgotten. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We discuss whether people wear weird goggles for handball like they do for racquetball and decide that for purposes of our party, they do. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Even the morning after his grandfather left, she got up and did this for him, never letting her eyes stray to the chair across from Sherm’s. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay? I keep doing that, too. Everything in this place is against us, even the stupid too-low bunk.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Some species — those existing at the limits of their natural range — might never be able to re-establish themselves, and the others could do so only with the aid of extensive stocking operations by the state. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I decide to do what I always do when I’m not sure what’s going on: I act like everyone else. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, we coped, as all Jews in the ghetto tried to do. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I do not, Monsieur. I was asleep, you see, when the attendant came and told me.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally it did settle down, ending with one big sigh from the former soldier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And he did seem to be looking at something in the air. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And I took care of it, like I always do,” Mrs. Caruthers said, coming around the bed, the scissors still gripped in her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Some part of me did not want to leave the small steel bathroom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Quit asking questions and do what you are told,” she said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re hungry but we’re not savages! He is a guest! What was I supposed to do?” he said in a strained voice. “—to find something tomorrow.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So doth Christ in His mercy often supply courage and industry equal to adversity, that His creations might meet their travails. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“You do know who Miss Myrna is, don’t your “Of course. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The cab spun in the road, doing five, then six full circles, as if some giant hand had reached down and spun it like a bottle. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She says she might run a cookie shop one day or write book reviews, but whatever she does, she’s going to enjoy everything she can while she can. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Crying wasn’t anything I had ever experienced on any last day of school, but crying was what I felt like doing, and I know I wasn’t the only one. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I was free to do what I wanted during that time—with the exception of work. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah I do. Hell, I get you. Walking around here, claiming you ain’t a gangster no more, claiming you trying to change stuff, but still following all’a that ‘don’t snitch’ mess. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She had never done such a thing before—imagine tearing a page out of a book!—but now she had to. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What do you make of that mark on her throat?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, I would like to make another trip,” he said, jumping to his feet; “but I really don’t know when I’ll have the time. There’s just so much to do right here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

What would the publicity do to our girls? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As he did, a forked tongue flicked out of his mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In any case, he will take her; they can fire Lucie, the maid, and S. can do the housekeeping. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I did not think it was very professional. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I did,” he said dryly, mashing out his cigarette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have to do this on my own after all. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You’d think they’d at least offer to wash up since they had nothing to do with the cooking,” she said in a low voice. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lydia pretended to do the same, but instead peered at Dill’s profile out of the corner of her eye, the glowing waltz of fireflies around his head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The few days inside had done her well, and she sang under her breath and into the top of her sweater, a nursery rhyme about a fiddle and a cat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She exasperates him, as she does everyone who roots for her success, but he loves her mind and courage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought he felt sorry for what he had done, and going to this island was his way of making things right. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

"We'll need to figure out what to do next, then," I say finally. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Slaves were given long, sharp machetes, which would be their equipment—but for some also their weapons—until the harvest was done. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You know, you does real act as if you weren’t there when all this happen first time,” she hissed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And Juana, sitting by the fire hole, watched him with questioning eyes, and when he had buried his pearl she asked, “Who do you fear?” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a weary, loving, unthinking movement that showed she had done this thousands of times before, Nokomis replaced the blankets. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

If you like facts the way I do, try lying sometime. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He continued to sit as they drew near and he saw that one was his uncle and with him were three men whom he did not know. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Look at the words—for what people do: attack, assault, molest, devastate, infiltrate.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I asked: “Why did you have to prove a thing like that, Miss Emily? Did someone think we didn’t have souls?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do remember one afternoon in Central Park. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Percy, there were only a few demigod warriors aboard that ship, and they all chose to batde for Kronos. Perhaps some heeded your warning and escaped. If they did not... they chose their path.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But we got to do something ’cause our kids are suffering in school. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. What day and age do you think we’re living in? No one’s throwing us to the lions anymore. She’s from Colombia.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I—” “Goodness, do you know what hour it is?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The instant she did, each of the other teams sent someone scurrying over to float up the fiction wall. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“All he does is yell. The man has a mean streak. He’s rougher on us than we ever were on all those dogs trying to mooch food out of our dumpster.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You won’t help with our laundry service because you don’t want to get in trouble. How do you spell Boy Scout?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a silence, and I thought, Now I have wounded him....I did not mean to. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, I did fill out my survey. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed a bit rude, but there was little Ophie could do about it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For he was the father, and could do whatever he liked — to remind himself of which, he ripped his soft, gray desk blotter in half and wrote, in large red letters, ACTUALIZE. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, my time in the boarding school did not go quickly. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did have a new pad of Post-it notes and a new calligraphy pen—both of which I had bought with my own money when I got back to Epiphany. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What would you do if you knew how you were going to die?” she asked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why had I ever thought I could do this? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It must also have failed to do preliminary research to discover the minimum amount of the chemical that would accomplish its purpose. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Theo does not want him to do that, but nature takes matters into her own hands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I yelled, “did you buy some jelly beans?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Katniss did not even know we were here. Things will be better now.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Farmer did all he could with the equipment in his bag, but he knew even the Brigham’s emergency room probably would have failed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I did get a lot of ribbing for skipping third base and heading straight to home, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he obviously has a nicer grandmother than you do. College can wait.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

El Patron had said they had much to talk about, but in fact, only he did any talking. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Well, he’s been doing a lot more “acting out” lately. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat got all choked up like it does a lot when we talk about Mummy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I do not quite understand what Pa means. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One good thing did come from her time with Daniel. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You must’ve done something realty horrible when you were alive,” I said, mildly impressed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Officer Conover, did you check that out, what I told you?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean do you hate it? I know it's a terrific bore, but do you hate it, is what I mean." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“All right, perhaps the stables are a bit challenging to clean. Perhaps they do make me nauseous when the wind blows the wrong way. But so what? My clients still pay me well.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And I even dared to hope that maybe, by the time I got there, college would extend a welcome to me, which no one had done for Mother Lois. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had said I couldn’t do anything to change history. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And at the end of their meal there’d be nothing left to clean up, since the cattle would spread their waste exactly where it would do the most good. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He did not feel pleasure, but what could you do when a man wouldn’t take advice from a sound business man? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

People joke afterward that perhaps they did not want to miss opening night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They do, and she crouches over the stretcher. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only way to tell if a ball is there is to look under the bushes, and I can’t do that from over here. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it because you believe her story about not doing the first swastika? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do,” Dad said, coming over and lifting me out of Mom’s lap. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Cats don’t have shoulders, not like people do. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I say, “Well, then I could kick half of you out. But there’s probably at least half of you that could do like Grandma says. Be a contributor.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Winnie did not seem the worse for wear from her prison experience. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And don’t believe that losing Winn-Dixie doesn’t upset me as much as it does you,” he said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when I do, I tell the policeman everything, because I hope telling the truth will help him trust me back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The people streaming through the houses did look different from anyone in Luke's family. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to imagine what they would do to the girl. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Can I do anything at all to help you ?” the chaplain asked. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t actually sure that was what one was supposed to do when calling down celestial animals, but at least it looked good? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The missionaries really did tell me, “Remove those clothes! The beads you’re wearing! It’s not right!” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the Englishmen feel they have the right to do more killing and burning and stealing. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“He drinks. He only needs wine, nothing else. Come on. We are done here.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I see what you mean. He has no swag whatsoever. Neither of them do. But at least that Ainsley is trying. Come on! Introduce me!” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I put die cool doth back over my eyes and went to sleep again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, thanks. I appreciate the kind words. But I feel like Erin needs me now. I wish there was something I could do for her.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lauren would do that to her sometimes when they were fighting, her impassivity sending Maya through the roof. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

What did the calculator say to the student?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or did he think she was too stupid to understand? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was doing his best not to explode laughing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then you, Courtney, offered to give me a ride home when we were done, not realizing “home” was only two houses away. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I do some shallow breathing, because I don’t want his heel to puncture any of my internal organs. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

How does Kazi take all these plain boring foods—bitter vegetables, dried lentils, flour, oil, spices—and turn them into something so warm and delicious every time? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Why do you give them food?” she asked him once. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

They did more; they came to a banquet in his palace; they condescended to dine with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how bad he does, he buries his face in his papers, cranks up Rabbi Gold on his phone, and gives it another try. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“All right children. Why don’t all of you go do your homework so you’ll have it done by the time we leave for the game,” Lillian said, ushering Matthew and Karen toward their bedrooms. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more lovelorn King Pellinore became, the more obvious it was that something would have to be done. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not when there was work to be done tomorrow. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"So how do you like the taste of your victories now, Lord Snow?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I suppose it served us right for letting him do all the planning. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what we have to remind us of what we did. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s talking about wine, studying the wine list as if this is something he always does. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He probably thought it was a sister thing to do. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then why did strange faces make me freeze? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each one appears standing on a bridge, near the center of the lake where they do not connect. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh! You did not say you had a brother.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Now where did I put that fool thing?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It was so much fun trying to trick our watch officer that before long all the other Navajos were doing what I did and not taking their Atabrine. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m hoping to do some good in the world!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She’s not afraid to confront people, and she never looks foolish doing so. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They do not know what they do to us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Amaka did not respond; instead, she started to run up the hill. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The North Carolina government—half of which crowded into Garrison’s dining room that night—purchased existing slaves from farmers at favorable rates, just as Great Britain had done when it abolished slavery decades ago. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When I did at last turn my eyes in Wemmick’s direction, I found that he had unposted his pen, and was intent upon the table before him. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I do. I mean, what else am I allowed to care about at this point?" he asks angrily. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, not sure at first what he was doing, but Twig got it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Omakayas put down her load and told her sister that she had something important to do. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

If he would just leave, I could think and figure out what to do. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

In statements that did not surprise those who knew her well, she said, “It is incredible to me that any woman should consider the fight for full equality won. It has just begun.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, and it is not my fault if I have not loved her as one loves a concubine, since men do not.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care as long as I get to eat the rest of your food. But why do you want that much plain rice? Ain’t you tired of it?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

All morning she thought about what to do. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I sure did. And I thought about kicking her out of the League, too.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To realize that, with three little lines of text, I had the power to command a machine to do exactly what I wanted. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And their wonderful cats! However did you come to be friends with them?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Worse, the drawing—the burning, destroying—isn’t done. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

His odds are better if he does not bolt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When that happens, I know the arcana have done exactly what I wanted. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Voldemort did not answer at once, but merely sipped his wine. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He stood, still as stone and could do nothing but marvel: how had Lanre come by such power? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Who did he cheer for up at Rigor Mortis Bend? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“What do you want to show me down here?” said Garrett. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Rab played a man’s part. Look that you do the same.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor had felt what the monster was doing to Harry, felt it in his own hands. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, girls, if you haven’t signed your name on the tryout sheet, please do so now,” she said, pointing to the clipboard on the table next to her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

‘Once I do get to sleep,’ said Sam, ‘I shall go on sleeping, whether I roll off or no. And the less said, the sooner I’ll drop off, if you take my meaning.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Gabriel, I need you to tell me the truth. I trust that God will tell me the truth through your voice. So, tell me. Tell me what I’m supposed to do.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They said, instead, “I’m not sure,” which did not give any information but still suggested the possibility of knowledge. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If it were just you and Julie, we wouldn’t say anything. But we know you’re doing everything you can for your family, and Bri really needs to be moved out of the basement.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Omakayas removed the packet, and tried to remember what to do next. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“How does a goldfish bring fortune into your home?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, on the night after a Changing, the kids wouldn’t have gathered at the fire circle after dinner, but Jinny hadn’t left in the boat, so everyone was a little unsure of what to do. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And she does practice, often, breaking all manner of things around the house in order to put them back together again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t worry about what history would say about my personal morality. I made the only decision I ever knew how to make. I did what I thought was right.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rafael had to rev the engine a few times to get it to start in the cold, and just after it did, someone called from the balcony. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

While we did not run the island, the authorities could not run it without us, and in the aftermath of Van Rensburg’s departure, our life became more tolerable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma was right, the best these colored folk could do is imitate white people. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Only on rare occasions did any of us go out after dark. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leafie had also given me a few tips on what to do when the baby came, but I didn’t listen very carefully. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And because Axel and Ray can be trusted to do just what they set out to do, they head for home now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Because I suddenly saw what I must do. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but appear unperturbed as the news of the upset confirmed the fact that Francis might move faster if occasionally he would close his mouth. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Besides, says Mrs. O’Connell, when you think of what the English did to us for eight hundred years that man had no right to complain over a little ham and sherry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I do want to thank you,” she said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

All we had to do was connect her to that black Honda Civic, and she was done. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I think about asking him why he was at the library instead of at work, but instead I mumble, I do not remember. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She had not done that with such care in a long, long time. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin knew that he did the same thing because his girlfriend Birdie used to love that about him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s a useful distinction, and one that the British would do well to reacquire. ft TOMBSTONE: Drop the of in all of and both of. r.i.p. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt whatever you did to show him that was the source of conflict between you and your sister.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Even though the sun had moved from overhead, sweat still beaded on my forehead, then rolled down my face on the same path my tears did earlier. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But best of all, suh, I got more work now than I ever did have before . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah takes over immediately, assessing the team, pondering our combined brain capabilities, assigning responsibilities—in general, doing what she does best: bossing around the rest of us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood, the pleasures and the pains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You could do with some fattening, Dale. Anything I love to do is fatten a man.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

At first Papi didn’t seem to notice what we were doing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The floor of the forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not harden it as it did the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yummy did everything he could to keep the jockey from going on benders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course I am. You don't care, do you, Bill?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You get frustrated and worried that you can’t do all those things the way you want to.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I suspected she had no high opinion of the bravery of the male sex, and I hadn’t done anything to change her mind. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

What she dreaded was seeing Rowan, because she had no idea what all these months with Goddard had done to him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“She means,” said Betsy, “did she tie you up and torture you until you promised to join the Female Labor Reform Association?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to have any of that kind of talk, do you understand?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

‘And you can say what you like, about what you know no more of than you do of boating, Mr. Sandyman,’ retorted the Gaffer, disliking the miller even more than usual. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Harry wanted to shout, “Don’t leave me!” but what chance did a phoenix have against the king of serpents? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It would take years for many Hitler Youth to digest the truth about National Socialism: They had served a mass murderer and, in so doing, had contributed to the deaths of millions of people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We did not know about germs, but we were spreading them every day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is not the father, but she trusts him more than she does the father. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

What does he think he's going to gain? The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

In consequence, he could observe perhaps four hundred galaxies in an evening while a large professional telescope would be lucky to do fifty or sixty. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Although we did not discuss politics, I did bring up one sensitive issue, and that was the status of my wife. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know, then it’s not funny. I’m doing my best with what we’re working with here. Let me know when it’s game time.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. No no. You don’t aim for small secrets do you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at Luke’s broad face, wondering whether it would do any harm to ask about them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And that makes me wonder if what I overheard before might’ve had something to do with me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

For now, there is nothing left to be done. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me and did another little laugh. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I did this, I’d have to be onstage—the real me—in front of the entire school. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You know, you don’t have to be out here—we’ve got plenty of staff who can do the grunt work for you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It made it right for everybody he joked on, and those kids would've given me their honor roll certificates for what I did. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She grabbed a big double handful of the light powdery snow, and then came back to do as the goose daemon said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

How long it takes for a new image, a change to flutter into his mind, he does not know, but it does. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And often sound does not quite become a word but suffocates or floats away over me half finished; an arch, a pathway, a comet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it does seem as though with age came acceptance of his own ignorance. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stand and Deliver” has this special dance that Adam Ant does in the video. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

These words of encouragement, even coming as they did from the mouths of our assassins, were of great help. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet says to Mr. Black, “I thought if there was something else I could do— maybe research and write a short report.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that...look, I don’t know what kind of trouble I’m going to get in for doing this. Not just for talking to you, but if I tell you everything.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I stalked off, there wasn’t much else I could do other than go back up to his room, and then he came up himself several minutes later. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment that answered the question, How did I get here? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, we think you are Menda?” asked the smith, gripping his hammer tightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Charlie," I said, "that vet guy said you did the right thing. That dog was hit too hard." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“How does that work? I mean, are the nightmares produced by the computer or by your brain?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bruno Latour maintained that the fact that the bacterium that causes tuberculosis has been discovered in the lungs of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, did not mean that Ramses died of tuberculosis. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You are not being punished. You may do whatever you wish.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Too early even to do my chores, I drank the coffee black, sitting on my steps, watching the sky blush the palest pink. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

How did Pizarro come to be there to capture him, instead of Atahuallpa’s coming to Spain to capture King Charles I? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Your term of service is over and the time of dissolution has come. I expected it, but—Well, the Master’s will be done!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Why did my face have to confirm the most widespread stereotype about our people? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He finally managed to ask, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you—why did you do this?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At that, one young man stood up and challenged: “How do you know this heaven exists?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can cross over, or do some corny dips, or even jitterbug a little, and she stays right with you. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I smiled, remembering that Dad had said Grandma could keep her carpet so white only because Grandpa had never done any real work. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We want a do all kind a stories. Good things and bad. She working with... another maid right now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We could do all that stuff even without the apocalypse. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What I wanted to do was to be a doctor and have a nice crib, and a Benz, the whole nine. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the final protection, my roomy, my discreet boxer shorts, these I do not remove. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The way of saying, “In your glory I turn to elemental dust, and hope only that it does not make you sneeze.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The nganga lived in the next village and didn’t do anything without being paid. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! I got busy and clean forgot we were going to do that today.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Only through the tree breaks did we catch glimpses of open fields. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He got annoyed with me when I did that, because it usually meant I could see or understand something he couldn’t. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The angels, they had to do things underhand, dark things.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Climb into the back of that one and hide,” she commanded, pointing to the smaller of the two wagons, “until I think of what to do with you.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of shaking my hand like the Elector did, he holds it up to his lips and kisses the back of it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“It means that I will tell him when he has to do things and what the consequences for not doing them are.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Not one of her snot-nose sobbing jags, but crying like her heart done broke. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Is it always the same? Is it always—what did you say?— seeing beyond?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They did not matter so long as one knew them for what they were. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

When we couldn’t avoid the subject of food any longer, I would remind the boys in my group of an old Dinka saying: “Hunger does not know nguik.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing?” he asked, as I bagged his cast. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Whatever Joe said, I was going to do the opposite, just to spite him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Other people do dumb stuff here all the time,” I point out. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Right now where do you think that percentage is? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Regiment does not rest upon this island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Now everyone seems to get it—-not who I am or what I do—but that whatever I’m up to, the joke is on Ted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mason asked me if I knew that what I did was wrong and would I like it if somebody did that to me and a bunch of other questions I didn’t even care about. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Very well, very well,” said Mrs. Banks hurriedly, though she wished Mary Poppins did not know so very much more about the best people than she did herself. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Oft do we act, and then inform the governing principles within us of our past action, and leave for them to write their reports and justifications as they will. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I had done well, and Kenny had said that it wasn’t my fault. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But you're a goddess," I said, not knowing what to do. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you did. And I’m...I’m so sorry, T. I had no idea.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“So what are you going to do if she’s not home?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And when things go badly, of course I’m upset, but at least I can feel I’ve done all I could and keep things in perspective. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do people want to hurt people? Not enough hurt in the world, you've got to tease people with stuff like that!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since when is candy contraband? Why did they come after my daughter in the first place?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I look out the window and do a double take. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He remembered the circle around him opening wider and wider as the monster told the story of all that he’d done for the invisible man. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The loss of peripheral vision was unnerving, and she did not like the suffocating way the pleated cloth kept pressing against her mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Only how do you remember which one is which? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still Ged did not stop, but went forward, though there were only a few yards left between them now. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

To Harry’s dismay, Ron’s new aggression did not wear off over the next few days. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Why do you want me to pick a font? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She slept until daybreak, saw that it was still snow­ ing, and dozed, off and on, through the white, wild day as the weasels and foxes did. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My husband was working late, as he did most nights, and the apartment was silent except for the click of my heels on the polished wood floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But right then all I did was push my foot to the floor and hold on tight to the steering stick. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did she know what he was thinking? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We did love them, but it wasn’t a simple love. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

About how her hands know what to do but mine don’t. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Before Thomas knew it he was back at work, pulling up weeds again, counting down the minutes until he’d be done with the Gardens. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Not sure how I could do this without you,” he says, making me feel valuable, though at nine I’m barely big enough to be helpful. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She bend down and give her a hug, say, “Mae Mobley, did you like that smocked dress I sent over last week?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Baachan gazed at it, her eyes going so far away that she did not even seem to really be in this room any longer. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He did have on the white collar, though. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He actually did start taking baths and leaving his horrible hat at home, praise the Lord. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do that,” Edward repeated, but this time there was a trace of defeat in his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“One ought to be at Enscombe, and know the ways of the family, before one decides upon what he can do,” replied Mrs. Weston. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Not only did the agency let most members of the spy ring escape, but the leading FBI agent sold his side of the story to the newspapers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even as she followed him, she struggled to come to terms with what they were doing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Erasmus did not help with the move this time; he was not needed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did all he asked of me, I played my part, I gave the girl away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If he did, at least the cat would be covered. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Where did that come from?" her mother asks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Tesla, who did at least as much for electricity as Thomas Edison, had a quasi-romantic fascination with pigeons. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

When she asked me for about the tenth time, I said, “No! I don’t want to go. Why do you keep asking me?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was a time to pray to the Sun God to come back, and a time to rejoice that he did. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone is born with the hair they have and you just do the best you can with it.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

His work done, Gandhi returned to India, where Satyagraha became the most effective weapon in the fight for Indian independence. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “I understand. But you do know Mr. Jarvey is going to have expenses, right?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was kind of funny to think about hanging out at Tina's house every day, doing each other's nails, trying on lip gloss. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was going to say, “Let me get ready for them,” as I had no idea what one did, really, to have and keep horses. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I never did make it back up to Mrs. Maxy’s class for math drills like I wanted to, and when school was out I walked home. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t. Lem Harvey’s born to trouble. He did pretty well while he was drilling the men; that let him work off part of his meanness. Now—heaven help us!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Countless amateur thinkers took a crack at the problem, as did anthropologists and archaeologists when those disciplines were invented. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered then if, without the language barrier, my classmates and I could have done a better job making sense of Christianity, an idea that sounds pretty far-fetched to begin with. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I already knew how to do a basic six-step, which was exactly what it sounded like: it was a series of six steps performed on the ground. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing gets me angrier than being accused of something I didn’t do. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Again, my recall of that visit was fragmented, and what was left behind had nothing to do with the doctor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “He’s in a tough spot, son. What would you have him do?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His latest idea is a voice-command typewriter he says will do away with secretaries. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The wind was having its way. Wasn’t nothing we could do but pray.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“They’ll separate out the sinners and the righteous, I dare say. It’s no good praying now. It’s too late for that. You should have done that when you were alive. No use now.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If it isn’t all done, every little bit of it, you’re going to face the 6:00 P.M. dinner rush defenseless and probably go down in flames. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike Galileo, though, he did not have to fear that this might upset the Inquisition. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

"I understand you've made some bad mistakes in your life. Otherwise you wouldn't be here. But everyone makes mistakes. You may have done some bad things, but that doesn't mean you're a bad kid." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The night is mine, my own time, to do with as I will, as long as I am quiet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice is doing funny things and I keep running into things. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Papa did all the things he did to me, but he didn’t tell Amil he had another day in him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Having your place searched by police does that to a guy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She did not let him take them off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The merchant said, ‘My boy, you must have been rattled. Surely you can do better than that.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have all done exceedingly well today. There is much to explain, of course, but I’m afraid the explanations must wait a bit longer, until we are joined by another.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about to suggest that we spend the morning doing a massive cleanup, but Mom is putting on her coat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The ability to do this encouraged a far more ambitious approach to music than anything that had preceded it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Now that we were doing math together, sometimes I said more than just numbers. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we clear the plates, my mother looks as dazed and disconcerted as she always does, only more so because she doesn’t have the first clue what to do with my sisters and me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We had started doing this, most nights, after Star Trek. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“First we do the arms deal and you secure The Corporation’s rights in the ROC. Then we’ll plan the wedding. Three days.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Even though I still had a ton to do, I knew he wanted me to ask. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was using Morse code, just like Leo’s mother used to do with him...and the old man was tapping the same message: I love you. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They did not know what the future would hold; but they did have a clear sense of what they were trying to achieve. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The other two quickly put down their glasses, like children who have been caught doing something naughty. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Where did you come by that, Sam?’ asked Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The horses did not like the feel of this place. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And I’m doing the shirts for the One Drum festival.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I realize I have no idea why I didn’t do anything about it. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

There was no one who more enjoyed doing nothing on a bad day than Mr. Bracket of Third Avenue. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a short, compact body, and often did isometric exercises between class periods. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Frigga told him of her journey to ensure Balder’s safety and how everything had sworn to do him no harm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re alive! I don’t believe it! What happened? How — what — where did that bird come from?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Immediately his mother piped up: “Honey, I’ve got two pounds in the fridge. How much do you need?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In these circumstances there had not seemed much point in working on my Ph.D.—I did not expect to survive that long. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I was doing the world a service. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They had sleepovers all the time, but I never attended any of them because my father did not allow it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He set the pans down, and then suddenly saw what Sam was doing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I noticed the other day you done growed a lot, boy.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

"She never loved you, do you hear?" he cried. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“M’lord. If I might ask... why did you want me? I’m no use to anyone, I’m not even a man, I’m broken, and ... the smell...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was a triumphant fire in her eyes, as if Id done something shed been waiting for all semester. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

No, he later explained, because the Pentagon Papers did not really belong to Daniel Ellsberg. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Emily didn’t intend to say that out loud, but she did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, all she wanted to do was lean against the warm kitchen hearth, reading, the soot smearing down the length of her skirt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith nods, and I wonder if he really does plan to be polite to the exalted gentlemen from here on in. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Do you know what to do with it?" she asked. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He knew the people did not trust him, but he did not know how to gain their faith. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Say, mister,” said the driver, “where do you think you’re going with that exhibit?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d scanned the whole space in a few seconds, and decided it would have to do. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Luckily, I never had to do what my fellow pledges did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Nor did he have a counterintelligence organization to search out moles. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just roll your arm around but keep your fingers stiff. Let your arm do the work.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We think of what we’re doing as a lot like basketball,” one of the Mother players said, and that’s an apt analogy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I sweep the floors, even though they don’t need sweeping, to give my hands something to do. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Resistance had nothing to do with it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Just think of what analysis did for Seymour.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Seems to me, other peoples in this world got as much trouble learning as I do. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed fascinated by me in a way that felt familiar but also entirely new, and I wondered if his fascination would wear off, like it always did in these kinds of situations. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I did a quick count: two iron halfpennies, nine shims, and a drab. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“My soul to the devil he did so. He preached that Galahad had aye expelled the seven knights without a slaughter, and mentioned that the Holy Grail was nae for bloodshed.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t had a day off for a long time. A rest would do him good.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s like Guantanamo, except in California. I’m scared of what will happen if we get stuck here. There’s got to be something we can do....” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He would come home from work, hug his children and Ojiugo, and ask, “How are you? What did you people do today?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Is it herself trying to come out? When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were three names carved into that great rock at the stones of home, and I’m quite sure I’ve fulfilled everything I had to do. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You do? When I was your age, all I had was a girl problem.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“What have you done? Let me go—” Hilly says between gritted teeth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I didn’t know what to do, so I...kinda...panicked and came to get Ernie,” Genie explained, flat. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were wide, and Aru knew that Mini had guessed what she was going to do. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The room felt stuffy, the way it does when people go too long without saying anything. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

If I thought I was doing well by ranking first in the previous tryout, that’s nothing compared to how much the researchers love Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Tate asked my moms did she know how I was doing in my subjects, she said yes, and that I would do better. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Begging your pardon, miss,” said the house-elf, bowing deeply again, “but house-elves has no right to be unhappy when there is work to be done and masters to be served.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then, looking up at Rishi, she said, “So, what, do you live in San Francisco?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I am the infantry, which means I have to do what he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He still did not know how far the green pan extended. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I should've given them the freeze, after they did that, but the trouble was, I really felt like dancing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But the muffled thud of the burst does not reach us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made me feel less helpless to be a girl of fifteen doing what many regarded as a man’s job. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men do not like it: who wants a wife who knows everything her husband knows? they fume. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well done, squirrel. Very clever indeed. I could use someone like you in my army. Somebody smart, with brains like yours.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I guess that is what getting better will do to a person: make you forgive people who have been mean to you. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I vowed not to snap at her as he had done. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I beg, despite knowing without question what I have to do. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She’d meant the letter to show him how well she was doing—how she was learning and studying as well as working, but the black stain ruined it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Neither one of them did those things very well, but that would be good enough for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We were among the lucky ones who survived, although we did not feel lucky. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, do you know they don’t just have horses and pumpkin carriages on carousels now? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“How did you get Dwayne to agree? To hold off on marrying, I mean?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I like the way the City makes people think they can do what they want and get away with it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But,” he said, “we don’t want to steal your does. All four of you are welcome to join us, bucks and does alike. There’s plenty for everyone on the hills.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in silence as the man made to walk up onto the porch; each time he did, he seemed to hit into an invisible wall. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At least I hope he does for my mom. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She left the children standing in the hall, unsure of what to do. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was not confused, for there was only one thing to do, and Kino’s hand went first to the great pearl in his shirt and then to his knife hanging under his shirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘None of it is in the classic style,’ he whispered, ‘but it will have to do.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The planting never got done because he had been waiting for the right time of the moon when his sickness overtook him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I want to do this myself,” I said, a quiver of fear in my voice. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I did manage to clean up after myself a little, but other than that I didn’t do much of anything except take care of Sammy. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’m sure you do. Since you got her pregnant and made her think you were going to marry her....And...and then she died.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You will need to continue the kind of exercises we have done today, drawing small amounts of the splendor in and through your body,” said Badwa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

‘And what has that got to do with me?’ asked Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m doing this, showing you I’m not afraid to die,” I told them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said no, she’d be doing interviews and taping speeches—but he could come along and hold her tape recorder. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I did not pick the phone up then either. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not everyone learns to read this way—memory taking over when the rest of the brain stops working, but I do. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Women who did work had few job options, and they were always paid significantly less than men for the same work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He’s too old to be doing this job. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Something had to be done, something decisive—he couldn’t spend the rest of the school year hiding from Dana Matherson and Beatrice Leep. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was good that we could do something no one but another Navajo could do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Long Lake. What else did you see around this girl?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What were you going to do, snore at them?” said Hermione waspishly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had done this so often that there was a little row of cowlicks above her forehead. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was the dream she’d tried to describe to Atal, the night picture; but as Mary tried to find it again, it dissolved and drifted apart; just as these presences did in the open air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

You had to live— did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They do not have each other’s phone numbers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fancy mathematical terms and reams of statistical correlations and computer printouts do not in themselves produce understanding, social scientists’ claims notwithstanding. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do; especially when I’ve customers like you to deal with. Why don’t you tremble?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Because I can’t think of anything else to do, I head for the menagerie and do the usual. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t make an old lady cry. What kind of ice cream did I order?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Something about the way they’re dressed lets me know that they definitely weren’t playing ball at the park, nor were they doing pull-ups on the monkey bars like all the other guys in the hood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

While Paul and Burns did become involved with NAWSA, they didn’t support its emphasis on state campaigns. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When you go shopping alone at a nice store, do you worry that you will be followed or harassed? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It included a fairly detailed list of what had been done on the farm that day. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“When it’s all done, only one of us will walk out of this room alive,” Assef said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do we even want to find her? She gave us away. She gave Joaquin to strangers.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

‘Tricks? Does she do tricks? Lieutenant Stranger has taught her a rigmarole about poor Nell Gwyn selling fruit at a theater. I don’t need to tell you how she carries on.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The overseer did not see him until he was halfway across the field. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You encouraged her? My sister and my daughter lying to me. What did I do to deserve this?” my mom yells as her eyes grow shiny with tears. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Is that how come Buster Friendly can do forty-six hours of show a day?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But they could, right? What if they do?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There’s no kids from around here that we know who are really doing O.K. in school past the second or third grade. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Any old leftovers will do. Just put them on a plate. You don’t even have to bother to heat them.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For weeks I wondered what it was that “uncle” had done, but I was destined never to know, not even in all the years that followed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Romans aren’t big on navies. They had, like, one rowboat. Which I sank. Speaking of violent storms, you’re doing a first-rate job upstairs.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But why does she want us to fail? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was the only resident who didn’t eat lunch or do any chores. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘What does she look like?’ he asked his wives before they could speak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, maybe, if we had sea room. But what do we know about where we are now?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are afraid of the things we do not know—just because we do not know them, Tree-ear thought, pleased with himself. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

CNN deemed us to be in a “patriotism flap,” and the bloggers did what bloggers do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Reggie, she wrote, “has gone on with his life and has not shown any remorse for the extensive damage he has done.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What do you want me to sound like?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flustered, disheartened, I said I did not know the tune. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It does not taste like anything, just chalky and a little salty. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little did we know that even while we were discussing her performing in school programs, the Central High Mothers’ League was preparing to make a bigger fuss than ever before to exclude her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well—what can I do for you?” she demanded at last. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought Ice looked tired, sometimes I thought he just didn’t care what Brothers had done. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They protested, and it was hard to let them go after all wed been through, but I knew I had to do this last part of the quest by myself. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Or worse, maybe he wouldn’t But no matter what David said now, he would always remember what she had done, the lives she had cost with her secrets. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The connection is rarely made that rounding off and making reasonable estimates have something to do with real life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To let you know that what you do affects others. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I worked the deep wells for a week and did nothing, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t see, as clearly as she did, the trials that lay ahead. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In keeping with almost universally accepted practice at the time, physicians and other scientists at Hopkins and elsewhere did not seek permission to use tissue removed as part of diagnostic and treatment procedures. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The following morning our nameless host came again with food and a smile on his face that said he was glad that we were doing fine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She spread the silk on the ground and began the process of dividing and counting, dividing and counting and setting aside, which she’d done so often as a passionate, curious teenager, and hardly ever since. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Were doing fine without your help,” Luke growled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He merely points out that animals can suffer just as we do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We did, and found six tickets to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My sisters could no longer run up to him, as he came through the door from work, and welcome him with a hug or a kiss as other children did their fathers on Fridays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never did get used to that hat. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The round eyes gave her the appearance of a doll, as did her pink-hued cheeks and upturned nose. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If I cannot come to you soon I do not know what. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I knew most of the answers but I never raised my hand, because I often wanted to ask questions and I knew it would displease father if I did. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least Salvador still had his knife, something that meant as much to him as Papá’s silver cross did to her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t think of it. And do you want to know something? George is a girl.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always made sure his kids never got into trouble, was concerned about money, and trusted the providence of the Holy Father to do the rest. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is go to sleep—quiet my mind, relax my body, and go to sleep. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, what else do you have planned?” asks the president. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I’ve nothing else to do, and I don’t feel like going home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our decision to reestablish picketing is prompted by the highest patriotic motives,” Paul said, arguing that the most patriotic thing women could do was to fight for inclusion in the democratic process. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas Savage sees what we are doing and comes to join us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Joaquin wasn’t sure how to do that, but he would try. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s as though she’s trying to tell me what she wanted me to do. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

What she really needs to be doing is getting down to the business of having kids and ‘being happy,’ as he put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She didn’t expect this Melanie to like her—kids hardly ever did—but she did intend to make a very definite impression; and she could see that she’d done that all right. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wood had already changed him, enlarged his experience to a point where he felt that he was on the brink of discovering some secret, of whose existence, even, that other world did not know. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And if it ever gets to be too much, like it was for Robert Smith, we do that rather than crack and tell somebody. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not want to talk to them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was easy to see he needed looking after, but what did she need that an old man could give when she already had a beau her own age who was anxious to marry her? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"I'm doing the same thing you doing. Running." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But having turned their back on that part of the Sesame Street legacy, the creators of Blue’s Clues then went back and borrowed those parts of Sesame Street that they thought did work. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe stories are there to help us do both. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They did so, while the reeds rustled stiffly in the sun-heated air, and the old donkey chewed patiently on the leaves a little distance away, where he had rolled himself out another nest. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about the night your daddy died. And I do mean everything.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They did not stand out in that crowd because the Clarion County Farmers' Market attracts a lot of people from the college, and the college in turn attracts a lot of dark-skinned people. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I did my best to go on with my chores and lessons, but it was hard. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re just doing something and it happens to be in a group. No need for a new title.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Trapped in this remote spot, she wasn't sure what to think about their intentions—but they did not seem friendly. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would wait until morning to decide what to do. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I might lay my hands on his head and pray, and keep his soul from leaving his body the way he did for me many months ago. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For instance, all cultivated peas share the same recessive gene that prevents ripe pods of cultivated peas from spontaneously popping open and spilling their peas, as wild pea pods do. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But how do they know they can fly if they haven’t flown yet?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“What I want is explanations. Jackal in Kay-ro. This does not help me. It’s a line from a bad spy thriller.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I learned it in the church I used to go to. You don’t have to wait for a prayer. You say it when somebody says something or does something you really like.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We do not yet know exactly which prison.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but where? Why did you decide on this exact face over any other?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t say, no precious. Little cheat. Not a fair question. It cheated first, it did. It broke the rules. We ought to have squeezed it, yes precious. And we will, precious!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I did. But one of them got off a few shots. Another guard came running. That was when the bells started.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And the Revenge, alone, was sailing, as it had to do, away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It starts to rain suddenly, the way it does sometimes in the spring—kind of warm until it’s dark and cold and not warm at all anymore. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

One of my brothers named her Pee-A-Nah, which does not have a meaning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still, there’s so much to know. And they did call us brothers.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite everything—her cramping belly, the tightness of her bindings, and the heavy knowledge she carried inside her—Jinny did smile then. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Why did you take me on, Your Honor?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re an amazing artist. Will you do the preliminary artwork for the concept?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I do not now, and I did not then, liken myself to Paul. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am sick of questions and curiosity about my doings, I suppose,’ he thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Charles needed as many hours a day as he could have to do his work. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Fairfax? No; what the deuce would you call her for? What can she do? Let her sleep unmolested.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I applied the brakes, which I did every few feet, brooms and mops ended up in the front seat. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I had to do just like the marine marching into war. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I found sewing a waste of time, and I had been easing along doing the minimum. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I was glad to see his image, no matter what the image was doing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Warings was that sort of house, it moved and creaked all the time, it was old and the doors and windows did not shut properly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I do think you’re pretty. Take a break and meet me later,” I told her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Of course he knew his father had done a good thing, or had tried to do a good thing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Use this only to save your life—not for hunting. You do not want to draw attention to yourself.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not discuss the new direction in which he wanted to take the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The girl does seem to be the same one who’s in my English class, unless there are two brown-haired girls with a long braid and a habit of drawing cats all over their notebooks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

"The men we bought, what did they say?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This self-hate, she explained, does not affect just the young boys who find themselves getting in trouble and fulfilling the negative expectations of those in the community and beyond. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do need rest after travelling all the way from China,” she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I already had them made up. They should keep you going for a while. Now, go on. I have much work to do.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’d be cool to date someone who liked the same stuff I did. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Long minutes passed, and the black wolf did not look at her. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had saved him from the shadow, indeed, for they did not want him to be possessed by the shadow until he had become a slave of the Stone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do the men come, do you suppose?” asked Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see this only now, reinvent it in this present time, for in some moments then, I don’t know how long, exactly, I forgot the entirety of what I was doing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down next to her, not sure what to do. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"It makes me feel good to be able to do this for you." Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. Sister Fenella, she loves her like—” He was going to say like I do, but thought better of it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“All we can do is help you be the person you want to be from now on.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I did have a feeling he was watching me through the kitchen window, though I caught no glimpse of his face. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Tom, I was thinking about what you told me I said. That the Maze is a code. Being holed up in here does wonders for making the brain do what it was made for.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Your PopPop kept it safe for a loooooong time, and he asked me to pass it to you to do the same. That way both men live on inside you. You’re carrying their legacies.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous work, but Jack approached it as he did everything, doing the best job he could. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why the hell do you have a gun?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She entered without knocking, as she always did, and immediately noticed the scent of roses, even though they were not in season. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I turned around to talk to Will for one second, and you were already done.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was having a bad day or didn’t care much for his job, but either way he did not look happy with my mom and me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to do or say, so I just sat as quietly as he did. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That was an unintentional mistake. What you did was far worse. You’ll need to talk to your therapist about it.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“And how does that help our humble cause?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine then. What do you want to ask?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was so content in this country, so impressed with and loving of its opportunities, but then why, sometimes, did Americans fall short of their best selves? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“How? I mean, how did you get a hold of school security stuff?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The reemergence of the deadly disease did not stop people from returning to the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Pa took a swallow-the-anger sigh, then said, “Then you can go back to cleaning up the cornstalks like we did yesterday.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So the diggers avoided the areas where the clay was striped dirty white or rusty red, as clay of these colors did not make the transformation to celadon green when fired. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, she did spot the tape in the end, much later, and it was probably a much worse time for her to find it, but that’s the way your luck sometimes goes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a long time before astrophysicists came to agree that our universe was finite—that it did, in fact, have a beginning. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And, suddenly, he did get up and come over. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s it until I figure how I can do some real damage to you,” she said with relish. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Did some part of me think they did? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I quickly did the mental math; the cross was over three hundred and seventy years old. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

By the time I’m done listing all the things that were awful, I’m laughing again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

What the hell do I even say to that? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I caught hold of the handles of the barrow and was barely able to lift it; it weighed perhaps four times as much as I did. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bounced harmlessly off his chest, but it did startle him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Once, White invited him to a relative’s ranch: “We do not have to rough it on his ranch, for he has every convenience except air cooling and you don’t need that.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It did no good to remind herself that there were dozens of trading ships on the river, and that the Dolphin might well be out to sea by now. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He blocks her once, and then blocks her again, swinging his hips to do so. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“The question, Professor, is what exactly you plan to do about it?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything; he watched my face warily as the pain that had nothing to do with broken bones, pain that was infinitely worse, threatened to crush me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And when he did, it usually had something to do with rumbling gas pains in his stomach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But I really did love that little boy.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only then did he permit them to bury him, not in any ordinary way, but with the honors reserved for Macondo's greatest benefactor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then again, so did I. One of the men cupped his hands into a flesh megaphone and yelled, “Boo!” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

All you can do, the guard at the village had said, is pretend she’s not there. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

A couple of homes did have light shining through the rice-paper doors—probably people lived at their shops. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’d done a number of fairly extreme ice climbs in Canada and Colorado. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He began to see that he’d allowed himself to do exactly that, with the usual painful results. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But I had not learned from my experience at Crown Mines, for I did not tell Reverend Mabutho about the circumstances of my leaving the Transkei. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she did not bore him, and she buffed or painted her fingernails studiously while he dozed or brooded and the desultory warm afternoon breeze vibrated delicately on the surface of the beach. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I finally take my coat off and hang it over the chair, so I can try to do one of those moves. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure he’d have the courage to follow through with what he’d come here to do if he had to look at all of them as he passed by. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Wait, I can’t do this,” I stammered as Meir tied off the final knot. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mama closed her eyes and touched the tip of her tongue to her top lip—she always did that before she said something important. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The air seemed charged and dangerous but I couldn’t pray anymore, and I couldn’t get up and do anything else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was doing good till she got to the Russian dude.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“It is almost time to go to bed, my clansmen. But before we can, there is something we must do. Sixth Cousin, rise and come to my side.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Frau Elena’s voice is low and deflated, but it does not seem afraid. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

So by the time I arrived, I did not look sincerely glad to be here. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A person is never done being mad. Anger is a memory never forgotten. You only tame it.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The bigger question for me at the moment was: Now that I have these emails, what should I do with them? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But Takumi felt no such modesty—he could, and did, eat and chew and swallow while talking. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he was done with the story, he handed her an old envelope with her name written on it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want a scandal any more than you do.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We do not welcome strangers in this town, and you be the kind we like least.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, those of you who came to give welcome. It is one of the most important things we do in Village.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Grand. Where did she stay? Do you know?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Theseus, the thinker, rejected the idea that a man could be guilty of murder when he had not known what he was doing and that those who helped such a one could be reckoned defiled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does, and the sudden silence is acute. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was less afraid of what they would do to my mind than I was of what Rudy might do to my body while I was under the influence. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My ankle is almost well, but the main reason I feel hopeful is that at last I have decided what to do. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had been three days since the laundry was done, so even his clean set was dirty and smelly. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You know as well as I do we both got something to talk about.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t ever do that again. You know you can always talk to me and Lorena, right?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The flies, sah. It means somebody has done bad medicine for this house.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why do we have lunch at ten o’clock in the morning?” a voice next to Aimee was complaining. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Lacey leans across the kitchen, her hand on Ben’s knee, and says, “I mean, you are a hero, do you realize that? They give out medals for this stuff.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It does not seem as though there are many. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He did those things. Honest!” cried the little boy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Sparrow. I don’t mind missing work. I just mean that if you want to talk to me, all you have to do is talk.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

What does this person need from me to get better? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She asked Joyce how her parents were doing, and expressed her regret when Joyce replied that her father was quite ill. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Which court do you want us to start with?” he asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What’d you do in school today, Beans? How’re the fellas? Did you see that it rained right after lunchtime? Want to play cards?” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my era at Truman, many graduates did go on to achieve high levels of success—they became doctors, lawyers, college professors, engineers, business owners, high-ranking military officers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her work came first; she was determined to make her father’s factories grow, to do better than he had done. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Guess she does! She knows just what folks like, and gets paid well for writing it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not really thinking about what I’m doing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was in the living room, eavesdropping, even though I was supposed to be doing my geometry homework. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“If I leave the shutters open, do you promise you won’t run off in the night?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once they do, I go into the shop myself and try to figure out what kind of ice cream Angie Carusso would like. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

This had to be done in total darkness, because the glow would be faint. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck driver scared the child, who then dropped his arms as though he did not want me to pick him up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what to do or what to say, I began to cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The alethiometer was kept in a safe in there, and the senior assistant had to put it away himself, which he did with an air of solemnity that Hannah enjoyed very much. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Or had Dr. Cable done something to him? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But what are you supposed to do when you’re also required to be kind and helpful as well as vigilant? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“He will do nothing of the sort,” said Mother, pulling Jonas close. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

After all, people do not hand over their land, resources, children, and futures without a struggle! An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She said other words I did not understand, but now as she spoke she looked over my shoulder toward the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said King Pelles, “they may have been the same person. If they were, it is interesting. How did your fellow arrive?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt that when they did go she and her family would be further away from the circus than before, than just that morning. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would never do to offend Her Grace before he even opened his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“How do you come to speak my language? Did you serve on Ravka’s northern border?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Did he have a heart attack or something? Or did he fall on the ice and crack his head? Just tell me. Please, Mami.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

No one should force her to do something she doesn’t believe in. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’d been hard for all of them, but Ivy never once asked her sister how she was doing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What does the tsar do with the dragons?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was quite usual for Hermione to spend a lot of time reading, but she was now doing almost nothing else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was a long and weary ascent; but this stairway did not delve into the mountain-side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, CO, the regular never make us do that,” the other joined in. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it didn’t used to have anything to do with mothers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have of course already devoted much time to developing my bantering skills, but it is possible I have never previously approached the task with the commitment I might have done. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Nat was not busy with checking on the book, he did have time to enjoy his friends in Salem. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam tells Bridey she doesn’t know what she’s going to do with these stories from England, she never felt so desperate in her life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have known it then, but these questions would come to dominate the next decade of our lives, pulsing like a drumbeat behind almost everything we did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to quarrel with you tonight. But try to see it from my side. It would make a man uneasy never knowing what his wife would do next.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I always just kinda did what other people were doing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

So instead I said: “It’s not really so bad. We often planted corn this late—even in July. It does very well.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If you knew Mama didn’t like magic, why did you leave her with Ma?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Did I do nothing but put it down? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Even if something was burned up or left to rot away, it did not disappear from the face of the earth; it changed into something else—gases, liquids, and powders. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I trusted too long in false reassurances, believing as we all want to do when men speak of the national interest, that it’s also ours. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, “Oh, do somebody go down quick! John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since he did not understand what she meant, she spelled it out to him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I do not understand you. I never will. Go before I too am entangled in your philosophies.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t completely right, but I did realize I was wearing my-self out with zeal. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only as we were whacking the mud off our boots by the huts where the sports gear's kept did Mr. McNamara remember the three boys he'd sent to the bridge over forty minutes ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

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

“How did you manage on the road with the Nigerian soldiers?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When did you figure out you were into girls?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He seemed taller than when she'd left, and the wisps of beard did make him look older. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to do the jump, Squint?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Why does Scoob feel like there are bugs crawling all over him now? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was close my eyes, and there was Robert Lee Underwood streaking across the waves in the Amanda Rose. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Still, only when the need for a translator became unavoidable did he allow Tisquantum to meet the Pilgrims. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Boy, did she hit the ceiling when I said that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It is those who do very little who must talk of it.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

My hands were feeling particularly loose, and somehow it was nice being up before anyone else, doing my own thing. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mournful lawyers showed in court that that man had nothing to do with the company and in order that no one doubt their arguments they had him jailed as an impostor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I started to stand up but remained seated because my father did. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

All you had to do was remember it. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment she did not realize what it was. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They look like a picture Eulalie show me once, where they did put the baby Jesus to sleep. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “I hate to do this, but I have a curfew.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How did you do that earlier?” she asked him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He tried desperately to think of a way of escape, he would have done anything at all not to have to go inside. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

That same year, her mother was given permission to do her programming job remotely, which meant anywhere she had a computer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. So that's how it’s done. I used to think African-American women with braided hair had such full hair!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Black Whip was for kids, but the Don did adult things like drive race cars and parachute out of jet planes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother's church is on Adams, near the Children's Home Society, where Lily did her volunteer work last summer before the cotillion. All the debutantes had to do some charity work.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But I do what I’m supposed to do. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A child can do the same thing, but a dog is better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounds a little like voices do when you try to talk underwater, but now it’s music to my ears. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“That, good people, is how we do things in Leo World. Come on in!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

While translating and recalculating the tables, Dionysius did a little research on the side; he realized that he could figure out just when Jesus Christ was born. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A brave man’s hand can speak for itself; it does not even need a woman’s love to hear its music. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What about the flower we grew? What do you mean?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Only after she’d been teaching them for some time did they grudgingly admit that women aviators clearly could stand shoulder to shoulder with men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He did not begin tussling with her like he used to do. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mom waits a tick, then asks, “How do you mean?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Trotter in the doorway lifted her arms, the brown purse dangling from one of them; the faulty clasp flew open as she did so. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, a formula for dosage? Dosage of what?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think she was telling me, I know you’ve run away—everybody gets the urge to do that sometime—but sooner or later you'll want to go home. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a full participant, publishing articles, speaking, doing media appearances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“How in the hell did you beat him on your first try?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He reminded me a lot of myself—we were both unsure what to do with ourselves. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“As do I,” I said softly, and we continued on our way. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Communists who doubted my motives did not know these boys, their twisted dreams, their all-too-clear destinies; and I doubted if I would ever be able to convey to them the tragedy I saw here. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did you know my parents were out of town that week? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I was having problems with my own religious beliefs and did not need this interpretation by France. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I knew what Trent was trying to do. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

So does the name you give your child affect his life? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I give the clerk a final, searing stare that lets him know exactly what I’d do to him if Marlena weren’t here and then pick up her suitcase. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

So passionately did Roscuro speak and so intently did the serving girl listen that neither noticed as the napkin on the tray moved. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

But after ten steps she did so despite herself—it was too hard not to turn around. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

By such means, of course, does nature tick along. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you do. That’s why they call you Seer. You see more than most. Can anyone go to Trade Mart and watch?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, they went back to doing what they had been doing before I appeared, which was either nibbling at the algae or staring into the ponds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“How many have you—how do you say it?—stayed with?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

As TRIGON's value as a spy grew, so did Marti's special status as the only CIA agent who had escaped the notice of KGB watchers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe if our parents hadn’t forbidden us from seeing each other, I wouldn’t have needed to steal her away like I did in the first place. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Might as well do this right, he thought. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, seriously went off on me. Even after I told her what you did.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But on the side of doing what you think is right she wrote, “The sincerity of showing yourself as you really are. The real good it would do the world not to have artificial sins.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The computer minders of the two IBM 7090s being used to track the flight were ensconced at Goddard, and much of the analysis was being done in the Space Task Group’s Mission Planning Analysis Division. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“The Drowned God loves me after all. Here I was wondering what to do, and he has sent me foes to fight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Only then did we notice that the gentleman in whose house we were staying was nowhere to be found — he had slipped out and gone to work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, she did, so I never thanked her for fixing my ankle.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I hear that a lot. Amazing what they can do these days.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“How did you figure there were so many?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Mother’s advice can be right, because what are you supposed to do if you become part of the suffering? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“George says I ain’t to have nothing to do with you— talk to you or nothing.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

"One would think," Tyrion said, "but life does take queer turns. Consider Eddard Stark, my lord. I don't suppose he ever imagined his life would end on the steps of Baelor's Sept." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Amanda Harvey said, “To thank you for what you did for Lem! I—I—can’t tell you how much I thank you! My Lem’s signed on the Betsy as second mate!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd coached my students through half a dozen episodes, giving them background information and explaining that missing children do not just march through the door ten minutes after the critical delivery flashback. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Old Nan said they had Stark blood in them, going back hundreds of years, but they did not look like Starks to Bran. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I loved him more now than I did then. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me why you moved to Calypso. You hardly talk about your family, and when you do, it’s all horrible.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Because it did not require great arm strength, weeding was often done by women, young boys, or slight men. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that is a pity. Perhaps, Mr. Hardman, you will tell us exactly what you did last night, from dinner onwards?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was worth Vonetta crowing over her job as our saver, and boy, did she crow. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and I realized what he was doing. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my jobs are done, but I find myself keeping busy while Bo finishes the floors. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I can imagine. Your friend doing okay?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I do not fear a feud with you.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Where in the world did you get that dress?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was saying that a true crafter made do, and part of the joy of crafting was creating without step-by-step directions and a kit. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“If you fellows had seen some of the things those dogs have done, you’d believe it, too.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what—if I recall correctly—did Dr. Luzan say to me at one of our meetings, in his wheezing singsong voice, but Who, my young friend, have you been all your life? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she asks Finch if he’s thought about what he wants to do beyond college, as in with his life, I pay attention because I actually don’t know the answer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"He did in Gib.; and Addis; and at matins over the precentor." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Raise our children in the land of the dead? I will not do this." The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was livid about my marriage, saying I’d all along told him we couldn’t date because he was white, and now look what I’d gone and done. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of your business. Just go back to whatever you were doing, okay?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If I tell you something, do you promise not to judge me?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

What sort of scheme did Judith have up her sleeve? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And I am fairly sure he would have done just that if only I had made it in to see him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had succeeded in reaching through to the Soul of the World, and now the price for having done so might be his life. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall lie abed late, and do nothing,” replied Meg, from the depths of the rocking chair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I want to do is find someplace cozy and cozy up with her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sam wasn’t even pretending to do anything but listen and watch intently. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to give you a little cup of tea. I don’t have any sugar, but something warm will do you good,” she said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not mind too much moving for the third time that year. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father’s a little tired tonight. Maybe you’d better go over to a friend’s house to do your homework? I mean he’s worked hard, and I don’t think we should aggravate him, do you?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It felt great to have done what I did and to have both my parents so proud of me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Your brother will do as he's told, or I'll see to it that he leads the next sortie himself, and you'll go with him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

On the twentieth morning without any word from her father, Marie-Laure does not get out of bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When Buckland speculated on the antiquity of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton he could do no better than suggest that it had lived somewhere between "ten thousand, or more than ten thousand times ten thousand" years earlier. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I want you to know that I think what you’re doing is brave. Really brave.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Tis but the way we all are named; for some oddity we have, or for where we live, or for what we do. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Not a word did she say, however, till her mother found her in tears one day, and insisted on knowing what the matter was, for Meg’s drooping spirits had not escaped her observation. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t I cry “No”? What made me happily build a city in the forest—because that is what we were doing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not, and the more I watched, the more I realized that all these animals were familiar with my camp. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if I do take classes with you, will they all be in Greek?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every home is expected to have a good dictionary in it so that each student can do his or her homework properly. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heidi puts her rain boots back on and looks me up and down, just like Libby did in my yard right before sending me off on my maiden moron voyage. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“No. Not officially. I just could tell what Haymitch wanted me to do by what he sent, or didn’t send,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It did not seem like home this time. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a quick operation, and I’ve done a million of these, adds the doctor as the orderlies roll you into the room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

So I figured her interest in the war had to do with the fact that, quirky as she was, Maya had a good heart. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

That means that we do a science-type project in science class, and we write about it in language arts class. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is impatient to get things done, tackling too many things at once. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“When you were here last, did they talk to you or anything?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But may the saints forgive me, and I believe they will,” she said, crossing herself, “for I did not take it to her, but brought it here directly.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Shin did not yet know this, but grassroots capitalism, vagabond trading, and rampant corruption were creating cracks in the police state that surrounded Camp 14. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Images float through my mind, but they do not grip me, they are mere shadows and memories. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Here we are, arguing about how to rest and eat and pray...these little things...What right do we have..." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘But I want to see him. That Boss and that Sharkey, as they spoke of, they might do a mischief up there before the morning.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Honestly, where does the child GET this stuff? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had taken Will Hamilton’s word to make the bank believe that the money belonged to Cal, that it was honesdy come by, and that he could do what he wanted to with it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fate did the same to Ruth May, in the opposite order. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even began to hope that Elnora would be kind, if I did not trouble her much. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To stay calm, I wondered to myself, Does he have regular handcuffs, or does he have special SeaWorld handcuffs? Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t do anything for a couple of days. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you should know; it’s important. I’m doing experiments with my mind, to see how it got the way it is.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s doing an ad for keeping your wretched school open!” fumed Mr. Huxley. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I care! You don’t think I’m terrified to go down there and find out what I did?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Nico doubted they could blend in with humans as easily as Chiron did. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The soldiers fired, but it did not slow the warriors. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

But if anyone dared treat me poorly because of my background, Grandfather put them in their place, usually with the point of his sword—and quickly taught me to do the same. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Probably the Jewish and Greek families were doing exactly the same thing. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He did not respond but with a nod, signifying no steady purpose nor comprehension. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Did her sister also have a real self concealed behind a breaking wave, and did she spend time thinking about it, with a finger held up to her face? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I knew exactly the one I wanted to do. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care about his personal reputation if I chose to portray him inaccurately, he said, but he did care greatly about the harm any inaccuracy might do to his credibility in the medical world. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"I am grateful you saved my life. But you did poke me kind of hard." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The remainder, under Campion, could have a day’s rest and then make their way back with the does and any other prisoners there might be. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they had a secure hiding place, almost a home, it did not even seem a hardship that they could only meet infrequently and for a couple of hours at a time. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Ay, you’re so solemn! I must have scared you. Don’t worry, it’s nothing. Just a nuisance you learn to live with. Every woman does.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

After that, all Matt had to do was cough and Celia or Maria would fall into a satisfying panic. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the rain the night before had made us hopeful, I think both of us did our chores with one ear to the sky, listening for the sound of engines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Linda Price, a marketing professor at the University of Nebraska and a pioneer in Maven research, has made videotapes of interviews she’s done with a number of Mavens. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I done laundry,” said the dead girl, and then the morning sunlight flooded the wasteland, and Bod was alone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“You know I wouldn’t do anything like that, Tim. Drunkenness is a sin.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if he was looking forward to what he was about to do to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I sue for that money and who do I call on when I need help?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

We thought she did not know we did this. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After meeting with his new employees, he turned to Beatrix Halliday, his longtime assistant, and asked, “What do you think they re saying about me?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I climb out on the plank and tighten up the ropes some and then there’s nothing to do but wait. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And then she erupted into laughter just like she did in class. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"How could he have anything to do with it?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do they let him run around loose for.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no identification papers, Shin knew he would be arrested if border guards did their job. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Qevinger was guilty, of course, or he would not have been accused, and since the only way to prove it was to find him guilty, it was their patriotic duty to do so. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Like I did when she was a baby. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She sleeps in the cat box and does her business in the wood shavings. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

That made Tanner look up, because I was telling him what to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“So do you think I’m a strong person, or not?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The traffic does not stop and continues to move, everybody dragging their feet slower and slower. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hairwoman: “This is Hawthorne, one of the greatest American novelists! He didn’t do anything by accident—he was a genius.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he added, “What do you think of this piece of foil?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Please do not reply if you feel you shouldn't. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She reads through the resume, learns exactly where he’s been and what he’s done for the past decade. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The work is done, the data is in, and all that remains is to see whether I have accurately projected the curve on the Algernon figures as a prediction of what will happen to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would our Nightingale do that? Tell me why he is angry with you. Why are you untrustworthy and dangerous?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Phoebe said that we were going to do our homework. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

How do they keep from touching all the time? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each crew spent twenty-four hours on standby, making periodic checks, clearing the debris, doing whatever was necessary to keep the water moving into camp. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can vouch for those white folk in Alabama, Arrabelle. What do you take in your coffee?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kestrel had not yet seen it, but could hardly fail to do so as soon as it moved. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do I reach and teach children musically? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe he could do a few odd jobs for the boatyard at Medley in exchange for a small tin of red paint. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Painting is my life—it's what I want to do. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I done laundry while Quincy cooked up something. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It was not what he expected when he boarded the bus to the border, but it did not take long for him to realize that success in the United States required more than hard work. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Dalton, please, tell us what was the last thing you did when you stood above your daughter’s bed that Sunday morning?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And eventually, of course, though he did so in fear and trembling, Pacheco had to take his pal outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Catherine's so good...Who's doing costumes this year...Are we having a full orchestra..." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Francis—though his satisfaction was evident—did not acknowledge his point. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A Uruguayan sculptor finally did what I had in mind, and the statues turned out exactly as I wanted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And do you think Henry really has Charles’s best interest at heart?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You have to do this one’s chores, now that she’s running off to a new home.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The photographs continued, however, as did Buck’s faith in the power of advertising. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, European potters had to reinvent Chinese manufacturing methods for themselves, but they were stimulated to do so by having models of the desired product before them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next time he looked up at Big Thumb, it really did seem closer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

While they read, I did my own version of the happy dance. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Ah! What will I have to do or say?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dear American Non-Black, if an American Black person is telling you about an experience about being black, please do not eagerly bring up examples from your own life. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He did a double take at the sight of me chasing him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

All three knew about the research Nazis had done on Jewish prisoners. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I firmly believe that every person of color bearing witness to those events felt that God had called Dr. King and each man at the front of that church to do what they were doing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Each day I woke and asked myself what I should do to avoid the possibility of going to prison. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Mama was all for having a religious in the family, but Pap4 did not approve in the least. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you could buy shoats on credit, fatten them on food that cost next to nothing, sell them, pay off your loan, and take your profit, you would really have done something. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He therefore exacted first a solemn oath from all that they would champion the cause of Helen’s husband, whoever he might be, if any wrong was done to him through his marriage. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fretted when he did not respond to her text right away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So much the better. I hope they will not meet at all. But does not Jane correspond with his sister? She will not be able to help calling.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her and he smiled—instead of heaving a rock through her window, which is what I would have done. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why I couldn’t do anything about the monster before. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Zola hears each name once and does not forget it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Bueno, and what do you do when you make a mess?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The rose-petal scramble got a lot of attention, but the pregnant lady’s moans did not. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd like to see it, rather"—he was making an effort to pull himself together—"but I can't go. I had a date with this thing here. I say, Brett, do get a new hat." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Byron got caught lighting matches again and it looked like this time Momma was going to do what she always said she would. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Dunmore did not speak at first, simply listening to his guests before unfolding his own schemes and views. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, you didn’t do anything bad.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet did not look like feet at all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to get high right away, so I tried a whip cream bottle, but it did nothing for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had no plans to do any actual work, though. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

If only there was something else he could do to show his gratitude. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer my question directly, but I know he’s talking in code, the way people do around here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why should an old slave use such a phrase as, "This and this or this has made me more human," as I did in my arena speech? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both girls have to try it, and Shiloh does just like I said, trying his best to get those girls up on their feet. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My babysitters handled the suspense better than I did. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Their company would do with tobacco what John D. Rockefeller had done with oil and J. P. Morgan with steel: it would dominate the market and absorb or wipe out virtually all other manufacturers. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hopelessness didn’t come back to either of them, but the reasons for it did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Being mixed is like that tingling feeling you have in your nose just before you sneeze—you’re waiting for it to happen but it never does. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only his voice. But that’s ours for the taking. We didn’t even have to do any special editing. He said that actual line in your first Games.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I felt the way you do the instant before you leap into the deep end of a pool. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t tell me you had a guest for dinner last night. Why did you withhold information, Toodles?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

But the narrator did have a thick British accent. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His dreams seem to be over; he is peaceful, but I do not know if he will live through the night. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

That way I did not have to look at Mr. Norton. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Krajewska drinks hers slowly, listening while I explain that I do go to the cathedral on Na Bramie to pray twice a week. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Praying was usually the best you could do when confronted with a son of Man o’ War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s when I’m trying to do something I’m not good at,” I said. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malik runs up the sloped trampoline in the back and does a flip, and when he lands, he spins around and whips his ball at Ben-Ben. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Why is that,” my voice shook, embarrassing me, “do you think?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to lift my hand to touch it, but I noticed, as if from a distance, that my hand did not seem to be working properly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was obviously glad to be done with the first part of his lecture, but he was no gladder than his listeners. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Church, we must not fight hate with hate. We must continue to sow goodness, forgiveness, love. We serve a mighty God. And He will take care of us. He always does.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But all these years, I’ve never shaken my guilt over Jimmy being convicted of something he didn’t do.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They said a victim's face turned as purple as the little crystal seed from which his death was grown, but so too did a man choking on a morsel of food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he did, his gaze was hard and unbreakable, his voice a dagger. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

With nothing better to do, he organized a silent coup and took over the Homeowners Association a couple of years back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Intern Deere, you may not be an expert in wax dummies, but you are an expert in medical diagnosis, and you did examine the body of Sandy McSouthers. Correct?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I did not feel that I owed it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What I need to do is wish with my hands. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“As it so often does,” I say, a small smile inching its way across my face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Harvard and Yale did not row in any kind of intercollegiate championship regatta beyond their own annual match, and there was no semblance of a national championship event until 1895. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Serjeant Clippinger hung back, for the presence of a white man would do nothing but alarm a slave queried in such a manner. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I guess he was still young enough that he could do that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A minute ago, he said we were done." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“That looks feasible. What do you want for lunch? Cake, sandwiches, fruit, and coffee will be all that is necessary, I suppose?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is simply not done!” came Aunt Florences voice from the crowd. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then, to Evelyn, “Make sure you don’t give him any utensils. Never know what he might do with them.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to to do the same, but I kept finding myself staring into space with no idea of where I was in the pattern. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been avoiding that book for a mortal age. Either you had suddenly become an exceptionally dedicated student, or you were doing something incriminating.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Neither do I. Uh, maybe he just means that it’s a tougher place.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she eats the way Gogol and Sonia do when they visit, standing in front of the refrigerator, not bothering to heat up the food in the oven or to put it on a plate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you want to win the science fair?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I went to my room to do homework. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He put down his pencil, laced his fingers together, and leaned forward the way parents do when they want to convey something to a toddler. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It did not convey much to me, until I reached a passage where it described small punctured wounds on their throats. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The food coloring didn’t show up as brightly in the sea as it did in the store bottles, but you could definitely see it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

With the golden summer upon me, food was much easier to get, and I actually had several hours of free time after supper in which to do other things. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no armor? What do you do in a play if you need it?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Why did every adult send kids away from the table? Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reader, do you know the definition of the word “chiaroscuro”? If you look in your dictionary, you will find that it means the arrangement of light and dark, darkness and light together. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

You cannot find one black man, I do not care who he is, who has not been personally damaged in some way by the devilish acts of the collective white man!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was doing well and read silently, rapidly, picturing the boy in the boat mastering the tide. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“You do know we don’t have a hope, don’t you?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She didn't remember getting hurt, but she did remember being tended to afterward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Though my name’s part of the conversation, it’s got nothing to do with me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell she’s about to ask what I want to ask: Then what does matter? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Then you must surely know much about this Wood that I—that we do not. Will you look at our maps and share your knowledge about the land here?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She wanted three times the work done in the same amount of time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He did not freeze up or lose the Silver Star for valor. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was always a great deal to do in the land of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how did you get there? How did you get here?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t like her doing this because it was a loud noise, and I said, “Why are you doing that?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But there were plenty of things my siblings could do that I couldn’t, like riding a bike. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“But how do we know which to drink?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She did not go to Mademoiselle Reisz’s nor pass by Madame Lebran’s, as she might have done if he had still been in Mexico. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it did not seem to matter where she struck him, though; sometimes he went where he would and took her with him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

How long did they have before Brandon’s mother came searching for them? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why did Mango have to go out in the cold? A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

This did not mean that they killed themselves, but rather that they had reached a stage where they simply no longer cared whether they lived or died. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad made me do that,” I cried out to defend myself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Darrell used to laugh at me for it, but I actually do like homework. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

But they do seem to be keeping their eye on the District 12 tributes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“What do you have there?” said Fink, looking up at Roz’s hands. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’d found myself doing that more and more since Chester had stopped talking to me. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He built grammar schools into the neighborhoods because he did not believe young children should have to ride buses to school. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We wanted to define her, to wrap her up as we did each other, but we could not seem to get past “weird” and “strange” and “goofy.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“My granddad was a racist. My dad—he says a lot of things he shouldn’t. I can’t do anything about that,” Sandy tells me, “but I can still be sorry for it.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

If I speak right now, I will break down, and I can’t afford to do that. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

His mouth slackened like a wet, boingy rubber band, and before he could do anything about it, his head teetered, tottered. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Simply do not have the energy to blow whistle. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It should be obvious that if all that was required for the Scientific Revolution was new thinking, then it would be impossible to explain why it did not take place long before the seventeenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Chief asked me what the hell did I mean I didn’t need a center fielder. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But why did Mars 3 enter in the midst of a great dust storm? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God knows it helps me not to excuse myself, Sir Gawaine. I would rather to have killed my nephew, Sir Bon. But I did not see them, Gawaine, and I have paid it!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she acts like the whole school rotates around her, and according to a handful of her close friends, it does. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think he ran away? Seems like a terrible thing to do to his parents, after everything they’ve been through.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I knew that this wasn’t the smartest move, but the need to do something here, anything, outweighed those personal concerns. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I wondered how his friends in the hot tub would react if they found out what we’d done where they were lounging. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“The cold does not bother me. This time is my time: I could no more feel uncomfortable in the night than a fish could feel uncomfortable in the deep water.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He joked and teased, and he sometimes gave me advice, which was mostly “Don’t do what I did.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I read an article about what babies do at four months. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Why did she have to fall for me? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was about to tell him he really didn’t want to see, that none of us did. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Because I did good work, one job always led to another. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

RAVEN: I do not have the information you seek. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“If I did, I would not have asked you to come here.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“While that is intriguing, correlation does not constitute evidence.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He did. His ship Revenge captured the ship I was on, The Queen’s Pride, and we were all to be put to death.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“What did you say to him?” asked Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having decided I was dreaming, I did what one does in dreams: I tried to understand and use the rules of this queer reality. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“A boot to the throat will do that.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Spent a lot of time reading your history homework last night, did ya?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

"Anyhow—the point is to make the story short—we did not have money for one little frill like sneakers. Well, she drove me crazy, night and day, I want sneakers, I want sneakers." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was incredibly boring, but my survival depends on these machines, so it had to be done. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did feel lucky to have met that thing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

If this was known, then why wasn’t more being done to fix it? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t say “dummy” the way he did before, where it was mean-but-not-really. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I do not look for that with these winds, O my father." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Really looked, in that way only parents can do. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“All right,” said Woundwort, “that’s enough. Who have we got? Vervain, Campion, put him down. The rest of you, start getting these does back to the warren. The prisoner you can leave to me.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Briony was savage, and did not give her cousin time to speak. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He knew he would do whatever gods or men required of him to protect the other three. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I suppose I can make room for one more. He's not very large. You don't eat much, do you, lad?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like every boy I knew in Levittown, I knew how to do manual labor. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She watched him pause, unfold the bird, and stare at the drawings she had done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But what does that mean? And what do you mean by name? Is it just a name like ‘Kvothe’ or ‘Elodin’? Or is it more like ‘Taborlin knew the names of many things.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Why did a guy like Red need so many keys? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he started impersonating Frank Sinatra, singing “New York, New York” off- key and doing his lounge-lizard dance. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Haupt couldn't beat his chest because a nurse was standing nearby, but he did hold his breath. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“What do I look like? I live in a tree?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What do these symbols mean?” she asked in a hushed voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He hoped Alby would say what he wanted and be done with it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was biting her lip hard, the way she used to do to make a decision. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had saved what he could save, and there was nothing else to do here until the water receded. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean by that? What happened at your school?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Lunch? Where do you eat it? Can I crash your party?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Samantha convinces Dylan to perform a duet with her, which just gives me all sorts of anxiety because Arthur is probably going to want to do the same, right? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

His questions went on forever, dozens and dozens of them, each more mind-bending than the last, until I couldn't even be sure why I answered as I did. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“We would have liked to contribute more, but if you let me do the hot magnet, I won’t tell on you.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They are grubby and stinking of sweat and urine and filth, and prickly with beards, like cactus—except the women and children—but I do not care. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had already told me that his job number was for emergencies only and not for “how you doing” chats. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Whether this was so or not she did not know. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Since you clearly weren’t cleaning your room, what did you do all day?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And if I do, how will I steer clear of that unremarkable, plain-faced, dull-witted English guy who turned boycotting-me into a molten mess in a matter of minutes—and in a church! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Whether she meant in the storm or in the real world, Hazel did not know, but it didn’t matter. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My dog always did that when I blanked out. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, ladies. We have shopping to do!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My cells were born, or differentiated anyway, knowing how to do this kind of thing together. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing I want to do is start crying in front of Hiroshi because he told me I’m basically wasting my time with this painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I am not tired at all, I assure myself, though it may be that there is simply no more “I” left to do the tiredness monitoring. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maps do not count. If he had told me it was about tigers and elephants, I might have given it a try. It looked suspiciously like a history.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But he only did hers, so they knew it was him right away. He got grounded for a month.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take you. You do whatever it is you need to do with the cigarettes, and then we’ll go to the match.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Our ancestors saw what war does to human beings. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poncho said he didn't hold any bad feelings 'cause Charlie had done his time. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

No one living now, save possibly Billy Buck, was worthy to do the things that had been done. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dub, I just put my neck way out there for you. I hope you know what you’re doing.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

What I did was, I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around to the front, then pulled it way down over my eyes. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

"He was within the law. Now wasn't that the wise thing to do?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those doing the consoling seemed to be enjoying themselves rather too much. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It would be wrong, however, to concentrate solely on the word ‘evidence’ rather than the concept which it expresses, for if we do so we will miss a crucial development. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. God. I don’t know how to do this.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At least I could look Pa in the eye and say, “Yes, Pa. I did what you said. I looked out for my sisters.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not ask one, not yet. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He unhorsed me at the first tilt—my son did.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve held office a long time. About one more term will be enough. You know, young woman, if this were fifteen years back I’d do some checking, and I guess I’d find something pretty nasty.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or at least I need to do something to stop the sea of tears that's threatening to rush down my cheeks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t done that since 4th grade,” Levi says. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What does that mean?” he whispered to Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s try to concentrate on what he can do,” said my mom, “not on what he can’t.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

It only went about four miles an hour, and it’s a good thing because this blond-haired boy driving the thing looked like he didn’t quite know what he was doing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got no idea who I’m talking about, do you, Officer?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must have dropped by; she did that, she breezed in and out of my house as if I were the mother and she were the child. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even your mother has used up her tears and left. If you do not get well soon, she will forget you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did I go to the nerd school, but I was on the robotics team, which was nerd squared. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then the cat made a quiet noise, the man looked up, and she jumped down to his shoulder—but in doing so, she dropped something out of her mouth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Despite her air of frivolity, she was near the top of her class—officially, Shaker did not rank its students, to reduce competitive feelings, but she knew she was somewhere in the top twenty. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shoves this one at the innkeeper like it's done something to him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She did not want to be here, did not want his active finger between her legs, did not want his sigh-moans in her ear, and yet she felt her body rousing to a sickening wetness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"I bet there's a long list of things you haven't done." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Why did my hand shake just thinking about it? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“He did what?” exclaimed the officer in disbelief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he did his elephant, which was exactly the sort of picture a kid three years younger might have done. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So that’s still what he means to do. The question is, when will they be feeding? It’s getting dark already. Silver, what do you think?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did this mean if I told May about T. Ray’s mounds of grits, his dozens of small cruelties, about my killing my mother—that hearing it, she would feel everything I did? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at her, honey! She was starving and cold. The homeless guy offered to sell her to me for ten bucks. What was I going to do, say no?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered what he was thinking, what he was going to do. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She lifts a piece of hair from my face and pins it back with a silver hair clip, the way Erudite girls do. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was the practical thing to do, he hinted, to imprison the man rather than risk the anger of Haitians who were starting to lose confidence in Captain Carroll’s leadership. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I told her that we could go somewhere and talk, and I meant it—that was all I was going to do. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not look up at those standing quietly on the ledge or at the flute player playing for them, but paddled fast out into the morning sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with causes; it was no longer a matter of vows. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her stomach did a backflip as the elevator came to a halt Peris shrugged. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“There are peculiars all over the world,” she said, “though our numbers are much diminished from what they once were. Those who remain live in hiding, as we do.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He knocked them down, sure, but he could have done so much worse. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Caroline accepted this with little more than a fleeting pout, deciding that it would probably be too much work, and she did not particularly care for the city, anyway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when we reach our destination I’m going to do something small and brave. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Again, it’s not that civil rights advocates don’t care; we do. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“His Royal Highness Prince Henry wonders if you would do him the honor of accompanying him for a dance.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But it was his money, and if that’s what he wanted to do with twenty years of money he saved up, then let him make a fool of himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he was done he regarded himself in the mirror. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But the mixture of ice and rocks within these outer moons must contain, as do rocks on Earth, traces of radioactive minerals, which heat their surroundings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pulled her forward and I did watch—I did not look away from her face. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Hey, why do you look like you got fifteen minutes of sleep last night? You okay?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Only her eyes were different; they did not have the unconditional warmth of Aunty Ifeoma’s. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Signaling everyone to do likewise, he pointed downwards. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Why did you tell me to hide it, I want to cry out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Or: “Is that sulfur? Great heavens. What are you trying to do, woman? Kill the poor child?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

George Naylor is all but going broke— and he’s doing better than many of his neighbors. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Anyway, how could his opinions have anything to do with his passport? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She flew up the drive and suddenly she saw Miss Honey in the front garden, standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

You do this, or you get in deeper, much deeper trouble—do you understand? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“So, did everybody know they would lock us up except me?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to ask what I could and could not do. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because a lot of white people don’t feel the way I do. And I’m not supposed to share my personal opinions with my students. I could get into trouble.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Twisted light could do one or the other but not both. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though he fears he never does the circus justice in these clockwork tributes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Juliet? Yes, the name does seem familiar. Well, anyone would be better than that silly girl we have now. When can she start?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Except that the world buzzed and that he shook all the time, he thought he was doing remarkably well. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All those poor girls without help, I bet they do.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That’s your patron, St. Francis of Assisi, and do you know what today is? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

People who have had highly abusive childhoods also do well; like stroke victims, they’ve had to practice the difficult art of reading minds, in their case the minds of alcoholic or violent parents. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When I stopped to listen, I did like it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“My mom died in a fire. I understand being afraid of it. Did, uh...did something like that happen with you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even really have anything I could do.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In short, Wheeler explained, what they were doing in Vietnam was not working. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was convinced that JP wouldn’t show up, that someone would come in to escort me to the headmasters office for what I’d done. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The doctors can do nothing for the president but monitor his vital signs. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t thinking random things this time either, I was just thinking about what we were doing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Howard knew he had to find a way to give Riddle a strong interest in running, so he had done his homework. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I persisted, reminding him that he had often told me he did not consider himself capable of love, certainly not of marriage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Both obsessive observers of the natural world, Darwin and Mendel made their crucial leaps by asking variants of the same question: How does “nature” come into being? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

That human beings have been clever enough to devise relativity shows that we think well, but I do not think we can boast about thinking fast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least that’s what they were supposed to be doing, but more was going into their mouths than into the buckets. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Everywhere he stepped after sundown someone was lying in wait to pop out and ask him how he was doing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“What do you think? It is excellent news—capital news—and about a certain person we all like!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hale had pulled me aside the day before to tell me that I would need to do a lot better. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But she knows what she’s doing—dusting and blending until her skin glows and her eyes are wide and soft. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

All this was done in half a second, and his eyes never left the dark-haired young man at the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I informed the major that I intended to write Bram a condolence letter, and he responded that I could do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need you to be strong, Ivy. This is a hard time for all of us, and we all have to do our part.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Like I say you cant do anything with a woman like that, if she’s got it in her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now I know for sure that I do have a brother, whether he’s that sailor or not.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

While Vonetta recited, Fern did the dance that told of the summer leaves falling into color, falling away and then breaking through spring branches. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He did not arrive until after midsummer, when hard young fruits hung on the boughs that had shed their blossoms at the king's death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And somehow, even though he hadn’t meant to, this time he really did shout at her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You have other things to do,” she tells him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I do not know exactly what he wants to do, but I know that it is bad. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What would you like me to do, Jasper?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

How did I, the dorky Indian guy, win a tiny piece of Penelope’s heart? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And look a there, she done lost some weight.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I hear Viola make a choking and gasping sound and I look up to her and when I do she shrinks from me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I cannot speak to what my father might have done. I took an oath, Your Grace. The Wall is mine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t like sleeping alone, and neither did Adria, so most nights I would climb into my baby sister’s crib and drift off next to her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, she does have the best grades of anyone,” I answered, trying to sound as impartial as possible. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot harder, I found, to sort out a human microsystem when you’re looking up at it from the bottom, and, of course, a lot more necessary to do so. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I decided that whatever happened on day two of the Grand Prix I would simply remember my mantra, “You can do this!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Of all the things in the world Mami had to do, this was her least favorite. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Here, what are you doing?’ cried Sam, his suspicions coming back as soon as he saw that shape. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Two Strike Girl looked alarmed, and then horrified at the idea of doing girl’s work. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Not if I have anything to do with it,” Mama says. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When I got home, the first thing I did was check Macy’s room. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She did not see the oxcarts on the dusty roads loaded down with bunches of bananas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He did not look up as we entered. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sairy, did you ever wonder if Tiller might get used to being on his own?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It has everything to do with the prophecy.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The meat stops the grumbling in my stomach but does little to quench my thirst. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“How—can—I—tell—you—anything,” Eilonwy said, deliberately pronouncing every word and making extravagant grimaces as she did so, “if—you—don’t—want—me—to—talk?” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was a huge task for a boy to do alone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I know Bunny better than you do,” Henry said crossly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The baby had a full diaper and, boy, do I mean full. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not especially want to walk home, but I couldn’t see how he would have retrieved my truck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, did you have any special reason for calling me?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was Zeus, greatest of gods, and all he was doing was from love of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t do any good to take chances with them and no one takes chances. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the stories mentioned that scientists had begun doing research on Henrietta’s children, but the Lackses didn’t seem to know what that research was for. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Um, well, your designs did have a lot of personality, but...” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know, he's not really your leader. I got that. But that wasn't the question. So, once more: How much do you know about him?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I ask you a question? Why did you take those dogs down here? This is where those stairs lead, from the lobby, right? To the basement?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All she had to do was rescue her friends and fight her way through an entire nation of highly trained warriors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Then there's nothing to do but wait for the call," says Cinna. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Only on the remote Andaman Islands do languages unrelated to the South Chinese language families persist—the last linguistic survivors of what must have been hundreds of now extinct aboriginal Southeast Asian languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

—So this year, did she mention the rock? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No risk to me; all I have to do is walk in and laser him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She looked like she might've been about to do some kind of dance move, maybe a spin, but couldn't quite whip it right because the artist forgot to make arms for her. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gat said, “I do find you pretty, Cady. I didn’t mean that the way it came out. In fact, when did you get so pretty? It’s distracting.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“No man denies himself on a honeymoon, does he? Mr. de Winter’s not forty-six yet.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was unconscious all the time, and it did not take her very long to die. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mom texts to ask how I’m doing, what I’ve been doing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Wait, he didn’t say anything about middle child syndrome, did he?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

At least I do not have to worry that his hands are filthy. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“For instance, while I do think Chuck Norris specializes in the roundhouse kick, I don’t think it’s accurate to say, ‘Chuck Norris’s tears can cure cancer, but unfortunately he has never cried.’ Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She did sit in the kitchen the whole time, though, reading a book. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Or do you think the demoness might have been some Tang woman who did something so terrible in a former life that she was reborn here as a white demoness?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theo and Dries do go to the museum together, and although they don’t like the building—they much prefer the Louvre in Paris—they love the art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I do not want to make it sound as if I am extremely religious, but I did not know what else to do, so I thought I might pray. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I did work some, maybe on a ship for a few days or weeks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obviously Dari did, because Dari’s smart, and forgetting the egg at an egg drop contest would be a not-so-smart move, but the question got them back on track. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In silence the miner belted down the liquor, then belched, his eyes starting to water, and as he left he remarked: “What does that little jerk want to do, cause a lot of trouble?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am intimately involved, and obliged to do a great deal of essential work for my mitochondria. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say, “You think I sawed that rung. You think I did the thing that killed Benny Kilmartin.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They gazed into the moon-washed stars above, talking quietly, reminding themselves of who they were and what they had done. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“But I do have these, which are of real places around town here.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Will someone—what is this underworld creature doing in my forest.'” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra recognized it: Uncle Asriel had it, and so did the Master of Jordan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

God was testing him like Job, he declared, and the point of that particular parable was that Job had done no wrong to begin with. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

These boys did not fear people to the extent that every man looked like a spy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Play was something natural, I remember thinking—something which Nature wanted us to do to prepare us for later life. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even when she rests, she is doing something. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I did my thing of pretending not to notice. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Well, there was nothing to be done about that now. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Under the guise of doing the states a favor by assuming their debts, the federal government was implicitly, even covertly, assuming sovereign authority over the economies of all the states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I did not know why that was evil. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear God, I think, I will do anything you like. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

His feet were twitching like dogs do when they’re having a nightmare. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It traveled in blood, and the bleeding victim did not touch very many other people before dying, and so the virus did not have many chances to jump to a new host. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early farmers wouldn’t have noticed the difference, in the way that they did notice and selectively harvest big berries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They will mate if induced to do so—but their offspring, called mules, are sterile. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen’s eyes gleamed—the way Hannibal the elephant’s did whenever he was unleashed to destroy a fortress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I wish they wouldn’t do that,” he said quietly, almost to himself. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Except her outfit did not look like a school uniform—or at least that blue jumper didn’t. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I combed my long hair and sometimes stole my mother’s mascara to do my eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Theres more we got to do with these cards. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The slave catcher did not speak, sneering at Cora with his bloody mouth the while. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Nick had said, “But I didn’t do anything wrong, Mom. And neither did that lady from the newspaper.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of the time, actually, he doesn’t do what you want him to do.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“What did you say?” they said, each in a different tongue. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said Miss Kinnian always told me Charlie be proud of the work you do because you do your job good. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And what did he really know about this particular office? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do understand your preference for something more ‘Old World,’ Mr. Stephanides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I already know what you did. Tell me about how the police knew it was you.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And when we get back to my apartment, we are not going to do platonic-bro things.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would yell out for her son to get her some medicine, and young Morrie, playing stickball in the street, would pretend he did not hear her. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did yard work and gardening for people. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who called—” “Mrs. Finch. She said he would know what to do, that maybe he would know where Finch was.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But they did their job, they helped me survive; I can let them go. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I can do the math,” the detective grumbled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And do you want to know my first thought when you said that, Courtney? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Whew!” she sighed, “I can usually take care of myself, but there’s one type that’s so hungry it’s all you can do to hold them off.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Otto refused the fish, but he did love whatever snails I found for him on the leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sallie was very kind, and often offered her the coveted trifles, but Meg declined them, knowing that John wouldn’t like it, and then this foolish little woman went and did what John disliked even worse. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he approaches, she opens her eyes, and he waves and pulls his earbuds out just in time to hear her say, “What the hell are you doing here?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Suppose I did let you run some errands for me. What would you tell your father?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she wanted to do was cry and complain and wail and cry some more. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

A little examination and much less melancholy would have proved to us that our seeds were not the only ones that did not sprout; nobody’s did. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom would not be happy with what I've done, I think guiltily. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I asked again if he would forgive me, & this time, he gave me a reply, which I cannot repeat, so heavily does all weigh upon me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I think he did the nasty to me.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things”—he sighed—“these things I so regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but making you do suicides is all he’s got,” Marcus said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“People love you because you’re Melody, not because of what you can or cannot do. Give us a little credit.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But that was nothing compared to this, and almost all the work was being done by computers and robots. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And so Dede and I set out in the pickup on Monday morning to do as we were bid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I observed to him that as you were unused to company, I did not think you would like appearing before so gay a party—all strangers; and he replied, in his quick way—‘Nonsense! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

For almost a year now, folks have been using Jimmy’s as a party spot, kinda like they do Magnolia Ave on Friday nights. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I hate to say it but they do smell, tho in the overall smell of the swamp it ain’t as bad as you’d think, so who knows how long she’s been here. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess I just...wanted you to know I’m here for you. If you do want to talk about something.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Although he sometimes felt the temptation and although Nigromanta herself might have seemed to him as the natural culmination of a shared nostalgia, he did not go to bed with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He did not care if Brad looked lonely. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he says, he has done far better than he could ever have done in Mexico. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And in this corner, weighing two hundred and ninety-five pounds, from Indian Lake, Pennsylvania...it’s the Earthquake, doing his signature move.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My stomach doesn’t just flip, it does high-wire somersaults without a net. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

What do you know, Chris remembers he came with somebody and walks over to our table. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“But it is very difficult. It does not flow from me naturally.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He realized there was nothing to do but go back to work. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He lit a cigarette and let me in on what he was thinking about doing. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I did, for the record. I told you. I want that duly noted.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Things inside the tent did not seem quite normal. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Now Freddie was telling her that it wasn’t done and over yet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear; but so much as Patty has to do!—And it is a kindness to employ our men.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It went on: As a mountain keeps still within itself, thus a wise man does not permit his will to stray beyond his situation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sorry for all that I was doing to them. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Right. I forgot. Sor — I mean, can we do makeovers at Girl Con?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I really do hear the rat,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

With few ordinary comforts in his life, the attention of women was something Walter did not easily resist. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They somehow say “I love you” and “I’ll do whatever for you” all at once. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing I can say to him. I just wanted to let you know what is happening so that they will not say I did not tell somebody.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why did you inflict these annoying children on me?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Because genius is nine-tenths perspiration. Haven’t you ever heard that? As soon as you think you’re a genius, you slack off. You think everything you do is so great and everything.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It takes doubly as long as it has for everyone else, but finally my mom says, in a not-so-impressed tone, “Well, that wasn’t our usual fare, but it’ll do.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A delegation of members asked me if I had anything to do with Young’s charges. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t you come a step nearer! What do you want, and where are you going?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He really believed he had done nothing wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But he does not A commemorative mourning arrest him—not now, at least. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

And what was the first thing we did? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“She does make good soup,” Osh always said before she arrived and after she left. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing ever for us to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook did not care at first for the idea of being put on a leash. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

In everything he says or does, I can see that Hello is in love with me, and it’s kind of nice for a change. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In the twenty years since I heard this story I have not asked for details nor said my aunt’s name; I do not know it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa bought it for me, and it's a good thing he did. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was something he had known since his second Pigeon Day, when he sat with Dorothy Gruzik on the swings: He did not want to be a wringer. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Only now did I see his dog collar. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She was on the verge of hysterics, trying to hold it back in the way she did when really scared. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m in no mood to do battle. I’m going to sleep.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I told Sam that I dreamt that she and I were naked on the sofa, and I started crying because I felt bad, and do you know what she did? The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Until you figure out what you want to do or whatever. You know my parents already, so it wouldn’t be weird.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The sensation does take some getting used to.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He replies that he will do what he wants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The officer didn't realize that Guiteau was the shooter, but others did. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“But how can they hope to do such a thing?” asked a stooped man with long white hair, his voice quavering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

By comparison, she noted, the salary of Gary Gaines, who served as both football coach and athletic director for Permian but did not teach any classes, was $48,000. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to hear it if she did, but I wasn’t eager to leave the lighted room where my family sat around the friendly fire. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not occur to Hazel that there was anything unusual in this. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How dare you! Don’t you hang up my phone call! What do you think you’re doing?!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Once they are eating, you have to pull them up smoothly but really fast before they fall off. Because they do let go. Ready?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She spoke to us in a direct and open way, so we did not feel like poor widows. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z