In his final analysis, only one point truly mattered—this was the Cold War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Now it was only a matter of time before someone showed up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter what you think of him, I won’t let him hurt you. And it’s good to eat with someone I can talk to for a change.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing definite had come up regarding the scholarship, except Stan’s promise to pursue the matter diligently upon arrival in the States. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, don't be mad. It doesn’t matter. Or maybe it does, but I think it's cool that you're not a Baron. You can help me even more.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

What do I say to that, when the thought of seeing my mother again is the only thing that’s mattered—the one thing that’s given me a purpose in this world? Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter how smart he is or how old he is or what he does. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to him that he took this windfall in a fashion dangerously close to matter of fact but still he said what he had said before. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

So matters stood when there came into the stricken country a stranger, a man of great courage and great intelligence, whose name was Oedipus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai thought about how Father would react to the foul- mouthed animal—or, for that matter, Mother, with her tasteful tea parties. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it was a game to the Nazis—kill us, don’t kill us, to them it didn’t really matter—but even so, I was glad I had made it through. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean what would you rather do. What comes into your head first. No matter how silly it is." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

No matter who they were, as soon the steward appeared they leaped up and saluted him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

For corporate “high rollers,” what matters is the “bottom line,” or whether a company is “in play,” or a stock has “gone south.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it didn’t go off for a matter of minutes, during which we sat tensely, with frozen-faced smiles, while we tried to keep the younger children from squirming. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what else happened between my tribe and me, I would always love them for giving me peace on the day of my grandmother’s funeral. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It matters now more than ever, don’t you see?” he called after her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of dried matter in the corner of the eye, decayed or missing teeth, ear wax, blackheads, moles, blisters, skin crusts—all the natural excretions and protections the body was capable of—disquieted him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized that she could never satisfy her father in this way no matter how hard she tried. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t know what’s the matter with me either,” he said. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t actually matter where you are, you are in an airport: tiles and walkways and restrooms, gates and newsstands and fluorescent lights. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Homesick? We mustn’t trouble ourselves over our homes. In the end we all come home to the fuhrer. What other home matters?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Since I didn't have much money it didn't matter how lousy the bookstores were, and the library was little help. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t matter; the very name Florida carried the message of warmth and ease and comfort. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well as a matter of fact I did. I found rather a large tree and Lawley and I sat out in the open and there was quite a show. Lovely, oh lovely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always said to be polite, no matter what. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter, it will not do so again,” said Hermione coolly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Of those matters too jaggedly personal to reveal to intimates, my parents will never speak. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter; he wasn’t buying my argument anyway. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The kids in that room love you no matter what. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Which, once again, didn’t matter because none of the teachers asked him a question anyway. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time before tennis replaced soccer as my favourite sport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of it would matter after tonight anyway, Seven reminded herself, because once she and Poppy were placed in House Hyacinth, she wouldn’t have to deal with Valley ever again. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, this normalness carries on into dinner, which Rae and Dr. Chin attend, and then spills over into the week. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

It’s the proverbial gray matter, the most evolved part, he explains, the part that makes us human. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do when Mom and Dad fought was to pretend it wasn’t happening or act like it didn’t matter. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Neither the besiegers nor the besieged could gain any real advantage and finally both sides agreed to let the matter be decided by a combat between the brothers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was still the small matter of getting to shore before the sun rose. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

This boy is something the matter with his head.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, It is terrifying to feel your breath slip away and no matter how hard you fight no air can reach your lungs. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I would not turn you in. No matter what.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Life, no matter on what level, must be moist or it will disappear. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like rolling around with other dudes in tight outfits. But when it comes to, like, matters of the heart...” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Courage was not always a matter of yes or no. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, I suppose if it had any use at all, it would be better alive than dead. But the proposition is risky, no matter what.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

One could understand Fern and forgive her, but Jimmy was a different matter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The combined effect is a matter that warrants the most serious concern. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And in the end, that was all that mattered. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s never easy to lose what you love. No matter how much order you have in your life.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I mean, you can understand reading Treasure Island four times, but no matter how good a Shakespeare play is, no one reads it twice. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

No matter what, we would always be friends. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I looked after matters for the regent, including his herd and his relations with other chiefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A vast and inventive organization of living matter survives by seeming to have lost. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

What mattered was finding rabbits and killing them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Why do I matter so little to her, after everything we've been through? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Add Chicago and the great fair, and the combination became too alluring to turn down, no matter what Anna suspected about his and Minnie’s relationship. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But I know Webb doesn’t care where the outfielders are playing, because if there’s a base hit, he’s sending Luis no matter what. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, the bees flew off, but they left behind two boys covered in stings, angry red welts rising on their faces and arms. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Of the mystery of living matter and the simplicity of death. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But the story isn’t true! None of it matters!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Our promises don’t matter,” I say, thinking of Prince Dain’s geas still freezing my tongue, of how little any of them trust us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No matter what I say, she will not be moved. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how carefully Matt explained to them the difference between two hundred ten job seekers and only twenty jobs, it didn’t penetrate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle and Jedda-Boy took a couple of surveying instruments and discussed mud and sand and other important surveying matters. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

So matters stood when Theseus came to his old home bringing Phaedra with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter how old she gets—Jay will always be her big sister. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What the hell is the matter with you?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would have drunk himself to death no matter what. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Even if the church says it is not authentic, what matters is why we go, and it is from faith.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That is my name.—There is nothing the matter?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The case had gone on so long already that it did not seem to matter if we stretched it out even further. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with what important matters did Thyon Nero occupy his mind? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And what matters is us; Hana is being ridiculous if she thinks that me and my friends are going to split up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter that we found him in a wrecked boat in a river. He’s my son, and I would die a thousand more times to protect him.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“It probably doesn’t matter. I bet I’ll be the last one picked.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I became gripped by a quiet unwonted urge to know a little about these matters and to understand how people figured them out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Trying to pretend it didn’t matter that Eddie had ditched me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Now the official class leaders and politicians could be seen taking charge, assuming as a matter of course their control of these walks and fields which had belonged only to us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And then there's the matter of revenge," said Secundus, in the voice of the wind howling through the pass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter to me what they did to each other. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how timorously her hand went up, Miss Briggs happened to see it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does not matter, the Court declared, why the police are stopping motorists under the Fourth Amendment, so long as some kind of traffic violation gives them an excuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had once told his children: “What I want most of all is that you live in uprightness and freedom of spirit, no matter how difficult that may be.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast the machines speeded up, Lyddie was somehow able to keep pace. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, John didn’t come, not seeing the matter in that light. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

What matters is that people must be listening, that ordinary citizens must have radios, that they seem to need to hear from each other. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

While I was pondering the matter and staring up at the window from which the can had been hurled, an old vagrant approached the wagon and pleaded for a frankfurter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His book, it was said, was ‘full of mighty words and no great matter’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It may seem incredible that the rabbits had given no thought to so vital a matter. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter what you believe, there’s a technology out there for you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to think about it for very long before I decided to commit to it, no matter what. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Not that it matters, but where is this bus going? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But they mattered to scientists, who would be the ultimate judges of whether the money being spent on Big Science was spent wisely. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He felt comfortable practicing his Igbo with Kainene’s stewards, because they were always so expressionless that it did not matter whether or not he got the tones right. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It did not matter whether he put a lot of thought into the gift or not. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

All that mattered was that he was on the Witch’s list. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t really let anybody else, for that matter, especially Pop Pop. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It wouldn't even matter if she went over with him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was happy to let the matter drop. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“If God is really taking a hand in things,” I informed Thérèse, “he is bitterly mocking the hope of brotherly love. He is making sure that color will matter forever.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn't matter because they didn't realize just what had happened, neither my hope nor my failure. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were the same, in the ways that mattered. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Bounce it off the rim, throw an air ball. It doesn’t matter. As long as that ball doesn’t end up in the basket, I’ll give your Mom back the job she did so well.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Day or night, it doesn’t matter, because it’s not working.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But I also understand that sometimes you reach a point where the only thing that matters is being heard. No, not just heard. Listened to, right?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It is just a matter of time,” Shin told me, before North Korea decides to destroy the camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Though they aimed never to show it, they were surely unsettled by the possibility that Barack could be forced out of office in a matter of months. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Book Scavenger was an online community of people who loved books and puzzles and games as much as Emily did, and it traveled with her no matter where her family lived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“What can be the matter with the fellow?” he wondered, and, shaking his head, decided that the story about the alcohol having been put into the poor chap’s blood-surrogate must be true. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The organic matter is mostly sugar mixtures derived from the hydrolysis of cellulose, but, in addition, there are various food factors which must be added. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Since I had become a Soul and since Froelich had started attending rehearsals, I had become less concerned about him, but Ham was another matter. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

They would never leave you, no matter how you looked, no matter who loved or didn’t love you. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They wanted to serve notice that no matter which white man was elected, he would have to answer to black demands for progress. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Because it doesn't matter to me, Park. If you like me," she said, "I swear to God, nothing else matters." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He took food to the sick and poor, no matter if they were parishioners or their Catholic neighbors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

While I encountered some cynics and plenty of people who had learned to budget their energy, I never met an actual slacker or, for that matter, a drug addict or thief. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chinese executed women who disguised themselves as soldiers or students, no matter how bravely they fought or how high they scored on the examinations. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only memory that matters now is the one where his coach made him pack up his locker and suggested a new career route, like being a ringside commentator or becoming a coach himself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The only thing I’ve learned from this crazy course of events is that no matter how much we try to believe David beat Goliath, the reality is that the big guy always wins. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His whole life depended on the Frog and if he didn’t take care of her—give one hand for the ship—none of the rest of it was likely to matter. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was all to the good until he knew how matters stood here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No matter what I said, I was in for it when she got ahold of me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. van Daan agreed with her, but felt it was wrong as a matter of principle to let youngsters read books written for adults. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bring the bad luck to us, no matter how much it felt that way. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Michael was a brilliant theorist and was working on policy matters for the Communist Party and needed a quiet and safe place to work on this full-time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t compare yourself to me!” she yaps no matter what I complain about. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m here to get the truth from you firsthand, to say no matter what, we can work this out, Maleeka.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were upside down, in that our heads were pointed toward the earth and our feet toward the black sky, but since we were weightless, it didn’t really matter which way we were pointed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally begged the club to let me place the matter before the leaders of the Communist party for decision. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy seemed oblivious of the fact that someone was standing at the foot of his chair—or, for that matter, casting a shadow over his notebook. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But it did not matter, because Chief sounded certain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Never one to flinch from hard facts, she knew it was only a matter of time before they shut down her unit, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I can’t remember Bore, or my mother either for that matter, ever looking happy to see me, let alone when I came into the house with a friend. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

For if I selected one who believed that I had requested to be transferred because I hated my own people it would only complicate matters. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t matter if it’s a day, a week. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It connected itself with other vaguely felt matters that had struck her outside observation and buried themselves in her flesh. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"About that. As a matter of fact you needn't bother to ascertain. I ascertained. They're real." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Fifteen. But let me go. It doesn’t matter. Just let me go.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Vince is one of my people, no matter how white he looks, I told myself. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that hardly matters because the judgment has already been handed down. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In March Burnham ordered Dion Geraldine, his chief construction superintendent, to press the matter “with the utmost vigor and see that no delay occurs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The road's too far away to hear car radios no matter how loud they are. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. I need you to have Kelton show you.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, they laughed him out of there, but not before they bought a few of his albums, just to support. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But in matters of vital importance—meaning, in effect, war and police espionage— the empirical approach is still encouraged, or at least tolerated. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t simply a matter of calling people by nicknames. It’s a matter of your looking down on working- class people.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for that matter, what kind was I? Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Something’s the matter with Tom. He’s moping around like a monument.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You were right. It matters, you seeing me. Me, seeing you. Sharing my story.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Everything that mattered except one lousy picture was in the trash, but it felt so great. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A very small initial nonuniformity suffices to produce substantial condensations of matter later on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“On thinking the matter over,” Eltenton remembered, “I said that the only mutual acquaintance whom I could think of was Haakon Chevalier.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A Son of Pen-Llarcau does not sneak. You were too slow-footed for me. There were matters of urgency to attend to.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t support a body, no matter how much you wished. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone must smile no matter how we feel. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"The war would be over as soon as this matter with Poland is settled, and now, thanks to our Führer, it is." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And besides, maybe your mysterious someone will show up, and it won’t matter anyway.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because stars don’t just belong to the Greater Jungle or the Zamani Region. We see them the same no matter where we are on this continent.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I made one more attempt to further matters:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

What this list says is that it really matters how old you were when that transformation happened. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Mom knew or understood, her plan had failed before she even got off the first block. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It did not matter if you were after an antelope or a bride-to-be; the procedures held. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t time for that plan! That sign doesn’t matter now!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter to me, but I didn’t know what I was supposed to say. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Like hydrogen and oxygen, carbon is an element, one of the basic building blocks of matter. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Rarely had I worked so hard at anything, and yet no matter how incompetent I pretended to be, Shelley stubbornly kept me on the payroll. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But to myself I think, Day’s words will matter if he’s telling the truth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You swallowed so much of the river we were afraid we’d never be able to pump it out of you, and that rap on your head didn’t help matters.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Whatever you say she won’t remember. Take this out to her. She wants to soak her feet.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had screeched and thrashed, but no matter how he struggled, he was forced downward. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was vague and ambivalent on matters of policy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It shouldn’t have mattered to me, but it did. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

However, in one matter all states agree—each one admits it is the finest of all and announces that fact in huge letters as you cross the state line. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not widely debated in the mainstream media or, for that matter, in civil rights organizations. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Matt was younger, it hadn’t seemed to matter. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Also, there are matters of war to discuss.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or any form of raised voice from my dad, for that matter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how they’d made it inside the camp, but it didn’t matter. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think—” I start to say, but I’m not sure exactly what is going to follow those words, and it doesn’t matter because Principal Trask cuts me right off. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A half hour wasn’t nothing to wait, no matter how hungry you were. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even in regions where there were more matter particles than average, the gravitational attraction of the matter would have been outweighed by the repulsion of the effective cosmological constant. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It must be quite something, sir, to be discussing matters with his like.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Impressions aren’t part of it; feelings aren’t part of it. The facts are all that matter,” said Ishmael, “and the facts weigh in against him.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It doesn't even matter that Hugo is there, as proud of Gerhard in his smart uniform as if he were his real father. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I told Owen Williams that I needed a day to think the matter over and would get back to him; but it was already a foregone conclusion what my final decision would be. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the rinse jets cut off, the blow-dryers kicked on, blasting the moisture off of my skin in a matter of seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The only people whose opinions mattered were the ones inside this room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she keeps shaking her head saying: ‘It does matter. I shouldn’t have said what I did.’ Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pim always acts like the elderly father who once had the same fleeting impulses, but who can no longer relate to me as a friend, no matter how hard he tries. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was his lordship who initially revived the matter one afternoon when I was serving his tea in the drawing room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because no matter how deadly his failure, he was always back in the next scene, as if there were a revival center just beyond the edge of the animation cell. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I asked one of these Owslafa what was the matter and he said that this rabbit, Blackavar, had been caught trying to run away from the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not talk except on matters of business, but Biff would stand watching her with his face puzzled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not like it mattered, because she’d been up there so long that she was already wet from the rain. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, Mr. Ray was there the day my mom was taken to the hospital, the day she left home for good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It does not matter if it originates in a misunderstanding. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like just a matter of time before one of us did something desperate and bullets started flying. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I would say fifteen and twelve, but no matter, I need some help here. Do you speak any English?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

That was all that mattered, I told myself. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Only a matter of the utmost urgency could take me away.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

A quantum-mechanical law called the Pauli exclusion principle keeps matter from squishing itself into a point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I thought I was going to lose”—hic—“con...consciousness. Please tell me that really happened just now” “All I can say is, no matter what, I’m cracking my skull open tomorrow,” Seanie said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They seem to be a matter of perspective: the more remote or alien the period, the more clear-cut the period style—and the more limited our knowledge and understanding. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He need cast no finding-charm to know this: he knew it, as certainly as if a fine unreeling cord bound him and it together, no matter what miles and seas and lands might lie between. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how strongly you feel yourselves compelled to act in any other manner, you can convict only if you are certain it is correct to do so beyond a reasonable doubt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No. I mean, I still caught hell for stuff, but I’m sure that would’ve happened no matter what I wore.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

That's not going to change, no matter what I wear or how American this school is. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Take the matter of the yellow mule, for instance. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

For example, did her sister really matter to herself, was she as valuable to herself as Briony was? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

You will need to drop everything and get him to the E.R. — no matter where you are, no matter what you are doing. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up in the high meadows north of Lord Yronwood’s estates, the air was always crisp and cool after dark, no matter how hot the day had been. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His wanting her supplied a missing piece she couldn’t supply for herself; no matter what the self-help books said, desirability was something reflected back to you. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

This experience has led me to believe that the people who always tell you that they are your friends, no matter what, are really the first ones to go. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His father never had any use for drunkards, but what did that matter? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Seeing prominent and educated white women discussing serious matters with a black man on the basis of perfect equality could only lead to the weakening of the wardresses’ apartheid assumptions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Japanese area became San Francisco’s Harlem in a matter of months. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, people started screaming and running in different directions, pushing and trampling on whoever had fallen on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“French Papists, for that matter. Didn’t speak a word of English. Least that’s what they claimed. Try talking to him in French,” he said, indicating the boy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The thing about Mrs. Kresney is that she always, always smiles, no matter what. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The barracks had no insulation or heat. Since this was June, it did not yet matter,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the matter accreting into a disk surrounding the black hole would be a sight worth remembering, in the unlikely case that you survived the trip. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was swarthy, dark haired, and one of those men who always look as if they need a shave no matter what the time of day. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was certain, however, that if your mother left, it would be something that mattered in the whole long course of your lifetime. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He hoped so, because here, being a minister’s son mattered a whole lot, and pretending that it didn’t matter to him was starting to peck at his soul. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Now it was a matter of giving his entire body over to his sense of smell. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave out a bunch. No matter what strange combinations you leave, they always invent something delicious.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Ten. Or near enough to make no matter. Might I know how she has offended Your Grace?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It would only be a matter of time before he also became the secret spymaster of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still seems upset, but before Bailey can ask her if something is the matter, Widget checks his watch and finds they are late for their scheduled performance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter if these Osage needed their money to pay for education or a sick child’s hospital bills. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And people like myself, quiet and dull and youthful, who did not matter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

With this question I had hit upon the crux of the matter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"We don't want to see Stormhold tumble and fall. Nor do we want a curse on our heads, for that matter. Better just place him in the Hall of Ancestors." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that she really was scared, but she just didn’t want to be seen as that, someone who was maybe a coward. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Rather than create a central political body to direct all the various movements, they agreed to cooperate on matters of common interest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, in a wave, it came to her: the realization that Rishi Patel loved her so deeply, so truly, that she’d never find that again, no matter how long or hard she looked. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Marcus is in his girlfriend’s car and gone in a matter of seconds. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"As if it mattered to you," she said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

No matter how wet and cold you are, black coffee percolating will get you through it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My feet were chilled immediately, and I slipped and almost fell, but no matter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

For months, I’ve tried to forget what happened, but it comes back in flashes and specks, no matter how much I try to drown it out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Desdemona’s fanning wasn’t a matter of moving the wrist back and forth; the agitation came from deep within her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For him, all of life was a rigid matter of family. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just enough of a father for it to matter. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Sit down and rest while I put these things away, then I want to consult you about a very serious matter,” said Amy, when she had shown her splendor and driven Polly into a corner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s of no matter. We are not interested in her eyes. We are interested in utilizing her brain.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That time, it didn’t matter what Big Ma said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The matter of giving us each day our daily bread was clearly up to us girls to figure out, and the sheer work of it exhausted me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slime was bat guano, digested vegetable matter that had been excreted by a colony of fruit bats on the ceiling. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, there doesn’t seem to be much the matter with him, as far as I can see,” he said at last. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The task before me,” said Poirot, “is to make sure of the movements of everyone on the train. No offence need be taken, you understand? It is only a matter of routine.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Costa does not feel Mr. Holden’s condition will permit him to take any calls, no matter how urgent, for at least—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had tried plenty of cholent since washing up on Maxwell Street, and no matter the difference in taste or ingredients, it always reminded me of Shabbos mornings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t be calling him by his first name, no matter what Ivan said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t really care any more what he thinks, or what any of them think for that matter. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Olga,” he said, “we love each other. What else matters? Besides, when I travel again, I’ll earn back all I lost and more.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Death really did not matter to him but life did, and therefore the sensation he felt when they gave their decision was not a feeling of fear but of nostalgia. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But I had never in my life done anything like it; I had made something, no matter how bad it was; and it was mine . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact I do. I was planning on being a writer and an English teacher in my spare time.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter if they were elderly, pregnant, ill, or balancing children on their laps. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

If I go back for all my family’s belongings and get stuck, having parts of them won’t matter if I’m reprogrammed and don’t remember them at all. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s to remind people that Black lives matter because sometimes it seems like that’s not what everyone thinks.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The wood was soft, felt soft to the point of his knife, and he thought that might mean they would waterlog, but then he decided it wouldn’t matter. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“They will find whatever button will make you dance, and dance you will, no matter how hideous the tune.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The light and warmth and humanity clapped shut in his eyes because he couldn’t protect the one thing that mattered. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

No matter how she twisted and squirmed, she couldn’t get away from that hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And character mattered because the fate of the American experiment with republican government still required virtuous leaders to survive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Best place to break through. Now, good-bye, my friends. And, ah, good luck with that other little matter.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The simplest of these is methane, or marsh gas, formed in nature by the bacterial decomposition of organic matter under water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Within a matter of months—maybe weeks—I would be in Michah's bed, getting annoyed at his new recruits, especially the pretty ones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I know it is only a matter of time before he strikes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Kept mine open, and my head up, looking at the three of them, wondering if any of this mattered. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was not a matter of believing or disbelieving what I read, but of feeling something new, of being affected by something that made the look of the world different. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That it wouldn’t matter. Do you remember when I told you, the night you decided to come with us, that you might never be able to go home again?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A canoe or a ship, it did not matter to Ramo. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter from which direction you look, it’s an inspiring sight. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They shall not cross, Cat," Edmure scrawled, "Lord Tywin is marching to the southeast. A feint perhaps, or full retreat, it matters not. They shall not cross." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“He has to fly more missions. He has no choice. Go back and tell him you’ll report the matter to us if he doesn’t change his mind.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The subject matter was beyond obscure: a challenge even to the most experienced theoreticians in the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“During the summer, it’s always the two of us. But when school starts, you go back to Jasmine and Maya, and it’s like I don’t matter to you anymore.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It did not matter that she had no idea of what to do or say to the Presence— after the wordless knowing and the soundless touching, her dreams disintegrated. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel guilty, because I know that it does matter. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes. As a matter of fact I do,” she says, pointing at a pock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She asks everyone how much they earn, and no matter what they tell her, she says, “You can make ten times as much in Miami!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel very sorry for him and hate not being able to go out; otherwise, I’d visit him as often as I could and help take his mind off matters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And in that moment, somehow his face was the only thing that mattered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All I wanted was to see my family again, no matter what the situation. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And whether with worry or work—it doesn’t matter—my mother went into early labor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His gait was smooth, even for a Khershaen, but a trot is jarring no matter what, and it pulled at the new stitches in my side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

To do this, he and his men needed to remain passive and peaceful—no matter what. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It never mattered before; prior to Independence, hardly anyone gave a thought to the large idea of a geographical Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that there was a pattern didn’t much matter. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He said that love and dark matter were the same—the only thing that kept the universe from flying apart. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Police wear blue, so saying blue lives matter is like saying blue versus Black. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, he could almost do a better job of reading and writing in Egyptian than he could in English. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The accommodations are perfectly fine—his room is comfortable; the food, as little as it matters to him, is good. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I nod, but I know that—no matter how much I want to—it would be impossible for me to go back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Don’t disturb the universe, Goober, no matter what the posters say. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can give you the part of me that matters most: protection. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We should be arriving soon enough, and then it will only be a matter of waiting for the sun to set.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That night he made Toby promise he’d never pick it up again, no matter what happened with Jimmy. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I — I did, as a matter of fact,” said Lupin. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

No matter how treacherous El Patron had been, Matt loved the old man. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed off all further discussion on the matter. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

No matter what happens, at least I have achieved that. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because—no matter what kindhearted strangers thought—I was in need of neither company nor comfort. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Didn’t matter one way or the other, I guess. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure I’m hearing you right on a couple of matters,” said Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Leaving Sam to take care of matters in the tiring-room, I crept up the stairs to the balcony. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her father had grown fond of his wife, and it was a matter of pride for Jinjoo that her parents loved each other. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, every officer and patrolman was assigned to work a twelve-hour shift. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Why would it matter to the representative of the Erudite, of all people? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The same point does not strike you? No, evidently not. Well, it is a small matter.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroni found himself hung up between choices and the headache didn’t help matters. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the three pounds of gray matter he carried around in his skull served him well in the classroom. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

From now on, no matter which camp he was in, the number 16013 would be his identification. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s still in the hospital. I feel like nothing even matters because all I want is my dad to be better,” Jasmine says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Papa told us before we left to keep our heads down, not to talk to anyone no matter who they were. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Dr. King was one of the only people who basically everyone had to respect, no matter what. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We could take ’em but it didn’t matter how we did on ’em because they were going to give us whatever they wanted to.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Note to self: Suicide is not a laughing matter, particularly for authority figures who are in any way responsible for you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We share important conversations on all matter of topics. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter; I was getting out today. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It did not matter tonight...nothing mattered except the end, the end of their pointless adventure, the end of Dumbledore’s life. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

About 300,000 years after their appearance, matter and energy started to coalesce into complex structures, called atoms, which then combined into molecules. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camera would love them, no matter what they were wearing or how disheveled their hair had become. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Few of the ancient sources are very specific about these matters, as we would expect when speaking of one of the most visible and famous institutions of their times. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

His obvious worry in this matter impressed me, so I did listen and look along the way. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Nor do I. I would have nothing to do with such matters.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said bitterly, “I know what they have to say about the matter. Why do you think I never get out of the kitchen anymore? That’s why I’m asking you.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No matter what he did or said, he couldn’t stop the takers. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Or if they weren’t actually feeling sick yet, it was clear to them that with everyone coughing, sneezing, and wheezing all around them, it was only a matter of time. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me. I don’t care. It doesn’t matter if you help me or not. Everyone knows that a soul is the same size as a beach ball.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Hazel Levesque,” he said, “you cost me dearly! If not for you, I would have risen decades ago, and this world would already be Gaea’s. But no matter!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

That he was outnumbered did not matter because the whole world had outnumbered him long ago, and what do numbers matter? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Todd was a different matter, for I wanted to hear him tell Bragg that we had correctly followed his advice on the chemistry of the sugar-phosphate backbone. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

In a country where the overwhelming majority of people identify themselves in polls as “middle class,” there seemed to be no consensus as to what class meant, let alone whether it mattered. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

No matter how many police I tell, these images will always be with me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And then, no matter how much Ranee objected, how many tears she cried, how she begged and invoked her husband's memory, the disaster came. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What is wrong with being a good host? Giving out goody bags? Back home we always welcomed our guests with a treat, no matter how old they were, fifteen or fifty!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She supposed it was just a matter of time until they could field an invasion force. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter what’s out there, we have to see it for ourselves. And then we’ll deal with it once we have.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

To get around the restrictions on discussing nonfamily matters, we used names whose meaning was clear to us, but not to the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They macerate and digest the leaves, and aid in mixing the decomposed matter with the surface soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But no, he had done at least one decent thing for Kevin and me, no matter what he was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no hope of resolution now, no matter how much he might have wanted it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It means it doesn’t matter what I want. I’m going to Yale. I’m going to be a doctor.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when I got older and wasn’t that afraid of him anymore, the questions I used to have about him didn’t seem to matter as much to me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We disagree sometimes, but that is the way of all friends, no matter their species. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I shrug like it doesn’t matter, even though it does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Marco loses track of both of them only briefly, when he takes a few moments to attend to another matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I called a meeting of a few of the most trusted members of the club and laid the matter before them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter to him, just as long as he got there early enough to get the bag of food. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Always, you can. And I am going to call you Crow no matter what.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Instead, we made decisions about such matters as prisoners’ complaints, strikes, mail, food — all of the day-to-day concerns of prison life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how I calculated it, you can be sure I said a prayer of thanks that it was all paid for. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the next breath she prayed, “Oh God, don’t let him be killed and I won’t complain no matter who has him. Please...Please!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” she said calmly, suppressing a giggle but not the sarcasm in her voice, “what’s the matter with my rough tough little cream puff this afternoon?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By looking at the collective motion of groups of atoms, physicists could predict the way matter behaves. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The sentence Flora intended to say was “It doesn’t matter.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib or from cancer.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“All that land is filled with people, every one of them different, and the things they do to each other matter.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, Yellin already had his resignation written and in an envelope in his pocket. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Sugar pop. We always make room for the things that matter.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, I don’t actually mail them, so I guess it doesn’t matter whether you mind or not. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The spirit world would never speak to such an ugly girl, no matter how hard or long I listened. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He’s kidding, because the Parks already refuse to take any money from us, no matter how hard we or our parents try to pay for meals when we come in. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“No matter what you hear, you don’t join the fray unless I give the command. Stay sharp.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But the problem with being an official prison chaplain, it seemed to me, was that one had to accept the values of the system and could not, as a matter of practicality, question anything. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a crawlspace in me that no one can get to, no matter what. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

No matter what I did in summer while I lived under his roof, I knew that when I could, I wanted to work with animals, whether Dad liked it or not. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

How can it matter if I leave one little tap running, one little light burning, one little piece of litter on the road? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

That, he wrote, “is what is nearly always going on with public parks. Pardon me if I overwhelm you; it is a matter of chronic anger with me.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

How naïve he’d been, to imagine it was all a matter of understanding. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, you listen to me,” Henry said “Jeremiah took sick. He gonna sell that mule to somebody no matter what. Who gonna give that man a fair deal, you or just anybody in camp?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I visit the Dark World often enough, but no matter how many times I go, I’ll never get used to the suffocating black that descends over my eyes before I can enter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He never distanced himself or treated me any differently, no matter what I said. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Bolles didn’t intend for this bunch to be the first, no matter how good the Cal freshmen were reputed to be, and he happened to know that they were reputed to be very good indeed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Each one, no matter what it was, soothed me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. The coyote was so nice. I wanted a puppy. What’s the matter with people?” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto was less athletic, though he kept up when it mattered. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So matters stood when Paris gave the golden apple to Aphrodite. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel so woozy and funny. I don’t know what’s the matter with me.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that he also believed she had “stolen” it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how many Keep Out signs were put up, they couldn’t run kids away until the house had been painted and finished and people had moved in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Why was it that they could never shout like that about anything that mattered? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t mentioned the “possible” at all since arriving in the town, and I’d assumed when we sat down we’d finally discuss the matter properly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Sapo who taught me that it didn’t matter if you lost the fight, only that you never backed down. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And then don’t let them come back here no matter what. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

None of this mattered now; I would have listlessly agreed to anything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The metal, in a matter of seconds, had grown white with frost, and her finger was in such intense pain from the cold, she cried out and pulled the ring from her hand. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She tried to tell herself that it didn’t matter—that Charlie would not be bothered, but she was too bothered by it herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is that this is not a question that I—or anyone else, for that matter—can answer definitively. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Then I guess he figures me being there, only a kid, don’t matter. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I’d rallied and fought and wanted to believe otherwise, I think I always knew that in my heart. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

San Diego to Miami in nine minutes, and if you missed it, it didn’t matter, because they would be back again in another ninety minutes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, it wouldn’t have mattered because he didn’t have reception out here. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They brought all the prisoners into the courtyard at dawn and forced them to watch, because this was also a personal matter between the colonel and his prisoner. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well,” I say, “I left Abnegation because I wasn’t selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

No matter how decrepit we became, we would have looked after each other, like we always did. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In a matter of a few months, half a dozen other students were working under him, and he’d put seven thousand dollars into his bank account. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what he did, he could not shut off the light that poured out of the people of Chattana. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Nasya Boulos. Everyone loved her. She tortured me for four years. No matter what I did, she made certain I knew I would never be as beautiful or as popular as she was.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"And he's after us, so he doesn't matter. Anyhow, I never liked him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No matter what its original condition, the intense rain and heat of the forest have eroded its surface, washed out all its minerals, and decomposed vital organic compounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Listen to your mother, Sweet Pea. No matter how crazy she sounds.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"But I don't want them to! They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to me in the past!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The moment she would slip from his grasp, no matter how tightly he held on. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Little did I know that surviving the war that I was in, or any other kind of war, was not a matter of feeling trained or brave. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I suppose so,” replied Milo, for he had never really thought about the matter. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In quantum mechanics, the forces or interactions between matter particles are all supposed to be carried by particles of integer spin—0, 1, or 2. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This isn’t a matter of simply needing more precise instruments; it is an immutable property of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I thought very little on the other matter of the dream. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

For him nothing about gleaning was a laughing matter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I was afraid of walking away from my own life, my friends and my family, my whole history, everything that mattered to me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a cold look in his eye that said nothing mattered except the fire burning from his leg into his brain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I need you two to stay up here. Coordinate with the locals. LeVisqueux is wanted in fourteen states. His capture remains a federal matter.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

But the village doesn’t matter, except for the jailhouse and the gallows. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“A Fflam never falters! Though what my aching bones might do is another matter!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll be skipping the League meeting tonight, and forever, for that matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Within a matter of hours, the Sixer high command decided to deploy a new strategy. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some nights, in the soft, helpless moments before sleep comes, she recalls their conversation on the roof about love and dark matter. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘The usual. Victory. Sacrifice. Blah, blah, blah. Doesn’t matter. We can do this, guys. We have to do this.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m your best friend, Silas. What kind of friend does that? I wasn’t there for you when you needed me. Best friends don’t do that. No matter what.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The force-carrying particle then collides with another matter particle and is absorbed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This didn’t matter a whole lot to my father, who came home really late with Ernie Eco after someone had told him that he’d seen the police talking to his son. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

No black woman could ever grow hair like that no matter how she tried. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We soon got to the heart of the matter: what really concerned Farmer was what I would write about him in Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Whether she meant in the storm or in the real world, Hazel did not know, but it didn’t matter. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Harry did not know where to begin, but it did not matter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

To complicate matters, one of the Soviets leaked to the press that if Fischer failed to come for the second game, Spassky would probably return to Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter what I might be compelled to do to make money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Let me put a question to you, Mort. What would be your best guess of the proportion of Vietnamese, by now, who would rather see the war over, no matter what?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, the man lay on the floor with blood gushing from his ears. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, For the past four years we have been learning about tolerance and how you should accept everyone no matter what. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, that was the name your mother said.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He was coming, and he wouldn’t bother to ask questions anymore, because what and who she loved didn’t matter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sniffing noisily, he complained about the dust as he searched for an ashtray but deadly radon could have been seeping into the room, it didn’t matter to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Ruth and I discussed it while I was caring for her down in Dover, she claimed it had been just a matter of two or three weeks—but that was almost certainly wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scheduled a hearing on the matter for Thursday of that week and ordered that no march could take place before then. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what, she wouldn’t ever be another person or really know the thoughts of anyone but her own self. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was as popular and beloved as the regent, and the fact that he was the regent’s superior in spiritual matters made a strong impression on me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was always something, some minor thing that would infuriate him, because no matter what she did to please him, no matter how thoroughly she submitted to his wants and demands, it wasn’t enough. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Mother and I discussed the matter at length,” she later wrote. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, I didn’t have anything to buy and I always saved most of my check. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was positive everybody knew what was the matter with her, that she was being looked at, but she was puzzled that she had never heard it spoken of before in all her years. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

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

I think it’s just a matter of time—of figuring out how to let go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was just a matter of time.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That man would get on my nerves. Didn’t matter where we were going, he needed some kind of hat. He thought his head was shaped funny.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

No matter what Patrick did, Brad kept crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t matter, Red. Like I said, I’m sorry.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There may not be a built-in slot for me in a standard utensil tray, but it doesn't matter. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

No matter who entered the competition— professional bakers, famous chefs with exclusive restaurants— none of their Talents were able to match Cady’s, not for five years running. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He says the matter is rather urgent. He tried to get Mr. Crawley, but there was no reply.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"But you are not an ordinary mouse. You are a mouse-person, and that is a very different matter." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Many people voiced the opinion that space exploration wasn't a military matter but a scientific one. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Travis bubbled over with his news of walking Lula home, which amused Father and alarmed Mother, who no doubt thought he was too young for such matters. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But right then, it didn’t matter as much because a nice joint was coming my way and since the day I had married Blanca, I hadn’t had a good smoke. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He said formally, “General, this matter is concluded. There will be no further discussion of it. Good night.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s kind of funny to think what matters now and what mattered to me years ago. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, no matter how well trained, medical eyes couldn’t spot a reces-sive mutation hiding out on a fifth chromosome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He jots down each detail, no matter how small or insignificant. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And now each day, out on the Yard, I felt this weight and saw this beauty, not just as a matter of theory but also as demonstrable fact. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But the rules don't really matter to this crew. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

And then we’d say, “I love you so much. I love you, no matter what. Today will be a good day.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it doesn’t matter, as long as we get home.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter what he was, I needed him alive—for Kevin’s sake and for my own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the segregation laws didn’t matter too much in the daily lives of black citizens, but the bus was different. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But no matter what we did or how much we begged, they wouldn’t stop. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I’m about to ask him what he knows about running legs, but before I can, my mom says, “Could I have a word with you about...administrative matters?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter?” he asked; “all the sunshine is gone. Do you really wish the bairn to go? Will it annoy you if she is left behind?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Twenty years from now, no matter where we’re living, no matter what. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I thought it didn’t matter, but now I think it does. And look!” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Ours is but a small matter in the great deeds of this time. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter if you meant it or not. This is the life you’re living. It’s not temporary and it’s not pretend and there’s no do-over.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

"There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it. Come, I'll help you gather up the maps." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends did not have that privilege, and had to go outside to use the bathroom, no matter what the weather was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No matter how wild the party gets, no one sits in this chair but me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But there they are. I see them. Isn’t that enough for me? They wait for me now, no matter what you say.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made up my mind I wasn’t going to cry or anything, I made up my mind that no matter how hard they threw me in that snow I was going to get up laughing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They make it seem so easy, but for me, finding the good is sometimes hard and I worry that no matter how much good we find, there will always be more bad. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No matter that the sky had changed—it was an obstacle course of balloon cables and restrictions and military aircraft and, often, dirty weather. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t make those words fit no matter how hard we tried, but that didn’t stop us from squeezing, dropping, and rhyming the words. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The answer will not be heartening to obsessive parents: in this case, school choice barely mattered at all. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The bunks were all pushed against one wall as if sleeping didn’t matter very much. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

What is it to be admitted to a museum, to see a myriad of particular things, compared with being shown some star's surface, some hard matter in its home! Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you see, the truth of the matter,” said Fflewddur, clearing his throat and speaking with much hesitation, “is this way. I’m not officially a bard.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Frankly,” he said, after he had chewed and swallowed, “no matter what Bunny tells you to the contrary, he hasn’t a cent and neither does his father.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For months, I have not writ, having no paper upon which to write and no matter to record; our days passing in the tedium of routine, the languor of inactivity, and the terrors of disease. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Every European and Asian culture since, no matter how disparate in appearance, stands in Sumer’s shadow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter who gets the credit or the glory.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“And it doesn’t matter what time of year it is as long as it feels right. Right? I mean, winter is cool, too, because you’re all like, ‘Oh my God, it’s so cold. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Didn’t matter that he couldn’t keep those blue eyes off everyone’s breasts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what the work or whatever the pay, I did my best. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how handsome the house, once I enter I’m a servant girl—no more than a black slave. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

No matter who tried to put me in one: schoolmarms with their rulers, cops with their nightsticks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s of no worldly import, but it is a matter of honor for me.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s all a matter of risk tolerance, and in this volatile world, what other choice do I have? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter that now the lieutenant is saying that the handsaw is just something he thinks about a lot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Denner resin was highly illegal, of course, but that didn’t matter in most parts of the city. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Among Chicago’s leading men, profitability was a matter of personal and civic honor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And now she shouted, “Shame on you, Eleudierios! What’s the matter with you? Why don’t you get a girl from the village?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, Maxim, someone was talking about it the other day. ‘I suppose we shall be having some sort of celebration for the bride, shan’t we, Mr. Crawley?’ he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Celia asks, once they have reached the point where she is certain he is not simply being polite about the matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Court made clear that its decision was to govern all future drug sweeps, no matter what the circumstances of the targeted individual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This did not matter, as there was far more grain than was needed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

All in all, Jinny felt like she was doing a pretty good job with Ess, but no matter how she tried, she couldn’t seem to teach the girl to swim. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s been a joke with Grammy that, no matter how hard she tries, her cakes are always crooked. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I was on the bench and not yelling along with them all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter when it happens, we all have our endings. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Doesn't matter!'' Victor frowned and rubbed his tired eyes. “What's in that bag? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Relations of ideas are purely logical; our knowledge of contingent matters, of matters of fact, depends on evidence: testimony, experience, documents. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

King’s men, queen’s men, it did not seem to matter; a few black brothers had tried the same thing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But my fellow clients were a different matter. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

"The hair wouldn't grow back. No matter how many times I tried," Arabella says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The results were what mattered, she told classrooms of students. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so, but that’s only a matter of time. You know how cruel children are. Someday in the schoolyard it will be shouted at them.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If they were normal Noisy people, it wouldn’t matter how far back on the trail I was, we could all talk together and nobody’d have no automatic secrets. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I will always be Second Son to him, no matter what Charlie does. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if there are stains on the wall. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But no matter how good I am, my cartoons will never take the place of food or money. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He goes on, like the matter is settled. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The days go by and the incredible hours follow one another as a matter of course. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter what happened to me, everybody was going to know the difference.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All that mattered, all I could think about, was that now I would be near the Obscure Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It worried her so much that you could feel her worry no matter where you were, even if you weren’t at home. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

What mattered was that the room over the junk shop should exist. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

April was thinking about the next day, telling herself that it didn’t matter whether the people at Wilson School were friendly or not, because Dorothea would write soon saying she wanted April to come home. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Air, he thought, must be matter in a form so finely divided that it could not be seen. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was like being naked in front of her, but strangely it didn’t matter, because she was weeping herself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Still, no matter when he got it, he’d get a chuckle out of my wolf story letter. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She almost always gets seven words in thirty seconds now, no matter who is giving the clues and who is guessing. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

At this stage in my life, the die has already been cast and, no matter how dumb I am, I’m obviously smart enough to get by. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Here Zooey stared blankly at the plaster ceiling for a matter of ten seconds or so, then closed his eyes again. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Please. Listen to me. It was nothing. It doesn't matter." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A little scolding, no matter what I’d done or hadn’t done. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The queen has offered a lordship to the man who brings her your head, no matter how humble his birth.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Anxious that they have some kind of conversation, though — it was a matter of face — Theresa especially responded with such keen interest that Old Chao had no choice as a host but to keep talking. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have attempted to discuss the matter with the regent through intermediaries and perhaps come to some settlement within the framework of our tribe and family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Similarly with spaceships: no matter how much rocket power they have, they can’t accelerate beyond the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how hard she tried to position her tongue and her lips and her fingers the way Maestro Messina instructed, the notes still came out sour. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“No. But it doesn’t matter even if I did. Whatever Mr. Griswold was planning just isn’t a priority for us at this point, I’m sad to say. Things were hectic before everything happened, and now...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, it didn't seem to matter to Lily. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And I took great care to appear so deeply, thoroughly unmoved by the whole photo debacle that the mess defused itself in a matter of days. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Look at that, sir! Look! What’s the matter with us? How can that one pass us?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Lyra’s coming had changed everything, and so quickly: within a matter of days she’d left her world altogether. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

No matter how long I take to get into the weapons shed, the sword is always right there where I left it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She had always been so tenacious, no matter what life threw at her. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“The spider Mercer gave the chickenhead, Isidore; it probably was artificial, too. But it doesn’t matter. The electric things have their lives, too. Paltry as those lives are.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought surviving was all that mattered, but I was wrong. We can’t leave these kids here.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Sheffield hasn’t sunk yet but in the South Atlantic winter it’s just a matter of time. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘But what he means to do is another matter.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times he rationalized it, explained that he didn’t mind the discipline. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah! here I reach the root of the matter. He wanted you to marry him?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What’s the matter with him?” he asked, with no interest whatever. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidently it did not matter whether I was there or not. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact Leper is ‘Absent Without Leave,’ he just took off by himself.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was all a matter of timing,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s the intention that matters,” Luna said out loud, her bones buying as she said it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I do not wish to discuss the matter any further.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I began, “Mr. Dussel, you seem to believe further discussion of the matter is pointless, but I beg you to reconsider.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I see what you mean. It wouldn’t matter for a newchild’s toy. But later it does matter, doesn’t it? We don’t dare to let people make choices of their own.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had access to all manner of top secret information, and as far as I was concerned, most especially on matters of national security, he needed no input from me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’s a negative and I’m a positive and all that stands between us is a matter of time. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then there was the matter of Chester’s clumsiness and Cora’s incomprehensible action. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“No matter what,” Poppy said hurriedly, “we stay friends. No matter what coven we’re in, deal?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He met a shy, pretty girl named Matilde in Huamuxtidan, married her, and returned with her to New York, again illegally, all in a matter of weeks. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The postmodernists were not the first to challenge the claim that knowledge of matters of fact is true knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"What's the matter with you? You seem all worked up over something?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Unlike Moushumi, who is having her hair and make-up professionally styled and applied, Gogol is ready in a matter of minutes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that mattered now was the message. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

What mattered to them was that the strongboxes and mason jars under their beds, in which they now kept what remained of their life savings, were often perilously close to empty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Like all matters philosophical, it is subject to debate. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sitting at the end at a little table. As a matter of fact, MacQueen called him just as I went to my own compartment.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never raised his voice, no matter how mad he got. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But there was a sadness in him. Never knew what the trouble was, but no matter how big his smile or loud his laugh, you could hear the hurt underneath.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If I had not promoted Mr. Weston’s visits here, and given many little encouragements, and smoothed many little matters, it might not have come to any thing after all. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so much a matter of hunting—there wasn’t too much game around, although some farmers occasionally got a deer or a muskrat for the pot. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that it didn’t matter about my lack of experience or my lack of a degree. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even knowing that no matter my efforts, the leaves would eventually dry and curl in on themselves. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Dad is trying to keep things normal with his New York City scavenger hunt, no matter how much we all try to laugh at his corny jokes, these tears are here. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Hana told me she wears her armband to make sure people don’t forget about us mattering. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“It mattered enough for you not to jump.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As she lay in bed, she realized that, no matter what the outcome, all of their lives had changed forever. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Byerley was taken aback, “Why do you say that?—I was rather hoping for your approval in this matter.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“It don’t matter. They do that all the time,” she said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Jack says, “Thank you for the apology. I love you. You’re my daughter. No matter what.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She broke her pattern only when Knabe finally asked her the question that went right to the heart of the matter. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It’s one matter over which Mum’s comments are surprisingly economic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodega wanted me around because Vera was family; no matter how far apart they had been, she was still Blanca’s aunt. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter whether you feel better, because if you have no worth—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

This evening, as soon as they had begun to feed, Hazel returned to the matter. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Turner concluded: “‘It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.’” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter which way I look at it, I can come to only one conclusion. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t really matter because I was still going to get all the babes. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some days it didn’t matter to Gilly what Miss Harris was thinking or not thinking. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It is nicely crafted. Perhaps there is more to Jai than I realized. But why should this matter to me now?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to Jimmy and said quietly but sternly, “Please don’t do this. Calm down. I’ll sort out this matter and see to it that you get your letter. Now, please leave.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But it doesn't matter if you get it to close on its own," she protests. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When, finally, composure returned, she asked, “You would know me anywhere, wouldn’t you, Mother? No matter how I had changed. You would, wouldn’t you?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What does that matter?” she cries, her eyes sparkling, dark. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My petty mission no longer seemed to matter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What matters is not the menu,” Mami is fond of saying. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As the solar system condensed out of instellar gas and dust, Jupiter acquired most of the matter that was not ejected into interstellar space and did not fall inward to form the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, the view, no matter how bright the day, is gloomy and gray. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

What mattered was that by burning his manuscript she had shown him that she would not end the relationship; she would not bother to cause him pain if she was not going to stay. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Every action, reader, no matter how small, has a consequence. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

No matter that Nhamo had spent her entire life with Mother’s relatives. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sorry to see her easy manner go, but that didn’t matter. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I think there are one or two inputs that matter the most. Figure those out and you’ve figured out the person. You can predict anything about them.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

All that matters to me right now is getting to the bottom of the Three-Card Monte hustle. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made no matter; he was not fed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In a matter of hours, the connection to the Tomb of Horrors D&D module was posted to every single gunter message board. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Venus took her leave greatly comforted, but to make matters still more sure she turned for help to her son Cupid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without Katherine and without the Theorem and without his hopes of mattering, he had very little. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He had more important matters to tend to. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But in the other kind of truth, the kind of truth you feel in a deeper place, in that kind of truth the maps don’t matter. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And it did not matter when she died. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You will fail to save what matters most in the end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This was a life-and-death matter, though, and no moment to worry about being laughed at. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“George can tell you screwy things, and it don’t matter. It’s just the talking. It’s just bein’ with another guy. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter; now that she would be earning a salary, Penelope resolved to buy copies of the entire series to read aloud to her pupils—what a happy chore that would be! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Told him I wasn’t going to give Shiloh back no matter what,” I tell Dad. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that she had moved plenty herself; her moves were always to somewhere else in town. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The eunuch had promised to look into the matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time until they took to their personal language. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Quan’s a year younger than Justyce, and they played together back when the only thing that mattered was staying outside until the streetlights came on. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was going to get them, no matter what. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“If you can stamp it out, do so. But if you are right about the volcano, it won’t much matter what is on fire and what is not.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“How would a juggler know about such matters?” someone asked. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it would matter which copy of his hometown I went to, so I selected one at random, near the equator. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He cried because he knew that no matter how much time went by, a part of him would still be out in that ocean. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

They would allow no woman to be forced to marry against her will they told the newcomers, nor would they surrender any suppliant, no matter how feeble, and no matter how powerful the pursuer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such things are real problems, they are serious matters to us, they cannot be otherwise. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I was never going to get to ride my bike again, no matter how many new inner tubes I could afford. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. In fact, I was discussing the matter with two colleagues in a room at the Trout. And it was your Malcolm who was serving us. That’ll teach me a lesson.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Somehow I know I’m asleep in a dream, but it don’t matter, I can’t make noise and I can’t wake up and I can’t see Mom or Dad or the house. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is the best feeling in the world to know that your best friends still love you, no matter what. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

All^ of Gene Johnson’s infected monkeys died no matter what drugs they were given. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was expecting a test, but instead Mr. Pennyworth said, “I think it is time to spend a few days on practical matters. Time is passing, after all.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

"James, I forgot about that burglar alarm. Honest. I didn't mean for you to—" "It don't matter now." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is just as matter of fact as ever, and my relief bubbles up in ill-advised laughter, which I swallow back down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And I need her to know she matters. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Epicurus maintains that everything we see, we see because a fine film of atomies is constantly shed by all matter, a sort of mist of particles which strikes the eye.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That's a day where no matter what you put in your belly, it's never enough. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

MOP: That you have to keep going no matter what. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In a matter of hours, Herbert would be dead. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Whatever else I can say about Vivi, when it really mattered, she stuck by us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that Elizebeth had steered the conversation away from anything remotely secret. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now, it would be the easiest matter for you to drop a stone on that fellow’s head while you’re at work and I’ll give you fifty dollars if you do.’” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He seemed to me to be the very model of the old-fashioned, stiff-necked, stubborn Afrikaner who did not so much discuss matters with black leaders as dictate to them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What mattered more than how hard a man rowed was how well everything he did in the boat harmonized with what the other fellows were doing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt knew it was only a matter of time before the infection got the best of him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The piece of log that had been there so long, sturdy and useful, had simply fallen into chunks of dead vegetative matter; never again would it provide Matty a place to rest. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Martin, if I tell you your life matters, do you think I’m saying nobody else’s life in this class matters?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The how doesn’t matter as much as what I do before it goes down, but not knowing is still freaking shaking me; you only die once, after all. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Can we summon one of his underlings from the Department of Good Fortunes and Bad Omens to give us some advice on the matter?” asks Director Fokus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that the cops were bearing down on him. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Take the time to make them small and even. Remember, somebody will wear this, probably over and over until it’s worn through. A lady wants to feel pretty, no matter how much money she has.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I let them play it, because I’m not sure anything else at all matters anymore. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But no matter how he tried, he could not think of a reason why he should not make the team. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have to put your needs first. Over Sir Fig Newton’s. No matter how much it hurts you and them.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She was always ready to hear gossip, no matter where it came from. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He knew it was only a matter of time before this man recognized him as the kid who’d wrecked his balloon. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was a primitive instinct, a drive, a need to find family no matter how far. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

No matter how far he ran, no matter how he tried to hide, always the man was there. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Second, they all knew one another personally, meaning that they broke bread together, sat together at countless meetings, corresponded with one another about private as well as public matters. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No matter who the villagers sided with, they risked terrible reprisals from the other side. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

That was a matter of opinion, thought Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Lord Zeus has closed discussion on this matter. He will not allow talk of Kronos. You have completed your quest, child. That is all you need to do.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s stupid. The doctors pretty much do what they want, no matter what you tell them.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He decided that no matter what, he’d push all the bad stuff from the past aside and have a good day. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“No, it wasn’t anything like that. I was just—I don’t know. It doesn’t matter. What were we talking about?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, so you were thinking the same thing? No matter. I never really look past my eyes. That way I always feel pretty. Windows of the soul, you know.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how kindly he treated her now that he had destroyed her, it made no sense. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Accept it and make the best of it. But the changes in the classroom are another matter.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s pictures, too, pictures that come to yer mind in a rush, no matter how much you don’t want ’em, pictures of memories and fantasies and secrets and plans and lies, lies, lies. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

More important to me was the fact that within a matter of hours we'd returned to the easy rhythm of our newlywed life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, doesn’t matter,” he continues in a stage whisper. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But as many will hasten to emphasize, it is not just the big elections that matter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Reducing the matter to a few brief words, let me say that on the part of the conspirator there is nothing but fear, apprehension, and the terrifying thought of punishment. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Croy suspected what she was, and it seemed like it would be only a matter of time before everyone else knew. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Standing up over a seated monk was the height of disrespect, but Pong was too far gone for that to matter now. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And the less it mattered, the less it mattered. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his mood towards me as he served breakfast seemed perfectly cheerful and in the end I decided to let the matter rest. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“These are just rumors and gossip. The proverbs say ‘He who harps on a matter alienates his friend.’ The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of microseconds the image would appear on the screen of Mrs. Jones’ computer in London along with the time and location from which it had been sent. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We’re cleaning up because Mr. Woodwell has been invited to supper and Dad says it don’t matter if the old man is halfway blind, he still knows dirt from dirt. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what I did, I could not re-establish the line. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what the location of a site, carbon dating showed that it was occupied between 13,500 and 12,900 years ago. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And there was the- matter of the court martial on the crimes of Colonel Graff. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, no matter how much I misbehaved, Grandma always stuck up for me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Olbers’s counterargument was that the light from distant stars would be dimmed by absorption by intervening matter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whether you like it or not, you’ll get to be twenty-five in time no matter what you do. You might as well be getting educated while you’re going towards it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cartier ... he only sold six because he’s been out of school. Appendicitis. He’s been in the hospital . . .” Brother Leon waved his hand, a gesture that said, “I understand, it doesn’t matter.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you know what you meant, and it doesn’t matter.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And she hadn’t really wanted to help her father, no matter how much she’d told herself she did. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

No animal in Joe’s herds, or in Milagro for that matter, except for the sheep, were ever allowed into any structure that resembled a shed or a bam. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter,” she said in a whisper. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“They claim it contains matter which I am not allowed to see,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s probably against the law in Singapore too. Yet our brother has two, and his sons have two each. The law doesn’t matter.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that really mattered was whether the student was in a rush. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the shower, nothing seemed to matter as much to me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to speak with Jawad Sahib. It’s an urgent matter, and we are unable to reach him by phone.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Once the maesters in their Citadel had proclaimed the first of autumn, wise men put away a portion of each harvest . . . though how large a portion was a matter that seemed to require much talk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And the process of naming “the people” has never been a matter of genealogy and physiognomy so much as one of hierarchy. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Nothing she could say mattered if Brooke was determined to make trouble. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"The size of his host does not matter, sweetling, so long as they are on the wrong side of the river. Stannis cannot cross without ships." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter if you tell or not. He will find you.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it won’t matter much if these things don’t even work.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Jews were not allowed to join the Hitler Youth, not even a Mischling, or “half-breed” child who had one non-Jewish parent, no matter how Aryan the child looked. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I'd be remiss not to add that she was also the type of mom who thought I looked beautiful no matter what, and regularly told me so. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Because even if Uncle Jack does know and can tell me, would it matter? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t a bad look at all for him, as a matter of fact. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

No matter what crazy thing he starts talking about, I just nod like I understand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard we try, we cannot measure a particle’s position and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The book’s subject matter is history, but the approach is that of science—in particular, that of historical sciences such as evolutionary biology and geology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

These are matters of record, observable, part of the visible world around us. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Turns out I found the fish all right, but it don’t matter because I’m not big enough or strong enough to hit one with the harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, he had transferred two dozen ingots into the tunnel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

No matter what you’re talking about, even if you’re not asking her a question, she has a confused look on her face, and there’s a sort of blankness in her eyes I can’t explain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He first cut off the bush at the base, then started on the root, but no matter how deep he dug, he never could seem to get to the bottom of it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He is still going back and forth, sometimes pretending it doesn’t matter and at other times letting the cast know what it will take to get there. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

What is the matter with you, Luster said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas hoped their leader didn’t bring up what he’d seen in the Changing—or anything related to Thomas, for that matter. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Not just there with her in the cave, but with her in all the ways that mattered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I refused to be convinced to fear him, no matter how real the danger might be. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if you will continue with this kind of work or not, but as I’ve said before: No matter what you do you will be running your mouth. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to wait, no matter how helpless I felt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, I have,” Major Major answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It isn’t a question of faithfulness to your own concepts; it is a matter of compromise so that you can remain an individual without the constant threat of conventional pressures. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I already have it around my eyes and my mouth, so what should it matter if I have it around my nose, too? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And at this a small flurry of laughter swept over the table; they went back to their eating and drinking, as though the matter were finished. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he was waving his arms, indicating everything, and shouting through the door, “What’s the matter with you people?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It is highly unlikely that he was considering passing up the hundred-grander for the Widener, but he thought the pretense might help in the touchy matter of weights. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For that matter, what was upstairs, in that room where the light was still on? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Here they were, sitting in a school that was offering them a free education, I said, and there were a whole lot of committed and caring adults inside that school who thought they mattered. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

None of that matters, because she came to get me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Momma says that she believes that someone as smart as me can figure her way out of this mess, no matter how big it is. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Donning his God outfit once more, in a matter of seconds Herbie stamped out the newcomers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subject is substance, and it stays singular no matter how many disgusting adjectives you pile on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, if none of the criminologists, police officials, economists, politicians, or others who traffic in such matters had foreseen the crime decline, how could they suddenly identify its causes? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

His bones were so thirsty that whenever he walked on top of underground water, no matter how far down, his own skeleton told him where it was. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse for Washington, the question about whether he could legally call Congress into session outside Philadelphia was still very much up in the air. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

No matter the odds, we will fight with all our might until black men everywhere can point with pride to this Republic, standing dignified and defiant, an example of African nationalism.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I couldn’t understand them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s only a matter of time before he catches me alone, before he comes home late at night drunk again. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can buy your organics at any time of the year, no matter the season. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Miss Cowper still hadn’t made us start stupid Jane Eyre, so we had all 160 pages to look forward to—not that it mattered, because I wasn’t going to read it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t need to explain, and it shouldn’t matter where my family is from. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But it did matter, of course, which is why I kept pounding at our cinder-block walls and why the questions had floated beneath the surface for a week. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The colorblind public consensus that supports the new caste system insists that race no longer matters. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t matter. They’ll be back, and you need to be ready. ’ The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He called me “Shiver My Timbers,” after the character in Treasure Island, because of my habit of dressing in a blazer no matter how hot it was. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The GPS and distress systems in the ship will tell them where to look. It’s only a matter of time now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Will protect her babies no matter the situation.’” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“They’re not going to use the screen! They’ll have to show you and your answers for real! No matter what anyone else says, all you have to do is tell the truth!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She looked everywhere for him, summoning all her senses, but her mother’s elbow in her ribs brought her back to the pressing matter of the ceremony. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Kilanga these are matters of religious observance, they are baptism and communion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, yes. She is. How did you know?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

You forfeit membership in the family, the blood fraternity, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t pretend to be part of it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As is the case with all major failures, or successes for that matter, there were many reasons. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

No matter who cut the ear, Vincent is now near death. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It does not matter who you have been up until now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now, two days later, there is the matter of the train. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

As it happened, he left by the wrong door and never found the pool he had spied from his window, but it made no matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As they expanded and the matter particles got farther apart, one would be left with an expanding universe that contained hardly any particles and was still in the supercooled state. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was more of a personal matter,” Ridgeway conceded, “and not what I’m talking about here. You and your friend killed a boy. You have your justifications.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

With a depth of feeling that was lost on her, Arturo said, “We would love you no matter what. Because you’re ours.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“He believes in figuring out the truth, no matter what anyone else says. Calder and I like that. I mean, he’s such a fearless thinker.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t matter now, there’s nothing I can do but listen. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The subject matter here is very intriguing. And the way you manipulate shadows is very impressive, especially for someone so young.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We need your help on a certain matter we've been debating. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How will she know where to find the pump? Or how to get home, for that matter?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were unimportant; they wouldn’t matter in the end, the end having something to do with Michelangelo, Angel, history, and herself. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not Dutchy, either—or Hans, for that matter. I’m Luke.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The probability of your winning is clearly the same no matter what number you choose, so, to make the calculation specific, assume you always pick the number 4. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s the matter, Chester? Is fame beginning to get you down?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she found that her feet were sinking and that no matter what she did she could not free them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But the laws weren’t any use: if you had to pay two shillings for nails, you couldn’t sell them for two shillings, no matter what the law said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I...I acted rather impulsively and played my cards out of order. And now there is the matter of the bonfire as well.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After that it was a matter of sleuthing—investigating crevices that would be a convenient place to hide a book-shaped object, observing a pile of freshly dug dirt, or noticing something out of place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

For Wilbur, nothing in life was so important as this small round object—nothing else mattered. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

No matter what I run on them, each one looks like a cube of gibberish floating in my view, locked tight behind a shield. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how strong or lucky he was, no matter how many monsters he destroyed, Percy would eventually fail. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you’re having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They had been out for almost two weeks now, and no matter how awkward it might be to start classes in the middle of September, they needed some semblance of routine. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It looked rusty and dull, but I didn’t figure that mattered. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In a blizzard, you can get lost in a matter of yards and wander off course into oblivion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t wearing a watch at the time, but it didn’t matter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, a man walked into a tree in front of our house and knocked out a tooth, thanks to Mother’s stretch pants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That suddenly hit me at the meat counter, and it seemed a matter of life and death to drive home at seventy miles an hour to get a letter off to you. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The bread formed moist balls inside my mouth, no matter how much I chewed it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

With a disgusted shake of his head Mr. Curtain exclaimed, “Children! Am I supposed to fear unarmed children? No doubt they’re in cahoots with my prisoner. Unlikely agents, but no matter—they’ll soon join him.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he’ll just laugh and laugh at the dumb jokes, no matter how many times he’s read the same comic. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The book didn’t matter, but the author’s name did: the first letter of the surname was a code that indicated the matter she wanted to talk about. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And there matters rested for three years, while schools in progressive Durham remained as segregated as those in reactionary Birmingham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It almost didn’t matter for that moment that she wasn’t his mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter. I talked to the principal, Sister Mary Margaret. You don’t have to be Catholic to go there. It just happens to be a Catholic school.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It dawned on me then, clear and loud as a siren, that it mattered to Amari what Holly thought about him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

What kind of person, for that matter, saw a woman and even thought spider? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What I should have said was that there was no serious dispute among professionals of quality who had any discernment in such matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Morning, noon, and night we each get one clump of rice, small, medium, large, according to our height, plus one cup of water no matter our size. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

No one listened to Old Brimworth, and she usually got distracted so quickly after saying anything that it didn’t matter anyway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And I know that no matter what my skin looks like tomorrow or next month or next year, I’m going to keep fighting for that girl. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t matter how well you know a person, it gets weird. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, it be at the bottom of this road. Why does that matter to you? “I hear there might be work.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are two forms of the same thing: energy is liberated matter; matter is energy waiting to happen. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I had made white friends who would have sacrificed their lives to save me when we were at war. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the pilgrimage that matters. I doubt any of us would know what to do if we actually found it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Because it does. Of course it matters. The guy is supposed to be taller than the girl.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Our eyes have a way of finding each other no matter where we are in a room so we can give each other a look. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Each step, each acquisition, no matter how small, involves deliberation, consultation with Bengali friends. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I will not go back without doing what I came for, no matter how hopeless it may seem. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The contamination of our world is not alone a matter of mass spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Blind to betrayals and heartbreak, and always stubborn, no matter how gently she tried to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They got a tool you use. Or you can use your hand. Whatever. It don’t matter. It’s good money, man! You want the job or not?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a joke, Call. It doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, my walk didn’t matter since I got nailed at second base in a double play. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soil high in organic matter releases smaller quantities of poisons than others. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if she loses track; the only thing that matters is that she keeps counting. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The only thing that mattered now was the message. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“And no matter what, Maya and I won’t give you back.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But even so, the afterlife mattered to me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

To Bull, death could be a matter of inches and could be read as clearly as an alphabet in the lidless eyes of gauges. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Memory teaches me what I know of these matters; the boy reminds the adult. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes told you that he had every intention of holding on to his life, no matter what the pain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast they moved, how fast they cut and swiveled, how fast the sticks popped back and forth, I slowed everything down and remained focused. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“May I hope, then, that you will give this matter higher priority from now on? There will be little point in our meeting after tonight unless we have that memory.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was a simple matter for Venus to bring about a meeting between the two. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They don’t know why. It doesn’t matter. They’re gone now. Where are you going?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mentally, knowing I didn’t want to let down my teammates and that no matter what happened they’d have my back eased my stress level. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So Toby kept covered up, no matter how hot it got in the trailer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘What on earth’s the matter, Mary?’ the famous voice was saying. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought I was giving him something, and the fact of the matter was that it was my intention to take something from him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other safety measures, which we soon inaugurated as a matter of self-preservation, were our own. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I entered the office to discuss the matter, but before I could even open my mouth, Jimmy had barged in and loudly said to the official, “Give me my letter!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter,” I say, and it’s the truth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said it didn’t matter either way?” said Harry, with a bitter laugh. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth would not observe her; and when at last Kitty did, she very innocently said, “What is the matter mamma? What do you keep winking at me for? What am I to do?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure: no matter how many nice stories G’ma has about James Robert Lamar Sr., Scoob’s not so sure being like him in any way is a good thing. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I hate reading, and I hate her, for that matter. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alliances shifted this way and that in the Barrel, but your gang was your family, the only protection that mattered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"You served my sister well in the matter of the suc-cession." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The people who matter the most to me know. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was broad as a boulevard, and it almost seemed, crossing it, as though one went from dusk to day and back again in a matter of paces. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t matter. Any movie rocks on that screen. Love that place.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As far as he was concerned, there were only two sources of knowledge: reason on the one hand, and on the other sense experience, memory and testimony, all of which established matters of fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But first, Madame, a little matter of routine. You permit that I make a search of your baggage?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, it doesn’t matter. I just told you.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But with the sugar-phosphate backbone on the outside, it did not matter which salt was present. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“What the hell’s the matter with you two?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Whether it would help or not, he did not know and it did not matter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach cramped despite the guava, and I wondered whether it was a matter of time before Otto’s fate would be my own. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t matter that I may have gained Curtis or that I may be hours away from getting everything I want. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I thought women were gorgeous no matter what they wore, and I didn’t think they owed anyone an explanation for their sartorial choices. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just a matter of colouring,” he said, “or lack of it. It is only a question of getting used to. Who is to say this colour is right and that is not?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard I stared at the problem, I just couldn’t think of what to do. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I throw these books across the room and even kick some of my favorites off their shelves because the line between favorites and books that will never be favorites doesn’t matter anymore. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not really a matter of doing better, is it?” answered the father. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I felt as if there was a whole other layer to the Meforshim that I couldn’t unlock, no matter how much I read. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But there was another matter he was particularly concerned about. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze was fixed on her with an intensity that indicated nothing else mattered or existed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When he sees Helene, Leander self-consciously runs his hand over his curly hair—which sticks up all over the place no matter how short he cuts it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It did not matter so much that the Virginia-writ-large vision was mostly an illusion; it was a deeply felt illusion that the location of the new capital somewhat appeased. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times I turned it round, I found the same answer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it made no matter, so long as he lived long enough to take his place by his brother's side and help avenge his father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju’s friends came, and The General’s friends came, too, their expressions determined, as though to say that no matter the circumstances, their friend’s child was their friend’s child. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The clerics were recruited by the prison service, whose one edict was that they must preach exclusively on religious matters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is your sister. This is your brother. You have no say in the matter.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She would protect her family, and she would find their parents, no matter how hard it was. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tayo knew that what village people thought didn’t matter to Rocky any more. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then the ending of the song struck me like a fist in my chest, as it always does, no matter where or when I listen to it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mostly, it was a personal matter that no one spoke about. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No matter how clever Scholar uprisings have been, in the end it comes down to steel against steel, and in that battle, the Martials always win. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m not exactly thrilled about having to bunk with you, but apparently I don’t have a choice in the matter. But you better believe I have a choice about whether you mess with my stuff.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It is an easy matter, Mr. Quinn, to prove the Corporation has never manufactured a robot of a humanoid character.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They it is who tend to be always insisting this or that figure is the one to emulate, or repeating what some particular hero is said to have pronounced upon professional matters. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

For that matter, are Mr. King or Mr. Evans so accomplished in their criminal activities? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the words crept in, made a home in Sierra’s mind no matter how much she fought them off. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

So I spit in my hand, just a little drop, but Freak says it doesn't matter how much, a single molecule would work, because it's the principle of the thing. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to be great, no matter what you tell them.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, he had no idea what the Count was bringing with him into the giant cage. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was worth the extra money, no matter whom I shared the place with. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what Mom said, I’m determined to figure out something that I can do to make money. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Still more sensitive experiments involving even larger quantities of matter will be needed to test them. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s a matter of showing you that it is a skill. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was but a matter of time, of formality. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I used to ignore it because in his case it didn’t matter whom he spoke to on the phone. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, baby. Go dance your little heart out! As a matter of fact, I may do a little dancin’ myself tonight! Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you have five times the brain capacity, I guess it’s just a matter of time before you start using it.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The problem of Angel has now become a matter for consensus. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around and around, and I didn’t want him to stop, no matter how cold it got, or late. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The debate over assumption, which followed on the heels of the vote on funding, only intensified the sense of betrayal and made matters worse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Had he imagined that the library had omniscient fairies on staff to record everything that happened in the world, no matter how secret, or how far away? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The remainder of the morning was taken up with bookkeeping matters such as passing out supplies and assigning seats. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I really were Roger, no matter how hard it was to understand, she would be on my side. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In other experiments, blowflies, mealworms, and yellow fever mosquitoes have been killed by airborne ultrasonic sound in a matter of seconds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

No matter where Hannah wants me to go next, I know where I’m spending the rest of my night. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Yet no matter how much fun I had in those classes, ballet was my first love. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Captain Smith would make a better leader than most of the men on the council, but what I think does not matter. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

They always lined up in the same order, Stanley realized, no matter who got there first. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact he came out on the right side in the end. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Being from America made me intensely sensitive to matters of color. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not all of them. Besides, I want to read a lot of other things in German that haven’t been translated yet. What’s the matter with you? You’ve got the funniest look on your face.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It matters not!” shrieked Voldemort, who had followed every word with rapt attention, but now let out a cackle of mad laughter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A new stab of pain struck as she realized that it didn’t matter. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got a little the better of my bruises, he took me with him to Esquire Watson’s, on Bond Street, to see what could be done about the matter. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

Achilles runs and runs, but the tortoise scoots ahead each time; no matter how close Achilles gets to the tortoise, by the time he reaches the point where the tortoise was, the tortoise has moved. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous, but it was not a life-and-death matter. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It matters not, for I know you love me,” I said with a coy tilt of my head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

No matter how she shrank from the ordeal before her, she knew she could not stay away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly decided I wouldn’t answer, no matter what he said back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Craig was never one to be the bad cop, and my mother stuck to her self-imposed ceasefire on matters of my father’s health. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then I decide it doesn't matter, if I move, the rope will surely wake him. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pork didn’t matter all that much to me, but the fact Granny saved me some mattered a lot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The wet brain matter slowed the ball’s speed, absorbing enough of its energy to prevent it from exiting the other side of the skull through the president’s face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After living for two weeks in a shelter, a month in Hamameh’s kitchen, a month in a classroom, then two months in Marka, what mattered most was how homesick we felt. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

No one could help seeing them, no matter how they were brought up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

No matter how she screamed and schemed, her husband refused to loosen his purse strings. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

We had to learn all their names, and memorize where they were in the sky, so that no matter which way we were pointed, we could always find a couple of them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we have matters from the man’s view, then the woman’s—though we don’t really learn much that is fresh. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"It doesn't matter. I shouldn't be here, I'm going to embarrass you. I'm going home." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I need to work up some sort of alibi, no matter how thin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe that’s a matter of perception, Ms. Houck. My toga is not stupid. If the rest of Unity Valley wore togas, then I would be at the height of fashion.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I feel lighter, as if I’m shedding matter, losing molecules, calcium from my bones, cells from my blood; as if I’m shrinking, as if I’m filling with cold air, or gently falling snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t even matter if she got caught anymore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until she reached the end of the street that she realized she was barefoot, and that her feet were throbbing even from that short a distance, but it didn’t matter. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do, it seeps right through, like the walls are bleeding. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Nay, I merely—it does not matter to me where you live, of course.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

But there was one story that mattered most of all. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. I mean, think about it, anything, no matter the cost.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

All the while, I sat facing the door, vainly hoping that Denna might return and I could explain the truth of matters to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know the same sky hangs over Iowa—over Charlie in France, for that matter—but I don’t think it looks like this anywhere else in the world. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

In any case, he ignored her—and so did her husband and everyone else for that matter. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because a lot of us know we won’t have many chances to shout out loud that we matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But it doesn’t matter. Because the reckoning is coming. It’s coming. It’s coming. And it is nearly here.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The craziest part is while I thought everything would be cool as soon as her parents got there, no matter what they told the cops, these dudes would not release me. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mother was the court of last resort on household matters; there was no appeal, but I laid out my next suggestion anyway, feeble as it was. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times they repeated it at school, she’d never really quite believed that one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Because it’s a topological map, you are in a universe where the spaces between points don’t matter and all that counts is the sequence of stops and where the lines cross. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an interesting question, but not relevant to the matter at hand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Go and change,” he said, “it does not matter what you put on. Find an ordinary evening frock, anything will do. Go now, before anybody comes.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was, his son remembered, morally meticulous, and though Ishmael might strive to emulate this, there was nevertheless this matter of the war— this matter of the arm he’d lost—that made such scrupulosity difficult. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Normal people give up after ten or eleven, unless it's a matter of life or death. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“But in the matter of the cigarettes, Mother’s absolutely right.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Booth doesn’t have any business at Grover’s Theatre, but theaters are safe refuges, no matter what city he’s visiting. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. I’m going down to report this to the sheriff now.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone changes as they get older, no matter if it’s good or bad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A letter from Barbara was among the sheaf of selected matter that Perry preferred not to leave behind in the Mexico City hotel room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there is insufficient matter to prevent the universe from expanding forever, it must have an open shape, curved like a saddle with a surface extending to infinity in our three-dimensional analogy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll only be a minute,” Fezzik said, because there were some things you did, no matter what, and when a friend needed help, you helped him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I realize that if one looks at the matter objectively, one has to concede my father lacked various attributes one may normally expect in a great butler. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Who, no matter how you spin it, can be seen on tape tossing Mitchell into that net pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Neither he nor I had ever imagined we’d be able to talk so openly to a girl or a boy, respectively, about such intimate matters. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Eight or nine seconds was an eternity on top of an angry bull, but Roy imagined himself hanging on so tightly that the animal couldn’t shake him no matter how furiously it tried. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would mean that the atom, and indeed all matter, should rapidly collapse to a state of very high density. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is why, on the face of it, it is rather odd that he ended up being the great scholar of rhetoric—and, for that matter, the great scholar of poetics too. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But when you’re at bumper level in a sea of honking, it doesn’t matter how much you cover your ears. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Makes me feel like no matter how dressed up we are, no matter how respectful we are, some people will only see what they want to see. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So, no matter what happened to me in life, as far as the guys on the team were concerned, my name was always going to be Winger. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If only I could go with Nat, she realized suddenly, it wouldn’t matter where we went, to Barbados or just up and down this river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

One couldn’t say, couldn’t begin to say, although this much was certain — what mattered in China was not necessarily what mattered here. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will we ever come to an end in our understanding of the nature of matter, or is there an infinite regression into more and more fundamental particles? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to tell them what had happened, and it was only a matter of minutes before Mother and Grandma tore into me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how bad the situation got, and how many times the doctors told me he was going to die, it just didn’t sink in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I-I-” “I suppose it was only a matter of time. You are a pretty thing.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It might have been nice, but I knew it wasn’t going to happen for the misfit in the stands no matter how good I was feeling. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

No matter how amazing you were, you couldn’t go around insulting the gods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It is quite another matter to have academic standing and financial resources yet have the door locked and bolted because of one’s ethnicity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned against a penny weighing machine wondering what was the matter with her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does not matter who you think you have been up until now. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s about changing direction,’ she says, ‘balancing on two feet or one, being focused, scooping up your token, no matter what.’ Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But that didn't matter—as long as the latch was secured, the lid was going to stay exactly where it was. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

More than a half-dozen times he made calls himself to discuss matters with other people. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

If there is less than a certain critical amount of matter in the universe, the gravitation of the receding galaxies will be insufficient to stop the expansion, and the universe will run away forever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Friendship does not matter; they may not have a choice.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how you guessed that, Mr. Poirot. I don’t really. But—well—as a matter of fact, I did.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, at that very moment a hidden-message broadcast began. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Cuvier resolved the matter to his own satisfaction by suggesting that Genesis applied only to the most recent inundation. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“As if the way they got him mattered. Excuse me, please.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t feel much like going into the matter with this boy. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

No matter how abstract the work or how conceptual the problem being solved, no one at Langley ever forgot that behind the numbers was a real-world goal: faster planes, more efficient planes, safer planes. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I knew it was only a matter of seconds before Luke took me down, so I figured, What the heck? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me from the corner of his eye and said, “What’s the matter? You don’t seem happy.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then solemnly pressing pinky upon pinky, she said, “Swear unto death that it will be our secret no matter what.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Descartes’ argument did not fare so well; even Locke thought that there might be such a thing as thinking matter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Problem itself was that He didn't matter. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

One day, she flatly told me that it didn’t matter to her if I showed up because the class ran smoother when I wasn’t there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

After all, it was no great matter to have one’s hand kissed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were raw from the rough wood of the paddle and he thought that it wouldn’t matter either. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how you spend your life, your wit will defend you more often than a sword. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was passionate and outspoken in his beliefs, no matter what the subject. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Remember, no effort is too small. What matters is your commitment to the Seaward Pines tradition. Go Rams!” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One of the clients from that group has nothing but contempt for Boukreev, insisting that when it mattered most, the guide “cut and ran.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is too much a matter of fact, but here it is.—What two letters of the alphabet are there, that express perfection?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

One did not say no to the queen's brother, of course, so that had settled the matter, but Stark had not been happy. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You keep forgetting that this life is nothing. The next is the only one that matters. I wish you’d remember that.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Every time I look back, no matter how far we’ve climbed, the fire is no farther away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It was only a matter of time before we found you out. Confess, and you will suffer less pain.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“My camp is under attack. The matter of Pan has waited two thousand years. I fear it will have to wait a bit longer. Assuming we are still here this evening.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t much matter, since I’m here now. And I have a name.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter, because one way or another we’re all going to die. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They would probably make her go, anyway, no matter what she said. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You really meant that Whoever gave it to you—” “Doesn’t matter anymore.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sol Painting is Papi’s company, but it’s only a matter of time before I’m running the show. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It is simply a matter of which is the more useful description. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody wanted that much lemonade, no matter how hot the day was. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The fledgling Hippogriff should be ready to fly within a week, though it will be a matter of months before it is able to accompany its parent on longer journeys. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel hasn’t missed one of those programs in over a year, and even though the words are the same, going all the way back to the day he first met Dr. Martin, it doesn’t matter. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But no matter how weird he looks, the absolutely weirdest thing about Mr. P is that sometimes he forgets to come to school. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was a fine morning; many people around him were troubled, he knew, but that was a part of the adult world which he accepted as a matter of course. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter?” she asked rather breathlessly in French. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I always wore gloves. You got to understand—gardening ages your skin faster than a month of sunbathing. Not that that matters now," he said wryly, studying his wrinkled hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Probably doesn’t help at all, but if it matters, I’m glad you’re here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I decided I would do just that, but then I remembered the more pressing matter of inmates still outside their cells who were claim-ing to be porters. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter what he did he always ended up getting beaten and hurt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

You will fail to save what matters most in the end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

One further matter: I was followed from Novgorod by a man whose dæmon was a hyena. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Dropped in the struggle with Aaron, of no use or interest to him and just left on the ground like it don’t belong to no one, like it don’t matter that it’s Viola’s. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If he sent the Black Ears here, it would only be a matter of time until the whole city knew the King's Hand was keeping a concubine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I will not fail. And you, demon, don’t you have other matters to attend to?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It would have been nice to just lie there and think about what had just happened, but I had other matters to attend to. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The matter of the ship was apparently held secret, but the news of my escape from an Orgota prison, my journey over the Ice in winter, my presence in Sassinoth, was freely reported and discussed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what passes I must gut the dolphin so he does not spoil and eat some of him to be strong. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership of the expedition or make any kind of compromise, even after he received a message from President Mandela appealing for reconciliation as a matter of national interest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, as a matter of fact. Do a better job than your mom too. Though don’t you dare tell her I said that.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what matters is only that Claudius believes me to be truly dead. Does he?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I almost never slept deeply anymore—as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I explained how Dad had been miserable since he’d lost his job, no matter how many times he claimed, “It’s all good.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, just a lot of noise in general. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There is nowhere to hide out here, no trees or buildings that can shield us, but it doesn’t matter. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how sharp the knife, the two pieces have unequal cross sections. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her Swiss Army knife’s not here, which I would expect no matter where she was going. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loki hoped that the matter was now done with. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When Valentine’s addresses took a stern tone, his practical disposition overcoming his generosity, Gloria stepped in to smooth matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know. You might call it far, perhaps. But what does that matter?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter what I believe. The hospital’s gotta spank somebody, and I was an easy target. It’s just the way things work.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I try to pretend that this is what matters. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Making matters still more difficult, the golden river of corn is controlled by a tiny number of corporations. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Lazlo doubted that the engineers needed much more than that, but Ebliz Tod seemed to view it as a matter of distinction—that the more “important” guests should ask for, and receive, the most. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In old days she would, I am sure, have noticed, no matter how we might have tried to conceal it; but in this way she is greatly changed during the past three weeks. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t matter, because her daddy raised one hand in return, smiled at her, and disappeared into sparkling sunlight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I mean if you hold her in close as hell so that it doesn't matter that your legs are so much longer. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was probable that they hated her, and that didn’t matter either. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, I don’t think they’re alive at all. But I must admit I can’t altogether make it out.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because no matter what, it would be twenty-five in the stack, every single time. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how stringent the effort, the thicknesses of middle age were encircling him and threatening to overwhelm the athlete’s body, the Marine’s body of which he was so proud. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The food at Pop’s would offer no improvement over hall, but the French girls who came to Cambridge to improve their English were another matter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I'm not doing nothing wrong, so I go on past them and try to act like it doesn't matter. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Marco rights a toppling pile of boxes while he considers the matter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He only side-eyes me and I wish I could take it back, but this is Bushwick Warren and no matter how fancy his school is, he’s still from HG Projects. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In high school, my petite frame and height didn't seem to matter quite as much. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody suspected that by the end of that long day, every minute would matter. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Guiteau was sure that it was just a matter of time before he received his reward. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not that it mattered much; I was determined to butcher them as soon as I had a chance. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all the time—no matter what she was doing—there was music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

At the end of every week, the male adults would gather to discuss matters of the community. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As if who she was wasn’t important enough to matter. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

This was why he never knew the exact number of his children, and the fact of the matter was that he was not interested. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what that grand jury decided, I’m still “Starr who was with Khalil,” and I don’t wanna be seen tonight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you don’t have much of a choice in the matter,” replies Jeanine lightly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“When all of this is over, no matter which one of us wins, I will not let you go so easily. Agreed?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Studying ways to grow more food, so no one would go hungry, no matter how many kids people had. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

No matter what happened after that, I had won. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a man in town thought it mattered a hoot about women voting, and only two ladies went to the first women’s suffrage meeting Miss Love set up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter how many monsters come at you. Fight bravely, and we will win.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Vm gurgling, battling for air, wishing you cared about what matters to me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter where Alex ended up, he wasn’t going to miss New York. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’d know that if my mom offers him something to eat, he should just take it and eat the whole thing no matter how full he is. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Just know that no matter how long it takes until you return to Rose Hill, you will always have a place here. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Juanita kept calling, but no matter how loud she called, the beast just kept cantering along, ignoring her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The strokes before mattered, even though you couldn’t feel it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just a matter of whether it’s your day to be grabbed. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his big prime-time television appearance, I wasn’t in the mood for him, or any of the boys from the basement for that matter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ms. Parker said I could tell her on Monday, but no matter what I choose, music class will be a disaster. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was like I wasn’t even there—or I didn’t matter. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 6.6: Remember that, no matter what note you start on, the note one octave higher has 2 times its frequency. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He decided wisely not to pursue the matter further at the moment. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The announcement continued, but it didn’t matter what anyone said after that. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, beta. But Mummy can’t seem to grasp that. All we can do is remember that she is ours no matter what. No matter how broken her heart is.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time before some of those bitterly , opposed to court-mandated desegregation were told by a local official that Hurd had an arrest record as long as a football field. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we were standing then in a different area of the house, the frozen-in-time, museum-like part of the place, where symbolism lived and mattered, where the country's old bones were on display. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It didn't matter what he and Somkit did or how old they got. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The time had come to choose their subjects for the third year, a matter that Hermione, at least, took very seriously. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Not that his dirty looks mattered, since Ivan couldn’t see him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Which doesn’t matter because she can’t spare a glance away from her phone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“If Kathy and I have a good laugh about you, it doesn’t really matter. Because that’s just us. But please, let’s not bring everyone else in on it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his noises mixed in with all the rest of the noises, so it didn’t matter. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Herold put the matter to rest, announcing they would sleep in the tobacco barn, then. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, then, other matters intruded to render this impossible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I repeated, implying that it was a father’s duty to provide for his children no matter what. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even where he parked his car in the school parking lot seemed to matter. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Shae was a guard in service to the King; it didn’t matter who her parents were. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

No matter how many you killed, they kept coming back. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that we were too young to wear them, only that he thought we could. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times my mother told him before a dinner party, “No butter pagoda,” it made no difference. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter, we will wash it again afterwards.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are a great teacher, with good ideas. These kids will like you no matter what you look like,” she says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Though I do not know the whole of the matter, Myr Tariniel is here for you, and I will lend whatever aid a friend can give.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"One letter, in two copies. Send your swiftest birds. The matter is of great import." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All that mattered was that he was here. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She’s alone, they kept telling themselves, and surely she danced in no one’s arms, yet somehow that seemed to matter less and less. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

But what did that matter without his hat? Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He paused, then continued, “But no matter what the police do to you, the only appropriate response is no response—or a prayerful response.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Power over matter— external reality, as you would call it—is not important. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Well, I guess it doesn’t really matter,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I shrugged like it didn’t matter one way or another, but I felt myself flush with pleasure. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had to ask him what the matter was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then both hands would charge faster and faster up and down the keyboard, armor clashing, bugles blowing, and by the end, I knew it didn’t matter whether Napoleon ever fought again or not. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter. Only what I said matters. Start your engine and drive away.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I was surprised that he said it, because, naturally, I was just starting to work my way into that subject matter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some frustrated whites complained that their leaders were all talk and that it was time to take matters into their own hands. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

And though I hadn’t done the actual pushing—which had seemed an essential distinction at the time—now that didn’t matter much anymore. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed that no matter how much water he drank, he was always thirsty. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

His quality of detachment was peculiar to himself, and I knew that we might continue thus, without speaking, throughout the meal and it would not matter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We all knew that in twenty minutes, no discomfort would matter to him at all, because he would be dead asleep. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

No matter what Mama said later, she was at first very taken with Virgilio Morales. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For birds and animals, as for poor men, winter is another matter. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still another alternative view holds that it is a matter not of individual inventiveness but of the receptivity of whole societies to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pleading, “I’m on your side!” but his orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt didn’t help matters—nor did the warship overhead, firing flaming spears into New Rome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looked all around them, retracing her steps as best as she could; it didn’t matter. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Baba speaks no Turkish but it doesn’t matter—the hawkers switch instantly to Arabic. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that she was almost as tall as I was, and could have been a seventh grader. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how slow he was, there was always a cube of sugar in my pants pocket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deserter knows his life is forfeit if he is taken, so he will not flinch from any crime, no matter how vile or cruel: "The pin, lad," the big man said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Far as he was concerned he was lost in the fog and intended to stay that way—leastwise ’til his net was up, then he’d think about matters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And somehow, even though he was playing the accordion, and no matter how quietly I crept over, the accordion-man would always hear the swoosh of the dollar bill as it fell into the accordion case. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Students who normally paid Miles for his services began taking matters into their own hands, and detention was full for the first time all year. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The whole issue of Santa Claus is a rather contentious one when it comes to African Christmas, a matter of pride. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s only a matter of time before I do something really stupid. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Be they Harvard or something else entirely. No matter what that father of yours says, or how loudly he might say it. He forgets that he was someone’s dream once, himself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In Descartes’ system there is only one type of matter which, by its interactions and conglomerations, produces the vast diversity of materials that we experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was still the dude, always the dude, no matter what, spending more money on his clothes than on anything else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to make up my mind quickly; I was faced with a matter of principle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A prodigious breeder, the Horklump will cover an average garden in a matter of days. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think of our life in nature-daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it,—rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! the solid earth! the actual world! the common sense! Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t worry that Brian and I never kiss, not once, no matter how much mind control I exert on him, no matter how much I beg God, the trees, every molecule I come across. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally realized that Father, no matter how kind he may be, can’t take the place of my former world. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She stopped an arm's length away and said, “I never introduced myself. Vasilisa Tsarevna, the heir to the throne of Kiev, no matter what my father’s henchmen think.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Club mobilized itself to come to the burnt-out family’s aid and left Violet to figure out on her own what the matter was and how to fix it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are more moves, more options, more ways to kilL I thought back to Chiron, who’d told me to stay at camp no matter what, and learn to fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I urge you all and all of the people of Texas and America, don’t leave the weightier matters undone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if the current whips all around and sends my tentacles off in some random direction, my eyes are always right side up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

If the other kids at their school haven’t yet decided that they must either be dumb as a rock or a monster, then it’s just a matter of time. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I am glad everything is settled then. An unpleasant matter, but amicably settled.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, he didn’t really wonder what it was at all. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Because I’m not going to lose.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

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 all the while he must keep his hatred locked up inside him like a ball of matter which was part of himself and yet unconnected with the rest of him, a kind of cyst. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then we can...I can...It doesn’t matter after that.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The Buchanans. Joaquin, we would never...we would never do what they did. You know that, right? We love you. You’re ours, no matter what.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No matter how many of them there were, there would always be enough meat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

If what Billy Pilgrim learned from the Tralfamadorians is true, that we will all live forever, no matter how dead we may sometimes seem to be, I am not overjoyed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know how old-fashioned my father-in-law is, Pernilla. He prohibits French, no matter how much I implore him. You are so fortunate to have an understanding husband. Do your sons study French as well?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that don’t matter because there’s stuff in the trap. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But what could it possibly have mattered to them that, after the broken treaty and Neto’s desperate plea for help, the Cubans were the only ones to answer it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley, and Granger, Minister....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This had been a shock to me, since our church didn’t believe in wine or, for that matter, in women having a lot of say about things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also matters because by fixing the first impression at the heart of the audition—by judging purely on the basis of ability—orchestras now hire better musicians, and better musicians mean better music. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could stop having those dreams. We made it, and that’s all that matters. Somehow you need to let go of the past.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I noticed that he drove several different cars as well, and then only American models; a politician, especially an Asian-American one, doesn’t have a choice in the matter. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below her, the others waited, but they didn’t matter now. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In a matter of two or three minutes, Mark and Trina are left alone on the subtrans car, the pale lights glowing above them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t matter now. I’m not happy now.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Florence was calmly accepting the sacrilegious game we were playing, but then it didn’t matter to him, he didn’t believe. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Did you know that the universe is approximately twenty-seven percent dark matter?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Factionless headquarters-but this building will always be Erudite headquarters to me, no matter what happens— stands silent in the snow, with nothing but glowing windows to signal that there are people inside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She and Mother were horrified, but no matter how they explained it to Lucinda, they couldn’t make her understand the terrible thing she’d done to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The veracity of their words was another matter, but at least they believed them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The thing was sleek and simple in design and far too specific to occur by coincidence in two people’s dreams, no matter that they lay side by side, touching. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he has got something the matter with that leg, you see,” said Doctor Adams. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It does not matter. But there in my country it is understood that a man may love God. It is not a dirty joke.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It don’t matter what he says,” she told me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It is difficult to say exactly in these matters,” said the doctor, “but I think I can say definitely that death occurred between midnight and two in the morning.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For that matter, hadn’t Jesus been born in a manger? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And don’t forget: this comma contention was not a matter of right or wrong. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

The sunrise shapes and the winds didn’t matter either. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was the matter of the lie, which needed sorting out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was acting like what he’d done to us, how we felt, didn’t matter at all. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“So I time every single one of our training sessions, no matter how small or trivial it might seem. Got that, wild card?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I begged, though, he wouldn’t switch. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Then one of the girls, her name doesn’t matter here, said what everyone else was thinking. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter what I see in his face or in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She pondered a while, then said, in a slow, deliberate voice, “No, teachers are okay. School is a different matter.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any given individual, no matter how brilliant or rich or attractive he or she is, is going to have serious shortcomings. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a different matter” is all he can manage as to his reasoning. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There’s only the matter of our weapons now, which we’ve largely retained. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark under the holm oaks, so it didn’t matter if he made a face of anguish. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The queen had warned her; no matter what she felt inside, the face she showed the world must look distraught. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It does matter that there’s no question mark on a direct question. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to excuse my incompetent help, Percy Jackson. But it doesn’t matter. We have you now. We’ve known you were coming for weeks.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When we came into Lucy’s room I could see that Van Helsing had, with his usual forethought, been putting matters straight and making everything look as pleasing as possible. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

As before, the secrecy of his work meant that he could not tell her what was the matter. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Doesn’t matter the name of the place, it’s only a matter of time until it’s swept away in a wave of the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Binks reminded Genie of those people he saw performing on the A train, the people who just didn’t care about what anybody thought, just doing their thing no matter what. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what she was doing or thinking it was nearly always there. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The fact that I took it as a matter of course did not alter that any. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My knuckles had no protection, but the pain didn’t matter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The fact of the matter was you had to be white to keep a decent job in Lansing during the Depression. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We toasted and drank, then Wilem brought us back to the matter at hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think this is worth it?” said Seven, knowing it didn’t matter. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So I’ve been turning the matter over in my mind the last week, for it was impossible to help seeing that Fred liked me. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made her hopeful that they’d be able to find happiness no matter what their fate. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing mattered except figuring out a way of getting Bri downtown, and a sled seemed to make the most sense. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I doubt if the demoness would have had a “heathen” god inside her kitchen but a holy man was a different matter. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, we should do this with Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But no matter where I looked, my fountain pen was nowhere in sight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They get me every time, they can spot me coming, pick me out of the crowd no matter how hard I frown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’re so excited to be away from your mistakes that your boring little sister doesn’t matter anymore. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

No matter that at Sunday school I’ve been told such people are either starving or heathens or both. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, though, he was wide-eyed as Harry began to tell him and Hermione what had happened in the forest. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I think he’s going to pretend he wasn’t listening, so I won’t yell at him for butting in, but then he says, “Black lives matter.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

As far back as her memory went, she had been accustomed, each day as a matter of routine, to placing offerings of food and drink at the larium. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s Eve, as a matter of tradition, she’d buy a special hors d’oeuvre basket, the kind that came filled with blocks of cheese, smoked oysters in a tin, and different kinds of salami. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do, for the rest of my life I'm gonna find myself in situations like this, aren’t I? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You know nothing of these matters, and it would take me all day to describe everything down to the last detail. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if trust-fund money is running out; if credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Even the one part of it we can see, the crust, is a matter of some fairly strident debate. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The wish had settled like a cuckoo in the nest of her heart, where it kept fluffing up its plumage and making itself at home, no matter how hard she tried to throw it out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand, vowing that never again would this happen to me, no matter what the price. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how cold it gets, no matter how extreme the conditions, they must be prepared to hunker down in the woods until the coast is clear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sounded like I was on Novo-something, trying to get my mouth around the name, but it didn’t matter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He had evidently got over his annoyance—had probably decided that it was no good to take the matter other than philosophically. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Charlie fed and watered him, no matter how much Charlie whispered in his ear, Thunders ribs showed pitifully. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

For Indigenous peoples, this meant that they would be dealing with the centralized federal government rather than individual states about key matters such as trade and treaties. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what the record said, at least it would tell us something about Elsie’s life, which we figured was better than knowing nothing at all. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I need to speak with the principal. I’m returning a call of his to one of your students regarding a health and legal matter. I’m the mother.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

No matter what, don’t commit suicide, or you will have to trade places with the Wall Ghost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have the same deep-set eyes, the same thick eyebrows that will never go away, no matter how many times they wax or pluck them. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Surely anyone this good-looking could not be all bad, no matter what Leafie said about him and the Council of Defense. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Which means that no matter what, you’re stuck with me for eight more months.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter who the young man was. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bunderson wanted to avoid Dr. Strayer testifying to the jury that when a motorist is texting, or, for that matter, talking on the phone, they are unfocused and distracted. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Just talk to her. What about don’t matter much to me. Speak to her soul, distract her from the pain.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“But I ■beg you to keep this matter between the two of us.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think it is such an important matter that those babies have names right now?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sadly, this correspondent has been caught in the embarrassing position of barking up two wrong trees at the same time; but only because tastes have changed in the matter. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

What mattered was that someone knew him, understood him, was with him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I tell Ms. Blinny, “Anytime you want more apples, just tell me. Good ones keep coming. We have varieties. Trees keep making fruit. No matter what.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Mom wouldn’t get her job back no matter what I did. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As fleet and bright as a lodestar he wheeled toward Guitar and it did not matter which one of them would give up his ghost in the killing arms of his brother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Theodora and Luke have gone to explore the brook, I think. And I suppose the others are around somewhere. As a matter of fact, I believe my wife was looking for Mrs. Dudley.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two talked of small matters as they worked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No matter what happened, he told her, she must not be intimidated by the clicker. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I will not forget him, no matter how many swords they give me. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Why the stormy look, chickadee? Is there something the matter with your cone?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t think that kind of thing matters, but supposedly Alice was paranoid about it all night. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I took a bite of chicken, pretending that was all I was going to say about the matter. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They could return at nine o’clock in the morning if they wished to know where matters stood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When we pulled in for our stop in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the bus driver refused to let me retrieve my other books from my suitcase, no matter how politely I asked. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

A man is in his spirit and he has that in full no matter what part of his body dies, or all of it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now it’s just a simple matter of. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Though I wasn’t sure if it was the same gate by which Bear and I had entered, I told myself it didn’t matter. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The simple answer is that matter, information, and biology are inherently hierarchically organized: understanding that smallest part is crucial to understanding the whole. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Relax, it’s just one guy. And it’s just your hair. Dead matter according to Mr. McKay.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It did hurt when I said it in my head, no matter what Mr. Clifton told me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter if “old” Uncle Darnell had come back to us and was holding tickets to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Unable to make a decision, the matter was referred back to the committee for further study. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of frustration over schedules, especially in the case of the evangelical lady who can never get Sunday morning off, no matter how much she pleads. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how old she was, the woman was always surrounded: by men, by flowers, by laughter, by children...and then by disease, by screams, and smoke. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how tight I squeeze the pillow around my head, it’s still loud. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“As a matter of fact, this letter—this letter is the first direct word we’ve—I’ve had from my daughter in thirteen years.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Got it,” I said to Robbie, who also could not ruin my mood no matter how he was acting. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Tiller, what are you doing? That boy just wants to learn how to do stuff. What’s the matter with you lately?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nay, if you are so serious about it, I shall consider the matter as absolutely settled. You will have a charming mother-in-law, indeed, and of course she will be always at Pemberley with you.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The more we pursue the matter, the more fascinating it becomes. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had small brownish eyes, and a rosy tint to his cheeks, like Rasheed, no matter the weather. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it doesn’t matter what word we use; their baby is dead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

But he felt like he’d left some part of himself in the courtyard below, something he hadn’t even known mattered, intangible as mist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t really matter, Stella. Even if she had seen it, that girl didn’t have much more power than you right then.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, it doesn't matter what I think. Pastor Snyder is the Sheriff’s father, and the real power in town. The preacher makes the final decision on all matters. These numbers are for him.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t understand what was happening at the time, he says, then it doesn’t matter. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had been doing foolish things with great frequency the past few days—and most of my life, for that matter—and I now did another. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how much my nightly travels may have taught me, I am still stupid enough to let Katherine tag along. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

That explained a lot—particularly why he still seemed to be inching toward me, no matter how far I scooted away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Standing there, they all looked alike: too much weight in the front—for that matter, too much weight in the behind—and dressed for a deacon’s funeral. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He would have likely been as insulted no matter who had criticized him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before he sat, he’d go to the cooler and help himself to a bottle of organic beer, Oxford Gold, and as he confronted his food, he’d open his latest reading matter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Be quiet. Nothing is the matter. Go to Yan Chang,” my mother whispered. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

What mattered was the context in which we had come together: the Internet. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine them telling the Doctorita how I work in the fields, and the Doctorita assuming it’s a matter of time before I come begging for my job back. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any matter that fell into the hole would be destroyed at the singularity, and only the gravitational effect of its mass would continue to be felt outside. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn't really matter what people want to call me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After they come down with the disease, their immune system trains itself, so to speak, to fight off the virus, and they never catch it again, no matter how often they are exposed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t mattered with Lauren, but at her new school, Maya found herself holding back, using sarcasm as affection until it became habit, until it became who she was. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No matter what Henry said tomorrow, there was no making it right. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In that sense, the Terman study underscores the argument Annette Lareau makes, that what your parents do for a living, and the assumptions that accompany the class your parents belong to, matter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

All the veterans I spoke with, no matter how they felt about serving, were acutely aware of the Wall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was exhausting, for no matter what the scheme I conceived, there was one constant flaw—myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver introduced me to them and explained that they were visiting him on a legal matter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Know that I love you, King,” he tells me, “no matter what. I always will. Nothing’s changing that.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And yet, in another way, it mattered very much—it was unsettling to hear my parents struggle with English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nature and his relationship to it are a deadly-serious matter, prescribed by convention, mystery, and danger. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was done with his schoolwork—not that it mattered. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Besides, she informed them proudly, she had no say in the matter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then it was just a matter of time before he solved the entire game and uncovered the grand prize. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

To Jesse, the constant in his life was his geekhood; that was the root, the constant, the identity he toted with him no matter where he went. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that, in Harry’s opinion, settled the matter. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do, I catch myself glancing over at my computer screen, waiting for the Skype call to come in as the seconds tick by at a glacial pace. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"And what would they know about ships in the green lands? Or women, for that matter? Besides, I think you made that up." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Their mother held firm; and as it would be unreasonable to expect a girl to take risks with her complexion, the matter was settled, except that Theresa refused to walk anywhere. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of seconds before the cop had thrown the guy to the sidewalk and pressed him face-first into the concrete. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He asked me what was the matter and I told him that I was trying to find my mother. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t much matter, since you’re here now. And you have a name.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

For instance, there was the matter of the Morse code. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fear, beasts, no general agreement that the fire was all-important: and when one tried to get the thing straight the argument sheered off, bringing up fresh, unpleasant matter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When someone flushed you could hear the water and other matter, which the children named, running inside the big pipe above the drinking spigots. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although it has nothing to do with this story, no Abbeville child, no matter who its mother was, knew the lack of a stick of spearmint ever afterward. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we voiced our concern, Haldar said it was not our business, and flatly refused to discuss the matter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In life there are things you can’t get over no matter how hard you try, and that sight is one of them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And no matter how you felt about a pretty, there was a part of you that thought* If we had kids, they’d be healthy too. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Scavenger birds peck at the oozing matter that leaks from my crushed skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

At least, that was her escort’s intention, because she hadn’t failed to notice when they went up and down the same staircase within a matter of minutes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I believe there is still a matter to be settled about my broken pot. It survives a boat ride all the way from Hungary and now it is in pieces.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Poor darling. And I know you’ve been with all kinds of girls and it doesn't matter to me.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘Bless me, ’ exclaimed the gentleman, not accustomed to apprentices who settled matters while their masters pondered. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As darkness fell on September 1, 1858, angry citizens took matters into their own hands. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

And it was so dorky and kind of embarrassing, and in the back of my mind I hoped Mikayla was already too far away to hear us, but none of that really mattered. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The best explanation for this phenomenon is that matter has been blown off the surface of the visible star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom was here somewhere too, but at the moment, that didn’t matter. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If a curious spectator had walked into courtroom 509 in the Travis County Courthouse in Austin the next day without knowing a single detail of the case, it would not have mattered. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or until everyone in the country gets it so it won’t matter anymore. Or until we all die. Take your pick.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“There could be no quibbling with a request of yours, no matter who delivered it. We’re here to serve, not to question.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, Chief Swan arrived before they could get me safely away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I began to realize that maybe it didn’t matter where you lived in the world, that people are people everywhere, not so different after all. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, it doesn’t matter. We know it’s drawn to fires. We just build one and hang it from a branch.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Stopping time wasn’t just a matter of pressing the on button, there was a series of delicate procedures that had to be performed with utmost precision. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“However,” Toby continued, “this is not a matter of plain and simple finking. Letting you Egyptians get away with all this secret stuff just might be considered—like, unpatriotic, or something.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t matter how long we had to hide. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

What mattered was the more, whom she preferred. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, no, as a matter of fact, I didn’t, Arthur,” the gray-haired man said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The laws of science that govern the behavior of matter under all normal situations are unchanged under the combination of the two operations C and P on their own. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet no matter how bloody the war might prove to be, he felt the obligation to join the fight "to stand by the country and sustain its authority." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some faces were familiar and some were not, but none of that mattered. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I was bad at science, not when I had Mom to help me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And godless though I am, the fact of being human, the fact of possessing the gift of study, and thus being remarkable among all the matter floating through the cosmos, still awes me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Diego never did answer my question, and after a while, I wondered if it even mattered. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think the strep will matter tomorrow.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking. All my old schools had pep rallies for the football team, no matter how badly they played. Could we do something like that for the town?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Looking for supernovae is mostly a matter of not finding them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And it was a simple matter to find four of them about the same length and pull them together. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these matters attended to, we may round out our day with insecticides by going to sleep under a mothproof blanket impregnated with dieldrin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It took my altitude-impaired gray matter a minute or two to comprehend that the object was a human body. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Because the only thing that matters is swish. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

I have to send her as many pictures as possible, and Skype her every Monday evening, no matter what. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dr. Stevens put the matter aside without losing his warm demeanor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or Rachel for that matter, Kronos could use them. You stay here and guard them.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The temperature was dropping quickly, from searing hot to chilly within a matter of minutes, like it always did in the desert at dusk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could not tell whether or not the woman was human or something else, but it didn’t seem to matter, because the woman oozed blackness and rot. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“So I sent word out all over the province that our village would care for any children from Chattana or anywhere else, no matter what the circumstances,” said the monk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

No matter how well our rabbi thought he could keep secrets, word would permeate through the congregation like the aroma of spice from besamim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

No matter how we looked at them, they smelled bad. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The heart jealous of the soull But for that matter, the Creole husband is never jealous; with him the gangrene passion is one which has become dwarfed by disuse. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Collecting them is a matter of giving them a moist place to rest and something to eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Only a matter of time before both sides of the mountain are on fire. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid that it does matter. More than you might think.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Didn’t matter that it wasn’t on the field. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem silly and insignificant to us now, but the silk panties mattered. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There is freedom in this: because it doesn’t matter what I do, I can do what I like. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter what he used to be like. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I let go of the window and Shriya eased it closed, and in a matter of a few minutes she had Aileen out the door and into the hall and out of sight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All I knew was I was not falling in love, no matter how deserving I thought Lio was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A series of small coincidences that we say means everything because we want to believe that our tiny lives matter on a galactic scale. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The bolts slid open easily enough, but the old-style lock was another matter. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Father of course says this is superstitious and oversimplifying matters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also imagine that no matter how rude, unhappy, irritated, or ornery the voices are on the other end of the line, these young Indians are incessantly and unfailingly polite. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He’s a good kid, and he treats her well. That’s all that matters, isn’t it?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Even in the worst of times, they made me feel I was loved and that my life mattered. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She was the only adult—except for Aunty Uju—who treated me like a person with an opinion that mattered. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Once a goblin invited someone across the threshold into their home, it was their duty to serve and protect their guest, no matter what. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Laughter always rang out in Aunty Ifeoma’s house, and no matter where the laughter came from, it bounced around all the walls, all the rooms. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how many twists and turns they take in the underground labyrinth of filthy, sweltering hot passages, they can’t lose the man on their tail. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Figure 4.48: Because all the intervals are the same, it doesn't matter much where you begin a chromatic or whole tone scale. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I pick my nails under the desk because it’s only a matter of time before I see him now. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mouse,” she said, which I took to mean What’s the matter? Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to work out fine, with us playing one after the other, no matter who our teacher was. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He respects my privacy on the matter, and doesn’t ask my reasons again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They were so young and awesome, so truly powerful, if only in themselves, no matter what anybody said.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time, the author suggested, before museums would respond to the public’s thinking. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of this century, for example, it was thought that everything could be explained in terms of the properties of continuous matter, such as elasticity and heat conduction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter what happens,” Seven said, “I am proud of us and happy we got to be best friends.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to cut our conversation short, Miss Deveraux, but there is an urgent matter I must attend to.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Like all children in the neighborhood, and in all neighborhoods for that matter, she had been warned about strangers—but she must have forgotten. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single woman with a flint or fire stick could burn down an entire forest in a matter of hours. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was why there was always a number of restless souls in the theater, no matter the film. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

No matter what happened at school, or in the marsh, I wasn’t going to let her down. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Leroy had a knack for getting to the heart of the matter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He climbed on an outbound Desire bus and pondered the matter while the bus swung around and headed out on Bourbon Street, passing by the Night of Joy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gives the good hospitality smile, way you’re supposed to give anyone in our little town, no matter who they are, but I can see right through it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Somebody was setting off firecrackers in the woods,” he said, and I closed my eyes tight, the ineluctable fact of the matter at hand: I had killed her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

After that, no matter how hard C.P. worked, there was never enough money. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how risky it was, we couldn’t stay away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was little doubt in Mother’s mind, anyway, about what the baby would be named, and Dad clinched the matter by the next remark which he addressed to the baby. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure it matters what we think.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t gone numb, then she might have been frightened, but nothing matters when it’s not real. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They could not alter your feelings; for that matter you could not alter them yourself, even if you wanted to. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They’ll just say whatever stupid thing comes into their head, no matter how true it is. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The early universe was filled with radiation and a plenum of matter, originally hydrogen and helium, formed from elementary particles in the dense primeval fireball. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Won’t matter. Like I said, every single department store and grocery store—even the dollar store—has security personnel.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Your opponent’s size shouldn’t matter,” Coach likes to say. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

What matters is that you’re in a lot of trouble with the Mouse Council.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

They knew I had no immediate means of finding out the truth, and they did not believe that I should go into the matter unless my suspicions were aroused against one particular person. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Humans were beginning to venture, in almost every sense that matters, to other worlds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night after night the songs filled the desert no matter how many dunes away she walked. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can’t just make yourself matter and then die, Alaska, because now I am irretrievably different, and I’m sorry I let you go, yes, but you made the choice. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, if the Shaper’s vision of goodness and peace was a part of himself, not idle rhymes, then no one understood him at all, not even Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fundamental postulate of the theory of relativity, as it was called, was that the laws of science should be the same for all freely moving observers, no matter what their speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what house we're in, they always fill me with happiness. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

John was lying on his back; he had just said that when you look up at the sky, you realize nothing that you ever do really matters. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to speak with you before you left the city. I would have waited until you were settled again, but I thought it best to discuss the matter in person.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, one of the only times Ernie didn’t wear his shades was whenever he was doing karate, which he had been learning since he was seven. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what would be waiting for me back at Duke when I returned, but I figured no matter what, I’d be better able to deal with it after this time away. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

"One stab with a unicorn horn and it's over. Doesn't matter how big and scaly you are. Mother had one when she lived in Camelot." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Laney didn’t remember that, but it didn’t matter. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Imagine we live in a three-dimensional universe, locally distorted by matter into a fourth physical dimension that we cannot perceive directly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the things that he had told me mattered to me at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. I’m not interested in all that anymore. But if someone tries to force us off the island, I’ll fight to stay. And I don’t want to if I don’t have to.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was not only a point of honor, he’d said, it was also a matter of having to go because his face was Japanese. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Matt discovered that no matter how terrified he’d been at first, it wasn’t possible to stay terrified. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of absolute fact, the Count was bringing nothing; it was the albino who was doing the actual work, making trip after trip with thing after thing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter whether you sent the ships or not. Westley will come for me. There is a God; I know that. And there is love; I know that too; so Westley will save me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he and Gwydion spent several hours alone, for there were important matters Gwydion would reveal only to the old enchanter. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But, when the months began to grow to a year, then it was a different matter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby ultimately sued Reshevsky and the American Chess Foundation, seeking a court order to resume the match and asking to have Reshevsky banned from tournament play until the matter was settled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And she said to herself: “Perhaps, just for once, it wouldn’t matter and nobody—except the King—need know.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

You live until you die, and it doesn’t matter how you go; dead’s dead. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep control of yourself. No matter what happens, keep control ...” “I know,” 1 said in a voice not my own. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In matters of money, of which she had so litde, I knew it was useless. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In separate statements, the Retrenchment Committee urged the directors to make the committee permanent and invest it with the power to approve or deny every expenditure at the exposition, no matter how small. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

No matter how exciting the spectacle before her, nor how novel to her girlish eyes, she turned away instantly if the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of metallic movement. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“People mingle. I just got here. Jesus. What’s the matter with you?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

No matter which way we turned, the sun seemed to shine straight into my eyes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

IV It was all a matter of storage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion,” Roosevelt declared, “the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khrushchev's public speeches only made matters worse; he taunted the United States, saying that Russia was "turning out missiles like sausages!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The girl said, obliquely, “Oh, I don’t know. Something about the way we got talked to on the phone. It doesn’t matter.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

What’s more, they’d keep it low no matter what the other boats were doing, so long as they stayed within roughly two lengths of the field. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“It don’t matter what today’s date is,” the cop said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

One thing was different back then: No one thought it mattered that Mario was a boy and my best friend or made it awkward. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, nothin’ I tell will matter because Mrs. Moss told me she has a special paper saying she can keep us in the corner as long as she wants.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But they were still listed on the chalkboard as boat number four out of five, no matter what they chanted out on 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

“You’re playing the great game of kings and princes, of queens and crowns, aren’t you? Of course it matters. Everything matters.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

During the war, workers throughout the nation, no matter how dissatisfied they had become, demonstrated their patriotism by staying on the job and working harder than ever. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I know that we could not live as husband and wife, but that wouldn’t matter, because I would be with you, and you would be with me too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Well, I told myself, she wasn’t my family, so it didn’t really matter. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“No matter how hard or how far you throw it, it will always return to your hand.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter now. None of it matters.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And to me, it didn’t matter so much. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I take note of everything, no matter how small the detail. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But I tell her, shrugging, “Yeah, it’s cool with me...not like I had a say in the matter—ha, ha. But she’s okay.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I run to the window, yell out, “My father was eleven years older than my mother! It doesn’t matter.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“But at the end of the day,” says Taylor, “the sets don’t even matter. It’s all about the acting.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was silent and I knew that he considered the matter closed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I replied that we never discussed matters of this sort with Mr. Kugler, only within the group. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even more serious, potentially, was the matter of the missing children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He shrugs like it doesn't matter, but it doesn't hide his frustration. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I was at a party with my friends, so it really didn’t matter that much. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

If it were just a matter of counting casualties, the decision to drop the bomb would have been much simpler. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter what was happening in the world, my job was to be Francis. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

No matter who really owned it, it was mine. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hunters set up their camping site in a matter of minutes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It doesn't matter if I would have gotten there eventually on my own. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I could kill a man with a pencil in a matter of seconds,” he was known to brag. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” Eleanor said, in a reasonable tone, “it doesn’t mean anything to you, no matter what happens. Why should you care whether I make a fool of myself?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much the job paid, why would anyone choose to be here? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Miss Teen Dream is all I ever wanted from the time I was six years old. This is the big one. The one that matters. Don’t y all remember why we’re here?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I want to shout out for help but my voice don’t work and it don’t matter anyhow because there’s no one can hear me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I was mixing my prayers, but it didn’t matter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see my end in this fine invitation, and I ain’t a hog to go happily to the slaughter, no matter how pretty the ax. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But today everything else was so bad that that didn’t matter. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And you flew the rest, I suppose,” said Bigwig, “burning a white stick in your mouth? Come on, tell me sensibly. What’s the matter, Hyzenthlay?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could read Celia’s moods no matter how many smiles she produced. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t matter. I’m reporting her and her friend to the Commandant right now.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Once a shoe had a good base, it was a simple matter to restore its brilliance when the shine faded. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stretcher on wheels was there, and the soldier in white was lifted out of bed skillfully and rolled out of sight in a matter of seconds. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, by the time I put the car in park, unbuckle my seat belt, and reach to shut off the ignition, she’s opening the passenger door and climbing in. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The trick was to recognize a good thing when you saw it, no matter how odd or worthless it might at first appear, no matter who else might just walk away and leave it behind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Does my lord prince believe me now? Will he trust my words, no matter how queer they sound in his ears?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This was a shocking conclusion, but the indivisible kernels of matter in atomic theory got around the problem of Zeno’s paradoxes. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, if I wanted some Bible guidance that was another matter entirely. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was a wet and slimy hiding-place, but what did that matter if it was going to save her from being eaten. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gladly. One at a time or all at once, it makes no matter.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dussel gave me his most charming smile and said, “I’m always prepared to discuss the matter, even though it’s already been settled.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You have no choice in the matter,” he said curtly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took some strength at first to get the huge ball to flatten out, but then it was just a matter of rolling it over and over until it was flat enough. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do to it, it won’t feel a thing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s no matter, she thought, swinging up into die saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible sin to buy anything with a German or Japanese label, no matter if it cost only a nickel. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Helmuth is about to take a bite of wedding cake when Hugo says to him, "Wait and see, my boy. The war will be over, as soon as this matter is settled with Poland." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The matter is perfectly under control, Mr Stevens.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast you move, you will never get anywhere if that’s the case. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The three arts of the trivium relate to the mind, and the four of the quadrivium to matter. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“To hell with that. It doesn’t matter. Let’s get out.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t work nowhere near as hard as Mr. Leroy, but that don’t matter, I was good and tuckered out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess it was just a matter of time.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, she was young. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had learned to fight at school; there had been plenty of occasion for it, once the other children had sensed that there was something the matter with his mother. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey knew that Cousin Eunice wouldn’t understand, no matter what she said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a positronic brain, which with ten pounds of matter and a few quintillions of positrons runs the whole show. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was beyond me to weigh such matters, when my doorstep harbored snakes that could knock a child dead by spitting in her eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s the matter?” he asked, for he had not heard what I had said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The matter was put to a vote and the reluctant Blair lost, three to one. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Katy regarded the whole matter as her worst fears coming true. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Incidentally, you may not be aware, but the identity of the patient is already a matter of public record inasmuch as newspaper reports have completely identified the individual. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But no matter how he was standing, you always knew a Muselmann from his eyes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Which makes me think about the many species of animals that have most likely infested these parts, no matter how contaminated the water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times I have prayed and worked and hoped, reading for me is still like trying to make sense of a can of alphabet soup that’s been dumped on a plate. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What was her name, Miss Love? Aw, it don’t matter who she was. Well, and we went to a dance place. Miss Love, tell about us at thet dance place.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He had discussed the matter with the state leader, Grand Dragon Bob Jones, and the pair had decided that C.P. was the best man to succeed Murray as Exalted Cyclops of the Durham Klavern. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, that did not matter to the magistrate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But a disappointment—that was another matter, a harder matter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘For, my friend,’ he said, ‘you and I should have ridden to the fields long ago, but other matters delay me. Yet come swiftly if I call!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Days ago, when she faced Khione on the Argo II, Piper had started talking without thinking, following her heart no matter what her brain said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Truth, it seems, is indeed relative, for it is a matter not only of what our eyes tell us but also of the concepts through which our perceptions are filtered. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that it mattered, because Mrs. Dillard wasn’t there yet, either. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Herr Thiessen stays silent on the matter, enjoying the excitement and curiosity around him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But with abundant organic matter, sunlight and perhaps volcanic hot spots, the possibility of life on Titan' cannot be readily dismissed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m drawn to the nonfiction shelf, where I try to find the thickest book of them all, no matter what it’s about. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It mattered every time a woman of color showed up on the cover of a magazine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Soraya told me that her mother had wanted to sing at our wedding, only one song, but the general gave her one of his looks and the matter was buried. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

No matter where he was, Matt couldn’t rid himself of the sensation he was being watched. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, out of nowhere, the boys were royal pests at lunch every day. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Cato replied seriously, “No, little one. Don’t nobody go back to Africa. When they put you in the rice fields, you’ll be dead in five years, so don’t matter no how.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter, I must take it, he thought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem to matter how much he resented Percy Jackson; Nico would do anything for him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t matter. We need to focus on now. I am asking for help. You need to get me help.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Geoff told him it might be best if he didn’t come, and The Taker said it didn’t matter anyway—he was going away for the weekend with his parents. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you how to find him, or what’s left of him. It don’t matter if you do find him or not; it’s the going that counts.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cold, dead matter of the stars would decay away, leaving nothing but a smear of radiation that spreads equally throughout the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But the more I learned about him, the longer his shadow became, and the more impossible it seemed that I could ever matter the way he had. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Your entire sense of self-worth is predicated upon your belief that you matter, that you matter to the universe. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Within a couple of days, no, within a matter of hours, a process was moving fast and well beyond her control. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To wreck Renault in front of everybody, no matter what was written down on the raffle tickets. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are wrong, of course, but it doesn’t matter. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how hard I focused, struggling to come up with a new plan of attack, my mind drew a blank. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. People who do things like that know how to hide the truth. I don’t trust him.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes oarsmen who thought their cox was weighing them down took matters into their own hands and locked their diminutive captains in the steam room for a few hours. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter with you, Jamie?” he continued, as if he hadn’t heard me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor was the first white person who touched me and treated me kindly, as though I was human and my health really mattered to him. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The whole matter caused me great concern, great concern indeed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But the second I arrived and saw you, I knew that I couldn’t ignore you, no matter how much I tried.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, the rain had started again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I ended up in the foster home years after them.I give myself some distance, as if privacy actually matters, and make sure I stay out of the light coming from the exit sign. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Are we willing to tolerate ignorance and complacency in matters that affect the entire human family? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard I study on Thursday, I never get more than four of them right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what it took, I wanted to pretend life was normal again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it mattered to him much more, getting out of the wood soon. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Descartes made a strict separation between mind and matter: mind was immaterial and immortal, so that mind’s relationship to the sensory world of space and time was inherently problematic. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. This moment, if you please. It is impossible to refuse what you ask in such a way. But what can be the matter?—Is she really not ill?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But here in Memorial Stadium in Midland, where a nearsellout crowd had gathered to watch a high school football game, none of that seemed to matter. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much he tried to hold it back, his bottom lip started to tremble. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We were the only kids and could find crackers or candy no matter how well-hidden in the cupboards. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In itself the capture of Mobile might not have been a matter of such rejoicing had not other good news arrived upon the heels of it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must’ve suffered some kind of brain trauma, because no matter how many times I blink or shake my head, they’re still there. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, the first summer that I arrived, within the first week we had a drive-by shooting at the front door. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard he tried, he never developed any imperishable allegiances to the washed-out, bloodless Marine bases where he had lived for most of his seventeen years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white dwarf is supported by the exclusion principle repulsion between the electrons in its matter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least he’ll bring a little order to matters of the spirit,” she said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without people in the world to call him Gogol, no matter how long he himself lives, Gogol Ganguli will, once and for all, vanish from the lips of loved ones, and so, cease to exist. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s a vehicle, I will stop it no matter what it takes,” he vowed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The mound-building habit of the fire ant makes the chemical treatment of individual mounds a simple matter. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter now. You were right—a nice, loving family did adopt me, and that’s all that matters. So how’d you find us anyway?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This saint tackles difficult situations, matters of life and death. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She’s the one whose tactless comments and cruel jokes about matters I don’t think are funny have made me insensitive to any sign of love on her part. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“And that,” she said, “is to let you know I will be there for you. No matter what.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, if Hooper already knew about the room, it scarcely mattered now. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The board was smarter than her old one, learning her moves in a matter of minutes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Marshall kept on yelling, “Stop!” and Elizabeth yelled “Ouch!” because somebody stepped on her, and April yelled, “What the ——!” But Melanie knew right away what the matter was. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She now knew how she could get the money on her own and every minute seemed to matter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dallben, he knew, would consult Hen Wen only on a matter of greatest urgency. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

About a billion years after the Big Bang, the distribution of matter in the universe had become a little lumpy, perhaps because the Big Bang itself had not been perfectly uniform. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a decision was a very serious matter in those days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what it took, I would get him to take me away from here in his airplane. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down,” he told his daughter, Mari- lynn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I have given evidence already on this matter,” he said calmly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She said it just became more precise—every minute, hour, day mattered that much more. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z