Heavy branches stretched out almost at right angles to the thick trunks and gave Nhamo the idea of making a platform. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the first of these ideas of his that has really interested me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea how she would do that, but it was her only choice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Excellent. That’s your thesis. Your main idea. Spaces, buildings are important but never as important as the people inside. “You should thank your little brother.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Scruggs woke up with a terrible hangover, but on fire with an idea. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Because suddenly, everything he’d been so sure of an hour ago now seemed like a terrible idea. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Does he now? It’s an interesting idea. Do you agree?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His run for president would be an even bigger test of that idea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Though I can think of a dozen reasons why it's a bad idea. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But if it was, I’d want to know what they’re thinking of, sending me children. Do you have any idea where you are, boy? This isn’t a holiday camp. This isn’t Disneyland.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They remained there, tucked into his memory, deep within a cave of abstract thoughts: information and ideas about pawns and squares to be used, discarded, or ignored—all in perfect cadence and synchronicity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

What Mummy had been through, what Nani had wanted for me...I had no idea. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He felt like sobbing, but he guessed that would not be a good idea in front of Mars. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had certainly never intended to marry her; such an idea was no more in his mind, he would have said, than the possibility of flying to the moon. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time, I figured, before she'd want to cure me, and I liked the idea that using a couch was part of the cure. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“No idea. But something clicked—I know her from somewhere.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and willed Mama and Aunt Goldie to decide that this was a bad idea. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“See, I knew calling was a bad idea.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I really like the dress. I had no idea you loved it so much.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I confess that it was my idea to find a substitute. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Just give us a few minutes—we have an idea. Maybe it’ll still work if enough Runners remember their Maps.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The idea of irrevocable death without the controlled hand of a scythe was too much to bear for a world that had conquered mortality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They loved the idea of a guy entering our family who could speak Farsi, but they even warned us against future Iranian in-laws. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dozens of strangers came through Macondo every day without arousing suspicion or secret ideas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The idea that she had come all this way in order to help him took her breath away. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I like the idea that somehow I am the way I am because it was meant to be. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But these babies, these beauties, have no idea what it means to wait. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I have no idea who thinks of these things or why, except that the senior prank is supposed to signify the end of school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I still have no idea where I am. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Even after Park embraced the idea, Shin’s paranoia was difficult to shake: he had sold out his own mother; why shouldn’t Park sell him out? Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But Berg insisted: Perhaps I should describe further to you my ideas on this article, especially in view of your statement that the name of the patient must be withheld.... The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Really, she had no idea what she looked like. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had no idea who organized them, or where the revelers came from, but they always came, along with food enough to feed armies, and every sort of decadence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A ridiculous idea, obviously, and stupidly risky given that Gaskill warned me to stay away from the area only yesterday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the idea so well that she felt there must be something bordering on sin involved in it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think sometimes, Holly said slowly, as though the idea was just now coming to her, life gives you stuff you don’t want, but you have to take it anyway. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s telescope made two ideas that had previously seemed abstract and theoretical suddenly seem plausible and perfectly realistic: there might indeed be other inhabited worlds, and space might indeed be infinite. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Didn’t he have any idea what information he was giving away? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what Faith and Fang were thinking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Here’s an idea: Do you know, I’ve realised I’ve never actually told you what I thought the first time we met? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had reached the point where she could kill a man with her bare feet, an idea that did not in itself give her much satisfaction. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I snuck into the school that day, I honestly had no idea what I was going to paint on the atrium wall. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sarai had entered into an idea of the city, and it was the most wonderful thing that she had ever seen. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t like the idea of Daddy’s notebook being in Mrs. Fisher’s nasty spit fingers. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I felt panic and outrage—I felt betrayed—and I had no idea what to do. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Apparently your father thought it would be a brilliant idea to have an article written about himself. He sent the reporter here to ‘interview’ you.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The idea was funny to them and they wanted to laugh. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The men seemed to think this was a brilliant plan, and Matt, who had no idea what they were talking about, said the plankton factory sounded fine. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someplace close to a city,” Annabeth suggested, “in case we need supplies. But somewhere out of the way, so the Romans will have trouble finding us. Any ideas?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he found out that he was going to the United States as a saboteur, he didn't like the idea at all. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

When I was growing up, I had no idea that I would ever have a story worth telling, let alone one people might want to read or listen to. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

If Momma thought what was missing from her life was me, then I was open to the idea of giving her a second chance. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I had no idea a goat could jump so high. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

You have no idea you are giving the body the key. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I had no idea, for example, why the oceans were salty but the Great Lakes weren’t. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Grandpa said he had no idea where Dad was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But all this time, just as a drop of water slowly swells until it is heavy enough to fall from a twig, the idea of what they meant to do was becoming clear and unanimous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, the idea of a bed and hot food sounds like something worth getting shot for but maybe it’s a trick and we’re being so stupid we deserve to get caught. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

This morning my idea is pancakes first and then fix the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that Kreacher could not be permitted to go and live with Bellatrix Lestrange, but the idea of owning him, of having responsibility for the creature that had betrayed Sirius, was repugnant. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, the idea of leaving them was horrible, but it was the only thing I could do, as it made no sense for me to commit suicide. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good idea. Can I get a copy of that?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A zine can be a tribute to someone or something you love and nerd out about or a place to share ideas and opinions. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Just in case the women were getting any uppity ideas about leaving.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I stepped around my piles and had a fine idea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had no idea there were actual names for this. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I still had no idea what to say. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We rode our bikes to Rado’s house and jumped the wooden fence, which turned out to be a real bad idea. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In fact he was afraid of the young man’s great popularity, thinking that he might win the people over to make him king, and he invited him with the idea of poisoning him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were beginning to get a vague idea of the Earth’s layered interior–though it really was only vague. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And as soon as she says that, I realize I have no idea how much the dress costs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

"I'm not allowed to entertain that idea. It would be dangerous." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Hana shows me pictures of other people who were in the Black Panthers, and when I see the black jackets and berets, I think I have a good costume idea. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Masha’Allah! What a great idea. I’m so proud of you both.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He read books to find new ideas for his classes, visited with colleagues, kept up with old students, wrote letters to distant friends. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how long he was going to be gone, and he might need every bit. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Besides, the next day brought my piano lesson, and it was always a good idea to be rested and in top form so as not to provoke Miss Brown. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Not all teachers at the U., as it was called, still agreed with Dewey’s ideas, but Ms. Hussey obviously did. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Give you five baskets, give you?” it asked, as if the whole idea was a new one. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I fixate on the idea of someone calling Dell Duke "Big Boy." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what to tell him. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

My mother held to her idea and one night a week or so later I found myself standing in a room in a frame house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where the idea of Black people as thieves came from, but it wasn’t the first time something like that had happened. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer’s own lectures, according to a student named Edward Gerjuoy, were lightning bursts of ideas, theories, and math on the blackboard. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, without having reviewed her resume, something about her gave him the idea that she was both qualified and the right fit for the job. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In the rest of this book, I have tried to portray the scholarly consensus—the ideas that most researchers in the field believe—while giving due recognition to dissenters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or My goodness, I had no idea I was so evil looking. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

People now seem to think the garden is a good idea. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Moreover, he could not refrain from subsequently telling all who would listen how his clever new idea might set science ahead. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how hard all that stuff is,” Shanti said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hadn't allowed the idea to take concrete form in my mind, but for a moment I had almost allowed an old, southern backwardness which I had thought dead to wreck my career. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance at Katherine, hoping maybe I can convince her this is a terrible idea, but she's just giving Red Jack this friendly grin and I bury my face in my hands. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I think maybe coming to J.L.’s was the worst idea ever. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And he had a good idea which one. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Relations of ideas deal with matters that are definitionally or necessarily true, such as 2 + 2 = 4 or all bachelors are unmarried. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If so, maybe they’ll have an idea about where my brother is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even the potheads who hung out at Rainbow Park entertained the idea of trading in their withered thermal shirts for a tux or a Jessica McClintock ball gown to go to prom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Luke went over to the ancient television and turned the knob, hoping it would endear Toby to the idea of staying put. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had no idea where he was supposed to go. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The idea was controversial, criticized as being undemocratic, as all “gifted and talented” programs inherently are. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen so much already that the idea of leaving this arena is sharper than that of this day ending, like being ripped out of a dream you’ve waited your entire life to have. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

An idea dropped from my mouth before I had time to think on it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then too, Bernabe did not know what he wanted to learn; he had no idea where or how to start ... it was all so haphazard and vague. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how lucky you are that I was sitting at that bar today.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think there was even a glob on the fly paper hanging from the ceiling several feet above my head, but how it got there, I had no idea. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was sure her inhaler cartridges were running low, and he had no idea how to replace them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Shanti had the idea that she should be comforted by this comment and this smile, but she wasn’t, and the disconnection troubled her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Bouncy and curly, it didn’t like the idea of being pulled back so tightly Petra finally yanked out all of the ribbons and made a tight ponytail and a tidy bun. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He did not have the faintest idea what he was supposed to do next. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I found the idea of Baba clobbering a thief both exhilarating and terribly frightening. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve entirely given up on the idea of not losing my temper. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘Well. . . no. Not exactly. But. . . you got to trust me on this, guys. I need to talk to Apollo and Artemis. I’ve got an idea I need to bounce off them.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how he was going to manage it, but he couldn’t wait to bring the automaton to Georges Melies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

At first he had thought that was a pretty awesome idea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had not yet told him about my idea, nor did I on the morning we set out, but merely proposed a direction. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ginny did not seem to like the idea much, but under her father’s unusually stern gaze, she nodded. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

What Monteverdi did in his madrigals was to take the idea of triads and chords, and start to mess with their chemistry. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She got ideas into her head and would not let go of them, no matter what the weather. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he’d felt tempted before, when he’d had no idea how hard the test would be, that temptation was nothing compared to now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I dropped the idea. Our party members were suspicious of me and were afraid to talk.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Caruthers talks about her sometimes in her sleep. Maybe she would be open to the idea of hiring more work if they were like Clara. She seems to have really liked her.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Where did people get these ideas, and how valid are they? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The idea of getting grounded when they were about to risk their lives was so ridiculous, Percy couldn’t help smiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The kid had no idea what was about to happen. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Though I was beginning to have a pretty good idea about that, too. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how else to navigate this moment except to make a run for it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In it, there was an idea for an experiment. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was walking into Faerie, in search of a fallen star, with no idea how he would find the star, nor how to keep himself safe and whole as he tried. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The film is supposed to give refugees going to America an idea of what our new home is like. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy recited with a thrilling clarity, and a jarring touch of what my generation would call Cockney, though I have no idea these days what the significance is of a glottal t. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where it went, but in an instant the entire porch burst into flames as if I had thrown a grenade. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He himself has no idea how many novels he has written—possibly seventy-five of the things. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the buildings in the neighborhood were only one or two stories high, so from where she stood she could get a pretty good idea of the lay of the land. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a good question—and I had no idea what the answer was. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I disliked the idea of having too many people involved, all at the same time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t much difference, though—in any case that was the idea that came to me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I discovered that more than desire and feeling were necessary to write and I dropped the idea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it was a great idea for Barack to run for office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The history of racial caste in the United States would end with the Civil War if the idea of race and racial difference had died when the institution of slavery was put to rest. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Your mother was going a mile a minute when she called. Go here, do this, get that. Maybe she did say next week. I have no idea.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Sabeen does, too, and out of the blue, she squeals like she’s had the best idea ever, “Turkish delight. My mother makes the best Turkish delight.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She had hardly gotten used to the idea of being a Spare; now she’d have to deal with whatever the impossible task would be. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Somebody get me a pen: I’ve even got some ideas for a new autograph. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how people with memory-wipe are supposed to walk or talk, so I sit quietly, holding my arms stiffly at my sides. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a bad idea just as much as it’s a bad idea to skip meals or stay awake in bed in the morning or stop taking your Zoloft, but there’s no hope for me now. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Do you have any idea how much I hate you? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t usually speak in lofty, meaningless ideas. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For Durham’s black elite, pressing for desegregation was still too radical an idea—and one which, if implemented, would threaten their own economic well-being. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And Deborah couldn’t stand the idea of her own children growing up motherless like she had. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The idea is I'd be there in the classroom with a matching computer. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have an idea what to do with all of it, though. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was my grandfather who had the idea that we should write this story. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I didn’t want Momma getting the wrong idea. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He only came in quietly, sat down, and began sharing his wild ideas. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I remember reading about Pythagoras around this time, and finding some of his ideas curiously appealing—wearing white garments, for instance, or abstaining from foods which have a soul. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I spend the rest of the night planning all the ways I can kill them, rolling the ideas around in my head and savoring them, as though I were fingering smooth stones. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I have no idea if Hugo loves him or not. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And she had no idea when she’d stopped loathing him so much. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I shout, because I have no idea what sound a kangaroo actually makes. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I would tell my hosts in those rural Hearths and villages who I was; most of them had heard a little about me over the radio and had a vague idea what I was. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea, though, how to make attraction selective, how to control its direction and magnitude. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father hated the whole idea of putting cars out to pasture. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She usually wears dresses, and I have no idea what she’ll think of me making her something, giving her something. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pauling’s talk, however, was only a humorous rehash of published ideas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s not a bad idea. But watermelons take three months to harvest. You and I will both be back in school by the time they’re ready.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Altogether in the last 100 million years it has reversed itself about two hundred times, and we don’t have any real idea why. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sarai had the idea that every single person and creature she saw here was but the beginning of another fantastical story, and she wanted to follow them all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And that’s a totally cool idea! We could do the colors of the ocean and all the different creatures that live there!” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Nineteen sixty-eight. I was pondering an idea for a game at the old public library.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. de Klerk, for his part, suggested that the system of separate development had been conceived as a benign idea, but had not worked in practice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither he nor his mother realizes it, but this kernel of an idea will take root. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think this is a good idea?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

To give you some idea of the difference that articulation makes, though, here are audio examples of a violin playing a legato54 and a staccato55 passage. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She has no idea I am her mother. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure the idea of somehow upsetting Twig was his personal nightmare. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Brian liked my idea, too, especially when I pointed out that he could have my bed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to sit up was the worst idea that crossed my mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“He was driving my car. They got my name from the registration sticker. I have no idea what kind of condition he’s in.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The idea evolved into discriminatory laws by which individuals and whole groups of people could be judged to be unclean or impure. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was so occupied with one of my new books that I missed the whole idea of what we were supposed to do with them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the world just isn’t ready for a good idea. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

One by one each team presented their app idea, and once finished, they received a standing ovation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

See what I’m talking about with the whole getting the wrong idea thing? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Suggestions for a new constitution were to come from the people themselves, and ANC leaders all across the country were authorized to seek ideas in writing from everyone in their area. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

De Vries also pored through Darwin's books, and he latched onto the theory of pangenesis—the idea that “particles of information” from the body were somehow collected and collated in sperm and eggs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And the idea of him seeing me in the shirt makes me really self-conscious for some reason. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I had not been aware of holding wrong ideas. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they particularly loved the idea, as stoutly preached by Bratton and Giuliani, that choking off these small crimes was like choking off the criminal element’s oxygen supply. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They had very little information, and I had no idea of her condition or what her circumstances were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I cast about for other ideas, but none came. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how she had slipped out of the house unnoticed, but he was glad she’d made it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the most natural idea in the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Oliver had an idea: we took the money to the Czech embassy, where he had a friend who exchanged it for a convertible currency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although still extremely cautious about what he put down in print, he began to talk more openly about Copernican ideas following his success in Rome. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d quickly convinced myself I had no idea who that kid with Paul was that night. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“To what?” he asked gently, whilst we were all very still; for each in our own way we had a sort of vague idea of what she meant. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We settled on the T-shirt idea pretty quickly and I came up with the slogan in about five seconds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now she had no idea what to say. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Small shops like Emco, often started by techs who bristle at the idea of working for big corporations, are magnets for local geeks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second, you don’t know a really startling idea when you see one. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea if crime scene investigators looked at that sort of thing. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She started over, which Park thought was a terrible idea. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

This may sound like an outlandish idea, but I really don’t think so. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Congressmen said that that idea was so crazy they wouldn’t even consider it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly allocating a specific day for rest during the week wasn’t such a bad idea. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Eva’s Dream” is my best fairy tale, and the odd thing is that I don’t have the faintest idea where it came from. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Cardan looks relieved at the idea that there will be a delay, whatever happens next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this isn’t a good idea,” he whispered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the bird didn’t deserve to get shot by some stupid kid whose idea of fun was shooting at things. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I held on to the idea that Suzanne’s health would turn around, even as the evidence against it stacked up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I liked the idea that we were building one. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Use the“autogenerate” feature on our website to have a computer encrypt your clue, or get ideas from the Puzzlepedia page and create your own. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The truth is my best friend had never been to Las Vegas and it seemed like a good idea at the time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The idea of it had me full to bursting. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook did not care at first for the idea of being put on a leash. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, she nourished the hope that if she kept putting ideas into Clara’s head, sooner or later she would ask a question and regain her speech. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay quiet because my idea is to actually write it out, online, and not burn it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The idea that I would change clothes for dinner. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Wine, thank you," I said, finding the idea of milk strangely repulsive. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That might be a good idea,” he finally decided. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The original German expresses a more subtle and complex idea than the English words in which it is so frequently quoted. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“You really have no idea why I’m upset, do you?” she says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent that night going over memories and ideas and was unable to fall asleep. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valley had no idea if Seven would fall. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Papa Georges must have hidden your notebook really well,” she said, “but I think I might have an idea where it is.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to leave him until Nigel came back, though I had no idea what I could do for him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘Audrey” ‘Ah, lovely” I’m about to leave when I realize I have no idea of this man’s name. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

These concepts were not unfamiliar to me: they closely mirrored ideas I myself held at the time of the founding of the ANC Youth League a quarter-century before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not out of vanity, for she had little of that, but because she wanted to test an idea she had. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Thus according to the common Greek idea he would himself become defiled and have a part in Hercules’ guilt. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea that my parents were dead and that we would be the only serious suspects in a double homicide. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that’d be a good idea,” said Mrs. Martin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“A splendid idea, Melissa,” said Miss K, always eager for a new project. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea. That’s what I’m trying to find out.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At the time, Annabeth had had no idea what it meant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m sorry. I had no idea—” “It’ll never happen again—” “—always check with you first.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And when I told her that I had read them, she asked me very long questions that were really just her ideas with a question mark put at the end. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The girls kept looking at Rondell, who was looking back and forth from them to me like he had no idea what we were talking about. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I have no idea when Jan's birthday is, but I doubt Mrs. Veenstra will remember any better than I do, and I hope she can't sense how uncomfortable I am. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s because he is sixteen and has no idea what lies in store! Why, Severus? Why my son? It is too dangerous! This is vengeance for Lucius’s mistake, I know it!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He could explain to the Holy Beings that he had no idea where to go and, if they didn’t help, he couldn’t help. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He hopped up the rocks, drawn toward the summit for a better look, saw an officer: Colonel Rice of the 44th New York, with the same idea. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying it’s possible as an idea, even necessary as an idea, a final cause in the whole structure of causation.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I almost wanted to cry when I saw her, but I didn’t have any idea exactly why. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But now, as they looked at that strange flying machine, another idea struck even more forcibly, and she hugged the golden monkey with glee. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As my time at Healdtown was coming to an end, I had many new and sometimes conflicting ideas floating in my head. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve got a week to find the perfect idea and one last session in the darkroom.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Reyna had no idea why Hedge feared Dalmatians, but she was too tired to ask right now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I had no idea then, but I later found out just what sacrifices she was talking about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The idea opened up a new field of possibilities, Frank Crawley being so shy, so dull. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“What on earth’s the idea of that? The gold your men are shoveling up there is enough to last you at least two lifetimes. We’re going home now!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking how maybe Judd Travers has hold of the idea that I got his dog hid up there and he’s looking for an excuse to snoop around. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The work was a distant echo of the work of Donders and Helmholtz, and the idea that brain activity could be measured. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A smile returns to his mouth, as though a terrible new idea has come to delight him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need a random crazy goddess reinforcing the idea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that would be a good idea,” I say, smiling right back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I am from Mattru Jong and I have no idea where I am going.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

This idea terrified the English—and not merely because their sugar island of Jamaica was just over a hundred miles across the water from Saint Domingue. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He kind of grunted when Ms. Morales paused and it seemed like she needed an answer, but he had no idea what he was agreeing to. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The others stared back at him, having no idea. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I nodded, disappointed, but then I got an idea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I guess I like seeing when I transform ideas from my head into real-life things. It's kind of hard to explain.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She had no idea that Harry was not following the diet at all. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I jog after him, and once we’re inside, and the engine and the music are on, he says, “Before you get any ideas, that doesn’t mean I like you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t my idea to go on the pilgrimage to Higuey. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’ve got some of his wise ideas jumbled up with my romance, so much the better for me. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how to get there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Yet even the idea that he was intentionally keeping away made me uncomfortable. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, but I think I have an idea what this is about.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We Koreans have reinvented the idea of luck as mostly bad, and try to do everything we can to prevent it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled with both sides when he said, “Here’s a college essay idea: Describe the shorts that changed your life in the form of a poem.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

We had no idea where we were going. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Katona said that in her view, this was a bad idea. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“In the first place, it’d take a week or two to explain it. And in the second place we have to keep our ideas secret so that we don’t give other smugglers any new ideas.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Although his philosophies are over 200 years old, you may recognize his ideas as sounding quite contemporary. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Now that the flurry of activity leading up to this mission is over, I realize I have no idea what I’m facing on this trip to District 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She had no idea the torment that ravaged me inside, even though I was stretched out, quiet and still, on the living-room couch, Tilly on the floor beside me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If you see him, could you tell him—tell him I—” I have no idea what I want to tell him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

None had any idea how far ahead Cal’s initial surge might have carried them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Haydn took the Mannheim-style orchestra and the idea of proportion and balance, and went one crucial step further. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She had the idea that my sister Ella would help me as much as she could. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, Kingshaw caught some of the idea from him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Father was stunned and quickly talked her out of the idea, but some of Miep’s suspicion has lingered on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe it isn’t a good idea to tell a newly arrived human being that he’s been born into a world of chaos, pain, and poverty just in time to watch everything fall to pieces. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps only the basic idea is known: someone has succeeded, somehow, in achieving a certain final result. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Talk to Tía about it. It was her idea that we drop off the twins,” he says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He said he didn’t know why he even bothered to come home anymore, since he no longer got the slightest bit of appreciation for his ideas. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The idea basically belonged to Count Rugen, who helped the Prince architect the place. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He has no idea where he is or what time it is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, brilliant idea, ’Pet,” Widget says when he sees it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One could well measure it but to give an idea of it would be impossible. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if it starts to get longer it can force a reader to entertain a complicated qualification before she has any idea what it is qualifying. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

My colleagues in medical school accused me of cynicism but they had no idea. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea began to form in Pearl’s mind in wild golden loops. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He wanted to share his idea, but decided against it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If you consider the idea that a hundred million viruses could cover the dot on this i, then you get an idea of the sharpness of a diamond knife. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, though I had no idea what to do with this information. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As an example of how Boyle approached alchemy in a scientific way, he took issue with the idea that gold could be made by removing impurities from other metals. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the Bronx, the idea of life’s impermanence underlined everything for kids my age—it drove some of us to a paralyzing apathy, stopped us from even thinking too far into the future. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I had no idea this was how pastry chefs came up with new flavors, but I liked the sound of it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You can’t spin a web, Wilbur, and I advise you to put the idea out of your mind. You lack two things needed for spinning a web.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I knew I should keep my mouth shut, but Mr. D was about to kill me or haul me back to camp in shame, and I couldn’t stand either idea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“And I couldn’t care less how Scythe Nehru feels. Old-guard scythes have obsolete ideas. They’re too set in their ways to see the wisdom of the Change.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“The sky’s always falling. Always. You’ll see. People have no idea.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As originally taped, Jones took long pauses between letters, because the idea was to insert other elements between the letters. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second the idea glittered before Sefia like one of her Visions: the Five Islands working together in concert, all the warring kingdoms united, their turbulent histories smoothed over in a single decisive victory. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I like the idea that we’re a part of a long line, T. I can’t even really say why, except that it makes me feel connected to something. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The love potion?” she prompts, then rolls her eyes when she sees I have no idea what she’s talking about. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“So I’ll tell you what. I’ll look around. And you know, I don’t think it’s that crazy an idea at all, what you said.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Hume, in distinguishing relations of ideas from matters of fact, is recapitulating the fundamental intellectual conflict which gave rise to the Scientific Revolution. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I gave up on the idea of sleep quickly then, curling up into a small ball, wrapping my arms around my legs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She always said the same thing after she had an idea, and always with an undercurrent of we’re-in-this-together-and-it-might-be-dangerous: “Do you agree? Should we bag the assignment for now?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what would come of eating dinner with people like these, and in a way, it was terrifying. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Interesting idea. As a parent, I’m behind it one hundred percent. As a scientist...well, the math doesn’t exactly seem realistic.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Lawrence heard a physicist with a solid grasp of subatomic behavior express support for his idea rather than smothering it in quibbles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He also went over the ideas of Malthus again and again. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of a Navajo being a teacher was new to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It might not be a good idea, that tough skin,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you guys think it is a good idea to go back to Mogbwemo?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know. He mentioned that. But it’s not a bad idea, you know?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She used to make her parents rewind it over and over again, laughing herself sick at the idea that a roof could go and resettle itself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This was Helen’s baby. I contributed very little, but she had a great idea.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“To be sure I am. I never could have an idea of any body else—and so I thought you knew. When we talked about him, it was as clear as possible.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

My original idea was to make a keepsake holder, but now I’m not so sure. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Emily also squared away an idea for a Halloween costume, if you could call it a costume. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what to expect; he didn’t know if he’d see tomorrow. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, dear. This was a nice idea.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, not really a poll, but someone’s stupid idea of a list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But I liked the idea of forgiveness and, by the time I reached our island, dripping with my cold Atlantic wash, I felt lighter than I had in a long time. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He found out fast that it was a bad idea to argue with his superiors, even when he was sure he was right. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I nodded, pointing to the notebook page on my lap, which was filled with scene-blocking diagrams, bits of dialogue, and costume ideas. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am more comfortable now with the idea of dying. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And erase the idea of a thriving District 13 from my mind for good. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where to send the letters. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We tell rags-to-riches stories because we find something captivating in the idea of a lone hero battling overwhelming odds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In their first days of marriage, the newlyweds are happy as can be, even though Jo has no idea how to keep house—“Its an absolute farce,” she writes her sister Mien. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His ideas concerning it could not have been too precise, but they were quite sound. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry laughed: The strange idea that had occurred to him was, after all, ridiculous. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how long I would be there. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

You have no idea how lonely I was. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could slip in, as the last question, “By the way, did you know Constantine Bates?” but I’m pretty sure Aibileen would tell me it’s a bad idea. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

However, discussing him in front of Ginny was a bad idea. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Magdalys had no idea what they were up to, but even through her exhaustion, she desperately wanted to know. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A tempo marking that is a word or phrase gives you the composer's idea of how fast the music should feel. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s because whenever they come out, somebody socks them. Rats might like the open if they were allowed to use it. Any other ideas for laws?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

This time, it was completely my idea, and I planned on telling her so. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Zero and infinity had destroyed the Arisotelian philosophy; the void and the infinite cosmos had eliminated the nutshell universe and the idea of nature’s abhorrence of the vacuum. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He pedaled harder, an idea forming in his mind, one that felt big and silly and ludicrous. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The idea of a large, sunny flat did appeal to Minnie. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Poppy said every religion contained some shining ideas and plenty of foolishness, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although Belknap had read much about the world’s fair and did want to see its future home, he did not relish the idea of spending a full day with Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That is why I introduced the idea that the world has gone from round to flat. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, I'll probably steal your idea, because dads freaking love coffee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The idea is, attract small fish into the chum slick and the big fish will rise up to feed on the small fish. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, seeing the unwavering faith of my parents, I began to open myself up to the idea of God’s help. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t think that would be a good idea.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see him drawing plans for his next octagonal addition or a crazy idea for how to make his own solar panels. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, in most cases I had no real idea which was which. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She paused and peered anxiously at the toad to see how it would receive this staggering idea, but it showed no signs of interest. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge had tried to make it sound like returning to Camp Half-Blood had been all his idea, but Piper suspected there was more to it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Frank wasn’t sure that was such a great idea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I did better than you did! That was a stupid idea anyway, a stupid, stupid idea to climb that pole....” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when at last the two lines met he had really very little idea of what happened. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But even then, I had no idea where the blood came from or what it was for. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The first baseman charged the ball, and Herbie, perhaps acting on some latent instinct that was a holdover from a previous incarnation, stumbled over to cover the bag at first, in itself a good idea. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are alive, and we resonate with the idea of life elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was acquiring a taste for the idea of it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But he overrode her objections, saying, “You have no idea how important it is that you should tell some of these stories to the people here in Boston.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be a burden to them, but I have no idea what to do in this kitchen. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Your little mishap earlier just gave me an idea.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Citra still seemed to have no clue why Scythe Faraday had called them—but Rowan was beginning to have an idea. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When the waiter brings our entrees, I have no idea which plate might be mine. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It's just the idea that you could call me and hear my voice mail message and KNOW. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“No idea. I got a message from my boss saying he needs me down there.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like the idea, either,” he said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Private gatherings such as this were not held very often—only when the idea of defeat became not only unthinkable but intolerable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I stop because I am tired and hungry and have no idea where I am. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Agent Magnus follows behind me just long enough to make sure I don’t get any more dumb ideas. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Your father and I think that maybe it would be a good idea for you to talk to someone.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Not until the middle of the next week, however, did a nontrivial idea emerge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Any idea what the big announcement is?” asked his dad. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ralph had no idea what she meant, but he listened as though trying to discover his essential human worth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which one of you came up with that brilliant idea?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This might sound weird, but do you have any idea what happened to my brother? It’s been six months since we’ve heard from him.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We were talking last night, and one of us got that idea and it sounded reasonable.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In a stroke of luck, they also had an idea where Willie Jett might be headed: Jett had been courting a young lady whose father kept a hotel in the nearby town of Bowling Green. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She then tells me her brilliant idea and I have to admit it is good. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he abandoned the idea immediately, because even the thought of making any physical effort was unbearable. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

This comic gave Jessie an excellent idea for something to make for Isa, and when she couldn’t get the sheet music turner to work, she created the water wall instead. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her parents had no idea what kind of squirrel they were dealing with. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human.That’s because there isn’t any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy he.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to work on my new idea to change the world even though I could feel my meds wearing down like they do every time I eat something. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really have any idea how I would find her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr Shepherd says it’s a good idea to laugh when others do as it means you can fit in and become friends. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had some idea that I had studied instrument building and was in fact able to do all sorts of complex, technical work, though I had never told him any such thing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The very idea that she could do something stunned her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This idea, however, came to nothing: The corridors, which were packed with people on the lookout for the lunch trolley, were impossible to negotiate while wearing the Cloak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The idea was to put on the witness stand black passengers who would testify to how Jim Crow had made their lives miserable while they were just trying to get from place to place. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t crazy about cruising around the bay, and setting foot in the boat made me regret the idea of heading out to the island. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what the Sorrow Eater thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I have no idea where we are, and the fact that so much of Southern California looks alike is disconcerting. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Einstein objected to this very strongly, despite the important role he had played in the development of these ideas. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would borrow freely from the poems she’d heard, stringing words together like laundry on a line, connecting ideas and descriptions she couldn’t have planned. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had an idea about what I wanted to find in Pittsburgh. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So yeah, video game apps for me. If you ever have any ideas you want me to profit off of, let me know.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Maybe meet up with some other people and at least talk about it. Bounce some ideas around and stuff.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And with those words that I didn’t even mean to say that little seed of a idea started growing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what was happening when she suggested one of my main hangouts, the bar of the La Marr-Cheri on the comer of 147th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The southwest coastline was mostly uncharted, and they had no idea what kind of coves or natural harbors they could expect. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Good idea,” said Miss K. “You like to build things, so perhaps you could help Ryan build his maze.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

To give you an idea of, the numerous complaints, I’ll briefly describe these sweltering days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“A bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. I’ve even notified the surgeon general of Mississippi to see if he’ll endorse the idea. I pass.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Let’s wait until tomorrow. Don’t you agree, Eevie? Don’t you think it’s a good idea?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was about five feet away from me, on the far side of the chicken house, and she had no idea I was there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Einstein was so disturbed by the idea of singularities that he denied the existence of black holes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Kira liked the idea of Matt coming with her and knowing where she would live. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Hussey gave him all the ideas about attribution that went into the thief’s letters. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph grasped the idea and hit the shell with air from his diaphragm. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Ay, Cuco! Remember how I showed you that suitcase with little wheels so we should not have to carry those heavy bags when we traveled? Someone stole my idea and made a million!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But she must already have made some impression on me, because I remember carrying on busily with whatever I was doing in the sand, absolutely dreading the idea of her turning her gaze on me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had some vague idea that it wasn’t too favorable, but I had never sought out the hard evidence. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get an idea in my mind and can’t shut it off, and it just keeps going and going until I wanna scream. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The idea is to have the Freedom Writers be a “case study” for the graduate students, and in exchange, my grad students will help mentor them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wish it didn’t, because judging by the way his eyes slide over mine, he has no idea what he’s saying. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I thought too,” Josiah would say, “but it seemed like such a stupid idea I wasn’t sure if I was understanding it right.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is a perverted idea of family loyalty....They claim faith, but this is not what the gospel teaches. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So “super unfair” means not having time to discuss your Mars colonization ideas? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She had no idea now what her teacher had been talking about. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what it’s like,” she told Mrs. Richardson over the phone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t have any idea where I am—north of Portland, west? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea she was behind me, so she caught me completely off guard. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"In fact, your mom seems to agree a hundred percent with my mom. I think that's where my mom got the idea." Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Griphook was unexpectedly bloodthirsty, laughed at the idea of pain in lesser creatures, and seemed to relish the possibility that they might have to hurt other wizards to reach the Lestranges’ vault. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That was the whole idea from the beginning. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And I had no idea what he was doing here. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You know, the more I think about it, the less I like the idea of going back to work,” he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was where all her ideas for puzzles and ciphers and hiding books exploded on the page, and where she tried to work out the clues for the books she was hunting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I think about it now, that was the stupidest idea ever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I think my aunt accepts the idea of my marrying you because any children we have will be light. Lighter than I am, anyway. She always said I was a little too ‘highly visible.’” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was like a hunk of wood, Caesar thought, requiring human craft and ingenuity to reveal the new shape within. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea who else is coming?” she asked. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed like a good idea to Genie, because things were getting weird. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Art is first of all a word—one that acknowledges both the idea and the fact of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

By problematizing the idea that experiments could be successfully replicated, the generation after Kuhn, the generation of Shapin and Schaffer, sought to demonstrate that experience itself is unpredictable, malleable, socially constructed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what a shtetl was but felt stupid admitting that to him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what he sees, what he’s even looking for. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But one idea led to another, and the next thing I knew, I had built myself a habitat. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet they have no idea what to do with me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jesse, hooked on arguments and ideas— he often describes himself as a fighter—could usually be drawn out of his shell. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no desire to rule—the very idea of doing so is repellent to me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how I would tell my mom about this, but I’d figure that out later. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

This type of remark was invariably accompanied by nervous laughter, intended to convey the impression that although the idea had crossed their minds, it was not an idea a reasonable person would take seriously. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Activists, in turn, regard that idea without enthusiasm—some indigenous groups in the U.S. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Lazlo had never really formed an image to go along with the idea before, or if he had, it had been vague, and the victims monstrous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes are narrowed and he is smiling at me with an idea. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They lived close to New Jersey and had to get away, though they had no idea where they'd go. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never seen you before in my life. I have no idea who you are, and I couldn’t care less,” he spat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then his father got the idea of going to Las Vegas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The idea was so comforting, she almost asked the coachman what sort of animals she could expect to meet at Ashton Place. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Kids need guidance from their parents, but their parents have no idea what influences their children are facing in their new world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The idea that the three labs’ results were “ ‘not contradictory’ ... is an optimistic one for which I am not responsible, and to which I do not subscribe.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“They could practice for the test together. Study buddies!” she exclaims, as if it’s all her idea. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“It was a good idea to leave it like that so I knew where to come.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was blowing it, but he had no idea how to tell her about Toby or begin to explain the constant fear he carried with him at all times. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

What the mortals saw, he had no idea—a cat being chased by a pack of dogs? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The idea that not all scythes were good was something neither Rowan or Citra had ever considered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like the idea any more than you do.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But when Sneaky opens a pack of Twizzlers and hands me one, I get an idea. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I have no idea where I am going to get $800! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Second, the idea of helping you halve your sentence and getting you back out and at large on the street two years earlier? Not terribly appealing.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I had an idea that this was all part of the boys’ plan, the woods, the shack, the cots, the drugs, the sharing of saliva. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the faintest idea what they were sulking over, and was about to ask, when my mother happened to be walking past. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated the idea of Morrie connected to a machine of any kind, and I tried not to look at it as Morrie spoke. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She insisted that I tag along with her and Ainsley on their date, but I had no idea what I was in for—or that Darius was coming too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And the idea gets me to thinking, because it’s never occurred to me before, that we might not even really exist. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, there are a few cranks who think the idea is stupid, or that we ripped it off from the paper clip school in Tennessee. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They had no idea how much of an effort this was going to be, but I figured they’d find out soon enough. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, you have no idea?” my father asks. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he had an idea, and he ran back into the kitchen and looked over the hearth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that moment on, whenever I thought about Danny and the 101st being gone for good, I pushed the idea out of my mind because I couldn’t bear to deal with it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost didn’t come here tonight I’m a proud man, I guess, and I didn’t like the idea of accepting charity. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to be the model offspring, the incarnation of her ideas. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” Sairy said, “you got any ideas? Can you think of any way to keep Dallas and Florida in the holler?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

There’s Rose, one of the other black girls here, who I thought I’d become friends with because on my first day we talked about our braids and swapped ideas for styles. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He never did reveal the secret of his idea, which died with him. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi doesn't stop smiling when he sees the clothing ideas for my painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A poorly written sentence was a poorly conceived idea, and in his view the grammatical logic was as much in need of correction. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the idea of Nan and Wynn having secret conversations behind my back, especially conversations that involved me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I was in a freaking mental hospital four and a half months ago—do we all really think it’s a good idea for me to go skipping off to summer camp? Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying that this young man may have an idea that we would do well to listen to.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sierra couldn’t say no to even the idea of Grandpa Lázaro. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Those values that I was accepting in school—being a good reader, being a person willing to explore the great ideas—were actually serving to separate me from other kids my age. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

After their experience with the eidolons, she didn’t like the idea of approaching a ghost, especially one that changed people with bad news or prophecies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If anything and everything is to be treated as an actor’s judgement then the ideas of truth, rationality and objective reality become meaningless, and we can all be immortal if we choose. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was a sort of mathematical homunculus—an idea borrowed from Pythagoras and Plato—but dressed up with fractions and denominators into a modern-sounding law. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"I assure you, there is nothing left but shards and dust. The masons have no idea how to repair it. The whole wall may have to be rebuilt." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I get if you think it’s a bad idea,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stared at it for a while, in love with the idea that something so ugly could be hiding something so beautiful in its center. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They denounced books they had never read, people they had never known, ideas they could never understand, and doctrines whose names they could not pronounce. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how long she’d stay out there, but when she came back, it wouldn’t be to a cold, dark cabin. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In her chamber, Buttercup heard it, and it frightened her, but she had not the least idea what it was. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he left in November, Eva had $1.65, five eggs, three beets and no idea of what or how to feel. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for me to say something, but I had no idea what to say. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you have any bright ideas?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of proof, Bacon introduced the concept of interpretation; where before scholars had written about interpreting books, now Bacon introduced the idea of ‘the interpretation of nature’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Noah, you got any idea how much money Dusty Muleman makes off the Coral Queen?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

If the very idea of virtue was no longer an ideal in American politics, then there was no place for him in public life. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Smuts spoke about the importance of supporting Great Britain against the Germans and the idea that England stood for the same Western values that we, as South Africans, stood for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice idea,” she says, pounding up the stairs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Peeta's happy to oblige and since he's a lot quieter in water than on land, it's a doubly good idea. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People had no idea that viruses were cleverer than human beings, and thought they’d soon be a thing of the past. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That was the idea of one of their best military men, General Ushijima, and it almost worked. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Johnny told him three times about those eight shillings, he was not sure whether the idea had penetrated the wild Irishman’s thick skull or not. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother was the only one who thought it was a 100 percent good idea. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever Four’s strategy is, it’s based on the idea that I am weaker than the other initiates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As much as the idea of talking to a ghost fascinated me, it also frightened me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s now 175 years since Sing Sing was built—way past time we tried some new ideas. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow that fills me with more anxiety than the idea of Peacekeepers looking for housing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Lawrence planned to place Lomanitz in charge of the electromagnetic separation work at Berkeley, but the security men had other ideas. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Besides, April and Melanie had almost more ideas than they could use anyway. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some folks may not like the idea of working on a weekend, but it never felt like work to Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Came around to the idea?” she asks me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Over years, I’d watched him inhale books, newspapers, and ideas, sparking to life anytime he spoke with someone who offered a shard of new experience or knowledge. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Don't you think it would be a good idea to find out what he's mad about?" asked Jessie's mom. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Talking to him, I could tell he had no idea that Via and I weren’t close anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

So I stared at the woman blankly, and in perfect English, I said: “I’m so sorry, but I have no idea what you’re saying.” Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On my way to language arts, I passed the school newspaper office, which gave me a new idea. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re all laughing so hard at Mitchell’s attempt to project his idea of desperation, which involves teeth grinding and nostrils flaring, that Boggs has to reprimand us. he says firmly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It might be less awkward for Charles when he ran into Mr. Horner, or the “Mother-in-law,” if they had time to get used to the idea that he was no longer available. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good idea,” Maya said, pulling her legs out of the water and getting to her feet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Truthfully, he had no idea how he felt about Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how far I was from either, in which direction they might lie, or what their names might be. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he had an idea to test his hunch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what the teacher meant by the “essay form.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had no idea Mr. Revere knew his name. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like this is an important idea, one of those ideas that your brain must wrap itself around slowly, the way pythons eat, but before I can get any further, Radar speaks. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

My house was two blocks away, but it might as well have been ten miles because I had no idea where it was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sneaking out of the palace without security at two in the morning was, surprisingly, Henry’s idea. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That was an idea Dad had once suggested to me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie looks completely confused; he has never heard of the camera and has no idea what Mina is talking about. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m in “soft- lines,” which has a wonderful, sinuous sound to it, but I have no idea what it means. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad swore he had no idea what happened to it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ignore mine, ’cause I still have no idea what I’m going to tell my parents about not being on the bus by now. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And she had no idea what to do with it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was poking the idea for weaknesses, and so frightened of finding them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So why did the idea fill him with dread? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I have plenty of ideas,” I assured her. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Right. Plumbing in general. Very good ideas. So, how are you?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went straight to his boss, told him about his idea, and said he’d need a couple of days off. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

At that moment, everybody was taken with the idea, even Roy Lee. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He has no idea of your true allegiance, he trusts you implicitly still?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The mere idea of Aunt Lydia doing such a thing was in itself heartening. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As to the first, they were men and women driven by ideas and powered by intelligence and rare skills. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brainstormed cupcake ideas over the next couple of days, but it was even harder than I thought. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“He has no idea I can hear him.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And in standing at a lectern in front of students who were thinking about the future, I offered testament to the idea that it was possible, at least in some ways, to overcome invisibility. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” says Fulvia, obviously mollified by the response to her idea. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Brougham had no idea why, but he was happy to telegraph the intelligence to Ulbrickson, up in Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then he had an idea; he wondered why he had not thought of it before. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to emphasize that this idea that time and space should be finite “without boundary” is just a proposal: it cannot be deduced from some other principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I kind of like the idea of doing that right now. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“A very old-fashioned idea, to my mind,” Jane and Michael heard the stern voice say. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The idea is to make preemptive strikes against possible flashpoints. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Kit had no idea of what happened to her thin plain features when she smiled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

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

When i left my office that beautiful spring day, I had no idea what was in store for me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bursting with creative talent and had ideas he acted upon independently without the approval of, or the knowledge of, Ma. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then an idea occurred to me and I froze. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Did they sit around eating burritos and coming up with ideas? The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I have my own ideas, plans and ideals, but am unable to articulate them yet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Theseus, the thinker, rejected the idea that a man could be guilty of murder when he had not known what he was doing and that those who helped such a one could be reckoned defiled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, he wanted to give it back—the idea of driving around in a free car from some rich white dude made him sick to his stomach considering what had happened. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As for the rest of the children, half of them learned to adjust their functions to the teachers’ ideas of such things and the other half became chronic pants-wetters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back inside and began my usual morning workout, and as I was pumping through my squats, I had an idea. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It is a very bad idea to take this sort of plunge with your best friend two and a half months before you leave for New York City. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And almost 150 years later, Charles Darwin used his own extensive collections from his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle to verify his ideas about evolution. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Good idea. Knowing my mother, she’s probably disinfecting the bottoms of all my shoes right about now.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The idea of having a new sister or brother became more real. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"I'll bring your idea to the attention of the committee as quickly as possible." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said maybe it would be a good idea if I went to see a counselor too. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

We all looked at him, out of ideas. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I beat down the idea that her cutting of it was a statement intended for me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We randomly choose a path and take it, having no idea what number we’re headed for. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

How come you couldn’t stick with your original idea of paradise? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sounds so much like Lita and her ideas on food. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was such hard work to imagine houses here that the idea of them became itself a kind of roof, with walls. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of her original ideas was to make sure her regiment was always in training. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I get an idea about sledding down the back hill. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I decided it would be better not to ask him what he meant by that, although I had a good idea. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Now that he’d brought it up, I realized while I didn’t love the idea of him living in my craft room, I didn’t love the idea of him leaving either. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But I’m ninety-nine percent sure he has no idea what luciferin is. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Morgan had visualized genes as “beads on a string,” but even Morgan had no idea what his description meant in material form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Given a well-trained "ear," any musical idea that you "hear" in your head, you can play. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As Russell and Neil browsed around the store, I watched Ada Taylor, sitting all alone in Russell’s Jeep, staring at herself in the rearview mirror and having no idea that anyone could see her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She loved the idea of falling down a rabbit hole, of plummeting into something that she wasn’t expecting, and of course, the idea that a small white rabbit could wear a tiny waistcoat and glasses. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The cilantro and carrot curlicues were my idea, from a magazine I read, and Don Walter agreed it would be a nice touch. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump up as an idea starts to take shape. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Stella had no idea what that meant, though she thought it was funny. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I like the idea of a present,” Adam went on. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He also began to disbelieve the Old Testament idea of a wrathful God, a revengeful tyrant. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Charlie had never been comfortable with the idea of fate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, Mami didn’t think it was a bad idea to send all three of us away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec asked, his tone making it clear what a crackpot idea he thought it was. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Jason tried to stand, which wasn’t a good idea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The idea of never seeing him again almost destroyed her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Er ... no idea . . . ‘middle of middle’... could I have the last bit again?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had of course no idea where he was, but Athena had arranged matters well for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corollary is that widespread and open trade in ideas is the best way to make up for the lacunae. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the idea of air as a static, material but invisible substance was unimagined. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the death of slavery, the idea of race lived on. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How I got there, I have no idea. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mother listened for a moment, chewing her lip, then threw her hands in the air and said that she’d had no idea the costume would be so immodest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Even when we weren’t so crazy about the idea of moving—” Momma clears her throat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A new idea: during meals I talk more to myself than to the others, which has two advantages. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And outside of the cocoon of Maybeck High School, being conspicuous wasn’t always a good idea. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

That would give them an idea of how many rafters went to a room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Without Ron and Hermione to help him he could not seem to marshal his ideas. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But the idea of putting dirt into his hole was unthinkable. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could help you with that,” he said, “but the truth is, I can’t do what you can. I have no idea how to help you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Now the idea of letting somebody else get that close... Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t choosing to come here, and we had no idea when we’d be going back home. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Is there an idea so big that God doesn’t remember anything before it? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The whole thing began to feel like a really bad idea. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s my idea, so it’s my call,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This discovery supported Einstein’s idea that the universe could be bent back on itself. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I can see how that would suck. I had no idea. Look, I’ll leave. I’ll go back home, and he’ll have to reassign you. Maybe you can be in a group of three with someone.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He knows I lied, but I have no idea how he knows. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what she would do or feel during that encounter. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But I didn’t think it a good idea for Lord Voldemort to materialize in the staffroom. I imagined that people would panic.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I hope to be your friend, but after today I’m afraid you have the wrong idea about me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably a matter of sentiment with Owner Howard to put Pollard in the pilot-house, and it might turn out to be a good idea, despite,” wrote reporter Jack James. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using the same water and air over and over again sounds terribly complicated, and a little bit messy, but it’s really not such an outlandish idea. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was that my measurements could increase the accuracy of our knowledge of the height of the terrain Neil and Buzz would be flying over in their descent to a landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was straight out of seminary and brimming with new ideas. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then filed the document with the Roman Senate, putting the might of Rome behind his wishes in case the Egyptians had ideas about taking control Pompey was appointed to serve as the children’s guardian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I hadn't the faintest idea what "this matter" was, but I was more annoyed than interested. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Intellectual tools, by contrast, manipulate ideas, not the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In normal times, scientists from around the world freely shared new ideas and theories. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arcadio, who never knew the secret of their relationship, scarcely answered the questions that he asked with the obvious idea of gaining his affection. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I had no idea if it was money being passed or favors and the right to stay alive. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner is soup, and we’re so busy slurping and dipping bread that it takes me a while before I notice that Mom is not talking tonight, even when Dad brings up my costume idea. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Tommy’s facility for making a far-out idea seem plausible set Francis to wondering whether an argument could be made for a “perfect biological principle.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I’m sure this was Dad’s idea, because he’d been coming here ever since he was a kid and he hated the big city. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She could not move, recalled nothing, and had no idea where she was or what had caused the intense pain that had reduced her to a heap of raw meat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look her straight in the face, which is not the best idea. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Helmuth is struck with an idea, one that will restore their friendship. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea why, but even though I just met Esteban and know virtually nothing about him, he makes me feel all goopy inside. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The idea behind Gemini 7 was that it would take over a week for an Apollo spacecraft to fly to the moon and back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Religious people were upset that Charles rejected the idea of God as creator. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the idea of capturing her life outside of work, when she wasn’t under the eye of Elizabeth Leefolt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I vacuumed books for epigrams, scraps of information, ideas, themes—anything to fill the hollow within me and make me feel educated. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole thing was crazy; everything about it was crazy—the whole idea.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found that when I talked to them in abstract terms, my ideas were not understood. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how they’d pay the rent or buy food. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t family, but wasn’t it a good idea to try and educate people who didn’t know about root but wanted to? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Three systems still had to be broken, but by Tuesday morning Elizebeth was ready with “a big idea or two.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The misguided ideas of a misguided leader who in turn was misguiding his army and his people. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“So, the whole safe-space idea is great, but to be honest I think it’s more important to educate everyone else.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Shephard says my idea touched a lot of hearts, and companies have reached out to Mrs. Priest because they want to donate whatever they can to make the room nice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

No one but Phineas could think up such a crazy idea. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Goodness knows what he might do next! I'm afraid it could be dangerous for him—and I do have this idea, rather a weird idea, but I'd like to talk to you about it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The idea of the bookstore is so comforting to me, Lois. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then someone had the bright idea of creating a whole-lower-body flipper that I’d pull up over my legs and wear like shorts. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

All you needed was fear, and Yossarian had plenty of that, more fear than Orr or Hungry Joe, more fear than Dunbar, who had resigned himself submissively to the idea that he must die someday. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Annabeth glanced at Percy, and he saw that she was out of ideas. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Because even though Mai said during the cat search that her mother came from Vietnam, I hadn't completely given up on the idea that she could have something to do with the Cahuilla tribe. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I think you have the wrong idea about us.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The idea that history progresses through struggle and change occurs in revolutionary jumps was similarly appealing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look adorable. And I have an idea of how to make you look even more adorable!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think they know themselves what to ask. The whole situation is unprecedented. Even the idea of opposing the Capitol’s agenda is a source of confusion for the people here,” says Haymitch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was El Patron’s idea of an ancient Egyptian garden. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he examined the huge log, an idea came to him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Well, either you’re an excellent liar, or you switch bodies every day. I have no idea which one is true.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The idea took hold of his tiny mouse’s mind. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was done in the English manner, the idea being that despite our disagreements we were all gendemen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get that idea out of your head, mister!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched a few minutes of television before getting a headache and deciding against that idea as well. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Piper had no idea how to reactivate him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And don’t blame Sasha! You couldn’t stand the idea of being too far from your only grandchildren!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But still, I remember, it was my idea. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It made sense to them, too, but it was a new idea, and they came to me for wisdom.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m very glad you came up with that idea, she says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this frenzied atmosphere, the inchoate ideas of Bush and Conant about international control made barely a ripple. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We had absolutely no idea who she’d dredge out of the water first. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Those are all great ideas. It’s just complicated, honey.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The idea, then, that Big Bird no longer wants to be called Big Bird but instead wants to be called Roy is almost guaranteed to befuddle a preschooler. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to do push-ups, but I can’t on the stretcher, and it’s probably a bad idea to do them on the tiled floor, which doesn’t look recently mopped. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I put the idea out of my mind and milked the cow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the interview continued, there emerged all the contours of the battle, the idea that Reggie’s the victim of zealous prosecutors, a veritable witch hunt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Finally, after he calmed down a bit, a miraculous idea occurred to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it had happened to him, these people had witnessed it, and they still wanted to risk their own safety, all for some idea. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Kaisha figured out what was happening last night, but most of us found out this morning. Dude, you really surprised us all. What a great idea!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And while we wait, the gentlemen, soldiers, carpenters, laborers, and servants all discuss their ideas about the New World. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

One way to fashion an outline is to jot your ideas on a page or on index cards more or less at random and then look for ones that seem to belong together. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I have no idea why it would upset Elouise so much. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I swear, whenever you two talk, I just tune it right out. I have no idea what you’re saying.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He has a very different idea about the money, about Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He looked so huge and wild, and Cecilia with her bare shoulders and thin arms so frail that Briony had no idea what she could achieve as she started to go toward them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The idea that he might once have had a son— “Wear them in good health.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He learned how to pronounce words, but frequently had no idea what they meant. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

To something too small or sluggish to duplicate this experience–a snail, say–the idea that a boom box could seem to two observers to produce two different volumes of music simultaneously might seem incredible. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were fixed on the floral wreath hanging over the cash register and her mouth tried to shape the words, “Maybe it’s a bad idea,” but nothing came out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You give me idea. But they have none. Now I rest.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I have no idea whether this treasured egg was meant as a special cure for sorrow, or if they merely thought we needed the protein to sustain our dreadful journey. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schopenhauer’s theories, like Wagner’s operas, could not be described as succinct, and they are consequently hard to summarise briefly, but the idea that caught Wagner’s imagination was that we humans are essentially irrational, emotional animals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was then that Nicolas had the idea of the sandwich factory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police are outside, but they have no idea what’s happening in the bank. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It might be a good idea,” Kira replied, “if you want to pen your little ones. But not on this piece of ground. You can build a pen somewhere else.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a step closer and shouts, "Answer me, young man! What is the idea of running off like that?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where my father and David might be. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

What a ridiculous idea: a castle made of glass. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea she would do that,” said Beatrice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This poem was the first message. I could tell they were sad, so I wrote back. I’m dying to know who it is, though. Any ideas?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Russell,” I said, “I have an idea.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I made it clear that was the devilish white man’s idea of kicks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at the Director, almost in awe of how he is able to twist the idea of imprisonment to make it seem like sleepaway camp. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The idea was so painful, Matt thrust it from his mind. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s unbelievable how many black men and women have let the white man fool them into holding an almost romantic idea of what slave days were like. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea where the hours went. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Not at all his idea of what Mr. Owen's guests were likely to be. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Haley was smart enough to know that Chiltington was hoping to steal the book geeks’ ideas. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Such a thing!” she said in a way that made it unclear whether she thought it a good or bad idea. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And the thing is, I have no idea where that turn would have been. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

These profound and lovely images are, I like to imagine, a kind of premonition of modern astronomical ideas.* Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just an idea I have for the Sketchbook of Impossible Things.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I still think the mission is a terrible idea,” he says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A million ideas, but what do they mean? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sean had wanted to scope out the showcase to get an idea for his own show this semester, and I’d tagged along. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Most people at school had no idea who this Sasha person was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Each idea floated in front of me as I considered it. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I have no idea that this is training for my future career. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia didn’t have any joke at the ready, which meant she liked the idea. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

To these young people, a sight of Arthur as he bunted in the greenwood was like seeing the idea of Royalty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, don’t worry about that. This was her idea.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No ideas where he might of went off to?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now those ideas are rejected by most Americans. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He did not feel fear or nostalgia, but an intestinal rage at the idea that this artificial death would not let him see the end of so many things that he had left unfinished. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They brought home with them the idea that “all men are created equal.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bridge didn’t examine the idea too closely because she liked it and hoped, really hoped, that it was true about the long, hard roads. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Stacy has never talked to me before, so I have no idea what to say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The visit had been her grandmother’s suggestion in the first place, but April agreed that it was a good idea. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month ago I had no idea I would visit New York City! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The feudal idea of war for ransom had been squashed in Britain, but not abroad, and now the foreign ransom-hunters were after the newly settled King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odin the all-highest said, “It is indeed an excellent idea. Well done, Heimdall. We need the hammer back, and this is the best way. Goddesses, prepare Thor for his wedding night.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He was still penniless and desperate, and he knew that to make something of his idea was going to require years of backbreaking labor. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She had no idea who would buy it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Watching my parents dance to Tex-Mex music was my idea of hell. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Like an ancestor volume of Machiavelli’s The Prince, De Ora- tore is a treatise on statecraft that casts light on the idea of the state. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Travis had a pretty good idea of the sort of book he was holding. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we need some time to get our best ideas together.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“My dad believes all boys want to play football—I guess everyone has their thing. Hold still. I have an idea.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The idea he was presenting wasn’t an easy sell, nor should it have been. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The idea of the locket being stolen was absurd.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Once you get used to the idea, it’ll make a lot of sense to you,” Caroline said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea that race played a large part in the life process was becoming clear to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

For Papa, at seventeen, it made no difference that times were hard; the idea of a teahouse was an insult to the family name. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chapter on Sesame Street and Blue’s Clues looked at the question of Stickiness, suggesting that in order to be capable of sparking epidemics, ideas have to be memorable and move us to action. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hated the idea of strength against weakness. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people unconscious on the floor, shot with something other than bullets, and I have no idea why. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rang, and they all went in to write haiku—special poetry—and Hanako decided to write about eyes, because that just seemed like a good idea. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

We tend to spend a lot of time thinking about how to make messages more contagious — how to reach as many people as possible with our products or ideas. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many customers were not used to the idea of seasonal food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Poetry and prayer put ideas in people’s heads that got them killed, distracting them from the ruthless mechanism of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But the Boss had no idea what he would find when he returned to the desolate spot where he had left his men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It gave me an idea of what a terrible strain Lucy’s system must have undergone that what weakened Arthur only partially restored her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like the idea of raw meat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed! I had you pegged as a Northbrook, but I was prepared to talk you out of whatever other ideas you may have had. House Tanaris? House Wolfric? Who knows how people think.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Someone had the bright idea of reconnecting it, to get to the last of its water, and bingo! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This seems like a good idea until I realize that I’ll be the only one who can confirm or deny most of what weighs on him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The augur smiled and shrugged, like the idea amused him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But other kids have the same bright idea, and the first few rows close to the stage are almost full. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You might think that those who think that the idea of discovery is a fiction would welcome such cases, but no: as far as they are concerned, multiple discoveries are fictions, too. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where in that huge crowd my parents might be sitting. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I left it at that because I had no idea why Mr. Patterson had joined us. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It’s funny, because a few years ago I would have hated the idea of staying in and cooking on my birthday, but now it’s perfect, it’s the way it should be. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just really like the idea of you guys being friends.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He felt the thrill of it surge through him, his eyes blinking fast as he fought to remember the idea in its completeness. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

But they had had no idea that Dove, too, had known at the time. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned towards her, earnestly trying to explain his ideas. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do you want to talk really quickly about the idea I had for Insomnia Con? Since we’re not going to hash it out over pizza?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He did not see ideas, but shapes that became letters that he sounded out into words he then had to look up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Boots had no idea what had happened to him, how he had been altered—diminished. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But there was something new to the breakfast this day, Tabasco, and Zeitoun had an idea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Mini had no idea how much they had in common…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While we are talking, Mrs. Thompson arrives home with two boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts and milk for us, and we sit around the kitchen table as Patrice tells us her new idea. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was just completely stuck in my breakthrough about nothingness with no idea what to do or think and Mong’s psycho smile somehow transferred onto my face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Often I tried to talk to him, tried in simple words to convey to him some of my ideas, and he would listen in sullen silence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suzanne’s sudden death had awakened me to the idea that I wanted more joy and meaning in my life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The very idea of a color broadcast was so implausible that Alvarez secreted a small magnet in his pocket to verify that the picture was actually produced by electrons striking a phosphor screen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Why bother? I have a better idea. We can each take a packing crate from the attic and row with a wooden spoon.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It took me some time to get used to the idea of there being enough to eat; I felt that if I ate enough there would not be anything left for another time. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea how to get there?” the newcomer asked. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why is it that some ideas and trends and messages “tip” and others don’t? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had an idea—a stupid idea, but better than no idea at all. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"According to the message," Lewis explained, "NASA rejected the idea. They'd rather take a big risk on Watney than a small risk on all of us. Whoever snuck it into Vogel's e-mail obviously disagreed." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although a poor student himself, Hitler had definite ideas about education. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was spring break at colleges all over the East, and scores and scores of young people had had the idea to come hiking in the Smokies. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He says the business of throwing pebbles into bowls with the most pebbles winning an election—that was Belgium’s idea of fair play, but to people here it was peculiar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now all of a sudden she said, “I have an idea.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hitchhiking occurred to me, but I had no idea which of all the routes out of Boston led to Chicago. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then we got the idea to paint all the hoofs yellow, too, and the cows’ horns, and we caught a rooster that was up on the rafters and painted his beak, and toenails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And seriously, unless my dad is a completely different person than I think him to be, I have no idea how he manages to work with Mr. Kite day after day. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby was delighted; looking at the map, it all became clear, and she could see what a beautifully simple idea it was. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Anyways, it’s probably a smart idea for you and your brother to lay low for a while.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Should Gold ever get the idea of walking away from the Soviets, Fred assured Gold that his boss would get an anonymous note all about Gold’s illegal activities. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea if she likes cats, or you, or anybody else. I’m sick of this. Go and get advice from Harry.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He had an idea to remake the image of the local party machinery. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If I need some material fast or an idea fast," Kennedy said, "CIA is the place I have to go." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll be a person, not just an idea living inside of you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That might be a good idea,” she says quietly. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With no idea they were being recorded, the Germans talked freely. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that was the most brilliant idea. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, Nali. I have an idea. You can use my bow guard!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Idea? What idea?” asked Nick, and he tried to make his eyes as blank as possible. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lookout on the front seat was Dad’s own idea. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked to the altar rail where the idea of God assumed a shape and a scent and a taste. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Approaching Twig when she got stuck on an idea was like approaching a wild bear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Good idea. We’ll get our mailbox number, write it in, and then take it to the museum office.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, and then I have an idea. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The idea that the midwife had returned for the child during the night gave him a pause of rest in which to think. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The idea of the organ was a last desperate attempt to win the hand of Cousin Antonieta after more conventional means of courting her had failed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what I’m saying, do you?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The paper clip idea was great,” I offer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I held on to the idea that he had just fainted and would get up soon. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He tried to console himself with the idea that his dad could help when they found him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jon reached out to tear off a leg, then had a better idea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I shook my head at her, “No! It wasn’t like that! It wasn’t even my idea!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea where the blanket was. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I had heard that the Sierra Leonean ambassador let refugees sleep temporarily in the compound of the embassy, but I had no idea where the embassy itself was located. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Don’t get the idea that I am mad at you either. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But William is perpetually bursting with opinions, with questions, with ideas. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was the kind of man who subscribed to that old-fashioned idea of nation as personal test—and by extension, a test of family—and not only because he was an immigrant. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

R. M. Renfield, ætat 59.—Sanguine temperament; great physical strength; morbidly excitable; periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This was probably the first chance he had got to spiel these ideas out to somebody. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt sad for him and knew he had no idea what had happened. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Another example would be Newton’s willingness to accept the idea of action over a distance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Finally I get sick of looking and decide I’ll row up the creek to Mr. Woodwell’s place and see if he has any ideas on the subject. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t bear the idea that we might never come back,” she said softly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There was a tiny part of my brain that knew this was a bad idea. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What a cute idea. No, I’m afraid were fresh out of oracles. Now, if we’d gone questing for the Sibylline books, like I recommended—” “The Siba-what?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“This proposition is unorthodox, and against my better judgment, but the idea of a massage intrigues me, and I am rarely intrigued. However, thirty minutes is too short. Say...two hours.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I don't argue with her because I feel like this is an idea she's been working on for a long time, an intricate idea she's carved out of a block of wood. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He admired their blue canvas awning, taped together on one side though it was; also he thought the soda machine a good idea, and the ceiling fan for summer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that was the cheesiest idea I'd ever heard in my life and asked him to stop calling me with his empty little propositions. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how serious things were. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

With no idea what else to do, I decide to follow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Another person would have been crying at the idea of debt, or at least getting angry or stressed out. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t found their target, and now that they didn’t have any idea where they were, Polina and her pilot hesitated about dropping their bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The possibility of the young man’s coming to Mrs. Goddard’s that morning, and meeting with Harriet and pleading his own cause, gave alarming ideas. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He wore me down and I finally agreed, but only to prove to him that it was a disastrous idea. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And until she had a better idea of what Clara wanted she would act normal so that the ghost would not suspect that Ophie was on to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The very idea is like a blur to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a military man, he was skeptical about explosive devices that were too powerful to serve as practical weapons, and less impressed than Truman with the idea that bigger was invariably better. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We reminded them that the idea of the campaign was to focus attention on our grievances, not eradicate them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He toyed with the idea of coming right out and telling them they could never come to his room again. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In our early days at the Cottages, the idea of not finishing our essays would have been unthinkable. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea had just occurred to him, a reckless but potentially wonderful idea.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then an idea seemed to strike him and he said shrewdly: “Yet I will myself take you there, and if you prosper you can pay me.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I knocked at Cooter’s the idea was set in my head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Do you have any idea what you did?—just to see if I’m the suspect he’s looking for? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“His systems. Alexander’s systems are nothing you should be bothering with. You have no idea what you’re doing. I overestimated your ability to handle this challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he thought this idea through he’d realize I wasn’t his best option. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But she hadn't been able to come up with a single idea that seemed good enough. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Until they listened to her with just their ears, however, they had no idea she was so good. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Just because you broke me out of jail, don’t get any bright ideas about Zach. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has no idea what to make of the situation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we came up with the idea that the best way to tell our side of the story is to give our diaries to Secretary of Education Richard Riley. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Certainly not. Where do you get such ideas?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai felt sick—not just at the idea that Minya might be sabotaging her lull, but to think that she would manipulate Great Ellen, who was almost like a mother to them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had no idea where she was or where she was going. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their thinking was that music lovers can thin-slice a new song in a matter of seconds, and there is nothing wrong with that idea in principle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A later development was the idea of terminal narratives, which were theories put forth to explain colonization of the Americas. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I have a great idea,” he says, trying to cheer me up. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

It was the perfect business idea, and it had been in front of my eyes the entire time. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “I think your Grade Sorter is an awesome idea! Besides, I get As, so I’m happy to have my tests back faster.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

School had always been a safe haven for him, and he’d counted on finding someone there who could give him a better idea of what was going on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The “something” was the idea of investing—the three of them—in a sealing ship. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was an idea that had literally never occurred to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Hey—I have an idea. Why don’t you help me help Brooke?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The woman was so uncomfortable with Mamma’s interest in her, and yet she had no idea how to put a stop to it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what this English word meant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Still, the idea of a real adventure lifted his spirits. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We cannot, somehow, give up the idea that discovery, like a race, is a game in which one person wins and everyone else loses. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He sat staring at the book as if it might give him an idea. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a great idea! And on my trifold panels, I could display photos of real moon craters next to photos of the craters I make in my lab to show how similar they look.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Then she thought that what she really needed was the lacquer without the wood, but she quailed at the idea of making another sheet; how could she make it flat without a backing anyway? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Besides, when Kuda got an idea in his head, it took an earthquake to dislodge it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Another problem blew up out of Kepler’s eagerness to consolidate his new reputation by associating with other mathematicians and discussing his ideas with them. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sam has wooden box, let each one stand on it and tell idea. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good night,” said Bod, who had no idea what the man was talking about, but filed it away for later. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He suddenly remembered Dumbledore’s idea of a few words, “nitwit,” “oddment,” “blubber,” and “tweak,” and again had to suppress a grin... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Didn’t like the idea of her trying to run with a baby and a small child, didn’t like the idea of her trying to run at all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she knew him well enough to know it wasn’t his idea. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found the patch a few years ago, but Gale had the idea to string mesh nets around it to keep out the animals. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

People came to be punished for having unusual ideas. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, I’m thankful: I have no idea what I’d say were either of them to bring it up. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He checked their faces, and it wasn't hard to tell that they had no idea what that meant. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had an idea, and I was like, Let me show you something. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke poured ice water on his head, which looked like such a good idea, I did the same. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Even Burnham could not say for sure who had been first to propose the idea. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He stopped at Henry D.’s desk and said, “Yo, Henry D. You want to be in a group with Theresa and me? We got a hot idea.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the idea was not a new one. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“What’d you go and say that for? That idea wasn’t even in my head till you said it.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the words that bothered her—nothing too frightening there—it was the idea that someone was sneaking around and leaving them on her porch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Even if I didn’t take part in drilling the holes, it was my idea... Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine what kindergarten methods would be shocking enough to pull a whole family out of school forever, but there’s no way to access information about this event—George has no idea. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The instant the idea occurred to Ranofer he was sure it was the answer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

"Don't be late. Ms. Barry is a very busy, passionate woman. I certainly hope you're good, for my sake. I told her you were talented even though I have no idea what you can do." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The idea of starting a whole new gathering made her ache from her head to her toes. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was my idea that we disguise ourselves as a rustic and a shepherdess, for the lovers in Gertrude’s romances often did so. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I really think it is. So, a protest is a good idea! Right, Wanda?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to do something wonderfully romantic, to fulfill my idea of what I thought a writer should be like. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Listen to your mother,” he says, having no idea what she even said. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mrs. O’Toole’s maritime metaphor had given him an idea. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For many, the idea of eating in the other’s company was still unthinkable. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Donne would have learnt from Hill about the possibility of life on other planets, and of planets circling other stars; he would also have learnt that these strange ideas derived from Giordano Bruno. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It said: an implied idea in a work of art. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I am in mortal terror at this turn, for I haven’t any idea what the things are called professionally. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently that meant time for Mr. Terupt to get crazy with his math ideas again. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

This crowning of Powhatan must truly be a bad idea. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She had an idea that the skin would be eaten away there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess we could help other less fortunate orphans. Unless you’ve had any ideas about our project?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

John had the idea it was going to be great fun going over to that house by ourselves, but it didn’t work out that way. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet fear kept me from making any move; the idea of stealing floated tentatively in me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made fried pork chops or heaping plates of spaghetti and meatballs and sat around talking about Welch, laughing so hard at the idea of all that craziness that our eyes watered. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What a clever idea. Well, then. Let’s go.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Since I couldn’t read, I had no idea what it said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only boy who had an idea of which school he wanted to go to was Edward Norton, whose brother, John, went to Stuyvesant High School. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, he had no idea what the Count was bringing with him into the giant cage. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her escape had been a preposterous idea, but even a sliver of it amounted to the best adventure of her life. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was nice to have someone finally realize that she was capable of helping, and to finally listen to her when she had an idea. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Everybody will have their own idea of me and of that song, regardless. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His mind is clear, the plans for the museum becoming cohesive, ideas for future projects aligning themselves in ways that seem completely manageable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the idea of going back to the Honeycomb and reporting that he had glimpsed an unknown creature in the grass and left it alone was more than he could swallow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In general, it seemed my teammates and the coaching staff had a very superficial idea of who I was as a fencer and a person. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"I don't see the idea of going to town," broke out Tom savagely. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She liked his ideas, his conviction, his optimism. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t want her to get any ideas. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I woke up this morning all alive with a new idea and filled with hope, and I ran to wake Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“This is messed up. I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Now he was holding on, with no idea what to do next. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat on the other end of the line, listening to my mother talk about “sacrifice,” I had no idea what my grandparents had given up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It was your idea,” Rufus says, walking his bike down the block. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t imagine having to come home,” she says of the idea of returning from a mission early, and under a cloud. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It may not be a coincidence that Greene, like many scientists since Galileo, is a lucid expositor of difficult ideas, because the ideal of classic prose is congenial to the worldview of the scientist. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She speaks faster as the idea takes shape in her mind, and her excitement is contagious; it bubbles inside me like the idea is mine and not hers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, she wasn’t shy about the idea of writing books. She was shy about the kind of books she wanted to write.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The very idea! Trying to force a child into marriage to save their own skins. Ngozi sacrifices are illegal in Zimbabwe.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they all influenced each other, sometimes by trade, sometimes by violence, each one developing new techniques, exporting unique goods, and swiping ideas from the others. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Revisiting the place where Salim had disappeared was a good idea. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to charge people or do their homework for them. This side hustle was Kojo’s idea.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Far from it. I was tormented by the contrast between my idea and my handiwork: in each case I had imagined something which I was quite powerless to realise.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘I had no idea we were anywhere near the place!’ said Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whatever my responsibility was for what had occurred, I knew that I would pay for it, knew that I would be expelled, and the very idea stabbed my insides again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the idea made her heart pound with horror. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

When I got Ob and May after all those years of having nobody, that was my idea of dying and going to heaven. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I just realized that it was a bad idea, that’s all.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But he was not a mover-and-shaker, only a draftsman; the words he wrote were merely the lyrical expression of ideas that had been bandied about in the Congress and the various colonial legislatures for years. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Tycho’s idea was that the Earth is fixed at the centre of the Universe and that the Sun, the Moon and the fixed stars orbit around the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Jumping out a window five hundred feet aboveground is not usually my idea of fun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I wish I could sit and talk with them over coffee in the Campus Bowl Luncheonette when they get together to argue about books and politics and ideas. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We tend to think less, however, about the concepts or ideas that our culture has about sound and music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Of course he’d been gone at college before, so I’d got used to the idea of having to do his share of the work and all that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it had been a bad idea for her to bring up the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When we’re standing in line for the book signing, I tell Jamie I have no idea what I’m supposed to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Apparently inspired by the black wave, some enterprising rebel commander came up with the idea of confiscating people’s abandoned automobiles and sending them unmanned down the streets. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Imbeciles,” he said, and then, “Sorry. The whole idea annoys me, but if she likes it...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually the detailed observations of the apparent motion of the planets forced him to abandon the idea of circular paths and to realize that planets travel in ellipses. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The five kids started exchanging ideas for winning over the man on the third floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In other words, the theory of relativity put an end to the idea of absolute time! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like being on a movie set or in an amusement park—although at the time I had no idea such places existed. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“A little sentimental, maybe. My first idea was to drive up and down in front of you a few times to prove I had a car and you didn’t.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And though I’ve disagreed with the idea every day this week in humanities class, sometimes I think I know what he meant. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how much money that is since my Urdu is especially terrible when it comes to numbers. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Of those advances—in paper, movable type, metallurgy, presses, inks, and scripts—paper and the idea of movable type reached Europe from China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Powell shook him, “Wait, Mike, wait. Listen, I’ve got an idea. Jumping Jupiter, this is a fine time to get around to the simple solutions. Mike!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the walk to school they talked about coincidence, agreeing that it didn’t always seem to be accidental, and Petra shared some of Charles Fort’s ideas about looking carefully at things. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Haymitch said to surprise them if we could, but I’m fresh out of ideas. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I had no idea where I was running, or why, or even who the other players were. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I had abject terror at the idea of the group,” said Croteau, who is blunt and intellectually engaging. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In other news, I'm starting to come up with an idea for food. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the idea of it haunts Gogol as well. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That notion of burning us isn’t a very new idea, Basta, but then you never were fond of new ideas. Well, are we in business or aren’t we?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe it would be a good idea to call him at work and let him know that I was about to die, and that I would miss him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Taking an idea from her father’s newspaper that morning, she wrote just one word on that page—TRUTH. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The image shocked her, a new idea too big to fit into her mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“This is a crazy idea, but I gotta say, I like that you and Ronan think big. Now, let’s get started,” she says, motioning to the other firefighters. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid. These gyptians, they pick up all kinds of stupid ideas.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had the idea she wasn’t, but it’s always so hard to tell these things about kids. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

After these preliminaries, we focused on the critical issues: the armed struggle, the ANC’s alliance with the Communist Party, the goal of majority rule, and the idea of racial reconciliation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was that we could stay away from most people and not catch their germs, so we wouldn’t get sick at the last minute. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She liked the idea! She wants to meet with the library director on Monday to go over details, but in the meantime, you’ve got some work to do!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I had no idea this many people cared enough to see me in person today. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We were taught — and believed — that the best ideas were English ideas, the best government was English government, and the best men were Englishmen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what prison was like. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But after the retreat, when someone else, someone impartial and from the East Coast, deemed me Juilliard worthy, the idea burrowed into Gran’s brain. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I was telling you—in the agency, when they reach a point like this in a meeting, there’s always some character ready with an idea. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A jovial fellow with gold-filled teeth and a silvery widow’s peak, he jovially repeated, “Sometimes I despair. Sometimes I think old Doc Savage had the right idea.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we thought it would be a good idea for her to be married to him, and since she was flattered by the notion, we’ve decided to call her Mrs. Beaverbrook from now on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had no idea why Oppenheimer would want to see him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t relish the idea of spending my life as their watchdog. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Which is why Savanna would have no idea that Summer and I got to know her friend Ximena as well as we did. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Moss fell to his knees next to Shawna, but he had no idea what to do. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Fates have clear ideas about what jobs belong to gods, and what has to be done by mortals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And I haven’t any good ideas concerning where to start to describe the contents of her envelope. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I said that I had discussed with Coetsee the idea of beginning talks with the government and that the government seemed interested. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea whether we were smart like them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t sell Lidia on this idea, but she did admit it sounded a little cool. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But for all that to happen, Haley needed a winning idea—and fast. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I was sort of hoping they’d make him drop too. Instead, they’re combining their ideas or something. Whatever. Like they can do that in three weeks.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But then I got an idea that would make her just stop hounding me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As I told Dali-wonga, separate development was a spurious solution to a problem that whites had no idea how to control. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hoary restatement of Lamarck’s idea—of adaptation morphing directly into hereditary change—decades after geneticists had pointed out the conceptual errors of Lamarckism. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My altercation with Russ left me shaking—the idea that I could make it this far only to be turned away by a teenager with a pierced lip was horrifying. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He clothes his ideas in the language of the Bible and tops it with the stovepipe hat of Abraham Lincoln. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but, you know, I still don’t really get the idea of why words all mean different things. Like, who says that d-o-g means the thing that goes ‘woof’ and wags its tail? Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, the idea of leaving my Abnegation identity behind doesn’t make me nervous; it gives me hope. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whatever idea Murphy had been putting forth had not met Cradle’s test of reasonableness, and that was the end of it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Popper worried a little, at the start, over the idea of having Janie and Bill miss ten weeks of school while they were on the road, though the children did not seem to mind. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what I was walking into, but I knew one thing for sure: It was preferable to falling into that soldier’s hands on a lonely road. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hazel,” said Fiver suddenly, “I want to get a clear idea of this Silverweed, but I daren’t go closer by myself. Will you come with me?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sure that if all the kids stopped buying lunch, sooner or later someone would figure out that it was all Nick Allen’s idea. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never listens to me, not when he’s got an idea planted in his mind. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that it was her intention to actually send the letters to Zlata, but now that the idea was brought up, why not? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m going to tell him everything: that I lost my job months ago, that I was very drunk on Saturday night and I have no idea what time I came home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the talent show and the song were my idea, and I couldn’t back out now. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In his despair, Mr. Popper had an idea. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

And that afternoon she seemed to accept the idea, granted me the right, the freedom so crucial to adulthood, to become a person very different in public from the person I am at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Mami, living to see the end of so many things, including her own ideas. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Joe still could not foresee what might happen, he had no idea how to handle a big crisis if one developed, and he wished somebody else would be the leader in this thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the shape of the alphabet but had no idea what it actually sounded like. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s a good idea, but real opportunities of the kind Hazel has in mind aren’t likely to come very often.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My insides jump at the idea of going anywhere outside of New York by myself. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ostriches definitely have the right idea, he thought, as he freed himself from the blankets he’d wrapped around his body and went to the kitchen to get a hammer. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Though I was beginning to have a pretty good idea. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were many ideas, but none seemed to impress the chief. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what I was being called down for. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She also told him that she did not approve of Lyell’s idea that he and Charles should dine every evening at the Athenaeum Club, leaving the wives at home alone. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this idea to call us when you arrive. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He frowns a little, and I have no idea what he’s thinking. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Claws in...Bloodlet...now break my heart, Razor, is that you? You have no idea how it hurts me to see you in His Majesty’s company.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds like a good idea. A good idea from a good friend.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? I had no idea the world even remembered us.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As it turns out, I’m not the only one with the bright idea to have a Halloween party. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

At first I had no idea what he was talking about. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The idea is that your score on this test should roughly represent how social you are. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Friday our team has to present our app idea, and every member has to speak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The shape of the letters on my father's gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man with curly black hair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m just trying to bounce ideas off you to see if it sparks anything in your mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

His thoughts, his ideas, his conviction, and his courage provide an inspiration even now to new generations that come.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea what that means?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Truth is, four hours ago, Jus was ready to back out because the idea of going anywhere with Jared and crew just felt wrong, knowing what he knows about how they think. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When Soma first approached me with the idea it was still just an intriguing notion. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Gareth particularly tried to prop it up so that it would give a little idea of the beauty which he remembered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what made them work. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Frank said he had an idea that would sort it out. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I had no idea why she hadn’t been able to get me back. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As he had expected, Bigwig jumped at the idea of a raid to free the hutch rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no map to follow, and they had no idea what lay ahead. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In my mind, all these people came to the rally because our summer camp helped to spread the word The idea of radio announcements, the Black Panther newspaper, and word- of-mouth hadn’t entered my mind. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boy, do you have any idea what could be inside that thing? Explosives. High-voltage machinery. Poison. Who knows?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how much I need a night like tonight,” Mom says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I had an idea in the back of my head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

So, I have this idea for my tour around the world. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Their employment represented an expansion of the very idea of who had the right to enlist in the country’s scientific workforce. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“But Grandma, we have to get rid of those old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. Chairman Mao said they’re holding us back,” I informed her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a good idea, Rukku! Let’s visit Teashop Aunty. Maybe she even has some beads left.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But it’s easier than I thought to see that he has no idea who he is anymore. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I might feel sorry for her under normal circumstances, but I have no clear idea what normal circumstances are anymore, and anyway, I don’t want her to have my sympathy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He likes the idea of detective work, of working to serve and protect the public. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Holiness, no offence, we are sure. We were only at wishing to make an exchange of ideas.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small child has little idea of the future. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The whole thing was originally my mother’s idea,” she said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“That idea of yours to follow them and find out where their money was.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lin Howard was in one of those moods during which crazy ideas sound perfectly sensible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has been chewing over this idea that I can “buy” time in exchange for bits of my soul, and he wondered if I likened myself to Faust. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They wanted to get some ideas about pricing and marketing and make sure there was general support for the concept. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Because in my opinion it's not really a great idea to see people as one thing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My mother is not like the other mothers, she doesn’t fit in with the idea of them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She fled so fast that she had little idea of where she was going. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Therefore, every time that Úrsula became exercised over her husband's mad ideas, she would leap back over three hundred years of fate and curse the day that Sir Francis Drake had attacked Riohacha. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And while she liked the idea of becoming a doctor, she’d started to consider other careers—like teaching. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In the past, I had instinctively accepted the ethos of my profession, the idea that leaking was always inherently bad, treacherous....I had been wrong. Obviously, leaking could be a patriotic and constructive act.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The idea spread through her as the wax cooled and hardened beneath the pressure of the seal. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Dragging my useless leg behind me, I stagger after him, having no idea what else to do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We can’t even ask how long it has been there–whether it has just lately popped into being, like a good idea, or whether it has been there forever, quietly awaiting the right moment. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Matt had no idea what that was, but he recognized an insult when he heard it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything Genie wanted to do to help he knew probably wasn’t a good idea. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The very idea of you!” the teacher shouted at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After some time he gave up the idea of spending the day alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rejected the idea that he didn’t understand the big TB picture. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But how much smaller, and how the nozzle worked, and how to build one, we had no idea. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It had been Grace’s idea to meet at Maya’s house two weeks later. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Now the truth was that Uncle Andrew, who knew nothing about the Wood between the Worlds, had quite a wrong idea about the rings. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Just hearts,” I say, “everywhere,” but my customer has no idea what I’m talking about. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I just knew that I was lonely, and I wanted to make it so that when I got with someone, I’d have some idea what to do. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I saw how my own people had remained in one place, while I had moved on and seen new worlds and gained new ideas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That idea is in their best interest, after all, since I hear the floods have claimed much more of their land than ours. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It’s good that my dad was on board with my mom’s wild idea, because it took a while for her to find a purchaser for her nursing homes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But Gran didn’t tolerate ideas like evolution or the big bang theory, despite the evidence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Now everyone keep their bloody mouths shut, I mean it. You know the rules—no idea’s unacceptable—and you’ll all have your say when we vote on it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

What is the ordinary use of the word "affluence"? An "affluence of ideas," means what? New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” said Moss, “I actually feel really excited by the idea of meeting your friends. I can’t say I expected that.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He offers this idea with such sincerity that I have to smile. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But given what we are learning about intelligence, the idea that schools can be ranked, like runners in a race, makes no sense. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They truthfully said they hadn’t begun it, they had no control over it—the idea was national, spontaneous, unorganized, and leaderiess. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only problem was Alex had no idea which brush was hers. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was a good speech, but it suffered from frequent interruptions because Bastet and Aida had read the same book and had some ideas of their own. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Louisiana’s grandmother, the authorities were on a rampage, and it would be a good idea for Louisiana to be “far, far away from the Elefante homestead.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Lawrence replied that “the idea of a federation of democracies may have much practical merit, but... I would not think of using my position as a scientist in furthering such a political movement.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There was a pause, then, “Oh really? The last two mornings? I had no idea.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was in touch with Rabiya while we were away and sent her a few videos and photos, but now I have no idea what else to share. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

"Still it was a good disguise, was it not? My masterpiece. Everyone's idea of what a Jew looks like, eh?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how the kid survived. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The whole idea was insane and yet the others were looking at me calmly; one of them was lighting up an underslung pipe. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because it is invidious to their sex...it reflects the old idea of woman’s inferiority....2d. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even with that settled, I had no idea what to write next. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I had no ideas, no plans, and little hope. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He dismisses the idea loftily and informs me I know nothing about it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the foreseeable future, banishing zero from the universe with string theory is a philosophical idea rather than a scientific one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

To stop that dangerous idea, in the 1880s, growers turned to men from Japan. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I'm glad she called, because I've got this idea I want to bounce off her. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if the island was really gone, she had no idea how to find the giant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had no idea, this cousin who had grown up in the village, who looked at the world with stark and insensitive eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to tell me to go ahead. Just tell me it’s a good idea. Okay? Is it a good idea?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To her the country was a romantic idea—because she had never been inside a stable, as Ferula put it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must remember the idea; Crane-man would be interested in discussing it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

‘As for where I am going,’ said Frodo, ‘it would be difficult to give that away, for I have no clear idea myself, yet.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Nothing has changed; now you just have a better idea of your own limitations. Every human being has limitations, even GPs.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I’m taken aback, have no idea how to respond. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I stop talking because I’m getting this idea. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“As principal of Riverview Middle School, it is my sad duty to report that I have absolutely no idea where our team might be. I think the pressure was too much. They caved.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“The harvesting is the worst of it. The idea of it.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Jumping from the box into the stadium seemed a good idea . . . but would it be good enough? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how she knew my name. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The last thing they needed was to allow the populace to be getting ideas. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to hitch a ride on the back bumper of the cab. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

That's the idea I had gotten from the UN caseworkers, and from anything I had ever seen on TV over the years. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Victoria casually let it slip that she’d told Hannah I was coming to the party and then later I heard Maddie tell her that it was a bad idea to let me come. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A part of my mind I had no idea I possessed until that moment took over and, like a great general, called all to order. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I didn’t—” Sighing, Terry says, “Jack may have told you I wasn’t crazy about this idea. About you doing your hours this way.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In 1605 this new idea of discovery was generalized by Francis Bacon in Of the Proficiency and Advancement of Learning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Didn't seem like a good idea to be too close to the window, y'know, in plain sight. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The thing was, Joe had never had a firm grasp on anything, he had never really understood his own motivations, he had never had an idea where he was going. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no real idea of how far ten miles was, but he ought to be able to manage it easily. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We give each other feedback and ideas for different spices to try. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I like the idea of keeping my world in these little compartments where there is no risk of collision. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have any idea where the car was now. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sure that Sherm could tell she had no idea what she was doing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

One idea was to spray it on forests to help out the timber industry. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She knew he meant well, but he had no idea what she was going through. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, unaccountably, the whole idea abruptly dropped out of fashion and sight. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea,” I said, uninterested in whatever activity was taking place in there. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Still, he didn’t like the idea of this quest, especially since it came from Mars, and especially after his dreams. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But anger roiled in my belly, and after I boarded the bus back to the apartment that day I was seized by another idea. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In his present situation, such futile ideas went through his head, while he pushed himself right up against the door and listened. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of returning year after year to a single place appeals to Gogol deeply. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finn had no idea where they’d come from or how he could have missed them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“No. It was his idea. I didn’t even know the tapes existed yet.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Mortality had remained a conveniently hypothetical concept, an idea to ponder in the abstract. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a comfortable idea, but the She Elephant is in the business of selling children. The people who buy must want them very much.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t wrap my mind around the idea of stepping through our front door, sleeping in my own bed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And the way she’d been feeling lately, she had absolutely no idea what could come out. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need to control it if we give up the idea that we have to possess the Nut,” says Gale. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Most times people would look at him like they had no idea what he was talking about. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure what the old man was talking about, but he had an idea. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are many stories about the stars, but not a trace of the idea that they influence men’s lives. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We still have to repair the foremast. Then I need your help in the engine room. I’ve got an idea for a new installation.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Looking at Vincent's paintings, he tells Jo, “One first has to relinquish all ones conventional ideas in order to grasp what he means. But one day he will be understood. When? That is the question.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In 1913, while puzzling over the structure of the atom, Bohr had an idea so exciting that he postponed his honeymoon to write what became a landmark paper. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the idea of a limited set of allowed orbits seemed very arbitrary. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any idea how long he could keep this up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Why does this property—being the least divisible unit of a larger form—imbue these particular ideas with such potency and force? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was the painters idea of a man, simply daubs of paint, nothing more. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She felt that her radical ideas were out of step with an issue that seemed to have grown stagnant. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Jackson won programs to educate newly arrived workers, selling the idea as a good way for business owners to win black allegiance. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t work, but it was a good idea. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That’s a little annoying, since it was Michael’s idea, not his. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

An evil idea came over me—so evil it made me shiver as I smiled—and I sidled across to the table. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

An idea of what the city must have smelled like during its hot and humid summers is suggested by the goings- on at Giesboro Point Cavalry Depot, just south of Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Arthur imposed this idea on Christendom, because of the richness of his own schooling under Merlyn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she just hated the idea of Eleanor, of a girl seducing her firstborn son right in her own living room. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Its an amazing idea. Why didn’t I think of it?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She came up with several ideas for making money, including a colorful disposable baby bottle with premeasured amounts of water and formula— something a busy mom could shake with one hand while holding a baby. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you think she has any idea at all who that girl might be and she’s just not telling you?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t that an original idea?” cried Miss Lamb, who found Jo great fun. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no time to argue, and I had no better idea. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Harriet was for fixing the canoe up and going out on the river anyway, but Stuart couldn’t stand that idea. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how much he was hurting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

What is Helene when she so casually shrugs off the idea of helping the girl? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“And what Nemesis said about your brother having six days to live, and Rome getting destroyed...any idea what she meant?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Over the years, I’ve noticed that developing ideas usually requires some time. Sometimes you have to mull things over for a bit to get what you’re really after.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The shorthand notebook was not returned, but the idea of a bulletin board was an instant success. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Admittedly, he'd only known her for twelve days, but the whole idea of the Theorem was that you didn't have to know someone intimately in order for it to work. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I had had the wildest idea in class when I realized I wanted to go find Aileen, and now I took a deep breath and hoped for the best. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have an idea and grab the carpet, doing my best to carry it under one arm as I make my way up to the last landing on the fifth story of the building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good idea! Then if we ask anything, it could seem like just being nosy. Or gossip.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You haven't been here for all of it. You have no idea.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were also concerned about the idea of nationalization, insisting that the ANC and the Freedom Charter supported blanket nationalization for the South African economy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin always fidgeted when Cora raised the idea of initiative. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Any idea why Eliot Bolivar stopped writing poems for the parish magazine?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Yet he came out of the blackness clutching an idea. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I wondered whether you would remember that. By the way, I was awakened by what sounded like something heavy falling against my door. Have you any idea what that could have been?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the way he’s pressing up against me, I know his idea of civil is not the same as mine. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward suddenly, as if he’d just had an idea. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Soon, it was this idea—of my becoming Tommy’s carer—that came to stand in for all the rest of it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what he was doing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad swears Mom’s nose is as cute as ever and I don’t notice anything different about it, but she still touches it gingerly when he starts talking about some big new idea he’s got going. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea who Sammy is. But Frank asked me if I was sure that wasn’t my name.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We walked with you to the balloon stand, though I worried about whether buying a balloon was really such a good idea. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gene Johnson conceived the idea and gathered the equipment and found the money to pay for it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem to have any idea how much it was worth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The village had broken somewhere deep inside, and she had no idea how to mend it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Undoubtedly he must be advocating ideas that the South did not like. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of staying home went through my mind several times, but I had no choice. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We had only the dimmest ideas of what to expect. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the idea of another big operation had always been in the back of my mind, I hadn’t really given it much thought. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Anyway, the General Oblation Board grew out of ideas like that, and out of the Church’s obsession with original sin.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the idea of Zeus became loftier, two august forms sat beside him in Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, he had no idea where to go. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since I was doing so well with the saber, Coach Mustilli mentioned the idea of me entering some of the local and regional fencing competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I have no idea why; I just feel like I'm supposed to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what he says, but Mai and I hear all kinds of shouting. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Our ideas are popping. Too bad we have to share them with a couple of girls. Can’t believe they split us up even after my dad made that donation.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

What a wonderful idea—take my hat off to you! devil Thank you. dud: Trees—terrific! Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

And finally she got the idea of the party. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was relatively quiet, didn’t go through my things, and liked to listen to my weird book ideas late at night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had no idea such a job even existed! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Grace had an idea about me—does Dolores have an idea about me? A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“But I thought it was kind of a good idea,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Which is how I got the bright idea of catching a jar of these bees, presenting them to T. Ray, and saying, “Now who’s making things up?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this idea filled him, in a moment, wholly, with the intensity of a vision: What better woman could be found? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One day, an unusually warm day in spring, I get an idea: I will ride my bike to your house. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I got the idea while I was down at the mall on Route 440 yesterday. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Coming up with such a good idea, to try out our equipment before we set off on our trips. I don’t know why we didn’t think of that ourselves, do you, Tiller?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mark could tell it was a man or boy but had no idea whether it was someone he knew. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Like most of Dad’s ideas, the assembly call, while something more than a nuisance, made sense. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a good idea. Think I will, too. It’s a balmy night.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“No, I just ask—and I quote—‘Fall is my favorite season, so I was wondering if you had some fun ideas for autumn-inspired crafts?’ Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t shake the idea that Cofield might send people to her house to steal her mother’s Bible or the lock of hair she kept tucked inside it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

No one had ever asked him for his ideas before. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it’s bad country for stoats as well as foxes, and I hadn’t much idea what we were going to do if we met one.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea that the FBI was following him the whole time, hoping that he would lead them to the other saboteurs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Yet Nicholas was not declared a heretic, and the church didn’t react to the new idea. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what we cook in class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But just the idea scared me so bad I made up that Papa had told me to build a shelf on the back porch for Mama’s flower-potting stuff. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve no idea how long it took us to reach the windy summit of Lafayette other than that it was a double eternity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how hot it was going to be in New York in August. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't say that the idea of leaving the salon for someplace new makes me light-headed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

But he had no idea which tribe it came from. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pull her aside and explain that I didn’t mean for Rachel to be here, that it wasn’t my idea, but we had no time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Surely if anyone anywhere had any idea what could cure a dying penguin, this man would. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Segregationists never seemed to run out of ideas or the money to carry them out. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She begins one sentence: 'Although I have no idea how I shall usefully fill the remainder of my life . The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

So maybe what we call imaginary time is really more basic, and what we call real is just an idea that we invent to help us describe what we think the universe is like. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decide Stevie Wonder won’t mind if I borrow from his song, especially since it gave me the idea to do this. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as the idea had come into his head, it had filled him with excitement, though he was startled by it, he had never done such a thing before. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Patrick wanted that picture. And what about the picture he sent you? They’re acting like this was all your idea or something. It’s such a double standard!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Yossarian had no idea who he was and just took it for granted that he was either another doctor or another madman. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was feeling relieved until I remembered I still had no idea who was after Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“The creator of Tempest, Dave Theurer, originally got the idea for the game from a nightmare he had about monsters crawling up out of a hole in the ground and chasing after him.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s an idea of mine. The worse it tastes, the faster you grow up.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not doing this for him. This is not his idea.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you certain this is a good idea?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Given how often cups were knocked over in the Arden home, this was probably a good idea. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Forgive me, Master, but I can’t help being relieved. I was never happy about the idea of...” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Leo felt guilty about that, especially considering what his idea was, but he mustered a smile. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And there was no reason for ruling out the idea that Chargaff’s regularities had their origin in the genetic code. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I thought, She loves me, and it was the first time such a far-fetched idea had occurred to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the best idea they had to work with, so they went back to the bar where the manager shuffled papers behind the counter. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment Hazel had the vague idea that he was underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect the history of ideas will be very useful, then,” she said, smiling sweetly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have any idea as to why birds existed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I straightened my supplies on the coffee table and sat, careful to avoid the pins, and smiled at the idea that Arletta would be the first friend I welcomed into my new place. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“She loved me. Enough to hold me at gunpoint so she could die for me. I have no idea why, but that’s just the way it is.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had no idea how long he had been standing there, his eyes lost in the labyrinth of letters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You got any idea what time they might of hit this place, Nick?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just like me,” Lissa said with a smile, not realizing that she herself had given me the idea. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I go down the hall to discuss the idea with Dell. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Do you have any idea how many grains of sand there are in the world?" he asked. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Other people latched on to his idea—one woman who lived on Dedlock Street, very near the edge of the city, managed to get into the Unknown Regions with her flaming stick. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is the merit of European political scientists and sociologists to give a high priority to the power of ideas in a social struggle. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, she thought, it wasn’t longing but fear, and this was his idea of a monster. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In terms, that is, of family, which wasn’t so much an idea for her, as an aesthetic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basic idea behind the possibles theory was simple, and didn’t provoke much dispute. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laughed among ourselves at the idea of “warm” jail food; it was a contradiction in terms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jerked her head up from the grass to rid her of any ideas she might have about grazing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He almost shouted the last part, but he had no idea where his anger was directed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The idea that you were not supposed to think in school seemed funny. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I didn't keep up my old habit of writing down my ideas for novels because it seemed unnecessary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Uh, I have an approximate idea of the intersection,” I say. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At this very moment, Stevens, his lordship is doing what he can to remove Foreign Office objections to this appalling idea.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is an easy way to explore this idea. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea the amount of legal fees and stress my parents endured in order for my sister and me to have government IDs. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was on the way to the village where Sass sent me to buy some chilis and a paper of cumin that the idea came to me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Seemed like a good idea at the time.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The idea of taking a needle to her delicate wing worried him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing about the natural world, at first glance, suggests the existence of a gene; indeed, you have to perform rather bizarre experimental contortions to uncover the idea of discrete particles of inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Eleanor had no such ideas, or, having them, was not afraid. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I told Gaur what Miss Lieberman had said, I noticed his expression change as he listened, just as you can see a mischievous idea enter the head of a child. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like the idea of sitting in the same bleachers as Blue. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I tried to get my mind around that idea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Everything. Everything I wrote for you. Every idea I scratched around with. Every person you helped, hurt, or ran into.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She’d, in fact, decided that telling him would be a very bad idea. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But if you come up with any other ideas, keep us posted.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I think we had a pretty good idea. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"No idea. For some reason, Mom sends me out to her old suburb for health care, to the same doctor and dentist who took care of her when she was a teenager." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Ha! He thinks finding lost stuff is half the fun. He says it’s like digging for gold. Anyway, I think you’ve got a great idea.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Henry, are you sure this is a good idea?” said Camilla. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He also said that they had once belonged to his wife—and that was an interesting idea in itself, to think that the lonely old Professor had once had a wife. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She enjoyed the stories and parables and supposed that white men had a point: Talk of salvation could give an African ideas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Laney, I’m sorry. This was my terrible idea,” Isa said, picking Laney up and drying her little sister’s eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He has no idea the news crew talked to my dad. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Any new ideas about what they might mean?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have any good ideas for any of it, really. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not surprised the complaints have come from Dominican parents, many of whom don’t like the idea of Santa Claus’s replacing the three wise kings. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Who knows where these ideas will take us,” he had said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Fashion and modernity and the rot at the Table’s heart were in hiding, and his great idea was on the move once more. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

That's why I'm really happy for an extra day away from my classmates who have no idea what my mom and I really are—or aren't. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the early 20th century, Carl Orff met gymnastics and dance educator Dorothée Gunther and established an innovative school for children based on the idea that all human beings are musical by nature. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas was shocked that the idea of entering the Maze again didn’t frighten him all that much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The dessert-truck angle was my idea, our way to remember Lolo. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I knew Daddy supported it, and I’d always thought it was a good idea myself. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Violet and I stand in front of her house and, because it’s her turn to pick the place, she gives me a rough idea of the route and tells me to follow her there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It's not a good idea for an escape route to rely on bridges; they're too easily closed or blocked. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Haley has no idea how much seeing these stickers right now means to me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Doc said she had no idea how your grandmother was even doing because Mom—G’ma—quit coming in for checkups. She’d already reached stage three, and—” Dad pauses to take a breath. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I considered opening the bottle of wine, but knew it was a bad idea, as I undoubtedly had a mild concussion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think this: Newspaper on the desk is a very good idea for Ms. Blinny. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He used that word, “lazy,” often, for his students who did not hand in work on time, black celebrities who were not politically active, ideas that did not match his own. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t deny either that the idea that Sirius was much nearer was reassuring; at least he wouldn’t have to wait so long for a response every time he wrote. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Today, many of Terman’s ideas remain central to the way we think about success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

As one would expect, this was accompanied by a new commitment to the idea of scientific progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea your father would be even worse.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was: Get out and never go back. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Pattillo, you don’t like the idea of working in Oklahoma, do you?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the days when the world’s digital network was called “the cloud,” people thought giving too much power to an artificial intelligence would be a very bad idea. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"But Mr. Barnes introduced you as Mademoiselle Georgette Leblanc. Surely he did," insisted Mrs. Braddocks, who in the excitement of talking French was liable to have no idea what she was saying. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

However, leaving the sarcastic, mocking side of myself behind turned out to be a bad idea, because nothing really stepped in to fill the gap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

That someone who originates a new idea has a right to be acknowledged seems to us obvious, but this idea was fundamentally new. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly his face lit up, like that of a man who, faced with utter and humiliating defeat, at the last minute strikes upon a brilliant, face- saving idea. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, who had been sitting in a kind of horrified trance, had a sudden idea. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It is in the abrupt, unaccountable aggregation of random notions, intuitions, known in science as good ideas, that the high points are made. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as with the reception of ideas of global warming or evolution in our own time, it was not always serious people who dominated public discussion of such issues. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know exactly where to look, but I have a pretty good idea. The giant’s name is Alcyoneus.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If Adam had conceived thousands of ideas, the way Sam Hamilton had, they might all have drifted away, but he had only the one. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what that meant, and was so swept up by his generous gift that I did not give it much thought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what the actual hell had just happened. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mark had no idea where they’d come from, but there were at least seven or eight of them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I began to wonder how it was possible for the ideas of the Talmud and the thinking of Freud to live side by side within one person. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she likes the idea of being a family more than she likes actually being a family. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The Pythagorean idea of a perfect and mystical world, unseen by the senses, was readily accepted by the early Christians and was an integral component of Kepler’s early training. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel wished she could speak Horse like Percy could, but she got the general idea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Lelia herself wasn’t fully sold on the idea, but she kept making the argument that for her it was getting to be now or never. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampleforth made one or two uncertain movements from side to side, as though having some idea that there was another door to go out of, and then began to wander up and down the cell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Until then, the idea of being a code breaker had never occurred to Davis, but afterward she signed up for a course in the subject. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Moss was onto something, and so he pressed forward, more certain than he was before that this was the best idea. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That will give us a good idea of how you’ll do on the real test,” Jay says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And then, as if someone had changed the prescription on her glasses, she suddenly saw how wild her ideas had gotten. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s weird, but I have no idea,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The tomb drawing clung in his mind, and so did Heqet’s idea that there was some thieves’ plan connected with that little room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I didn’t tell Twig about Mom’s cereal idea. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So, generally, it is a better idea to mix iron into the ceramic of the brick before it is fired. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what most women did outside the confines of Miss Preston's. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

An idea that just about tore our family to pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Carlos never seemed to run out of ideas for things to do with plankton. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, he was a famously absent-minded scientist, living in an abstract world of ideas and numbers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidently some of the other rabbits had had the same idea. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has read up to Chapter Ten, Aibileen told me last night, and still doesn’t have the faintest idea that she’s reading about herself and her friends. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Every idea seems to her connected to thousands of others by a tangle of pulsing nerves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes ma’am,” I say, even though I have no idea how I’ll finish two maids in time, much less write stories about Constantine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Until this was clear, the objection could be raised that, although our idea was aesthetically elegant, the shape of the sugar-phosphate backbone might not permit its existence. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Penelope struggled through the crowd to get to the door, her mind fixed on a single idea: She had to find the children! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I hated the idea of staring at my spots in the mirror through a lesson, so when we went shopping for dance wear, I insisted on a turtlenecked, long-sleeved leotard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the idea seems common today, it was groundbreaking in the early fifties. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, the Republic has no idea what I look like. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The idea plants itself in my brain like a seed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not until after I mail the letter that I realize I probably chose those ideas she would think impressive, rather than ones I was really interested in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As I’m grabbing soggy junk out of the weeds, I come up with an idea. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

After the skins were peeled from the carcasses, I had an idea. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just to give you a general idea,” he would explain to them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blank caps are fairly common now, but Dad had thought up the idea and had had them made specially by the Remington company. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not proud of what I did—and I assure you it was me. Coop had no idea you liked him.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Nancy was angry with him for having such ideas, and that anger was mixed with pity for him in his illness. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A joculator was a juggler, a low kind of minstrel, and Sir Grummore did not relish the idea at alL “However could we dress as the Questin’ Beast?” he asked weakly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ridiculed all ideas of protest, of organized rebellion or revolution. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m getting another idea that maybe those two shouldn’t be out there all by themselves, hiking up those hills, you know what I mean?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I really hate the idea of having to testify at the trial and tell what really happened, but everybody says I have to, if I want him locked up for the rest of his life. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth says, “So have you thought about my brilliant idea?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the idea is to use as much daylight as possible. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t a real good idea, I forgot all about the fish-head door guards. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

For all the talk and struggle to get Uncle Jet to commit, Nathan realized he had no idea what the ceremony was, apart from the fact that it was seven days long. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“As to that I will confess I have not the slightest idea. Have you any views on the subject, Dr. Constantine?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea was to preserve the status quo where three million whites owned 87 percent of the land, and relegate the eight million Africans to the remaining 13 percent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He decided it might be a good idea to get Frank off the ship for a while. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The idea was to use fencing to not only teach a remarkable full-body sport, but also to teach life skills to underserved children from the New York City area. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

If Ivy thought her stomach was fluttering at the idea of crushing on June, that was nothing compared to the reality of actually asking June to a dance. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They must have a good idea of exactly where the First Arrivers are. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Our attitudes were made, defined, set, or corrected; our ideas were discovered, discarded, enlarged, torn apart, and accepted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dying at school isn’t exactly my idea of a good time.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Thomas wanted to think he was brave enough, but that currently sounded like the worst idea in history. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

After I leave the box and step back into my cage, I get an idea, a good one. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

No doubt some of the towns on it didn’t exist yet, but at least it would have given me a better idea of what was ahead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“His ideas have a great following. Would you like to hear him now?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed playing over what are called miniature games, short encounters of usually twenty moves or less, as if they were musical exercises, works of art unto themselves, usually with only one pervasive idea. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet even as the themes of Counterfeit Paradise spread to the worlds of natural science and political activism, Meggers’s ideas exerted ever- diminishing influence in archaeology itself. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But now that I was right in front of her, that seemed like a stupid idea. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then, incredibly, they defend this idea to the death. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I have no idea if anyone has been lost to the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Because it feels impossible now, the idea that we don’t belong together. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bleak and awful-sounding word, yet I had no idea at all what shape it might take if ever I confronted it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her that he’d had no idea that texting and driving was wrong; no one had told him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had no idea about sex slaves in Dubai. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The idea of those six-year-olds repeating that I make chicks bleed...it makes me feel sick. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have no idea when he gave up because I never looked back. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So this is Adam’s idea: Brooke Vega, the indie-music goddess and lead singer of Bikini. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what to think or even how to think it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was her own idea, not Dad’s or Mother’s, but they welcomed her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I’ve just finished reading a great book that tells all about what they did to the mummies and everything. I’ve got some tough ideas.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I'm distracted by my latest idea about the Careers and their supplies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Just passing through. On our way to Arizona. We got jobs waiting there. Construction work. Any idea the mileage between here and Tucumcari, New Mexico?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His idea was just to capture as many pieces as possible. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea he’d hurt me until he saw me cradling my arm at the site. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"And then Jessie had the great idea of taking everything we learned and making it into a poster for the contest." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that’s better. They went down the marble staircase. All they needed now was a Slytherin that they could follow to the Slytherin common room, but there was nobody around. “Any ideas?” muttered Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

No one else is there, and I have no idea when anyone might come back, if they will at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For Angel’s idea, I write in Daddy’s notebook every chance I get, putting my words in the white spaces near his. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Actually, it had mostly been Mom’s idea, but she thought it would be best if I brought it up so Connor would be more open to it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Even on Election Day—maybe especially on Election Day—I thought school would be a good idea. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His idea of dealing justice was simple, but effective: what each had done to others, Theseus did to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are only three months left of her old life, though she has no idea. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Just as I let the idea fill me, in the glass of one of the bookcases, I see my reflection. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what to expect from Alby at that point. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And she has no idea how pretty she is—or what kind of problems her beauty will cause for her at a place like Blackcliff. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

None of this talk seemed to relax Temp and Tick, who were obviously terrified at the idea of soaring through wide-open spaces high above the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Genie had no idea what that was about. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

My love of music, and my desire to study it, had been compatible with my idea of what a woman is. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So, even though Tess, up until this point, had proven to have great ideas, Genie wasn’t so sure about this one. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ingman is showing me all the ins and outs of college applications, which I appreciate, because I have no idea what I’m doing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When the idea came to him he leapt up for the joy of it, just as hares are seen to leap in the early morning. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Obviously this requires more of an explanation, but I have no idea where to start, so I just sit there staring gloomily into the fire. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he hurried them off to the field before anyone else had finished, so they could get an idea of the conditions. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

That feels like the most radical idea in the world. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, what had my entire town full of hope and big ideas was what one scientist described on the news as an extremely rare group of albino woodpeckers by the name of pileated. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure what the first part meant, but he was starting to have an idea about the second. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Whatever the circumstances, Ayenwatha vowed that no parent would ever experience such a loss again and rededicated himself to spreading Deganawidah's ideas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had no idea when he would return. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“This is a terrible idea,” I said as we began walking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The harmonic series is not just a useful idea constructed by music theory; it is often found in "real life," in the real-world physics of musical sounds. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

If she said he should pick her up, would that give him the wrong idea? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After all, this whole thing was her idea and it is starting to feel like I have taken it away from her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

My staff and I had spent the past two months working to turn my idea for a garden into reality, which hadn’t been easy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He says with a laugh in his voice, “Look, dude, I have no idea how to get home. I tried and ended up back here. I’ve been waiting for you to lead the way.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how clear that makes everything,” the young man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It was as if the entire civilization had undergone some self-inflicted brain surgery, and most of its memories, discoveries, ideas and passions were extinguished irrevocably. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had no idea whether Irwin would invite me back to his apartment after dinner or not, but I thought his dismissal of the Slavic lady—another professor's wife—looked promising. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I dreaded the idea of living so far away from Cuba, in a cold place, but at least Frankie and I would be together. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Doctor Baker has not the faintest idea what you are driving at.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what you’re talking about,” he says, shaking his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. What squirt bottle?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Like most real good ideas, this one didn’t come to us right off. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I got it. Thanks. A savings account for college is a good idea.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Prim came up with the idea of trying to hijack him back,” Haymitch tells me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to forgive me, for I had no idea that in all the world there was such a small sailor.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

So, over the years I was able to learn where the idea of the kamikazes came from. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe a protest fast—missing the dinner slop at the Mess one day isn’t the worst idea ever.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Some of them didn’t think it was a good idea, because they didn’t want to leave their friends and the culture they knew to go to a strange land. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, my grandfather was totally against the idea. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was Michael's idea to hit the beach before heading back to Montgomery. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He should speak up a little more often about his ideas, because Lloyd has a lot of ideas and a lot of things that he is capable of doing. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, your questions got better. I guess you didn’t quit on the idea of a book, though. How is that coming along?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what Oppenheimer and Tatlock had been up to in her apartment. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where Martin got the idea, but it made me feel that much closer to him, like he was part of our family. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But when the does’ deputation to the Council failed, Blackavar turned to the idea of escape. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily also squared away an idea for a Halloween costume, if you could call it a costume. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Almost every time she expresses an idea, or explains herself, she checks whether she is being understood, asking, “Does that make sense?” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I consider warning her that taking a turn with Jackson is beyond a terrible idea, but I decide to save my breath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s nice. But I still have no idea what you’re talking about. Who do you have to tell what? And why?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was Chacko’s idea to have a billboard painted and installed on the Plymouth’s roof rack. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which is a fancy way of saying that I’ve got no idea at all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I admit it was a good idea,” replied Blackberry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the idea that there was more in the world than the eye could see, that Allah had put us here with purpose, and she was devoted to honoring her newfound relationship with Him. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what the Progressive Era was, and back in the office, I got out the World Book Encyclopedia. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"She does, though. The trouble is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn't know what she's doing." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I have no idea, but somehow he managed to infect the whole world with his stupidity—including my own mother. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The idea was to just be natural and give people a chance to get to know each other. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Once the idea of discovery had established itself, it expanded out of geography into other disciplines. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

J.B. looked perplexed by the idea that his own mother had once been a child herself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I knew José Martí was a poet, but I had no idea about the other stuff. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As the train trundled through the darkening fens, Bateson read a copy of de Vries’s paper—and was instantly transmuted by Mendel’s idea of discrete units of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

No one’s thrilled with the idea of me going off alone, but the threat of dehydration hangs over us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a surprisingly minimal amount of coaxing by me, he shocked us all by not only signing off on the idea but also encouraging my parents to let me go. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea what this means to him. To us, really.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As Tree-ear looked over the shelves, an idea came to him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It could only be Mr. Ludsbury; no one else could pass over these stones with such contempt for the idea of tripping. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All of us are mad at Mrs. Kluck for being so gross to Mrs. Hameed. So I came up with a great idea.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Stanton didn’t challenge Bloomer to take a stronger stand on women’s rights in the Lily, but she did try to work feminist ideas into her articles. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

His idea was that, if possible, they should make the journey in one day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn't the faintest idea what this thing was. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The idea of invisible ink had been around for a long time. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to a supervisor at GTE and said, “Everything we know from aviation psychology indicates this is likely to be troublesome,” referring to the idea of a car phone. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The worst part is, I don’t have any better ideas. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When—how—they worked this out, I had no idea. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This idea of the “gene” will be modified and extended in further pages. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He had no idea so many stars even existed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The idea was so ridiculous, it almost made him feel better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Judy looked up from her note pad and asked, “Any idea how it all got started?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma, do you have any idea about what you just did? Where are the drugs?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“You think this is a good idea?” says Gale, frowning at the hospital. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy to go over the mountains—either coming in or out, bringing ideas or taking them away. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The idea had come after Terryl had suggested putting earthworms in the kitchen in a big box to help compost in a natural and effective way. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He believed the Sun, the Moon and the stars to be made of fire seen through moving holes in the dome of the sky, probably a much older idea. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

To upset it, he had introduced the idea of total war. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea that, in those years of trying to rid myself of sadness and depression through drinking, I had created a dependency in my body and my mind. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were trapped and tapped out of ideas and cash and just waiting to collapse, and I was glad I wouldn't be around to watch it all happen. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps allowing them to be friends was a horrible, dangerous idea. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Probably to keep others from getting similar ideas, no mention was made of the kidnapping plot. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t like the idea of owing him and couldn’t bear the thought of slipping backward again. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

When they were far enough away, she asked under her breath, “No idea what’s behind that curtain?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He chose the girl who had always been kind, who had never seemed hell-bent to marry, who made the whole venture seem like his idea, his conquest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had little idea what it really involved, but at least it had to be better than the made-up misfit sports we had to play in elementary school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I had no idea she had one too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Back in the bedroom I said, “The candles must have helped. It was a good idea of yours to use candles.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob wonders if it’s a good idea for them to see what she wants to show him. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But I can’t shake the idea that he’s in there, at this moment, behind the blank red bricks. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whisper had taught her how to braid her hair into two thick cornrows, because neither Bitter nor Aloe had any idea how to. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The men spoke Russian in front of her and clearly had no idea that she understood the language. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

All sorts of horrible ideas went through my head as Daddy and I ran for the front door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since the disgusting baths at the Mosses’ and the quick showers at Lake Mag, my idea of heaven was soaking in a tub of fresh, bubbly water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Juan Tomas went out among the neighbors to divert their suspicions, and he gave them theories and ideas of what had happened to Kino and to Juana and to the baby. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another possibility came to her, and the idea that the Council might have stripped Mona of her marking made her look at the greenwitch uneasily. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The nurse had no idea what she meant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spied the drawn window shade on the east window, with its shade cord and ring, like a trapeze, and it gave him an idea. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The very idea warmed her through just as much as the heat from the oven. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe you need to expand your idea of how girls behave,” Dimple replied, grinning. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We’d surrendered to the idea that there was no longer room for impulsiveness and whimsy in our own lives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

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

He would buy her something for Christmas, of course, something nice to remember him by, but nothing that would give her any ideas about marriage. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d forgotten any idea of collecting other rabbits, but there were three who joined me all the same—Bluebell here and Pimpernel and young Toadflax. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d bet a million dollars that this is Jan’s smart idea.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the main thing wasn’t that we didn’t have money or food or a place to sleep or any idea what we were gonna do next. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what to say, so I just studied her face, trying to place her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I knew she had a thing about my block, so the fact that she was even entertaining this idea of coming over was good enough for me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The senator’s aide who planned the bombing with Diana had told the authorities that it had been her idea to demonstrate how vital the Safety Through Education law was. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Good idea,” said Frankie, who ran to her room and came back with paper and pencil. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“And your mom? That orthodontist must be coming around to the idea of having sons by now. Your mother has always been able to wrap men around her little finger!” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My eye met his as the idea crossed my mind: he seemed to read the glance, answering as if its import had been spoken as well as imagined— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

In odd contrast to this idea of him, he was also the solemn guide of the dead, the Divine Herald who led the souls down to their last home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"So now you are a woman. Do you have the least idea of what that means?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had no idea why she always giggled with him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They had no idea where I was going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Or at least, I missed the idea of it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who the Gregory Peck is to my Audrey Hepburn; I have no idea if either boy is or isn’t. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Francie got the idea of tipping over the cans, dumping the ashes on the cellar floor, carrying the empty cans up to the curb and then refilling them with coal buckets. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children’s brains, but strangely impressive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and squinted at her in that defiant way he did when he thought she might be mad at him but he had no idea why. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the words were Madison’s; most of the words were Hamiltons; all the ideas were Washingtons. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The rather chimerical notion of a nuclear bomb without radioactive side effects had emerged in late 1954 and had been embraced by Livermore, where it fit nicely with the lab’s brief to explore new ideas. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t the slightest idea what the expression meant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if it’s such a good idea for you to go to the Mother Paula’s groundbreaking.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sent us home with the promise that he would find our father although he really had no idea where to begin. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what that means, but it sounds like it makes for a cold and careful marriage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And she saw how quickly their eyes moved when she told them her idea for the Joy Luck Club. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God, I am so scared for that. I still have no idea what I’m going to say. I would love to have you guys there.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Later, however, when Blackavar returned with Dandelion from a patrol they had undertaken on their own initiative, he came out more strongly against the idea. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? Really? You know what I think? I think you have no idea who you are.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how mortals could miss the fact that it was here. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He chafes at the idea of going back to the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Chuck rolled his eyes dramatically, leaving no doubt as to how stupid an idea he thought that would be. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was a wildly irrational, completely uninformed idea, but the fear it produced was complete enough. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us had ever chewed tobacco before, and why we thought it was a good idea is beyond me to this day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“This act is mostly your idea, Jones. You sure you wanna see her get a chance on the stage?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they discussed things like American TV shows and pop culture, I would have no idea what they were talking about. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Actually I have no idea what it goes to show. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“These are all great ideas,” my lips say. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z