She opens her mouth to say something, but no words come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is no time to be squeamish," the Chicago Daily News reported. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

True, there was no blue dress, no crown; her dress looked black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There had been no room in her for anything but the glorious sense of safety. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Alba examined it carefully, finding no resemblance to the image of her dreams. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The someone was standing beside the car, no more than a darker shape against the darkling sky. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Lord Janos had been no more than commander of the City Watch before Joffrey had raised him to Harrenhal and the council. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The citizens of District 12 had no organized resistance movement of their own. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"They would not be so mad. Do they think there are no swords and spears in Narnia?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The flying fish were still coming, but he was no longer interested in them; it was the fish in my hands that was now the focus of his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

March was on them like a bully then, raining and blowing between bouts of snow, and sleet, and hail; and indoors things were no better than out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our storm must have been local, there had been no rain here. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she was a fragile pile of opaque bones, with yellowed nails and no monthly blood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he said: “I have no choice. I can only hope you will change your mind,” he paused, “and act more like an adult and less like a schoolgirl.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived--no thin five-piece affair but a whole pitful of oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her toenails were painted bright pink and she had no shoes on. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It would seem that despite having grown up in a Muslim country, she would have heard it mentioned once or twice, but no. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It makes no sense at all, and then finally all the sense in the world, once you understand that keeping things in your hand is exactly how it’s done in the Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear him saying, I have no need for beauty. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He looked at all our faces and spoke softly, with no sadness in his voice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And our belts, newly laden with batons, had begun to spring key clips and latex-glove holders, though no one had told us to put them on yet. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since there was no time to find a post office before the bus departed, I packed her card with my things to travel back to Sakubva. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They all ate till they could hold no more, and then they began to dance again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it looks hard,” said Elisha, “from the outside, especially when you young. But you believe me, boy, you can’t find no greater joy than you find in the service of the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then, no matter what happened in Greece, the Argo //would have no home to return to. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The first to arrive must wait on the other, and Renly would do no waiting. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She moaned a little, but the excitement collecting inside him made him close his eyes and regard her moans as no more than pine sighs over his head. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have no mother to tell them how to act, so they behave badly,” explained Sister Claire. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have no beard,” Luke said, “so he must be Doctor Montague.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The mountain lion blinked his eyes; there was no fear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But there was really no need for that. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I have no cell phone, but somebody lends me one—for a price. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps going north would be the unexpected choice; no one went north in winter unless they had a death wish. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Whatever the answer, year after year, Tessie faithfully took me to him, in repayment for an act of charity during a catastrophe he would no longer acknowledge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But there were no more words to speak. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There is no other sound, not of traffic or airplanes or trains or radios or the specter of Frau Schwartzenberger rattling the cage of the elevator. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maddie’s and my pictures were off to the sides now, no longer the main focus of my life. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now, there is simply no possibility of a real change in the Negro’s situation without the most radical and far-reaching changes in the American political and social structure. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

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

German beer drinkers are fiercely loyal to their local brand, so there are no national brands in Germany analogous to our Budweiser, Miller, or Coors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ash’s father would be buried in the cemetery, and Lady Isobel told her there was no need for an overnight vigil. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he made no use of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The windows stayed shut, the TV on, though no one watched it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m no chatterbox now, but if you stop me on the street and ask me directions to the zoo, I’ll answer you. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles said, making no move to step out of the pickup. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

By degrees he came to spend less time in sleep, but he still felt no impulse to get off the bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Sooner or later, sooner or later—but no need to think about that now. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the stretcher was maneuvered into position alongside the bed, Briony’s fingers went slack, she had no control over them, and she brought up her left knee in time to catch the weight. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wondered about Juan, about how he chose to save Ashley and not Candy, but there was no time for that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

By not jailing her, the judge left her no way to appeal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

From what I could see, there simply was no commitment to the rule of law, no accountability, and little shame. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All his crimes weighed heavy on him, the deaths of Stil- son and Bonzo no heavier and no lighter than the rest. Ender's Game 1985-01-15T00:00:00Z

Kim Jong II grumbled publicly, saying, “Frankly the state has no money, but individuals have two years’ budget worth.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't really see the big deal, but that might be because no white people live on my block yet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“And no people, so far as I can see.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was no longer on the lounge chair in the backyard. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

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

Here her foot flopped around on deep pile carpets, and there was no uneven sound. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, when I’ve been assured there will be no permanent damage, I hunger for air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

George says I gotta stay here an’ not get in no trouble. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at her carefully, but he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to; and finally he nodded and went back to his newspaper. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m guessing no one calls you Verainia though. Are you a Nina?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he turned away and then looked back, there was no longer a sign of her, not even a whispering motion in the needled branches she had moved through. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No cards; no emails. I got this machine that reads me my emails. It’s awesome. I can change the voice’s gender or accent or whatever.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know anything and I don’t want to see no dead people.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane caught the words “Special Visitors—Friends of——” and then no more. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I scrambled onto its roof just in time to see Tyler close his trunk and turn in a circle, as if he wanted to say goodbye but there was no one to say goodbye to. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I have no weapons on me, and you’re free to search me,” he said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed that there was no part of him which you could catch hold of, neither his hair, nor his eyes, nor his whiskers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no cakes set out on window ledges, either, but Lazlo had never really expected that. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He called for a while, then rested, and then made the noises again, in no hurry, and not really caring, growing mellow from the grass. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's no law, just a sword. Happens I got one too." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s pleasantly strange to see Hideo in a way no one else does—boyish, relaxed, wholly vulnerable, hair rumpled and wet from a shower, his sweatpants hanging low on his hips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had asked her what the boy had done—if he had kissed her, if he had touched her, if he had hurt her—and she shook her head no. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I’m hiding in my usual spot behind the curtain when I suddenly no longer want to hide. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“As for finding out where the ymbrynes are,” said the clown, “no problem. We’ll catch a wight and torture it out of him. Make him show us on the Map of Days.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody plays their game until there’s no game to play anymore. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Is it Nick, or is it someone else, someone of no importance? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I know is that no matter what college I end up at, when I see a minority, I’m gonna wonder if they’re qualified to be there. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He fretted that the children might have been kidnapped because no one had heard from them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She says I’m always reciting the lines from Shakespeare and they make no sense either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘So we take off with no plan,’ Calypso said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

“Don’t be weird, Shay. I’m an ugly, you’re an ugly. We will be for two more weeks. It’s no big deal or anything.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I think about the dark suit, but no. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was his fault that he pressed the wrong button on the camcorder and none of the film turned out, so there was no movie of the day I broke the single-season scoring record. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

By contrast, no wild maize ancestor has ever been found, despite decades of search. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There waren’t no sense in going back to the stable to try and free her and them Africans. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Really there is no contradiction—rather it’s a condition: the range of what an artful City can do. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, no point in being uglier than usual.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Again there was no one; there was only a large flock of terns in the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But how shall a man discover whether that time be come or no, save by daring the Door?’ said Éomer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But how can I make decisions based on love when there is no one left to love? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

However, he received no answer, save the mocking echo of his own voice ringing back at him through the dark woodlands. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There would be nothing he could do, no point in trying. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As we must swim for it we can take no other clothes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He falls onto ground that is no longer charred and muddy, but firm and dry and patterned in a spiral of black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Now is no time to think of baseball, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, since no one bothered to explain otherwise, he regarded the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hopkins called me, said come up there cause she died. They asked me to let them have Henrietta and I told them no. I said, ‘I don’t know what you did, but you killed her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He offered no opinion on the beast nor told Ralph why he had chosen to come on this mad expedition. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Except we never get pulled over, because no one, including the cops themselves, would put it past Brick to ice a cop to get himself out of a ticket. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Hizdahr did not seem to be of a jealous nature, but no man would be pleased by the presence of a rival suitor near his new bride. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She’d never shadow-traveled before, had no idea if she could; but after working with the Mist, altering the Labyrinth—she had to believe it was possible. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He’d acted like he had no hard feelings about the Super Soaker incident, was all smiles when he fell in beside me, promising to turn me into the biggest thing to ever hit town. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I never heard of no boarding for no other reason, if that’s what you’re asking, Mr. Gudmundsson. Only kind I know about is what I said—a man’s got engine problems, his leg’s broke.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The taller throne beside her was empty; no doubt the little Lord of the Eyrie was off shaking in his sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was only coming back that Frog got a good look at the faces beneath the spiked bronze caps and realized that most were no older than he. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I had no part in those attacks,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were no political parties, no popular organs of government, no separation of powers; only the emperor, who was supreme. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was three times as tall as a grown human, but no wider. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, no need to wrap it now,” I say. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“That big one — there — no, there — with bright blue wings — the feathers are all crumpled on one side.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t got no fare. Can I get on? I’m just going a few blocks.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But as we stood there together staring at the fog and rain, I could think of no way now to repair the damage I’d done. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As there was now no other possible course for them to take, they climbed down the bank, and turning left went off as fast as they could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Leale was halfway across the street, soldiers on the other side yelled that the house was locked and no one answered the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt had paid no attention to this remark at the time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the monsoons hit in May, we have to endure April, our hottest month, with temperatures often reaching no degrees—so hot that even the children stay indoors to avoid the sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also my bow, looking no worse for wear, but no sheath of arrows. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child in arms--but apparently there were no such intentions in her head. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Neither of them would confirm or deny these rumors, and no one seemed to know what sort of dispute had ended their long friendship. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt no emotion—he was completely numb. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His hands were scratched up, but no bones seemed to be broken. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She and Diego looked so different from each other, and yet there was no mistaking they were siblings. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She had no idea who this man was, or what he was doing in town. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I come up on the last road that heads for the school, orange of the streetlamps glowing, hoping to see a shadow waiting for me—but no one’s there. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

This time she wept with no other emotion than grief, profound, debilitating, humble grief, forgetting all about him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Anyone still alive would have fled into the bush, and no one knows where they are now.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That hot dog did exactly what you asked it to do. You asked it to feed you, and it fed you. No more, no less.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Is there no one who hasn’t heard the details of my disgrace? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Branwell is no better at golf or tennis than he is at basketball, but for the entire month he spends with them, he never gives up trying to be what they want him to be. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grass in the fields was still yellow, the trees naked, but the ground no longer frozen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were about four hundred of them in the grey vicinity—very beautiful creatures, the wild White- fronted Geese, whom, once he has seen them close, no man ever forgets. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up until that moment, no one had dared to speak the awful words out loud. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

There was no bathroom and the toilet was in the hall and shared by two families. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew there were refugees, but I had no clue about the numbers.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The castle garrison had sworn their swords to his cause, one and all, and no man of them had suffered harm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, her questionnaire was filled out as perhaps no questionnaire in this world deserves to be filled out. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“And there’s no use complaining about the number of missions we have to fly. If the colonel says we have to fly fifty-five missions, we have to fly them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But as Bram launched into his first point, de Wet interjected somewhat testily, “I thought I made my attitude clear. I accept that no decision or date was fixed upon for guerrilla warfare.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To all of these questions and statements she made no answer. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sailed lightly now and he had no thoughts nor any feelings of any kind. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only September, so no one knew if this experiment would work. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But she’ll be bedridden for weeks with horrible hives. There is no way she can go. It’s up to me . . . and thee.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My queen,” replied the captain, “your servant Stalwart Shield had no duty last night. He had gone to a ... a certain place ... to drink, and have companionship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Even if we get out, we have no weapons.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was scared, but I remembered Mr. Clutter, and how he’d never done me no harm, how at Christmas he’d give me a little purse with fifty dollars in it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no soap or shampoo, and as a result my hair becomes very sticky and knotted, and it is painful to comb. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There is no sea here. But the land rolls a little like the sea." Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

When it’s trying to tell you something, il just won’t let up no way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to believe that if he really had carried out the famous experiment himself there would be no mention of this triumph anywhere in his writings. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

While the rest of the class shares their acrostics, I write a new one in the margin of my notebook, shielding it with my arm so no one can see. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As I was standing as still as I could, with Jimmy Snyder’s hand under my chin, I wondered, What's the point of giving an extremely subtle performance if basically no one is watching? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Below all the archaeological layers with undoubted human presence, at many of those same sites, deeper older layers have been excavated and still yield undoubted remains of animals—but with no further evidence of humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two grey trunks rubbed each other with an evil squeaking that no one had noticed by day. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Was it a good thing that no one knew who she truly was? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We needed to keep all our belongings around us, the water, the food, packed tightly in bags and jugs so no animals or people would steal it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Those who can no longer work come here to die. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hooper crossed the wide hall, and here too, because it was the front of the house, no moonlight came. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt setting at the head and to her left be Miss Hilly Holbrook and Miss Hilly’s mama, Miss Walter, who Miss Hilly don’t treat with no respect. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The corset’s skirt dropped garters attached to nothing because my grandmother owned no stockings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Theirs was a passionate rejection of America, for they sensed with that directness of which only the simple are capable that they had no chance to live a full human life in America. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

To which my answer is, Oh pish, sir, ’tis a tale of poison, escape, and desperate flight; surely of no interest to thee. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

By then, all of the world’s 148 candidate big species must have been tested innumerable times, with the result that only a few passed the test and no other suitable ones remained. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Joe still could not foresee what might happen, he had no idea how to handle a big crisis if one developed, and he wished somebody else would be the leader in this thing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Draw no weapons! Wait! and it will pass you by!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mama cleared her throat, then said the words no one wanted to hear. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was no way in the world I was going to get in front. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The study was the darkest room in the apartment because it had no windows, and my father always worked with the desk lamp on, the yellow light bathing the desk and the floor around it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Formerly I lived in just the same way myself, but now I feel no contact here. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if—no, when—they caught me, it would just make my crime worse. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You ain’t really in no position to be telling no one to do nothing, is you?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

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

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was no choice but for the second girl to fetch the water each day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The hardest people to reach, he told me, were the younger folks, the eighteen- to thirty-year-olds who seemed to have no faith in government at all. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, for one thing, and maybe we can discount this as no threat, there’s a lawyer,” Bookman said, leaning back again, taking his time now. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange to find a stream, no matter how small, on such a tiny island. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Aren’t you concerned about making the wrong moves and having no one there to help you?” for instance. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea when I finally fell asleep last night, because I couldn’t stop thinking about how Zoey and Ben-Ben know each other from robotics. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

A pair of gaunt children and some thralls stared at him with dull eyes, but there was no sign of his lord father, nor anyone else he recalled from boyhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I sit on the top floor where there is no floor, among the rafters in this house of air, basking in the red-gold sunset, looking down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But on the third day, when the sun rose, there were no more trucks in the streets, no more gunshots, no more Nazis. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Already he was miserably regretting his rudeness to the young apprentice, who he knew had meant no harm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

"Don't argue with me, for heaven's sake, woman! This little brute Matilda or whatever her name is has stink-bombed my study! There's no doubt about it! Thank you for suggesting it." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On its website, a history of the company makes no mention of lead–or indeed of Thomas Midgley–but simply refers to the original product as containing "a certain combination of chemicals." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He kept saying, Rasheen, Rasheen, mavourneen mean, and the song made no sense because his father dropped him on his head long ago and every time he sang that song he had different words. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea skating was so dangerous. You could have broken a leg, fallen unconscious, been run over by a car. Give the skates to me. Now!” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Among the three of us, we manage to collect everything before it’s carried off, except for our chemical-riddled jumpsuits, which are so eaten away no one cares if we lose them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

August, June, and May called the statue “Our Lady of Chains,” for no reason that I could see. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because no one else has come down with typhus. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They looked no different from any other day. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In ordinary visible light, the faintly yellowish clouds of Venus can be made out, but they show, as Galileo first noted, virtually no features at all. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red numbers claimed it was three o’clock, but they gave no indication if it was night or day. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he got a bellyache, it was no great loss. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is Ewell up to? In God’s name, can he follow no order at all?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he received no answer, he stood up and peeked out of the shed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

No bird sang in the trees, no wing flew overhead. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was relieved when we sailed into Penikese Harbor and saw no boat at the pier. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He is only seven, and that is no age, no age at all.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was no pretense at hedges here, no pretense at separation or privacy, just low buildings side by side amid a scattering of stunted shrubs and cashew trees. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Surely when he closed his eyes last night he had felt no hope, seen no way out. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he asks us a question with no warning, and tells us to answer quick, without stopping to think about it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he left us no instructions, we guessed that we were to use it to tie around the city if it looked as if it were to split. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth felt like she was hanging over the pit again, unable to pull herself up, unable to maintain her grip—left with no good options. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My stomach was in knots; no way could I possibly eat anything. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, taking in the view of Rio de Janeiro, Roosevelt had no idea that he was about to receive an offer he couldn't refuse. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

There was a peaceful silence beneath the sounds of the wind; it was a silence with no trace of people. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I am impressed, I will admit, that you made it this far. But as you can see”—he gestured toward the Nightbeast—“you are no match for a Nightbeast. Or for me.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

On Christmas morning, Dad gave me a rifle—I didn’t take it out of the box, so I have no idea what kind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

What if no one had ever walked the grassy fields that are now Madison Street and said, Let's put some houses here. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was no way to "even the score" with the Nazis, no matter what I did. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Randall retained the services of a witch to goofer his property so that no one with African blood could escape without being stricken with hideous palsy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But no matter which way I turned, I kept running into this Gandy’s Rock wall of despair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Probably no other agricultural program has been carried out on so large a scale as the dusting and spraying of millions of acres of land in southern United States to control the fire ant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I immediately recognized the stuff as the rations that the authorities, under a new welfare program, gave to elderly persons, many of whom suffered from TB and had no children to look after them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes pass but no one comes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But there were already a dozen guns pointing at him and he had to show them that he was no longer armed, that they didn’t need to shoot. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But what the nurse actually said was, “I know. Isn’t it terrible? I sympathize with you, Doctor. There is no excuse for these people living in filth.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She awoke from a long childhood in which she had always been protected and surrounded by attention and comforts, with no responsibilities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Aileen had called the hotel, the manager said they hadn’t found any extra pillows, but Aileen didn’t take no for an answer. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When there’s no one near, Max kisses my cheek, then scoots under the barbed wire and straight into the unlocked window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The sun had already fallen below the trees,- dusk would be on them in no time at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could have used some companionship that week, but maybe I wouldn’t have believed anything about Jeffy until I was ready, no matter what Dad said. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph dodged feet until he was safe against the wall, where no one would step on him or even notice him in the crowd. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

A day when no one wants to look at one another. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He makes me promise no actual flames until he gets home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

That which Voldemort does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If Matt had another wormy orange, he’d hurl it again, no matter what. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not shut out this chaos I would fell indeed, I would go mad, and there was no shutting it out. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached my village, my father and mother had grown as old as the two whose shapes I could at last no longer see. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family prayer binds him to his parents, but what if a person no longer believes in prayer? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We’d sit in the window—she was at work in London so there was no danger of her walking past and noticing us. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

To this Hwin made no answer, being, like most highly bred mares, a very nervous and gentle person who was easily put down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I leaned my head into the mess, limbs dangling with no effort, just another set of roots protruding out of the fallen tree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He felt a pinprick of nerves along his spine—he’d had no idea it was going to be so busy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mandela simply wandered off in the middle of practice, once for no reason and another time to join a pickup game of older players from the neighborhood at the far end of the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Honestly, being in hiding during the fourth year of the war is no picnic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Beats me,” Piper says like this is no big deal, but she’s chewing her gum at twice the usual speed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea a channel exists that features nothing but weddings and bridal gowns and honeymoon possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He could see the town below choked with soldiers, horses, but there was no advance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no problem returning to medical chat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He knew the fragile work permit was no guarantee of safety during the roundups. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For the first time since I started school—no, even longer than that—for the first time ever, I was looking forward to a party. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the midst of it there stood a single stone, standing tall under the sun above, and at this hour casting no shadow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was an American who didn’t know anything about Japanese making the announcement, because there was no V in Japanese. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby peered anxiously at his face, and would have looked at his tongue, but in the dark room she could see no more than the dim outline of his head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boss was afraid to take in new accounts no matter how innocent they seemed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew this jug could be by no other than the same man who made that pot.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I am very upset, you have no idea of how we both feel today, after such a terrible experience, coming home and finding you gone like that. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And no one—ever—wears knee socks with shorts. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Earth was no longer at the center of the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Well, there was no drink, it would be better to try and not think about it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Um, no dude. Same question. Is this how this year will go? You not understanding and being weird when I need to do the stuff I need to do?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

This was no bold, aggressive adventurer—only a weary old dog; hungry not only for food but for affection. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had no clothes on, that would be nothing compared to the kind of bareness that’s exposed to her right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They sit in the back seat—my brother no longer gets carsick—and talk in pig Latin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were no bumper lanes to keep my ball out of the gutter. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now she was truly alone on the water, without a trace of land and with no idea of how far away it might lie. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo suddenly realized that with all his effort he was no closer to the top than when he began, and not a great deal further from the bottom. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had no reason to so much as look my way again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Father disciplined her with The Verse that ends on honoring thy father and mother, and no sooner had she finished it than Father smote her with it again! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By Friday, June 19, there was still no indication that the fingerprints had been received and that the interview date had come through. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“That makes no sense,” Clay from humanities says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As she and David passed through the dark streets, the ghosts of the Rusties no longer seemed to threaten from the windows. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She still had the stupid coin he'd given her, a piece of iron no larger than a penny and rusted along the rim. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The one on its left is being devoured by ivy, and the one to the right...no longer exists. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Only on the Road would travellers be found, most often dwarves, hurrying along on business of their own, and with no help and few words to spare for strangers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had almost the same dispiritingly drab quality and the same bottom fine: an inhospitable place for a bright young lad with no friends to be living. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in England, Clarkson and his friends saw their chance: France was no longer in the midst of a revolution, and Napoleon’s sugar dreams had failed. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

John fell silent, then he said, “Tossed nickels with him, but no, I didn’t know him.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no word to be had,” Cloud replied. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like we had a secret language, because on the school property no one else but Quang-ha spoke Vietnamese. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They argued passionately with the village greenwitches, claiming that all those fairy tales were nothing but the stuff of nonsense — there were no greenies or goblins. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After making the monthly payment on his loan, paying his few employees, and sending off the tax money to the government, there was no more to live on than before. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had no snappy answer, so I had to fall back on honesty. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Which meant that however big a mess he was making, at least he was no longer chanting. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was no trial, nor proof of his guilt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had regained her composure; her chin no longer quivered. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There will be no parents waking me up. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

No one will ever get high with me, no one will be my audience as I play piano, and no one will sit shotgun in my dad’s car after I get my license. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Most of the samples that came into the Institute—and samples of blood and tissue arrived constantly from all parts of the world—contained nothing unusual, no interesting viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had no more idea of what was involved than a small child who says he will accompany the climbers up the fell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few strikes these weak unions dared to attempt won no concessions, and usually resulted in the dismissal of strikers and their nonstriking family members. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth is that no one is innocent in love, and nobody forced me to love Kelly J. I don’t want to stop just because she laughs at me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Never no turkey. You got a harbor seal there.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She wanted to be sure that no one else would discover it and ruin everything. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Heavy, irresistible waves of dreamless sleep broke over him; he fell back onto his pillows and thought no more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“That will be the solution, Captain Balan, no doubt” The silence fell again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door, to a limited extent, opened; Pris, no lights on in the room behind her, peered out into the dim hall. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He felt no shame, for shame was not Loki’s way, but he knew that he had pushed the gods too far. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I had no choice but to look closely into Nelson’s sweat-glazed face as he arranged the wood in my awkward embrace—our work brought us that close together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a man of reason and wisdom, and no man knew me better than he did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I knew that my reacting as I did presented no conflict with the convictions of brotherhood which I had gained in the Holy Land. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, but please go. I do not want you here.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So it’s you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There has been learning, but there has been no teaching. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

In school, he just sat there sketching and smiling like he was in on some joke no one else got. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

If the Abbot or Cornflower or any of his friends knew of his scheme he would have no chance at all. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Thad Stevens, the aging floor leader in the House of Representatives, pushed his program of “no mercy to the South” and let his contempt for the President spill out in every speech he made. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camera above my bed had no red light. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In typical cases, there are no official policies authorizing race discrimination in jury selection still lurking around, arguably in effect. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Turkey sandwich with no crusts, cut at an angle. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, how could Percy say no to that big pouty baby face? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had no idea where she was or where she was going. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure no one who lives in San Francisco likes driving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But deer, like rabbits and bears and even men, can make, concerning my race, no delicate distinctions. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is no way I’m going to put a beret on my head and go out in the field,” Oshiro said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Final the captain, more red than ever, and in more tongues tell him that he doesn’t want no Frenchmen—with bloom upon them and also with blood—in his ship—with blood on her also. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There were still no signs of flagging or giving up. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s no more capable of fraud than of flying,” she said flatly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

When such partly immune people came into contact with others who had had no previous exposure to the germs, epidemics resulted in which up to 99 percent of the previously unexposed population was killed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Light from the Sun reaches us across the intervening empty space, but no matter how carefully we listen, we do not hear the crackle of sunspots or the thunder of the solar flares. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods and says, “About Dylan, I had no idea...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Buttercup, for her part, felt no excitement whatsoever. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At least, she shaped the name, but she had no breath or tongue or teeth to give it sound. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You may have a skull full of brains, but, again, Albert...no sense,” Keisha says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When a smattering of education was considered a good thing for workers, some mills offered classes at night at no charge. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the fact that there is no danger of conquest makes possible the denial of reality which is the special feature of Ingsoc and its rival systems of thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Kids in the townships started doing the same, wearing their identity as a badge of honor: You were no longer from the township—you were from the hood. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But no matter how he was standing, you always knew a Muselmann from his eyes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There is no need for formal ranks, titles and law books to keep order. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had flushing toilets; there were no bars, only walls—and within the walls, you had far more freedom. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost no one had any idea what went on there. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

By the end of December 1925, White felt that he could no longer wait. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He had no idea what her life had been like before—Constance hated being asked questions and generally ignored them, or else responded by making rude sounds—but it was obvious she’d had little guidance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stays in his apartment, which is no longer neat and empty but is filling up with disorganized parts of his life: take-out Chinese food containers, unwashed sheets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was freezing without my coat, but there was no way I was going to admit it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Somebody was shouting in Igbo, “My mother, oh! My mother, oh! God has said no!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knocked again, but there was no answer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poetry was so ahead of its time no one has deciphered it yet, but Jean Louise’s aunt keeps it displayed casually and prominently on a table in the living- room. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

‘Then she sent me no message?’ said Gimli and bent his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I explained that what the State had done to him was illegal and that we could pursue a civil action against them, but he had no interest in that. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ben grabbed a pile of clothes and stuffed them under the mattress of his bed, smoothing the mattress with his hand to ensure that no lumps were visible. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though everyone knew that no good could come of a union with a fairy woman, the King was so deeply in love with her that he arranged to be married within a fortnight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could no longer afford to pass up anything that might be edible. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He beat his fist against his palm and railed against a bloody, bawdy villain—Claudius, no doubt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had been conceived and born during the difficult crossing of the mountains, before the founding of Macondo, and his parents gave thanks to heaven when they saw he had no animal features. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Without her, it was no life at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Einstein assumed that everybody—no matter at what speed they are traveling—agrees about the speed of light in a vacuum: about 300 million meters per second, a constant denoted by the letter c. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Since there was no liaison between the Brotherhood and the community leaders I assigned myself the task of creating one. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look like a man who wants to live. Please tell the sheriff that ain’t no amount of proselytizing is going to keep that undead horde from overrunning us.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Listen, the phone will attract the wrong attention. How are you going to explain having one when no one else in the world has it? I'm doing you a favor, Zack." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mother, having cast herself in the role of peacemaker, made no headway whatsoever, and the situation finally ended in a draw. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It is an example of imagery created by non-Native artists that incorrectly suggests Indigenous people had come to the end of their existence and are no longer here. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I said, irritated, even though I knew there would be almost no traffic. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I looked about, hoping to find someone to help me, but the crowds were so great, no one was paying attention. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know there ain’t no chance Mama named me for a poet who wrote pretty words, but it feels good to hear her say it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought this was supposed to be no big deal,” I say. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And like she was delivering the weather, Mother said, “Constantine is no longer employed here. Now let’s get all these trunks unpacked before you ruin your clothes.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He leads me back into the house, and I let him, because I know there’s no point fighting now, I won’t get away from him here. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Being with the prosecution, I’m in no position to advise you,” Leahy said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The screaming gradually subsided into deep, burning groans, which no salve could soften. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what a searchers license was, but it didn’t seem like the right time to ask. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lucid enough to know that my stomach is giving me no relief, even in my sleep. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Our fridge was considerably less loaded with meat and milk, the phone line no longer tied up by girls calling to chat him up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"We will keep our own watch so long as we are here. See that no one enters this wing of the palace without my leave, and take care that the dragons are always well guarded." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s no big deal,” I put in quickly, studying the floor. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s not,” she added quickly, “that you couldn’t find someplace else. Plenty of folks would take you in. But no one else needs you. Not like Auntie Braxton.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee said only, “I have made no decision yet. But in your opinion, we should attack on your flank.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer had faith in any of the caseworkers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

‘The giants is guzzling human beans...no, not that one...nor that one...here’s one!...And here’s another!...’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one thing Efifi did not contain was children, and there were almost no women. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the night and day and night on my thangen-sleep it must have snowed, no blizzard, but the first great snowfall of winter. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

There is no moral in these observations, nor any warning. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then I expected no answer and there wasn’t. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that severed maternal relations for the afternoon, and I had no intention of waiting for Bore to come home. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the time he would leave Mary Lou in a shed, which the Walkers let him use at no charge, but sometimes he would take Mary Lou on his boat with him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The woman was so uncomfortable with Mamma’s interest in her, and yet she had no idea how to put a stop to it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They called for help, but no one listened. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“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

“There is no High Monarch now. There is no one but us and a crown.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So far, I’m good: no hand stamp at the border, and nobody’s tried to kill me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Evergreen trees grew along the sides of the surrounding mountains, but the forest of the valley below appeared no larger than bits of lichen and twigs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“So there’s no point in discussing an alliance.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“No, no, it's mine. You just appear in it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But Claudette’s hair wouldn’t stay straight or flat no matter how long she pressed it, and her skin was very dark. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Much to my annoyance, he shook his head no, and began pointing to letters again. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quick count of feet on the floor—no photographers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then the lips made an mmmmm shape but no sound came. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wants no trouble, just to finish his shift in peace and get a good night’s sleep. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

John Henry was all work, focused and determined, while High John...well, there was no defining him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Circumcision is a trial of bravery and stoicism; no anesthetic is used; a man must suffer in silence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, goodness no. We will not be taking three.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said I didn’t have to go to the library after school anymore. I don’t need no babysitter!” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as I stepped onto the balcony, the air no longer felt strangely heavy and still. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I clung tenaciously to the saddle frame and kicked at my assailant, but it was no use. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I went from room to room, asking the same questions, but the house had no answers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But most of the time we had no money, so we spent our afternoons in hunger and dreams. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She seemed to hold no rancor against the babysitter, nor for her just God who allowed the accident. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dad crams some phony cheer into his voice and says, "Hey, who knows? Everything could be back to normal in half an hour. But no matter what, we tell no one. Agreed?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, other than my schoolteachers reading out of our textbooks, no one had ever read to me before. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She pictured him puffing up the stairs, squeezing through the door, looking dis-approvingly at the clutter in their house, recoiling from Poppy’s sticky hands—no, it wouldn’t do. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For sheer technological complexity, though, no sixteenth-century instrument comes near the organ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The tribe did not serve as a permanent political framework, and even if it had seasonal meeting places, there were no permanent towns or institutions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no use trying to sleep, anyway. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“I never wanted no doctor near the other two,” said Alice. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The ruffians had clubs in their hands and horns by their belts, but they had no other weapons, as far as could be seen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And with that she was off, and they had no choice but to follow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was shapeless, scarcely to be seen, but it whispered at him, though there were no words in its whispering, and it reached out towards him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need, he said, for his children to be held back by a school system geared for children of simply average parents. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded him of a snake coiled up with no one to bite. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But there is no room in the quarantine ward at Mama Yemo Hospital; so she leaves the hospital and hails another taxi. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For about ten long seconds there was no sound but the rhythmic tick tick tick of the water dripping from Charles’s sodden clothes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Alby had made it clear they could take no chances: they’d make the Homestead their fortress, and must do whatever it took to defend it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The man shook his head in a way that might have meant either yes or no. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Boys with no self-control become men behind bars. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He goes on at length about the mastery of it, and says he gathered there is no rhyme or reason to its itinerary, but expresses his hope that it will come to Germany. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But no one is born with skills in English composition per se. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Not a single soul was standing at the edge of the field to greet us—no villagers, not even Mother or my sisters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be of the Miss Peregrine school of dress: morbidly ultraformal, no matter the occasion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was a temple, a chapel—no, an underground cathedral. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no indoor plumbing, and in the bitter winter the trip to the outhouse was one I learned to delay as long as possible. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But in some ways, it’s really bad because she has no defenses ready for when people aren’t nice to her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And he should maintain this reputation in such a way that no man can imagine he is able to deceive or trick him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Almost no investigation was done into the poor medical care the victim had received, care that constituted the actual cause of death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was no mesarthium in these houses, but tile and wood and stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

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

The halls empty out as I get farther away from the auditorium, and no one sees me go into the phone booth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But if what Haymitch says is true, and he's got no reason to lie, I've never been in such a dangerous place in my life. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A boiling hate erupted in Harry’s chest, leaving no place for fear. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Rei asks if we want anything to drink—I say no, and Jamie asks for any kind of soda—and it somehow becomes just the two of us again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Oh, absolutely nothing, except that I was strangling on bitterness and gall and was in no mood to talk about it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And there was no way that he was going to just dump the textbooks on the wrong shelf. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Since the envelope wasn’t sealed, Candice decided there was no harm in seeing what was inside. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Unlike the rest of the fairy races, dwarfs had no desire to live aboveground. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s no electricity in the house,” I said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They seemed to believe she was no longer worthy of their attention or maybe that it was wrong to look at her now, that there was something perverse about it, and they averted their gaze. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

No one knew that I hadn’t killed anyone, but no one who knew me, including myself, would doubt that I’d kill. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his hands for no reason, admiring his sharpies. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea, and I wouldn’t have mentioned it if I’d known.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, no, not today. But I know she’s here—Lord knows she doesn’t miss a day of school.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes ma’am,” I say, even though I have no idea how I’ll finish two maids in time, much less write stories about Constantine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I keep the lamps off so that no one will see Antonio’s shadow through the curtains when he comes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Golden Fleece was no longer in its branches. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Adults tried to protect us children from what was happening, but through no fault of their own, they failed us.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You have no respect for me or for what I have done for you,” her stepmother said, her voice hard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Poetry’s trash, mere clouds of words, comfort to the hopeless. But this is no cloud, no syllabled phantom that stands here shaking its sword at you.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that’s no reason to keep a child locked away from the world. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cuntr Asha wanted to shout back at him, but her throat was so dry she could do no more than grunt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We descend, flight after flight, speechless, because no word could be heard above this sound. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A few students milled about in the rock garden, but there were no Executives in sight. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no floor in this tunnel: you had to step from rafter to rafter, and between them there was only plaster. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I had no choice—his letters would have to stay secret. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone seems to have something to say about me entering and I’m sure Bo is no different. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There were no more words between them so I led my mother to the room that Ma Charles and Miss Trotter now shared. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There being no large rocks at hand, the fishermen eyed Adah and me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the fever showed no sign of relenting. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Every window shuttered to that quality, and no one tells me why. I don’t ask. I never ask. Just do what I’m told. Doesn’t mean I don’t wonder.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wastes no time retrieving a soil sample pouch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But there was no evidence that Lombardy, known for his acerbic tongue, was antagonistic toward Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m no one to talk, but Link’s old man is kind of a piece of work. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“She just gets like this sometimes. My mom calls it the terrible twos. Sometimes she throws a fit for no reason.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We do no good by becoming hysterical. We can’t think clearly if we panic. It’s scaring the children.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Not the song about the fox coming for the big black duck, heavens no! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew logically that nothing bad would happen in just one night, but it was a little unnerving to know I had no life support other than heaters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no one, only the placid tabby cat gazing at me from under the shelter of the eaves. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But John found no answer for this voice, for he was in the moment, and out of time. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was no secret Johnson expected utter loyalty to all his policies in return. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

However, no municipal works projects—such as putting in a sewer system to eliminate the polluted “sinks”—were initiated to change the wretched conditions. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

But we had no money, no family, no friends here. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

But no matter where I looked, my fountain pen was nowhere in sight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was no cliff she hadn’t scaled, no food she hadn’t tasted. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“So as a guidance counselor, I have to ask, is there really no way for us to be friends again?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no longer communication between us, no longer the glance that said everything. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just because I no longer had to fight to go to school didn’t mean I had any less interest in the cause. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He merely threw the lighter in a wide high arc into the trees at the foot of the hills and limped down the footpath, paying no attention to the direction he was going. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How—when—” Skies, there’s no delicate way to ask about this. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At once he realized that this was no story. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like those hidden, precocious adolescents who have no real-life sexual experiences, I read a great deal of romantic fiction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sign announced that this was no ordinary footpath but the celebrated Appalachian Trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what is going to happen next year, no one does. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s fine, ma’am. We have no more interest in him.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And no matter how many ways my mind dissected Fig’s situation, my entire body continued to cramp in fear. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Johnny D could have never done this no kind of way, whether we was with him or not,” she said, using the nickname Walter's family and friends had given him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Frankie had heard Z wasn’t attending classes at the community college and no one at the other schools where students had enrolled had run into him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Scabbard and hilt bore no ornament; the craftsmanship lay in its proportion and balance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But then, if the horde were as clever as he was, there would be no need of a leader. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Employers were eliminating jobs no longer needed now that the war was over. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Once he was no longer being coerced, his instincts bubbled back to the surface. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If she keeps making this soup,” Caroline whispered, “I will dip my head into the pot and scald myself blind. That will show her that there’s no magic in it.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Like me, Hugh was single, which came as no great surprise, considering that he spent his leisure time rolling out dough and crying to George Jones albums. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Irwin had absolutely no way of getting in touch with me, except by going to Nurse Kennedy's flat, and after Joan's death Nurse Kennedy had moved somewhere else and left no trace. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where Susan Thomas lived, but I figured I could track her down online first, and then figure out how to get to her later. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At first they were no more than pale gossamer-threads, so fine that they only twinkled fitfully where the Moon caught them, but steadily they grew broader and clearer, until their design could be guessed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t play no ball but there was something in the way he moved, something in the way he walked, that was me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there Is no doubt about It, I’m wired. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the coach and my teammates had no sympathy for my situation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She looked at me a long time and then said no, I couldn’t. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I began to see the world as a deadly and hostile place, where no one, not even my father or my brothers or my church, could protect me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This had been happening for days—ever since the Head Sister had slid into the forest, though no one knew she had done so. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He said no, he couldn’t, it wouldn’t be appropriate. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She no longer threw up every day, but she stayed nervous and tense. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Heartily. I use no other. Drink it down, baby, and look forward to being sick.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, you go ahead,” he said jovially. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She could think of no better antidote for the dark mood of the children; besides, turning her mind to the adventures of that lovable pony was likely to settle her nerves as well. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

There were laws about sending children to school but no one sought out these ignorant people in order to enforce the law. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prophecies are treacherous, she reminded herself, and Reznak may be no more than he appears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If they have no teeth, it’s too late for them, isn’t it,” the expert said through his own clenched teeth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know who you mean,” I said slowly; “no one is going to put you in the asylum. Good afternoon, Ben.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When the last one went off and stayed off, it came to me, finally, that nobody, no car, was ever going to come. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But once she understood there was no turning back, our mother went to laying out in the spare bedroom all the worldly things she thought we’d need in the Congo just to scrape by. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the applications started arriving in his office, there seemed to be no increase in those from low-income students. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

Tears well in her eyes, but I have no sympathy today. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They were very small classes, and besides, no classroom could have approached it in terms of comfort, or privacy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He looked all round it and saw no hinges, no clasp, no keyhole, no way in at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need no phone. You’ll hear him screaming for mercy all the way over here.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Zero has no qualms about coming after me, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It makes no matter, I have a faith of my own. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her tight tank top tells me she has no plans to hide them either. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

If he stayed in front of me and reached for the ball with his left hand, then there was no way I could get past him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the slight stirring of the wind through the leaves, there are no sounds. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Captain,” a man calls out, “there are seventeen wounded, no one dead.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“There was nothing doing, no fish. I ran up to Elliot Head real slow like. A fog run. I had my horn going.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had had no breakfast and for supper the night before only one salt alewife and a mug of milk. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no, she’s laughing, she throws her arms around me, I’ve never seen her before, she hugs me, she has large breasts, under the red habit, she wipes her sleeve across her face. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a desolate region, and we had no map of it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Through it all, she listened to the night sounds but could hear no approaching footsteps. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cat-like, it was fascinated by the rabbits and could not leave them alone, but it evidently had no stomach for another fight and as they crossed the yard it stayed where it was. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which would have been no big deal, except for the way they treated their dogs—they had two chocolate Labrador retrievers that rode along with them in the motor home. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dicey had no idea what he was talking about. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would get no relief or release from his daughters funeral. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas Robert Stewart Howard was wealthy, his son evidently refused to base his life on its advantages, embarking on his westward journey with virtually no money to his name. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One calf and three goats. The rest will be sheep or lambs, no doubt” “Three-and-twenty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And your dad? You have no idea what happened to him?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I bounded down, no one challenging me, and I stopped in the vestibule, breathing deeply and listening for his hand upon the door above and brushing my clothing into order. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time I couldn’t see any blessing in those closed doors, but in the years since, I have learned that God makes no mistakes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Only joking, such an absurd joke, ha-ha! There’s no such thing as chicken soup!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But as I wake up, I realize the glint has no light left in it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Devon says it makes no sense but it makes sense to me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, it is meant to be so. We entertain here often, and many bats can arrive at once.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fela hadn’t screamed or called for help, which meant no one but me had noticed the danger she was in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, no one could hear how hard her heart was hammering against her ribs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Blacks were their historical enemy, and, outside of the factories and except on election day, whites of means simply had no use for them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"She is, and no spawn of shadows may touch her." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They no longer had to pose as partners; or what amounts to the same thing, the posing reflected a deeply felt sense of affinity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The incident had occurred and was gone for me: it was an incident of no moment, no romance, no interest in a sense; yet it marked with change one single hour of a monotonous life. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how to reply, and the dæmon said no more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This is the problem with telling people “no”—I always feel bad about it immediately afterward. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He simply did not want contact from anyone he didn’t know, and he made it quite clear, peremptorily, to Jack Collins that no mail—even important, flattering, or personal messages—should be forwarded to him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dalgard had made it clear to them that no one was to talk to the media. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me: No no no no nope no I will be out shortly. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Just some blond boy from Beverly Hills with no heart. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene sighed, no doubt anticipating the lecture that was coming. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Brienne, I am no fit company. Go join the revels, if you would. Drink a horn of ale and dance to Rymund's harping." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I had assumed that once we had demonstrated that in the fission of uranium neutrons are emitted, there would be no difficulty in getting people interested, but I was wrong.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The man repeated, “There is no resettlement. It is a lie.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

As had happened time and again, they went back to work with no gains, their effort a dismal failure. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“I have no objection to Your Highness using your charms and wiles for your own private ends. I only ask that you do whatever you can to foster his continued involvement in our philosophical household.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was practically no risk involved, unlike here, where all the answers seem to be painful ones. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There is no such thing as a male witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She loved bugs, all bugs, except for crickets, sawing away no matter what was happening around them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

This room, small and cramped, sat at the rear of a house unfamiliar to Candice, a house in Lambert, South Carolina, a city she had no desire to be living in. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I planned to spend mine in new music,” said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby, Ariana, was little longer than a loaf of bread and no more distinctive-looking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“They take perfectly normal people and turn their lives into pond scum. That’s why it’s fun to watch. If everything was perfect, there’d be no story.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And in the Center there is no time past and no time to come; In all time past it is. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She placed her hands on his chest, trying to restore his heartbeat, but it was no good. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The baseball team was in the middle of a winning streak where he’d pitched two no hitters and his fastball was coming in consistently at eighty-nine mph. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve no doubt you have watched your ingots today as the falcon watches the lark.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I can feel it—she’s about to explode and I have no idea why. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And no matter how hard Cady squinted, she couldn’t determine the man’s age. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This was a tremendous advance, because those precancerous cells weren’t detectable otherwise: they caused no physical symptoms and weren’t palpable or visible to the naked eye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure she will. She always intended to someday. And she has no family there. She’s old enough to marry, but no one would want her. Her leg is crooked. She walks with a stick.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

With no substitutes, each member of the Fugees would have to play the whole game in the heat without a break. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The FBI needed to force Gold to confess, or they had no case. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one will send messages to friends about the lame kid who had no rhythm. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“There will be no answer,” she informed him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When no one else can bear to remember. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I simply fix my eyes on a point far in the distance and pretend, there is no audience, no hysteria. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn't know how to say no, my grandmother complains. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

We all acquiesced, but no one spoke; there was no need to speak:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

At the same time, he became aware that the machines had started again and he could no longer hear the men. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There was no one inside but the bartender. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

With no phone, she could not call me and tell me she was going to be late. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Now everyone keep their bloody mouths shut, I mean it. You know the rules—no idea’s unacceptable—and you’ll all have your say when we vote on it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I got a instruction book here in my grip, and you got plenty time to study it. You won’t have no trouble, son. You’ll drive jest dandy.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And no pheasant buried in coconut leaves for twenty days and stuffed with wild rice and cooked over a wood fire so tender and delicate it make you cry. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, the community schools withered away and parents, faced with a choice between inferior education and no education at all, chose the former. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the platform I look round; I know no one among all the people hurrying to and fro. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyhow he no longer had to listen to the nerve-wracking wheezing of the construct; he could relax. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

We may no longer study or teach rhetoric in anything like the way our ancestors did, but many more of us rely much more heavily on it than ever before. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was a lie but people believed it, while no one seemed to believe the truth. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Well, he was just going to have to get used to the idea, because Holly Short had no intention of quitting for him or anybody else. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In Vietnam we had no weather like that. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This old fool is no fool, I’m thinking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from a few angry murmurs in the back of the room, no one disagrees. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them were another dozen or so monstrous creatures, no two alike. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She won’t never let me live in her princess house no more. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Apprentices, assistants, the lowliest workers in every trade—no matter what their status, it was the master’s duty to provide a meal for them in the middle of the workday. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He’d gone several yards along the loamy vein before he realized no one was following. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But he was in no mood to argue. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

His hair’s been cut and shaved tight to his skull by a barber—no more nappy braids. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all seem to be a hundred feet tall, with no branches along their trunks except at the very top. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And, as the camel driver had said, to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped again and again and again, but no one else had seen anything of Joseph. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He said that since the rest of the Jews went to the ghetto, the boys could no longer blend in with the street crowds. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But while the purloined guitar presented no ownership problem, his remaining property did. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d have to be a thief of the worst class to steal one slice of bread and no one would ever believe him, not even Aunt Aggie. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there was no arguing with Mami, who, in those days, was always right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was like a snake, someone with no bones left in her body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She lifted her gaze to the rafters, but no one was there. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As usual I found them slighdy disreputable: making jokes about things that were no joking matter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s trouble brewing, son. This trial’s got people riled up, and no telling what some hothead might do, especially if he knows you’re on the potential witness list.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Peninsula Luggage was floundering, and they could no longer afford our mortgage and my sister's college tuition. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was little speech and no laughter in any of the boats. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“All impurities burned out and ready for a glorious flux, and for that—more fire. And then either the slag heap or, perhaps what no one in the world ever quite gives up, perfection.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Decades fly with no milestones to mark them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Insects were like death to a poultry plant, so the lights were allowed to shine on the building but no lights could be attached to it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you no longer look like you work at an airport!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Since Hyatt had no HeLa cells in his lab at the time, the cells in his experiment must have been contaminated before they arrived. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was no question of it all being an adventure. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She leaned in very close and said, “Hana-chan, we will find you one cute skirt somewhere in Japan. But you have to make sure to hold your head high no matter what you are wearing.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Peach fell headlong into Snapfinger Creek which was no longer a creek—it had become a lake. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“His Majesty instructed me that no one should enter the throne room.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

After a pause, she said in a hurry, “No, no, that’s totally fine! I think I was just having an off day when I went there last time. I’m sure I’ll find something good tonight.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“That means it has no milk, no dairy.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My father was strong and feared no magic, but he knew all the stories. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There are no levers to pull or buttons to push. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“We’re too tall for our feet. It’s the only thing we can’t change by magic. Our men stuff their shoes so no one can tell, and we ladies hide them under our skirts.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And now it's almost three already and I've wasted these hours and it's becoming difficult to breathe because six thirty is no longer far in the future. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The place where there is no darkness was the imagined future, which one would never see, but which, by foreknowledge, one could mystically share in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Petey having absolutely no confidence in himself or what he could do. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A go-getter might have dreamt up clever ways of promoting the two unpopular titles, but I have no mind for business and considered staying awake to be enough of an accomplishment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, yeah. But no need to be scared. Most ghosts are real nice.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even now, in these days of microphones and loudspeakers, we all know that a group meeting is no way to resolve issues for a group of thousands of people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no controlling information once it’s in Windy’s head. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only one who continued completely unaffected was Clara, who in her distraction and innocence had no idea of what was going on. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom told me, ‘Thank you for bringing me here. You have no idea how much it means to me. But this might be a mistake. We should go.’ I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed Annie’s knee and kissed her cheek, quick, so no one would notice. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes—no. I’ve got a meeting on. How about Monday? Hank, do we have anything on for Monday afternoon?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But the thing was done and there was no possibility of turning back. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lon hesitated at the threshold, but there was no sign of movement. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That meant no more walking on the beach. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was the Fjerdan word for witch, but he had no name for her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"A city pale as die moon and lovely as a maid. An hour's ride, no more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, no one scored on me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, no one could have predicted the fate of Jews like the Lewyn family. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had no wish for the woman to think poorly of her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I thought about going somewhere and hiding until the ship had sailed, but on an island the size of Curacao, there is no place to hide. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm still looms in the distance no closer than the night before or the night before that. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I clocked out and left without no good-byes and stomp down the street like I was squashing bugs. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The whites, especially the tourists, had no reticence before us, and no shame since we were Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As in most small country communities, there is one family that no one likes. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no time for a real game because Mrs. Ross had arranged for a neighbor lady who didn’t work to make sure they arrived home safely and on time. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no further role to play, I have to accept that now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A royal wheelhouse is no place for a wolf," Sansa said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few days ago, Mr. Washburn was issued revised orders to vacate the compound and have no further dealings with any dissident elements. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

If there were no such empty spaces, no void, the knife would encounter the impenetrable atoms, and the apple could not be cut. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cart path we drove on had no cracks or bumps. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He sees Ma tell Geak time and time again that there is no food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as though he could not help himself, he said, “I had to mend that broken Vanishing Cabinet that no one’s used for years. The one Montague got lost in last year.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were no cracks on the screen, thanks to the heavy-duty phone case that his father insisted on buying. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But there is no preparing for vipers on the doorstep and drums in the forest, calling up an end to a century of affliction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc’s captain once said, “An officer who hunts desperate criminals has no business having a wife and family.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Etty had no children but was a devoted wife and aunt. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have to be a short note, no names, but somehow she’d have to know who it was from. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leslie sat way up in the front corner nowhere near the waste basket or pencil sharpener, so there was no way he could pretend to be heading somewhere else and sneak a word with her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“A man grows weary of having no lovers but his fingers.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There is no evidence for large-scale cultivation of apples even in the Fertile Crescent and in Europe until classical Greek times, 8,000 years after the rise of Eurasian food production began. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

His friend who owns the motorcar set off at top speed, full out and going like the clappers, no lights as usual except the waning gibbous moon on the rise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, Fig had no reaction, not even a twitch, jerk, or howl. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Oh no, he doesn’t kiss me that way anymore. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And everybody knew that Marshall never said no unless he meant it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But if there is no will, Miss Honey, then surely the house goes automatically to you. You are the next of kin." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like, what has a foot but no leg? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I rather think it would, but there’s no knowing what may happen in three years,” said Jo thoughtfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no necessity for the chocolate roll call now because most of the students were bringing their returns directly to Brian Cochran in the office. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After class he puts his hand on my arm and leans forward like he is—oh no! A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The Texan blinked with surprise, for no man had ever been known to join a witch council. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before that we’d hung out because no one else wanted to be friends with us, but we were actual friends after the punching. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone waited, and no one moved, no one coughed, no one even took a deep breath. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The mayor is no slouch,” Jack said, scanning film beside me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no actual footprints, not even a slight scratch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

So instead, I made the only promise that I knew I could keep: that I would always write back, no matter what. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So there was a good deal of confusion, despite the fact that no one was running around anymore. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The patroller required no reason to stop a person apart from color. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“And they aint going to be no luck in saying that name, lessen you going to set up with him while he cries.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how much smaller, and how the nozzle worked, and how to build one, we had no idea. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since no one knew how long the river was, where it would lead, or what they would find, Rondon named it the Rio da Dúvida, or the River of Doubt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

At last Michael could bear it no longer. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The noises and sights come as if we’re in rehearsal again, everyone tuning their instruments and no one in sync. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It is no use remembering when I last saw them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of his year in Vietnam, de la O was no longer put on long operations. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“May be unstable? There’s no may about it. Not that it matters. Soon you’ll be no more than a cloud of radioactive molecules.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He’s lying in a bed in the front parlor, the window blocked with a black sheet, no sign of light. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Just let us take one shot of that note. “No; no. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, no kidding,” I said, still working the lotion. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Except there was no electricity the next day. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Not really. It was no ‘Rains of Castamere,’ mind you, but some parts were ... well...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His fault that she died alone in the lodge with no one to lie at the back of her and talk to her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who everyone’s sorry for because of his mum. Who swans around school acting like he’s so different, like no one knows his suffering.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The mournful lawyers showed in court that that man had nothing to do with the company and in order that no one doubt their arguments they had him jailed as an impostor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We pretend that we are on a small tropical island that has no hotels, just little huts that stand in the water and come with butlers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no pattern; five were dead, and they had no connection to each other, aside from the competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I had no papers, and Estraven said that his wouldn’t hold up under any further forgeries. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was no Project Me2, but the experiments were pretty cool. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

My thoughts no longer bounced around, imagining the worst. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But maybe because, in a country that has come to make no sense, in a world I cannot solve, this is a small piece that I can. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had no idea of what the sixties meant, nor did they seem to interest him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said no, but, when I insisted, he reluctantly agreed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Conversely, few or no distinctive lethal germs awaited would-be European conquerors in the New World. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

All through the night no sleep came to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Eat your porridge, please, or you will have no buttered toast.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

As it happens, there is no such thing as a Long Range Mountain Reconnaissance Unit in the British army, and Woodall never served as an instructor at Sandhurst. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t understand that this time there’s no one to pull me out. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a few other cottages around, most of them empty; there are no other children. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if I were Januka, with a job and some money, no sister, and a place of my own, I might think this was a nice surprise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We accomplish the ring plane crossing and suffer no collisions with the particles and boulders of the newly discovered rings of Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no word of Destination or Purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Horace muttered, “Oh, no,” and I followed his gaze upward, to a dark stain discoloring a roughly circular patch of ceiling. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Certainly there was no way that this car could have been involved in a fatal collision with a truck or with anything else. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everyone was sympathetic, but no one was sympathetic enough. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were no lights showing when the train arrived at Engels on October 25, 1941. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He checked all the usual places—the private prayer rooms, the memorial hall, even the kitchens—and found no one. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And—though the immediate danger was apparently gone—there was no guarantee that it wouldn’t surface again a year, twenty years, fifty years from now. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no trace of an accent in his voice. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They took no notice of Pippin; but Sam shrank against the wall, while two wolvish-looking dogs sniffed at him suspiciously, and snarled if he moved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was no surprise that I won, because I’d been hitting threes since I was a freshman—I used my legs to shoot like Paul had taught me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was obviously glad to be done with the first part of his lecture, but he was no gladder than his listeners. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ml hand out tokens to all my friends so they got no excuse not to take the ride downtown, okay? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, because there were no longer any eyes to perceive it, the color was gone, and the fifth April had become, like her four older sisters, a time of grief and desolation. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searched the river’s surface for a full minute, but no splash came again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A boy comes toward them out of the smoky twilight, no older than Marie-Laure, streaked with ash, pushing a wheeled dining cart through the gravel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I said, “I ain’t allowed to take no one’s money, ma’am.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“If I act like them, I am no better,” he says. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then he told us how he didn't really do well in school because no one was ever showing him anything, so he couldn't quite understand most of the subjects. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Pippin felt lonely and made up his mind to speak as the man passed; but he had no need. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her body was wearing, and there was no sign of anything that would point her to Jack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It probably would have been smart to do some research, but there was no time for that. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what she meant by that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s clear to me: no matter how boring I find Mama’s cooking club, I’ll try to win over that girl Elizabeth and make sure the club is a success. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

On the other end, three thousand miles away in New York City, a phone was ringing and ringing but no one was answering. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness,” O’Brien had said to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And that’s not the worst of it—oh no,” says August, ripping his tie loose and clawing at his shirt collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The statue just fit, though what they were going to do with it, Leo had no idea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Having subjected hundreds of victims to experiments, he produced no more than a scratched, poorly annotated notebook with no noteworthy results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

If you can’t stand being around suffering people, then you have no business in the low-wage work world, as a journalist or anything else. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The widow made no move to touch them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

None of them saw what happened next, but there was really no need to see. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes, we will need one. Besides, it’s a good one and there’s no use in throwing it away.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had no idea she was strong enough to lift it, but terror gave her supernatural strength. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the sky, but no star fell. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The printing press was the precondition for this new insistence that knowledge, no longer authoritative, might at last become reliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was so much else he wanted to put in the note, but there was no point. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They had no beach chairs, but the guy unpacked a bag that held a cotton beach blanket, towels, magazines, and a small cooler. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Another long hour passed and still no one came to talk to them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He turned away; there was no sadness in him, no remorse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You had no idea, I suppose, of the identity of the possible assailant.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some kind of monster—someone who could do whatever you wanted, because no one was capable of stopping you? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t ask no questions ’cause I didn’t know how to say “Jim Crow laws” in Spanish. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wouldn't have known if the other boys actually stopped talking and joking because they were no longer paying attention. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ogion shook his head but said no more for a time. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the rare moments of leisure Blanca had to think about herself and her daughter, she regretted that her child was so silent and solitary, and that she had no playmates her own age. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he didn't have no pretty woman in the passenger seat anymore, but he was still driving it around like he was king of the world, with a kingdom's worth of rags inside. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But this will require a serious car wash, at the very least, and there’s no time for that before Agloe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she’s gone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But tonight there was no sign of her, or her father. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She obviously speaks no English, and although my Korean is lacking I know the accents enough to know that hers isn’t educated. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I grew up Catholic, though my family worked so much, we didn’t go to church often. But trust me, there were no songs like ‘Goin’ Up Yonder’ at Sunday mass! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He said, “No one, no one at all?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had thought carefully about a plausible excuse and, after much thought, had come up with a topic that no one would have questions about. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One time I went to the main square in Kraków to hear a speech by a famous Polish general, whose name I no longer remember. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There is no uplifting way to say this. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He could no longer see his mother and brother in the crowd. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

None of the merchantmen that called at Lordsport had been allowed to depart again; his father wanted no word of the hosting to reach the main-land before he was ready to strike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was no larder for his store of mash, after all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No—no, I can’t, my lady! You must come out and see what he’s brought. He can’t bring it in here!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom said she was sorry, but there was no room in our budget for coal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently he has no arms at all and he plans to defeat Nigeria with his fists.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And there’s no playing it cool with someone who put up a poster with your face to find you,” Dylan says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The police don’t know the identity of the girl right away because no one can read the ID card in her purse; they send a copy of it to a language department at Columbia. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

DeSheim informed the company that he would produce any play they liked, and they sat like frightened mice, possessing no words to make known their vague desires. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I myself have no memories of sand castles, but there must be some sense memory attached, because I feel I know how to do this, how to shape this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I can eat anything I want. I still got all my teeth and my stomach never caused me no trouble.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story of Pygmalion and Galatea is an example; it has no conceivable connection with any event in nature. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

So no one believed me when I told ’em you’d come. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had no clue what she was doing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There were no crowds to bump against her here, no cloying perfumes or wild masks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well of course no one’s accusing me—” “Don’t argue so much,” his voice tried for a hard compromise, full of warning and yet striving to pass unnoticed by the others. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then made application for the recusal of the magistrate on the grounds that I did not consider myself morally bound to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I had no representation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sign of the kayak, nor any part of it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clarke assured her that food and water was brought in daily and that they had plenty of hay and the saddle blankets for warmth—but no watercolor paints? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Before Lupita and Salvador entered the alley, they looked carefully up and down to make sure that no one else was there. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

What if the Hodges guys came swinging into a classroom, whacking people with their sticks the way they did on the ice, and no one in the class was wearing gear? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the thought of this eventual demise provides no sense of victory, no solace. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your wits gave you away. There’s no one clever as a Kingslander, they say.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We are no longer soldiers but little more than boys; no one would believe that we could carry packs. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most officers didn’t use the sheets for this, but I saw no reason not to. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A number of us hoisted our defense counsels on our shoulders, which was no easy task in the case of Issy Maisels, for he was such a large man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slept through the night, entertaining myself if I woke up and no one was around. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could have told Hagrid it was best not to answer; he stood there in the shadows gritting his teeth, hoping against hope he wouldn’t — but it was no good. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Some have sought to know, and have not returned. And no ship has ever come to us from lands we do not know.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I smelled the cloth, but found no trace of Mother. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Big Top Mall, no one bothers with iron shackles. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Stella did the best she could, but she really had no idea how to create the picture that Hazel wanted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The old man’s words delighted the son of Odysseus, who kept his chair no longer but stood up, eager to speak, in the midst of all the men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw no interminable stagnation in this woman, so instead of gleaning her I had her kiss my ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As Mrs. F stands there with her eyes popping out of her head, Jus thinks maybe he shouldn’t have just shown up with no notice. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Before its discovery there was no such thing as tuberculosis, and consequently nobody could die of it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“They were working with Golan, weren’t they? And I saw the eyes of the one who shot at us. There’s no question.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

They were hoping that the hyena would attack me and that somehow I would get rid of it and make the boat safe for them, no matter if it cost me my life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were right in its path and there was no time for argument. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It's a cloudy night with no moon, and I can't even make out the crumbling Bank Tower sign at the top of the building. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"But this one is no street-kid. This is my son. As I said, he was just looking for his kitten." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe is a no warren. Is a plenty good a rabbits ’ere, is all a my friends. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would make the wolves more cautious, no doubt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, all right then, let’s talk about the Chairman of the World. The world gets into a lot of trouble because it has no chairman. I would like to be Chairman of the World myself.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I say that we don’t have no relatives, but that ain’t the truth. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

With no one to talk to, she mumbled to herself. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He emerged to the forlorn collection of grooms but offered no verdict. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran into the circle and took the Weaver Odren by the throat, choking him, and shouted that if he got no further answer he would break the Weaver’s neck. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. That. I can’t say I was thrilled, but I was hardly in danger. Rex has no teeth.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But then reflect that the vast majority of wild plants are unsuitable for obvious reasons: they are woody, they produce no edible fruit, and their leaves and roots are also inedible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when no one laughs, he leans back, clasps his hands, sighs. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

"The blood is die seal of your womanhood. Lady Catelyn might have prepared you. You've had your first flowering, no more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the steam were about thirty teenage girls with no clothes on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peach Street no longer streams with the quiet flow of the vigil. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The American embassy was better now; the staff was still rude, her father said, but you no longer had to fight and shove outside to get in line. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Father Gomez was somewhere else, and no one was tracking him at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And if no one was around, he'd pat their pockets after putting them to sleep. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Gregor had no time right now for his parents: the manager was already on the staircase. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, there were no more power surges. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He has real white skin and this long, narrow face that shows no feelings at all. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There is no baptism for Bengali babies, no ritualistic naming in the eyes of God. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

There was no telling what Coyote had done to him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying, and I had no right not to let him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they pushed the doorbell there was no sound of a ring in the darkened house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s seriously a wonder there’s no steam coming out of his ears and nose. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I have a place no one will find.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The other realms, they had no such champions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In a rolling meadow, beneath an oak tree, the unicorn came to a skittish halt and would go no further. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t hurt an old woman with the truth. No, no, dear one,” she told Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"It's okay, Maddy. I'm fine. I swear. It's just a broken arm. Remember when Cotton broke her arm? She was better in no time! Nothing crazy." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“He just wants to save his own skin. That’s why he’s helping us! He doesn’t have a guilty conscience, oh no. Why should he?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He reminded himself that he was no chicken, even though his heart was pounding. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Charles the Fifth had no less than nine hundred and ten volumes, so that his personal collection was about as big as the Everyman Library is today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be no instant gratification, no easy triumph. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, no one in a position of responsibility saw that this strongly signaled a lateral blast. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“So sorry,” he said to Mario, “no robe small enough for cricket.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man introducing my brother says he needs no introduction, then goes on to list the papers he has written, the awards he has won, the contributions he has made. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In my younger years I had learned that grown men cry only when they have no other choice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Nothing like that. This place is paid off in a few years. I think I can make things work until then. I don’t want you worrying about that.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But we had no time to learn—after only a few months, Hitler began the series of invasions that led to World War II. It was no longer safe for us to stay in France. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ’member the boy finding jus’ how fast he could go without causing Pap no distress, but at the same time trying to fly. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Back once more in Goblin’s saddle, he turned to watch them, Cilia bent under the heavy load, Isannah skipping about and for no particular reason chanting the shorter catechism once more. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No it’s not. If you are just watching a movie, there’s no reason why the kids can’t tag along. I’m sure your friends will understand. End of story.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She had no way of knowing how far they had gone or how much farther they still had to travel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she felt was more like homesickness, though there was no source for it, no home. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It spends almost nothing—less than 3 percent of its budget—on research of any type, which is why no one knows how many mussels are extinct or even why they are going extinct. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the other, a teenager had come in with no heartbeat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no answer, and seemed unsure of what to do next. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Help me get out of there. You don’t know what it’s like. You have no privacy.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie was gasping for breath, but Bailey made no sound. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chest pains and headaches, joint aches and night sweats, paralyzing pains in her ears, lumps no one else could feel. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He found a place where a few trees grew so thick and close to the ground, no moisture could penetrate them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have touched it. I have spoken to it, and heard it speak. It does me no harm.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shake my head no and drop three cubes of sugar into my coffee. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But I hope you will heed this: A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then for no good reason I saw myself as Raw Head and Bloody Bones, spinning into nothing under giant wheels and thunder. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

What he had were watery eyes in the bathroom and a look of boredom and confusion when he thought no one was looking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed that no sooner did he roll in the pasture with a girl than she became pregnant. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our class, no one got it right. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper simply stood, and in that moment his expression held no fear, no anger or surprise. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

True, she could only speak a few words at a time, and most often no one could even guess at the meaning of those. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Dandelion had no sooner gone than Hazel became aware that something else was moving in the hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When no one ventured to explain, he said, “Back to your posts, boys. And not a word o’ this, to anyone.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Artists often provide no clear explanation, since the work is the statement itself. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Newton’s law, the extra stars would make no difference at all to the original ones on average, so the stars would fall in just as fast. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some migrants realize, sitting on the bus, that they can take no more. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She used to wear no jewelry except for her Camp Half-Blood bead necklace, but now she wore little silver earrings shaped like owls—the symbol of her mother, Athena. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And no matter how she struggled, she could make no headway. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Others came because a relative or hometown buddy said, Man, you best see this place before you die; or, We got room now, so pack your suitcase and don’t bring no high-top shoes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of bell or knocker there was no sign; through these frowning walls and dark window openings it was not likely that my voice could penetrate. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But surely no real friend would keep us sitting on those hard seats long enough for a hundred people to testify. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was how we set a table when we were really busy and no one was coming to visit. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Muh!” he called to her because he was hungry and he had found no food that morning. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As ghastly as it had been, there was no denying that Bunny’s murder had thrown all subsequent events into a kind of glaring Technicolor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

George's lawyers bickered with one another, presented no defense, and called no witnesses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When no one else raises their hand, I wish I hadn’t said anything. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

With those metal dogs, she stood no chance at all. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As it was, they no longer ate breakfast. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She’s in the corner, like she thinks no one will see her there. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

In addition, there was no evidence that the effects of the celebrating either slowed the initial response or made the men less energetic once on the scene. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped over the threshold, his soft slipper-like shoes making no sound on the parquet floor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After a few weeks the deputy located his owner, but the tinker had no means of transport. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

That I didn't shoot him, or bomb him, or drown him, or do whatever it was, precisely, that caused Bas to no longer exist. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wealthier districts were by no means free of fire hazards. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen to me, boy, once you leave don’t you come back. Ain’t no one gunn help us. You just risking y’own life for nothing. Get on back to Canada. I don’t mean maybe.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I had no idea I might cause you such embarrassment.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was also a victory for Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic Committee, and his allies who had fought tooth and nail to ensure that there was no boycott. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But, for all of Grant’s determination, the North appeared to be no nearer victory than it had been before the fury and waves of death had begun the month before. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Richard,” he said again, as if there were no one on earth he could possibly be so delighted to see. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s a flight tonight at five-thirty....Oh wait, no, that one is full, too...Let’s see.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Croak no more, brave Toad, for our Great Lord Snow has spoken.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Few of our men were religious, but no one minded long sermons; we enjoyed being outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Court’s answer was that racial bias would be tolerated—virtually to any degree—so long as no one admitted it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And if no one sees you, the monster said, picking up its pace, too, are you really there at all? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

His gold blade cut through the tendrils with no problem, but faster than he could sever them, more took their place. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

By the time I got the money doled out, the boys were dressed and Mrs. Diamant was stuffing empty bottles into knapsacks, because there was no water coming from the pipes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“And you’ve all been up all night,” David finishes, like there was no interruption. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If I had been born in a much earlier age, no matter how great my dedication, I would not have understood what the stars and planets are. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salatin’s hat had no logo and it was made of grass, not plastic. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Principle is sure to win—injustice and evil have no power back of them for power belongs to good,” Paul wrote in a letter to her sister, explaining the campaign. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Guests like ourselves no lord will turn away; each one will make one gift, at least, to carry home with us: tripod or cauldron wrought in bronze, mule team, or golden cup.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Unclean, unclean! I must touch him or kiss him no more. Oh, that it should be that it is I who am now his worst enemy, and whom he may have most cause to fear.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In our lives there is no margin for misfortune. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colonel Korn was the lawyer, and if Colonel Korn assured him that fraud, extortion, currency manipulation, embezzlement, income tax evasion and black-market speculations were legal, Colonel Cathcart was in no position to disagree with him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My favorite thing about Martin was that there was no drama. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Birdlike Uncle Cecil stepped up smartly, no doubt anxious to be done with his duty before hurrying back to the sanctuary of All Souls, Oxford. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every day you see people completely lost, trying to have conversations and having no idea what the other person is saying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. I don’t want to listen to this,” said Brave Orchid’s husband, and left to read in bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that Miss Cream’s gaze is no longer distracting me from a full view of him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way for him to know whether she was at home or not. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were no wrinkles in the face at all. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s no philosopher, but he understands action without goodwill to equal as much as half an equation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they have no means to make glass, and so the beads, with their bright colors, are to them like rubies, emeralds, and diamonds are to the English. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The reasons for the beatings were no comparison. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had no intention of going number three in Mamou’s house, either. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When there’s no response, Scoob checks to make sure Dad heard him—and on Dad’s face is a look of surprise more pleasant than Scoob expected. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I told you that we had no control over a coin flip,” McCutchen said to his players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mass of men was coming down the road, unarmed, unspiked, no rifles visible: prisoners. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no oceans, just a few dozen large lakes placed here and there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The way there’re more and more kids coming into the Home every day, I had to make sure no one had run off with any of my things. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I think I’d like to live like a vegetable and make no important decisions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To my relief, no revolutionary red star appeared on the moon’s yellow surface. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have no loyalty to our origins,” Abuela tells me wearily. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arya wanted to shout, but she knew no one would listen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He convinced C.P. to sign on as a state organizer for the National States’ Rights Party, but the busy EC had no time to recruit members for the neo-Nazi group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She will never wash the stain away, no matter how hard she scrubs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That’s because, as we saw in Chapter 5, there were no more than nine areas of the globe, perhaps as few as five, where food production arose independently. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cops have no sense of humor about that kind of joke. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Momly picked up the last two glasses from the counter, held them up to the light—no spots—then put them up in the cabinet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She told him to check with me as she had no clue. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Beautiful sunshine, cloudless skies, no one to play with, nothing to do. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that coal silk wasn’t as warm as proper fur, no matter how much it was padded out with hollow coal-silk fibers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Papa said that Gandhi wants a united India, that we are all Indian no matter what faith we follow. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every body can touch she hand, but no body can hold it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Scrubbing the floor when no one else wanted to was something that my mother would have done. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The problem is...” the Earthworm said, “the problem is...well, the problem is that there is no problem!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The background pulsing of the dishwashers, the squeal of announcements that no one hears—it is a vespiary, the Hornet haven. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There is no room for this useless girl. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know my mother listened to her own heart, to no longer pretend. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know she was an enemy, but there was no evil in her." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Beth, he’s sent you...” began Amy, gesticulating with unseemly energy, but she got no further, for Jo quenched her by slamming down the window. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is no time for jokes! The cucos are gone, which means we can’t follow them to the den,” Seven said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘No,’ he said, ‘no I’m not. It’s not a dream. It’s real.’ The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore’s voice carried no hint of a threat; it sounded like a mere statement, but Fudge bristled as though Dumbledore were advancing upon him with a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Take that thing out of my shop. This is no zoo. What’s the idea?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

But they are essential—without them, there would be inefficient farming, insufficient medical treatments, and no technological advance. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But no one had seen a gene in action or knew its material essence. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My caseworker and I decided since the application didn't ask about arrests or anything like that there was no point in bringing up the subject myself, as it would probably spoil my chances. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She had no references because she’d ditched out on her first and only job. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Oh, no, I love it," he answers with profound sincerity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Says you,” Pumblechook went on, “‘Joseph, I have seen that man, and that man bears you no malice and bears me no malice. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Steady Eddie said, “Man, leave the kid alone, you got no call to go prying into his life.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Frank looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But no one else seemed to have noticed anything. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There were no urinals, only a few stalls with sitting toilets—none of the squatting ones, like my bathroom at Mamou’s—and I wondered if that was a Social Cue I had missed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"MoMo has these parties. And usually no one is allowed unless you are eighteen or older. But I got invited." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was no time to sulk and ponder your previous loss. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had only gotten a tiny bit more information—that no one else was working there when Clara did—but it was enough to know she was on the right track. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s no bigger than the doctor’s pinkie finger, but when he pulls his finger away, the result is like a cork being removed from a bottle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She told her mother it was no use to run any farther, then she fainted. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You have no choice in the matter,” he said curtly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can quote you that word for word: ‘The matter admits of no explanation.’” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There was no sound but the slow, deep beat of the rotting heart. . . . mother of dragons . . . came a voice, part whisper and part moan . . . dragons . . . dragons . . . dragons . . . other voices echoed in the gloom. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For once, no amount of Howard charm could help. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporter knocked on the front door and rang the buzzer—no answer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why had no one been to honor the dead this day? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was no way, of course, for him to let her know where he was, no way for him to answer her. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

There was no threat to contend with, no weapon to dodge. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Italian staff whispered that some of them wandered over the Alps and had no paperwork at all. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by a wall made of logs covered with earth, it carried no markings to indicate what it was, but Amari knew in an instant that this was the place. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone else thought there were no tigers left. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor lay flat against the hull; there could be no cache beneath it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once a young man gets involved in gangs there is no returning—there’s no way out but death. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked fearlessly at occurrences that no one could explain. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

"Moon is no egg. Moon is god, woman wife of sun. It is known." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Fugitive Slave Law was no longer a great many incomprehensible words written down on the country’s lawbooks. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s no trouble,” Ash said, and turned to look for a kitchen towel, only to find the huntress holding one out for her, a slight smile on her face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no gate that I can see. I went in and out by hovercar.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He moved and slid around like he ain't have no bones, with a cool grin on his face the whole time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was almost no one around but the people on the other courts, and they were thinking only of their games. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“But I remember you well. You were brave. I’d never seen anyone refuse Circe’s hospitality, much less outwit her. It’s no wonder Percy cares for you.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We promise that you will no more be ashamed to say that you are a Nigerian. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Surely no other place on earth was more proud of its beauty than Venice, and as he watched its spires and domes, each caught the sun as if trying to outshine one another. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But a further search showed no other matches. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt sad for him and knew he had no idea what had happened. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In a world in which one lived by the light of a father’s name and rank, that meant—since I had no father—I existed in a shadow. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But no matter how often they repeated the words, with many different inflections, they were unable to wring any more meaning from them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When it looked as if no one was, and when the people were drifting outside to watch Saul scuffling and cursing at the men pulling him away, he slumped a little and wiped his face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mine was in a class in undergrad when I was asked to give the black perspective, only I had no idea what that was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A healthy adult bonobo is much stronger than a human, but this little guy couldn’t have resisted me no matter how hard he tried. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“True, no side uses fire as a weapon, not even Cluny. It is the one thing that spells certain death to creatures on both sides. We must look on it as an accident, Father Abbot.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Also, Anna is honest about all of it in a way no one else really is: Throughout the book, she refers to herself as the side effect, which is just totally correct. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After Dad became a foreman, he convinced his father to quit the Gary mine and move to Coalwood, where there was no union and a man could work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But no one I have ever spoken to knows where that is.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was a devout Buddhist who ate no meat and so few vegetables that I doubt if a grasshopper could have lived on what he ate. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that the rainbow is produced by refracted light and that comets have no significance for our lives on earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The first night they lay on the open ground with no shelter. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, you shouldn’t be skateboarding where people walk” “Girl, that’s no skateboard,” he said, full of what I guessed was boy pride. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m the champion of no pints at all. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It is a triumph of self-control to see a man whipped until the muscles of his back show white and glistening through the cuts and to give no sign of pity or anger or interest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the appliance store, when the clerk had asked if he was interested in the nineteen-inch screen Billy had said no, he wanted the thirty-two-inch screen. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little taste of the meal he cooked for me, Tyrion thought, yet he found that he could take no pleasure from the big knight’s mis-eries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone calls him The Abbot or Ab Sheehan and no one knows why. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her face is to the floor but that is her orange T-shirt, and blood is flowing down her back into her jeans, and beside her, lying beside her—Jesus, no, Jesus, God—it’s Will. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I would probably have indigestion if I ate one—now that I no longer felt ashamed of the things I had always loved, I probably could no longer digest very many of them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are still bullet holes in her shirt; through them I can see her wounded skin, red but no longer bleeding, like she’s frozen in time. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But I feel virtuous, because I’m no longer hiding anything from him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time, since there had been no human casualties during the first outbreak, the Army, the C.D.C., and Hazleton jointly decided to isolate the monkeys—leave them alone and let the virus bum. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want no drama, but you have to promise not to tell your cousins.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m taken aback, have no idea how to respond. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now, she was learning English in a Catholic classroom, where no nun had ever mentioned the words she was needing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They applauded at the final Assignment; but the applause was piecemeal, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Undoubtedly older heads than this boy’s had egged him on to this wretched, scurvy trick, but Mr. Lyte had no wish to go into the matter beyond the recovery of his own property. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he had no desire to be the center of a controversy like the one Vestiges had started. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she was young, Rat said, Mary Anne Bell was no timid child. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's no more than a boy. Son to my late uncle Tygett. His father was always kind to me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea. One moment he was here, the next he was gone.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“No, no, Mr. Das, I didn’t come to buy today. I came to bring you a gift.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a cent. I have no job. I just applied for a permit to look for a job yesterday.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make no trade. Watch and listen. But make no trade. Even if you’re tempted.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“She’ll understand. I watched a lot of the Games with her and Prim. She won’t say no to you,” says Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If elementary particles could push a photomill around, no doubt they could make light work of a needle; but it still troubled her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were no seats; instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Sula said no, the boy turned around and fell down the steps. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sound at all but the small creaking of the boat and light slap of waves on her bow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The campaign was under way, and there was no parachuting out of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Lists no longer comforted him, but he made them anyway when he couldn’t sleep. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It felt strange to take a bath like this—the house so quiet, no sound from the street, alone except for a nosy orange cat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dozen or more loons from all the neighboring ponds fly in, and they all swim around together for a couple of hours for no discernible reason other than the pleasure of being together. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, artists do not work with ready-made parts but with materials that have little or no shape of their own. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skilled and expensive short-order cooks were no longer necessary. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

There was no way to return her gloves to her pack here on this tiny precarious place, so she fixed them under the rope on her shoulder. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I took the saline IV out myself, got dressed, and we just walked out, no problem. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Though he found no concrete evidence of arson, Cowie believed Holmes or an accomplice had started the fire. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The imperative is...no, no. That’s not it. The American imperative is a splendid thing...a beacon...a shining beacon.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And there was no sound but that inevitable falling rain. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some were very small, no more than thirty yards long. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no wrinkles, and when her mouth was closed she gave the impression of extreme youth because of the innocent look on her face. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The key issue here is one of timescale: How long should one wait before dismissing a theoretical achievement or a technological advance as having little or no practical relevance? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, it is not uncommon today to hear media pundits, politicians, social critics, and celebrities—most notably Bill Cosby—complain that the biggest problem black men have today is that they “have no shame.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough to save a few lives around here, but no, it’s not all. I know a little about some diseases. Only a little.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair’s long without no spray on it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But Aristotle established no tradition of biological enquiry. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, no more than a handful of strikes are necessary in many cases to eliminate all or nearly all black jurors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He’ll be the last to receive a package with no return address. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Though they knew he was a wizard they showed him no regard, but rather a kind of cautious spitefulness. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Attracted no doubt by Malfoy’s shout, Argus Filch came shouldering his way through the crowd. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He said little to me, gave me no orders. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

To no one’s surprise, Permian had just trounced the Bobcats 41-7. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no question it was Scythe Faraday’s. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

One thing that was good is that I was always welcomed at school even though I no longer had classes there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And I was kind of scared—no, terrified—so I said, “Joey can, too.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At no point did he stop Pong, even when the lies turned wild and outlandish. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I never linked the two events at the time and I’ve no reason to link them now. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Dorothy made up her mind, no one— not her husband, not her in-laws, not the principal at Moton—would be able to dissuade her from her goal. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If there was no personal connection to the place, how could we ever expect to win? The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No, no—it’s a sort of charm thing that my mother taught me. You know, like ‘Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beads are not so loud as they settle, and when they quiet, everything is soft and still, as though there is no other room behind them, no fortune-teller sitting at her table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With the help of the doctors, Mom mounted a strong case and moved Dad from a definite “no” to a “probably not.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She was a thing of stone, with no fleshy tenderness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They gotta figure out how to keep a tan and avoid the sun at the same time. But it’s, like, the 1800s, so there are no tanning beds. Chew on that.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“For no good reason you can think of?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But other people, further ahead, had no clue what had happened, and their faces were still smiling and happy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“She was in no conditionV “Just how drunk was she after the beers and rum?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the man was curious about why they’d taken so long to hide supplies, he showed no sign. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, the photo no longer embarrasses me the way it did when I was a teenager. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was no corner liquor store with ratty guys hanging out in front of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s no need for thanks. This is wrong. Everything about this place is wrong.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Be off now. Remember, I want no mischief from you.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then I go past the side door and out onto the street and then over to Kristina’s house, where no lights are on and the minivan is still missing from the driveway. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They dazzled her, these Richardsons: with their easy confidence, their clear sense of purpose, no matter the time of day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And they were already out of food, with no way to buy more. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He should be a fine soldier, and sometimes is, but he is often ill for no apparent reason. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was wrong, but Asha had no time to ponder it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the world did not stop, it took no notice at all, and as Morrie pulled weakly on the car door, he felt as if he were dropping into a hole. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tied one end of a hawser to a pillar and passed the other about the roundhouse top, taking the slack up, so that no one’s toes could touch the ground. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked no questions, for he was accustomed to seeing total strangers living under his roof. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janae doesn’t have anything planned for the rest of the summer—no job, no internship, so her butt isn’t going anywhere on a Monday afternoon in July. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Arya had no choice but to go with him, wishing it had been Fat Tom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even Ellidyr made no reply; he bit his lips and fingered the hilt of his sword. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But even in a simulation, there is no way she is as desperate as I am. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies! But there is no animal." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But when I rang the doorbell, no one answered. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There are no ready savages there, and never were. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one walks near her, no one even looks at her for more than a second. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s clearly in a box that’s labeled The Cake Shop, but still he looks at his sister and says, “Oh no, you didn’t bake this, did you, Max?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Wherever he’s hiding out, once you find him, letting him live would be the most outrageous kind of irresponsibility. My answer is no.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter had no attention to spare for it, because the shadow beside her was trembling with desire, and she had to keep him by her side, under what control she could manage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t keep you from medical care. But you know very well”—he looked straight at me—“that Delia Santos is on the political list. The rules clearly state, no contact with politicals.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three lawns a day, once a week, twenty-one lawns if I worked seven days, dawn till dark, no days off. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I got here at five and no one was home.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They no longer spread their hands to compare chilblains. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I understand that this is a devastating loss for Alaska’s close friends. It’s just awful. There’s no comfort to this grief, is there?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Heather: “You don’t like anything. You are the most depressed person I’ve ever met, and excuse me for saying this, but you are no fun to be around and I think you need professional help.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are no fancy feet anymore, just straight-up speed and endurance, which is what I have on these guys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Got no change, Major," said the younger boy, "only dollar bills." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Unless we have a table to ourselves, it’s a no from me, too.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There would be no stations on Good Friday, and maybe no catechism. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In no time the roads dried hard as cement, trout were left baking in dry pasturelands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scarlet silks she wore left no doubt of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sides, you shouldn’t be out there without no gun, someone with a firearm should go with you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A long time later, or maybe no time at all, it came to him that he must exist, must be more than disembodied thought, because he was lying, definitely lying, on some surface. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now they no longer have to swallow their own tears or suffer the taunts of magpies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The front porch of the spooky house is sagging, the windows have no panes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Somewhere with no traces of the rest of my life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I felt scared to return to that house where Lynn no longer lived. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No magic! There must be about a hundred cups in that room. Em no good at Muggle cleaning.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Yet so many of the murders of the Osage were so well concealed that such an outcome is no longer possible. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My life had diverged from my sister’s, and it felt as though there was no common ground between us. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I made it no more than three meters into the forest before someone tackled me to the ground. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There are no words because each person makes up his own. That’s how friendship is.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I call it “my table,” ’cause no one will sit with me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As she combs the emerald bushes, she looks for telltale signs—eggs no bigger than pinpricks, or leaf edges scalloped by the jaws of an inching worm. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was peaceful in the fields which were close to the castle, and no arrows needed to be apprehended. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s no one else working in the building or in the neighborhood, you can hear every single step in the private office. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

We have found no freshwater springs nearby, and so we are still dependent on the river for water. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

So I went to the green field on the way to Mrs. Windermere’s house and hoped that no one was around. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was in a baby’s yellow life vest, and was really no more than a shock of white-blond hair sticking up over it. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Tough business,” Freckles says, stepping back, wiping his hands on a bar towel tucked into his little waist; no adult man where I’m from has a waist so trim. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

A week passed, and no news arrived of Mr. Rochester: ten days, and still he did not come. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The rocks and the deep water were no good to us. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like being in the middle of a swirling universe that could swamp him in a moment but had no desire to. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I told her there was no use to cry. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos looked at her and replied: “Our friend here. A man who shares my meat can bear a hand, no matter how far he is from home.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no question of driving the thing; it was an overwhelming experience to merely sit in it, to see it and touch it, to be in its presence, even at rest. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I had no time to worry about sitting down or getting a sandwich. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, Old Johnny must have been born in Biblical Times, as no one else remembers such water in Snapfinger before. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“I do not think we should allow them to invest us. Theirs is a patchwork host at best. These slavers are no soldiers. If we take them unawares...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had been a long, strange day—the hug in the band room, the explanation from Tobias, but then the way he hugged me after I’d said no. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try to hold Charlie back when we hear the front door unlock, but it’s no use. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

There was no possibility of forcing your body all the way back up to the surface. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

No axes, no hammers, no weapons but knives. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This only made the hearts of the young girls beat the harder, and no one had suspected that anything was wrong with him until the day of the storm. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only for a time. You will return. For the boy, if for no other reason.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Otherwise I have no doubt you would have done so long ago and at some length. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

We were to do no more than destroy these haunts for snipers; this done, our work was complete; the docks should be secure; we were to return and await further orders. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There were no doors off this landing, but Ron nudged Harry and pointed at the ceiling, where there was a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was no way she could ask around, put the word out on the street wire, because the street was never her playground. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But the steep cliff showed no obvious path, not even a handhold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I thought the answer was pretty obviously no, but Twig was the one who responded. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Robbie, this is no kinda explanation if all I am is more confused and freaked-out at the end of it. You realize that, right?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His father disappeared out of the kitchen and returned holding a thick paperback that Rashid had no choice but to take. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

How can a whole person, a kid, disappear and no one say a word? Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Come to rescue your missing officer, no doubt.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

There were a few real glasses at the back of the shelf, the remnants of several different sets, but no one ever seemed to use them. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was no particular day on which I said, From henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I descended the creaking stairs and stood at the bottom for a while, hoping my eyes would eventually adjust, but it was the kind of dark there was no adjusting to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I'm sitting on the couch wearing nothing but a blue fleece blanket, and no one is coming home for dinner. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think that if a body had no shoes or socks or coat, it was dead. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then it was Thanksgiving week and when I called, the switchboard told me no one was answering in her office at all, so now I’m calling more than a week later than I’d planned. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There are no other family members present, though some less familiar acquaintances assume that the white-haired woman and bespectacled man who seldom leave Lainie’s side are her mother and husband, respectively. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The robot rose erect smoothly and his thickly sponge-rubber soled feet made no noise as he followed Powell. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Some stopped to ask questions of others, but no one spoke to Moss himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The little cottage was deep in a thicket of trees, but he had no trouble finding the place where Claire lived. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The van driver is inside the shop having tea and a bun with Kathleen and it’s no trouble for me to help myself to a loaf of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I am not the trusting fool you take me for... nor am I half wildling, no matter what you believe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It meant Ivy had everything wrong, and she had no idea how to make it right. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He looks at his hand, opening and closing his fingers, trying to grasp something that is no longer there, though he cannot remember what it was. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When my whistle receives no response, I run. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

None is singular only when it means “none of it”—that is to say, “no amount”: None of the milk was spilled. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bass has been pumping since noon, and with that kind of noise, there's no reading, thinking, or dreamily staring out the window for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

“I hope no one’s been silly enough to bolt out of this field,” answered Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, with no trace of irony, he suggested that the history of the chocolate chip might make for an exciting musical. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So she borrowed a few more choice words from sayings coined by rickshaw pullers to insult riders who gave no tips. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the meaner mice told him their mothers said Ralph was spoiled and selfish and would probably turn out to be no good when he grew up. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

A Party member is expected to have no private emotions and no respites from enthusiasm. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to tell no one’s been home for a few days. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girl pride and a lower voice said, “I’m not afraid of no hill.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she was no match for him in that tangled mass of limbs and logs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dust dissipated and there was no more trace of his father. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had given no word as to when he might return. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was no window, but there was a door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was in no hurry to reply because the Aleuts had come before to hunt otter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were to read the books in the library, they could explain it so that there could be no possible doubt.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When it’s my turn, I introduce myself as Josh Raymond, seventeen, no previous experience beyond my recent halfhearted experiment with sleeping pills. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were no views of the moon or the peninsula of powdery sand from the gambling rooms, only the lights of the chandeliers enticing them to stay. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And no doubt about the kid, taking off down the hill, tears spilling onto his cheeks as he turned away. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night, not long after that, a group of us discussed the fact that no residents or freshmen were represented on the House Com-mittee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By said, “second thing you gotta learn is how to keep your balance in a high wind. You gotta be good at this so you don’t get blowed into no polar bear dens.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask sweetly if I can borrow the dress, and she has no choice but to say yes since Mom is in the room and it’s Thanksgiving and all. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

His voice had no conspicuous actor’s mannerisms, but it was rather excessively vibrant; it “carried” implacably when he had no interest in controlling it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The cool cloth felt good against my face, and even though my nose was thick and painful and my right eye was all swollen, I could tell that up front I’d sustained no serious injuries. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“If there’s no space in the hive, the old queen lays some eggs, which are then fed something called royal jelly so that they grow into new queens,” Mel said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was no sound but the tap-tap of the water dripping into the metal sink. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

There were no wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the entire next day searching for it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no time to explain, but in a few seconds the nature of the pod becomes clear to everyone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mormont could offer no answers as to who might have buried the cloak or what it might mean. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her answer was no and no and no. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no dragging him away, he’s as bad as my little boy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If the years had not quenched Robert's thirst for revenge, no words of his would help. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace so that there’s no more breath for Katherine’s asinine inquiries. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

An intellectually disabled black woman living in Choctaw County, Alabama, Ms. Banks was accused of killing her newborn child even though police had no credible basis for believing she had ever been pregnant. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I watched the paper as it fluttered to the floor and kept my eyes there as she shouted, "That's no excuse. Next you'll be number five, then number fourteen. You must work harder." I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He ask no person; he choose no time of suitability. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She believed that the light pained her eyes, and also that the gray room was a cave to hide in, a dark burrow in the earth, a place where no eyes could stare at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Losing my dad exacerbated my sense that there was no time to sit around and ponder how my life should go. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t, and there’s no way to bring him back. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Shhh! Speak of this to no one, but at some future time as yet undetermined, I will enter that lab and become the first bionically improved human." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was only then, when all other forms of resistance were no longer open to us, that we turned to armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam no longer cried tears and he no longer wailed loudly. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But I am no longer lovely, and my days will never be happy again.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mirror images do no justice to this sensation. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I can see no reason why you should not,” said the magician. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compton’s report of the Schenectady meeting to Bush asserted firmly the practicality of building a “fission bomb of superlatively destructive power” and of separating isotopes on an industrial scale for no more than $100 million. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“But once he’s told us, we must get up there in no time at all. Bigwig’s going to need us as well as Kehaar.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Get the teacher who had passed him, an algebra teacher no less, to do the computations again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even have a new necklace of rowan berries, sewn by Tatterfell and worn because there was no way she could know I didn’t need it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, no one in the church was hurt. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

No helm was on his head, no mail was on his breast, but in his hand he held a drawn sword; and as he knelt he offered the hilt to his master. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was a flickering thought, but there was no doubt about it: In the tiny time she’d been there, Brooklyn had already become a kind of shelter. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For no matter how much distance death tried to put between us, my mother would often come to visit me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Um, no? I didn’t even bring any makeup with me, Mamma.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But oh, no, he's too busy working on his book to do anything like that. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When once you were in the grip of the Party, what you felt or did not feel, what you did or refrained from doing, made literally no difference. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He can think of no better way to describe it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Just as zero suffered from Greek prejudice, other numbers were ignored as well, numbers that made no geometric sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Their hands were bare, and the caps they wore had noseguards, but no visor over the eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I said no way, but the longer Daddy took, the more I had to go. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Even though she says no to me, my mom spends a lot of Saturday morning in her bedroom mirror, picking her own hair into a huge black and beautiful dome. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There's no way to tell, and Jackson looks fit to burst as we listen to the people above move in and out of the house. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The way he looked, no one was going to be sharing his seat. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

This is no regular glamour, no simple sorcery. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the trees had run wild, and the ground was covered with fruit that was no longer harvested, for the people who once lived here had long since left to find an easier life elsewhere. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I needed no ears because I was too far off to hear his voice, no words because I was too distant for speech, and no thoughts—those I saved for later. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fiddler crab, that small and picturesque crustacean whose hordes move over mud flats or sand flats like grazing cattle, has no defense against the sprayers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There’s no way I can prepare myself for what might happen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The women in this area have no brains. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no way to return to the hotel. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I did not feel in my holiday mood to-day, and I had no wish to go off with Jasper to the Happy Valley and come to the cove and throw stones in the water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

Several closets appeared, walls creaked, but there was no sign of the painting. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money, property or things, no greed, no desire to command attention or compliments—no ego. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In such circumstances the conviction that there was no new knowledge to be had might bow and crack, but it would not quite shatter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Samuel saw it in her face, and he could not feel old himself, white beard or no. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my voice down so no one can hear. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was difficult—no one would ever know how difficult—to be this beloved and honorable and selfless. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

However, I must try to sleep; for there is to-morrow to think of, and there is no rest for me until.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She and bandits were the only human beings out, no palanquins available for midwives. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joffrey turned his horse in the direction of the sounds, and Sansa had no choice but to follow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Skinny, isn’t he? What brings the two of you here to Tijuana? This is no place for fishermen.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He was no artist, with either his fingers or his throat, but all the hall was silent, listening. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Lydia’s situation must, at best, be bad enough; but that it was no worse, she had need to be thankful. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s just like Tyche to get people’s hopes up. No, no. I must counter her.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can't tell her that I have no interest in ruling and never will. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He knew right then he could probably stay out there all day and no one would punish him for it. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

There's been no sign of Peeta, but this doesn't surprise me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Schwartz concedes that his idea has virtually no chance of being accepted. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Farther beyond the tourist shops are newly built condos that no one but celebrities from the States are rich enough to use. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was dark and wet, and no one was waiting to meet the young women. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

There would be no cellophane on the food here. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, did so, because it made no difference, there was no point in having a row. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“She got angry and said I was going no matter what.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Morning finally came, and I fixed myself some breakfast and coffee; though I have no appetite I must eat. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mama said absolutely, definitely no apartment showings on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When it seemed that no help was forthcoming, we resigned ourselves to the inevitable: eviction and starvation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed at the beach for a while longer but, no matter how much we fiddled with the telescope, the stars never seemed so far away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Bake these,” she said, “but eat no more,” she admonished before hurrying out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s no denying the school photo Scoob took this past October, and an image of G’ma from a Fourth of July barbecue last year—which he knows because he took the picture. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what he was talking about, but whatever had hit him must have passed, because the color came back into his face. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Nobody was shy, because in the camps there had been showers and latrines with no partitions between them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There, in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had no meaning. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no mistaking the dark, curly hair, the strong jaw, the good looks that make pretty girls call up my aunt Mimí and ask if they can come over and look at her orchids. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

In two days when they came out upon a road he set the bag down and sat bent over with his arms crossed at his chest and coughed till he could cough no more. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now, having seen it, I no longer wanted to lose it or to have those years erased. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. I have no interest in her." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He's a small, slim man—no more than five foot five. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The enemy was out there and there may have been nine of us and one hundred twenty-one of them, but there was no doubt in his mind that we had to engage them. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"Mom, no," Park said, "Eleanor doesn't want a makeover. . . . She doesn't need a makeover," he added, as soon as he thought of it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

They had no way to help; there was no need to interact. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was saying that because I was a cadet, there was no way I could be guilty. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Kamen reached out to Lawrence for a deposition attesting to his loyalty, of which Lawrence in fact had no doubt. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But there was still lunch to get through, with no appetite whatsoever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was the same each year with Auntie Mae—excuses and hugs, but no gift. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Trust me,” he says; which in itself has never been a talisman, carries no guarantee. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Number five, never sell no junk where I bunk. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Despite Roosevelt’s improvement, Kermit knew that even though his father was no longer delirious, he was still weak and vulnerable to a relapse. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In the end, I had no good response to his arguments. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think if there were no chance, he'd just tell you. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crust beneath the Sierra Nevada Mountains, for instance, is only about nineteen to twenty-five miles thick, and no one knows why. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A vain pursuit from its beginning, maybe, which no choice of mine can mar or mend. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Will we or nil we, we could do no other than hear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“La, no Miss, but he’s had a scene with Mr. Laurie, who is in one of his tantrums about something, which vexes the old gentleman, so I dursn’t go nigh him.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what I’ve said so far, no matter who I’ve spoken of, it all comes back to—it all ends with—me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Sire,” Taran began, “we ask no more than safe passage through your realm. The four of us...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

If she isn’t home, I walk down to the end of the historic cobbled street and find her standing on the sea wall in her raincoat and no shoes, glaring at the ocean. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I already sensed, though I couldn’t have said why, that I would lose either way, no matter how it turned out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need for courtship; they simply met one day and were together after that. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no dust on the shelves, but I get the feeling these books haven’t been read in a mighty long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The road no longer had the protection of the plane trees. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even Daryn Lehoux, who thinks the Romans had everything we have, acknowledges one exception: There were no ancient universities, no scientific conferences, no journals where investigators published their results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Not enough. It’s too broad. It doesn’t cut the possibilities much.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Officer Conklin and I came here last night, but no one was around.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tents, no more than 650 horizontal feet away, were only intermittently visible through the whiteout. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

There would be no quick end like I’d been counting on. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Flappily, though, my fears turn out to be entirely unwarranted: during a month of poverty and toil, no one recognizes my face or my name, which goes unnoticed and for the most part unuttered. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene looked like something out of a war movie—only there was no enemy fire. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He directed it to no child in particular. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to disagree with me, but he wouldn’t, so I had no way to argue. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fired by the mystery of the language no one could read, he became a superb linguist and passionately immersed himself in ancient Egyptian writing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be inconvenient to avoid it, and there is no guaranteed benefit.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The muscles of the body also find their job easier, especially the leg muscles, which no longer have to hold a heavy body “up. ” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know myself well enough to know that no one else can keep you awake or keep you from sleeping. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I do know that there is no reason for me to drown myself from sorrow since I haven't yet tried to achieve anything great. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

No one can stand on his head as long as a troll, no one can make faces so well either, and those funny little dances they do—yes, why not? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Up to just David, and no other person could be counted on. and have it all stop. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to know if I’d still be at the top of my game. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

‘Still, there may be no connexion between this rider and the Gaffer’s stranger,’ said Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was no one there to claim her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Mom, no! That place is a hot spot for Recruiters. It’s a pretty obvious Nish-magnet.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that no one wants to be friends with her, Sparrow.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was trying hard not to face the notion growing inside me that I was no longer normal, no longer like my other friends. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped the tray, saw her tunic flutter from interior force, and understood that her heart operated on its own instructions, that she had no control over it or, indeed, over anything else. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She gripped her wooden cane tightly and tried to stare back with no hint of fear. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no desire to share the fate of Galileo, with whom I feel a strong sense of identity, partly because of the coincidence of having been born exactly 300 years after his death! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were my people, and I had no right and no desire to deny myself to them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car vibrated wildly but picked up no speed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When he was finally given his slice of bread, Jack held it tightly in his hands so no one could grab it from him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knows no art but tragedy—a moving singer. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she thought about that Violet, and what that Violet saw through her own eyes, she knew there was no shame there, no disgust. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had Lazlo just said, that no one looks that haggard from working hard for a couple of days? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The Night's Watch permitted the forest to come no closer than half a mile of the north face of the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew the floor was no good, I’da bet all sorts of bugs and roaches were crawling around. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She was no longer the opulent woman he had left years ago. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no weapons to fight with, and did not know how to fight She was quite without character. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the New World, however, no animal was ever domesticated that could be hitched to a plow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The icy air blowing across the plain reminds me that the Games are not over and may not be for who knows how long, and there is still no guarantee of victory. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

If Kevin decided he no longer wanted to wait on line on Fridays for food he didn’t even eat, would two bags be enough? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She had no idea what could be housed inside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I was no longer afraid of the presence of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That morning, I decided to count the number of times I said no before lunch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made no sign—other than smile—that she heard him at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The route from which there was no way back, the dirt that could not ever be washed away. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To this day no one knows what happened to them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had no working left knee—real or artificial—and most of the leg consisted of just two pieces of straight metal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

To have empty box with key is no good. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A job that don’t pay no money and ain’t no fun at all. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

There are no scenes, no breakdowns, no epiphanies. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We recognized no loose ends, everything could be controlled by our science. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when he was no longer so young and back home on San Piedro Island, this view of things began to moderate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when it became clear that there was no risk of a HeLa shortage, they began sending the cells to any scientist interested in buying them, for ten dollars plus Air Express fees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Baby wriggled free, ran to Ugwu, and stood there looking at Olanna with baffled eyes as if she no longer recognized her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Others had messages that made no sense to her at all, like Mrs. Polster’s. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had no trouble finding the bookstore, but it wasn’t what I was looking for. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

You were supposed to take care of your siblings, but no. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When yellow fever returned to Philadelphia the next summer, Washington wasted no time in removing Martha, himself, and the rest of his household—along with his official papers!—to that safe location again. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In spite of all I said thereafter, I found no answer on the floor—not that answer, anyway—and I was on the floor all night. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Even her own people would give no rest about the matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

To be put outdoors by a landlord was one thing—unfortunate, but an aspect of life over which you had no control, since you could not control your income. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at my father’s wretched face, and I knew that he would honor my wishes no matter what I decided. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We seek the dead only, to return to earth the body, of which no man is the owner, but only for a brief moment the guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had already told me in no uncertain terms, “Don’t ever leave the school grounds without permission.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no such content now in his love for this girl, and there was no health in her for him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Despite Wallace’s critique, despite the fact that other astronomers with telescopes and observing sites as good as Lowell’s could find no sign of the fabled canals, Lowell’s vision of Mars gained popular acceptance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lilliput is an island in Gulliver’s Travels,” I say, since no one else is speaking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And at once there was no mad dog at all. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We lost the Skiz bet, so there’s no money left for food right now.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Your mom is off early tonight and there’s no school tomorrow.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I was in a shell and there was no way for me to get out. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Then you are wrong. Oh, would it were so! but alas! no. It is worse, far, far worse.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Outside of the Soviet Union, where chess masters were comfortably supported by the state, no chess player could survive on his tournament winnings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But for once, it was no good, no good. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess someone had put the robe on the Kid when he was knocked out, because otherwise no one could have held him long enough to slip the robe on. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we say they were our cats, we had no real claim to them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be no cure for loneliness save only being alone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra felt no breeze, but she could hear a shrieking gale in the distance. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

We lost no opportunity to educate, and I had failed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no hope of better equipping me unless we use Julie’s clothing coupons. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He broke off a corner out of force of habit and was about to reach down with it when he remembered—there was no fox under the table. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Then there will be no one to hear you scream,” the Sicilian said, and he jumped with frightening agility toward her face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mary had no idea what was wrong, but she sensed a disturbing coolness in her boyfriend. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we prevented neurogenesis, the mice no longer avoided other mice. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She nods toward the older woman sitting on the sofa but makes no introductions. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was no key hanging nearby, and he couldn’t tell whether the door was locked, even by looking closely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At school the next day, no mention was made of the beating. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t tell what part of him it came from but it took only a couple of seconds, and several deep breaths: that brought no relief, to recognize it as the pain of guilt. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

With his head raised, Bud could no longer buck and he entered a smooth, rhythmic gallop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As she slips her closed hand over it, removing the leaves, my brother begins to cry because the branch is a switch now no longer beautifully weeping at the bottom of the hill. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Well, I done decided, and when I say what I come to say I want y’all to know they ain’t no disrespect to her intended.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They had become his weapons, used by no one else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a great plain, where no light shone from the iron-dark sky, and where a mist obscured the horizon on every side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Still, no one is homeless, or cops to it anyway, thanks usually to a working husband or boyfriend. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a warlord or a don, he had no real power over any of them save their trust in his wisdom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We never could say no to Styx Malone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Though I felt no great love for my father, his company was familiar to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There was one week left to raise over $500, and I couldn’t...no, Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I needed to tie myself down by some kind of moorings, but there was no one at all to talk to. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod wandered the paths of the graveyard, looking for someone to talk to, but there was no one about. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

On this issue, Big Bill Thompson was no help. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

“Under present conditions six years would not be long enough. In any case we have no uranium.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were woods about me, there was no Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He explained that he had been “under orders” and had no choice but to obey Bull Connor. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were no sewers up there; the only bathrooms among the boulders above the last dwellings. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

By attacking apartheid in a way no other black American entertainer or athlete had done, Arthur Ashe did appear to be a sort of messiah. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because the Emperor is a secretive man, he communicates his plans to no one, nor does he take their advice. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was no precedent for this: my father had never visited my room before. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We were now energized: no longer was anyone doing crossword puzzles to pass the time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not think now of how much strength was needed to climb and run; the fear of capture made him forget even the cold, forget even that he had no strength left. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dry reeds hissed and rattled though they could feel no wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Calculating the date of Easter was no mean feat, thanks to a clash of calendars. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The creature no longer hissed, and it made no attempt to bite him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

There was no way this little piece of volcanic garbage could be as bad as what they’d been through. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were gathered around the blanket now, watching Fremantle perform, and everyone was laughing except the Prussian, Scheiber, a stocky man in a stained white suit, who was annoyed that no one could speak German. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now he said his thoughts aloud many times since there was no one that they could annoy. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. God, Leah, no. Not at all. You’re like the most—I mean, you’re the one who introduced me to Harry and Draco. Yeah, that wasn’t even a concern.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

There are no whites in its eyes, just a black gleam. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They gave me no gun, but I found one handy while I scrounged around the kitchen coaxing the cook for a bite to eat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I have no more need for you. Quiet him a while, Fezzik.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no point in hesitating now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"Peace is sweet, my lady ... but on what terms? It is no good hammering your sword into a plowshare if you must forge it again on the morrow." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There could be no question now of the Efrafans renewing their attack on the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fo’c’sle hands, the sailors whose job it was to run the ship, had no sailing to do. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“He shuns the company of all and will see no one,” Horatio said, giving me a regretful look. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to eat, but I can see from his face that he won’t take no for an answer. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t an answer, and whereas Lyra would have pointed that out and asked for more information, she didn’t think Lizzie Brooks would; so she assented dumbly in the dressing and said no more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And it seems to be completely abandoned, with no sign of any workers or performers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was no intercom or alarm system in the camp, but there were cowbells. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“A distressed damsel has no companions,” she said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

No one wrote to him, no one took him seriously. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He is firm in one conclusion, having risen from the factory floor only to be knocked down: “There is no working up anymore.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Even the sole Norse site located on Newfoundland apparently represents no more than a winter camp occupied by a few dozen people for a few years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony would have wrapped it in a lecture on how it wouldn’t matter even if I didn’t stink, because no girl would want to come near me in a million years. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This is the confusing switchover: Jupiter has no problem baring her soul to me now, but it’s always from across the room. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

All along I was sure he had a job, Mam told me he did, and I thought there would be no shortage of food and shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“No, no,” she said, “don’t grab your skirt like some clodhopper. Think of making wings, like an angel. Like this. Now sink. Slowly! Don’t plummet, child—you’re not a rock.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Have no fear on that account. I accept.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But in the village of Bywater all the houses and holes were shut, and no one greeted them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But over here there had grown up a broader interpretation of the word ‘liberty’: no man to be ruled or taxed except by men of his own choice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Resistance killed the Emperor and the most important members of his house, Marcus stepped into his place, and now there will be no civil war, no struggle between Gens Taia and Blackcliff. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Very sweetly, and in a way no one else could quite detect, she took my arm and half supported me as we walked away from the ledge. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My pride for women, to say nothing of my conscience, says no,” she said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

She thought, My children are grown up, they are no great responsibility. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was some trick of the moonlight, some weird effect of shadow; but I kept looking, and it could be no delusion. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was no way some waif of a girl could survive months on her own in this brutal world. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another, and which was the stronger no one could say. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It truly seemed as if nothing less than fate herself was working against them, somehow had it in for the Bronchos, who simply could not beat Permian no matter how hard they tried. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ain’t got no sleep all night, seems my mind running five different ways at once. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I guess because I was the youngest, and they didn’t want me to feel out of place, especially after I said no to having a beer. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I secretly hoped no one else had gotten anything so I wouldn’t be the only loser, even if it meant we went hungry for a day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I have no home, for I am cut off from Denmark forever. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The boiler would rest, and no ghost would know there were Chinese asleep in their laundry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head hurts and no matter how much gum I chew, my mouth is like a highway in lower New Mexico. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Least that way you ain’t constantly toting no dried-up things from your nose ’round in your pockets. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“There is no longer a threat to safety. I repeat: There is no longer a threat to safety. You may resume your earlier activities. Thank you for your patience.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how long an ambulance might take, and there was so much blood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty certain no one here can see me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, parents, dogs, cats, canary birds...There are no exceptions: farmers, shopkeepers, even policemen have families or at least keep a dog. You have only to look at her father!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The crack epidemic, which had ravaged African American communities in places like Detroit and New York, was only just reaching Chicago, but its course was no less destructive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There is no wind yet, but their intent is clear. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He tossed the rock, face down, beside his dirt pile, as if it had no special value. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Staring at the computer, I felt my vision narrow, no longer seeing all the faces in the photos, just a blur of glowing color. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It be like meeting other women—older and younger, living and no more breath. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

"Because I have to! Can't you understand? I have no choice. None of us do!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Please, no, I —” But it was too late. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when he got to the bottom of the stairs the basement was empty and there were no doors. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth listened as little as she could, but there was no escaping the frequent mention of Wickham’s name. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I know it makes no sense and I get so mad at myself for being so weak! The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I got up there, no clue what I was doing, what they were doing, but we threw it down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had no idea it was going to be so wobbly! A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

There are no agricultural fields in sight, just factories that make glass and furniture. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Their faces were blank; they showed no emotion, but their eyes looked pale with sorrow. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even as a little boy he was polite and what they used to call “no trouble.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

You have no other choice but to convict them for murder.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Coal hole is no place for a Pope. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I would stay away, knife or no knife. 3RD JUROR: Listen, you voted “guilty,” didn’t you? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bleeding in half a dozen places, he lay with closed eyes in the run he had defended and made no reply when Hyzenthlay told him that the Efrafans were defeated and the warren was saved. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meantime in the living room, the volume of Trotter’s voice told Gilly that Walter Cronkite had called it a day, but she no longer needed to rush. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It gives them a sense of peace and purpose, a place to belong when no other place feels welcoming. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Maceo was set, looking at me coldly, and suddenly I heard a voice boom out, "Ain't going to be no fighting in my joint!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Fairy Queen had given instructions, Kendra had felt no doubt that the handmaidens she referred to were the fairies. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Instead he's been very solitary, speaking to no one, showing little interest in training. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The world was ending, and there were no more consequences. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the star would be so dim that it could no longer be seen from the spaceship: all that would be left would be a black hole in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s no wonder! You sit there in that tub till you’re practically blue in the face, and then you—What’s this?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Brandon held her gaze for a few seconds, giving off no information, then sat down. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But he didn’t cry, no indeed. He just popped his fingers into his mouth, the brave little starling. Of course, some of the potion was still there, and he swallowed it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Armed conflict between communism and democracy was no longer a frightening possibility but a terrifying reality. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When it was time to pick my name, she chose Trevor, a name with no meaning whatsoever in South Africa, no precedent in my family. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Though the sun was going down over the pond, it wasn’t dark yet, so no one could scold her. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But when it was upended in a dish of mercury, there was no air to replace the mercury in the tube. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The only other cipher expert she could think of besides James was Mr. Quisling, and there was no way she would ask for his help, either. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There was no peril here, or desire for escape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One critic praises not only the show but the entresol itself, admiring the lack of “high class decor,” no plush drapes or gilded cornices, as in the rest of the gallery. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The meat had been chopped into pieces no larger than a finger Joint. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He told no one that he was an escapee from a political labor camp, fearing that it might tempt someone to turn him over to the police. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“For forever. I promised Jane Kitty I’d score at least once the next time I played against you, so there’s no time for slacking.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now I saw that it was my responsibility, as his friend—because his answers would help me make sure that he was going to be okay, no matter what. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“There’s no way we’re breaking that glass,” she said, following him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s no point in waiting around to speak to him. An announcement will be made at one o’clock.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He never won his staff. He left Roke that same summer, and went to the Island of O to be sorcerer in the Lord's household at O-tokne. I know no more of him than that.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are no plaques for the Germans who died here. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I keep my Noise as blank as I can but the world’s closing up in folds of light and shimmer so there’s no chance of that. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even if they could, no one on the ship has ever even seen a single tree. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’d shown up with their own fleet of fan vans, but no matter how loud they yelled, they were drowned out by our chants. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They are echoes from the past that no longer attach to any actual sound. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, no one said anything, their boss being touchier than a septic boil. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Dasch tried to reassure the FBI that no sabotage would take place prior to the meeting. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He bit back the retort that sprang to his lips, that she could take the blackthorn wand if she thought it made no difference, and he would have hers instead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And I could think of no rational or practical reason why my father should try to find out who his father’s father was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ain’t no different than running a con; you got to get your mark off balance and keep him that way till it’s too late for him to do anything ’cept say, ‘Oops!’ The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Except we have no injured soldiers coming back to Los Angeles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I knowed he hadn’t done no kind of hard working in his life. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It's a good idea to keep electronics above -40°C. The temperature today is a brisk -63°C. The battery was big and easy to identify, but I had no clue where the heaters were. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Long time no see,” Vince said as I led him into the living room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When no one listens, Sara rushes off to help her mother. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It’s no surprise that Luce’s theory of gender identity was popular in the early seventies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When taken out of the stocks his skin was cold and shrivelled; there was no perceptible pulsation in the temporal or radial arteries, and he complained of severe cephalgia ... Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not scared, ’cause there’s no such thing as a real fire alarm, only fire drills. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“She was not your sister! She was mine. Mine. Now I have no one.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I could tell I’d hurt her feelings, but there was no way I could take that lunch box. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was no officer who had captured the city, so they gave the medal to General Peckem instead, because General Peckem was the only officer with suffident initiative to ask for it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Out beyond it towards the South Orion Arm no world has been found where men live. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I'm here to say I'm not no negative. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And little Jeanne, peering at the illuminations in the book on her lap, is no daughter of Eve, bringer of sin into the world. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Viewed from this perspective, affirmative action no longer appears entirely progressive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But she made no effort to swim and Dad finally had to admit that the experiment was a failure. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten years we were wed, or near enough as makes no matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I never did tell, and no one found out. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

There is no one to tell but Madoc, and he already knows. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Luckily—for them, anyway—no one was alive by the time they arrived. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I did feel different: larger, fuller, more complete, no longer divided against myself—compulsion to comply against wish to refuse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had absolutely no idea why I was being dismissed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There ain’t no arguing with him once he’s got his mind set like this. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Sneaky’s mouth is full of pancake, so I add, “We can do that, no problem.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

There was no exhilaration in crossing the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The bailiff said, “We have no need of you, Jane. Your helper has taken care of us with her two strong hands and her good common sense.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Milo knows the black market. There’s no demand for cotton.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was no encampment outside this gate, only brown fields with patches of moss growing over the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Take off your mask, if you mean no harm.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Then Harry Potter leaves Dobby no choice,” said the elf sadly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I said that it was of no consequence.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once numbers shed their geometric significance, mathematicians no longer had to worry about mathematical operations making geometric sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But it’s no longer possible for her to live here now that Sonia’s going to be married. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the road soldiers were knocking at doors, but no one would open up now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was no sound, but as clear as day, I heard it say: Free me, lord. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what it was and cared less. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Viola’s skin was no darker than mine at the end of summer, although she was careful to stay out of the sun, while I didn’t care. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The odds were so low on Schmeling that few wanted to risk their cash, and no one wanted to be caught betting on a black American. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Finch wears pajama bottoms but no shirt, and glasses. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then she opened the Vaseline—the lid made what seemed like a deafeningly loud clorp, but again Chuck showed no sign of waking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Club House sits in tired dilapidation, its roof no longer safe for telescopes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I safely made it to an old bus station that was no longer in use at the edge of the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It was foolish to spar with you just now. I’ll admit that I hadn’t realized you’d be that good. Thankfully, no one noticed. And do you want to know why, Lillian?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘This is madness! We cannot dare the Rapids by night! But no boat can live in Sarn Gebir, be it night or day.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“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

A few harpies squawked in the trees, but no one else paid them any attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I knew she had no chance out there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

To ensure that no one embellishes or sensationalizes their stories, I’m going to ask them to sign an honor code. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Soon the crowd grew so thick that Chess could no longer see where they were going. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z