Not much fuss is made over her except at Christmas, and even then Baby Jesus is a lot more important. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His dad was from India, and he had a calm way of speaking that made everything sound important. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I did not disturb him and rarely talked to him, but as an example of a man unselfishly devoted to a good cause, Reverend Harris was an important model for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brushing my teeth is very important and not just because of the proven connection between poor oral hygiene and heart attacks. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It is important here to distinguish this claim from the argument with which this chapter started. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“An important room, this!” cried Mr. Wonka, taking a bunch of keys from his pocket and slipping one into the keyhole of the door. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the final victory of the Olympians over the brutish sons of Earth, Hercules’ arrows played an important part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, most important, they need lots of love. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, I have learned so much my freshman year, and one important lesson I’ve learned is that people do change, because I did. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t try to interrupt the important observations or thinking time that the woods offer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They’d hidden an important map here—something they didn’t want falling into enemy hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s helpful to tell them— like the nightclub host who greets you, “Ladies and gentlemen: have we got a show for you tonight!”—that important, new, and unusual matters will be offered to their ears. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was seventy-seven, but her last important battle was still in front of her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were a duke and duchess, very important and wealthy, who had been cheated out of their estate by a political enemy and thrown into prison. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It is important to me, but it’s part of what I used to be. You’re part of what I am now, so Daniel will do.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The important thing is to be around, to let people see your face in multiple settings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Stolls seemed to like that—getting handed an important responsibility right in front of their dad. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The important thing was to take small steps and just keep on moving forward. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Their king, Alcinoüs, was a good, sensible man who knew that his wife Acrete was a great deal wiser than he and always let her decide anything important for him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is so serious, so grave, that I’m positive that anything she has to say must be important. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As if knowing something important happened, Jay stops throwing a stick for Ryder. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ford’s may be the city’s most important stage, but business has been extremely slow this week. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The childlike look of hope on his face broke Thomas’s heart—he obviously thought they’d found something important. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Most times when you’re doing something important you’re supposed to use your right hand, but we ask ’em to use their left hand ’cause it’s closest to their hearts. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

With everything else fighting for room in my head, I must confess that Mom and Dad’s “important meeting” didn’t seem very important to me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, well, thank you anyway, I guess. If you think of anything else, can you please call me back at this number? Really, it’s important.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Matt knew the scene before him was important. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The operation had failed to achieve its most important goal, which was to show that radioactive fallout from weapons tests could be confined to the test site. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I now know why comedians are important in culture. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They also engaged the best seamstresses to make the floating graduating dresses and to cut down secondhand pants which would be pressed to a military slickness for the important event. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is most important is that by 1000 a.d. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the most important factor was Dr. Golan. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But one ingredient, perhaps the most important of all, is planted in every life form—the factor of survival. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today he was dressed appropriately for an important Boston physician, in a black suit and necktie, and as usual wore his rimless glasses. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s more important for you to continue what you’re doing. These poor kids need all the help they can get until things get better.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leather was soft and smooth and somehow felt important. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And more important, it's not what I think is beautiful. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I would be ten years by my Chinese age, so it was an important birthday for me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you about it, but I assure you it’s very important,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Alfred, these people are very important. They have papers. I’m going to help the doctor, but these people must be taken to the same ship I will be on. Do you understand?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t remember it. And obviously nothing that happened between us was particularly important in the long run, was it?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Most important, neither society should be judged—or in the event judged each other— entirely by its brutality. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not even important. It’s just a picture. It doesn’t say anything about where he is.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly I remembered another very important thing my grandmother had told me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As interesting as this was, to the Pythagoreans the most important property of the pentagram was not in this self-replication but was hidden within the lines of the star. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Was Jack Collins, in fact, Bobby’s most important teacher, overshadowing Carmine Nigro? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I’d first met Jesse, I jotted the words “internal, anxious” in a notebook and underlined them three times, my signal that they were important. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something Mr. Ram said comes back to me: the why you do something is important. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She knew what he had meant: There were important things, and then there were things not so important after all. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

By seemingly slight changes the whole character of the substance is changed; for example, not only what is attached but the place of attachment to the carbon atom is highly important. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

For many, Lincoln’s assassination was the most important event of their lives. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Six dirty knights came striding in like they were the most important people in the world. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The commission’s most important bequest from the Pentagon’s nuclear energy apparatus was the Manhattan District’s network of atomic labs, which Groves had kept intact after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The book you are about to read tells the story of one of the most remarkable and important years in the history of the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He said the witches had this prophecy about me, I was going to do something great and important, and it was going to be in another world... The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is important to note that Reilly wasn’t looking to replace the instincts of his physicians. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I then summarized our complaints, beginning with the central and most important one, that we were political prisoners, not criminals, and that we should be treated as such. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys are supposed to tell me how important it is for you to get home,” Dill said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But she sensed something important was about to happen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The important thing about this year is that we’ll get into the war.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear father,” she cried, “come back and write immediately. Consider how important every moment is in such a case.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This second commercial failure was less important to Nicolas, whose stomach and conscience had also been upset by the slaughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama closed her eyes and touched the tip of her tongue to her top lip—she always did that before she said something important. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She’s making some sort of cake that she won’t let me have a piece of because someone more important’s coming over. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“To stay in shape, rest is as important as working hard.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Craig, I am sorry I only have very important beliefs about sex.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Get me the coordinates as precisely as you can. This is the most important task you have ever undertaken. Begin at once, if you please.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Most important were the village orchards that marched back from the bluffs for miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I had never seen any Navajo who stood up so straight in the presence of important white men like our principal and several businessmen who sat behind him on the stage as he spoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the morrow he would leave the road and strike out overland through field and bush and stream to throw off pursuit, but for the moment speed was more important than deception. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Reggie well knew he wasn’t supposed to use the phone, and that it must be important if he was being asked to take a call, and, no less, from his lawyer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Certificates of excellence had been hung on the stairwell wall, alongside mottos that my father had found important enough to frame. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Gas chromatography of air samples might reveal blips of difference between substances released over a Glasgow football match, a committee meeting on academic promotions, and a summer beach on Saturday afternoon, all highly important. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

September 27—1 should have written this down right away, because it’s important to make this record complete. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is, after all, important to form a clear view of them both technically and in terms of their impact on general morale. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Didn’t this look as though Malfoy had more important things on his mind than bullying younger students? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In so far as it recognized him as important, the order of things was good. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have taught me an important lesson. I can see how camouflage helps you survive; perhaps it could help me survive also.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of the most important people in my life likes me for me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the same time, artists often play an important role as the articulators of our shared beliefs and values, which they express through an ongoing tradition to us, their audience. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was more important than the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost,” said attorney Warren Burnett. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to be important to her too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It is extremely important,” he said, “to receive detailed technical material on this problem from America.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline didn’t seem to know how to talk about important or shocking things, and April wouldn’t have asked her. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at me. I’m huge. I’m supposed to play basketball. And both my parents played. It’s important.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And that last little dig about being the director—as if Betsy were reminding her how important she was, as if to say I’m more important than you now. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the most ragtag crew I’ve ever seen, standing there, staring at the boxes laid out on my bed, each of them with a separate but important role. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dad wipes his eyes and I do too because mine are blurry and somehow I think it’s really important to see right now. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We only saw him once, but it was important. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was more than a booby without experience; he was desperate to feel important. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In Cambodia, New Year’s is our biggest and most important holiday. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bones of domestic animals were important raw materials for artifacts of Neolithic peoples before the development of metallurgy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vital for strong healthy teeth, a dwarf’s most important attribute—the first thing a prospective mate looked at. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Frank and Tony will be at the forwards and Nick and Trip will be the starting guards, but everybody on the team is important and everybody will get a chance to play.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a really important meeting after school.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But today, Rufus and Tom Weylin had gone into town leaving Edwards in charge, leaving him several hours to show us how “important” he was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Many had their kids with them, for it was clear they thought it was important for children to see this spectacle at a young age so they could begin to understand what it all meant. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must’ve taken a lot of courage to stand in front of all those people and show them fairness is more important than winning a race. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She pick up Miss Hilly’s Good Housekeeping, start reading it like she ain’t ever seen nothing so important. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The ability to marry and pass as a normal woman in society are also important goals, both of which will not be possible without feminizing surgery and hormone treatment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I knew she would say “Breakfast” And once she did, I went home that afternoon and told my mom that my health teacher said the most important meal of the day is breakfast AR: Ahhh! The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Our friendship is the most important thing of all. Look at what Gregor did to us. It’s a good lesson learned.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The article was accompanied by a list of the ‘hundred most important books of Western Civilization.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sounded important, as though she was accustomed to being obeyed without question. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Believing that his discovery was important, he tried over the years to show the bones to local Folsomites. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Words don’t matter to the horse, the tone of your voice is the important thing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Sonny,” she said, “I know you’re going to be an important person someday. When you get to Florida, will you write me and tell me all about it?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finnick tells about the fog and the monkeys in a detached, almost clinical voice, avoiding the most important detail of the story. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being able to say goodbye is important—for everyone. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Not having girls around helped him focus on what was truly important to him: his grades, his activities, his future. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was more important to show the young Black Consciousness men that the struggle was indivisible and that we all had the same enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s not so important to escape them.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“In the meantime, keep that ice bag on. It’s very important.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was she who gave us something important to do and brought us out of shock. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asked later whether Wilson would have been better off if he had had his heart attack elsewhere, Bhalla said the most important issue in heart attack treatment was getting the patient to a hospital quickly. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There it sat, occupying important intellectual ground, at just the time when entomology was emerging as an experimental science of considerable power, capable of solving matters of intricate detail, a paradigm of the new reductionism. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Das’s workroom became the most important place in my life. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That depends on whom you ask,” the man replied, “and it isn’t nearly as important as the fact that I know who you are.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Now, with only one day to go until his ninth birthday, Gerald was almost as confident in the kitchen as Aunt Queen, and more important, she trusted him to handle any situation there. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we’ll forget the speeches. The important thing is what you say to people here.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Thus, woodpeckers are the primary control of the Engelmann spruce beetle, reducing its populations from 45 to 98 per cent and are important in the control of the codling moth in apple orchards. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Because they appeared important, Jennet herself bustled over to see to their needs. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was a very important part of the teeming life of the llano and the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within these walls, scholars were the aristocracy, and everyone else their servants—especially the librarians, whose directive was to support them in their important work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Introduce yourself as a child of Pluto. It is important you make this connection.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“But if we could only get her to prophesy now, she might tell us something important.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But no, it couldn’t wait. He had to see me right away. Very important. No kidding, now. Be a good guy for once in your life and hop in a cab and c’mon down.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But this marriage turned out to be particularly important: Frederick’s daughter Sophia married the Elector of Hanover and was the mother of George I of England. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She entered almost apologetically and said, “I’m so sorry to interrupt such important lessons, but I burned my hand preparing the evening meal.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But there is increasing recognition that this good-institutions view is incomplete—not wrong, just incomplete—and that other important factors need addressing if poor countries are to become rich. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some even forgave him or her in the interest of truth, feeling that the thief had a very important mission that would have pleased Vermeer himself. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, now, here’s a very important question”—she leans in—“did you actually try to do anything to hurt yourself before you came here?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Howie Maldonado may have wanted a different life, but the legacy Delilah has learned from him is an important one—life is about balances. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more important, he’d beaten Fischer in their last three meetings and had more wins against Fischer than any living player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because Hitler speaks German doesn’t mean that the language is corrupt. It’s the most important scientific language in the world. What are you looking at me like that for?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were telling us how important time was.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Antipoverty Worker Urges Promotion of Black Power,” shouted the headline in the state’s most important newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll get permission from the principal. It’s very important that you go with your grandma.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell by his squinty eyes and tucked-in chin that whatever he was thinking about was more important than my next chore. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Sir, the purchase of a horse should never be so rushed. You would not pick a wife in ten minutes, and on the road, a horse is more important than a wife.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In recent years, economists have spent a great deal of time studying Mavens, for the obvious reason that if marketplaces depend on information, the people with the most information must be the most important. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This afternoon we have an important witness scheduled. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked that there were all these neat little drawings and paintings by students on the walls, framed like they were important. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Guitar believed it, gave it a crisp concreteness, and what’s more, made it into an act, an important, real, and daring thing to do. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important cereal sorghum was domesticated in Africa’s Sahel zone, just south of the Sahara. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even the shelter was less important than an immediate food supply. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s important to make the distinction, use oral when you mean “spoken,” written when you mean “written.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, not unrelated, machines were being put to important scientific use: Researchers were trying to measure the ability of pilots and soldiers to sustain their focus while operating the advanced weaponry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The problem of controlling mosquitoes and at the same time conserving a fish important in the Central African diet has obviously not been solved satisfactorily. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Gloria has lost five pounds in the last month and my little girl’s health is more important to me than your comfort.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He had left his important job as manager of the reindeer herd, and he had left all his possessions. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a low voice, I said, “This internship is really important to me. My parents said I can audition for Kids Bake Challenge! if I do well.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Except he said “Velly important,” stretched his eyelids back with two fingers, and bowed down low—it was the classic fake-Chinese act. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

So that I get to pretend I'm the most important thing to him, the way he is to me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he had a turn of his mind and he was filled with a contempt for himself that a small piece of land should seem so important. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You have been brought from Azka- ban to present evidence to the Ministry of Magic. You have given us to understand that you have important information for us.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Did she know how important her cells were? Did she have any children?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The important thing was to die for the right thing, and with dignity. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Some paper with writing on it. I think it might be important.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When one of us is missing, it’s hard to talk about anything important. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

After working for more than twenty-five years, I understood that I don't do what I do because it's required or necessary or important. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He said it wasn’t as important as Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We crowded around her, wanting to know all about her important visitor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s important to Ella that I try things out here, but there’s no one I especially want to talk to in this place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel said, “It’s a fantastic story. And I’ve tried to follow and maybe I’ve missed somewhere. Why is this word so important?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were all leaders of Big Science, convened to contemplate its most important creation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As I came to know Alexandria in my brief time there, I saw that something more important—the business of life—has not disappeared from the city. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He had many important and respected friends, and even President Truman expressed disbelief at the allegations. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The important things to assess are: the song’s meter and then the phrases and sections of the song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

With Athena, he was important in the life of the city. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t very important about the top hats,” said Winston patiently. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

While technique is still important in those seats, the speed of the boat ultimately depends on the raw power of these rowers and how efficiently they transmit it through their oars and into the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This would seem reassuring and tidy, and there are some important disease problems for which it has already been done effectively, demonstrating that the direct, frontal approach does work. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid they weren’t at home. They had to go to an important meeting in Beijing. Very hush-hush. Something to do with defense contracts. I’m sure the message will be relayed to them.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But rest is critically important for development in young people. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This too important to be occurring to me the day before. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“We have to check that your wands are fully functional, no problems, you know, as they’re your most important tools in the tasks ahead,” said Bagman. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“The MidMerican Conclave is an important one,” Scythe Faraday told them, “because we tend to set the trend for much of the world. There’s an expression, ‘As goes MidMerica, so goes the planet.’ Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t have made Henry banish himself to a bunch of frozen shrubbery, and he wouldn’t have just stood there while Henry gave him the most important kiss of his life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Most important work on a ship,” they told him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “The things I got from my mother are the most important.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It had caught him as he had been packing his more important papers—papers he wished no one to see. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Agricultural Revolution made the future far more important than it had ever been before. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The freakazoid was coming with me on the most important test of my life! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Alfred, will you promise to take care of my group? This young mother is very important.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Reader, this is important: The rat called Chiaroscuro did not look away He let the light from the upstairs world enter him and fill him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I was only looking at some notes ... it isn't important,” Kaisa said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the birth of a star. The single most important thing that can happen in space. Well, the single most positive thing, anyway.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “Well...it seems important. So...I guess I will.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Jo couldn’t help smiling at the important air which Meg had unconsciously assumed and which was as becoming as the pretty color varying in her cheeks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You act like you’re too important to be anywhere, ever. Doesn’t that get exhausting?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The slow passage or complete halt of crops and livestock along Africa’s north-south axis had important consequences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He began to see civilians: important people in very good clothes, some sleek carriages, many slaves. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s important to stand up for what’s right,” Mr. Eberhardt had said, “but sometimes there’s a fine line between courage and stupidity.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why changing this moment was important, but not enough. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

More important than any of this, I continue to believe the central tenets of the Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was very important for Paul to witness things,” Ophelia would say, looking back. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Apart from the lodestone resonator, the most important items were a pair of insect larvae, and their food. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hearing him retell it—seeing how impassive he looked in a videotape of the court proceeding, it’s hard to make sense of how singular and important the moment was for him. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We know it leads to something important in Rome, something that might heal the rift between the Romans and Greeks.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t move on from Congo, not in the most important parts of me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your parents’ files here show that they don’t have a permit to live in Alexandra,” he said with a important tone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to think that it was never the ghosts themselves that were important. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When someone speaks for over twenty-five hours, it must be important. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I dig into my pocket for the telephone numbers so important to me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Enough of this. There is a more important office to dis-cuss, and I would not argue with you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I cannot reveal my secrets. I know you and your companions are embarked on a very important journey, and I am so pleased that I have been able to do my part in it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Big Men of Durham learned an important lesson from the Populist affair: the best way to preserve the status quo was to keep blacks and whites fighting each other. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day when she was coming downstairs she heard Daddy say something mysterious and important. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a blue piece of paper, which I guess made it all-fired important. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Physical strength and mental endurance are essential, but equally important is a willingness to cooperate and work hard for the good of the group. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

To them it was important to begin again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At this late stage in the Games, with an important event like the feast, school will probably be canceled. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“In time, we would teach you to do more important work.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But, most important, whatever was going on with Abel, I didn’t have to be involved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Once we leave Blackstone Prison, Lord Kensington brings me to the Department of Supernatural Investigations to be debriefed, same as the adult agents whenever they get back from an important mission. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe now she could see how important this was to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps just as important, Stalin and his compatriots found the prospect of “shattering” and “retraining” genes via shock therapy satisfying ideologically. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Soon after the organization was established, it formed important alliances with legendary women’s rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women battling to gain the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“The important thing is to get you out of here safely.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see what difference it made, anyway: I never heard anyone say anything important. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As with the Inka, the kings’ mummified bodies continued to live opulently in their own homes and could not be displaced; indeed, the mummies were necessary presences at important state occasions. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You know family was the most important thing in the world to her.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Others in the audience were knowledgeable music lovers and important Berlin critics. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

This was to be an important day for Martin. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I replied, “I think dogs are important, too.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The women, did you see them? They must have passed by. It is most important that I find them.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is important to understand what has happened there, and the reasons for it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

That is why you are important: there must be a hunter like me; there must be a hunter who is human, who can go where I cannot go, see what I cannot see. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I think I understand,” Milo said, still full of questions and thoughts; “but which is the most important——” At that moment the conversation was interrupted by a far-off chopping noise. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That means you can draw whatever you feel like. It’s a great chance to explore your creativity and find out what you like to do for leisure! Leisure is very important!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

These exchanges are important because they frame a debate that was never so succinctly argued in the courtroom, given the long and drawn-out legal process. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Animals that eat grass have high levels of these and other important nutrients. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Something important and deceptively obvious that I’ll only understand when it’s too late to matter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I can almost feel Jamie next to me, looking at things the way I do—with too much focus on what’s least important, which to us is the most important of all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s important to let the kids know you mean all this metaphorically, honey,” he says, sitting straight up so that his head busts through the ceiling. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Can you let him know...” she mumbled, “...it’s important?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Napoleon quickly recognized how important sugar was to his nation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I want to speak to someone about an important military issue,” Hall said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of important people talk about the library and all its programs, but I don’t pay much attention. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And there were two important slave children right here in Maryland. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer had the picture of the ballerina, which had been such an important part of my life in Africa. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had meant so much to me at such an important time in my life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Kiley,” she says, “it’s not fair that our signs were taken down. What they represent is important! And what about freedom of—” “Stop,” Mr. Kiley says without raising his voice. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to tell you some important things,” she said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Navy divers, or "frogmen," used a mini-submarine to place a "pod" on an important Soviet underwater communications cable in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan and near the eastern coast of the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

True art was based upon despair, and the important thing was to make yourself and those around you as miserable as possible. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“What are the three most important rules of the chemist?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Come on. Come on. Tell me where the money is. You just said yourself that money wasn’t important.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that first night at the Academy, Sergeant Bloom had asserted, unexpectedly, that “the most important thing you can learn here is how to communicate” with inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her decisive script, she wrote on them “important” and “save.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Reaching Point Hope seemed less important, now that she had come to truly understand the value of her ulo and needles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was perhaps a trifle annoyed with Tom for seeming to make so light of what even Gandalf thought so perilously important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As a respected and valued counselor to both kings, he accompanied them on their travels and was usually to be found by their sides during important meetings with government officials. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew helping family was what a good eldest daughter did, but this time after school with Miss Sadia wasn’t just fun; it was important. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was something more important he had to do—his journal entry. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

That question, one of the most important problems of prehistory, will be the subject of the next five chapters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m that dragon. I’m very important. If Misha took me to the tsar, he’d probably be rich for the rest of his life.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why do you think it’s so important for me to hear other people’s problems? Don’t I have enough pain and suffering of my own? “Of course I do. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I told one of Blanca’s church friends, Wilfredo Reyes, that I had forgotten something important uptown and had to retrieve it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Now that white flight had begun, the Point System was more important than ever. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Then perhaps we are alike in some important ways.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Turns out, we also get important neurochemical releases when we disclose personal information, something enabled greatly by email, texts, or status updates on various sites. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

What she wasn’t may have been just as important to Montgomery’s black leadership, the preachers and teachers and ASC women and E. D. Nixon. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

More important, my well-timed relationship with Slash meant I had a date to senior prom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

We were quiet, and it felt like we were in a hospital waiting room and the doctor was going to come out any minute to tell us something important. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Emma helped him with all his papers and books, and this one was the most important. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also began to understand why hair is such an important issue for African American women. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s important for me to be here right now.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the subject of this chapter — the Power of Context — is no less important than the first two. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was something important, and I had to stay behind and not see any of it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s that important, you’d think somebody would be able to do something to make the Central High students behave themselves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, he had a plan, and he couldn’t carry it out if his nose was full of snot and his throat was choked up. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He would rather spend his time worrying about more important things, such as the number of owl hoots he’d heard in the night or how many spiders he’d sighted scurrying across his path. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

From McKissick, Fuller learned about strategy and, at least as important, about how to speak in a way that would move and motivate people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was sure that this something that was so important was the alethiometer itself, because after all, Mrs. Coulter had wanted it, and what else could it be? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to talk to Mr. Ballantine. I...I have something for him. Is he here? It’s important.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Of course she was, much too young, and besides, she had more important things to do. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The automobile, which had given him great wealth, had stolen something immeasurably more important. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This trip was to be a bus ride there and a bus ride back, with one hour popping your head into an audition and an important stop at a T-shirt stand, for me.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Poe,” Klaus said quickly, “Violet and I have something to tell you. It’s very important.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

As important, the new teacher prevented Shin’s classmates from hitting him and stealing his food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

"Why didn't you do stretching exercises? Your body is important! Eat more fiber," or whatever. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he’s very high up, very important. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had something to do with the law. Or the government. Was he very grand and proud?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Just...I think it’s important that I do this part on my own.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I can. Some things are even more important than a free college education. Including 323.443: ‘freedom of speech.’” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Marriages are buffeted by more important things, like money and sex and children and jobs and in-laws, in constantly changing combinations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Briony was her last, and nothing between now and the grave would be as elementally important or pleasurable as the care of a child. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Control is very important for all of us.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only eleven, but he was the son of an important family. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am in something of a hurry, Borgin, I have important business elsewhere today —” They started to haggle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Each of these was a real and important factor in the way the fire was able to race through the city unchecked, yet none was singled out as the cause. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, he had no intention of leaving Iceland, because of the threat of extradition to the United States. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I will open my mouth, and my parents will tell me: This is important information, Maisie. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The third and most important task of this book is to convince you that our snap judgments and first impressions can be educated and controlled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Not in the past, when things like bedtimes and homework and safe places to play had been important. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Almost all the most important people in the country took turns living there, or at least attending the spiritualist meetings, the cultural discussions, and the social gatherings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teacher had even said that was why it was important to be respectful to white people now, even if they didn’t rightly deserve it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that I’m trying to paint for this important art contest, and the field is out here. They don’t keep it at Courtney’s.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the nut-rich forests of northern Japan, nut storage pits were especially important, along with seal hunting and sea fishing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had him in her head and in her heart, and that was most important. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Silence, called ma, is very important in Japanese music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to lie. Culture and tradition are important to me.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knew it was important, a message of some sort, a gift from the jungle stranger. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But even more important than picking an area of study, I desperately needed a way to continue my education. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

"You hunters! You can laugh! But I tell you the smoke is more important than the pig, however often you kill one. Do all of you see?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

More important, though, was why I would do that. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“No one looks too closely at the bottom. Now, this is very important, Beatrice: What were your aptitude test results?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship was the most important thing in his life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His mother, Dale, felt the same way, for football had become as important to her as it had to her son. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking fast, like he had someplace important to be, but he stopped at a couple of stoops to say hi to people. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was still important that her hands be too delicate to wield the mop, or the rust-spotted butcher’s cleaver. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy turns to me and says, “Yes, there will be praying, Betty. But hard work is equally important. Bible says, ‘Faith without works is dead.’” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I stop and think a second because I want her to see why this could be important. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along with other chores, Maria's mother taught her how to sew and embroider—important skills in a time when all clothing was made by hand. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That most important source for the history of the War of the Ring was so called because it was long preserved at Undertowers, the home of the Fairbairns, Wardens of the Westmarch. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But while the failure of Ashton’s hurt Luma’s ego, it was also an opportunity to focus her life on more important things. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps the most important thing was the full design of the atom bomb.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she waves it away like it’s the least important thing to be thinking about right now. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And it turns out that being patient is important, as we sit for over an hour with no nibble from anything. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He understood he was only a photograph of a human, and that meant he wasn’t really important. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas knew how important it was to tan the skin, how her mother would cut up the soft smoked hide and sew on the winter’s makazins all summer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had a deep and appreciative understanding of African-American history, and my faith had evolved and expanded to include the things in life I deemed important and acceptable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I should have brought along my boyfriend to make the experience feel more real or important, but I hadn't expected it to be a spectator sport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As an ethnomusicologist or researcher for your classroom, however, it is important to be able to articulate the culture’s beliefs about music by observing people’s behavior and thoughts about music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t respect them because it seems to me that most of their time was spent arguing about things that are not really important. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But bakers are more important people than shepherds. Bakers have homes, while shepherds sleep out in the open. Parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Byrne dared not take the knight; though he would have won an important piece, ultimately it would have led to Bobby’s victory. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked on his work with MI6, to whom he passed thousands of KGB documents, as one small part of this important mission. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The 588th was sent to help prevent the Germans from taking over the Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, an important source of oil for the USSR. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mine is smaller because not all girls go to school, but Papa says it’s important to be educated. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the important people of the day came to show their respects to the great man of science. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could match her enthusiasm, but right now my difficulty with math doesn’t seem as important as it used to. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Though they spoke almost no English, they seemed to have great respect for the conversation, as if sensing that important matters were being discussed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So important was this day that an old man came to see, riding on the stalwart shoulders of his nephew. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look here,” he said, “I’ve got to come and see you, I’ve got to, do you hear? It’s vitally important. I can’t talk to you down the telephone. Mrs. de Winter? Mrs. de Winter?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Young people don’t understand how important it is. To be able to walk through the village without worrying or wondering what the people are whispering about you.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Powell would pretend he was a messenger delivering important medicine from Seward’s doctor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, first, & most important—Dad is not responsible for your wrong doings or your good deeds. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though, of course, Marco has been unable to rehearse the most important part. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Malcolm decided to tell his parents about the scholar whose book he’d returned, and about her offer to lend him others, so that he wouldn’t be hiding anything except the most important thing of all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She’d called to ask me to be in some sort of private organization, a club that, from what I gathered, was made up primarily of the wives of important people in Washington. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And Alvin felt it was very important they keep thinking that. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important to me at the time, the back of the book had an aerial map of the Wayne area and, on this particular copy, handwritten notes with clear directions to the train station. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But wanting to please you is important too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But probably a more important reason is that the original Southeast Asian stock from which the colonists of Greater Australia were derived has by now been largely replaced by other Asians expanding out of China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What? Of course it’s important. And you had other children—why were we the only ones who were sent away? And who was the lawyer who got us out?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

More important, I didn’t want her to see Lice Peeking passed out drunk in that smelly trailer, if that’s where he was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But to do so, we’ll need to conduct a very important test. Do we have your permission?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And by that I mean this: If you are the kind of person who lies about something as small as bologna, what would stop you from lying about bigger, more important things? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was a gentle friendly shyness that made other people feel important, sort of in charge of things. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment Lee nodded, as if it were not really important. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you’ve cut me off from an important source of conversation.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or my dad, needing some important papers he forgot. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

They told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also leads many other music traditions to prefer tunings other than equal temperament, particularly tunings in which some of the important intervals are based on the pure, simple-ratio intervals of physics. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But it is just as important to write books for the general public, for people of all ages and in all countries. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would have to be quite entertainingly written, however, since, though there’s happily a small army of readers interested in verbal niceties, relatively few are interested in similar but often more important numerical nuances. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of every continuum we belonged to, this was perhaps the most important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes. It’s important. To make a big deal,” I hiss. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Promise me that, whatever you do, you won't let trying to find that thing be more important than your life, he’d said yesterday. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I know these are not important literary questions and that your book is full of important literary questions, but I would just really like to know. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He loved reminding recruits that they were less important than he was. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He said, “It’s a legal word, that’s the important thing for our purposes.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to me that the organic ice cream came from cows that did not receive injections of growth hormone to boost their productivity. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

This step is very important; if you use the wrong key signature, the transposition will not work. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

There were many more important missions waiting for me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was a big day, an important day, for all of them. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then she says: ‘Listen, Tommy, your art, it is important. And not just because it’s evidence. But for your own sake. You’ll get a lot from it, just for yourself.’ Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Dasch was about to be treated as a very important person. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I know Lucy was important to Mrs. D, but for Lucy, Mrs. D was a lifeline. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The most important first step is to not stand and stare at the chance to be free, but to do something. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The number of generations produced by an insect population in a year is important, and this varies with species and climate. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Most important, the simplest way to generate cozy corners was to have the subunits helically arranged. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It is now generally regarded as a much more important marker of the beginning of modern astronomy than the publication of Copernicus’s On the Revolutions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mom says it’s important to say good-bye and thank-you to my teachers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s an important book that we black people must have in order always, and carry with us at all times.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My oversight brings up an important point, friends," says the director. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The book also contends that Boyle developed a novel technique for winning support by turning readers into virtual witnesses: virtual witnessing is important, but Boyle was hardly a pioneer in this respect either. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This was important in the long term, because in the nineteenth century it would provide a definitive test of whether light does travel as a wave or whether it travels as a stream of particles. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I walk in the room and I feel as though all the problems in my life are not important anymore. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Change must take place. It is important. To remain as you are would lead to isolation. You would be doomed to a lonely existence, ripped apart from those you love.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She was determined to be a good journalist, and every good journalist knows that circulation is important. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to write about it, but I guess I got to, because it’s important. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Right then and there I decided that what my words meant and said were more important than how they looked. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The next day a notice appeared on all the city’s kiosks: What kind of important information? The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

These were the greatest days, when it was just him and me, going to one of his important meetings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He should have kept a guard on them, but he'd deemed it more important to have men walking the walls and protecting the gates than to nursemaid a couple of children, one a cripple. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All these preparations are not easy, but they are very important. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Three important revolutions shaped the course of history: the Cognitive Revolution kick-started history about 70,000 years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Money is the most important thing in the world, you know. Money can buy you happiness, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks. It’ll buy you relief, status, friends, safety ... all sorts of things.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Right now, the most important thing to me is Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come to think of it, why am I in your office in the first place? Aren’t you supposed to be important or something?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“In smaller groups people are a lot closer. They’re knit together, which is very important if you want to be effective and successful at community life,” Gross said. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute, it was like the castle was important to her again. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when I went to his office this morning, he told me about how important it is for me to learn about myself so that I can understand my problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He thought she had been cheated out of something very important and might grow up thwarted. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing was for sure: One way or another, if my ’rents didn’t veto the entire shebang, it was going to be important. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prudence said, ‘Well, I have more important things to worry about, I can assure you. I know I’m going to blow those cheerleading tryouts. I just know it.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. But she definitely said that. She said our art was important, and ‘not just because it’s evidence.’ Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the conclusion, he wrote, “Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod woke the next afternoon in the Owenses’ tomb feeling like he knew a huge secret, that he had done something important, and was burning to talk about it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He said into the phone, “Can you drop over to my office? Well, put your lunch off, will you? Yes, I think you’ll see it’s important. I’ll wait for you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The less I talk, the more it seems like what I say is important. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could begin to write something important there. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

In his dream he said that the suit was too important to waste. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is some preliminary, still fragmentary evidence for important pheromones in primates. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge’s secretary took us to a conference room while her boss finished an important telephone call. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He had taken a new name for most of the usual reasons, and for a few unusual ones as well, not the least of which was the fact that names were important to him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, Artemis Fowl would not have been willing to put up with such discomfort if something extremely important had not been at stake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In every culture, children learned and remembered the music that everyone enjoyed the most, and the music that was important to their traditions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore had said that this was the most important memory of all, but he could not see what was so significant about it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It’s almost the same video that the station played, but there's a little more to it, with pictures of everyone important to me added at the very end. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But if this document was important to the future of the city, he was the one who should know about it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The second thing could be considered, from some points of view, even more important—and certainly more astonishing—than the first. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“At the moment, I’m a psychologist. I would like to have you repeat exactly what you said as nearly as you remember, and, even more important, the exact tone of voice you used.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was not an unreasonable argument, but the prevailing view, with which I agreed, was that circumcision was a cultural ritual that had not only a salutary health benefit but an important psychological effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always looked the other way when ReelTok put down our town, because his vlog was so important to the paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“And he wanted all his kids educated. That was very important,” which if you know my mom, you know is a case for him being a villain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Now, Michel, I am going to ask you an important question. Where were you at a quarter past one?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

By taking care of everything, I was important. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Most important, she learned how to do these things quickly and efficiently, leaving time for the business of the studio, which she much preferred. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And this is more important than keeping your job?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I said, “I don’t really understand it either. But if Link thinks this is important, that’s good enough for me.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But now, after his time in the oil room, all he could think of was how much he’d wanted Sloth to believe that his life was just as important as hers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She lifts one hand from the grips of her rollator, lets it dance around in the air like something important is coming to her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He kept griping and groaning about losing her cooking—and more important, his ’78 Camaro—for the whole weekend. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Strauss: “This is too important to all of us to bring it out into the open prematurely. You’re taking the authority on yourself—” Nemur: “You forget that I’m the senior member of this project.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess candy is pretty important to you,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I hope one day I can become someone important like Richard Riley,” I said to myself while he was walking away. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pigeons, no matter what country they live in, share a few important traits. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty angry, too, to tell you the truth. But I want you to know this, Conor, it’s important that you listen to me. Are you listening?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

This, too, is extremely important, for other chains of evidence show the protective role of these vitamins against cancer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As important as they were to me, it was always about Bodega. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

There was something she hadn’t told Babi up there atop the Buddha: that, in one important way, she was glad they couldn’t go. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Some boys laugh, and Titid smiles, but Victor frowns like he is too important to be interrupted so. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is important for our immediate purposes is the way in which his discussion echoes through the later literature on the law of nature, for of course Montaigne was read by all the educated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Jeannette, I haven’t asked you for a lot of favors, but I’m asking you for one now. I wouldn’t if it wasn’t important. But this is important.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my clone. He’s the most important person in my life. If you thought it was any of you sorry, misbegotten swine, think again.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I protested, “But it’s only with things that aren’t important.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He treats all the important people in East Africa: the corrupt politicians, the actors and actresses who get sick on safari, the decayed English-African nobility. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston knew the man by sight, though he knew no more about him than that he held some important post in the Fiction Department. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mom presses buttons and says, “I lost some important tapes your dad and Grandpa Ted made a long time ago. I’m hoping the ones from the shed might be them.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s not important, what you wear. It doesn’t matter. But—” “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like Einstein had said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Even this reduced, unintended message will trigger recognition if the subject is important, relevant, or highly probable.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But what is important to Gilbert is not just book learning, or even the performing of experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“So, what are some really important things?” he asked us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Anything important would attract him, and he frequently visited other labs to see which new experiments had been done. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And light was not that important, after all. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Determining the effects of Voodoo on everyone’s life was especially important. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Goubert. The assignment is more important than anything else, understand? More important than you, me or the school. That’s why we’re going to give you some help. To get the thing done right.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time she’s told me anything important in more than a month. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The coaches told us the meet was really important and said to make sure we got plenty of rest and water the night before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"What about your heritage?" asked Mo. "Isn't it important to know where you come from?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Some old people who didn’t slap the children for being slappable; who saved that strength in case it was needed for something important. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing was to watch out for the bad lies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now the everyman’s ship shall in fact carry very important people. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But just this side of the door, there's a hive of cubbyholes where the more important teachers've got their own desks. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Indeed, one of the most important thermodynamic laws—the so-called Stefan-Boltzmann equation—seems to tie the wiggles of molecules to the wiggles of light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She asks my name, but I tell her it isn’t important. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

How strange, I thought, to be involved in something that the whole nation considers among its ten most important stories. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Compton simply, “Oppenheimer has important new ideas.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Just as important, two-officer teams are more likely to have complaints filed against them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Respected and important as he was, he was a very modest person, and wise. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an important decision to make, and quickly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What could possibly be more important than that? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Or, like Dad, they pay attention to stuff that distracts them from the more important things that they’re ignoring. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

With him I felt important, loved just for being myself. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gregor realized the ability to heal battle wounds was probably important if you lived down here. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And she was the most important person either of them knew. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

So important that as it dawns fully I have to stand up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and tied my shoe like it was a very important thing I had to do. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Also—although this wasn’t as important—Dad did not trust Gram and Gramps to behave themselves along the way unless they had me with them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The multicultural perspective tends to cast Indigenous peoples in general as an oppressed racial group without considering important political differences between the Native nations and other oppressed populations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

As has been said about many subjects, mathematics is too important to be left to the mathematicians. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man continued, “In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding his breath, he’d gone through folders of important documents and taken his passport and the airline tickets, saved from their trip from Peshawar. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Who cares? The past is past. Mr. Schmidt doesn’t know about life. About what’s important here, now. I’m trying to make my future.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

More important, anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, and historians who were reassessing the environmental impact of indigenous cultures in North and Central America inevitably turned to the tropical forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Focusing on the Olmec’s chronological primacy, they believe, obscures the more important fact that Mesoamerica was the home of a remarkable multisociety ferment of social, aesthetic, and technical innovation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For several days he had been home with the flu and was in bed when he heard that Crick and I had thought up an ingenious DNA structure which might be important to biology. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Peeta's clawing at Cato's arm, but weakly, as if confused over whether it's more important to breathe or try and stem the gush of blood from the gaping hole a mutt left in his calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mom loves us so much, she wouldn’t go off and leave us like this if it weren’t incredibly, terribly important, Emma told herself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then the beastly uncertainty as to whether Mg++ ions were important could vanish. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how badly I needed to hear this, and how important it would be to hear this from my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I want to listen. I intend to listen. This is important, what Buster Friendly has to say on his show tonight.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The device is so important for social uses; she’s heavily involved in her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, where, for instance, she recently helped write a musical. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“And I also get schooled on about a hundred issues that are important to women today,” James says, smiling at me. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“This is only the third time in the past decade that you’ve left home, but someone named Edmon said it was important.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But then, very suddenly, Hanako had a thought—an important thought. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Make it general, then. We badly need to know why the child is important. If you could frame a question that would get an answer to that, it would be very helpful.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Some syllabaries persist today, the most important being the kana syllabary that the Japanese use for telegrams, bank statements, and texts for blind readers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The human species is now undertaking a great venture that if successful will be as important as the colonization of the land or the descent from the trees. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s weird how important it seemed at the time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Time is more important to me than distance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to be nervous about! So it’s a big game. But in the grand scheme of things, in a world rife with famine, disease, war, natural disasters, and crime, is a game all that important?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Though I don’t believe in anything, I know it’s important to sound religious when talking to old people. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It suddenly became very important that he understand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was a crucial occasion, more important than any of our previous visitors. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father supported him at school, and afterwards at Cambridge—most important assistance, as his own father, always poor from the extravagance of his wife, would have been unable to give him a gentleman’s education. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It is important to learn and know this history, but many people today lack that knowledge and understanding because of the way America’s story has been taught. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The most important proteins are enzymes, molecules that control the cell’s chemical reactions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city’s madams understood this and were known to meet inbound trains with promises of warmth and friendship, saving the important news for later. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Because the past isn’t important. History is just a way of keeping score, but it doesn’t have to be who we are.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“There is no rush. What’s important is to reflect in a way that makes sense to you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Since first impressions are so important, I wonder what my students will think about me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As a teenager I felt it was important to define who I was. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Does Apa think I can be an important Park like our past grandfathers? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But most important, we noticed that there was an electric light in the tractor shed. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The people of Winter, who always live in the Year One, feel that progress is less important than presence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

What’s more important still is the issue of a double ration of smokes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why are clean pans more important than a functioning fuse box? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And I would sit with my knees pressed together, next to Jaja, trying hard to keep my face blank, to keep the pride from showing, because Papa said modesty was very important. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Holding down city expenditures was deemed more important at the time than public health. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Criminologist Stanley Cohen wrote perhaps the most important book on the subject, States of Denial. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It made me feel big and solemn and important in a way I’d never felt before. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an important property of the force-carrying particles that they do not obey the exclusion principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He needs me. Besides, he makes me happy. We laugh so much when we’re together. Family is important. So be nice, okay?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He’s only saying he did to be important. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now we come to the most important thing. I've been thinking. I was thinking while we were climbing the mountain." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I knew he’d like her and understand why she was so important to me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was the most important moment of my life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’ve thought this over, young lady. It’s not the racial difference, it’s the philosophical difference that is most important.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these, however, were mere distractions compared to the single most important task on Burnham’s roster: the selection of architects to design the fair’s major buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She had a reputation for being formidably intelligent, and in those days one often tended to hear of how she had humiliated this or that learned gentleman at dinner over some important contemporary issue. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once you get your fingers on the important questions, you can’t turn away from them.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, this was probably the most important moment of our friendship, the moment I could have done one thing, the better thing, and I did something else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, Roots & Shoots is a very important part of the project. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

A far more important line evolved by way of the Aramaic alphabet, used for official documents of the Persian Empire, into the modern Arabic, Hebrew, Indian, and Southeast Asian alphabets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to find something important down there, something that’s going to help. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adams was on record as thinking that the belief in life everlasting was more important than the thing itself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“None of us can draw, but we could write stuff on it that’s important to us.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It feels too important for me to even touch, but I can’t leave it here, so I grab it and wedge it between the dresser and the wall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s an example right there. Trying to dismiss what I say as not important.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They swore that they were going to do something important with their lives—solve a great mystery, or rescue somebody, or be so smart in school that they’d skip grades. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I have important work to do. Like prepare a company of men for the king to bring with him on his journey.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Quincy, would you mind serving the tea and dessert? It’s important that Biddy talk to my visitor, and I can’t handle the cups and plates.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No one knew what was important in a medical history, so the doctors performed every test possible. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Corn made itself useful in one other important way. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Shoes are almost as important as food and his mother’s telephone number. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Since they gone ahead and taken her cells and they been so important for science, Deborah thought, least they can do is give her credit for it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Realizing how ridiculous that sounds, I add, “I’m waiting for an important message on Eurg.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Here, in case Lazlo might miss his meaning, was the best possible example of a scholar occupying his mind with “important matters.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And some of the most important coming from a researcher in Linton’s backyard. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I knew he was happy and doing what he wanted to do; I understood that it was important for him to see how independent he could be. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that respect Mrs. Weston’s loss had been important. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Houses were holding off important publications until things settled down a bit. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Church and school are important to the Dinka. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be house moving to do, changes at work, enough important matters to consume me for the coming weeks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much more important was the news that Rosy’s days at King’s were numbered. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Kind of both? It’s just...in there, and we never think about it. But when you do, you realize how important it is. It’s terrifying, you know, how much we count on this fist-size muscle.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There was something else I needed to tell him; something even more important. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then came the most important meeting of their trip: lunch with Senator Brien McMahon and other members of the Congressional Joint Atomic Energy Committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Since the equipment they were going to unload was heavy as well as delicate, it was important to make the craft secure. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Could, Bobby. Everything could matter. Like what kind of a house it happened in, any other appliances in the room, the exact location of the house—everything could be very important." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He eyed Victor from head to toe and slurred drunkenly, “Midget? I am Ernesto Barba-rossa. I am an important man in this city. And who the devil, if I may ask, are you?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the book, now that it is^Hig again, is more important than anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Our friendship was more important than any of that. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Often she was ready to accept the official mythology, simply because the difference between truth and falsehood did not seem important to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We may pause briefly before a famous masterpiece that we have been told we are supposed to admire, then ignore the gallery full of equally beautiful and important works around it. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not even sure my mom wants to be American anymore. She doesn’t get how important it is.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean—well, your safety’s much more important! Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask you how you want to celebrate your birthday, Harry. Seventeen, after all, it’s an important day....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Aslan was busy all that day instructing the new King and Queen and doing other important things, and could not attend to “poor old Brandy.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

"Because one of the most important things in the record is the speed they have logged; so they call the whole record of what happens the log." Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most straightforward extension of this book will be to quantify further, and thus to establish more convincingly the role of, intercontinental differences in the four sets of factors that appear to be most important. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The events, even the important ones, may have trooped by faceless and pale. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I became so wrapped up in the game that my mother issued the following warning: “Tennis isn’t everything, Johannes; don’t forget school is more important.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Party identified them early and bestowed them with important missions. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They grow peanuts because they are high in protein and fat, which is important for the factionless in particular. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, she now had a sponsor, a mentor willing to make her career and prospects for advancement his responsibility. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I know. It’s just, this is for a really important customer, and I’d rather take care of it myself.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

‘Your mission to escort the Athena Parthenos - is important. But it’s more than that, too. This is personal for you. And for the Hunters. What’s your game?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The principle was not so important that the strategy should be used even when it was self-defeating, as Gandhi himself believed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s very important to me because I was so happy when she said “Charlie-esque” since it felt like an inside joke of sorts. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Preoccupied by her uncomfortable refuge and the parade of misfortunes since the slave catchers found them out, Cora did not immediately notice an important feature of the park: Everyone was white. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It was also the story of cells from an uncredited black woman becoming one of the most important tools in medicine. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But the discovery had a more important consequence: conceptually, Morgan had not just linked genes; he had linked two disciplines—cell biology and genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Andre was very keen about the role of divalent metals in phage multiplication and so was receptive to my belief that ions were decisively important for nucleic-acid structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

After all, parents are responsible for one of the most awesomely important feats we know: the very shaping of a child’s character. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Benny, I’m sorry too. I would never want to hurt your feelings. You are one of my most important friends. I was so upset when you weren’t talking to me.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her ulo and needles and matches were more important to find. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my allegiance is still uncertain, and right now, saving my own life is more important than ending someone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Anything dismissed by scholars as too fun to be important. They put it down here and forget it. Superstitions, songs, spells. Seraphim, omens, demons, fairies.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘But I am equally curious,’ he added, ‘to learn what brings so important a dwarf so far from the Lonely Mountain.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows that the Ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games; for the Greeks, though, it wasn't just running, nude wrestling and hurling the javelin that were important. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Nothing is important to you, then,” he said in a tone of disgust. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, focussing on a linguistic alteration can mislead us into thinking that something important has happened when it hasn’t, or that something happened at a particular moment when it actually happened earlier. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This had the important consequence that a given chain could contain both purines and pyrimidines. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It’s important for schools to expose kids to difficult topics like that, to help them understand what’s going on in the rest of the world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, he did not know whether Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he managed it, Hermione’s non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear of the Ministry.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These days they only risked the signal for important meetings. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stifling my giggle, I say, “Tell us about an important event from your life.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Are you seriously going to let hormones get the best of you when there are important things to consider? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“According to the letter, Leanne Washington volunteered with the church. Whatever she did, it was important.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I am leaving and I won’t be back until I have proved something important. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“And we’ll take you there, very soon. But first, we want to show you an important park.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is important to understand where the particular mastery of that moment comes from. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, she knew, the most important battles for dignity, pride, and progress were fought with the simplest of actions. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was the most important transformation of the Australian ecosystem for millions of years. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The primary auditory cortex is one of the oldest and first developed areas of the human brain, suggesting that recognizing timbre is an extremely important function in human evolution. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

They supported me, but school was not important to them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

We now turn to another important difference between mass incarceration and Jim Crow: the direct harm to whites caused by the current caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was d’Alembert who realized that it was important to consider the journey as well as the destination. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s important to me, too,” I said, hoping he would see that I was being genuine. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The most important room in our house is the living room, where we often watch television together. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prescriptions for his medicines, a bill for a Panama hat he’d been weanng around the farm, a new, important look for him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he would be stuck up like all those other important people, but I was wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps more important, parents with higher IQs tend to get more education, and IQ is strongly hereditary. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

To them our self-respect was more important than passing some test, because you can’t pass a test if you already feel defeated. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Contemporary observations are changing our understanding of planetary systems, and it is important that our nomenclature for objects reflect our current understanding. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even though I myself have discarded any kind of softness as useless, I find myself thinking that something important is lost if this man has been forced to deny his own nature. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I think she knew it was important to him that he walk home under his own power. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t ask me why that question was important, or tell me she already told us everything she knew. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Have you put all the other important things into it?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The void had an important place in the Hindu religion. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He would be the first person to propose something solidly correct about the structure of a biologically important macromolecule. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I realize that writing is not basic or important. But, given time, I think I can make a contribution.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back into his childhood in Lexington—the important and unimportant things jumbled together. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, I owe a debt to my grandmother. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I was too young for Maxim, too inexperienced, and more important still, I was not of his world. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He kept the Sabbath on Saturday, observed Passover and other important Jewish holidays, and belonged to a small neighborhood congregation, whose members called themselves Hebrews or Israelites. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

If you are Dinka, your clan is very important to your identity. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems to me that if schools spend money on field trips and football equipment, they should spend just as much on something that's a million times more important. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When he spoke again, it was in a voice so low, 1 knew it was important that I listen. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Moving clockwise, we encounter the determinedly sexless Russ and Bobbie Brooks lines, seemingly aimed at pudgy fourth-grade teachers with important barbecues to attend. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Though some traditions might be more important to a few of you than they are to the rest of us. Starting the year by taking a photo from my office, for example?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His speech was mostly about Ginny and how important Coo was to her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mom said, “Dusty, I apologize for the interruption but this is very important.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But being sent to sit with the brain trust located on the second floor of the building meant getting a close look at one of the most important and powerful groups at the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The yew tree is the most important of all the healing trees, it said. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Camellia, this is an important time in our kingdom. The marriage of my daughter is on the horizon." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then, equally important, that person responds to her. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I hate admitting it, I think it’s important that we have one other popular person on the ballot. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Not fully, I think. But they know she is important. As for that woman, I’m afraid of her, Dr. Lanselius. I shall kill her, I think, but still I’m afraid of her.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when it really seemed important would the campaign staff put the two of us in the same room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If he attends the theater with Lincoln, which is a very real possibility, Booth can kill the two most important causes of the South’s fall within seconds. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It's important to be with your loved ones, especially right now.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just four sets of differences appear to me to be the most important ones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was it couldn’t have been too important or else I would remember it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“People should be able to go to the protest if they want. It’s important, man.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Thinking time is important, especially with a big question. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

You’ll get a badge, like the one I’m wearing, to wear yourself and show what you think is important. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

How important, we will only know when we have seen the real thing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It is most important that we ask you this question.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, they both need to know where you are, for health insurance reasons and because they’re your doctors and they care about you and this is going to be very important to them.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

What have they crowded out that was more beautiful or more important? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Since Nobel Prizes are never awarded posthumously, longevity can be as important a factor as ingenuity for prizewinners. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was while we were in the country that we had our first important stroke of luck. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I believe, on hunch, that an inventory of our major disease problems based on this sort of classification would show a limited number of important questions for which the predictable answers carry certainty. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone with access to a compass and a clove of garlic could perform their own test, which is why the unmaking of the old ‘fact’ was so important. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hesitated, then said, “Is the haul so important to you?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Both were important allies of the British, and after the epidemic neither was able to fight the colonists successfully. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is important to have a classroom to go to when the last bell rings, because that’s when people fight the most in the halls and just behind the gym. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

This is not a situation restricted to astronomical objects, but only astronomical objects are so far away that the finite speed of light becomes important. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were under orders to grab important papers from German labs and capture top German physicists. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people walking on the sidewalks are dressed well, and the sounds of the traffic and the commotion make everything seem alive and important. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the paper was important, she shouldn’t keep it to herself. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But it can’t possibly be clean after all that wearing. And at your age, honey, you need to pay attention to hygiene. It’s important.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And even more important, he would stay at home, where he belonged. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, first of all, this important data you want to rescue,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had found something strange and important: instructions for something. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When a mobster runs down your girlfriend with a car, basketball just doesn’t seem so important anymore. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is extremely important that this be done. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

As important as anything else, he could be sure that none of them would be graduating before the Olympic summer of 1936. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

To us, being polite is way more important than telling the truth. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There were more important things to take care of. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I learned three things from Emilika that day: First, walk as if you have important business, and most people will assume you do. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Victor!" she calls out, and then in a quieter voice she cues the men as if she does not want them to embarrass themselves by not knowing who this important personage is. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Little by little the neighborhood’s petty street politics became less important. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Darling had come to be vastly important to them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't know its meaning. But I know it’s important. You have to hear it. It said, Perseus, you are not the hero!’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It seemed somehow important to keep the two worlds separate. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the dream was an important message, but now that I was awake, I could remember none of it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

McKissick agreed to represent Thorpe, determining that her case marked an important test for the rights of public housing residents. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Ravi, Piscine, I have a very important lesson for you today.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is important, and although such programs might well include the resistant European elms, they should aim at a variety of species so that no future epidemic could deprive a community of its trees. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dad was in the United Auto Workers at work so seniority was real important in our house. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know if I've mentioned this outright, but our emails are really important to me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the whole divine company, with a very few and for the most part not important exceptions, were entrancingly beautiful with a human beauty, and nothing humanly beautiful is really terrifying. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will they appreciate the different aspects of my life and understand how they’re all important to me? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The discovery that the Earth is turning rather than the sky moving had important implications for the uniqueness of the Earth and the possibility of life elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stone thought it was important to have “local color,” so I convinced him to build Mrs. Soldano a lunch counter where she could serve authentic Cuban cuisine to the tourists. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I want to know all sorts of things, but in the right order. The Rusakov field is the most important one, ’cause it’s connected with Dust….” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When an important pair of major generals came to inspect the 588th, one of them gave a speech and told the regiment that they were “the most beautiful girls in the world.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Football, of course. And as the eighth grade president, you have an important role.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Jo’s face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was unstamped and appeared to be the least important item in the morning's mail: Brother, This is advice from a friend who has been watching you closely. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one of the books he learned that the most important text in the literature of alchemy contained only a few lines, and had been inscribed on the surface of an emerald. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

People still ask where all the important women painters are instead of looking at what they did paint and trying to understand their circumstances. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The World Health Organization has enlisted the aid of some 300 scientists in all parts of the world, declaring that “resistance is at present the most important single problem facing vector-control programmes.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had something important to let out: his marriage was over, and he hoped to obtain a divorce. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

More important, the defamation lawsuits chilled sympathetic coverage of civil rights activism. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t even quit that group when I asked you to. You said it was important to take a stand.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In all death penalty cases, spending time with clients is important. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I felt awful because I wasn’t able to be by her side to support and coach her during this really important tournament. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Which goal was more important: supporting Vietnam’s right to independence, or containing the spread of communism? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m not saying you don’t have important things to say,” Sahil said, his face serious. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Although his words stung, it was more important to me to get recognition at school than from the campus kids because I did not respect their opinions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Painlessly. That’s the most important thing. I want there to be no pain. None whatsoever. And no blood. I will not tolerate a bloody corpse. I want to be lovely in death.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I looked back to make sure no important part had fallen off, and saw a cone of gray smoke billowing behind us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think he finally understands that what’s important to him doesn’t have to be to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

That it’s important to me that I see them again. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As I entered the community center, sorority women, showing off their high fashion and high spirits, greeted us as though we were very important. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why it’s important to me that you learn about where you come from,” Mom said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most important of his books, and now here he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly warehouse. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he says it’s all important and it’ll help me survive.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This must be why he’d pulled all the boxes out of the closet that fateful afternoon . . . this might be the important thing he’d wanted to talk about. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if you were less focused on calling him Caveman Callum and imagining him grunting, you’d hear the more important stuff. I’m talking about Midsummer Night being on the twenty-seventh.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lucinda has told her how a girl’s fifteenth birthday is really important in our country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I want to say things—important things—but can’t find the right words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The important thing to have is hope,” she tells my little sister and me. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It had been, he said, the most intense and the most important few weeks of his life. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The merchant passed on to him the writing of important letters and orders, and grew accustomed to conferring with him about all important affairs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My apologies, gentlemen. I’m on an important assignment.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A Captain of any game at Repton was an important person. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I asked my father to consider it—he knew how important this was to me, so he promised he would do his best to find the money for a photographer. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was to become the most important tool in mathematics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Elder Edda is much the more important of the two. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We sure need peregrine falcons. They’re so important in the balance of nature.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

More important, a dozen or so black-clad figures suddenly appeared on the avenue. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Reader, I am pleased to tell you that the Pea was a kind person, and perhaps more important, she was empathetic. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Two things can be important at the same time,” Chess said tonelessly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It is even more important here and now,” the man said. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

That the justices have already decided he is the most important criminal, that he has committed a most serious offense. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Their lips were parted as though they had heard something important. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All plaques hold important facts, like the wild turkey sign, not only about the animal in flight, but about conservation efforts to help them. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A system that denies the poor the legal help they need, that makes wealth and status more important than culpability, must be changed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s full of love. Nothing is more important.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But here he was well liked—important, even. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All the important science Blumberg has done over the years depended on free and unlimited access to tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Rests are as important to the music as are the sounded rhythms because, just like language, rests use silence to help organize the sounds so we can better understand them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I will never tell you who told me. All I can say is, it was no one... important to you,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As some of the poorest pilgrims heard me preach, so did some of the Holy World’s most important personages. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He understood that he didn’t understand, and that was the most important thing of all. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For the purpose of definitions, the important fact is the notes sounding at the same time. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The end of the war brought an unceasing parade of high-profile visitors to Berkeley—military men, foreign dignitaries, important scientists from abroad—and a stream of invitations to join government commissions and corporate boards. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I know I’m not very important, I told Him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “next week you have a game against the minister of education’s school. You must win that game. It’s very important to me.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most important copy, however, has a different history. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Just opening or closing the screen door behind me was an important experience. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took notes on some of them, writing down the most important facts, then folded those pages into the back of my science notebook. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not that he was the most talkative person, of course, but Maya was used to a little more, especially after last weekend, when they had talked about things that were actually important. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I was selected captain of the team, played number one in singles and doubles and led the school to several important victories against long-standing rivals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, darling. You only reminded me that the most important thing is to get Matt free,” Celia said, smoothing Maria’s hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie had only just started university; he was wearing new spectacles, serious and important. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The third — and perhaps most important — implication of these studies is that persuasion often works in ways that we do not appreciate. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's the closest I've ever come to having a foot in something important. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Pressure against this important bundle of nerves can cause all kinds of trouble lower down in the body. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can something so small, so innocuous, be important? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never lost an election, and he didn't lose this one—the most important of his life. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

An important Marine had already been thinking about making an Indian code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's important to have goals. Otherwise you're going to end up right back in jail. What do you like to do?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I thought it was important to register our presence within the larger history of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So you can see that the gun was important to us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry for my inability to let the unimportant things go, for my inability to hold on to the important things. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing about an individual as important as his IQ, except possibly his morals,” Terman once said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

All those questions were making me nervous, because Laleh wasn’t asking the really important questions. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Two lines near the end of the most important of the collections show wisdom:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His efforts put Garfield and Arthur in power, and that meant that Guiteau soon would have an important position in the new administration. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What I am suggesting,” she says, “is that you become important.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He made her the glowing hot center of his life; he made her feel as if every step she took was important. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is important to remember this in connection with recent happenings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“She had an important phone call. I think she went back to her office for it.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Baker then gave it to Stanton, who locked it in a safe for almost two years, never telling investigators that he had the important historical document in his possession. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But I do think it’s important for you to express yourself.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Come on down and taste this and tell me if it’s good. It’s very important.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Devine closed his eyes, trying to remember why it was so important to keep growing, building, expanding and absorbing and accumulating things and power and making money, and making more money on top of that. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt I had missed something, something important. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Major Clark, as director of the most important Philadelphia spy network, gave many of his agents the cover of farmer or merchant. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

After confessing to these things they had been pardoned, reinstated in the Party, and given posts which were in fact sinecures but which sounded important. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In my diary I wrote: It’s important for me to read the newspaper, every single day God sends, even if I have to spend my own nickel to buy it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The page’s name was Dunstey, an insufferably petulant little boy with an important father. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Anyhow, Baba Joseph says the important thing is the soul.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I knew the highlighted parts were probably the only important parts, I wanted to know whether it was a suicide-note kind of poem. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Hazel,” said Fiver, “could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments? It’s important.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strength of the container was as important as the explosive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

By seven o’clock, Melita and her parents stood on the crowded Wilhelmstrasse, the wide street that led past the President’s Palace and the Chancellery, the building that housed important government offices. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was important; I had to speak up and hold my own here. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Please,” Ash said, “I must do this alone. You do not need to concern yourself with me — I know you have more important things to attend to.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But this is important. Really important. The correspondence school is offering a science course.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like he’s trying to be prophetic or something, and this dinner’s even more important than I originally thought. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So we booked the Tartarus excursion, but no one even mentioned we’d run into Nyx. Huh. Oh, well. Guess they didn’t think you were important.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They appear so often because they are such important symbols; they tell you what note is found on each line and space of the staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I had flunked my first space test, and even though it was not an important one, I felt bad about it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most distressing, Rumpy had decided she was another member of the troop—a less important member. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sweetheart, nothing is more important to me than you. Nothing. And can I say something? I’m really sorry your dad doesn't know you now. Because if he did, I’m sure he’d be very proud.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Akhi kept reminding me that believing in myself and being in the right head space when stepping on that strip was just as important as being in prime physical shape. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, that makes your card even more important. You can’t just throw it away.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It no longer seemed very important to me that we had little to say. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boyfriend would clarify my position to the world and, even more important, to myself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she was always poor, but it turned out her family used to be rich and important. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel so important all of a sudden,” another one says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Boy, did you ever think you’d be as important a man as you are right now?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Terrell was just trying to be nice, and I feel a little guilty for yelling at him, but I’m also glad that he called me Finley and not White Rabbit, which seems important. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important Miss Vera Louise might help her buy them all out with paper money, because she sure had a lot of it handed to her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason Valencia’s name seemed so familiar and important. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Tab said, perking up, “the Berperson says the most important thing is to be true to yourself.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

"They're important! Remember what they said on the Titanic? Models and children first!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

‘All right. . . this just makes my plan even more important. Once we get this physician’s cure, I’m going to need your help. Both of you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But, most important, he was able every day to live out his dream. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Playing an important part in the week were the Gombe field staff. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to talk just a little more loudly than some of the girls who were being raised to be more Japanese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The one scientist they did revere, if begrudgingly, was Linus Pauling—the larger-than-life Caltech chemist who had recently announced that he had solved an important conundrum in the structure of proteins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even remember why she’d thought the regulations important enough to bother with. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s true,” admitted Rhyme; “but it’s not just learning things that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is important to keep in mind, though, that many rappers and hip-hop artists do not aim to glorify or romanticize gangsta life or culture. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As their leader, Dasch explained that his important business was to take care of "the correctness and sufficiency" of their forged identification papers. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I concluded the book with the conviction that I had somehow overlooked something terribly important in life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to me to hear how Littmus survived after losing everything he loved. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This rally is important to me. But it’s not going to be easy to pull off. The hard things have always been easier when I’ve had your help. I could use it now.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She could feel the sleeplessness starting to unravel her brain like a kitten with a blanket, pulling at important threads until it wasn’t even functional anymore. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On April 23, 1889, Buck Duke took the single most important action in his dynamic career. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In one important story, the Quest of the Golden Fleece, she is the gracious protector of heroes and the inspirer of heroic deeds, but not in any other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could nature be so wrong about something so important? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Defending myself isn’t the most important thing on my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Still, in the hierarchy of things, a poem seemed much more important than a potty that played music when a toilet-training toddler went in its bowl. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“When do you want to talk about it? We never talk about important things. This is important!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The other person was a man named O’Brien, a member of the Inner Party and holder of some post so important and remote that Winston had only a dim idea of its nature. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Before they turn off the lights, Principal Wertz announces that some of the content is pretty graphic, but that it’s important we see the realities of drug use. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was important, and I knew I had to stop acting like such a...uh, Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then most of the adults started to gather around the cleared tables and I went over to the deserted horseshoe pits to see what was so all-fired important about throwing horseshoes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Grandpa, will you please introduce yourself and tell us your year of birth, and where you were born? Then tell us an important event from your life.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But it is important to remember that forms are not sets of rules that composers are required to follow. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The front porch was sagging and the chimney was tilted to one side, as if it were considering something important. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“If they’re as important as I think they are, everything is relevant.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then she read aloud the most important parts. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” she says, “seems like it changed you. And that’s pretty important.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We complemented each other in all the important ways and made a great team. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But before he asked why we were acting weird, something else important dawned on me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Away Gladys hurried, her slippers frantically clacking, delighted to be sent on such an important errand; then she was back, his leather briefcase cradled like the baby in her arms. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Was that Maddie’s way of telling me I was just as important to her as the rest of them? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to bomb enemy defenses northeast of Stalingrad, near an important tractor factory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Our father would be home soon, but she knew Omar didn’t chime his bicycle bell three times unless it was important. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Origin narratives, or “stories about how this all began,” help a group of people feel that they belong to a community with a common past and shared ideas about what is important. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing is that I'm not leaving her. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Aibileen, this is an important time for you and our church.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We feel that it is vitally important to support our Negro children in their educational endeavors. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

More important than even these excellent results is the fact that the modified program worked out by these Nova Scotian entomologists is not doing violence to nature’s balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No, I asked first, and since you are literally chilling here behind these trees, and no one does that at Red Witch Bridge at night, your answer is infinitely more important than mine.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Have fun with your project, Dad. Knock if you need us. And try to keep it down. We’ve got lines to rehearse, and you know how important those are.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

There are, I think, two important lessons here. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The fact is that you could be anywhere on a cell phone and it shouldn’t be important where you are. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later I made two critically important decisions in my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“This is a most important assignment,” I corrected him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Usually when something important happened he would just ignore it until he’d decided what to do. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ballplayers knew where the important games were going to be held, and the best ballplayers from all over the city were at the games. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Where he was going, light would be as important as air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For Wilbur, nothing in life was so important as this small round object—nothing else mattered. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was trying to tell me that this was important, but I didn’t know why. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This stranger didn’t seem more important than the others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If the Exalted Cyclops of the local Klan did not deem the issue important enough to continue fighting over, why should they? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Understanding that the press, as the public’s proxy, was the most important agent in his campaign, Howard wouldn’t leave the reporters alone. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was someone important now, a future ancestor. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mathematics is not only about getting the correct answer. It’s about being on the road to the correct answer. Knowing the path can be just as important as knowing the solution.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There are very important rules to treating guests with honor. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

An important general was coming for a briefing, he explained. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"It's just scary not to know what the most important word in my vocabulary means!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Not that you’re not smart, but intelligence is very important in a guy—it really is the most important thing, up there with sense of humor. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And that was what it was, she was beautiful—but more important to me was that she had an air of authority, the poise of someone ten years older than me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, the Allens. Russell Allen passed away a few years after we moved here. He was an important man.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They knew it was important to show this eyas a peregrine’s world, and they weren’t sure they had done that. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“So what if it’s easy for me to say? Am I not supposed to say important stuff because it’s easy to say? Counterintuitive much?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh no,” said the little man, “I’m the Whether Man, not the Weather Man, for after all it’s more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing, Miss Love wanted to do right by Mama, just like I knew she would. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Another day he said, “What a man does is more important than what he knows.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The incoming freshmen whined and fretted; everything was the most important thing ever. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

About how important it was to keep learning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Most important of all, the resistance that African Americans demonstrated during the riots in Washington, Chicago, Elaine, and elsewhere were the first stirrings of what would develop into a movement that would change America forever. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“This is an important story, and we want to do what we can to help.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was startling to Stella how busy a small city could be—the cars, the buildings, the people acting like they had important things to do. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The second was that in many of the most important ways, white men are no different from Navajos. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bas would have said that this was our chance to do something real and important. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I can see they think this is important information that they’ll be bringing to those who run District 13, and I play along so as not to destroy their hopes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the things you missed is really important, but before I tell you, I have to tell you about the time Aurelia took me to get a tattoo. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They left with the attitude that now they were off to something really important. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sigh and resume my walk, not knowing if this memory is important, or just more of the jumbled trivia of Jenna’s life, like sock shopping. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Then how can you think of quitting the program? Has it occurred to you that this program might be important to Wootie Hayes? Maybe you should think about it from her point of view.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat there in the conference room at Mattel, my mascara running from my tears, I tried to explain why this doll was going to be so important to so many little girls. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Roy, could I ask you a favor? Could you call me if you do hear something—anything, even a rumor—about the Mother Paula’s situation? It’s very important.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, it allowed them to get to work on a moment’s notice, should they suddenly be called up from one of the frequent temporary layoffs. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He walked about with scuffed shoes and a funny hat, and, more important, he didn’t know anything about equipment.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Many newly hatched caterpillars will eat their own eggshells, which supply important nutrients. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Most important, they learned to obey their leader, no matter what. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And, perhaps more important for Hitler, it made him look like he was saving Germany, compelling many Germans, including Dasch, to return. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

"He said he was coming home because he had something important to tell us. We used to wonder what it was. Now we know he wanted to tell us about the two of you." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But most important, she paid close attention to her mentor—the father who appeared before her sometimes and told her things. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I say it to people who take their time at red lights or who can’t make a decision about a subject for their next research paper. I don’t say it about important things like this!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It is the most important I have ever felt in my life. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Something was wrong with me, and I realized my health was a whole lot more important to me than any spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a team, we were always winning, and, most important of all, I fit in without having to try. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

What is so important about a little skin of wine? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

If he could say one witty thing when he was introduced, it might make up for his silence and, more important, it would please Susan. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“This,” he said, “is probably the most important meeting in the history of the Department of Transportation.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It’s possible they weren’t seen to be as important or as worthy as those who were fighting at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Now that there was no Aunt Rose and no money, her job was more important than ever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The diffusion of writing from its sites of origin also raises important questions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling that I was bearing an important message, I ran every inch of the two miles; I thought that news of a death should be told at once. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering me, she kept repeating that it was important to keep Uncle Jim’s land—land that had belonged to her father and his father and his father before that—in the family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel an immense, mean satisfaction that he is not standing with the royal family at the most important moment for the Court in centuries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For most important things, though, success actually requires avoiding many separate possible causes of failure. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Zara met me outside homeroom every morning, and we chatted pretty much the way we used to, but never about anything important, and not for very long. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me ask you this: If I’m going to see who you are tomorrow, why is it so important to keep this thing over my head today?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I really like the bracelet, Mama. I know you could have used that money for something more important.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They don’t dare ask the price, but worry themselves dreadfully beforehand about it; but the others, for whom it is not important, they settle the price first as a matter of course. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was important to me wasn’t love or friendship, but my ability to lie convincingly to myself: to believe I was strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We figured it was important we let somebody know what Luke was doing, and we didn’t know who else to trust. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But even more important for later anatomists was the fact that, where anatomical details did not appear in Vesalius’s illustrations, or were incorrectly shown, one could confidently say that he had made a mistake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The most important property of a line is its slope, and to measure this, mathematicians look at how high a line rises in a certain amount of distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Tell them what happened. It’s important they hear it from us.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was important to her, and I sat quietly as one sits before a bird that feeds from your palm. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I feel important with a pen in my hand. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She told me there was no question about it; it was more important that I go. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important, they believed the crimes they committed were legitimate because they were committed in the heat of passion: anger, jealousy, loss of face, and so on. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I argued that the really important step was the cozy- corner insight. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"There were some important last-minute details concerning tomorrow's lecture that kept me." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy was always amused when grownups lied to make themselves look more important. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s more important to be quick than silent at this point, anyway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With the coming forward of Greece, mankind became the center of the universe, the most important thing in it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within history of science, one post-Wittgensteinian tradition has been particularly important: it is often called Science and Technology Studies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Nowadays, when almost all societies on Earth are connected to each other, we cannot imagine a fad’s going so far that an important technology would actually be discarded. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The most important rule held that when he crossed the finish line, he had to be riding one of the original horses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I know you said I was too young, Seer. But I’m not. Ramon’s going. And maybe it’s important for me to go. Maybe I can figure out what’s happening.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“First, it was hiding. Not being discovered. And after hiding became easy, there was Angel. Somehow, Angel became more important than running away.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wheel-net spiders are most important, for the webs of some of them are so narrow-meshed that they can catch all flying insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Who was she, and why was she important? I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The important parts exist in the silences between the words. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This additional layer of complexity—that DNA encodes a protein that allows DNA to replicate—is important because it provides a critical node for regulation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hallway were double oak doors that looked like they must lead somewhere important. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Your life is more important—" Sander started to say. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Valencia Cathedral is one of the most important cathedrals in the world. It’s in Spain.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Now that the Theme is decided, let’s move on to more important things! What did you do all summer?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize until that moment that Dauntless initiation had taught me an important lesson: how to keep going. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And even though I consider myself kind of a people person, I'm not a very important person person. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s so good of you to visit us. But you needn’t trouble yourself to come in person. We know you’ve more important things to attend to than running errands.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was suddenly more important than any other thing in a life-time that he knew where he had met Mildred. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The protest, he declared, was important to all Americans. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a schoolbag. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Gwentshe had been a successful shopkeeper and had played an important role in organizing East London for the stay-at-home of June 26, two years before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we were missing an important number—the specific impulse of zincoshine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, when describing the texture of a piece of music, two of the most important questions that need to be addressed are: is there counterpoint, and how important is it? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s important for Brady to tell me everything.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“What is important in baseball about the number two hundred and sixteen?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I have lost something important, and I cannot find it, and I need it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sensing that Bobby felt insecure, Nigro tried to reassure the boy and explained how important it was for him to gain competitive experience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In that camp there is nothing more important than honor. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love everybody in my family, but my baby is the most important thing to me right now. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The work has advanced to an exceedingly important stage and the greatest difficulty now facing us is no longer of an experimental nature, but one of finance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Their mutual affection “accompanied us thro’ long and important scenes,” he wrote, and “the different conclusions we had drawn from our political reading and reflections were not permitted to lessen mutual esteem.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or if there actually was some sort of big, important person waiting for Citra, what on earth were his or her intentions? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Imp had moved most of the gold cloaks to the city walls, mid the white knights of the Kingsguard had duties mace important than dogging her heels. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Did you learn something in the group home? Did you learn some important lessons, being away from your family?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have been talking about nothing very important. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was important, "What do you wish to know?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You say that as if it’s a bad thing, Percy. But you don’t realize how important you are. I thought Yancy Academy would be far enough away. I thought you’d finally be safe.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Prison jobs became civil service jobs; prisons within the states became more standardized and centrally controlled; and unions in a few states, particularly New York and California, became important players. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In what seems the height of absurdity, the “threat of infestation of the New York City metropolitan area” has been cited as an important justification of the program. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was also an important glue that bound people together. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, those of you who came to give welcome. It is one of the most important things we do in Village.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what she meant. If there was something important she had to tell Mr. Jack she would have told me first.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But family was just as important as friends. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine my mother has anything more important to do than what I’m staring down the throat of. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Cayley was convinced that he had made an important breakthrough; but it would be more than a century before the significance of what he had achieved would become apparent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Preserving our people’s stories, Doc said, was the most important thing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As Momma once said, “Keeping the peace in this country isn’t that hard, as long as nobody important dies.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"He's important, Halley, a trustee. He's rich and sick and if anything happens to him, they'll have me packed and on my way home." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Might I humbly suggest, Mrs. Chiltington, that your considerable concern might be better spent on your son instead of my library? Now then, Dr. Zinchenko, I believe we have a very important matter to discuss?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is why cell phones are so important. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The most important ones are all labeled, but there are about fifty that I have no idea what they’re for. I have a feeling I’m going to be there all night trying out keys.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For one, deep down, I figured Nan would put what I wanted first or at least consider it important. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“A good spider is always important. Remember that, boys.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Stand in front,” he urges, “so you will be seen. Wear a big sombrero, so you will really be seen. Most important, look smart.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The iguanodon tooth that started it all–arguably the most important tooth in paleontology–is no longer on display. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

More important, it might precipitate regime collapse in North Korea and lead to the unification of the Korean Peninsula under a Seoul-based government closely allied with the United States. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“All I meant was that perhaps it isn’t too important,” Milo repeated, trying not to be impolite. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But on this particular morning, an unusually large group of animals had come out to discuss some important news. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I realized right away that our job was a really important one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are things you’re missing out on that are important,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It is important that Danny know exactly what he will tell his father. He must anticipate what questions will be on Reb Saunders’ mind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was something in the back of his mind bothering him; he never forgot things, not important things, and he didn’t forget this either. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, my sister pointed out one very important detail that helped me emerge from the bell jar: senior prom was the only prom that really mattered. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“For important guests, so you don’t have to pay every time you come to the circus. You show it at the booth and they’ll let you in.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“But...there are more important things than what we want. Sometimes it isn’t about us. Sometimes we aren’t the center of the story. This is about Loo, now. Please, let me go.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I wondered which lines were the most important lines of the shark’s shape—which ones made it a great white—and where did that powerful energy come from? The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I forgot to tell you before, but I wanted you to know I’ve been putting every single egg in the fridge every day, especially now that I know how important it is. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson said, “Now, it’s important for each of us to think very clearly about all this.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, he thinks it’s important to teach students “dedication to long-term projects,” and this assignment is his grand solution. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Well, don't you see, Ma'am—it's an important occasion—returning to one's own country—entering society—the best society—it is so essential to make a good impression—not perhaps looking quite ourselves, yet, eh?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It might be the most important word in the world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had made up my mind that recording both of my grandparents’ stories was an important project not just for school, but for me and my family. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I just feel like our club needs to get more focused and serious. What’s the point of writing if we have nothing important to say, right?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“This is very important. Did he ask you for anything?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was important to make eye contact and not cover your mouth when you laughed, like some of the more Japanese girls did. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My minimal coverage of Japan in previous editions of Guns, Germs, and Steel constituted the most important geographic lacuna of my book. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A symposium of many of the most important figures in the field was convened in London under the auspices of the Royal Society in 1964, and suddenly, it seemed, everyone was a convert. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Your Grace, I apologize for disturbing you, but I have important information that I felt couldn't wait.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Grandma, please introduce yourself and tell us your year of birth, and where you were born. Then tell us an important event from your life. Specifically, your time during the war.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A shipbroker is a kind of enormous shopkeeper for ships, and by far the most important item he supplies to them is the fuel on which the ship’s engines run. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Give him my pardons. I would not disturb his rest if it were not important." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not of important men, not of trustees and such; for knowing now that there was nothing which I could expect from them, there was no reason to be afraid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad was the most important part of my life,” said Megan, who spoke next. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The case was so important that the government’s lawyers had taken two years and $500,000 to prepare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Logically speaking, the central building should be the most important one. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Before the children could crawl, the friend was named by the emperor to an important post in the Capital. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

And it is true that there were some people who, when their sorrow was beginning to lose its savor, gently edged it toward pride and felt increasingly important because of their loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Sales were important to us because that was how we got hold of things from outside. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father suddenly remembered he needed to stomp off and do some very important thing or another, and to make a long story short, they didn’t stay for dinner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Diaz’s list, spiritual and material motivations were equally important. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I looked for Denna, hoping to make my most important explanation of all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I grew up in Juba, the most important city in Southern Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever afternoon, I tell her: You kind, you smart, you important. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe because how we eat is just as important as what we eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Still, even Bev knew how important it was to keep this one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are lots of things I want to ask about Trub, but I settle on the most important question: “Will he know how to find Ma?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just two years before, Stimson had decided Truman wasn’t important enough to know about the Manhattan Project. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to give the populace a show. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Typical episode begins with the last important thing remembered: names of significant persons, unfulfilled obligations, etc. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What about ‘It’s important to protect yourself because it’s impossible to protect yourself’?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he firmly held the lamp as if it were as important as butter or sugar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

This is the most important night of all. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was about to turn away and try to retrace his steps when it occurred to him the panels themselves might be important. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they were important to McGarrity because he had figured them out for himself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nat went on talking, trying to make a far-off star seem more important than Lem Harvey’s nearby glare. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Father says, ‘Yeah? Well, don’t sound too important to me. You tell him to get out the house and go to work.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every important thing he’d ever done was there, dark and permanent. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The conference would furnish important connections for the ANC and be the first and best chance for us to enlist support, money, and training for MK. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has an important call to make while her mother’s at the table. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Hospitality was, of course, very important to him, since all guests, all who seek shelter in a strange land, were under his especial protection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master grunted in response, watching Ugwu and his aunty with a faintly distracted expression, as if their presence made it difficult for him to remember something important. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Missing from the paintings, though, is the most important moment of all, the moment when one person was persuaded to put their trust in another. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But he has to know how important it is. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Firewood or no firewood, the important thing is to find a way to make peace before things explode,” Miss Adebayo said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t even remember what it was, it wasn’t important, I just wanted to go to the house, to see him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even more important is the fact that medical men who received their basic training before 1950 have had little opportunity to realize the critical importance of the process and the hazards of disrupting it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although it was tempting to get caught up in all of the media attention, I knew what was really important. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So she had me paged out of an important meeting, and I came charging home. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now that they were done with that, apparently it was on to more important topics. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, it had been a very special one, more serious and important and mysterious than most—and a lot more fun. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back now, that was the most important sentence I’ve ever written. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She knew it was important to locate Father, but she couldn’t bring herself to leave Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the beet-sugar breakthrough did have one important effect in another part of Europe: the Ukraine of Marc’s family. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“So it’s important to me. Now, please allow me to continue my slumber.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It. . . the case was — is — important to me.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Near the end of my first day as a Poly face farmhand, when all I really wanted to do was lie down, there was still one more important chore to perform. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The lobby of the Jedda Palace Hotel offered me frequent sizable informal audiences of important men from many different countries who were curious to hear the “American Muslim.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just take care of her, Morgan. We have some important business to do.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad said he needed more pasta sauce, so I figured I’d borrow a bottle or two,” he explains, avoiding the important questions, as he always does. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But it must have been important. She seemed...shaken up. Maybe she got a prophecy or some bad news. Reyna never acted the same around me after that.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually he got the true tale out of Bilbo after much questioning, which for a while strained their friendship; but the wizard seemed to think the truth important. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most important is that he is the father of Cari and Beto, and it is right for them to be with their father. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The most important thing to know about prehistoric humans is that they were insignificant animals with no more impact on their environment than gorillas, fireflies or jellyfish. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano would play endless games of dominoes with his father-in-law while Remedios chatted with her sisters or talked to her mother about more important things. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was for the same reason, he said, that miners were often paid entirely with two-dollar bills, so that local merchants would realize how important the coal companies were to their businesses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an exact way that an orthodox Muslim washes, and the exact way is very important. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was fooling myself that this was important or even instructive. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is important to the future of our struggle in this country for you to become a lawyer, and so I am going to leave the firm and start my own estate agency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Abu’s parents separated when he was five, my father was attracted to Islam’s emphasis on the family and the important role of the father in the family hierarchy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There was also the merchant’s daughter, but she wasn’t as important as his flock, because she didn’t depend on him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it's important to get pictures of things in your head. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The floor is an immaculate white, almost beautiful, and—most important—empty. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It felt like he was getting at something important. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As the guest of honor, Roosevelt led a parade of important politicians and diplomats down a wide boulevard dotted with palm trees. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Chairman Mao’s campaign to “Destroy the Four Olds” was even more important than the others. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bending over was important; otherwise, the canopy would hit you in the head as it departed the airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Professor,” Harry said, approaching the little Charms master, “Professor, I’m sorry to interrupt, but this is important. Have you got any idea where the diadem of Ravenclaw is?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was important, he said, not to go out smelling of wine: the lift attendants were very observant. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how it feels, and if you haven’t, you cannot possibly imagine it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“One for the incoming season, one for the outgoing. It’s important to keep up with the times. Don’t you know anything about fashion?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I will always tell you the important things and I promise, Mama, no matter what happens, you will never be alone. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

More important, they testify to levels of public authority and civic organization rarely associated with nomads. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I can feel it. Every day on the road—I feel something pulling me. I don’t know what it is, but I have to find out. I know it’s important.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most important, its amount equaled the amount of guanine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Sure I could. There’s nothing so important to do.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His father, Carl Tiflin, insisted upon giving permission for anything that was done on the ranch, whether it was important or not. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seventh-grade teachers of Stirling Middle School did not put any thought into the important task of assigning field trip partners. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And 2006 was an important year for the mobile phone because of the growth of smartphone devices. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Every fool loves to hear that he’s important. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They destroyed communication lines, supply depots, and other important enemy installations. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She was being looked after by the nuns at Godstow, so she must be someone important.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Reaching DuBridge by phone in early October, Lawrence informed him curtly that he was needed to lead an important defense initiative. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, Doon went farther and farther into the Pipeworks, holding on to the hope that he might find something not only interesting but important. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing, certainly, that his views were indeed important to other people, he answered the question—in part. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we walked inside the Marriott Hotel, we felt important and excited to be there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had more important things to do than guard the world’s most famous criminal, did he? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Life skills! Homemaking! These are important for heroes.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even the villeins could go: their duty to God was more important than their ties to the lord of the manor. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, the only important thing was getting their help to keep their son away from his daughter. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out there are important health reasons for doing these things. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Beyond the idea of winning, which was important to me, I liked the physical aspects of playing ball. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“The house isn’t important to you?” he asked slowly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The people had been very proud that die little islands of Aruba and Curacao were now among the most important islands in the world; that victory or defeat depended on them. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course. I miss you. And I wish you could know your history better. You know, for Yazdis, family history is very important.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I already told you, Axel, when it comes to flight, the most important word that we can have, the one that bird moms know by heart.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

More important, the spirit to rebuild was strong. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“What you do is important,” I offered, even though I didn’t know where this was headed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, he’s an important figure in Mexican history. It’s important to know about our history, Malú.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“She’s important in some way they don’t understand. And they want me to look into some more questions about Dust.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But once we went to the same school, I learned a very important lesson: Samira was far more valuable to me than my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He does ask the most important one, though it tries to choke him on its way out of his throat: “Is G’ma gonna be okay, Dad?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

But the important thing is that for today, they are granted, jointly, the guardianship, which is on track to not be temporary, of a person named Willow Chance. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Good. You are already learning. This is important for you to remember because I will not always be here to remind you.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Authors of a report were identified as important members of a team; proximity to the work was everything. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We have chosen an old sword, just rusty enough to look important. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And rack my brains trying to think of anything important I forgot. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since, corn sweeteners have been the industry’s most important product. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If she let go, her pageant dreams and her secret, more important dream would wash away with it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I think it was locked up in here for some reason, and you wouldn’t lock up something unless it was important....” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along, dear. There are some very important people I want you to meet....” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

So Axel has to add his own piece, the most important thing, really, hope. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“All those rules you bend, and you can’t bend this one? Not even for something this important?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But the most important information that needed to be conveyed was about humans, not about lions and bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the waitress finally brought the food, forks became important for eating and the war ended suddenly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

One of the most important things to remember about insecticides in soil is their long persistence, measured not in months but in years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But Singer says that a cow is not different at all in this one very important way: It feels pain and suffers just as we do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“The things you spend so much time on—all this work you do—might not seem as important. You might have to make room for some more spiritual things.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course everything important is the same,” he conceded. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Sit forward so you can see, Miss Love,” I said, feeling important. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There hasn’t been a single "What are you doing that’s so important?" or "Coopie, this bed is so empty without you!" Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ms. Dale loves to unpack things, which is another important fact about her. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ranofer woke with the feeling that something important and fine had happened. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Tally hadn’t realized it at the time, but that had been an important conversation for Shay, the first time she had talked about wanting to stay ugly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I think people felt like the dead person was more important because a white person had come to the funeral. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Tío Pepe said that one thing all these famous prisoners found while they were locked up was that it was important to keep a schedule so as not to go crazy. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Most important for the people of 13, it was the center of the Capitol’s nuclear weapons development program. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The important thing, when you took a wife, was that the two of you agreed on what was important. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Inn of Bree was still there, however, and the innkeeper was an important person. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next important contribution to the philosophy of the fact came in 1662, with the publication of The Logic of Port-Royal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They laughed when Obinze said, “I don’t understand why fox hunting is such a big issue in this country. Aren’t there more important things?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wanted to tell Ms. Hussey that he’d been thinking about important stuff, but he didn’t know how to say it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Dobby has known it for months, sir. Harry Potter must not put himself in peril. He is too important, sir!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“You will find your place,” Jiichan said urgently, like it was extremely important for her to leave Japan. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They have detained a lady from an important family. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I now know it is more important than almost everything they taught us in college. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she talked to us that day, we learned two very important lessons. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He met with a dozen important Democrats and urged them to support the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Lee Lee tells me, “My teacher says he was just as important as Lewis and Clark.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Since I'd become a permanent resident, I'd suffered through two frustrating presidential elections without being allowed to vote, and it was important to me to exercise my democratic right in the next one. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The sound of the box was also important. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most important symbols on the staff, the clef symbol, key signature and time signature, appear at the beginning of the staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“But this secret is very important. And very dangerous.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“No, really. All these things are important. They could save lives.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No secrets in our house, Zuri. You like him, fine. As long as he likes you too, and most important, he respects you.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She could push a plow, milk a goat, and, most important, think for herself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“What else is important about her? How come you think I’d help her down the stairs and walk her home?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“While we are waiting,” he said in his fake doctor voice, “I think we should talk about something important.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing was to outthink the enemy, find his weakness, let him have his moment of exultation. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds important, but we can talk about that later. You’ll be safe at camp. All the books and food you want.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My grandmother's words come slowly meaning this lesson is an important one. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Joseph couldn’t help noticing how careful his uncle was with the surface, how he caressed it and stared at it, as if the table were the most important thing in the world. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She imagined that they all had university degrees, that they worked in office buildings, behind desks of their own, where they typed and smoked and made important telephone calls to important people. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The eye is drawn to the upper left: in a bold diagonal slash in dark black ink, covering part of the word “Monsieur” and underlined twice, the letters are thick, the words urgent: “tres important.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He told Margaret, “I thought the fair was an intense life, but I find the pressing forward of all these important interests gives me quite as full a day, week or year.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The boy is obviously lying. I have important matters to attend to this afternoon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It is winter. It is winter and I have forgotten to do a terribly important thing—stack up a big woodpile.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She said she has an important project with a deadline and she’ll need you as early as she can get you.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Although spraying has been tried as a weapon against the ubiquitous budworm, the areas affected have been relatively small and have not, as yet, included important spawning streams for salmon. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he was done he turned to me and said, “I have a proposition for you. It is important.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"There's something about the way you write. It's...how do I describe it...It's important." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The important thing is I don't have to suffer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. And he said, ‘Soon we shall have the most important monster of all—the one that shall bring about the downfall of Olympus.’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Vern told us how limestone from Rockport, Maine, was sent to Washington, DC, to build an important building, which he later remembered to be the Capitol building. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“This is important, Is,” I say, giving her an armband. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Yes, we are a part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When a culture grows big enough, it acquires an elite, which needs to monitor things it considers important: money, stored goods, births and deaths, the progression of time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Like Miss Preston's, the building gives off the feeling that important learning is happening somewhere, somehow, someway. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It is more important that I fully understand what is happening to me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Below are some important strategies for teaching a song either for the first time, or even to review a song or help children analyze an old and familiar song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

They had beat every odd, they had stuck by one another, and most important of all, they had become friends. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He would point out medicinal leaves and trees whose barks were important medicines. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Once it was discovered, cooking became one of the most important tools of the human omnivore. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But the most important transformation in human history before the invention of science, the Neolithic Revolution, took place comparatively recently, between 12,000 and 7,000 years ago. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So Lily sat down and pretended to read the Truman thing, which went like this: Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, really! He made me promise to record your war story. He said it was very important in explaining why you wanted to come to America.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In any case, those are the important facts of my life, and I considered them all in the long moment of the car spinning around and the empty peanut bags flying through the air. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And it was important that I do something big and fine, or else my parents would sell me when we made our way back to China. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never mind. The important thing was I didn’t drown.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So I had to continue, of course, and let her know how important it had been. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief and the council of elders, made up of both men and women, were always chosen for their wisdom and made all the important decisions. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As John recalled, Cushing thought this development could be “as important as, if not more important than, Pasteur and bacteriology.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I also had a drawing pad and colored pencils, a manila envelope with important prison and parole papers, and my copy of The Brothers Karamazov. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

It was also Yawar’s duty to communicate to the people any important decisions the inspectors had made. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In the hierarchy of the school, where girls and partying and clothes and fancy cars were as important as academics, being a football player opened doors that other students could only dream of. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to show, but I want to say something important. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He always managed to break, ruin, burn, sit on, or knock over something important. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t realized it, she was important, and Mrs. Coulter and the Oblation Board were bound to be searching everywhere for her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He paused and then added: “And most important, don’t be afraid!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand,” said Harry, “this is important.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It must not have been an important mountain, because they never bothered. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Repetition is important in the training not only of animals but also of humans. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what they say — the first runner-up is important in case anything should happen to Miss Teen Dream,” Shanti called. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Most important, Tawantinsuyu “managed to eradicate hunger,” the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa noted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

After a while Mittelstaedt stops the skirmish and begins the very important exercise of creeping. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what one “means” is neither important nor relevant. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

None of the other victors will be showing up with a babysitter, and being the youngest, it’s even more important we look self-reliant. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

By kicking me into the dark they'd made me see the possibility of achieving something greater and more important than I'd ever dreamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to show the Beiderman how important this place is to us. I can see how the petition was wrong. I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Was he about to see the mysterious broken object it was so important to mend? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But somehow—maybe we could see something in the guardians’ manner—no one really believed the essays were that important, and among ourselves we hardly discussed the matter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, good English is especially important in cyberspace because the speed and brevity of email and other online writing conspire to muddle your message. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Onstage that night, John Edwards took a shot at Clinton, speaking in veiled terms about sincerity and trustworthiness being important. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“How do you think she learned to get what she wants from strung-out old white men? The most important skill of an effective politician.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The second most important unknown was the question of rendezvous and docking. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A terribly important kind of king,” April said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loving the same things I do is really important for me this time around. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“What we have to say is secret, and very important.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t always look at her when he talked, but when it was important, he looked her right in the eyes, and it made her tingle. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Although it was only a puzzle, it had been important to receive something—even if it wasn’t from someone who loved me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Hanging on to their femininity was something that remained important for most of these young women throughout the war, and often something that brought them together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

What was important to me was that we weren’t just announcing some pie-in-the-sky set of wishes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s so much more important for them to run around the school dropping off messages than be challenged to learn what great mathematicians have wrestled with for a thousand years.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

And she gave us the little pep talk on family and how important roots were. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

These are all mammalian characteristics, all important for the development of intelligent beings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My trouble, Bast, is that she is very important. Important to the story. I cannot think of how to describe her without falling short of the mark.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But then I remembered something important and turned back. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I always felt like you had to be important to have enemies. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

And before I knew it, I was saying my conclusion, and Danny had begun his argument on why women could not make important decisions about war or about the prices of oil and gas. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was going to say something serious, because he was very shy, and I'd heard him dear his throat in that same way before giving an important economics lecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Moms and dads and grandparents were already standing around the gym, anxiously snapping pictures of nothing important. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I hear nothing important from Jews,” the soldier said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, both featured Pocock’s trademark camber, the slight curvature that gave them compression, spring, and liveliness in the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It struck her impersonally as if it were a judgment someone else was delivering, someone American and important, like Dr. Fanning: she was pretty. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

These natural chemicals are important for a healthy diet. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I sense that this is an important question. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

All of the disputed territories contain valuable minerals, and some of them yield important vegetable products such as rubber which in colder climates it is necessary to synthesize by comparatively expensive methods. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Until now, I’d hung around with good people who cared about important enough things but who were focused primarily on building their careers and providing for their families. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A bunch of our things were going to be sold at a yard sale on Sunday, except for important stuff like shoes and mattresses and a few dishes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After all, I’d just made the biggest, most important discovery of my life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It is really important for animals that we speak our minds when we see something wrong. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s a way for you to become closer to her, to let her know you understand a very important part of who she is, to show your empathy.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But if they were ever questioned or arrested in America, they needed to know their new life histories inside and out so they sounded natural and, most important, believable. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I felt like I had just discovered the most important clue in the criminal investigation of the century. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Brian could not hear it, could not understand it and he wanted to so badly; it was so important to understand his father, to know what he was saying. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, it is important to name a chord or interval as it has been spelled, in order to understand how it fits into the rest of the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Incheon was an important city port where many westerners arrived in Korea. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, not exactly. But obviously it’s important, or else why would it be called key grip instead of average grip or not-so-critical grip?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Columbus Day,” I said, anxious now, thinking I was going to get some important background information. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody, of the hundreds of people that had visited the Fair, knew that a grey spider had played the most important part of all. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But it seemed to her that Mrs. Borkowski knew things, important things. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

What’s there to say when home is a room filled with garbage that we pretend is important? Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He undertook two long expeditions, which he paid for out of his own pocket, made many important discoveries, and generously gave to the Liverpool Botanic Gardens plants that might have made him rich. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Is it really that important to make people like me and Michael and Andrew and, yeah, Link uncomfortable? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was one of the three most important Prophets of the religion of Islam, the others being Muhammad and Moses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Found the world over, children’s song repertoires are some of the most imaginative and interesting cultural examples of any genre and are important expressions of children’s lives in different cultures and eras. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

This system of government worked as long as the king was not challenged on important matters. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

This discrepancy between evolutionary success and individual suffering is perhaps the most important lesson we can draw from the Agricultural Revolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for the improvements made by the police, they are important too. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got nothing. Why was he so important?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When a topic—especially one that happened outside Coalwood and also didn’t involve mining or football—reached the steps, you knew it was important. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yelling and running and standing still, watching the ball speed toward the batsman as if nothing's more important. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay, everybody! I know you’re all busy cranking out your projects, but listen up for a second. I have something important to say.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the most important role for a second is analyzing adjourned positions jointly with the player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the most important documents remained right on the table: Operation Mayibuye, a plan for guerrilla warfare in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why is it more important if I’m hungry?” he asked curiously. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it’s very important to her that this girl, now woman, remember her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I think this is one of the most important realizations I’ve ever had. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Except that there’s not much which matters a great deal. The last six months have made that plain. And lately it has seemed important to find a thing or two which do. That’s all.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Irene smiled, and for half a second she seemed to forget how important she was supposed to be now. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

My old gentlemen felt that these words were very important too—‘Thou shalt’ and ‘Do thou.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And capitalizing on diversity is perhaps even more important when it comes to the characters of the oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Winning capture the flag is a matter of pride, and pride is important to the Dauntless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And somehow that seems even more important than the vow I gave Prim. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Look at me, child. I have something important to say.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Walk carefully. Guard your health. If anything should happen to Harris, you are the Book of Ecclesiastes. See how important you've become in the last minute!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned about opening moves and why it’s important to control the center early on; the shortest distance between two points is straight down the middle. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But more important, them forcing you to share your belongings, it played with your head. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Regardless of perspective, what was important was the message imparted by one through posture and expression and interpreted by the other: You may get the better of me, but it will cost you. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This is really important, so please write back soon. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It even happens that something that at first repelled or confounded us emerges only many years later as one of the most important artistic events of our lives. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know how important he is to you, Caitlin,” she said. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Dead-criminal checker. Sounds like an important position to me. And who is Piper, anyway?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s all there is, and yet it plays such an important role! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Plus, she'd learned from her grandfather a long time ago how important tradition was. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Or it may be more important to start or improve a recycling program, or collect trash. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Know how to get food? Know how to get from one place to another? Know a single important thing about surviving?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The creditor’s note was purportedly signed by Roan and was dated “Jany, 1921”; this was important, because it indicated that the note predated efforts to obtain the insurance, giving legitimacy to Hale’s claim. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I suggest you take this time to formulate a strategy. We may not be Erudite, but mental preparedness is one aspect of your Dauntless training. Arguably, it is the most important aspect.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Monge’s work was so important to the military that much of it was made into a state secret by the revolutionary government and by the Napoleonic government that succeeded it soon afterward. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore took from an inside pocket another crystal phial and Harry fell silent at once, remembering that Dumbledore had said it was the most important one he had collected. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

An important event happens at the zero hour, not the one hour. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s important. A good carer makes a big difference to what a donor’s life’s actually like.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most important, hips are scientific, I say repeating what Alicia already told me. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed important to explain exactly where the shoe had gone. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It's strange not being able to talk to your parents about something so important. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This, he wrote, made it more important than ever to provide a counterbalance of “dense, broad, luxuriant green bodies of foliage.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The two methods lead to two kinds of warfare, and the distinction can be an important one. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They were the important people, he realized, the ones with connections, the ones whose families were safe. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He made several important telephone calls and shouted a bit more. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The picture drew an important continuity between home and the classroom. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Correction: the smiley faces we send to each other are important to me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It is an important source of food for many animals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Most important, I knew what to focus attention upon. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The investigative journalist Jonathan Kwitny later argued that the case was “a fine example of what can happen when important matters of public policy are abandoned by government to the self-interest of corporations.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

I knew already that they concerned me and were addressed to some of the most important men in the whole country. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conference underlined one of the most important and demanding tasks before the ANC: to transform an illegal underground liberation movement to a legal mass political party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing this secret, being the only one chosen to know, makes me feel important in a way. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there was the important matter of the house that we needed to buy. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s very important that our Vietnamese friends understand our Republican position and I hope you have made that very clear to them.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Four, this is Rafi. He’s an important man in the fringe.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Why would Lily suggest that this was the most important disc to watch? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benny at the corner grocery puts down his important cigar: Your mother know you got shoes like that? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

This book was too important to scrimp on details. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When you need to communicate something important, speak your truth face-to-face. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When an important chief died down in that far part of the country, there were many people who went to see him buried. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The important thing was that he was there. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Is that the most important factor for deciding to have kids these days? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“If Mr. Remora needs that book for his job, Em...maybe that’s more important.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Weary drew back his right boot, aimed a kick at the spine, at the tube which had so many of Billy’s important wires in it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I come back to thinking about Donay, and how all his life he is used and thrown out like he not important, like he not the best. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My question, and his answer, were too important to look away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Fixing the electricity was the most important job in Ember, and more people worked at it than at anything else. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When an officer asked a wounded boy whether he suffered any pain, the boy replied, “Yes, but this is not important. Germany must be victorious.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

More important, why did I care so much what a bunch of stoners thought of me? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On Monday afternoon Claudia told Jamie at the school bus stop that she wanted him to sit with her because she had something important to tell him. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important thing is this: Moonie is right close beside Mrs. Drinker now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

For him, the important thing was their disappointment and the reason for it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sacrifice medal, a silver disk on a red-and-black ribbon, given for death in the line of duty, presented to Frank as if it were something important, something that made everything all right. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And oh! Most, most, important! She said that she was bringing someone with her.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Even now, when it was so real, so important to my own life, I had trouble keeping all the names and facts straight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

There are in these two studies, I think, very important clues as to what makes someone like Tom Gau — or, for that matter, any of the Salesmen in our lives — so effective. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my favorite shirt, the one from Thomas, with the famous “Imagination is more important than knowledge” quote printed on the back. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It stretches plausibility to the breaking point that he would have decided to deliver one as important as this off the cuff. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The earthquake signaled such an important change in the life of the Trueba family that from then on they divided all events into before and after that day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d taught them how to disagree, reminded them how important it was to do so while still showing care and respect for the person you loved. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In two years, astonishingly, Mendel had produced a set of reagents that would allow him to interrogate some of the most important features of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In one important respect the outlook is more encouraging than the situation regarding infectious disease at the turn of the century. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s very important for donors to understand what the consequences of tissue research might be,” she says. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mom told them, “We can talk about it inside. The important thing is that he’s going to be OK.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This Ines led me as if I were an important guest. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

On the armed forces: “The important thing is that we’re doing the right thing by our troops. And that’s why we’ve increased the spending on equipment dramatically over these last few years.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Bumblebee belongs to all of us, and what happens here is important.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t contact your ex-husband unless it’s important, and don’t go anywhere near Anna Watson or her child.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I return the focus to Arthur’s birthday, which is the most important thing tonight. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“If these things are important enough to pass on right under the nose of the Ministry, you’d think he’d have let us know why...unless he thought it was obvious?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then Quang-ha slings his arm around my shoulder and I know he's going to say something important. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Other people think we have magic powers, which is what's important," Rani says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Petrelli finished, I hurried back to Mrs. Baker’s room, since I wasn’t sure that I wanted my father to be standing there being large and important. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Still — while Old Chao worked on turbulence, Ralph lectured on about all that had been exciting and important and new in the nineteenth century. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I race down the hall so I can catch a glimpse of El Jefe, surrounded by his throng of bodyguards and important people from his cabinet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

At first it didn’t seem important, but one night he woke with his throat full of liquid. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

More important, June was in the gym that morning. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the visit was too important an event for me to forget. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this he had the support of several important faculty members who had taken a liking to Farmer and admired his accomplishments. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She liked seeing the young, important Kennedy families, and in her way, she liked the sadness of the country weeping for them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The most important political document ever adopted by the ANC is the Freedom Charter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Isn't it more important for him to learn to read?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I remembered; but when she had told me, it had not seemed at all important. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The train often stopped to let really important trains bawl and hurtle by. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early in the new time he had learned the most important thing, die truly vital knowledge that drives all creatures in die forest— food is all. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday was a very important day for me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Besides, he added, the most important relevant law was the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Some important guests had arrived unexpectedly, and she had had to entertain them in a remote part of the villa. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

What is important is, rather, the idea that experience isn’t simply useful because it can teach you things that other people already know: experience can actually teach you that what other people know is wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It felt like the most important thing now was to run, the most important place to be was away. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“And it’s become really important you tell us the truth.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It is very important to save places where wild, free animals live. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the more distant Hailsham grew, the less important the essays seemed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just need to see Henry for a second. It’s kind of important.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Birge delivered the news to the audience in Wheeler Hall, accurately describing carbon-14 as “certainly much the most important radioactive substance that has yet been created.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was a glorious tie, one that could be spotted clear across a room, which I figured was an important attribute. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what it was, the important thing was for me to catch up to him quickly. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” Klaus said hesitantly, “I guess it won’t hurt to be in the play. It seems to be very important to him, and we want to keep on his good side.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t that the important stuff Mrs. Maxy had to say went in one ear and out the other. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thanked Axel for finding the error and picked his third statement because, “It gives important details that the other statement was missing.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He takes Byrd by the hands, pulls her tightly to him, like she does when the information is important. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Reilly doesn’t, Mrs. Gregson says, “Would you mind? It would help her learn an important lesson about charity and kindness.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No one had ever trusted her with something so important. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I had a sense,” he later said, “of being included in something very secret and important.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The stage was set for one of the most important events of the prewar period. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They are most important, because without them the astronauts would make all kinds of mistakes the first time they got into a real spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He gave it when he had an important family announcement that he wanted to be sure everyone would hear. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus me and Mong agreed we probably weren’t even that important to them in the grand scheme of things. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Pearl had gone very still now, her eyes fixed on her mother, waiting patiently, aware she was about to learn something very important. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to do something important, but I have to go somewhere first?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The oxygen pump is also kind of important. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there was important area news— disasters like floods or tornadoes—or sometimes if she came across little stories that seemed cute or original, Alice would call the station news manager in Carrington. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had been so important in that maze of destruction? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And it is important to know of pain, he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I used my tears to show off, to make myself seem important so he’d respect me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There were, to be sure, important political and ideological differences between the two men, differences that became the basis for the opposing sides they took in the party wars of the 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I figured it must have some important meaning or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That,” said Goddard, “is Esme, and you would be wise to treat her well. She is the most important person you will meet today.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was standing on the tracks, listening to death’s locomotive whistle, and he was very clear about the important things in life. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the first edition of Jane Eyre back on the shelf, and slid all three books in carefully because I guess it was all-fired important. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone else has important signs like Tiger or Dragon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But most important of all, the Whisperer was no longer broadcasting Mr. Curtain’s messages. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

To make the house seem important, there were two large round pillars holding up a veranda entrance to the front door. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only thing that’s important is that everything worked out okay and that Mommy’s safe and sound, right? We have a lot to be thankful for. Today could have been so much worse.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I even rubbed my teeth with my wet fingers—we had no toothbrushes or toothpaste, of course, but it felt important to remember what it was like to be human. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She gets up and says she’s got more important things to worry about than what I’m hoping for. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“He wanted me to bring him back,” Harry muttered — it seemed important to explain this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Subtle and vastly important chemical changes are constantly in progress, converting elements derived from air and water into forms suitable for use by plants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He thought it was important that I make my own mistakes now and then. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. But fair, too. It doesn’t matter how rich or important you are. Everyone’s in the same boat. And medical resources and costs are kept under control.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

These debates are worthwhile, but it is critical to keep in mind that the question of how we do reform work is even more important than the specific reforms we seek. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Please listen to me. I hate her as much as you do. I have no reason to defend her. I’m telling you the truth. This is important.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

What was important was that they had got you. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He’s thinking about other things, solemn things that are important. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because, my young friends,” he muttered sourly, “what could be more important than doing unimportant things? If you stop to do enough of them, you’ll never get to where you’re going.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she thought about it: What was more important to her—maybe finding a friend, or her hair? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m well aware there is no job more important than that of raising a child, but the problem is that it isn’t valued. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for Miig, I could see why it was doubly important to establish nationhood. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s so important that my dad doesn’t even have to have a job.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The most important function of DNA—its capacity to transmit copies of information from cell to cell, and organism to organism—was buried in the structure. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The boys know many other things, but none of them seem as important as this. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

How you really are isn't important if you can pretend to be a person who pleases people. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Behind the peach, skidding about all over the place in the peach juice, came the Mayor’s limousine, and behind the Mayor’s limousine came about twenty other limousines carrying all the important people of the City. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I am sorry that I had to be away so long to-day; but you will, I know, forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been to Ireland, but returning before she died was very important to my grandmother. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hopelessness of their chances had no important place in his thoughts. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The important thing is to get this clone to the hospital, where it can do some good,” said Steven. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you are just as important as your father.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be. My dad says that men performing in non- traditional gender roles is good for feminism. He says it’s important, as an artist, to be in touch with his feminine side.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And living an ethical life, a moral life, is important to them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have any important secret papers hidden away inside it,” he stated simply. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lasher did two important things that year. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sure. Not at me anyway, that was the most important thing!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Seattle strike took place when, for many American workers, joining a union was becoming increasingly important. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Almost all his summer had been spent collecting pedantic data for his thesis, and now he was in a mood to think about important facts. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, this is very important; do you have anything sharp on your person?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“But I’m his mother and you can see my certificate of important information.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Go back to the days when people camped out overnight for tickets with huge smiles on their faces, as if they were performing an important service for their country. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It scared me, but I knew what I said was important and right, and my voice found that full tone voices have when they are expressing something long-felt and long-understood and released at last. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not want to brag. But it is important you hear this. You are old enough now to know such things.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Were we finally going to begin that important but secret task only we Navajos would accomplish? Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meeting between the highest local government official and militant black leaders was itself an important concession, an act of good faith on Grabarek’s part that surprised the black community. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second and more important reason, from their perspective, was that they thought my story might help someone else. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It’s important because the organ, with its lower, deeper pedal notes, led the way in the innovation of a bass line in music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“You came all the way to Manifest to deliver some important information, did you not?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The dog, as if he knew silence was important, did not bark once. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing, Nixon decided, was to avoid disaster in Vietnam until after the presidential election in November. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They wore uniforms and drove around in trucks and looked important. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Brij and Matthew were arguing loudly about cryptocurrencies and Skid and Aaron were debating which was more important to society, botany or music, but I could barely hear them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Copernicus himself was an intermediate figure in the scientific revolution, and in one important way he resembled the Ancient Greek philosophers rather than the modern scientist. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

This important aspect of the problem will be taken up in the next chapter. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had spent just three years with the CPS—and never in a job important enough to have his own secretary—before becoming its CEO. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Of some 70 species of shrubs and vines that are typical roadside species in the eastern states alone, about 65 are important to wildlife as food. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If sprinkles aren’t important,” I tell him, “how about we swap cones?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Master is — hie — trusting Winky with — hie — the most important — hie — the most secret —” “What?” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Though he did not say so to Bilbo, he also thought it important, and disturbing, to find that the good hobbit had not told the truth from the first: quite contrary to his habit. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So however questionable they may seem on intellectual principle, those great oxymorons—“common sense” and “received wisdom”—are profoundly important in persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were more important things to attend to now than petty conflicts— namely, the many exotic dangers of the journey we were about to undertake. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

What’s important is that I’m a player, and they all recognize that. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Learning to ask questions about who tells a history, or a story, is an important goal of this book. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I seem to have everything, but I feel like there’s something important I’ve forgotten. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“This little girl’s pretty important, huh?” he said after several minutes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We are all very busy with important things. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He kept at the formula, haunted by the feeling that his head was just about to wrap around something big and important. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Funny how in all of that chaos, Garrett was the only one who remembered to grab the most important thing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Fathers were real important to the Quapaw, so if yours died, you had to get another one. Instead of letting the grownups decide, they let the kids choose.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This system, which is supposed to ensure safety, ignores a number of important facts. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Anyway, whether it was important or not, the job of messenger just happened to be perfect for Lina. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Haley knew this memory box had to be an important clue. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

But the important part is that his reputation proclaims him to be the most unpredictable and violent Irishman ever to live in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second important thing that fall was the arrival of a package at the door of Nick’s apartment one day—a large, heavy package. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had an important keynote scheduled at an Islamic conference in Chicago, so I was happy to find some modest options tucked in the racks of elegant dresses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There’s no time for that, and neither my feelings for David nor my sympathies for Jake are important right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Now I know why those plane tickets were so important to you.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It is also important to select an area of burglary and stick to that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is more important, never giving up or thinking smart? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll put in some extra work at the library this weekend. This is far more important,” Berry said. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bagman was shouting something . . . but Harry’s ears were not working properly anymore . . . listening wasn’t important. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And because Ms. Dale has also known Axel through her five shades of hair color and four years of school, she adds, “It’s important. I want to go over a weather-related drill with you.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I figured this was important because people wanted privacy. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Your family. Where are they? Do they know who you are? Do they know how important you are?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

For me, giving commencement speeches was an important, almost sacred springtime ritual. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I don’t remember what I want to say, or why it might have been important. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But more important than any praise was the fact that we could now tell this story. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Promise me that, whatever you do, you won’t let trying to find that thing be more important than your life. I can’t..He glanced at his feet. “I can’t lose you too. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This was an important decision, yes, but surely she understood how this was affecting them? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But mostly Joe had quit fishing: there were too many other more important things to tend to, apropos earning a living. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to him that his children experience the hard work of farming, and the family spent the summer and school holidays there. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mama narrowed her eyes at Pinch so that he would know he was trusted with an important task. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

An important step in the plan was happening. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

How pallid by comparison are the pretensions of superstition and pseudoscience; how important it is for us to pursue and understand science, that characteristically human endeavor. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could tell from the sound of his voice how important it was. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But she had more important things to worry about. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t play foolish now. It’s important I remember. “Broom sedge,” she added, still remembering. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most who met Boobie agreed that he was one of those kids for whom the game of football had become as important, as indispensable, as a part of their bodies. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the years following Henrietta’s death, using some of the first tubes of her cells, researchers around the world made several important scientific advances in quick succession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The most important new elements were Japan’s first metal tools, of iron, and its first undisputed full-scale agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"First, we must take care of some important business, and quickly, too," said Mark. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He had spent enormous amounts of time at the great libraries of the world, and had purchased all the rarest and most important volumes on alchemy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bleakly wondered if there was any chance the children could be made ready for such an important and complicated public appearance in such a short time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They never lose sight of the important things. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing was more important than earning the confidence and trust of patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It was important to keep the chapel up to date, because Jordan College had no rival, either in Europe or in New France, as a center of experimental theology. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

None of it looked particularly important, but when he put it all together, it was beautiful. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Gentlemen," he said, "we almost forgot an important part of the program. A most serious part, gentlemen. This boy was brought here to deliver a speech which he made at his graduation yesterday . . ." "Bravo!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I remember, it was important for someone to bring me a bucket in the morning when I was locked in those things,” he says, and yawns. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

To look like I was delivering something important. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feedcast went on and on, and they all went up the mountain on skis and shot at each other and finally they all learned an important lesson about love. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why I thought it was so important to cooperate with the authorities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I am in no hurry. You are more important than that. Let me show you how important to me you are.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

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

“Yeah, I suppose...Who d’you think Will’s father is, though? And why’s he important?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one should mind if, by spending only a few hours a week thinking about DNA, he helped me solve a smashingly important problem. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

How was it possibly so important to lock those fingers in mine, to slide my hands up to those breasts? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But wasn’t it more important that we were together? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But increasing affluence plays an important role, too. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

When did I give her up? parents and his important lawyer friends think of this backward old Chinese woman? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was important to me, too, that our daughters feel released from some of the ingrown formalities of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Genie shot Ernie a Help me out here, bro look, but Ernie took off his sunglasses and pretended he was cleaning them, like that was more important than bailing his brother out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I thought it might happen in the distant future, once I’m a grown woman with an important job and my own house and a husband and children. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An important difference between the new Indian number system and the Babylonian style was that Indian numbers were base-10 instead of base-60. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, Mommy had some important business to take care of this morning, muffin. I’m sure she’ll take you shopping as soon as she possibly can. Where’s Delilah?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He would come at it with a bang, deploying his deep understanding of chemistry, mathematics, and crystallography—but more important, his instinctual grasp of model building. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The most important part is the nkiyeu, or chest area, because it holds the heart. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you probably should know as soon as possible because it’s important.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s when the most important clue will appear on the ceiling.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

We would only stay the one night, but it was important to give this place a sense of home and familiarity. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s no single right way to say goodbye to someone you love. But the most important thing is that you keep some part of them inside you.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what the Rotary Club was, but I figured it was important because Mr. Muse told me to wear a coat and tie. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Anybody who knew even the tiniest bit about totem poles knew that the most important was at the bottom. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She wondered how important it could be, though, when hers just seemed to keep fracturing into pieces. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She loathed making small talk in general—a thousand times more when it was with someone as important to her as Dill. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s the most important thing,” his mother said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s really important to you, yeah?” she asked, sitting down, a hand on my calf. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Reports of women in science and other important professions occurred frequently, but there was also much discussion about the differences. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

More important, the ad’s use of like with a clause was not a recent corruption. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

My parents have a word for what I do—constant-talking, like that is a single word—and they explain to me that it is important to let others talk, too. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“And the most important thing is that no one got seriously hurt. Mom is fine. Okay, Chris?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Never go home the same way as you went out,” she said, as though enunciating an important general principle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Mama, it’s not that important, I swear. At least not yet.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Something in her brain clicked and said, This is important, pay attention. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe there really are more important things than running. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

More important, Makowski says, researchers have little evidence that ancient Peruvians actually believed in a single overarching deity called the Staff God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Papa figured the original owner must have been an important man because behind the rear seat of the car he found a blue necktie. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

None of this was his fault, but it wasn’t equal, either, and for any woman who lives by the mantra that equality is important, this can be a little confusing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I don’t believe him—I don’t believe it’s more important to move forward than to find out the truth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I said after the beep, “it’s me. Listen, I need you to do something. It’s important. As soon as you get this message, call me at this number.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And in all the excitement, one of their paws accidentally slapped an important little button on the back of the robot’s head. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There are two important things about women’s struggle to gain the ballot that are not generally known. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“I think,” he says carefully, “that it’s Marcus trying to feel more important than he is.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Or you might never go home. And—it’s important always to have with you something of your own. That’s really yours.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I give unto you the most important and transcendent star, the Morning Star, for you are a proud and powerful people. It is the star for counting the years — the years of manhood.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his other world he was very important-—maybe he was even emperor—but with me he was just my loving, talkative friend. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

School was less important to him now; and before much more time passed, his formal schooling would end. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so I guess you’re right. But this time things feel even more...fraught than usual. It’s just so important to me, you know? Jenny Lindt. Changing people’s lives. All of it.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It would be wise for you to return it, stolen or not. Darkness only creates communication stones for important tasks.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was important for Hunters to keep time, so we could keep track of each other and the day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

This is too important to ignore, and Byrd’s mind is as clear as the glass in her hand. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

You live, as you always have, by the code of effort/result, and with it you keep achieving until you think you know the answers to all the questions—including the most important one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow is an important rehearsal of the St. Matthew Passion. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before seeing David, I thought our getting out was the most important thing, but when David came up with this ridiculous collaborator scheme, I realized I couldn’t leave everyone behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I do not even regret shooting the guards outside the control room, because it was so important that I get past them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the words of Geoffrey Keynes, it ranks ‘among the most important books ever published in the history of science’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It would have been important for me to have joined them. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone had asked me, I’d have said Charles was the most important thing in the world to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Katherine III. Katherine III. Who would have thought that she, among the least important to him, would prove the Theorem's downfall? An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I know it’s just a bunch of paper links, but for some reason, they feel really important. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She spoke carefully, pausing here and there to make sure Renee was getting all her important information. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The second implication of these studies is that nonverbal cues are as or more important than verbal cues. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then the C.I.D. man figured out you might have some important secret papers hidden away inside it.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She felt it was important, not that she know necessarily, but that I know. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

All of which were extremely important and costly. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They knew a tremendous number of things—but was it worth while Jcnowing all these things ifthey did not know the one important thing, the only important thing? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she met Bobby, she took a maternal interest in him, and she became one of his few lifelong friends, ultimately playing an important part in his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was important to remember this information so she wouldn’t marry a relative by accident. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although we might not listen to it regularly or even at all, we all hold it in very high esteem, and an important part of a highly cultured society. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I also forgot my granddad on my mom’s side, but he’s less important because I think he’s a killer who married a child bride. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You two are trodding roughshod on the most important night of my life, her heavily made-up face said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It looked important, so Mrs. Granger opened it right away. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For practical purposes it is not particularly important which of these men is right. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You gained much on your journey. But you are still blind to the most important truth. Perhaps a glimpse is in order.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A perceptive young man, Lopsang was extremely devoted to Fischer; the Sherpa understood how important it was to his friend and employer to get Pittman to the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

An important shipment of plants from California failed to arrive, worsening an already critical shortage of all plants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

More important, I’d be able to talk to my wife again without hiding anything between parentheses. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her dad said: “I think it’s important you tell them everything you know.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even though he was a physicist, he knew that important biological objects come in pairs. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

How could what she did possibly be so important to her? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But two important modifications to this rule were necessary to complete the scheme. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I thought he had something important to say, but he had the mail, which was pretty important. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s very important for water monsters to know.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I thought I had a real shot at being a starter, but next week was too important to coast through. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And while we were all for using duct tape on a drainpipe or a fender, it could never hold together something as important as a soul. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

That the kiln would also be able to destroy any odors emanating from the interior box was singularly important. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve got to make them all see that this is something important for me to do. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like all my words get clogged up in my throat, even when it’s important and I know I have to say something. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You know, Emerson had a strong belief in the power of the individual. He believed all people were important. No matter their race.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In Ka’apor-managed forests, according to Balee’s plant inventories, almost half of the ecologically important species are those used by humans for food. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z