| 单词 | honey |
| 例句 | The result, as might have been predicted, was that the honey made by the bees also was contaminated with schradan. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, careful there, honey,” the nurse exclaimed, throwing a protective arm over Dolores’s head to block her from a nearby IV stand. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When Ob and me met you, honey, you was such a shy thing. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “Wait a minute, honey. You got some mail.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z There was still half a honeyed chicken in the center of the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She said: “Well, Charles, even a pail of honey is something.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon thereafter Guildenstern called, bringing a love token and speaking honeyed words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Oh, clover honey when you were old enough for it. Clothes. A pair of little boots brought over on the ferry. Things like that.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “I doubt it is the honey, but I can give it to you as well as she can.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s honey from the icebox,” he said, as Artie Shaw might have. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Some honey, egg, avocado, mayonnaise, and a few other things.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Are you okay, honey? Did you get burned?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Just for a while, honey, until things settle down.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Santa, honey, that’s a sweet little Blessed Virgin you got on top that TV,” Mrs. Reilly said to get them off the earring topic. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lou, honey, I’m sorry if I upset you. Let’s go in and enjoy the party.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I, too, became wood and every time my mom asked me, “Did you have a good time, honey?” as I’d walk through the door, I’d simply answer “Yeah.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She sets the ingredients out on the counter: lemons, raw honey, and dried lavender. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Lord, honey, if it moves Arrabelle can cook it. And if it don’t move, she can always throw it in the pot with some greens and hamhock.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hi, honey,” Dad said absentmindedly as he shuffled through the pile of mail on the counter, and therefore did not notice her clenched jaw. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman dabbed a smear of honey off her lips, gave Qezza and Grazhar each a parting kiss upon the brow, and fastened her silken veil across her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, I can’t say it isn’t, but an angel’s an angel, what do you think?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t deal in dried apricots from Syria, halvah from Turkey, and honey from Lebanon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But honey, some of the time Momma has to do things she doesn’t want to do. Now you really don’t think I want to hurt Byron, do you?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And Deborah had said, in that heavy voice of hers: “You know, honey, the Word tell us to hate the sin but not the sinner.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He hurried downstairs and made some tea and brought some crackers and honey and fed Inigo again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Bigger, honey, she won’t go to school no more. She says the other girls look at and make her ’shamed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the background I heard Mrs. saying, “Honey, honey,” over and over. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When they’d left, August, Rosaleen, and I sat down and ate honey cake while it was still hot, talking over what had just happened. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, he could taste the honey, he decided. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There was wonderful wisdom in these verses; all the knowledge of the sages was told here in enchanting language, pure as honey collected by the bees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You going to give him a name, honey?” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Your whole skin erupts in heat. It only lasts while the thing is pointed at you, but...it’s not pleasant, honey. And there are a lot of people here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the center of each is a mass of honeyed raisins and nuts, their sweetness enough to bring tears to my eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His voice was honey, but his face was a glowing ember. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I am too old now. Too old, honey.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Are you okay, honey? I’m so sorry. I know it’s a lot to process.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “I worship your nipples, from which the milk of life flows. Your kiss is honey and your touch scorches like fire, and I worship it.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Well, honey. You have a vintage name. It’s classic. Timeless.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “You might have big ears,” said Toulese, “but they’re not attached right to your brain. You don’t bear honey. You smell honey. When there’s honey to smell. Which there isn’t. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Every part of me felt slow and warm, like honey. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “She was. But, honey, nobody is just one thing. We’re like those constellations you’re always telling me about. You need to connect all the dots to see the whole picture.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Let you think of beetles or honey, sweet baron, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest” “Nonsense,” exclaimed the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And a Greek girl named Anna would bring a plate of honey puffs or butter cookies. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You pleased now, honey? You real happy now?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the purple honey didn’t do a whole lot for her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You must come and get it. I can’t come to you, it isn’t proper,’ said she, as sweet as honey. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Shire had seldom seen so fair a summer, or so rich an autumn: the trees were laden with apples, honey was dripping in the combs, and the corn was tall and full. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I know, honey. But you need to eat.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hazel was young and had the taste of stolen honey in her mouth, but she still wanted to tell Mrs. Campbell that it was going to be okay. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The santero shakes a box of salt on its head, then pours honey over the offering. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Convince me I never knew the sweet side of anything until I tasted her honey. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes went wide, but Doc’s voice remained calm when he asked, “Jezebel, honey, how are you feeling?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t know that telling me is gossip, honey. If Ronan needs help, I may be able to do something.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z "My fellow magisters have doubled the size of the city guard," Illyrio told them over platters of honey duck and orange snap peppers one night at the manse that had been Drogo's. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We ran the warmer and caught the wax in a tin tub, then loaded the frames into the extractor and filtered the honey through brand-new nylon hose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She says, “Mason, honey, are you all right?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Black Mary lay beside me on the floor, giving off the overpowering smell of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The card has a picture of two cutesy teddy bears sharing a pot of honey. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Reek was there too, he remembered, but he was a different Reek, a Reek with bloody hands and lies dripping from his lips, sweet as honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Leslie was trying out another idea after they had both rejected putting honey on her bus seat and glue in her hand lotion. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She would point her crooked finger at me and say, “Now, honey,” real sweet, and I knew I was going to get after-school detention for a month. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I said, ‘All right, honey, drink your coffee and I’ll help you pack.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was said that these lost girls were sweet as honey and would not hurt a fly. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t be mad, honey. Robin offered to throw in a load of laundry while you were sleeping, and your pillowcase was filthy. This fell out when I took it off the pillow.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I went to confession, Ignatius. I told Father everything. He says, ‘It don’t sound like your fault, honey. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The glide of their faces was as slow as poured honey, and her lips. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At the food table, where Finn was going in for another round of honey clusters, Jonas Apple sidled up. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She rolls down the window, says, “You scared me, honey.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z With her voice—a perfect blend of silk and honey and hummingbirds—she says, “Go on, princess, sing. Show them what you can do.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And when I was younger, I tried to lighten my skin with honey, rose water, and buffalo milk. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The place was palatial, with a large central structure topped with a golden dome, and walls of the native honey stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “What case are you working on?” asked Zach, stuffing the envelope of honey money into his pocket and setting the box of jars on the side table by the window. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pith helmets with netting, tools, and wax candles hung from nails near the front door, and a thin veneer of honey lay across everything. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen set the table and warmed the honey in a bowl of hot water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking around at the wreck I’d made, I wondered if someone in the pink house might have heard the honey jars hit the wall. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey. I’ve been dealing with doctors and customers and staff all week. I really need to stay home today and be quiet a while.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z One storeroom offered potted hare, haunch of deer in honey, pickled cabbage, pickled beets, pickled onions, pickled eggs, and pickled herring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And there he had fried chicken, julienne potatoes, hot biscuits and honey, and a piece of pineapple pie and blue cheese. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For what seemed an eternity now, he had watched Sticky alternately frown with effort and smile with relief, his tea-colored skin going almost as pale as honey, and perspiration trickling down his cheeks like tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the honey house was one big room filled with strange honey-making machines—big tanks, gas burners, troughs, levers, white boxes, and racks piled with waxy honeycombs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still singing—“Not much money, Oh! but honey”—fixing his cufflinks, parting his hair; but then he looked up and saw his sister—“Ain’t we got”—and pianissimo now—“fun”—fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She fed them on the afterdeck, pressing honeyed biscuits on Young Griff and hitting Duck’s hand with her spoon whenever he made a grab for more bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You only asked for the box, honey,” she said with a smile. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “Wait, honey,” she calls after him, “I had Planned Parenthood send over all these pamphlets, take one! They sent a bike messenger and everything!” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Give it a chance, honey. You’re always too quick to judge.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A jackal or honey badger could be just as lethal as a lion then. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Limefield House was the color of warm honey, and half of its front was covered in Virginia creeper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “No he don’t. He don’t know what he loves, but he’ll come around, honey, one of these days. How can he love himself and hate your hair?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She fed him herself, the honey and water and herb mixture that sustained life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Do you care for more honey with your tea?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This the old woman above her somehow divined, and she cried: “Yes, honey. You just let go, honey. Let Him bring you low so He can raise you up.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Krupnikas, made with honey. It’s supposed to be good for you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He dropped the two jars of honey on the cement and waited for Toomer to respond. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll never grow old with you, honey,” she whimpered, and reached out for his face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Part of Zach’s job was going around to deliver fresh supplies of honey and candles to places that sold them on consignment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He reported that when the Persian emperor Darius I invaded India around 510 B.C., his men found a sweet reed that produced honey. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "Couldn't you slip honey or sugar into it? To make it more pleasant?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Fat, kindly Dr. Cuevas attempted to treat her with pills of his own devising, with vitamins in syrup and throat swabbings with borax honey, but all to no apparent effect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Above me, black Mary was flecked with honey and seemed not at all surprised. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were lamprey pies, capons glazed with honey, a whiskerfish from the bottom of the Greenblood that was so big it took four serving men to carry it to table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She admits, “Okay, yeah. It’s all in how you look at things, honey.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If the air is right, the science will come in its own season, like pure honey. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean Hot Peas, honey. That’s jumping rope, when they turn the rope fast and try to trip you.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She hummed their song: Place a beehive on my grave and let the honey soak through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm had turned its color to a darker shade of honey, but it didn’t lose any of its softness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z By then, the sky had darkened to the rich, honeyed depth of Baltic amber. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Only that a hard honey- colored shoulder had a semicircle of teethmarks on it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pay attention. One night, long ago, as we looked at the stars, I gathered starlight on my fingertips, and fed it to you like honey from the comb.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z For Ruby, a whole jar of honey to eat without sharing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The fire lit Petey’s face from below, making her eyes appear even larger, blacker, angrier against the honey skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The cloying taste of honey is in my mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 Laura asked him how he got the honey away from the bees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His Viennese coffee arrived, far more impressive than he had imagined—superb, delicious, and accompanied by three honey biscuits. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He noticed that she was leading an apparently normal life but that she barely ate, sustaining herself with milk and a few spoonfuls of honey. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For down South he'd be unable to get a job on the honey wagon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, honey. I haven’t seen him. What are you doing up?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She gave him a little horn cup containing a hot potion whose bitterness was moderated by honey, and presently he lay back and fell deeply asleep. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And when you came to us, Summer, honey, you were my shining star. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z And Western Biological sells bugs and snails and spiders, and rattlesnakes, and rats, and honey bees and gila monsters. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled on my shorts and sandals and crept to the desk where August filled honey orders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Light spilled through a crack in a red-rimmed cloud, and I walked toward it along a path that led from the honey house into the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give me time, honey, and I’ll tell you,” he said, trying to straighten things out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t use the past tense, honey. He is special.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Her voice is as sweet as honey to me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her skin darkens from ivory to honey brown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Bees live in there, black bees that sting terribly, but make the best honey in the world. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, no. Don’t get scared. Don’t get tight, honey.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Jhiqui roasted the meat with sweet- grass and firepods, basting it with honey as it cooked, and there were melons and pomegranates and plums and some queer eastern fruit Dany did not know. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Zach and I had hung around outside till the Daughters of Mary finished in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not leaving you and Conrad, honey, but just trying a bit of life without your Mom.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You know, honey, the Lord doesn’t make any mistakes,” the woman continued. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z No, honey, I said Warren proposes ... to the garbage collector. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Nothing much, honey. But she sound like she going to get married.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “These are Mary’s honey cakes. Cakes for the Queen of Heaven,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I rest my hand on her honey brown head and rub her ears, walking slowly, my heart thumping. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. I’m sorry. I’m not your momma. I have these two girls but haven’t had any other children besides them.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Honey. If you can get hold of any slippery elm powder, add a bit of that as well. But a spoonful of honey should help on its own,” I say. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A horn of mead was never far from his hand, so the spittle he sprayed when making threats was sweet with honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Despite catching two big piranhas that were divvied up with the previous night’s dinner, along with two spoonfuls of wild honey and a handful of the ever-elusive Brazil nuts, the men woke up hungry. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That meant the bees had had time to store honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Around me, jagged pieces of jars and puddles of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey. I knew you’d get the bends. Think I’d tangled with a bull. But I was having such a run of luck it seemed like I ought to let it ride.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promise you, honey, we’ll blast hair all over them walls.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z With the first taste of oats ’n honey, I fall into “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z An apple, sweet and rotten at the same time, honeyed juice running over my tongue, tasting of sunlight and pure heady, stupid joy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When I got through that, Ruthanne brought out a slab of ham lacquered with honey glaze. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t cry over spilt milk, honey,” says Mom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the land of milk and honey.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Are things okay at school, honey?” she asked one day in early March. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey, are you sure you don’t want to stay here until your sister comes?” she asks for the tenth time. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are you hurt, honey? Tell me what happened.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and craned my head to the sky, finding solace in the honeyed scent of sunflowers and warm soil. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Now I knew my mother had liked almond cake with honey and hot tea, that she’d once used the word “profoundly,” that she’d fretted about her happiness. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She wondered idly if these bees were the same bees that had made honey for Abbie. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Don’t give him no slack, honey,” she said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Florence introduced them, saying: “Elizabeth, this here’s my brother I been telling you so much about. He’s a preacher, honey—so we got to be mighty careful what we talk about when he's around.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z "I'm glad about that, honey," the man said, and burst out laughing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He crossed the street and began to help Toomer load the back of the wagon with the potted herbs, plants, and jars of honey he had not sold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced honey into my voice, and a humble tone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re mighty pretty. Isn’t she pretty, boys. You look just like your aunt Jean, honey.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "What do they call you, boy?" she asked, in a voice like musky brown honey. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But this time, the tingling remained in my fingertips, like that sticky feeling you can never get rid of after touching honey or syrup. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If I got finished early in the honey house, I went to the kitchen and watched May and Rosaleen cook, but really I was there to listen to June play the cello. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Another was taller, leaner, but still muscular, and honey blond. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He could smell something intoxicating, like honey mixed with wood smoke and cloves. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A veritable fountain of youth in our dolmades and taramasalata and even in our baklava, which didn’t commit the sin of containing refined sugar but had only honey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z While her mother went down her shopping list, Mai wandered the aisles of the parking-lot-turned-market, looking at the organic honey and the purple turnips. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “I mean before all this. You know it’s true, honey.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This was a use for honey I hadn’t considered. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are hundreds of them over in Europe, places like France and Spain. The one we put on our honey is old as the hills. She’s the Black Madonna of Breznichar in Bohemia.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isaiah doesn’t say which is evil, butter or honey,” Dad said, grinning as my brothers lugged the white tubs to the basement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And I began to hear his hoarse roaring, that aaonh cry as rich as gold or honey and as spine-chilling as the depths of an unsafe mine or a thousand angry bees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now go to sleep, honey. It’s late. And I’m so tired.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Bigger, I’m not picking on you, honey. I’m glad you got the job.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I swim in the lake provided, and eat raisins and crackers spread thickly with peanut butter and honey while reading detective stories, and sulk because there’s no one my age around. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ignatius, honey, the man wants over a thousand dollars for what I did to his building.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Karl von Frisch, a German, was fascinated by honey bees. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We stacked the filled supers onto the truck like the cat had our tongues, and neither of us said a word till we were back in the honey truck passing the city- limits sign. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ama entered the great man’s cell, bowing very low and offering her remaining honey bread with all the humility she could muster. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She patted the seat next to her and said, “Come on in, honey, this is really cool!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bowl of salad, two slices of toast, and tea with honey. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, honey, how can we leave you here?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Its fingerboard is molasses and its neck is honey. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It had taught the black man to think if he had no shoes, and was hungry, “we gonna get shoes and milk and honey and fish fries in Heaven.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Several minutes later he emerged, bringing out cheese and a loaf of dark bread, cold chicken and sausage, butter and honey. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They set out bowls of honey wine to tempt the fairies away from milking cows, and left out baskets of fruit to distract them from their orchards. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. We’re just a little surprised, aren’t we, Tiller honey? My goodness, it’s been a long time since someone did anything so thoughtful for us, isn’t it, Tiller honey?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all right, Virginia, you can stay here. Calm down, honey. You’ll spend the night here. He’s not going to touch you. We’ll take care of you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon when I was alone in the honey house, June wandered in looking for August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Where women who spoke English said, “Don’t sit there, honey, you never know what they have.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "So you could tell me about the old stone fence off Lenox? A big dog jumped up, right, honey?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Paula looked down at the little collection of condiments and said, “No, honey, it’s all yours.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid so, honey. It seems you reached for a cell phone, and a police officer, well, she thought you were reaching for a gun.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to do about that. Maybe it’ll heal by itself. I’ll put some honey on her ear. I read about that somewhere; it’s antiseptic....” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z August disappeared into the house, and Rosaleen headed for her cot in the honey house, but I stayed on and stared at the sky, imagining Ranger 7 blasting away for it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d come back if she knew that we could be together again somewhere real nice where the sun always shines and the grass is green and the air smells of honey. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Now he understood, and said, “Don’t worry, honey. Just lock the doors and turn on the porch light.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It won’t be. The chances are so small, honey,” Dad replied, but he sounded unsure. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I made bold and suggested that she eat a biscuit with honey, for her own good. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon Beetle left the village for the woods, where she gathered honey, trapped birds, and collected herbs, leeches, and spiders’ webs. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like we’re going to have one stormy day, honey,” she said as she glanced at the wet mess outside the window. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “And he said you give him chills, honey.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She dreamed of sunlight spreading like honey over her skin; she dreamed of sweat sliding down between her shoulder blades as she ran down sweltering alleyways behind the palace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “But it can’t possibly be clean after all that wearing. And at your age, honey, you need to pay attention to hygiene. It’s important.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She knew there were a few jackals, bushpigs, honey badgers, and porcupines. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His favorite sandwich is peanut butter and honey, and he’s nice to his little brother, but his mom still does his laundry and he drives his dad’s old Mercedes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We sat in the hotel room, at the foot of the bed, around a tray of flatbread, cheese, honey, cucumbers, and tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, let me tell you something. You don’t survive, and that’s what I been doing all these years, you don’t survive sitting around expecting folks to act right.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s...how much do you need to lose, honey?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So it was a kind of magic, being here in this antiques store with a boy whose eyes were just the right shade of honey. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By noon we were both hungry, and we filled up on Gramma’s sandwiches, thick slices of homemade bread with a slab of honey ham between them. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Finn wiped his forehead where the sweat was beginning to bead and only managed to wipe honey all over himself—sticky everywhere. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Clay, honey, your name does not belong on this list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z After Rosaleen left, I looked around my old room in the honey house—it was so quiet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stella, honey—I might not be fit for dancing, but I can certainly stir some batter,” Mama said, stretching her arms for the bowl. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Her small fingers pulled an old honey tin out from near the roots of the tree, and she sat back with a tremendous grin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Hold on, honey. Let me get you cleaned up first. David, get them some T-shirts.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I set it on the chair next to me and sipped tea with honey and cinnamon while Mama loosed my hair, then oiled and combed and brushed it as gently as she could. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then she said, “Listen, Kyril honey, I don’t mean to pry, but what’s the point of trying to put the fear of God into this town—we don’t have enough trouble already?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I know the deli on the corner where Mom gets our bagels, and the waitresses at the coffee shop who all call me “honey” and give me lollipops whenever they see me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z We took the old picture of the Stove King and smeared some honey on it before we burned it in the stove. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She clears her throat as a chorus of “Amens” and “Go on, honeys” resound about the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Cat and Kittens surrounded him, buried him, and their thick and rumbling purrs reminded him of the hum of the bees, and the taste of honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’m only going to ask you a few questions, honey, okay? Don’t be afraid. Just tell the truth.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She passed an enormous fallen log that swarmed with bees, but she didn’t dare try to get the honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent most mornings digging potatoes and carrying them back to the barn to store in the feed bins while Piper went off searching for natural morsels like watercress and sweet chestnuts and honey. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll just wait out here and arrange the honey,” I said, hating to intrude but mostly feeling uncommonly awkward around him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother gathered the flowers of particular climbing vines and sapped them of their essences and combined them with honey that she pulled from the wild hives in the tallest trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The second cupcake was the best, and it’d be on the menu this fall, topped with honey cinnamon frosting. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, honey, it’s temporary. As soon as she’s done with the grant proposal, she’ll be home in the evenings again.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Please let me say this, honey. I’m sorry I haven’t been better. I think I got a little lost. Like for a decade.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Wilt not have this good porridge all with honey spread?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey' Don’t worry about that. We’re going to be fine. Focus on being a kid and having fun. And eating this crepe.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z To be sure, butter and honey were seldom seen in King's Landing of late, though Lord Gyles kept them well supplied in the castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The humid breeze carried the honeyed fragrance of late-blooming alyssum, an aroma that muddled my senses almost as much as Frankie’s herbal cologne. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I begged Mom to let me go to my neighborhood high school, but she just kept telling me, “Jade, honey, this is a good opportunity.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The walls were ten feet high and made of supplies from his root cellar—sacks of grain, cases of ammunition, drums of honey. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z No one has ever called me honey before this. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It's hard to breathe when all the colors of his face are so rich and intoxicating—pale blue eyes, a honey tan, and dark chocolate hair. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You could just rest, honey. You could write some stuff in your little copybooks.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eye gingerly His belly was a rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not mad at you, honey,” Natalie says, digging her chin into her collarbone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They stared at each other for a minute, Rishi’s deep honey eyes boring into hers. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Hell, honey, that would ruin my image,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Frankie had ordered honey cake, but the dessert the waiter brought looked nothing like the dense golden-brown slabs of lekach baked for the new year. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And every second of this moment is slowed down like dripping honey. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “We have an hour and a half before our plane leaves, honey,” my mom says, but Charlie ignores her and tells us to hurry. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” she said, “this is so nice!” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Every spy was equipped with a number of these larvae, which, by feeding them carefully regulated amounts of oil and honey, they could either keep in suspended animation or bring rapidly to adulthood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The syrup tasted like thin honey laced with hickory smoke, and everybody who worked in the factory secretly spooned it all day long. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Mama started crying and Aunt Queen was saying stuff like, “I know, honey,” and Gerald knew he was going back home. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I've never worn any other color besides the deep pink Du Barry claims brings out the honey undertones in my brown skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Mira, honey, sometimes we have to do things we don’t like.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Afterward he mixed her a draught of dreamwine, with some honey so it might go down easier. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They had to keep you sedated for a while, honey — you’ve got a lot of injuries.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z That night it felt strange to be in the honey house by myself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “In a little while I’ll walk you over to the honey house,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “By saying the slave should eat honey," he explained, “he means that we should find a little pity in our hearts for one who was driven by despair to do something he will always regret." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It had felt like calligraphy, if calligraphy were written in honey, and that was as close to it as he—or anyone—could come. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They broke their fast with warm soft flatbread, pink fish roe, honey sausage, and fried locusts, washed down with a bittersweet black ale. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once he forged his chain, his secret father and his friends wasted no time dispatching him to Winterfell to fill Lord Rickard’s ears with poisoned words as sweet as honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The air smelled of salt and frying fish, of hot tar and honey, of incense and oil and sperm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As they marched to the Holy Land, Christians noticed “certain ripe plants which the common folk called‘honey cane’ and which were much like reeds.... Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Her native clime was a land of milk and honey and had its share of apes and ivory and peacocks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I remember the honey badger—pound for pound the most powerful creature on earth! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, honey....The A train was out of service....No taxis anywhere...So sorry...” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “The honey was delicious, sweet and yet with a tart flavor,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There were small roast birds and pastries glistening with honey, cubes of meat in fragrant sauce, and curled crustaceans impaled on sticks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay. Thank you, honey. I’m not getting ahead of myself, but I think I might just get it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Briefly their noise covered the honeyed words and the spell broke. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "No more homework! I shall live in the kitchen cupboard and feast on raisins and honey!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Bigger, honey. I—I don’t know,” she said plaintively. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Tell the truth, honey. Did that scare you?” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z You had to make sure they were new combs with no brood eggs in them, since nobody wanted to have baby bee larvae in their honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Those days, it seemed to Pearl that everything was saturated with sex; everywhere it oozed out, like dirty honey. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” she said, putting her hand on my shoulder. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “That the one. That’s my son. Toomer, the flower boy. For eighteen years he be right there in that alley makin’ a nice livin’ from his flower, his herb, and his honey. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, people do go off alone,” she muttered to herself as she kicked through the grass, carrying her bag of honey, which was now beginning to ooze. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By all the winged lions in Venice, Victor thought, now he's got honey literally dripping from his mouth, the little flatterer. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z While Gurgi had climbed for the honey, a dead branch had snapped under his weight. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He knew Kira would have made a pie, and there would be thick cream swirled with honey to mound on top of it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No, honey, it’s Sunday. But I’m going into work—” “Wait, what?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She stayed out there in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The poor man couldn’t even enjoy the honey. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It tasted of mulled blueberries and wild honey and afternoon sun. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Alas, Giles doesn't do watches, honey. He doesn't want people bringing them back if they don't run.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I always liked bees and honey and it made me feel better to think of bees than being some old dead mummy with a dried-up walnut brain. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We left Our Lady in the yard while we ate, then returned and washed her with water the same slow way we’d washed her with honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go, honey,” his mother said, wrapping her arm in his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Stilled by the power of slumber the son of Nestor lay, but honeyed sleep had not yet taken in her arms Telemakhos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, forget it, Gilly, honey. The place looks beautiful. No one’s going to notice the chandelier,” said Trotter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The freckled one wore a chain of blue flowers in her honeyed hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “As wiped the honey mustard off of her lips, she spoke to me about her third husband and the healing power of crystals.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, now don’t get upset. You know I worry about you. It’s very nice what you’re doing with Jade,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z When I woke, my head felt as though it had been stuffed full of cotton, and my mouth tasted of rancid honey. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Marshall honey, octopuses can’t drown. They live in water,” she had said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head and told him: “I’m sorry, honey. Please, go on and tell me about your team.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I take a scone and spread butter and honey on it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The cream’s pleasant tang complemented the honeyed taste and spongy texture of the cake layers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z August was working the honey into Our Lady’s face. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin had been gilded honey; now it was fish-belly white beneath the grime. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “He smells of honey and roses and milk,” she murmurs, a look of ecstasy on her face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Most of the time the tickle refused to go away, so I had to drink milk with honey, sugar or cough drops. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “He’s in jail, honey,” the other policeman said. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But in those days, if people used fruit, honey, and sugar to sweeten foods, they often mixed salty or even bitter tastes with sweet ones. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z We ate honey straight from the hive and green plums sprinkled with salt. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Celia’s is clearly honey, but with a blend of spices beneath the sweetness that no one is able to place. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Sure, honey," he said, and wrote the words down neatly. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Listen, honey,” he said, not liking the way he was talking to her, but afraid of telling her outright. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One by one the Daughters dipped their hands into a bucket of water and washed off the honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, Tidings is fourteen and too young to drive anything except the tractor, but Mama just said, “You do that, honey.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The potion was thick and chalky, but there was honey in it, so it went down easy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Ophelia, honey, come over here with your mama,” called the pastor’s wife. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Idly Cluny picked up a bowl of honeyed milk and sampled it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Hoping for honey, I guess. And praying not to get stung.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The sunshine dropped like honey on his head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Darlene sighed hopelessly and said, “There sure was plenty bones at that ball, honey, but I still got my honor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s actually kind of a blur, honey,” she answered, reaching her arm behind her so that I would take her hand. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Some older grandchildren helped him—for a small cut—to process the honey, which was later sold either in Rael’s store or directly from the Chateau Martinez. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you maybe lose it up at the cliffs yesterday?” asked Eevie, who was standing at the table scraping the honey from the candy platter with a finger. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication— on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, honey. What you want to do?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Once when he had wanted to send his friend a jar of his favorite tupelo honey he had ordered it from Charles Parker by mail so as not to be obliged to meet him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I love you, too, Bella. Try to be more careful when you walk, honey, I don’t want to lose you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But she said, “Oh, honey. I forgot my glasses at home. Can you read it to me?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I concentrated on a hoe cake spread thick with honey. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, just—well, I’m sorry about everything, honey,” she finished. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I heard Mrs. Donnelly’s voice first: “Oh, honey, don’t feel bad. You know how he is.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z When we got to the honey house, it was deserted except for Rosaleen, who was gathering up her clothes so she could move up to May’s room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “What? You think I don’t know soul music? I grew up on this stuff, honey!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Life is hard, honey. Everyone finds a way.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And her lashes were still honey red, and his as glossy black as the pelts of rivercats. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had heard of this, that the Jur-chol could follow the call of the bird called the honey guide! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking up, she saw me, smiled and said, “What’s all the commotion outside, honey?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I waited till the very last, wanting to keep the coating of honey on my skin as long as I could. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many hummers which can stand still in the air and look like bits of polished stone and have long tongues to sip honey with. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I love the color blue—the real bright blue like the hat May had on at the Daughters of Mary meeting. And since coming here, I’ve learned to love bees and honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need anything, honey, just let Trotter know, OK?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “All right,” she said, “why did you throw all that honey?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Wine no longer agrees with my di-gestion, I fear, but I can offer you a cup of iced milk, sweetened with honey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “God bless you, son. Run on, honey, and don’t get weary!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I was going to take his hand, but before I could reach for it, he said, “If you don’t mind, honey, I think I’d like to sit here by myself for a while.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You are not a private security company! Marcus, honey, this isn’t a joke.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But one of the boys asked Petey her name and where she lived, and grinned when she mentioned her mother's honey business. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Two days later, after we had run ourselves into the ground harvesting the rest of the honey, Zach showed up with the prettiest notebook—green with rosebuds on the cover. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, thank you, honey. But the prunes they were not good ones today.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He limps through the aisles and gets a honey bun, an apple, and a pack of hog head cheese. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “What’s your name, honey?” she says softly, running the backs of her fingers up and down my cheek. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I should just skip the tea and drink the honey instead.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He left Calamity to guard the books and the honey and raced outside, skidding to a stop right in front of the slanted structure. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I ordered a cap and gown. Just in case. Come on, honey. Come home. You’ve done enough.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey, it really is so much more convenient if you take the bus,” Mom replies. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “SCID is so rare and so complicated, honey. Not everyone understands it. There are just so many versions and every person reacts a little differently.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She said: “They worked so hard, and now they won’t have any honey.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched her load the red wagon, the one I’d seen in the backyard, with brood frames, those little slats that slip down in the hives for the bees to deposit honey on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My spot against the wall is cozy, the perfect place for licking honey in secret. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw a honey jar back at the store, and the man said ...” “Oh, you’ve come for honey. Well, why didn’t you say so? Come on in the front parlor. I’ll get August.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and came over to the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cooks had promised her to serve the noble Hizdahr’s favorite meal, dog in honey, stuffed with prunes and peppers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was Faith Taylor, as in the Faith Taylor, looking all weepy and gorgeous, the only mourner whose honeyed brown skin hadn’t paled under the harsh lights. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Tell me where you get it from, honey.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he had to lick his fingers to get the rest of the honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Inside was the hive where the stingless bees stored their honey. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Inside was a beautiful horse—not the winged kind, but a majestic and powerful stallion with a honey- colored coat and a black mane. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z By the end of the next day, all the honey was gone, but Salva kept the beeswax in his mouth and chewed it for the memory of sweetness. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He beckoned to Kezmya and had her fetch the priestess a goblet of lemon juice, sweetened with honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know yet, honey. But as soon as you can, we’ll bring you here.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He used to act all addlepated when he was round her, like she was honey and he was the buzzin’ bee. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The Volantenes made a cold soup of them, as thick and rich as purple honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Meera unearthed a crock of honey and a big sack of apples. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It be like learning how to play hard-to-get, how to entice, how to be sweet honey always. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Our Lady stood there with her chains spilled around her on the grass, absolutely golden with honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face smoothed out and she said: "What an interesting idea, honey. But I'm wondering . . . will people make the connection? Maybe it's better to wear a brighter color. Like something red. You love red." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z So much cinnamon and so much nutmeg and so much honey, not a drop more. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey. I’m sorry this happen to you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As he slid out of the honey wagon, I heard the boys call Zach’s name. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she says, “No, honey, he’s not here. He’s gone away.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “It was your manner of giving back the gifts that caused Hamlet’s temper to flare. Had you spoken more honeyed words, it would have awakened his ardor, not his anger,” he scolded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Patrolman Mancuso’s coming today to see me about the accident. You better say a little Hail Mary for me, honey.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We smeared extra honey on it— Father was not going to take chances. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Hyena, who was greedy, took the honey and ate it all, while Hare sneaked off behind him and drank and washed in the water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I hung back, but Cressie took my hands and dragged me over to Mary, slapped them down in the muck of sun-warmed honey, right on top of Our Lady’s red heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime I learned the hard way to store things like honey in a tightly covered container if you didn’t want to get every bug on earth flying in for a taste. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In this parallel universe where my father never got out of the mines and I never got through college, I am “baby,” “honey,” “blondie,” and, most commonly, “girl.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Petra heard her dad’s rumble and parts of what he said: “Sorry, honey...letter in the mail this week...you’ll see...be over before we know it.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time to draw some blood, honey. Just a little poke.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She poured the honey wine for both of us, drinking hers in a series of dainty sips from a silver beggar’s cup hardly bigger than a thimble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She backed into the door of the cafe and carried the box of honey and cookies to the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” her mom said when she saw her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but I want to get me some new linoleum for the parlor. You ever used them paper curtains, honey? They don’t look too bad. I seen some nice ones up by Maison Blanche.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody who knew him knew about Hagar, but she was considered his private honey pot, not a real or legitimate girl friend—not someone he might marry. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where did you meet him, honey?” my mom asked. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We scrunched up our noses at the smells of bloody fresh meat and musty dried fish, and lowered our heads from the bees that buzzed in thick clouds over the sheds of the honey sellers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “It was a surprise, honey. I should have punched him, too.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Pleased by each purling note Like honey twining From her throat and my throat, Who lies a-pining? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I do, honey. I just worry, you know that.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “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 Under the floor of the queen’s sister’s hut was a beehive, and we would sometimes take up a floorboard or two and feast on its honey. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been known to infest beehives, with disastrous effects on the honey. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z You want to throw one on, honey? she said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Weren’t those some of our dear friends, honey? Wouldn’t you like us to ‘hang’ with them? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I wish it were that simple, honey,” Mom says. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “The pamphlet says Montanas the land of milk and honey,” I wrote, “but you’d never guess from this endless stretch of snow. I’m sure it’s different around Uncle Chester’s claim.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The honey tin skidded to a halt next to the three-legged coffee table. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Dressed by the nereids and embalmed with honey, honey and unguent in the seething blaze, you turned to ash. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now kiss me, honey. I’m sorry it all had to end like this.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you’ll watch him for me, honey,” my grandma said, and then she turned back to me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “You know what, honey, don’t worry about it. Keep the money and don’t tell your dad. Maybe it’ll be helpful later.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And then everyone sings together “You get a line and I’ll get a pole, and we’ll go down to that fishing hole, honey, oh baby mine!” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His mother said, “Roy, honey, they’re not going to arrest him. But he needs to be taught a lesson. He could seriously hurt somebody, picking on smaller kids the way he does.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I may be old, but I’m not dead yet, honey.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was better: a honeyed pastry filled with pale-green nuts and rose petal jelly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “He’s okay now, honey. That’s what matters. It wasn’t a big deal.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Hazel could see the whole conversation play out in her head—I know it’s hard, honey, but sometimes we have to do hard things in life. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z For dinner they all had as much of the delicious honey as they could eat, and Pa told them how he found the bee tree. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been thinking a lot about it, honey, and it’s the perfect time for a change.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It smelled sweet, but not exactly like honey. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks, and what about you, honey?” he asked her. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered how my maa had given me honey and ginger when I had a bad cold. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Hizdahr had stocked their box with flagons of chilled wine and sweetwater, with figs, dates, melons, and pomegranates, with pecans and peppers and a big bowl of honeyed locusts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Let’s go inside and have some tea and honey clusters,” she said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The ants started a single-file parade up the side of Our Lady, drawn by the honey, and not to be outdone, a handful of scout bees showed up and landed on Our Lady’s head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The honey tin lay at the bottom of the backpack, a permanent fixture. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Her grandmother wants me to bring her home. It’s not up to us, honey.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Come on, honey. Tell me what you thinking.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her honey is waiting with a red rose. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Two graham crackers, one square of chocolate, a marshmallow, a jar of honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Jackals had been present, and a honey badger—and a catlike creature as well. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Those few minutes before my name gets called go by like honey dripping from a spoon. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Some say it is the color of honey, some say strawberries. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, even if you didn’t tell him, did you show him?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A sweet taste is in my mouth like honey. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “No, honey. He knew I was expecting a baby, but he never saw you. He had to leave before you were born.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “But the world does keep turning even when you’re miserable, in case you didn’t know that, so I went to the Chat ’n’ Chew with the honey the way I always do. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes were bright with flecks of honey color in them—almost like a radioactive beehive. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Rahel watched his stomach suck inwards and his rib cage rise as his wet T-shirt peeled away from his skin, leaving it wet and honey- colored. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrapped in a green lotus leaf, the brown, glazed crickets smell of smoked wood and honey. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzanne has long hair like honey and coffee eyes, though much darker than mine. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d give up his own honey so she could have more. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Ad, honey, please don’t talk to me right now about art.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And skin the color of sunshine through honey. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The bees must have been storing honey there for years. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed honey for sweetness and oil for smoothness. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He’s an equal-opportunity moron with the disposition of a honey badger. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z After Mom and I finished putting away my suitcase of bare necessities, she said to me, “Why don’t you go out and explore, honey?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She’d told me once that she sang in church, and I believed her—she had a voice that made me think of warm milk and honey. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her traps were destroyed by jackals, honey badgers, and the caracal—she was certain of its identity now. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t look up, didn’t pause, just said, “Oh, yes, Deborah Fontanel. She stayed out there in the honey house. She was the sweetest thing.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to talk to you, honey,” she says in the same voice she uses when talking to Crazy Charlie, the town loon. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Linda draped an arm around her daughter, softly shook her head: “But they won’t hurt you, honey. They don’t bite—” The house was literally crawling with daddy longlegs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do me a favor and try this one over here, honey. Might fit.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “He used an ant, if you can believe it. Tied a silk string to the little creature and coaxed it through the shell by putting honey at the far end.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Anytime, honey,” she said, and embraced Moss’s friend in a hug. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Marcia and Benny both taught history, they came from the South and they even looked alike, with their smallish bodies and honey complexions and long Iocs grazing their necks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Darlene cleared her throat and enunciated carefully, “There sure was plenty beaux at the bowl, honey, but I still got me honor.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure, honey. School doesn’t start for a few months, so we’ve got a little time to wrap things up,” she said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. Not quite so much butter,” Mom chided. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "It shows off your long neck and strong shoulders—got both of those from your daddy, didn't you, honey?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Make this conversation brief, honey,” Grandma said as she handed me the phone. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand up, honey. Now I’m calling your name.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “C’mon in and set a spell, honey,” he said in an exaggerated southern accent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “So the young man became a great chief, and he always remembered to leave honey out for the honeyguide.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. This is my favorite one,” she whispered. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But there was about him a scent of woody smoke and new leaves and the honey of far-off, unseen flowers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is a truck stop, honey, so we’re no stranger to people missing people and people having regrets over stuff they wish they’d said before leaving. You need a hug with Chester here?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z One about August driving a honeymobile around, similar to the bookmobile, only she had jars of honey to dispense instead of books. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight flooded in through clean windows, washing the log walls in a honey glow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But then she clarified: “Why did you run away, honey?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I love you, honey,” he told me, before hanging up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Once the evil man is knocked out, MacGyver smiles and my heart turns to honey. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was certain of it in the same way that one is instantly aware of the taste of sweetness in a drop of honey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He looked down at me, his honey eyes unexpectedly gentle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She redoubled her attentions, rubbing Clara’s stomach with sweet almond oil to keep her from getting stretch marks, and her breasts with honey so her nippies would not split. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wish I could, honey,” he told her, “but I can’t pay you girls more without raising prices and losing customers.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Everything he owned was in that bag—a change of clothes, the family photo album, his Matchbox cars, an old honey tin, and his camera, the old Minolta XE. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I turned and walked out of the honey house, into the warm hush of night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh Lydia, honey,” Madison said, her voice dripping with mock concern, “I think they missed a spot or two on your spray tan.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then she placed her trembling hand on Grandpa’s good arm, smiling up at him like he was made out of money and honey both. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Zach grabbed the hand truck and wheeled it out as fast as he could to start unloading the supers from the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People up there bought so many of her candles and jars of honey she couldn’t keep up with it, and there were tins of Black Madonna All-Purpose Beeswax for her special customers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Queenie said, “Next I guess the honey bears will be joining us.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where I come from,” the snake girl said, “the punishment for treason is being covered in honey, bound to an open boat, and floated out into a stagnant pond. The flies eat you alive.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Zach left, I slipped back into the honey house and retrieved my mother’s photograph and her black Mary picture from underneath my pillow. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured she must be dripping in honey money. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, inside the honey house, I woke to banging in the yard. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was a beautiful pill, honey. Feel proud.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It drips like honey down the length of her strands. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I walked back toward the honey house, feeling ashamed that August had seen through my hoax but relieved, too, that she wasn’t planning on calling the police or sending me back—yet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, honey, there are times when I think you’re the only one around who still has faith in me,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We used the spatula to scrape honey off places you wouldn’t believe. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach was spending the day delivering honey to her selling places all over town and picking up money from the previous month’s sales. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the honey house I lifted up my pillow to be sure my mother’s photograph and her black Mary picture were still underneath like I’d left them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lori may not miss you, honey bunch, but I sure do,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I adjusted the flame under the steam generator and changed the nylon stockings August used to filter the honey in the settling tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her honey hair is dim and the edges of her mouth look dry and cracked. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t struggle, honey,” my old math teacher cackled in my ear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “What happened, honey?” she asks in an angel’s voice. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside rested the rusty old honey tin, three new Barbies, and a box of extra fancy chocolates. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He stood on a stool, dipping his paw into a bowl of milk and honey, sucking it with noisy enjoyment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “We’ve got all these jars of honey to paste labels on, and it’s just me and you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up one of the honey jars and hurled it as hard as I could. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept tons of bananas around the kitchen, stoneware bowls chock-full; next to honey, they were the most plentiful thing in the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the honey house I reclined on my cot and told myself I could think about anything I wanted, except my mother, so naturally she was the only thing that wanted on the elevator. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z August said honey was the ambrosia of the gods and the shampoo of the goddesses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells Suesetta, “Now, I want you to measure eight cups of water and a half cup of manuka honey, and let’s get that pot on the stove.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How could he feast tomorrow, knowing with every bit of honey cake what was happening yonder? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I must have slept through Dad’s going off to work the next morning, ’cause when I wake, Becky’s standing beside the couch eating a piece of honey toast and breathing on my face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, let’s get a move on. I want honey! Last to the hives is a stinker!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She glances at me and says too brightly, “Do you need more vegetables, honey?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I read an article about Nirvana on one visit, and it didn’t have any references to honey mustard dressing or lettuce. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I need to see you in person, honey.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be silly. I’m making a whole scrapbook, honey, something to show your children and grandchildren.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I was about to push through the wooden front door, I heard, “There you are, honey!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sparrow, honey, I just want to help. Tell me what’s going on.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a narcotic, honey. It’s very addictive. You don’t want to get dependent on it.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z "I told you, honey," her mom said, stepping into the room, drying a pan. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They sat around the Willises’ kitchen table, dunking the honey clusters into lemony-sweet tea. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They had left to follow the ambulance in the honey wagon, wanting to see May’s body delivered safe and sound to wherever it was going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And as if to show that all things were equal to him, of his own free will he issued in addition half a pound of synthetic honey to each man. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She says, “No, honey. He didn’t. He’s not there.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She got in trouble for that sometimes in math class when the teacher would say, “Emma, honey, you have to show your work.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She was tall and curvy and had hair that looked like fresh honey and always, always, always had her nails painted some wild color. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And she said, “Over there. See that big staircase with the escalators? See the sign? Says Underground. Take the Bakerloo Line to Willesden Junction or the Jubilee to Willesden Green. You OK, honey?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bread was soggy, so we dripped honey onto the slices and rolled them and they didn’t taste too bad. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Hissing, Biter grabbed a handful of half-charred rabbit right off the spit, and tore into it with his pointed teeth while honey dripped between his fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fist smeared honey on Trashman’s fingers and stuck a chicken feather to them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to be all right, honey,” her mother sobbed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She sipped the tea—it was thick with honey. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “But it’s not on you to make us feel better, okay? We’re your parents, honey. More than anything, we want you to be happy, Stella.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “An excellent device, worthy of a playwright” His praise was like honey to a bee, and I sucked it up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her last husband had his ears bored for stealing honey. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I could smell the honey that had dripped on my hands, the damp ground under me, and the salt of the ocean. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know how to catch a woman, honey?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Come on! You need a fairy godmother to work some magic on you, honey.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She says, “Oh, honey, I can’t wait,” and she grabs my knees. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I thought, Our Lady is spending the night in the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at her with those honey eyes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We sat down to a feast of the ham, huge plates of fried potatoes, ham gravy, hot com bread, fresh butter, and wild bee honey. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Carmen, honey, I don’t think that shawl would have made a darn bit of difference. You can’t hide your light under a bushel. And that old codger’s got eyes on his”—she notices me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He hands us bottles of water and Syrian pastries, crunchy with pistachios and dripping with honey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z One day the cupboard is almost bare and the same afternoon, someone might bring some fruit or a cabbage or even a jar of honey. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You need to be patient, honey,” she said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “But, Bigger, honey. . . . Let’s don’t do that. We getting along all right like we is now. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh honey, don’t be scared,” Cecilia said, leaving the comfort of the couch to slide down on the floor between Pita and me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He snagged a small bowl of honey as it made its way around the table. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “There’s not enough fish left anywhere else, that’s for sure. Not since the cyclone hit. When Baba takes his boat into the reserve, he comes back with plenty. And honey, too.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to be patient, honey. I really am. But today was a party. How could you get into trouble at a party?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I walked back toward the table where the honey jars had been and braced my hands against it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Comings and goings in the twilight, and soft speech, and gifts of milk and honey such as men make to the women they have known.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z May sang the song in the kitchen when she rolled dough or sliced tomatoes, and August hummed it when she pasted labels on the honey jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes honeybee workers ten million foraging trips to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps some lord with honey on his tongue might have swayed the Lysene pirate prince, but Davos was an onion knight, and his words had only provoked Salla to fresh outrage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I grab some honey from the cupboard and squeeze it in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you take off those hot black stockings, honey. It’s a real nice day.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Malloy warms a small pot of milk and honey, then pours it into a glass for me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He wanted to taste all the food: the pigeon pies, the honey tarts, that suckling pig with the apple in its mouth, and the jugged hare. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Later on they would sing together, Violet taking the alto line, the girl a honeyed soprano. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried a coiled rope in one hand and held outstretched in the other an amber chunk of comb honey. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And he could still hear Hizdahr, urging his queen to try the honeyed locusts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Long honey waves streaked with ropes of pink spilled down her back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Stacked six high, they made a miniature skyline all through the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I also had ajar of honey made by a friend in town. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Then I stood still, watching the honey slide along the wall toward the floor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Petunia? You there, naughty rascal! Smell the honey? Come feast yourself, Pet!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Butter and honey shall he eat,” Dad droned, low and monotone, weary from a long day hauling scrap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even though the big honey flow was over, the bees were still out there sucking nectar, going about their business. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After only eating old roti and dal and not much water, it was like eating a fruit custard made out of honey and butter. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then Park reached up and wrapped one of her red curls around his honey finger. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z His brother’s eyes, the same color of dark honey as his own, searched his face for something. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Hadley honey, no dogs allowed up here,” Erica called out. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She set out a pot of honey too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t think August knew about me turning the honey house into a disaster zone, but she had a way of figuring things out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and thought of Rosa: her perfect face, her milky skin, her mermaid hair, her honeyed eyes that caused such havoc, her hands clasping the mother- of-pearl rosary, her nuptial flower crown. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a brew of piment between them—a mixture of red wine, honey, spices, and whatever else the butler’s wife had added. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you give her a call, honey?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The cousins tried to slink in; Aunt Rose shooed them away, but not before they realized that Ophie was getting a treat of warm milk with honey and cinnamon and they were not. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They would have welcomed her bees for free, but August paid every one of them with five gallons of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was the beautiful color of dark honey and her laughter was sweet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “No need to be brave, honey. It’s better if you don’t get too stressed out; you need to rest.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t be able to smoke them out—her five remaining matches had perished at the same time as the kudu meat—but perhaps she could use a long stick to fish out the honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A cumbersome bear-love that, given any rein, would suck their breath away in its crying need for honey. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Aggo gave an urchin a copper for a skewer of honey- roasted mice and nibbled them as he rode. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You hold on, honey. We got a surprise for you.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z There is one recorded instance of a woman smearing honey on her toddler’s fingers so that the bear would lick it off for the video camera. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about all the ways love is a big deal, how it is the honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil that Ollie Mae makes for a scratchy throat. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, Moss, honey, I’m so sorry,” she said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the door of the honey house, Neil and Zach lifted the statue out of the wagon and carried her inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So he says, ‘O.K., honey. If that’s the way you feel.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look around you, honey. Are they letting you leave this camp?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When she was little, she’d bite into the hard candy right away to get to the honey center. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, honey,” said Mom, taking over for Isabel and cleaning me off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Rosa had paper packages of cookies and glass bottles full of honey. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They sang, “Mary, star of the sea, Mary, brightest moon, Mary, comb of honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of it was old and dark, but I guess I got enough good, clean honey to last us a long time.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Come with us, honey," he says, between nibbles on my ear. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rosaleen was in the honey house washing a new shipment of mason jars, a job that belonged to me, but she’d volunteered for it, seeing how badly I needed to write everything out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like that, I said, “Ruth May, honey, get up. Let’s go poke around outside awhile.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All around them are the less awful children of faerie nobles, eating their bread and honey, their cakes and roasted pigeons, their elderflower jam with biscuits and cheese and the fat globes of grapes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Finn rubbed his fingers together, feeling the tug of the honey drying on his skin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I hate that. I hate that people were hurting you, Shadow. I’d never do that, honey. No, I want to offer you a job.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, May, honey, you go on out to the wall and finish your cry,” she said, pointing her to the door and giving her a nudge. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stepped through the door, the Negro woman sang out: “All we got left’s beans and rice, honey.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At least we didn’t have to store the honey in a special hot room to keep it from crystallizing, because every room we had was a hot room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth tasted of honey and cloves, and her fingers were deft and practiced as they found the fastenings of his clothes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Life is too short not to be who you are, honey,” her mom had told her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I hope she makes honey better than she picks out paint.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth sat at table six with a bunch of serious- looking athletic kids, all with her gray eyes and honey- blond hair. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Because the next words out of her mouth are: “Oh, sugar honey iced tea.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Good luck to you in it, honey. Good luck to you from here on.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an old Gibson guitar, sandpapered and waxed to a honey- yellow finish. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was surrounded by the scent of wood smoke mixed with distant honeyed flowers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Ignatius, honey, they can put me in jail.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The carriages sit before the southern gate like a series of pomegranates dipped in honey and lined up on a tray. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Others took a more direct approach and smeared his face with honey. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you I been working, honey. You saw me last night. Come on. Don’t act this way.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But really, I’m sure it was because she loved throwing a little end-of-the-year party for her bees, seeing them descend on the supers like they’d discovered honey heaven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Birdie was just like sweetheart or honey, a name that could apply to anyone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In Meereen I was a queen in silk, nibbling on stuffed dates and honeyed lamb, she remembered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I expected Mom and Dad to say something like, “Oh, honey, don’t say things like that. We’ll be mad at you for a while, but then things will get better.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z August liked to keep a little pollen in her honey because it was good for people, so we saw to that, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Zach drove the honey wagon as fast as it would go, which was about thirty miles an hour. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel the poison move through my bloodstream like thick, tainted honey. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As he said this, my honeyed slumber left me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmers’ market at the Civic Center parking lot is a great spot because they give you samples, things like honey in a straw or peanut brittle. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “And here’s a clean one for school, honey.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The lords and knights had milk and honey and even a bit of butter to sweeten their portions, he saw, but none of that would be offered him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Lysene girl had hair the color of honey, and eyes like the summer sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After May’s burial August shut down honey making, honey selling, even bee patrol. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you feeling anxious, honey? Your heart rate got a little high there.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was porridge, honey, milk, boiled eggs, and crisp fried fish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I found him inside holding a honey drizzle like a microphone, singing, “I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at the camera, honey,” the photographer says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “See you in a few, honey,” my mom says as both of them give me big hugs, which linger a little too long. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The chances were slim that he would ever taste another honey cake. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Grace tried again, her voice dripping with honey. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey, but I have a meeting and I have to run now. Otherwise I’ll be late.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He ordered sandwiches for himself and Henry, two soft-boiled eggs, toast, and tea with honey for Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pot roast, honey, nothing special. But we won’t be eating until seven-thirty or eight—your dad had a late tee time.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her breath was white as well... but her eyes were blue, her long braid the color of dark honey, her cheeks flushed red from the cold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She would not store her supers for the winter until the bees had sucked out the last remaining bits of honey from the combs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped the honey wagon beside a cluster of twenty hives tucked in a thicket of trees, where the bees could have shade in the summer and shelter from the wind through the winter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, honey. I do need to talk to you. But I would appreciate some vodka. Nothing fancy, just the cheapest rotgut they have. A pint would be fine. A fifth would be great.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Before bees swarm, they stuff themselves with honey, so they’re usually too full to sting,” she said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z ‘Snake people know how to make Bundt cake. Kind of orangey, with a hint of honey. Needs a glass of milk.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He'd made it with lemon and honey and it tasted so good. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I see the warm, honey glow behind your bedroom curtain, your shadow dancing on the wall as you gently fold your red sweater and bend to lacquer the small nails on your toes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Your dad didn't have the affair, honey. It was Brandon with—” She doesn't want to say it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My insides are melting into sweet, gooey, sticky honey. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Jade, honey, would you please rescue my family from these calories and take some of this food home?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Listen, honey, I know you and Abby had some kind of argument. You two will work it out. I don’t want to get in the middle.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Both he and my ma have skin as brown as honey. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She sweetened it with wild honey that Papa and I had cut out of a bee tree last fall, and added cream skimmed off last night’s milk. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We eat little birds stuffed with barley and wild ramps, their skins crackling with fat and honey. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Sugar honey iced tea is right,” I say. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Magnificent, child. That’s the way a body gets rid of aggression without misbehaving. Now, Melba, straighten yourself up, honey, time to present ourselves as the ladies we are.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrapes the trays of raisins and honey and pops the sugary morsels into her mouth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her cooks had prepared them a magnificent meal of honeyed lamb, fragrant with crushed mint and served with the small green figs she liked so much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to crawl on my knees back to the honey house and ball up in the bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange, then, that she never dreamed of Sean, but of woods and bees and honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “But not in a butcher shop, honey,” Mrs. Reilly said, her voice heavy with grief. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I taste honey and sweetness in my mouth. No mortal mother feels such joy.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It was a fairness issue, honey. It wasn’t right that you got suspended while nothing happened to the boy who started the fight.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin was blue and her slip was...it was pink, and her hair, spilling loose, was the orange-red of copper and persimmons, cinnamon and wildflower honey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Bread that was fresh and soft, plenty of honey and butter on the side, and a glass of milk not two days from the cow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had to stick my fingers in several jars before I discovered the honey. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z As she was leaning to pick it up—“Gilly, honey, want some snack?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She knocked softly and her mom said, “Come on in, honey.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know honey was a preservative,” I said, starting to like the feel of it under my fingers, how they glided as if oiled. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept from the room in a billow of silk and honeyed perfume, leaving a stunned Inej in her wake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Yeah. She liked the bees. And we would talk. I made her s’mores with extra chocolate. She liked chocolate. But she liked honey more. She would drink it right out of the jar.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh my God, honey,” she said to me, just standing there sort of gaping, the video stiff in her hand. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you help your poor old husband stay awake, honey?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind carried a wild honey smell from meadows of beeweed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The note said, “Take honey. Leave money. Gone for the day.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Bran took another sip of the spiced honey wine from his father's goblet, grateful for something to clutch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They could find her honey patch even if she, herself, didn’t return. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Keeping their heads low, they moved from post to post, serving each creature with a bowl of stew, some wild grapes, and a small loaf of honeyed nutbread. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Whatever you say stays here with me. I know you and your mother don’t get along, but you’re more alike than you think,” she says, stirring in the honey. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She said that was because honey remnants attracted roaches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And Ob said, “She’s still here, honey. People don’t ever leave us for good.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen had already dived in and was coating honey all over Our Lady’s thighs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Do you want to pay for the room, honey, or should I?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was smooth with the scent of wax, and in the honeyed light, the gleaming surfaces of the furniture seemed to ripple and breathe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry honey. Do you need a minute? We just need all the information on record." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Rosaleen brought out the platter of honey cakes and set them on one of the tables. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I poured the chocolate chips in, and some honey, which I just added because I figured it would be a nice touch. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Later, when she listened to the hoot of an eagle owl, the hiss of a genet, and the hrrr-hrrr grunt of a foraging honey badger, she didn’t feel quite as confident. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma had sobbed and Auntie Aggie had scolded her, wrapping me in a blanket and taking me down to the kitchens where she made me a cup of warm milk sweetened with honey. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Promising me a drink of milk, sweet as cream, smooth as honey. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And she would be like, “Come on, honey. You know they need our help sometimes.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Comfort—you saved your cousin’s life. You did the absolute best thing you could have done, honey. The right thing. What if Peach had drowned? What if you had drowned?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is warm and honeyed, but her hooded gaze is purely clinical. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And Odysseus came, debating inwardly what he should do: embrace this beauty’s knees in supplication? or stand apart, and, using honeyed speech, inquire the way to town, and beg some clothing? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So he sat in the dripping honey sun, pulling every nerve and muscle into service to stop the fall of water from his eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They talked about the bees, and how to harvest the honey, and which Batman movie was the best one. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She made me sit down on the frayed silk of her eighteenth century settee while she made me a little supper, with bread and honey and coffee, and tiny yellow apples, and a boiled egg. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z My gaze fixes on a new trail of golden honey oozing from a crack, just within arm’s reach. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Make a wish, honey,” Bryce said, his voice high and tight. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He pointed to a photograph of a piece of amber the colour of honey. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was as if he had been swallowed up and disappeared, like bees on honey. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He spilled, or should I say poured, a cupful of honey on my shoes. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That way he could climb back into the honey truck and we would be on our way. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying on the cot in the honey house, though, all I could think was August is so intelligent, so cultured, and I was surprised by this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were best when eaten hot, dripping with honey and butter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was hot bread and fresh-churned butter, a thick beef soup, capon and carrots, and peaches in honey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Genie was as curious about that pistol as he was about the honey badger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You have got to be kidding, honey,” the woman said into the phone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He kills thousands of harmless insects as well, including some that actually do good, such as bees that pollinate the flowers and give us honey. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Late Friday afternoon, after we had finished cleaning the last of the supers and storing them away, Zach went out to take a look under the hood of the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined it was Zach, and the thought of him moving in the night just outside the honey house caused my breath to speed up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nathan. Oh, honey, I miss you so much,” his mom said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Possibly: yet why should I, if I can get sweet, fresh pleasure? And I may get it as sweet and fresh as the wild honey the bee gathers on the moor.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, honey. Because he asked for one. You can have one, too, if you want.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I call someone for you, honey? Can I help you, honey? Can I help you, honey?” he says again and again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The porridge was too thick, Tyrion felt, and wanted butter and honey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were light again today, a deep, golden honey color. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Gilly, honey, do you know what kind of present that is?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Cara, honey, you promised you wouldn’t start that again. Didn’t you learn one little thing from the last time?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Just a rounded wooden affair set into porous, honeyed stone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Why, honey, don't you want to get dressed?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “When the weather turns hot and the flowers dry up, the bees start sucking elderberry. It makes a purple honey. People will pay two dollars a jar for purple honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Especially statues of Our Lady. Sometimes they bathed her in wine. We settled on honey.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter’s honey baby engaged in a life of crime. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Robin discovered, too, that Alan liked sweets, so he kept a good supply of honey cakes in his pocket for largess. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z August and Zach had already extracted most of the honey from her bee yards, but there were still several stacks of supers on pallets sitting around. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It likes to make a day feel as bright and lazy as sun-warmed honey dripping down a jar as it waits until your guard is down…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Jubi, honey, I’m so glad Nan called. I was just thinking about you.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I took a whiff of the liquid, catching a hint of its light honeyed aroma. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They’d walked to just beneath the clock face, where the outside light glowed honey gold through its translucent glass cover. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Will packs a lunch of his favorite peanut butter and honey sandwiches and chips and Gatorade. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m holding him by his armpits, dangling his naked posterior over what Walter calls the honey bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “There are worse things than goat cheese and honey,” Daddy said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They put on salt-rising bread and butter, bowls of stewed pumpkin, pumpkin pies and dried berry pies and cookies, cheese and honey and pitchers of milk. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “You ought to try a few yourself, my love. They are rolled in spice before the honey, so they are sweet and hot at once.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pure honey dripped into his mouth with every bite. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z ‘Judith!’ she called in a voice calm and sweet and filled with despair: ‘Judith honey! Time to come to bed.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “What, you want me to give you a philosophy bingo card for your trip? Like: When you smell honey in the woods, run because the bear can’t be far behind.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The silent commands were obeyed because just then William Ernest, honey, appeared, and Trotter roused her great hulk from the table to get him his snack. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I could just see funeral homes selling big jars of honey for dead people, instead of coffins. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He poured for them from a flagon of blackberry wine so sweet that it drew more flies than honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We ate it all, honey. I promise I’ll make you more.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Instead, they let him go, watching as he gathered up his paper bag full of honey and stumbled like a drunk toward home, to the brother he hoped might believe him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “What about tonight? You out there working on honey sitting on the lawn?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Victor, honey, watch it with that, don’t hurt yourself.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Rebecca, honey, you know I still have those ashes?” he finally reminds her one day. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "That was good, but now I'd like a leg of Iamb. A whole leg, Just for me, sauced with mint and honey and cloves. Did you see any lambs?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, not you, honey. No, no, come in. We just thought you’d be home later! Oh, shoot!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We were eating a lunch of ordered-in sandwiches at his desk, grilled Reubens, com chips, pickles, hot coffee, fried honey cakes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They joined Mel Willis’s honey clusters and piles of sandwiches and vats of chili and dozens of bean and tuna and macaroni casseroles on the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His eyes were as honey gold as Hazel’s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They were assured that they were going to be the only inhabitants of that land of milk and honey, except of course a few whitefolks like John Brown who history books said was crazy anyway. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a pretty human,” she said, voice dripping with honeyed flattery. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z All this was contained in a cityscape of carved honey stone and gilded domes, the streets radiating out from an ancient amphitheater filled with colorful market stalls. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You name it, honey. What do you need?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His breath is heavy with the scent of honey wine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. You know what Crystal’s like. Don’t fool yourself into thinking she’s changed.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “What happened, honey?” she asked Peach in a tender voice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was a land of milk and honey up there, and Captain York and Captain Williams had just never bothered to come back. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When August and I reached the honey house, we had to huddle in the door and wait on her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to ambush him on his way out, asking if I could walk with him, to which he’d reply, “Just need some time to think, honey.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The River Essex ran through town, honey slow. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “And in the 1940s, before we got into it, what made every Southerner read his newspaper and listen to newscasts with a special kind of horror? Tribal feelin’, honey, at the bottom of it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I heard him saying, “Ginger, honey, you sure are looking good,” but we were out of range then, and I couldn’t hear her reply. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Then Florida, here we come. How about it, honey? Didn’t I promise you we’d spend Christmas in Miami? Just like all the millionaires?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For a terrible moment, she could understand how even a goddess, even an eternal maiden like Artemis, might fall for Orion’s honeyed words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z August, June, and Rosaleen started doing the dishes, but I slipped off to the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” she said, getting down to business, “what we have to do is take out the frames filled with honey and put in empty ones.” 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 The younger one was shy and awkward and seemed much more comfortable simply bringing her things: bags of ice, glasses of water, tea with honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was soft and sticky, almost like honey. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “No, honey, it isn’t. But folks have got to move on as well, or else they can just get trapped in a moment, unable to do what they must. To live.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It takes some effort, but I manage to eventually communicate that I'd like hot water with honey and three tablespoons of white vinegar. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The bear was so fat and so full of honey that he just dropped on all fours and waddled off among the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And her mother would climb down and kiss the honey from her little-girl lips. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My costume would be her horrible wig-hair and a purse full of fruits and matches, and honey packets, and a general demeanor of bloodthirsty competition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The Korean words for “honey, I love you” sound especially bittersweet to me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z No clouds in the sky, so the blue that is the color of the ocean reflects off of the leaves, turned honey by the yellow sun. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Bueno, put it on a dessert plate and coat it with honey. Then arrange five fishhooks on the picture and light the candle. Rest assured, he will be yours in two Sundays.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good morning, honey,” she says, and serves me chamomile tea and bread with blackberry jam, while the morning news blares on the TV. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice is warm and deep, like summer honey dripping off the comb. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z So she sat in her wedding silks, nursing a cup of honeyed wine, afraid to eat, talking silently to herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There were the two beehives Onofre Martinez had built and which the one-armed man cared for, supplying the Blooms with honey as a kind of rent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The last of these he favored mostly because as it aged its color evolved from that of old ivory to a golden honey hue that harmonized with the burnished red of the cedar hulls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I heat her up a cup a honey water, little lemon in it to make it good. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She smelled like the lemonade tea and honey. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “And I added a touch of honey to the milk. For sweetness. And just a pinch of spice,” he adds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now you are here, let me show you everything,” she said, her voice ingratiating and sweet as honey, horrible, false. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Hug me till you drug me, honey; Kiss me till I’m in a coma: Hug me, honey, snuggly bunny; Love’s as good as soma. ” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Molly puts the kettle on for tea and rummages through the cupboards, finding steel-cut oats and dried cranberries, walnuts, and honey. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But when they reached the Firedrake's stomach their effect was like no honey in the world. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his lips away for breath and heard Bessie say: “Don’t stay away so long from me, hear, honey?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The makeshift table was soon overflowing with food—oatmeal cookies, cheese grits, hot biscuits and honey, a sweet potato pie, Apple Brown Betty, black-eyed peas, fried chicken, corn pudding, pulled pork, and pickled pigs’ feet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mama jumps back in: “And Jupiter is class president and the head of a number of civic groups, right, honey?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “It’s a special remembrance for our own Lady of Chains. We reenact her story. Plus we give thanks for the honey crop. The Daughters of Mary come. It’s our favorite two days of the year.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The cake could have been rose and honey. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then came lamprey pie, honeyed ham, buttered carrots, white beans and bacon, and roast swan stuffed with mushrooms and oysters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He saw tall boys and short boys, brown-haired boys and black-haired boys, honey blonds and strawberry blonds and redheads kissed by fire, like Ygritte. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Me too, honey. But listen to me—they’re working some trouble out there, and it’s aimed at you—don’t ask me how. Is this the boy with the knife?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘That Penelope was a hot little honey cake!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One day she took some flat bread sweetened with honey and walked the three-hour journey along the trail to Cho-Lung-Se, where there was a monastery. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her honey- or apricot-colored back tapered at the waist in a way mine didn’t. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tuti hadn’t called me honey since I was a little kid. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "Too long. You'll starve yourself. Meera dribbled a little water down your throat, and we smeared honey on your mouth, but it is not enough." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lily used honey these days, rebelling against a product pretending to be maple syrup without a speck of the real thing in it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “May and I sleep out here sometimes when we’re harvesting honey round the clock,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That reporter was kind of a tough bird. Still, you did just fine, Cara honey. Now let’s get in out of this wind.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I guess they got a right to be proud of they poppa. I’m glad I could help you out, honey. Anytime you want to take you some more pictures, just gimme the word.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Darlene minced out on the stage, sashaying demurely, and making a rosebud of her mouth, said, “There sure was plenty balls at that beau, honey, but. . .” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like honey and mint and bright green growing things. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Ruth May, honey, it’s all right,” I said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Twice I’ve seen the honey man who comes out of the forest carrying a block of honeycomb dripping with honey—sometimes bees and all!—in his bare hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There are vendors traversing the crowd around you, selling refreshments and oddities, creations flavored with vanilla and honey, chocolate and cinnamon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “While you sittin’ there, honey, go ’head and pull your nose.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Well, honey,” she said to Lindsey, “I hope you have just a super school year. You call Cammie collect if you need to.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “But, honey, the truth of the matter is we don’t really do anything that folks can see. Our contributions are behind the scenes.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The rock turned into a blob of warm, gooey honey. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Bigger, honey, I’d run off with you. I’d work for you, baby. We don’t have to do this. Don’t you believe I love you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Let somebody bring out the honey and the insect kingdom will be there in no time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was your pit, your box, your seats. Sweet wine and soft cushions, figs and melons and honeyed locusts. You provided all. You urged Her Grace to try the locusts but newer tasted one yourself.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But why did we come back to Afghanistan, then?” asked Mariam, her sticky fingers drumming against the table, the honey tin forgotten. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A heavy, warm feeling, like spilling honey, fills my body, slowing my thoughts. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The “honey wagon” was what she called it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I brought some of my own cheese and honey,” he said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Chipo squeezed the honey out of the combs and boiled it with millet meal to make delicious cakes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z August and Zach tended to the bees and the honey, but I spent most of my time down by the river, alone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s important to let the kids know you mean all this metaphorically, honey,” he says, sitting straight up so that his head busts through the ceiling. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On each plate was a golden moon cake filled with lotus seeds and honey. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’m glad he wasn’t dead, honey. I think you’re not used to drinking.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A taste of honey might sweeten the boy, he hoped. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The air was redolent with their honey perfume and with another scent, one that transported Sarai back to childhood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Honey, honey, relax. Look, a lot happened today.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They were like the parents you think you should have, and everything tasted like honey. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Hi, honey,” Bill called out as he ducked in from the light snow. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I looked at Rosaleen as if to say, Well, great, we spent all that time cleaning honey off her, and here they go putting it back on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, I thought, I could sprinkle some cocoa powder on it, or stir in some honey, just to liven the flavor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He’d started with his first visit to Jen’s house, and Mother had immediately scolded, “Oh, Luke, how could you? The danger...I know you’re lonely, but honey, promise us, never again...” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “I'm here with you. I'm here for you. I'm sorry I'm not myself, but, honey, I'm absolutely glad you told me. You can’t keep this all bottled up.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “But, honey, you don’t own a skateboard,” Mrs. Eberhardt pointed out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was used to hauling buckets and hives and boxes filled with honey jars. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Our world has a remarkable cohesion—a set of elements that make up everything in it. Everything in it. Leaf and beetle, tongue and teeth, iron and water, honey and gold. Azoth is...” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had patches of honey on his shirt, which were attracting a horde of flies and causing him to swat incessantly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything is great, honey. I went to the supermarket. I shopped for clothes at the mall. I even had a pretzel at the food court. That might sound boring, but it was a wonderful day.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “We want what you want, honey,” her mother said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I am so glad you are here, honey,” she told Rose. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “He likes your cooking, honey,” said their dad. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “The shower is all yours, honey,” she said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Knowing Mama, she’ll make roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon, like she always does on special occasions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z While she spun honey across the tops of a fresh pan of cakes, she explained to me in detail how the Assumption was nothing less than Mary rising up to heaven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ain’t none of us getting out of this alive, honey,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, Genie had a quick flash of the honey badger who got stung to death by bees because he wanted the honey so bad. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They slept that night against the honeyed walls of the Grandmontine abbey. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Chinese smeared bad daughters-in-law with honey and tied them naked on top of ant nests,” my father said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman saunters in wearing a dress the color of sunlit honey, which dips low in the front to display three diamond necklaces. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Bran's wine was sweetened with honey and fragrant with cinnamon and cloves, but stronger than he was used to. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Show us how it works, honey,” he says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z No milk and honey on the other side, either, but just more stinking jungle laying low in the haze, as far, far away as the memory of picnics in Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Honey,” she says, “honey. We have got to find a clinic for you. A vuvv clinic. Sometimes they take cases on as charity.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The honeyed tea was no antidote, she knew this, too. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She began to flutter like a moth and a honeyed laugh spilled from her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The lady Kirke mixed me a golden cup of honeyed wine, adding in mischief her unholy drug. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, honey, you have to promise me you won’t forget to put on the bug spray, okay? On the legs, especially when you’re hiking through the woods. It’s right here in the front compartment.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that boy’s nuttier than a honey cluster,” they might say. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Place a beehive on my grave and let the honey soa\\ through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We both reach for the honey at the same time and our hands brush. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He was trying to watch for bees, but the honey was so sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Not so loud, honey,” Wanda said, and she directed the group into the wings on stage left. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Fix me some fried eggs once over light, bacon, toast and honey, and some yellow grits.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need to talk to you, honey,” she said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was the first Unseen he had ever heard from a native speaker, and it sounded just as he’d always imagined it would: like calligraphy, if calligraphy were written in honey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Roza woke in the dark chill of her castle prison, the taste of honey on her lips. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, I kind of already bought it for you. As a homecoming gift.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just making sure, honey. And I remember asking you to stay inside tonight and work on homework.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z How did a worker bee, returning to her hive after collecting honey, tell the other worker bees where to go? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z There was honey, fat, and vinegar to spice each dish. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I stepped closer to her and caught the faint scent of honey coming from the wood. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma said to me, “But at least you got to test my cobbler for me, honey. My blood sugar’s probably sky-high already.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I know this isn’t what you wanted to hear, honey, but this could be a wonderful opportunity for both of us,” She gets up and shuts the laptop. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Anything wrong, honey?” the secretary asked from her desk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Desdemona went up and down the line, adding walnuts, butter, honey, spinach, cheese, adding more layers of dough, then more butter, before forging the assembled concoctions in the oven. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like somebody had backed the cement truck up to the honey house, swung the pipe over to my chest, and started pouring. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the jab I imagined he was preparing, but instead a quiet voice said, “It’ll be okay, honey.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I miss you, too, honey. You know I do. How are things? More silver dollar days or wooden nickels?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z His hand brushed the honey tin, and he paused. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She could tell I didn’t know what that meant so she said, “I’m the singer, honey.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “With all the baggage, honey, there’s not room. Now kiss Grandpa bye and thank him for your present.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Exactly! Merry Christmas, honey! And a very happy New Year—for both of us!” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “Do you have an appointment, honey?” the woman asked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You know, you might want to tell Mrs. Malloy to put some honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil in a jar. That will help your achy throat.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When Ophie returned, there was milk warming on the stove and a big bottle of honey on the table. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She meant to leave, every day she meant to leave, but they were like the parents you think you should have, and everything tasted like honey. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She poured hot water into two handmade cups stuffed with mint, and sweetened it with honey from her hive outside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The combination smelled like honey in the warm early May air. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I wish I had another honey bread to give you.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was hard candy on the outside but the inside was a warm burst of actual honey, like you’d stuck your spoon into the jar when no one was looking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I take a sip of the tart, dry liquid and secretly think it could be improved by a few spoonfuls of honey. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Why, your aunt, honey. Your daddy’s sister. That pretty Jean Lickfold that won the ladies’ golf tournament out at the club last year.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Listen here. Don’t you be fretting for us. You stop this crying, you just riling that African boy up, honey. You don’t wanna make things no worser for him, do you?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He would buy fresh-salted fish, and milk and lentils, and a honey cake—many honey cakes! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Something in his chest hitched, broke, as the warm scent wafted up toward him, honey and nuts and vanilla. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We had roast venison and fried catfish and stewed squirrel and blackeyed peas and cornbread and flour gravy and butter and wild honey and hog-plum jelly and fresh buttermilk. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can I help you, honey?” one of the nurses asked as I hurried down the hall. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Wild rose vines climb the trees, their blooms turning the air to honey. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey. We just gave away your tickets.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z August smiled and dunked a wooden drizzle into the vat of honey, which sat on the counter by the toaster oven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to think that boy was nuttier than a honey cluster.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The warmth of the room made them stumble as if they were wading in honey. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Flossie didn’t know how to react to that, so she shrugged, fluttered a hand, smiled, and finally cooed, “Well, honey, even rich people have to go to the bathroom, you know.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The canyon was the way he always remembered it; the bee- weed plants made the air smell heavy and sweet like wild honey, and the bumblebees were buzzing around waxy yucca flowers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There were scones too, on the table, and toast, and various pots of jam, marmalade, and honey, while dessert dishes, piled high with fruit, stood at either end. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Even some insects have been domesticated, notably Eurasia’s honeybee and China’s silkworm moth, kept for honey and silk, respectively. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “When you was little bitty, honey, yore ma was always makin’ you flowerdy dresses.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “A political meeting? Ignatius! Ain’t that wonderful. Maybe you’ll make good in politics, boy. You got you a fine voice. What club, honey? The Crescent City Democrats? The Old Regulars?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the honey house, August waited till I crawled under the sheets, then bent over and kissed my forehead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Try it, honey. Let’s hear the sound of the baby pianny,” said Hannah, who always took a share in the family joys and sorrows. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We began, too, to pickle vegetables and present them as gifts to visiting dignitaries, along with jars of honey from our new beehives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He puts in the tape and I curl up next to him on the couch with my milk, which is really delicious with the honey and spices, and lose myself in the Fiftieth Hunger Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A few times she cried so bad, ranting and tearing her hair, that Rosaleen had to come get August from the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came quails in honey, a saddle of lamb, goose livers drowned in wine, buttered parsnips, and suckling pig. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Katherine has removed her hairpins so that the mass of her honeyed curls hang down her back. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She and her mother hooked the wagon onto the back of the battered moped, loaded the wagon with the honey and cookies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I spent my time in the honey house with August while Rosaleen helped May around the house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gram doesn’t live down the street anymore, honey.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Dark honey filled up inside me, drowning my thoughts and making it hard to move my eyes and hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Calm down, honey. Nothing’s going to go wrong,” my father says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed the jar back to Kaede, who sniffed it: honey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The photography books went flying out first, followed by his pencil case and the honey tin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Hearing the breathing of Travis in the honey shell of his shoulders. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z All Dad said to me was “Keep your legs crossed, honey, and keep ’em crossed tight.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t thank me, honey. Thank your father for bringing you here.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Good night, honey. See you in the morning.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, Percy, no. I—I have to, honey. For your own good. I have to send you away.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Lillian, I’m in a good mood. No kidding, honey. And we all know how rare that is.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is there anyone you can call, honey? We have a phone. You could call your parents.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Figs that drip with honey, sugar blown into curls and flowers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “What do you think you saw, honey?” her mother asked, reaching across the table to calm Stella’s fingers. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sassur greeted the bridegroom with the required perfumed water and mixture of honey and curds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His honey eyes were speaking volumes, but she was too afraid to guess what they were saying. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lord! Not something else. Irene! Hang up and call them people at the Charity right now, honey.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was eating a peanut butter and honey sandwich and drinking a Dr Pepper. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z August didn’t like her honey to sit around waiting too long, because the flavor got lost. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "You should come. It's a great party. Music. Refreshments. Plenty of honeys." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You know, honey, I bet there’s an explanation for this. I bet Mr. Daniels didn’t mean for this to happen. Give him a chance, okay?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Nhamo approached him like a small and utterly reckless honey badger. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The macaron towers draped with nets of sugar syrup and golden honey. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes the picture of my mother with roach legs would leap into my head, and I would have to swallow a spoonful of honey for my stomach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning, my family sat around a large table of reworked red oak and ate either seven-grain cereal, with honey and molasses, or seven-grain pancakes, also with honey and molasses. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What are you doing here, girl! Get off Hari’s bed! Why have you stolen the honey?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, honey, but my guess is that her reminiscing on air about Hope Springs is as genuine as her hair color.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She smelled like road dust, and honey, and the smell the air holds seconds before a heavy summer rain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That Jungle fever goes away, honey, and then what are you gonna do? The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Luke, honey? Can you eat sitting on the bottom step there?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to reenact the story of Our Lady of Chains. We’re taking her over to the honey house and chaining her in there for the night.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "A noble lady does not feed dogs at her table," she said, breaking off another piece of comb and letting the honey drip down onto her bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was much more than she'd asked for: hot bread, butter and honey and blackberry preserves, a rasher of bacon and a soft- boiled egg, a wedge of cheese, a pot of mint tea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s just ketchup, mustard, honey, brown sugar, and garlic powder, which really kicks up the flavor of anything you’re making in the kitchen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Usually people got in a rut putting honey bears on them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She offered him a honey cake, but he shook his head, which was a dead giveaway right there that he had something on his mind. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The late afternoon sky bloomed in the window for a moment like the blue honey of the Mediterranean--then the shrill voice of Mrs. McKee called me back into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The grass is green, the sky is blue, and the honey sweeter than ever before. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sefia recognized her from the legends about the Current: a stalwart sailor with skin like sunlight on honey and arms tattooed with birds and flowers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One of the frames he lifted out leaked honey the color of plums. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She refilled her tiny silver cup with honey wine and emptied the last of it into my teacup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” she says, wrapping her arms around her husband for a second, then pulling back to straighten his tie. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Then Pa said, “No, Marva honey. You can’t do that,” and my sisters wailed, “Papa! Papa!” and “Yes, she can,” and “Surely can, Papa. Surely can.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then the folded rectangle of cloth went into Jinny’s fetch bag, and they had to run home fast, so that Ben could put it all in the honey pot before it oozed through the sheet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She tasted honey and fruit and berries, all sweet beyond comparison. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Marshall, honey,” she said, “it’s just a game. Just pretend. We wouldn’t really hurt you.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I think he’ll see that it’s for your good. He’ll go along with it, honey. Will you at least give it a chance?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z "It'll relax you, honey," she said, stroking the back of his neck, and he inhaled. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Angela chose a pale pink dress that draped around her tall frame nicely and brought out honey tints in her light brown hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She could smell the fragrance wafting up from the wine: honey, peaches, flowers in midsummer, as intoxicating as first love. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She limped through the darkening market, pausing beside a tent from which music and applause could be heard, and from which light spilled like warm, golden honey. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z At two, having eaten a lunch of fried eggs and Jerusalem artichokes, canned pears and bread spread with clover honey, he went out to change the oil in his tractor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It tasted of honey, of new-fallen snow, of pepper and cinnamon and the last kiss his mother ever gave him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d been asleep, and he blinked and said, ‘Is that you, honey?’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They would save every drop of the spilled honey and put it away, and they would have plenty of honey again, long before winter came. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosaleen walked beside me to the honey house with a mop flung over her shoulder and a spatula in her hand. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead, the wild boar fed them apples and honey. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A salted mixture of sunflower, sesame, pumpkin, and pomegranate seeds drizzled with honey and baked to perfection. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So he’d stuck the book into his backpack, and it had come to rest against the old honey tin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I went to deliver some honey to the Chat n’ Chew? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Moose, honey,” she says, “I have some good news for you.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "Please, honey, don't cry," her mother pleaded with her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The honey tin thudded against his back, but he didn’t stop till he opened the door to his apartment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In the half-light of dawn, I plunge my hand deeper into the darkness inside the wall, searching for honey, dreaming, as always, of golden treasures. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good morning, honey,” Mom says, and tells me breakfast is a quarter of a watermelon that’s been sitting in a corner of our refrigerator for a week. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s Geneva, honey. Will you tell your daddy you saw me? Will you tell him I made you get yourself dry and fed you some toast?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The prospect of honey cakes and dates, and all the dried fish he could eat, lifted even Ranofer’s spirits. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She follows the honey, making twists and turns across the room until she gets to my bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had autumn peaches picked from the trees and sliced in golden cream, mounds of wild honey, and apples that Nancy’s little boys had polished until they gleamed rosily against the white cloth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes my mom calls me honey or sweetie. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hornet had given Bo hot milk and honey after dinner and he had emptied two whole mugs without becoming suspicious. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And then, in a honeyed voice, into the mouthpiece. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But Pa said there was lots of honey left for the bees, and there was another large, hollow tree near by, into which they could move. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Strong Belwas lingered at the door of death in the temple, under the care of the Blue Graces ... though Selmy half suspected they were finishing the job those honeyed locusts had begun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In our hunger we chewed them all day because of the taste of honey.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand it, honey,” Caroline said, already sounding more lucid. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You need orange juice, stat. Whenever my uncle used to get the shakes, OJ would fix him right up. That or honey or hard candy.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I was getting worried, honey. Was the bus late? Oh-—who’s this?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And walking to the honey house one morning, August stopped and stared at the tire ruts in the driveway left by Zach’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Out on the streets, honey, like a bum.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Being afraid is no way to be, honey,” she said at last. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And I, listening, Found not the salt of the whispers of my girl, Murmur of confused colors, as we lay near sleep; Little wise words and little witty words, Wanton as water, honied with eagerness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "When you do, honey, you know you can always talk to me." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey, go on and be mad, that makes you look even more like your ma. She liked to pretend to fight, too.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I mean, that honey would still need to be delivered and vegetables would have to be picked and laundry would need to be done when I was so miserable.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Only half awake, I’d thought I was in the honey house, but it came to me now that the sound was Rosaleen turning over in bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her supper was a simple meal of fruit and cheese and fry bread, with a jug of honeyed wine to wash it down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Moss, honey, we can watch something else. Talk about something else.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nana brought her a glass of milk and honey, understanding in a flash the reason for her grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think she gets that, like, we’re having fun, you know? Once I get what I need from her, I’m calling it off. Then it’s college honeys for days, you know what I’m saying?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Daisy was not black as he was—her skin had been like the beautiful color of dark honey. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Best in Isfahan. Her hand sweetens the honey itself.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z His brow cleared, and his eyes turned to honeyed fire as they drifted down to her lips, which, she noted, were now parted. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The fact that his parents had neither asked him about honey badgers, or even knew why he cared about them in the first place, never stopped him from offering up random info at random times. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “I can’t let you freeze to death, honey. It’s just for the morning.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Milligan returned with the milk, a pot of tea, and a jar of honey. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t need luck, honey. You are prepared and perfect!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “It’s OK, honey. It’s OK” She said to Dad, “There. I told you. The problem is with his peripheral vision.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben breathed deeply, catching the scent of gardenias, and the river, half honey, half wine. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, honey, but this was a scythe matter. They weren’t notified.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Even though she wasn’t dressed up like Mary and didn’t resemble the picture on the honey jar, I knew that’s who she was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have brought apples and eggs. I can also offer a lovely honey wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next morning Dad purged our fridge of milk, yogurt and cheese, and that evening when he came home, his truck was loaded with fifty gallons of honey. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Zach turned off the honey wagon and stared at them through the windshield. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His latest girlfriend, a blond young honey, stamped a black spot on the back of our hands after we gave her our quarters. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked again at the honey jars, at the amber lights swimming inside them, and made myself breathe slowly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother warned me to stop, telling me that bees made honey, that it was not good to kill things that made food, that I would eventually be stung. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s on the house. And let me pay you for the honey and the cookies.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Her expression grew a little gentler, and she reached down to smooth my hair, “Always think about what you’re singing, honey.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Hey," the fat man in the ticket booth peered at me through the grating, "don't cry. Who you got there, honey, some relative?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He’s white with a pale honey tan and his face is starkly angular. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She was not supposed to be sipping honey tea with people who are just like the parents you think you are supposed to have. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Her voice is honey-sweet, and moves like honey too, slow and careful. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, honey, can you come into the living room for a minute?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Queen said to the child, “Come over here, honey, and let’s wash those sticky hands. How about if I slice an apple for you?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d better not talk that way about Him, honey,” she warned him reprovingly in a low and hostile voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Not...mad...at...you...honey,” she repeats, adding extra pauses between the words. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want to join us, honey? There’s a football game on Channel 9, ’less W.E. cares about this movie.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I got the last thing on my list done and was headed to the honey house to get dressed, when June and Neil pulled into the driveway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While couching their views in the honeyed language of Southern progressivism, the men who ruled Durham were as opposed to integration as their less cultured counterparts throughout the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, good afternoon to you too, honey biscuit,” June’s voice says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The rainwater tastes so sweet, I would think it had honey in it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Hush. Don’t worry none,” she whispered, and the honey in her words complemented the sundown spilling on the lake. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun streamed through the window, blooming light through a jar of amber honey on the sill. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You have the same gift that your dad did, you know? I’m proud of you, honey. He would be, too.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to produce the black Mary picture and say, This belonged to my mother, this exact same, identical picture you put on your honey jars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Viju’s father went back to fishing and would hunt honey when it came in season, and Viju came back sheepishly for the last few weeks of school. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey, is that what he told you? That’s what they all say.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z My mom says, “Your father and I are glad to have this time with you, honey. It’s good for all of us to get away.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They would take the old honey he had left in the old tree, make it into fresh, new honey, and store it in their new house. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Mabelee leaned her head over too far and got honey all in her hair, but it was Lunelle who took the cake with honey dripping off the ends of her elbows. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “And, honey, no matter what happens today, remember one thing.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z “You eat that all up, honey. Let me hold Jangles,” said Bryce. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z On Monday morning, July 13,1 was walking back to the honey house after breakfast when I noticed a strange black Ford parked in the driveway. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, Athens’ most important exports to Ptolemy’s kingdom would not have been her signature products, such as wine, honey, and olive oil, or even books for the Great Library, but intellectuals like Eratosthenes himself. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Beneath the light of the sky lanterns, her skin glows the color of warm honey. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And after Finn had eaten more honey clusters than was lawful in the state of Illinois, Mel packed an extra tin for Sean, along with a large jar of honey, in a brown shopping bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His lips moved like he had a mouthful of honey. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He wanted to suck her finger, to lick honey from her nipple, to smear ice cream on her belly, as though it was not enough simply to lie bare skin to bare skin. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Women are on him like flies on honey, and he takes them and turns them so they work with their bodies. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, I just did. Get in, honey.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As the words slip seductively off his tongue, warm and honeyed, I can almost believe them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m on my own, honey, and I’m doing the best I can to help you, but I need your help to help your brother.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I thought of the person from the car, the gleaming white teeth, the close-cropped hair, and the way his voice went from sweet like honey to cold and dark within seconds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He tells me, then he says, “It’s not how you die that makes the important impression, Comfort; it’s how you live. Now go live awhile, honey, and let me get back to work.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh my goodness, honey bunch. Are you ever going to wear shoes?” she asks, shaking her head. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I saw fat bags of marshmallows and cans of SpaghettiOs and a little plastic bear full of honey. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z So, after working at the plant and attending English class, Lefty was the one to pick up the lamb and vegetables, the spices and honey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Well, honey, Quito’s not far at all. Just a bus ride away. Now, why don’t you get a good night’s sleep and tomorrow you can call your sister.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had golden honey skin, almost the same color as mine, and a ready smile. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z His rage lends him a lion’s strength, and for a second he is every inch our mother, honey hair glowing, eyes blazing, mouth twisted in a feral snarl. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “How come you put the Black Madonna on your honey?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Noth-nothing, honey—” Linda whispered, tears forming in her own eyes, while Bloom had his head buried in the thick hair behind her neck, wanting to bawl himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those are all great ideas. It’s just complicated, honey.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Holton said, “Ooh, girl, they told us the same thing, the land of milk and honey!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He still loves me like a son. He has to. He’s cranky because, well...Anna, could you come here a sec, honey?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She pulled back, and his eyes were the same—green, long-lashed, touched with honey—but they were tired, defeated. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As for Uncle Andrew, what between the state of his clothes and the honey on his face, he could not have been recognized by anyone. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z You could say the honey was foraged too, by the bees who made it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We spoon out the honey for the corn bread, unwrap the butter. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Each frame was filled with honey and sealed over with beeswax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell us what you want us to know, honey. ” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are they? I’m surprised they aren’t here waiting for fried biscuit scraps with honey.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The bees poured down the monster's throat like a stream of honey, in pursuit of their queen. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And the lady said to me, “Take the tube to Willesden Junction, honey. Or Willesden Green. Got to be near there somewhere.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Aw, Mary Willis honey, come on in here and set down.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Hazel, honey, it’s not wrong to make other friends. You’d still be a wonderful friend to Jack.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She said, “Would you like more zucchini, sweetie pie?” and “Did I make enough potatoes, honey bun?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z There was a period of time when he ate gari with honey for over a week. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Royal suddenly appeared at her side and pulled her away from the poet’s honey words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was a nice color coordination the way the Bohemian Madonna’s skin was set off by the golds in the honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then tell me what the words were like, honey.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “And the little creature's screeching and struggling," she whispered, “would be as sweet as honey to him." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey,” Mrs. Reilly said breathlessly when they met by the rear bumper of the Plymouth, which blocked all sidewalk traffic. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take off your coat, honey. It’s warm in here.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She poured so much honey into her mouth that it ran down her cheek and neck. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, honey, I’m sorry. It’s nothing to be scared of. In fact, you might like it.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. shot Pa a look and I knew all the honey and sweetness had flown out the window. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He was their bread and butter, their cream and honey, too. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z If she catches me with honey dripping from my fingers, her face will twist into a frown. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All he wanted was to live at home, fish, build, carve, and hunt honey, like his father. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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