This does not prove, as some have imagined, that he was a secret Copernican, only that there were plenty of craters to go round. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Prior to that, it seems to me, we thought about being well off or not well off in terms of personal comfort or distress. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

They were all happy—happy not to be her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And despite her misgivings about the religious ramifications, Emma not only agreed she would publish this draft in case of his sudden death, she also helped him make it better. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our household was not Christian; my father insisted that we worship only the tribal gods of his ancestors. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The early scientists did not even know how to perform a test for statistical significance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I always thought Father might be the one who got rid of Dumbledore,” he said, not troubling to keep his voice down. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Poetry aims for an economy of truth—loose and useless words must be discarded, and I found that these loose and useless words were not separate from loose and useless thoughts. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Prime Minister could not honestly return this compliment, so said nothing at all. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It was something I could have,” she says, and I’m not sure what she means. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went on to explain that the application was totally unorthodox because the Center only picks individuals, not groups. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But it was privately, not through the government, and not for advanced field training, but for graduate study. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have tamed and trained the hunch, but not increased its certainty. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Remarkably, under current law, an actual conviction or finding of a formal violation is not necessary to trigger exclusion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I need fresh air. It’s not fair to lock your child up.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I scanned his face longingly but could not understand his meaning. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Why would anyone not believe a rumor that fits so nicely with an old rumor? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I thought the people at the end of the row looked queer and unusually short until I realized they were not people, but dogs. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had not visited the grave since the day of her father’s funeral, though she had passed the cemetery countless times since then. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The object of a preposition like between must be in the accusative case: we say between us or between them, not between we or between they. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Before, he says, it dies out I did not enjoy watching Samuel speaking to either of them. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not only a point of honor, he’d said, it was also a matter of having to go because his face was Japanese. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And as to the woman who would not take my handkerchief in exchange for her bread, why, she was right, if the offer appeared to her sinister or the exchange unprofitable. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since he did not know any English and could identify only the most famous cities and people, he would invent names and legends to satisfy the children’s insatiable curiosity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It's just down inside me, and like Dad said, I'm not transparent. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s not because the music is quieter, of course, but simply that your position relative to it has changed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Still enough of a distance between us, a meter perhaps, that he could not make an advantage of his height. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The computer is large and oddly shaped, not like any I have ever seen, a six-inch square with two ports, both unused. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It did not help that he had constantly to answer the dozens that flowed from Heqet as usual without the slightest effort. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Because Sophie had been watching TV her whole life, and not just a few weeks like me, it was easier for her to watch Rishon throw his whole future away. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Even though they worked as equals with the men, the women did not receive this sum because, except for widows, they were not considered heads of family. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not look at the man or answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was something else, a hollowness that was likely the result of the illusion, an impression that he was not entirely present in the room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He cursed her for coming back and disturbing him, for not bringing him his food on time, for bringing too much cabbage and not enough rice. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spring was not far off and I rested there, though I was very thirsty, cutting a lobe from a cactus bush to chew on. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Jewish state was not an issue anymore but a fact. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I told myself that I was good enough to eat a meal with people, not dogs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had made a complete mishmash of the string and could not untangle her fingers from the knot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another student said his teacher had deliberately ruined his students’ eyesight by making them read a lot, so they could not join the Liberation Army. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't remember if he knocked me out or not, but I don't think so. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He says he is not sensitive to class distinctions, but he admits he was bothered when some people mistook him for the caterer at fund-raising dinners for the local Greek church he helped build. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

For the first few moments I felt lost, not sure about directions, groping for my helmet and weapon. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been hunting Loyalists all day. I told Anne it would come to this. Come inside, child. Isabel, is it not?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And my father leaves me alone because he wouldn’t be able to stand the outrage if I expose the fact that there is no rehabilitation program, not for people like you and me.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal. It's a tampon. Let’s move on.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The routine was ironclad, which put the weight of responsibility on Barack to either make it on time or not. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I hope not that.—It is not likely. No, Mr. Knightley, do not foretell vexation from that quarter.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Why not? Are you afraid it will ruin your reputation?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you’re giving me your word you will not film my son?” my dad asked. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was not yet forty, and already there were legends about him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

You probably expected a thousand words on gravity or the four laws of thermodynamics, not a journal recounting the last 144 days of my life—possibly of all life—interspersed with crazy doomsday scenarios. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Friend or not, he thinks I’m crazy, but the brother behind me got into it, snapping his fingers to the rhythm I set. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now not much time went by before Penelope learned what was afoot among the suitors. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Kettleblacks would charm her, take her coin, and promise her anything she asked, and why not, when Bronn was matching every copper penny, coin for coin? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I do want to search for something, though not a game or a book. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was something that was all his own, and it was the first time in his life he had had anything that others could not take from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to spend all my time chasing down to the dump after advertising material.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Winslow didn’t know that fish fertilizer may not have been an age- old Indian custom, but a recent invention—if it was an Indian practice at all. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

That was when I understood the depth of the pain I had caused, the blackness of the grief I had brought onto everyone, that not even Ali’s paralyzed face could mask his sorrow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cowboys stopped mid-fight and stared at me—probably not sure what to make of my steak-arms—as the little kids cried and clung to their parents’ legs, afraid their arms were next. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sí, I was not ashamed of you. Put your head on my shoulder if you want to, but do not weep.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not,” Theodora said, and the other three turned and regarded her with frank dismay. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Along the way, I see no sign of another tribute, not a puff of breath, not a quiver of a branch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Lady Athena shall personally check on the other Titans to make sure they do not escape their various prisons. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to leave, but it was necessary. It’s a bit easier to be around you when I’m not thirsty.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” she said, startled, as words came out of her mouth that she could not predict from minute to minute. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If you did not know it was a wolf, you might have thought it a small mountain, with a river flowing from a cave mouth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Take thy rest for now, and thou wilt do better work next time. Here is Brother Luke coming to care for thee. I shall not tell him how nearly I lost my head.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

And teosinte, unlike wild wheat and rice, is not a practical food source; its “ears” are scarcely an inch long and consist of seven to twelve hard, woody seeds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If he could not set up a pope he wanted, at least he could act to ensure that it would not be someone he did not want. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I did not just rent The Breakfast Club.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He’s never shown much interest in swordsmanship at school, and, although he knows the basics, I am not sure he practices. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He may not have been on the best terms with our parents, but I wouldn’t be able to entirely focus until he had been informed of their deaths. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Beowulf went on calmly: "If you love your country—as I'm sure you do—then you'll help, not hinder us. Show us the way to the great hall Heorot." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without the vote, women would not have the power to change unfair laws. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The white witch would not have taken him if he didn’t want to go. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

My room was the only one on my floor that had a window that did not face either the main street in front of the dorm or the main backyard. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Theo gives him a suit, but it’s not just about appearances. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The only thing he hoped was that she would not make him lose his job. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Szilard and Wigner were not the only physicists feeling frustrated. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My lungs sting from a lack of oxygen, but I am not far from the end of the orchard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would give him half and store the other half in the cave, where it would not freeze. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The room was small, not like all the times in movies when people went into huge, marble-covered rooms to retrieve their safe deposit boxes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Just not so great at making his tongue roll an r. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She glanced at me, her eyes not quite focusing on mine, and gave a little nod. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s very complex. You wouldn’t understand. And in the meantime, your taxes have been unpaid. There are fines for not paying. You owe five hundred rubles now.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“They’re allies, real allies. They put their lives on the line. It’s not just talk. You heard them,” Clarence insisted. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

This great transformation has escaped proper attention because it does not have a label, and it does not have a label primarily because it is three transformations rolled into one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"I told you not to do anything stupid, boy," the Old Bear said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“She bought a bottle from Velma T., not me. Besides, who told her to drink a whole bottle in one sitting?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The confusion in his eyes was gone in half a heartbeat, but not before Tyrion grasped what it meant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You are not. I study American books now.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So the point is that Iran is not the same country as Iraq. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

First, Mrs. Caruthers clearly did not like Ophie, and so having to spend so much time sitting still only a few feet from the old woman was nearly unbearable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“This may not be as refined as you’re used to,” she apologized, “but it’s what we have in the house.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

While not really an apology—indeed, forces beyond his control had dictated his actions—this was at least a major concession. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were not in charge, and they had to let him do this, or they could say goodbye to the money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was still sweating, but not so bad any more. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The water on My face was not Water from the sprinkler, But water from Inside my body, Way down where Pain says, jHijole! Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schools did not reveal truths, they concealed them. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It had thoroughly scandalized Forrestville, Tennessee, when Pastor Early of the Church of Christ’s Disciples with Signs of Belief went to the state penitentiary—and not for the reasons anyone expected. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

My daddy is not home much, but when he does come home everything is one wonderful bamboche: fine nights full of guitar and radio, the smell of fry food, the fire swallow of clairin. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know he only spoke out of concern for me, but I really need him to be on my side, not Coin’s. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She’s not paying enough attention to realize that a guy in a white BMW is about to run that red light. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The woods had not prepared me for them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He did not draw well—not the way he made silver. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not likely to find out, am I?” said Harry, seizing his Firebolt and pushing his glasses straight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We have not had light, the water will not be cold.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was good enough to make the team but not good enough to get a scholarship. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So the evidence of sense is not, as one might think, the testimony of the senses but our confidence that our senses have properly grasped the object. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the possibility of germs did not worry me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after that, though he told himself it was still too early, he could not help expecting every moment to see Heqet’s signal that Rekh had been told, and all was well. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The jaws of the widest C are 3,950 feet apart, an expanse so big that scientists did not recognize the ridges as constructions until they took aerial photographs of the site in the 1950s. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He would not repeat the mistake he had made against Stagehand, moving too soon. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t read Farsi at all, not even food words, but it made me nervous. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They were not admiring the Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! books, nor were they browsing in the poetry section. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Ebola agent seemed not to be contagious in face-to-face contacts. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you see? The names we call each other are not Names. But they have some power nonetheless.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The term ‘relativism’ is contentious, but I use it, rather than ‘constructivism’, because I want to refer to those who hold that reality does not constrain the beliefs we can hold about the real world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Those murky, glistening orbs were not capable of vision, not yet; and there was no intelligence within the quivering blob, nothing that craved affection or even attention. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m hungry, but there’s nothing good in the house. Even the pretzel jar is empty. Mom has her headphones on and she said not to bother her unless I’m bleeding.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

And it’s not like my mother and father were born into wealth. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because she is my daughter and I am proud of her, and I am her mother but she is not proud of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as he and his black folks did not go beyond certain limits, there was no need to fear that white force. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If I'm not going home, I guess I should tell my mom.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not exactly certain of the meaning of the words, she dared not elaborate more. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, were not alone in rising much earlier than they usually did on weekends. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some of them put it down to the influence of Mrs. Coulter, who had visited him before Iorek’s exile, though Iorek had not known about it, and given Iofur various presents. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It's absurd that we are free to determine our method and criteria for gleaning, but not the number of gleanings we accomplish. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You need not be so surprised,” Gwydion said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

We see one—even I have been quiet enough not to startle it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She still had a slight accent, and she did not like to speak in public, subjecting herself to her classmates' ridicule. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It took you fourteen years to grow that hair,” said Mama, “and I’ll not let you have it cut off.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stopped at three other taverns before we finally discovered him at the sign of the Dagger, and then I had cause to wish we had not. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I decided to give you space. To let you speak when you were ready. But now I’m not sure if that was the right thing to do.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

William starts out slowly now, so as not to overtake the pilgrims, but soon the cool air and swooping larks whip his mood into a fine, happy froth, and he completely forgets. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think it could be true either, not at first, but...” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

‘It must be put out and not lit again.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Your father will not be easy; why do not you go?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Shae's eyes had grown large but he could not read what lay behind them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We must tighten our belts,” says Margaret Thatcher, though she isn't, not personally. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“The gate’s padlocked. And look. Dead weeds standing outside of it, not even bent. Nobody’s driven in here for a while.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t need a lecture about how she’s not suitable’ or whatever.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I could not help being brutal about this. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We’re going to sleep here whether you like it or not! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if you did not, I will tell you: A boy like me is fat. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

No artifact of human technology, not even our radio transmissions, has had time, even traveling at the speed of light, to go 200 light-years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olive was way beyond hearing anything, but her chin was set and she was determined to help the pilot so that he would not be too afraid before they hit the earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my bear, not yours! Lissa gave him to me.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I fear, Octavian, you often do not account for self-interest. ’Tis only self-love and self-interest which actuates animals.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The Indians in Canada did not have the wheel or telephones, and ate the hearts of their enemies in the heathenish belief that it would give them courage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There did not seem to be a big difference between the two sides. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a member of the delegation,” he reminded her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

However, the best fortress that exists is not to be hated by the people. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It did not take me long before I wore the striking uniform of the Hitler Youth....I could only promise my father that I would think about what he had told me.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You studied in the United States, did you not?” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not saying goodbye,” I pointed out. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung drew the child to him hastily when he saw their faces and he murmured, “Let us go and lock the gate. They are not good men to see, my little heart.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They had been using those freaky necklaces they’d worn during the battle in the valley to not only absorb power from other witches but to influence the Grans through powerful and corrupted magic. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It is not the same ship which was here last spring?” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not like that thing!” shouted Matt.“Use your eyes!” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My lab partner is kinda nice, but like a friend- friend, not a boyfriend or anything. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s not around to ask. He hightailed it out of town before the quarantine.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It was a pain in the stomach so severe, it altered the mind. We could not think or talk of anything but food.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

But their father was Ares, the terrible god of war, whose ways they followed and not their mother’s. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood near the door, which was ajar enough so that although I could not see who was speaking, I could hear much of the men’s conversations. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a slim man, not nearly as big as Papa, and I never could figure out where he was putting all that grub. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not help wondering what bottomless pit they were trying to fill, or from what bottomless purse. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A boy should not lose his baseball jacket. We like baseball very much in Japan. There is no baseball during war. Everybody miss it.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was not the least trace of soil. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If I grieve,” I said, “it is not for you, but for myself, beloved, for how shall I endure to live without you, who are my love and my life?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes contained a fire that could not ignite the other frontiers of his body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

That brief conversation not only ended my law career but placed my speech problems in the center of my consciousness. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had said nothing for a long while, and then he had said: “All right, baby. I guess you don’t never want to see me no more, not a miserable, black sinner like me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The grains in our village’s storehouses were almost gone, and everyone was careful not to take too much. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then, because she couldn’t bear not knowing what the man was doing, she stopped and fumbled for the spyglass again, and had to stand still while she looked through it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was suddenly there, that’s all—the essence of those things ... yet always gone before she could decide if it had been there or not. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The toe Shrank back Into place, And on that day I began to think Of Kool-Aid not As sugar on The tongue But as medicine. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not want them to know that she was suffering inwardly and needed to lie down comfortably somewhere and sleep for a long time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it is not far and quite dark. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father did not sit behind his desk. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I do not like,” William announced, and his voice bounced around the stone walls of the chapter house. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her hands hovered over the edge of the lid, but for some reason she could not make up her mind to open it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I am not cooking in my home, madam. My wife is cooking native food.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I will miss the sweetness of my revenge. We have worked well together over the centuries, have we not?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry. I am not practiced in love. When will you forgive me?” he pleaded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

While I would not have considered fighting the political system of the white man, I was quite prepared to rebel against the social system of my own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I asked what movies he had been in, Calista said, “Well, not much yet. But he goes to lots of auditions.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her hip did not pain her, now that she was not walking every day, and her feet did not hurt her so much. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She even sends us sometimes to bring back meat from the butcher marché, a place where Rachel will not set foot on account of the intestines and neatly stacked heads. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your whole skin erupts in heat. It only lasts while the thing is pointed at you, but...it’s not pleasant, honey. And there are a lot of people here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crazy about wearing a colonial soldier carrying a gun on my jersey every time I go to a match,” Elle said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He could not imagine, on any day to come and no matter how greatly he might be changed, wanting to take his father’s hand. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Grace is staring past me at the wall: there are not just one or two foul pictures to be appalled by, there are many. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you were a scientist,” said Will, “I don’t suppose that was a good thing for them to say. You might not have believed in angels.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now I was going to pay for not listening to him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

To one thing I have made up my mind: if we find out that Mina must be a vampire in the end, then she shall not go into that unknown and terrible land alone. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that I’m still learning. I’m not very good.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“If Fab doesn’t think it’s a good idea, then I’m not getting mixed up with no bad juju.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not really reading anything, just looking at the pictures. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Harry lowered the egg beneath the foamy surface and opened it. . . and this time, it did not wail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want to get into the camp. I would not let my girlfriend within ten kilometers of this camp.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I would not live in here—no way, nohow! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The queen ... no, I will not believe that, not even of Cersei. She asked him not to fight!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This seems an extremely harsh way of stating the case—ungrateful, as it were—but the evidence that supports this way of stating it is not easily refuted. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She turned her head his way but did not answer. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I said I did not trust no white man because all they wanted was to get a chance to kill a Black man legally and get his wife in the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

These scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old Major first stirred them to rebellion. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It is not easy carrying on both halves of a conversation and having to avoid words that are on the top of your mind. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s your mouth that concerns me, not your legs. In fetters, you’re a slave. No one will listen to a word you say, not even those who speak the tongue of Westeros.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was not so much a sound as a stillness so intent that it made her ears ring. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Notably, the effects of wearing seat belts and drunk driving had been tracked for a long time and their impacts were clearly measurable, but the data set on distracted driving was just not there. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She warns us we are not to touch the beams for they hold up the ceiling and the house itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You do me too much honor, sir,” said I. “I do not. You are a prince, are you not? And you are in the bulrushes.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I just feel sick with guilt about the entire thing, and I'm not even going to ask you to forgive me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"A fine blade like that will not have gone unnoticed." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We again trotted all the way to the other end of the township, where we left George and my sisters under Granny’s care—she was not working that day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Auntie Anjelica does a pretty nice job, and my hair is good enough to not need much work. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She’s not even a woman who cries in front of me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As the years passed, I began to suspect that this was not altogether a private impulse. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I sternly asked, “Why did you get me this Walkman and cassette if we are not friends? And how did you know that I like rap music?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Garcías could not afford extras, and they did not want to put their hosts in the embarrassing position of having to spend money out of largesse. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“This is not Johnson’s war,” he yelled at a journalist who’d come to interview him in the White House. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Learned to lean not on our own understanding. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I did not find it soon, someone else would. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were miles wide, apparently not breakers or the banked ridges of shallow water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Then why you not go to the Dominican Republic and speak on radio? Dominican radio reach here in Haiti.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gawaine said: “I am not wishing to talk about it It is base to be talking.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not all he wanted,” Sherman shrugged, telling me the side he heard from his father, which was the management side. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On his mantel, he had arranged not one photograph of Elizebeth, but seven. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Thus Harriet learned that the Underground Railroad that ran straight to the North was not a railroad at all. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all depends on how pregnant the woman is and whether or not she is with her boyfriend or husband and whether or not he is sitting down. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Throw it away! Of course not. You know very well that that would be rude and ungrateful. And anyway, I have to make a dress for one of my classes. This is homework.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"We did not capture enough horses. A few, but . . . well, I'll make do with what I have, I suppose. Fewer men means more glory." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, you’re not bad either,” I said, overwhelmed by her compliment. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Above all, I do not trust the powerful and vengeful Durufle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The discovery did not come by chance: insects were widely used to test chemicals as agents of death for man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

What astonished me was that he had not carried the remains of the bread with him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not in the mood," I said coldly, turning my back on him and hitching my chair over nearer to Doreen and Lenny. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Conversely, most animals do not kill before they eat, and the prey is often eaten slowly, miserably, and alive—in great torture and pain. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It’s not easy focusing on throw rugs when all I can see is this grass fire raging in the back of my eyes, white-hot and devouring house after house as it burns. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tillie was pretty upset because she had not bought extras because she said, "I don't make mistakes." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact they were so silent and shy of eye contact that Reynie tried not to greet them or even look at them much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I did not want her to make a blunder though, and perhaps tell Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He would rather have heard this than anything, for he knew that his unquenchable, wayward old clown was not made for sadness or uncertainty. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Do not throw them away. There is use for everything. These are the gifts from our guests who have nothing better to contribute. I will find some purpose for them later.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But in small towns like these, people didn’t have horses to spare, especially not with harvest fast approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, this is not to say I did not gain a fairly clear impression of what was taking place within the room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mind swam with questions that I could not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t move your fingers at all?” she asked, as if she might not have heard right the first time. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spraying is not only improperly planned but studded with abuses such as these. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had known her for six years and he had not known her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was shorter than I, of course, short-legged and compact, not as tall even as many women of my race. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. We don’t know who first realized that those meanings were there, but did the similarity, the association, exist before they realized it, or not until then? Did they invent it or discover it?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he visited Japan. ’Tis not as bad as the time he visited Limerick. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The highest praise you could get from her was that you’d done “fairly well” or that you were “not bad.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He does not say thank you but I decide I’ll accept his thank you from earlier. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many have outer walls that look down on the central area, suggesting that they were not used for defense. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Outside there was a shout, and a man fell out of the sky, to land with a sickening crash not five yards from the entrance to the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a brigand or a devil. I’m a Benedictine brother. A monk.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He might not like the idea that I had a root in soil we didn’t share, but he was never mean. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Murderers and rapers may be forced to fight, and all those who persist in slaving, but not thieves or debtors.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” says the gate agent, not sounding sorry at all, “but as the last to purchase, I’m obliged to reschedule you to a later flight.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mother laughed girlishly one night, trying not to pronounce sheep as ship. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every other white woman also knows that there is a time of the month when you do not talk to Minny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Cannery Row, like every place else, is not superstitious but will not walk under a ladder or open an umbrella in the house. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gussie was indeed a fearful sight nursing that way and he looked not unlike a man with his foot on a bar rail, smoking a fat pale cigar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not even going to poke his head out to make sure everybody’s okay? Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Messengers were sent to find Bilbo's friend, though none knew where he was, or why he had not been present at the feast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

First there came mimeographed letters of commendation, then real letters signed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and not with a rubber stamp either. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Gum Baby does not want to hear about that again. Why you always living in the past?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My dear Miss Lydia, By now you have despaired of me and decided that I am a man who does not honor his word. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But it's not like the classic book where the two kids run away from home and go to hide in a museum in New York City. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You did not tie your scarf well,” Jaja says to Mama. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that this meant time would not stop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was calling me, and had become frightened when I did not answer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was not late, and yet he found it difficult to slow his pace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m no good at telling stories. My brother was. But not as good as you.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“That they may not languish in unavailing grief,” he said in a slightly amplified voice, “nor sorrow as those who have no hope, but through their tears look always up to Thee....” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Carefully she maneuvered between the clusters of well-dressed people, trying hard not to catch attention. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She did not complain, nor did she shut her eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blind girl did not know whom the voice belonged to. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She was supposed to be with Joey, not here, not with Zed, not with Zed touching her. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her folks had come west from Amarillo, Texas, and had made a little money in the aircraft plants but not enough yet to get out of Cabrillo Homes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conservatives in the organization did not want the temperance group to have any link to suffrage, women’s rights, or the divorce issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A National Law Journal survey from the time found that in large firms African Americans made up not quite 3 percent of all associates and less than 1 percent of all partners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He would, however, allow them to walk unchaperoned around the property, provided that they did not go too far and that they returned before dark. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long before one of them got stabbed in a bar fight, not just knocked out? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they’d been scared, like the rifleman and his friend, not wanting to be out in unfamiliar territory with the boy on the loose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

These were not Bronx rules, these were West Indian rules. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He must not be allowed to restore the castle to its former strength. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The thing is—it’s not really your mother’s business, is it?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I do not see why he is a threat.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Since Rontu was standing in front of me and I could not put the canoe into a better position, I had to lean out to use the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I guess I’m not sure,” she said evenly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The landlord's wife did not actually shout, but one could hear her talking incessantly both late into the night as she and her husband went about their tasks, and again from very early this morning. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Listen, he told himself, no one can be buried alive these days, not like in the olden times when there was no embalming fluid and stuff. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is often difficult for military officers to grasp the fact that the civilian world does not hold them in shivering awe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The son of a diplomat disappeared not far from here,” Asif explained. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to hear my notion or not?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

A lieutenant, not our platoon leader, came in and spoke to Sergeant Simpson. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the fact is we may not meet again for a long time. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger understood every word; and he seemed not to react to the words, but to the judge’s face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not everyone who goes to private school is rich. Especially not the poor kids who can play basketball.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

While over a dozen major infectious diseases of Old World origins became established in the New World, perhaps not a single major killer reached Europe from the Americas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curran, maybe the young man who spoke to you so impudently should be moved to a seat where his dubious charms will not be so enthusiastically embraced.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

To the colonists’ dismay, an Indian sank an arrow into it a foot deep, “which was strange, being that a Pistoll could not pierce it.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It’s not surprising that food has become the focus of an international movement. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He looks at me for the last time and— “A hairbrush is not a gun!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He did not answer, and I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort, as though I had trespassed on forbidden ground. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And it was all so much worse not knowing where Zeitoun was. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Marriages that cross class boundaries may not present as obvious a set of challenges as those that cross the lines of race or nationality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“If you ever, ever go behind my back like that again,” Mom said slowly, “I will not let you see Zoe anymore. Do you hear me?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I think we can agree that you are not dead—though, of course,” he added, as if fearing he had been discourteous, “I do not minimize your sufferings, which I am sure were severe.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The houseboy at the end of the street with whom Ugwu went to the market did not decide what would be cooked, he cooked whatever he was ordered to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, not more than a week after Luke had brought the money, she had a second visitor who turned her life upside down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The right to assemble and demonstrate in support of our just demands was not a favor to be granted by the government at its discretion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were never on drugs, but they like to help Jay cook breakfast and even make bagged lunches for folks like Ms. Sonja, who may not get a good meal otherwise. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, Reynie had struggled not to sound excited—even fond—when he described it to the girls. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fuzzy at first and then it gets patchy with some things so real they are right here now in front of me, and other things stay blurred, and I’m not sure.... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the truth of this guess he did not learn until, years later, the quest of the Ring of Erreth-Akbe led him to the Kargad Lands, and to the Tombs of Atuan. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There is strength in not fighting, Tristan. Remember that.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the wake of February’s chaos, whites were less interested in the causes of the violence than in whether or not it could happen again. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not a two-player game. If you want to play, put up your own dime.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the opinion of a good part of the cafe’s clientele, Mr. Jones and his family, not the Clutters, were the murderer’s intended victims. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love my dad but I’m not into all this academic stuff. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

To be broke in New York was to feel a constant, needling sense of failure, as you were regularly confronted by people who had not only more but much, much more. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He did not think the guys would search the whole house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I did. And I don’t expect you to be happy. I expect you to not allow your unhappiness with the situation to manifest in the form of unhappiness with me personally.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But the result is not that Americans speak improper English. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom gazed at her, lips pressed together, and Hazel could hear all the things she was not letting herself say. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I knew that if I let my mind go there, I would not be able to function. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure which “it” he meant—Momma’s letters and now her interference, him acting like a spoiled baby and not opening my gift, or Nan and our next move. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, and pointed to the far end of the island, away, away, for I did not trust her. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not pressing me to reply in kind, to make any declaration of love. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei did not know how long they wandered, half running and half staggering through the piles of snow and frozen stone streets. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In Georgia I’d seen people angered by my father before, or intimidated, but not contemptuous. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have friends here, I do not doubt,” said the lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We are able to bring in most of the wounded that do not lie too far off. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nightbeast barely slowed down, snapping and swiping at the Witchlings, only the force of their magic keeping it far enough away not to get them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"He is not a mount to carry you into battle, true," Varys replied, "but he will serve, and attract no notice. As will the others. And the stableboys see and hear only the animals." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In short, the historical record itself, and not just our own omniscient imaginations, provides the requisite evidence from which we can reconstruct the response to the proslavery argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was crucial that I not look at him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He was tiny, and not only were his bones and teeth rotten, but his skin was disgusting. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not want to fight a winter-starved bear in the dark. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe we could stay and not have to leave. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I am not ashamed because I am a bad father, a bad individual or ill mannered. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It is true I do not suffer fools. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

That part of the world was not new to the people who had lived there for thousands of years when the Europeans arrived. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Leo gave the helm to Coach Hedge again, after making the satyr promise he would not steer them to the nearest military base “for fun.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She does not tell Jaja any of this in her letters to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The potion within was splashing about merrily; it was the color of molten gold, and large drops were leaping like goldfish above the surface, though not a particle had spilled. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The problem with this theory is that you don’t always know when you’re entering quicksand territory, not until it’s too late. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I just kept picking up one fry after another and tossing them into my mouth, chewing slowly but not too slowly and staring down at the shiny wooden tabletop. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

So far he’s been doing a pretty good job of not thinking about much of anything, but he don’t say no to a plate of pancakes. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

With the fighting dragging on, Henry IV was not crowned until 1594, a year after he had once again declared himself to be a Catholic, and even then the conflict with Spain continued. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I do not want to cause trouble with our new family. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Kingsroad Gate had not, and ice had frozen those drawbridge chains rock hard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sight of Olly crying alone on his porch will not leave me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had not settled in my mind whether I believed in God or not; His existence or nonexistence never worried me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred dead things in jars are all looking at me, not to mention the skeleton. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m scholarship. It’s not like I have a choice here.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard her saying, "Why hello, little man. How lovely to see you. You have come for your chocolate bars, have you not? They are all ready for you. Do come in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“No, that is not true. We are more advanced. We know certain things. We have heard the evidence of the passengers.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended not to notice his manner, how quiet it had become, how reluctant to speak about these things. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The most flagrant cases concern plants that were domesticated in one area but not in another. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I'd gotten the overall picture, but natural or not, there was no way I was going to take responsibility for this one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So much strength within her, but not the strength to let go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I stood at the top of the stairs long enough to spot Julian waiting for me but not long enough to irritate Mrs. Korshak. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the marines had first arrived at Da Nang, the orders had been clear: “The U.S. Marine Force will not, repeat will not, engage in day-to-day actions against the Viet Cong.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I take the shot in two gulps, and I manage not to spit anything. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

We did not pick from the bottom of the vine or from the top. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I heard you come home that night, Jane, though probably you were not aware that I thought of you or watched for you. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that easy, Elizabeth. I have to work.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He away ahead of me, with his own moods that I did not share, his secret troubles that I did not know? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She explained to me the color dynamic in South Africa, how there I would be considered colored because I was not dark enough to be considered black. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

That night when I bathed, with a bucket half full of rainwater, I did not scrub my left hand, the hand that Father Amadi had held gently to slide the flower off my finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could not react in any other way to the chin pat, for the roots of this signal lay deep in wolf history. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

By dumping the chili over the white boys’ heads, whether accidentally or not, she had opened a door through which segregationist leaders announced they would eject all of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not really hungry, either, maybe because I loaded up on too much rich stuff this morning or maybe because I’m so unhappy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Margie then mentioned something that I had not seen in any of the FBI records. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This means it’s not safe to tell them anything. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Kelton is a few feet ahead of us, but I can see the way his feet move, that it’s not a normal gait. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For not the first time that day, I felt really alone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But if humans can make new varieties of plants and animals, must not nature do so also? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he were doing wrong, they could not kill him, at least; all they could do was to tell him that he could not get the job. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And now the tsar knew who she was, but not in a good way. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have to wonder whether I loved him or not, or have to answer “Does Daddy’s baby want to go to California with Daddy?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily she was not in the kitchen at the time and was not scalded. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there is no Ernst; the men in the cots do not reply; the American soldier at the door of the tent sleeps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His chest felt weighty; he did not know why he had ironed the socks, why he had not simply done the safari suit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re hurting me,” she gasped, but he would not stop moving until they were well removed from that place and she could no longer hear the intoxicating music. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then he knows enough about her to know that she is not one to offer things if she doesn’t mean them. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That outcome also demonstrates that Native Americans were not constrained by cultural conservativism and were quite able to appreciate a good plant when they saw it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect test case, the perfect way to set precedent—not with someone who was malicious, not with a societal outlier. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She tugged at his arm, but Harry was not paying attention. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She liked baseball, but Jack had the statistics of every player memorized, and that just was not good conversation in her opinion. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Now let’s not make a scene. It’s time to leave. I don’t want to have to call the authorities.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

They were both exchanging worried glances that Dimple pretended not to see. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She had plenty of reasons not to trust the Carutherses, and had only found more since they learned of the family coming to visit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There can be no greater agony, nothing can be more painful than the not knowing, which will never end. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Nigeria is not a nation of people with food allergies, not a nation of picky eaters for whom food is about distinctions and separations. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Clippinger, sensing the danger of an escort, did not argue, but replied, “Where do I go? For the Committee?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Luke grabbed his mom’s arm and she laughed nervously, tapping him on the hand like he was one of the boys, not wanting her to leave for work. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Herbert Norkus was not the only young person to die for the Nazi cause. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It certainly sounded nicer than being stuck in a classroom all day—as long as it was not pig-cooking day. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even a man standing in front of a tree trunk would not be visible to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Is this the majors? We’re not even in shape, some of us are old men—is the point to kill each other?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that if I ever said a word about what happened, not only would I never have a career in politics, but he would ruin my life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He would not have said such cruel things normally, but he was worried about Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby says he’s not sure himself what they might do. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The two guards were not in view: they were up on the hill, perhaps, or hidden in the bracken. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, all of Washington’s conservative message was immensely popular with whites, and not by coincidence, for his every public utterance was carefully crafted to appeal to two audiences. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shoved me on the shoulder, but not like she was mad at me. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“So are you going to tell me the real words or not?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “If I do not hear from General Stuart by this evening I will have to send for him.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, not with you. You know Forest so well.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Not your father, not our old home, not your old friends, not our future. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As we were walking out the door excited about our excursion, Cecile called out, “I'm not coming down to no police station if you’re out there stealing. Y'all have to spend the night in jail.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities had made no announcement, and had I not managed to get word out through a sympathetic jailer, no one would have known that I had left Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then the fish gave a sudden lurch that pulled the old man down onto the bow and would have pulled him overboard if he had not braced himself and given some line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know he’s not keen on arranging a marriage in the middle of all this turmoil.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I do not believe that you dwarfs possess anything that could compensate me for my parents’ deaths. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure how to spell his first name. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But Maya always noticed that the books they read about child rearing were about adopted kids, not biological ones. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And I am not being frivolous now, either. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Suicide, disappearing, these are not things we Van Gogh brothers would do. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Where the police confiscated these treasures and from whom, he does not ask. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cutting marks in a pig’s ear is bloody work, and the scared pig kicks and squeals like he’s dying; but he’s not really hurt. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked amazed, as if he could not believe it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

All night, Taisin had agonized over this, initially not wanting to admit it to herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Harry seized it by its rubied hilt and touched the tip of the blade to a silver flagon nearby, which did not multiply. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know,” he said, “for the past ten years, I’ve made it my practice not to do that. Let me tell you why that is.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that easy. Especially not anymore. And especially with your father and me not being legally divorced.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And when she did not move, but continued to stare at him: “We going to talk about it tonight. We going to get to the bottom of this thing tonight!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I guess. Lately, it seems like there might be a whole lot of reasons for not minding your manners.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And then the line was quiet but not dead. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Everything in it was gray—no, not quite everything: something glinted on the floor, something the color of an ember in a nursery fireplace, the color of a scarlet-and-orange tulip nodding in the May sun. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He remembered hoisting the window; it had not been hard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It's not really fair to present us as a team and then lock us into the arena to kill each other. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As a medium, the Internet is brilliantly efficient at shifting information from the hands of those who have it into the hands of those who do not. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He had known that the Queen’s party was unarmed, and that Lancelot was not with them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The temperature in the digging pits sometimes hit 130°F. Slowly peeling away the geological layers, Howard’s workers revealed that Blackwater Draw had hosted not one, but two ancient societies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now, there were two churches in Prairie Lea: the Baptist church, which was acceptable, and the Independent Church of Prairie Lea, which was not. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But nincompoop or not, she would have to report to him if she worked for the Navy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The patrons down on the ship have half-men of their own. They will have questions about my presence. It will not be a convenience for anyone.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias was not even too sure it really was a mouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Those green shoots weren’t going to cut it, not if I couldn’t even peel them open. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have not heard of them from that day to this, whether they found their own escape, or were taken by our pursuers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Dasch explained his desire to help the United States fight the Nazis, not with guns, but with propaganda. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Lucinda, you may not cross the bridge again on your own, or take the bus, or do anything else without my permission.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other, the small boy with tousled, mousy hair, the pinched pale woman with not a silver hair out of place. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I am thinking angels should not be having headaches, but I am having one, very pounding one. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Right. So, I basically had her look it up so that she could know what was really wrong with her. I told her yesterday, ‘It’s not glaucoma, Mama. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But listen. You have no idea what it feels like to have headaches like this. No idea. It hurts,” I say—and I realize tears are running down my face, though I’m not sobbing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Things had not been so bad for Bibi before her father died. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I know what removal would mean. I’m not a child. It would mean complete instability, with no nonimaginary solutions to the positronic Field Equations.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Now that there were other demons actually helping to save the trapped demons, we did not seem to have as much trouble as before. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elaine, sitting at the high table beside her lord at dinner, lived in a flow of conversation about people whose names she had never heard and about events which she could not understand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not occur to him that if he ate her lunch she would go hungry. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

With each agonizing wave, he bit at his lip and whimpered, trying not to cry out. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am. I’m quite used to frightening things. And you’re really not so bad looking.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If that was true for Jason, how could it not be true for Percy? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A little way off, towering over their heads, they saw a tree which had certainly not been there before. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I kick the dirt, and it’s so rock hard, not even a tiny bit of dust comes up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But what we do not consider we are unlikely to put right. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I look forward to visiting it again with that in mind. Though I had been under the impression that your father was not in the position to be commenting on such matters.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was not sleepy, yet I would go east to the Fastnesses, and gather information from the Foretellers, perhaps. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Alicia's not like that. Remember, she knows about me too. I trust her." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes the warning was not heeded, and when that happened the trolley car would add one more ghost to the horde that prowled the Steel City. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay. Thank you, honey. I’m not getting ahead of myself, but I think I might just get it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Had she and Thomas not stopped him, he would have tagged along with the men on the hunt and put himself in danger. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You wouldn't be the first prentice who's run off. Sander said you'd found your first day not quite to your liking." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think about whether she was running faster than Tony could or not, even his illegal runs on the track at the white school. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

This way they do not have to go through the house and they will not frighten Mr. Pomodoro. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He whispered, “‘Do not weep: Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing.’” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She turned to her own doorway, but not before seeing the corner of the boy’s mouth curl up in a smile. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Zeus was madly in love with her and told her that anything she asked of him he would do; he swore it by the river Styx, the oath which not even he himself could break. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

What is completely missed in the rare public debates today about the plight of African Americans is that a huge percentage of them are not free to move up at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The smaller spiral-shelled snails were cheaper, piled high in baskets, but she could not buy them, could not think of them as food; they had always been, to her, playthings for village children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rishi must not be feeling the tumult of weirdness that she was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I would not go for a million dollars,” he said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s sixth period chorus and as usual I’m not the only one ignoring the teacher. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I now closed Morton school, taking care that the parting should not be barren on my side. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She did not understand what he meant, but soon it became terribly apparent. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave nickels to the children, and because of his quietness and decorum he did not disturb the patients as would have another visitor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defence, not God’s, that the self-righteous should rush. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I read this other article about how you can tell if you have cancer or not. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I might not have a solution for you—especially if it has to do with math. But you’ll feel better if you share your problems. I promise.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Take a little time, consider, do not commit yourself.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She was a Head Start teacher and did not work on Saturdays. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was distressed that I would not be testifying for he had undoubtedly prepared for my cross-examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not run down your power pack. When you’re on the chariot this time, no waving, no smiling. I just want you to look straight ahead, as if the entire audience is beneath your notice.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thank heaven Beatrice had telephoned that she could not get over. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not the time to be childish.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to attach myself to the group I had followed down the road, but no luck; no luck for them either, if they did not have their identification-papers with them. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

These are not ordinary men but the other kind, the shadowy, nameless kind who do things to you. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His tone was not mean, or even harsh, but I hated that he thought that about me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cause of their pleasure was not obvious. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And as the three drew nearer on the road, Kino dug little pits with his sandaled toes so that he could leap without warning, so that his feet would not slip. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was stalling and knew it, but she could not bear the thought of spoiling the moment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, we’re not playing that. I mean, what are we, seven?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then it rose, and circled, and came down again, this time not quite landing, but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound like flat leather pieces being slapped together. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Ideas should be fought with ideas, my father said, not with blind passion. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He reached for the sugar shaker now, and I stood there feeling suddenly that the old man before me was not Brother Maceo at all, but someone else disguised to confuse me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also knew not to ask about it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No, not just his ears but everything, everything hurt all the time. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I doubted much that lovers’ behavior had changed so much in forty years, I did not contradict Elnora. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds she could not speak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

To what extent Ernest Lawrence concurred with that baleful conclusion is not documented, for no notes by him have been found. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Money’s never a problem, not if you've got half a brain.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Did you think that rats do not have hearts? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

When he touches me, the hollowed-out feeling in my chest and stomach is not as noticeable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Showing respect is not calling your cousin a sheep.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stephen Byerley did not allow the fussy little man to distract him. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I heard him mutter, “There’s not a one in that bunch with that kind of grit.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, those government purity specifications are based on what German breweries put into beer, and not on what American, French, and Swedish breweries like to put into beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t scream,” I said, thinking not about her probably fictitious father but about what other things might come running. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It was comparative wealth to a man who was not wealthy. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And pain does not matter to a man.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see they think this is important information that they’ll be bringing to those who run District 13, and I play along so as not to destroy their hopes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When King started the 1956 Birmingham bus boycott, Moore had urged his friend to take the action nationwide, but King was not prepared to lead a mass movement at the time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nonverbal spells were now expected, not only in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but in Charms and Transfiguration too. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Being there—having family or friends, forging the human connections that made your life meaningful—was a privilege for others, not for her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Perutz was working on molecular structures, and it was the closest that Watson could get to Wilkins’s image, whose haunting, prophetic shadows he could not get out of his brain. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Papers flutter to the ground, not the crash that Axel had hoped for. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“If some action is not taken, the citizens of this country will have to agitate for complete control of all radio broadcasting by the Federal Government.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for him, there was never anything—not a swath of goat hair or even a piece of stone—for the boy to take. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was at least a thousand feet and he was carrying the three, but he was not worried. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I understood that he really might not be coming home. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He stood with his hands under his arms as if he were not going to give in to her charms. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not record your own story, too, Jeremie?” he asked, suddenly remembering my name. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t looked at me yet, so I guess she’s not curious about my face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But this was not an answer that satisfied friends who warned him to stay out of China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But instead we’re all dancing, something else I never thought I would get to do—not just dancing, but dancing with someone who challenges me to live. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They did not look him in the eye, and in their faces there was neither love nor hate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He did not mind the heat so much as he did the damp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But as I climb back on the bicycle, I realize I'm not sure. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Especially because I don’t precisely know who Hobbes and Rousseau are—but not knowing and admitting you don’t know are two completely different things. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A female two-legs was standing not far away from him in an archway, mouth wide, making peacock shrieks. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I dunno. He always talked about other girls, not me. It’s weird though. I thought I was over my crush, but sometimes I don’t know.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It felt like a referendum not only on Barack’s political performance and the state of the country but also on his character, on our very presence in the White House. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve thought about it. But I’m not sure it’s such a great idea.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to be an academic, but not in the humanities or he would be more self-conscious. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

You’re not supposed to be pouring iodine on girls like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But even there I felt a vague unease, as if the hot water was not altogether real and reliable, and could not be counted on. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could not even see which two were gripping him under the arms as they marched him rapidly between the two tight singlefile columns they had formed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And not in a bear’s voice, either, nor in a gyptian’s. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She laid the spoon carefully on her napkin but did not speak. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Senghor sensed my uneasiness, for he said, “Mandela, do not worry, the French here identify themselves completely with our African aspirations.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron was very agitated; Madam Pomfrey would not let him go down to watch the match, feeling it would overexcite him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And after all, a thousand pesos was not to be thrown away. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was not the first time I had been called a terrorist. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And I am saying, “No no no no no, is not all right at all, is not all right.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t actually expect him to admit it, and now I’m not sure what to say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Lili, no more about the boy. He will not go on the list.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“No, I haven’t. And I’m not going to, either. Not yet.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The next morning the newspaper reviews were not complimentary. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

All I can think is that maybe I’m not one of the good guys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ba opened his mouth to protest when he heard, “Let her, old man. It’s her way of saying she’s not angry anymore.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But it was there, and I think we really didn’t think much of it, that’s just the way it was. “I’m not real certain we were ready for the kind of desegregation that currently exists. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you will not to talk to me like that to my face.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Fewer than nine people in the town remembered when Eva had two legs, and her oldest child, Hannah, was not one of them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This is about perseverance, not about Luke Messenger, who she will likely never see again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

How to lose your innocence but not your hope. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If my brain is weird enough to resist the simulation serum, why not this one?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Camp prisoners, who were not allowed to speak to the new prisoners, roughly shaved off all their body hair to help prevent lice. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

My boxers were not suited for providing structural integrity while I was running around, and I wished I had thought to bring some compression shorts or something. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s not such an easy thing to be the son of a man who’s been to war. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I carried a full scoop of litter—not once but twice—down the hall to the bathroom and dumped it into the toilet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But however long it was, he saw that the dory had not drifted out much from the shore lights, and that now, as he pulled steadily on the oars, the lights really were coming closer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The mood is so much lighter, and I don’t feel Mom’s eyes tracing the outlines of my patches, trying to tell if they’ve gotten bigger or not. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure how he knew, but he knew. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Max leveled a look at Isabelle, who was trying hard not to laugh. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be in the cab with his daddy, but instead he was in the back with five men he did not know and Wally, who was in the grade above him and mean. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, she’s not boring, I’ll give you that. Hot in her own way. I can see it. So, what do you guys do?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, after all, she would not hate it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

That she was going into the second grade and that she watched Mighty Mouse and not Captain Kangaroo. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time, the time he was not watching his mother’s magic or thinking of airplanes, he spent in the idle pursuits of bachelors without work in small towns. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Dalton, could your daughter by any means, in your judgment, have been dead then, and you not have known or suspected it?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although I am sure that there are call centers that are operated like sweatshops, 24/7 is not one of them. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the only thing I could think about was that I was glad it was Turner, and not me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where I am is not a prison but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said, who was in love with either/or. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audience was not particularly enthusiastic about either study. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I did not feel that I owed it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Who knows? Is he not the enemy now?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not spring,” she said and gave me another funny look. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He does not feel confined, only separate, as though he and Celia are overlapping the circus, rather than contained within it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And she laughs, ’cause she knows I’m not saying nothing but the truth. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

You could tell by looking at him he had gone into this litde business for the love of money, not for the love of freedom. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get out of bed every morning, at least I’m still alive and not dead like Ruth May. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up each grain and chew it slowly, trying to relish the taste, not wanting to swallow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

During her time in England, Alice Paul had learned the British suffragists’ political approach to their cause, which involved holding the party in power responsible for not passing the suffrage amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The following spring, when antiwar protests broke out, she did not get in her car and drive to join them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You are not knowing what is rhubarb crumble?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That was not his business to tell, and especially not for a joke about me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I am. And you may rest assured: I will be quick. His death will be painless. He will not know of my coming. And he will not know what hit him.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Clearly not all ghosts were angry and vengeful, and Ophie couldn’t imagine it was their fault that they lingered. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His expression says that there are not enough mountains to crush, enough cities to destroy. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But I was the Ugly One, and the aymaran was not meant for me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

‘Mr. Singer would tell you. He a truly kind white man and he not a bit biggity.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"So you better not have too many of 'em." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Dad isn’t a fan of the new tolerance education unit—but not for the same reason as the kids at school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s risky. I won’t say it’s not. But sepsis is a far bigger and far more likely monster.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He did not know what he was or what would become of him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever anyone in her family was fighting, her mother would start yelling, Not in the head, not in the head! Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

That’s $10,000 going into her pocket that does not go into yours, a nifty profit produced by the abuse of information and a keen understanding of incentives. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And had it not been for the cavalry charge that broke them, the Spaniards would have slaughtered them all. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t find the factory, at least not before 5:00 P.M., and pull into a shopping center parking lot to find a way to get turned around. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shapley had in 1915 the courage to propose that the solar system was in the outskirts and not near the core of our galaxy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had not occurred to me that this could happen. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She perceived that her will had blazed up, stubborn and resistant She could not at that moment have done other than denied and resisted. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That knave is the son of my father’s treasurer, a deceitful man. Proof that the apple does not fall far from the tree,” he said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don't know where we are 'cos we never got there." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If not that, he wanted to blot himself out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bedlow would not have her in the house, unwilling to bear the responsibility, and Dr. Morris had declared her too weak to travel to Maine to her uncle’s. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before the end of World War II, when Emperor Hirohito finally told the Japanese people that he was not of divine descent, Japanese archaeologists and historians had to make their interpretations conform to this account. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I came to the trees where I had seen him I had another thought: suppose he was not just watching. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but they give us each a time so that the voting is staggered...you know, not everyone coming in a bunch.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is unfair to compare them with eagles, for many of these birds are noble creatures, while Sir Turquine at any rate was not noble. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just tell me you’re not an escaped convict or a mass murderer or something.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Of course they did not even remotely suspect that the missile, when it was fired, the one that would annihilate the family’s Good Name forever, would come from a completely unexpected quarter. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not lawn, nor pasture, nor mead, nor woodland, nor lea, nor arable, nor waste land. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every eye in the room focused on Sister Loretta; no one moved and not one boy tried to attract the attention of another boy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does not count those who die instantly when they are cut in half or decapitated. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Alex stumbled to his feet, unable to see or hear, not even sure anymore where he was. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Also, it is nighttime and crows are not nocturnal.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Entering this race were squirrels, raccoons, and a fat old skunk who looked as if he could eat not another bite. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not in therapy, Sparrow, I was just making sure the woman treating my daughter isn’t a total idiot.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She so badly wants me to get better, but so far, things are not going according to her plan. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, walking swiftly toward the elevator and not looking back. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Colonel Nancy Jaax moved forward to see more clearly, and her eyes rested on something that she had not quite anticipated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One week turns into two, and I realize that Mitch and I have begun to spend lunches and almost every moment not dedicated to work or the pageant together. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t, Tim. How could I not go when all of my friends were going?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But did you say ‘told’ or ‘informed’?” he asked me, with his head on one side, and not looking at me, but looking in a listening way at the floor. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not doing well because he doesn’t care. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And I relaxed, glad not to have to take the life I had saved—glad not to have to risk other lives, including my own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was not just a spouse but the husband of a black woman, a freighted symbol of black love. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I am not allergic to dogs, but I think I will also bring doggie tranquilizers, because I don’t think I can handle getting humped by your gay pug dog. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Plus, Anna was the only girl not involved in Lexie’s schemes, which made her brave, too. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I was overjoyed; I did not even mind when I discovered that the gold pieces I had scrambled for were brass pocket tokens advertising a certain make of automobile. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try not to jerk or bounce, Ms. Brennan,” she told me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not what I expected,” she muttered. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“He swears he’s not going to fly to Bologna.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sam Westing certainly did not appear to have been killed by a bomb. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doha, I know you are really worried about Sunjin and his mother, but try not to be too anxious,” his father said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And she was not acting at all now as she had acted when he first saw her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His animosity was all for Snape, but he had not forgotten the fear in Malfoy’s voice on that tower top, nor the fact that he had lowered his wand before the other Death Eaters arrived. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She had begun to shake again, and the quilt did not warm her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Me? And get shot? What good is that? Mami would be so sad. But probably not my cousin Frito. I don’t even like guns. Would you join?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And of course the whole conversation was carried on in German, because not only do they speak it at home with their mother, but as their cousin I’m expected to understand it too. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long trip, Isidore. But not very long here. Unfortunately.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said aloud to her—not to himself but to the boat, “I guess we should reef sail if the wind is going to keep getting stronger.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she did not look back at the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He fumbled with the chain to undo it, but it would not undo. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. It should be our job to make it an addictive game, to make it seem not at all threatening, so they actually want to open the app.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The waitress brings Celia’s mint tea, not even glancing at the cards before departing again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s all still so new to Alex, but it’s not difficult to follow through on what’s been playing out in elaborate detail in his head for the past hour. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was no cellar—surely they knew by now that the park houses did not have cellars. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” said Madame Maxime, fluttering her long black eyelashes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I’m not okay and I’m nowhere near being fine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That’s not a question I’m ready to answer, not even for myself. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was still distracted and edgy, and all of it was not because of the problem of Hagar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed, though I was worried about you not eating. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"Jhogo told me. Some of the traders have eunuchs with them, huge men who strangle thieves with wisps of silk. That way no blood is shed and the gods are not angered." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Save ten, not five. Start with this one.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing that he could not make up ground at this stage, the jockey changed his game plan, eased up, and settled in to wait. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Will you still order my goings, and are you not content with my ruin?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I did not even know what Judith thought and felt. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his publisher did not think one huge book would sell well and encouraged him to publish smaller books about more specific topics, which is what he did. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah. We know better than that, don’t we? We’re not going to take a straight answer like that lying down, are we?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The poxies were not here to fight but to witness his ultimate victory. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Do you not see that your conspiracy is already arrested and rendered powerless by the knowledge which everyone here possesses of it? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Feeling like a father, he could not shake off his uneasiness on seeing her become a woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I may not be as strong as I think,” the old man said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know and this created a difficult psychological situation for me. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Since I am not bedding down with him, it is three more weeks before El Jefe can see us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hired a team of high-priced private tutors, something I did not. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

This incident may not have been very important, but these days everything gets on my nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After having fought with his father for almost thirty- five years, Mr. Levy had decided that he would spend the rest of his life trying not to be bothered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I told them what happened, they were very upset but relieved that I did not disrespect the teacher. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I sense much worry in you,” Nehemia said suddenly, “and I hear much that you do not say. You never voice any of your troubles, though your eyes betray them.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“One thing, muchacha. Do not expect to enjoy an afternoon siesta here as you do in Mexico. We work all day until six o'clock.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

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

Tobias is stubborn and proud, but he is mine—maybe he will listen, maybe there’s a chance that all I did was not in vain— “You know why I’m here,” I say quietly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

You separated not the way upper-middle-class boomers’ kids did, gradually and in long and expensive stages, but abruptly, usually irrevocably. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you did not say a stranger would come,” Chasca said as she slid under her covers next to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I try not to miss anything as I go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was one particular fact that he remembered, but it was not at all important to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lyra strained her eyes to look ahead, but not even Pantalaimon’s owl eyes could see any movement on the flank of the mountain they were climbing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Lord drives his son too hard, and now he must do the duty of two, for himself and for the one that will not return.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The government could not be both player and referee, as it was now. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a mouse, I scrambled for a hiding place, but I need not have bothered. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

With the single, notable exception of the meerkats, there was not the least foreign matter on the island, organic or inorganic. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But who this young lady could have been in her fine bonnet and shawl, Tristran could not say, although her eyes flooded with tears at the sight of him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tiller told Lucy that all the Popsicles had disappeared in the night, but in their place, an angel had brought Lucy Soup, only for Lucy, not for Buddy or Tiller or Sairy. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Then attend to it, Cattermole, and if my office is not completely dry within an hour, your wife’s Blood Status will be in even graver doubt than it is now.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She did not know that welfare was a possibility. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tell him fourteen but I have over forty and I’m not telling him because you never have to tell the truth to people who lie about your bad eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not only your company I crave! Never forget that. Never forget I am more dangerous to you than I am to anyone else.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And long after Becky and Dara Lynn goes inside, I lay out there on my back in the grass, not caring about the dew, Shiloh against me crosswise, his paws on my chest. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only person who did not speak about what was happening was Jaime. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not look like the sleepwalking Dauntless soldiers; his eyes are alert. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

From down below, there’s a smattering of applause, not for me, but for Violet, the hero. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

To Schrödinger’s “What is life?” a biochemist might answer, “If not chemicals.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to play with you anymore. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those in favor of “not guilty” raise their hands. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

You shall be avenged in turn; for not one of them but shall minister to your needs. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We walked the two blocks to the store, stepping carefully trying to avoid the patches of ice, looking down, trying not to skid into a fall. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She fought hard and got kicked for it by the one who had said not to kill her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It was not to be imprisoned behind a glass case. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I have not laid eyes on Julian since that last afternoon with Henry, in his office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I cough and sweat and tremble but I’m not letting go of the oar. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I not only had no such intention—to sell out was not even in my nature. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robe did not belong to her, though she was learning its story through her work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to feel bad about it, either. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

While they recounted and sported, I pretended study, regimental discipline at that early date not having yet surrendered to the negligence of tactical despair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Reader, I must report that Furlough had not seen the worst of it. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I just have to remember not to move.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

She herself had not been deemed ready for the pills before her Ceremony of Twelve. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to do this or not?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s no one. Not anymore. And, anyway, she’s not from that world anymore. She’s a creation of this place. I’m not sure she could...you know...he outside of these woods.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"He will not be with us long, the maesters say. The pain is . . . constant, and grievous." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So when Parker finally appears, several hours late for his shift, Crook is upset but not surprised. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We go to my rooms and she puts me in a full-length gown and high-heeled shoes, not the ones I'll he wearing for the actual interview, and instructs me on walking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If we visit them, we may not make it to the Dead Sea. They’ll keep us all day.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Diego kept his hands in his pockets as we walked up the stairs, like he didn’t trust himself not to touch me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He watches the road ahead, not looking at me or anybody else. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the courses progress, when she is not distracted by the astounding quality of the food, Celia makes a game of deciphering the relationships between the guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t trust myself not to blurt something ridiculous. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Miss Harbottle homed in on my distracted state and called on me an inordinate number of times with questions on Texas history, which I could not answer, much to the class’s amusement. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

One of them kisses the top of my head; I’m not sure who. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She blew a puff of air over her face, so forceful it lifted her hair, which was not easy to do considering the amount of lacquer she kept smeared on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

New demigods were popping up all over the place—not just in America, but in a lot of other countries as well. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I will never let someone else inject me again, not after letting Eric inject me with attack simulation serum after my final test. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I think I’ll stick to vegetables and fish. But it’s not about camping out, Tally. It’s about becoming what I want to become. Not what some surgical committee thinks I should.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Grisly as it was, the experiment nonetheless announced that Darwin and Lamarck could not be right. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“But you must try not to think of that,” Major Danby insisted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

For black people, though I am aware that some of us, black and white, do not know it yet, are very beautiful. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“There are some things that cannot be sacrificed...besides I would never be happy. Certainly your mother would not let me rest,” he added, smiling a little. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your hair is pretty short for an Amity,” she says. ... he did not cut his hair like the Abnegation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I still know those verses, but I learned them out of.. .not out of love for God but just out of... what?... The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like! Like whom? I did not observe it closely.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Do not be afraid. I cannot harm you.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a knock on my door, and it flies open not even a second later as Barb busts in holding an armful of pudding cups for me to take my medication with. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was a warm silence, though, not in the least bit awkward. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But let’s not forget that have is there. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’ll help Jack to know he’s not alone in this war,” she explained. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Here I'd set out to test a disguise on a friend and now I was ready to beat him to his knees—not because I wanted to but because of place and circumstance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The naiads had not given up—they were trying a different strategy! Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I did not want to hurt his feelings. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A donkey stood a little way off, not stirring and yet apparently alive; at least it had not begun to deteriorate. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that would be good! But, no, Frank Zhang, descendant of Poseidon. This tank is not for goldfish.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘So what I is trying to explain to you is that a human bean who says he is fifty is not fifty, he is only thirty.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first officer will not mention the weather again. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“But can you not take me to see her?” she asked, and she yearned for him to say yes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They soon found out that they would not have to entice the inhabitants away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman had not been without a boyfriend for more than a few days of her adult life. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Quite plainly he had a distaste for the duty at hand, but his stem soldierly countenance did not soften. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back now, I wonder how it came to pass that not until that fateful day did we realise the trouble that had been brewing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, close up, I saw that he was not young. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, the point is that I’m not sure I thought it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu told the story with a false openness, as though it was merely a curiosity for her, and not something she had chosen to goad Laura. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fern cried out, “I did not wet my pants!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m not the one who lapped red cash out of Pyce’s hand.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pictured them in his mind as he picked at his eggs and bacon with a fork, speaking to no one, not even Chuck, who ate silently next to him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That took time, but not much, because the Captain was skilled and, more than that, the Prince was quick to lose patience and no one dared risk that. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They only made it clear that I’m not allowed to do one, with a big red X on that section of my schedule. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As for the Ainu language, its relationships are thoroughly in doubt; it may not have any special relationship to Japanese. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He does not record how far into the article he read. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Wolf would be the last to leave—and with Alex not jumping he would be on his own. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“She said it’s not open for debate. No more speeches, she said, no more excuses. Just come home.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I told her they wanted to send me back one grade and I would not have it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Electrified or not, the fence has been successful at keeping the flesh-eaters out of District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“After all, there’s a war on. It’s not much of a sacrifice, when you think of people starving and being bombed and all the other things.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never said it out loud—not since I told Mom the truth all those years ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I do not want to open it now by force. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not easy to look into that beautiful mask. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It can’t be pointed at; it is not a physical object. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No way, Jackson. Who is that? She is not your—” “Give it back!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just not on Sol 6 when everyone thinks I did. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, the universe is not really that orderly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to start yet, but I got anxious.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to get stung if you’re not more careful. My niece over in Benton? She got stung on the nose. Yeah. They almost had to cut it off.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He could not hope to reach the ones on top. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It did not seem long until they were sweeping into the clearing at Grandpa’s house, all the sleigh bells jingling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tales of Greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all I was thinking at that particular moment was that the police could not kick down the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

All this time I'd been thinking about Taylor and TeeTee like they were some kind of royalty, when really they were just...regular girls pretending to be something they not. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s just his mom. And yeah, it will be supervised. I’m not that scandalous.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It was not you that killed him. It was Aphrodite. Know this, that he will never be forgotten. In song and story men will remember him.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, not much of our family remained. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought they were boring then, a form of adult gossip that did not concern us. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She does not know what she is saying, she is merely anxious for me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hardly ever did that, not like some others she had seen in the girls’ room fussing with themselves as if a stray hair could send them to jail. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now he was running simply to save his life, and that at a speed he had never touched before, a speed he knew he could not keep up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not the only one who saw them coming. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Was this worth risking our lives for? Perhaps not,” Jack said, recalling that incident. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even when we’re alone I’m not allowed to refer to her by her name, only by her initials, which are B.W. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The one good thing about it now is that the whole family loves Shiloh and we can talk about him out loud, but there’s not one thing we can do. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speed-dating has become enormously popular around the world over the last few years, and it’s not hard to understand why. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A song was in him now—although it was not music but only the feeling of a song. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I were standing on a floor where a child had spilled talcum powder and I would have to walk carefully so as not to slip and fall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Your cousin’s not afraid of me,” she says confidentially. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I started yelling at the top of my lungs, and I insulted him and told him not to waste his prayers on me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Along the way, he had also learned something that was not in the official curriculum. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I do not think I am what you say.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But: The part I enjoy most is not the doing, but the noticing. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to debate morality with an assassin. You kill people for money, you know.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. The engine. Not the car. Well, they’re not really cars. Lev-Ports is the technical name. No need to split hairs.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But, as indicated above, the real importance of the singularity theorems was that they showed that the gravitational field must become so strong that quantum gravitational effects could not be ignored. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the time he was not conscious of wanting it for any particular purpose. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Do not crush me beneath your spokes. Raise me on high, divinity.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In memory. Very well, then. We, the Party, control all records, and we control all memories. Then we control the past, do we not?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Shin did not know it, but to pass safely through the fence he needed a device that could shunt the flow of current from the fence to the ground. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And, in a way, it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sag around, not able to make decisions and I feel tired tired. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The blood of the dragon would not be herded through the bazaar by an old man and a fat eunuch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was not accustomed to ignorance of his status. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I hoped for him to seek me out, but he did not. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She was not much younger than the Conte and she wore her hair in a tight bun. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

For all she knew, she was traveling away from, not toward, Zimbabwe. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle, calmly admiring his boots—“No, my dear, not unless you want beer, that’s a brewery.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw stared at her in horror, not wanting to believe what he had heard. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith does not seem surprised, and I realize he has already guessed that this might be a trap. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He could not help regarding my exclamation as a presumption of my guilt and said in rather a severe tone, Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although they enjoyed these joint efforts, these were the exception, not the rule. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s not just that I’m angry, it’s because I have to know. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I claim no brief, no pity, who did not answer 7 will’not because I was not asked, because there was no place, no niche, no interval for reply. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd be proud of him for doing the things I'm not brave enough to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The fundamental simplicity of quarks was not long lived. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He's not even a particularly interesting person, unless he's judged by his organizational disorders. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“What then? Eight’s not enough? Jesus, woman, go clean your husband’s toilet for free.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now if only Gebu did not come back and catch him at this. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“What you mean you didn’t mean nothing by it? How you gone not mean something by it?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Quidditch is easy enough to understand, even if it’s not too easy to play. There are seven players on each side. Three of them are called Chasers.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Therefore I wanted a house that could not be seen. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give me that look. I’m not any sort of competition.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although he was more frightened than he had ever been in his life, he could not help but think of his sister. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I began to think of these people not as players mouthing speeches but as actual persons, living out a part of their lives before me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sail too, woven of magic and the air, would not long stay against the wind if he slept, but would turn to a puff of wind itself. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had not been seen outside her chambers since her wedding night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He seemed sad when he said it, too, but I decided not to pry because I thought that would be too personal. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What most people do not understand,” Brother Ugo continued, “is that the mongoose is far wiser than she looks. She is resilient, immune to the mamba’s venom, and...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I did not enter the carriage with the easiest feeling at heart,” Gronau said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I had been about to say that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were mere puppets, not men, but I thought better of it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

This was not an idea that flew with Mr. Hapgood, or many other geologists of his day. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Here was a man who was not against books, that was plain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t occurred to them that their favorite food might not sustain the creature. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the movement was vital to our country’s future, and I did not understand how Mom and Dad could not be interested in it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Aunty Ifeoma and the woman walk slowly to the door, as though weighed down by both what they had said and what they had not said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

I nodded once, not quite able to smile at his joke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knew that I could not afford a room, but wandering through the city I saw signs tacked to some houses, advertising beds. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The nationwide miasma of anticommunism, however, was not to be dispelled so easily. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Well, no one can ever claim that my sister does not love her family. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After all, Hamilton reasoned, the government would not automatically cease functioning if an enemy army captured the capital. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When this happens, enharmonically spelled notes, scales, intervals, and chords, may not only be theoretically different. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It was going to be impossible to calm down enough to fall back asleep, not when I might wake up plummeting to the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a small area—the clearing where they stood.The trees surrounding them were still and calm, the branches not so much as swaying with a wind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Deciding that he simply could not understand, that he needed help, that he had to trust the Hessians, he put out his hand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yet these emotions, the Review must stress, should not include a blind, hysterical hatred of all persons who trace their ancestry to Japan. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure I got all of it, but I got that he don’t call himself no angel. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hurt even more, but he tried not to yelp. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The majority is always holy, is it not? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is really cute and not at all surprising.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I know. But I’m not going to do my solo act.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Let me not be that kind of fool, to base my strategies on riddles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The selection of ministers is of no little importance to a prince; and they are good or not, according to the prince’s prudence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could not honestly say that I regretted it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They acted and looked at her, and at us, and around in our house, in a way that had about it the feeling—at least for me—that we were not people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word “cat,” in my perspective, would be spelled “tac,” and I could not tell the difference. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I would not have it ripped apart on my account.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So she did not tell him where Henry and Bon were and he did not discover it until after the University company departed, because Bon and Henry enrolled and then hid themselves somewhere. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not a proposal that came as a surprise to me, nor was it one I particularly relished, but it was something I knew I had to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hand that grips me is brown, but not brown like flesh. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The baking machines had not completely dried the surface. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every household had to decide whether or not to opt for electrical power. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I was trying to be rude. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was ticked at myself for not saving some of the rainwater we’d bailed from the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shin had seen prisoners die in the camp before—of hunger, illness, beatings, and at public executions—but not as a routine part of work. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I guess I did. Probably not anymore, once my braces come off.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we stood before her she did not slap the bench, or ask us to sit down. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

San Jose had a spy scare, and Salinas was not likely to be left behind—not the way Salinas was growing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not really. I just let her believe . . . Look, I’ll tell her the truth. Then I’ll drive the car home and not use it again.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You have my word, I shall not permit her to escape.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps he has not seen what I have seen,” she said, and there was menace in her voice and threat in the words. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

To them, a talent was not a great price to set themselves on such proud display. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Asked why he had attacked the Black Muslims and Elijah Muhammad when things had seemed to be cooled down, he said, ‘ ‘ I would not have revealed any of this if they had left me alone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Prussian sailor told me that his family will not come. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was almost pitch-black inside, for not only were the shades down but blankets were tacked over the windows. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Robert," Ned said in a voice thick with grief, "you must not do this. Don't die on me. The realm needs you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I better not forget you there when we move out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I miss being a baby, not knowing stuff. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s not even me. I’m not that worried about me. But Max…” He trailed off. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not until the sun pops out, but we can get there. We’ll rest up and then try to figure what to do the next morning.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It was not a trip that I was eager to take, but it was one I had to take. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

This is important, because it shows that the initial state of the part of the universe that we inhabit did not have to be chosen with great care. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped she had not become like that. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The word is not familiar to you, certainly. It’s an Earth expression.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me? I’m not going to upset Natalie. She likes me,” Piper says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The prince did try to see you the day after your father’s death. But for your safety I would not let him pass,” she said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Do not you desert me in the hour of trial!’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he seized Proteus and did not let him go, in spite of the terrible forms he assumed, until the god was discouraged and returned to his own shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pus flowed out, but not well enough. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I have never yet missed a performance, and I do not intend to miss this one." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet we all know not to speak about them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes were politely surprised, to show that they were not presumptuous, that they had not expected money. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She allowed the men to buy her drinks, dinners, later to take her in taxis to their apartments, in neighborhoods she had not yet discovered on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ralph covered it over with a square of plywood so large that the outside world could not be seen at all. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I’m not talking to you,” I announced, “I might have to find another guy who’ll listen.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to that school. Only aliens go there.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was a relief not to have to make my next decision alone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he sees me in the daylight he will not know it was I who wrenched out of his grasp in the dark shop. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was no answer so I pushed it wider, looked in, and learned why the house was so quiet—he was not there. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

So the No-Name Party does not win the election, but No-Name Day, which the following year will become No-Name Week, becomes part of the way things are done at Paintbrush Falls Middle School. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Next time you see my sister,” she told the collector, “tell her not to be such a stranger.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You try not to meet her eyes, but there aren’t that many places to look. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“My lord jests. You will forgive me if I do not laugh. We Braavosi are descended from those who fled Valyria and the wroth of its dragonlords. We do not jape of dragons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he went to bed Friday night he had decided what he would do: He would not show up at the cannon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe not older than me, with a machine gun strapped on his back and a pistol at his side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She attempted to rise; she could not have done so without betraying the agitation which mastered her at sight of him, so she fell back upon the stool, only exclaiming, “Why, Robert!” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

If I had attempted to work for an optical company in Jackson and had failed, why should I not try to work for an optical company in Memphis? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not, but sometimes she makes it so hard to remember. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The smile slid from Slughorn’s face as quickly as the blood from his walls.“Of course not,” he said, looking down at Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Nay! fear not, you must be egotist, for it is of you that we think.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘Of course! What less? But I am not in a hurry tonight. At the moment I was just wondering about the black shadow. I heard you shout “messenger of Mordor’’. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Obviously they did not want to go to the regular clinic to have an Army nurse take their blood: that would be a tip-off to the military authorities that they thought they’d been exposed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nothing," the master said, "only that I have painted this dragon on the ground, not flying in the sky like all other dragons. Perhaps the magistrate will see how his wealth weighs him down." Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I knew him only slightly, and what I did know was not impressive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship of the East India Company did not seem interested in the Astrea. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Homer’s Zeus is not a fact of nature. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a practical people and they did not care about “Violet-tressed Muses who inspire song,” or “Lyric Apollo making sweet melodies upon his golden lyre,” or anything of that sort. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at last she said in a whisper, “My mother did not bind them, since I was sold so young. But the girl’s feet I will bind—the younger girl’s feet I will bind.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m asking you to try working for a change. At your age I was working hard, not floundering around in a fool’s dream world.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I think not,” he said to my further surprise. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I froze like a deer in headlights when they neared—this was what I got for not doing a good perimeter check. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Particularly if you don’t exactly blend in the way they would like you to.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I shall not in my contacts in the east tend to prevent offers to you all,” he wrote. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Hazel,” said Bigwig, “I know you’re not stupid, but what did we get out of that? Are you going in for protecting every mole and shrew that can’t get underground?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that smart. You fall, it catches you. No tricks necessary.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I notice he’s not wearing socks and his shoes are really shiny. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He belonged, not to this scum which clung to the walls of a rich man’s house; nor did he belong to the rich man’s house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Now it was clearly not a good place to hang out. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he wanted not to see, not to hear everything around him—noise, colors, movement. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the printing press alone does not explain the unique authority now given to eyewitness testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When she tells me not to do something she tells me exactly what it is that I am not allowed to do. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, outside the walls, all was not safe, and the new king vowed to conquer the land that was rightfully his. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, the term “egalitarian” should not be taken to mean that all band members are equal in prestige and contribute equally to decisions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Though she had not carved her name, he added Kira in his mind. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what I’d expected to hear from them, but this was not it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So we do not have to be dumped. But it is our duty to help the little ones.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my sister was beside herself with fear and did not let up screaming. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry, whose charms were not inconsiderable, turned them full force on Alexandra, who showed no signs of melting. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She had not given up just because she had curtsied to the white lady who screamed at her about her job. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She held a bowl, although she did not yet know why. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Annex: “Trains? Do you really think they’d put civilians on trains? Absolutely not. Everyone would have to hoof it.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her father had always warned her not to use a knife to open a can, but Nancy Jaax had never made a point of listening to her father’s advice. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not speak of Annie more than once or twice for the rest of his life. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not go far, for on the floor lay many old bones, and nothing else was to be seen near the entrance except some great empty jars and broken pots. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then, the day before our Christmas party, she found out from one of the other moms that Auggie had not been through the same kind of admissions screening that the rest of us had been. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I hope for Owen’s sake that Natasha Lee is, in fact, a student at the high school, whether he has a crush on her or not. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We need not quarrel!” said Morgan le Fay. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not staying for dinner, Ky. Drink the coffee, take the cigarettes if you want, but then leave, please. Actually, I’m not asking you to leave, I’m telling you to leave, do you understand?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not food shortages that caused most of history’s wars and revolutions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a Germany the boys could not see, a Germany that was hidden from them, either by design or by time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I have to admit that he’s not here and that I wanted him to be. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The angry man said, “No! Absolutely not! I don’t want you tracking dirt in my house.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No offense, but would you mind checking again? I’m not sure I can trust the literacy of someone who tries to rhyme ‘north’ with ‘worth.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whatever else Beethoven’s music may have been, it was certainly not intended to be escapist. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Bertie is a whiz at checkers, but backgammon is not his forte. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Russians may or may not have been able to read the wordy message, written in English, from their moving car. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We reminded them of what peace was like, of lives which were not bound up with destruction. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to complain, especially when she gave me a look and said I better not mess up again. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He said not a word to her, but contented himself with sending a stern reprimand to Aeolus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meaning to or not meaning to, she got him to go through it again—at springtime when it’s clearer then than as at no other time that citylife is streetlife. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the breezes not too many mosquitoes were out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not happy to be brought to a new school, where they knew no one and where they would be branded as refugees. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Yet it was not the Greek number system that prevented zero’s acceptance—nor was it lack of knowledge. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I listen to everything they say about me, but pretend not to hear. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Look, this is not my problem. You all can sort out your family squabbles and leave my family way out of it." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were not much older than we were and although probably just recruits, they gave the impression of being an elite as they were carried past our drab ranks. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This did not lead anywhere, either—probably because Fabyan was still stealing her mail. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In every class, Ogden Loring took the abuse of students, heard taunts thrown at him, and endured the bile and venom of students who could not or would not speak up in other classes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not the place to talk about serious things. Come to my house on Sunday, when you don’t have work. We can talk there. Here is my address...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a robe, and I wonder why he lives here and not at the church. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

This comparison does not satisfy me, for my father was not God. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure it will be dead again once Christmas is over,” Connor said, which was obviously reassuring to him, but not to me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I hope that before we get to Strasba we may see them; for if by that time we have not overtaken the Count, it may be necessary to take counsel together what to do next. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“A sister who is so not ashamed of you,” she replies, grabbing my hand from across the table. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I was going to ask him what the Middle meant in Middle German, but I decided not to push the conversation any further. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I think it is not all his fault that he gave up on the orchard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Somehow everyone knew that this was not a time for talking, as if the loud words placed in the fragile air would break something. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Matt was correct, she should not go into the woods now. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought made her sad, but not as sad as she might have expected. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was the old wife, the outsider who could not give him children. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And now he was in that field house again, not as some gawking, starry-eyed kid, but as a football player, preparing for the semifinal game against the Carter Cowboys. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By concentrating on this dangerous material, it has been possible not only to get good results, but to keep the cost of the sanitation program within reasonable limits. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He announced that although the DiAngelos were not in court, they had written a “victims’ impact statement,” which he would read. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“My lord father—” “Your father is a castellan, not a lord. And a castellan has no right to make marriage pacts.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mully had not been wrong; the old steward was trembling, his face as pale as the snows outside. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see. First, try not to get arrested. Second, try to find my sister and protect her until the war ends. What about you?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There are umbrellas and awnings set up to keep them in the shade, but not nearly enough. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But Ma used to say, not everyone circles the same sun. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We’d get to work as soon as we got home from school, not even stopping to have a snack. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him to say my name in a different way because he did not have the right to say it the old way. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He flew out to the coast, luckily without the wife, who is not fond of me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell him that it was not over yet, that we would be going home together, but he no longer wanted to listen to me. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this case is not about the character of any of these witnesses. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Harry had not known who lived there, he would have guessed at a rich, fussy old lady. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The class was gone, we were alone, and somehow I felt an intimacy between us that made it not too difficult for me to say what I then said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Why should she leave and not look back a single time—until now? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

From the sound of the waves, Lyra judged them to have reached the top of the cliffs, and she dared not run away in case she fell over the edge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just a little bummed I’m not there.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It’s not really that cold out for winter. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto bit his lip and tried not to let her doubt in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jack was there, climbing onto the counter and taking the jar off the top shelf where his mother thought it could not be reached. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I would not want you to miss a turtle walk for my sake. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It was questionable whether or not he would live to reach the Indian villages, which were probably his goal,” Roosevelt wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Most people had the sense not to share a dieting trick with an overweight person, but no one seemed to think it was wrong to share their acne remedies with me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court gave voice to what the mothers in Romania and Scandinavia—and elsewhere—had long known: when a woman does not want to have a child, she usually has good reason. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

This word, unlike the others, was not worn at all, but fresh and robust. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not criticize Mac, but asked what he would blackmail him for. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even after more than seventy years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers, and are still the subject of much controversy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey thought she might prefer to have them complain, but that was another worry she could not deal with until they had crossed the city. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Accused number one, Nelson Mandela, do you plead guilty or not guilty?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to believe the woman in green could not be serious. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She could not remember the last time she had eaten, so when the guards tossed some chunks of bread through the opening, she was grateful. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was already autumn when they arrived in the city, and the air had not been as warm and gentle as Prosper had imagined it to be. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was not firm on his legs, not having walked for several weeks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Riding a bike is pure and simple—Ronny says he thinks it’s mankind’s greatest invention, and although I thought that was stupid at first, these days I’m not so sure. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“White bread? So that is what one eats in Lublin. White bread is for rich folk, not for farmers.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For myself, I am glad I married “beneath me,” for a finer man no one could have had; but possibly she was not so lucky. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal had not sent a J V boat to Poughkeepsie this year, but the eastern schools offered plenty of power and talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So far, it’s mostly drills and drills and trying not to get sick. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m asleep, or I think I’m asleep, I don’t know, but then suddenly I’m not. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our strategy was not to argue with him in the field, but to contest the charges in court where we would have a chance to make our case before slightly more enlightened officers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His return to Not Doctor Street was not the triumph he’d hoped it would be, but there was relief in his mother’s crooked smile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know how long I was rolled up. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing the red scarf I’d given her at Christmas and it was everything I could do not to walk over and kiss her right on the spot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was trying hard to hide her terror, and Martin had not helped matters at all. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I must leave the impression that I’m not offended, that I’m open to suggestion. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not really. Only now and then. It’s not really talking.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She’s huddled in the only corner that’s not covered with black garbage bags practically exploding with things we brought from our house. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Also, even though technology is not classified as “addictive,” some neuroscience points to stark similarities between how technology use and drug use trigger chemical release in the brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She did not acknowledge his applause with even a flicker of a smile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a stringy rooster I am tougher than I look, but not tough enough to fight all of them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that once I decided not to tell Annette at that moment, it became almost impossible to tell anybody. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed in good omens and positive thoughts and happy endings to films, a trouble-free belief, because he had not considered them deeply before choosing to believe; he just simply believed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I lowered it out the window, trying not to make too much racket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Why, where is Amy’s bottle of cologne?” she added, as the little flask did not appear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo could not have called, for he had fallen asleep, and had slid down nearly to the bottom of the pit. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nothing is locked, not the main house, or the cabin that he and Maxine sleep in. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, there was not one more step left in her body. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. What you made—this—this is a real gift. It’s not thoughtless. Don’t put yourself down. What you made is amazing. I love it. Thank you.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In addition, many board members did not share Fuller’s vision of resident empowerment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have also told them not to work for companies which make massacre machinery, and to express contempt for people who think we need machinery like that. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s not there enough to listen. She’s always dictating, then out the door. But starting in two days, when I’m eighteen, I make the decisions.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“We tell you! Do not smuggle! We tell you!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He crawled back onto the bed, not caring whether she heard it swish. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Then, in my soggy compost-covered jeans, I legged it over the crossroads and qualified for Spooks with not two minutes to spare but two chimes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In addition to its symbolic effect, the cage cut us off from communication with our lawyers, who were not permitted to enter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I mean that. Moss, this hurts, and I know it’s not fun to talk about. And you know I don’t want anyone to exploit the tragedy of this just for the sake of activism.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The goblet—the wine—she knew instantly that she must not drink it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung was led aside by this and he thought only of his anger against his son and he said, “No, and he shall not go. I will not spend my money foolishly.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“What a nuisance he is,” I said aloud, and I scrambled up the rocks after him, pretending to myself I did not want to go to the other beach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They could take so much from me, but not everything. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

About halfway through, I realize I’m not alone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I have forgotten that she is not used to this, that she is not expecting a new person every day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

My body begged for sleep but my mind warned me not to trust these people. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There would be other people touching his shoulder, and touching mine, but we would not see them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the very organic functions of his body had altered; and when he realized why, when he understood the cause, he could not chew the food. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was cool, but still and pleasant, not yet very light though it was almost seven o’clock. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thanks. 12TH JUROR: Say what you like, I still don’t see how anybody can think the boy’s not guilty. 8TH JUROR: There’s another thing I wanted to talk about for a minute. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine," Ned said, "but that was not one of them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And I'm not great when it comes to taking out the pocket trash. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She looked almost pretty with her smoothing powder and red lipstick and relaxed demeanor, not as knotted up as she had been lately, chasing a contract with Shell-BP. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior, nor restrain men from doing the things men have always done. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is not to say that Burnham wanted to sit down. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Joe entered automatically into the low-key rhythm, grunting occasionally, making the briefest of small talk, and taking care not to exert himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired of trying to make sure that they were not overheard, tired of being shut in the tiny, dark bedroom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I think perhaps I can too. But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m probably not going to see you, so you make sure you take care of yourself.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She stood still, and I did not want to look at her face anymore; I hated fragility. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to forge a mental wall to keep it from entering my brain, but I know the wall will not hold. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Would it make any difference at all if I told you not to see him again?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And if I am wrong and the realm does not rise for us, we can always retreat back across the narrow sea, as Bittersteel once did, and others after him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had not been able to do that for twenty-seven years and it gave me a surge of strength and joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's so obvious that I mustn't touch his shaver, he's never even told me not to. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“For someone who’s not thinking about him, she sure does know his schedule by heart.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She could not risk letting them travel upward for fear of seeing that the hooks and eyes in the placket of the dress had come undone and exposed the custard-colored skin underneath. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

On Saturday nights they cruised up and down Broadway, showing them off and dragging when the police were not around. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Ancient Native Mexicans invented wheeled vehicles with axles for use as toys, but not for transport. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had even defeated Puli the lion-hearted; he would not accompany us to the quarry. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew we could not tolerate this much longer, but said nothing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must leave the city at once. They may not follow you outside the gates of the Outer City.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I planned to trail off quietly, by cutting back my obsessive practices, not giving recitals. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like the cargo, not everyone could fit in the canoes, so thirteen of the men had to walk. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Why he was started anyway is not known, but it seems a shame that his unbeaten record for the eastern invasion was not kept unsullied.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They know we’re operating in the area, they can hear us, and they ought to be in their bunker. I’m not taking any unnecessary chances with my men.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not when he pulled the curtain and drew the sorceress up from the plank, not when the seed corn he’d piled on her stomach like peaches spilled off. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That is too weird to handle, West, and I'm not saying it was your fault or anything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He hesitated, but not long enough to give Franny a chance to cut in on him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

No, she did not want to get married, not right away, but she couldn't say it, she couldn't tell him—them, not like that. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was ecstatic, because the prospect of those endless years of hard labor did not seem like a burden to him. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I can answer your question,” said Fitzwilliam, “without applying to him. It is because he will not give himself the trouble.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I was hungry but I did not want to waste time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Look: I do not know where I actually came from. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her son's voice was not as icy as his father's would have been, but he did not sound a boy of fifteen either. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Though I’m not sure I want us to be. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wish they would ask me, so I can say I’m not telling. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Rather, you needed to say a password to the person tending the door so they could be certain you were not a prohibition agent. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

At this point his nervous system could not manage a court trial. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. I saw some in the water. I hope they’re not leather,” the other girl said in an accent flat as a just-plowed field. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

If Gay had not been a mechanic, he would not have fixed the car. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

These army thermometers are not made for old soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were aimed not at her, but at Mini and Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But honestly it feels good not to listen for once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I want Ambrose to know I’m not like the others. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. I worked in the kitchen, at first.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He got ill over the summer an’ he’s not gettin’ better.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She snaps her eyes to me like I’ve slapped her in the face, but she sees I’m not making fun of her, I’m asking the question for real. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I did not know whether Luthuli was bluffing or not, but his threat frightened me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment his impulses were deadlocked; he did not know if he should pick up his cap and then find the paper, or find the paper and then pick up his cap. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his mouth close to her lips and eagerly inhaled the scent of anesthesia, but he was not bold enough to touch them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I realize if the bread is not in the house he must take it with him in the pocket of the overcoat he wears winter and summer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Like not to run across busy streets or splash around with jellyfish. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She did not really think the twins were in danger. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mother stuck a glass of buttermilk in his hand and he drank it, but I’m not sure he even noticed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You think her diffident. I do not see it.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But that did not lessen the sadness I felt at not being able to make her life more comfortable, or the pain of not being able to lay her to rest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were made to write—In future we will not read backwards. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I scolded myself good, while Hirohito filled up his second carton: I should keep my curiosity to myself; I should not stare at his long black eyelashes and coppery-colored skin. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were these times when Needles would sort of spaz out, but not like Noodles, who would just trip over any little thing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You should say ‘grit,’ not ‘fortitude’ there,” June says, reading the speech over her shoulder. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Curt hastily told her the host did not mean it “like that.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The loneliness I have felt many mornings, however, has not made me forget that I am engaged in a highly public activity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Renegades will not use that word that way anymore. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Scoob knows Dad’s not entirely serious, but it does get his wheels turning: how much harder must it be for Dad to look at the house right now? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

And in any case, as she well knew, an American concert singer who did not study and perform successfully abroad couldn’t hope to have a distinguished career at home. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Aside from the girl entwined with Tzara, he was the only one of the faranji who was young, though not so young as Sarai was herself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Again Emma asked him not to answer, but to think about her letter; “It is a satisfaction to me to write it.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on January 21, Hiss was convicted of perjury relating to his alleged espionage; he could not be tried as a spy because the five-year statute of limitations had run out. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet the cage with the rats was not two meters away from him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then, without looking at Polly, she added, “You white gal. You not need us.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have no doubt: the young man was after Bear, not me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not old enough to do anything but sweep the floors, and I’m sure he’s not making the kind of money he used to, but it’s a change for the better. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Chou gives Ma some of the very little food we have left, but she will not eat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat leaning against the wall of our hogan with the warm sun on my face, I could hear their soft voices speaking, but I could not understand what they were saying. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our looks were full of hatred, not for any deed, but for the witnessing of deeds. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t speak of it to my husband or children, not ever. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether one agrees with this approach or not, the building testifies to the strength of Wright’s vision by precluding any other way of seeing the art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now suppose that you were, in truth, the owner of that house, and could not still get in; and think there was to you no conscience of the housebreaker, what would you do?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was, they decided, not like them at all, and the detached and aloof manner in which he watched the snowfall made this palpable and self-evident. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The two of them might not be on the same page right now, but he didn’t want Tad to get caught in what Frankie had planned. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Actually, I’m not sure my parents remembered what kind of car it was. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I thanked her, and although we did not have much time we quickly discussed family matters, especially how she would support herself and the children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were painted colors, not rental white, and covered with art, photographs, and a collection of paper fans. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then finally he gave a great sigh, and we knew May had not come to him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

They told Kathy not to worry, that each day brought more order to the world. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I’m not afraid—it was more frightening in that shack than it is on the road, with moonlight all around. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Justice said: ‘Mr. Lyte, could it not be possible that this boy is related to you? Could his story be true?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how do you know that’s not just one school? Other colored schools might be better.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Devine, obsessed by those repugnant crosses, could not stomach the thought that one of them, somewhere, somehow, might survive, mocking him into eternity. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made it back to the boards I’d dropped, trying not to let my tears spill over. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

His parents did not understand all this very well. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theseus succeeded in kidnaping the little girl, just how we are not told, but the two brothers marched against the town she had been taken to, and got her back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough, young lady. You must sing when I tell you to, and not otherwise.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not really cheese until it’s spelled with a z,” Rafe told her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was so angry that he did not trust himself to speak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’d seen kittens and calves come into the world but not babies. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Tenth Edition is not due to appear for some months, I believe. But a few advance copies have been circulated. I have one myself. It might interest you to look at it, perhaps?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My friend, however, asked his help not in repayment but as a matter of friendship, counting not on Thessicher’s obligation but on his affection. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maxim did not notice her, or if he did he gave no sign. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was not pretending to be anyone but myself, and they still accepted me into their troop. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my mom’s hand and remembered not to stare, so I looked down at my feet as we walked and held on tight to my Ewok plushie. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

For the other nations in the confederacy, the benefits of allying with either side were not clear-cut. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as though bugs were eating her alive, but she dared not lift her skirt to remove them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you can believe it,” his mum continued, not noticing, “this drug is actually made from yew trees.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The frost patterns on the window were as beautiful as always, but I could not appreciate them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the second son’s wife did not wait but she answered back loudly, “Now my sister-in-law is jealous because a man called her only a piece of cold fish!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Their faces in repose were twisted as though in anger, only it was not anger. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I stand behind my door, two hours before the appointed time, because I am a horse and do not tire. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

That meant that Ash could not leave the house either, so when the invitation arrived at last, just after midsummer, even Ash was excited to deliver it to her stepsister. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could not mean much to him then. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I know this sounds crazy, but what if somehow one of them finds out about what I saw? And...that’s not all....” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I knew that part of the reason I was looking forward to it was because Julian had not made it public. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could not remember her features, but the look in her eyes stayed with him, as did the tense dryness between her legs, the way he had done what he had not wanted to do. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat on the high stool before the pleasant mahogany, the brass and the mirrors and did not think at all. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I could not become a prizefighter—many of us tried but very few succeeded. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, acknowledging that she had not written much of anything in years, she announced to her family that she was not a poet anymore. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

For a long time, I felt betrayed that not one of my five children offered to take me in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The teller did not even have to check any charts or use a calculator. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As the twentieth century approached, Stanton and Anthony realized that they would not live long enough to see nationwide suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Filling the refrigerator does not fall within the parameters of my responsibilities. Therefore, the lack of food therein would have no reflection upon me whatsoever.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Probably nothing, not when she walked by with her belly swollen or pushing a stroller—but when she’d gone inside, they’d all talk. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Word had got out that Jean was wooing Blanca, but that did not prevent his remaining the favorite of all the matchmaking mothers of the area. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My talk is perhaps too bold,” continued Siddhartha, "but I do not wish to leave the Illustrious One without sincerely communicating to him my thoughts. Will the Illustrious One hear me a little longer?” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on the top step of the stairs and opened out the paper, but for quite awhile he did not read. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not...now. Come...on, not now. Breathe,” I beg her, the cold pounding at my body as I hold her face in my hands, pushing all my air into her lungs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And Momma tells me all the time not to say anything you can’t take back. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He now desperately needs a cup of tea for himself, not having managed to make one before leaving the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was outside, but the walls reminded me that I was not free. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But that did not keep me from hearing gunshots as bullets entered the bodies of the strays. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

For that reason the dull noise was not quite so conspicuous. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an accident and the boy’s father forgave Hercules, but Hercules could not forgive himself and he went into exile for a time. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One that I know nobody else will be bringing to the stage on Thursday night because it’s not usually considered, you know, a talent in the traditional sense. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He could not believe that a dignified body of sober-minded legislators were allowing these “shaking Quakers” with their throbbing consciences to control the national agenda. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I decided not to bother with the food coloring this time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

There are not that many houses and lots of open land. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

This was not, strictly speaking, true, but Harry decided against reminding her that Gabrielle had never been in real danger. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Things, it might also be noted, did not fare so cheerily for the Duchess. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was more upset about accepting everyone’s money and not having anything to show for it than not winning the prize. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to say to these words: they were not new to me: my very first recollections of existence included hints of the same kind. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Amari was glad that it was not the rainy season—the small streams they crossed would have been roaring rivers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took me directly to Nurse Holyfield, who said she’d seen worse and not to worry, other kids had done the same. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is not here to judge me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

During the harsh days of the early 1970s, when the ANC seemed to sink into the shadows, we had to force ourselves not to give in to despair. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the virus escaped and spread throughout the Yanomami heartland, carried by people who did not know they had been exposed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The central players in the drama were not the marginal or peripheral figures, whose lives are more typical, but rather the political leaders at the center of the national story who wielded power. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My hunger, sharp before, was, if not satisfied, appeased by this hermit’s meal. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was why, when Ruth said what she did about my not being slow making friends with certain veterans, I wasn’t just cross. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I could explain what I was attempting to do. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was not until he had drained it and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand that he spoke again. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same as before, except ‘Cousin Sewall’ was not there. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the scullery maid, Bibi’s plates were not washed with the others. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I try hard to be more sociable, not just with Chaff but with the group at large. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told myself that if my dad died, I would not cry. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“And are those countries our friends or not?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie didn’t ask Citra any questions about her visit on the way home, and Citra was content not to share. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I looked at the glassy eyes of the Oracle, and I decided not to argue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her mother did not think so; her mother’s voice over the phone line the next day was grave, the solemn tone that would be used to talk about somebody who had died. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gave Mr. Johnson the privilege of choosing me a name, but told him he must not take from me the name of “Frederick.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But, Papa, what about you? You’re not even well yet. Mama says you can barely walk on that leg.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mother and father and I had walked here but not for many months. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her notes, released with Reggie’s permission, read: “He reports some ruminating and wishing more than anything else he had not been on the road at that moment.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everybody could tell that he had been hit with rocks and not eaten by a lion as the lying uncles had claimed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She kept the note under her wing all day long, wondering what she had better do, but she didn’t dare show it to anyone—not even to Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He thought that life had taught him not to make impetuous decisions. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of the old, sure smile that flashed on easily and frequently as a photographer's bulb, his face was grave, even tentative—the face of a man who often does not get what he wants. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Emma and Charles kept the papers, not for Charles’s drafts, but for George’s childhood creations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter couldn't escape the reality of racism, but having his own business in a growing sector of the economy gave him a latitude that many African Americans did not enjoy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It could not understand pain, it was indifferent to and impatient with suffering. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sat quietly, trying not to listen to my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course not knowing what had been lost, Granny wouldn’t have recognized the box when she saw it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not moving in with your mother, she argued. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Though Ash looked out the kitchen window every few minutes on the morning Kaisa said she would come, part of her did not believe it would actually happen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sprang forward and ripped the stack from his hands, her expression so triumphant that not even Finn could mistake it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not allowed to use the library.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He strode up and down the tent, feeling that he could have run a mile; he did not even feel hungry anymore. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She hid in her tent but could not sleep through the sound. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tons of problems, and while I was not about to dismiss them as little ones, I was not afraid of them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will not have you insulting food,” the Keeper said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I must ask you not to scream,” said Lockhart in a low voice. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She could not say it was beautiful, exactly—that is, not beautiful in the way a wedding kimono was. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Besides, and here Inigo felt deep pain, he wasn’t that great a fencer, not any more, he couldn’t be, hadn’t he just been beaten? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

But silent or not, Turner did know what he would do with the house. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“She’s parked at my house. I guess I have to give her a minute, so it’s not like I’m following her.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In France, the word preceded the deed, though not by much. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Many students came from working-class or poor families; Christine was one of the few at the school who did not receive assistance to cover the costs of tuition and board. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Not necessarily. It’s just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But I could not say yes’ to something like that, could I?” she asks herself. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ser Waymar had been a Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch for less than half a year, but no one could say he had not prepared for his vocation. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were many times when I could not be there and later, when I was underground, Walter would take Thembi with him along with his own son. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes; he had to wipe out that lie, not only so that they might know the truth, but to redeem himself in the eyes of those white faces behind his back along the white wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to let her beat me; I don’t care what happens!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt new to herself—not an obscene thing that made ghosts recoil, but a poem. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Namontack does not understand that he is to give up his gods and his stories and take the word of God from the Bible back to his people. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“If it does, he’ll look for other evidence. I know it’s a huge favor, Betsy. He just needs to know if it’s even worth digging. And if it’s not? This goes no further.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He hummed as he drove, some cheerful song that Shadow could not identify. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

It was still and quiet, icy cold, not a voice I knew. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You were thinking about it. You were weighing whether or not to come forward and tell Sheriff Moran, in a voluntary way, about this battery incident.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘One right is not making two lefts. Is you quite cosy down there in my pocket?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are two deliverymen watching her, either interested in catching her with the couch they’re moving into the building or else placing bets on if she’s a Decker or not. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She had been meaning to read it for a while now, and imagined she would like it since Blaine did not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Before last night, I might not have been sure, but now, yes.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She meant to sound funny, to ease the mood, but her words sounded sharp, like not dying was an accusation instead of a good thing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, no one really did see it, and the more we did not see it, the more we believed in it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“As soon as—” Mr. Ferris cleared his throat to warn my mother not to cross an invisible line. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I avoid looking down at my body, not so much because it’s shameful or immodest but because I don’t want to see it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of his fear melted away, but not enough to calm his racing heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They looked through me and beyond me, cold, expressionless, to some place of pain and torture I could not enter, to some private, inward hell I could not share. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I am back at the National Police Headquarters, an office we did not see yesterday. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis could not continue, soured his visage, then made another attempt, this time more gentle in his tone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They hold my hand—not the raw, bandaged one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“These two boys! I told them not to play so roughly. Ucho, he wasn’t careful, and now look!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She was not aware that her fists beat softly on the white oilcloth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don't know about you, but I work hard for my money. It's mine and I'm not tipping anybody unless they give me the kind of service I expect.” Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was the way Papa shook his head when he talked about liking sin, as if something weighed him down, something he could not throw off. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She would not forget about this subject in the morning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not a thick fog, but it had a deceptive quality about it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robert had not asked any questions then, about why Tayo was sleeping out there when he could have stayed over at the ranch. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I could not believe they heard my welcoming speech at the Murphey Awards and saw me dance at an event several months earlier. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I notice that he's not as tall as he seems in the movies. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He asked this sincerely, and not in his usual shruggy, cool manner. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I ignored him, fairly certain that there were no hordes of boys across town pestering their sister about whether Callie Vee liked them or not. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s really not. Not to me, anyway. I see you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The following pentatonic scale, for example, is not simply another transposition of the "black key" pentatonic scale; the pattern of intervals between the notes is different. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And I was glad too for if we was there any longer it would of been hard not to cry. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog did not let go, but there was space where its body had been. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not certain, but she thought she recognized a thread or two of this other magic. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I am not a thief, boy! I am not trying to procure treasures to which I have no right!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mars Bar did not stop till he was inside Maniac’s phone booth of space, inches from his face. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not seen or heard from the witch-girl for over a year—not since the night of the Jacks of All Trades. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Even when agents seemed to be moving on the right track, they had not managed to produce any evidence that would be admissible in a court of law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Corporal Snark was an intellectual snob who felt he was twenty years ahead of his time and did not enjoy cooking down to the masses. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even when Briony had crossed the road and walked onto the grass she did not see the church at first. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Again Bigger felt that his actions were not logical, and again he fell back upon his feelings for a guide in answering Max’s questions. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If the children are not ready to sing the song with a sung vocal ostinato, begin by chanting the song as a speech piece and adding one or more speech ostinato patterns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

My mom was there, too, but she’s not as tough as my other mother. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way back to their ship, the militia beheaded a man they had captured when Percy criticized them for not having killed him outright. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen so much brown before—not a patch of grass anywhere. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He embraced us for a long time and told us not to go to the city anymore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"But not too much, I guess. Not too much, I guess." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was not until she caught a whiff of bubbling brown coming through a pot-shop door that she realized her pigeon was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was not crying any more, but he seemed to be brooding on something shameful and sullen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the weather warmed, I could not wait to go swimming. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I know they do not fear the Lord, and they think everybody should have the same...” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

You instantly feel like you must have done something you’d rather not have your parents hear about. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Wanting to clean is not one of them. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Lucinda agrees to wear a shawl, not to be modest, but to hide the rash on her neck that won’t go away. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He may not have known what it was, but he instinctively knew it was there. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

You had to be in the middle of nowhere when you were building and testing rocket boosters—not just for the space shuttle, but for military missiles, too. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Move, move now, so your back is not to the cliff edge! A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Like, I’m not even upset. He can do whatever he wants. Is this the bathroom?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Eight months after Roza arrived, Sean showed Finn the tiny ring he bought—not an engagement as much as a promise—a ring that he tucked in a box in a dresser drawer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You see? Stubborn even in his belief that he’s not stubborn.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He felt the warmth for his brother you can feel only for one who is not perfect and therefore no target for your hatred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Curzon was spending most of his days sleeping, but he was not dead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could wait,” I said, thinking if Diego would say he could wait or not. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we all changed after Nsukka—even Papa—and things were destined to not be the same, to not be in their original order. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever they were called, Matt thought they deserved pity, not hatred. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The actual number is slightly contentious because the heavy, synthesized elements exist for only millionths of seconds and chemists sometimes argue over whether they have really been detected or not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He said it was calming not to have all those words floating around and “creating static.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I really believe he may not have suffered very much, because the bad air had turned him silly: but I wish I hadn’t seen it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both bands were playing “Dixie,” but not in the same style. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Though maybe it’s not Your doing; I don’t believe for an instant that what’s going on out there is what You meant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see her strong hands in her lap, not working fourteen pairs of needles. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their banter might be hilarious were it not so confounding and, often, scary. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They trailed him wherever he went, like a pennant; he was so used to their presence he did not notice their hunger. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tries all over again to lead me through this exercise where I concentrate on nice thoughts so as not to get desperate— I have to stop and hide this. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has two eyes in his head and he’s not a Greek. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We do not hold his great age against him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, irrational numbers, unlike zero, could not easily be ignored by the Greeks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"Collecting orphans? Does that lift an ounce of guilt? You have been among mortals too long. Gods should not suffer guilt. You are the goddess of war. Celebrate!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I keep my head down and my earbuds in so if I see any of my friends, I can pretend not to see or hear them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The streets are almost deserted, which would not be so unusual at this time of day if people were at the mines, kids at school. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to make up with Helene tonight, not antagonize her further. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I have not told you,” he said, “the worst part of what I did.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure whether the look is for the dirt or for me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she would laugh because she took any opportunity she could find to laugh at him—though not to his face because he would beat her when he decided she needed it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only Sam was doubtful: he at any rate still thought boats as bad as wild horses, or worse, and not all the dangers that he had survived made him think better of them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile, it is not your job to worry about this. It will all work itself out, okay? Your sole focus should be getting back into life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don't want to tell her about Adam, and not because he told me not to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She had not been able to terminate her life neatly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I look at his hand first, to make sure it’s not a trick. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Alicia complained that he was not giving her enough money to provide for the kids they shared. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He declared himself to be totally unsuspicious of her sister’s attachment; and she could not help remembering what Charlotte’s opinion had always been. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She shows us, after school, up in her room: she pulls up her skirt, pulls down her underpants, and sure enough there are the marks, almost like scratch marks, not very red but there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t oblige, taking my cue from the Object not to be too friendly. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Even if I’m totally not a “yellow and pink roses” kind of person. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They gave him ten years in prison, and to be honest, I don't know if I'm happy about that or not. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“We’re not allowed to talk about it, don’t ask me anything,” said one agitated Obliviator, who refused to give his name as he left the Ministry last night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And still Shasta could not understand why everyone stared at him and at Corin nor what all the cheering was about. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

No matter how he tried to justify it, he could not imagine himself doing that. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And if I’m not mistaken, I catch sight of a teeny tiny moustache. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Given that Smith was not a man of particularly noteworthy appearance, it was probably the hat, not his face, that people recognized. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was by nature a decisive man, and although this was one of the great decisions of his life and he knew it, he made it quickly and did not agonize over it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a college out West in Ohio that took female students—a real college, not a young ladies’ seminary. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I curl back up on the bloodstained mattress, not cold but feeling so naked with just the paper to cover my tender flesh. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They ate beans and rice when they were lucky and begged on the streets when they were not. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not afraid of these lifeless bodies. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But not 'cause Mum's Mum, only 'cause Mum's a mum. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“There were many sons of men here last night,” replied the woman, “and I do not know which was yours.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I am a leader of the Council, and you did tell me to find Grover. Well, I found him, and I’m not going to let a mere outcast lead the satyrs without my help!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Although their poverty was traditional and stultifying, it was not unique. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like Freak says later in this book, you can remember anything, whether it happened or not. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, he is not providing a demonstration in the logical or mathematical sense, but he is making some physical reality apparent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"But I'm just not certain. I mean, do you really think I'm ready to play so important a role? Before so important an audience?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Other guys be under the influence. Not being fully aware of your surroundings can be risky thinking because you’re not in your right state of mind. How do you know it’s a risky thought?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

That night she could not sleep but turned and twisted restlessly in her bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Look, that’s not an issue either,” I finally muttered; my voice was as unconvincing as it always was when I lied. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The HIV epidemic tipped in the early 1980s, in short, not just because of the enormous changes in sexual behavior in the gay communities that made it possible for the virus to spread rapidly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was my fault, not Ted’s. It slipped.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the scenario that Howard wanted, but he sensed it was not yet time to push the issue. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their relations with the human race were now not quite the same as they had been before. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’d say we could fix you up for less than eight hundred dollars. How soon did you want delivery? We would have to make it up for you; there’s not that much call for—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

At school when we commenced studying Romeo and Juliet, the drama that might or might not be going on up at Grandpa’s house laid itself down on every line Shakespeare wrote about love or marriage. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s not. I mean, yeah, he is, but sometimes he’s okay.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She might not have known every word, but she knew very well what Mom was saying. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Usually the freaky people are on the train, not driving the train. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s not just a headache I feel, I can see it, like it’s made up of a million colors, all of them blinding. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Septa Mordane said boar hunting was not for ladies, and Mother only promised that when she was older she might have her own hawk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if I was accusing him or wanting an explanation. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“That is not good news! That was not in the plan! That means there are twenty-three people who the Eagle can eliminate as suspects. Twenty-three people who might figure out it was us and rat!” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Had it not been exposed long ago as a fallacy? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I do not know if I looked dumbfounded, but I was amazed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was only a joke, Sticky. I’m hardly a queen, you know, and I’m not from England. I was born in a country called Zambia and brought here to Stonetown when I was a child.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would imagine it was not more than a thousand dollars, and maybe half of that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Were they not afraid of me because I should be afraid of them? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A classic of the magician’s craft. A trick not to be attempted lightly.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

There is nothing for it but to go away from where he is not to where he used to be and might be still. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

My motive for investigating these geographic differences in human societies is not to celebrate one type of society over another but simply to understand what happened in history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not about the licking. It’s obvious who Feral wants.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And so the day Kainene did not give him the usual goodbye kiss and instead pressed her mouth to his, lips parted, he was surprised. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Definitely a struggle not to look at her lips. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

You did not need a suit when you were surrounded by barbed wire. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tried to say something that a normal person whose brain was not drowning in panic would say. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Like why bother if I’m not some rich valedictorian. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It becomes impossible not to feel Tiny's immensity as he stands over me, shoulders back, his width almost entirely blocking the school behind him, his body a bundle of tiny tremors. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“A mistake? Of course not,” Ignatius said sweetly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many others who could not be shuffled into convenient categories, but it was because they were skilled at hiding the signs of their satisfaction or their discontent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olmsted recognized that Burnham’s forces could not possibly finish patching and painting by May 1 and that his own work would be far from complete, but he saw clear improvement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He had not ever put one of them on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay supine on her bed without a pillow, a glass of water within easy reach and, at her side, a book she knew she could not read. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As Reggie’s case showed, it was not easy to get the cell phone records and proof. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was important, he said, not to go out smelling of wine: the lift attendants were very observant. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dimple tried not to roll her eyes at Isabelle’s well-intentioned defense. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

You will notice that I have not included F to B in the possible menu of perfect fourths. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Bessie,” said I, after I had kissed her; “and I trust I am not too late. How is Mrs. Reed?—Alive still, I hope.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Of course not. He’s just a worried man, Nightingale. That’s all.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She’d felt so abandoned since her birthday, it had never occurred to her that Peris would want to see her, especially not here in Uglyville. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“The creature of an over-stimulated brain; that is certain. I must be careful of you, my treasure: nerves like yours were not made for rough handling.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Calpurnia, I’m not asking you to tell me, I’m ordering you to tell me. Right this minute.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

What she felt remained a mystery, she felt a thousand things at once, she could not unravel the thread of her feelings with enough certainty to speak with any accuracy. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Therefore, having summarized all the Duke’s actions, I would not know how to reproach him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bin Laden was not invited to dinner, nor was the humanitarian crisis in Libya, nor were the Tea Party Republicans. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She could not approve, she thought; surprised at the same time to realize that silenced, she was another person. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a hand touch his shoulder; he did not turn round; his eyes looked downward and saw the man’s gleaming black shoes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There appeared to be no ‘pecking order,’ nobody really in command—not even Stan Livingston, the pioneer member of the crew and undoubtedly the most experienced operator,” she recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for not paying you the respect you deserve,” he mumbled. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent has a solution: he will take S. He would rather not marry her, but if he has to, he will. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The doors were dead black, either ebony or some black metal which is not found in our world. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Prosper,” Victor got up and went over to him, “come on, it's not the end of the world.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Jaja refused to go to the phone, and I did not go, either.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I decide to kiss her on the lips, and, because it’s not officially basketball season yet, I do just that. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They had better not send you to a place like that,” Aunty Ifeoma said with a laugh, still fanning herself and sipping from a glass of water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not shaped like love, not colored like it, but harsh, war-colored, metallic. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although he was trembling a little, he was not really afraid. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dark patches, not light, show in the spaces between us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to call her and got a message that her phone was “not accepting calls.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The magistrate did not recognize Painter Chen, but Liang recognized him as the young judge, now much older. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

No one was waiting for her to come home, not even a bad-tempered aunt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you . . . not tell them what happened? Just until I get there,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When her eyes were closed and her breathing deep and steady, Tyrion slid out from beneath her, gently, so as not to disturb her sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He says that would be better not only for the two of them but also for the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As I said, he’d studied law in America, and he advised her not to sign the contract. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A twinge prickling up through his nostrils warned Odysseus he could not watch this any longer. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors could not be sure how long the intricate surgery would take, but they were expecting it would be up to six hours. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“This is not a whodunit,” Du Bois said. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I did not add curses or dark alleys. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Dag, it’s not my fault my sister left you — ” I hung up on her and went to wash my face. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

At first the frigid courthouse felt as refreshing as an icy bath, but by the time we took the escalator upstairs, I could not stop shaking. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The monster grumbled, still not happy with his deal, but he left Grover to his weaving and rolled the boulder back into place. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She better get to work soon, telling people it’s not our town. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, I could not bear to see them thus. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not going to write a poem in his honor. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I think he is safe. The war has ended, and country is starting over. I think he is safe, yet we will not tell.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sander went on substituting for him in Hamlet, and I for Julia, but the two of us could not hope to fill all the roles both of them had been playing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

You need to tell the P we’re not paying for Bigfoot sightings. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But at the last moment Mia had burned the prints and negatives, for reasons even Pearl could not fathom. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She jumped a little when she realized that the face looking up at her was not her reflection. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Kaltain? Thankfully, not recently. But what a miserable day it was! The pups are mutts, and—” He put his head in his hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was excitement she felt, not restlessness, and she would not allow this evening to frustrate her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I reached home, I did not tell the family what had happened; I merely told them that I had quit, that I was not making enough money, that I was seeking another job. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice rises with every word and while I’m not willing to break eye contact, I can feel the eyes of every person in the registration room on us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was the central thing; it was the way you understood yourself; if it never happened to you, not ever, you would be like a mutant, a creature from outer space. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘She said,’ panted Isannah, ‘she had never seen anything like me ... not even in some lane in London.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t have to read it—I’m not asking that—but I would love to cost those publishing geniuses a few dollars, because, let’s face it, they’re not spending much on advertising my books. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The spaceling would have observed no food production in the eastern United States, because food production did not begin there until around 2500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lugged my suitcase and tried to keep up with her, but it was hard not to get distracted. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Discharged with or without honor, fired with or without severance, dispossessed with or without notice, they hung around for a while and then could not imagine themselves anywhere else. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t say that it was this sense of guilt, though, that had my fingers itching to hammer my keyboard for some more digging—not exclusively. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was almost but not quite smiling, his eyes wide, unibrow raised in a capital M. “Where is your bird?” he asked calmly. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew she did not speak English, but if she admitted it now everyone would enjoy a big laugh just the same. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“A few are broken, but it’s not a total catastrophe. We’ll stick the bad ones on the bottom before Abuela can see.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She was so intelligent that she not only learned to talk but soon passed all her school exams. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like it or not, we are members of a large and particularly noisy family called the great apes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The sheriff had appeared with a warrant in hand. I found myself under suspicion of murder. It seemed to me best not to say anything. To wait until I . . . had a lawyer.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Intimacy thus continued at home; intimacy was not stilled by English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, they talked to me, but not like before. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Couldn’t walk us into the darker parts of Story, not now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I got so angry at the kids in school for not understanding what I could do, and here I was trying to force the information out of Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There did not seem to be an end to the wood he would need and he spent all the rest of the afteroon into dusk making wood trips. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew now where his place was and had been: at his master’s side, though what he could do there was not clear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Things could happen to one when one was not at home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not designed to sustain a sudden impact from a loose three-hundred-kilogram mass. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’s not a sixty-seven-year-old man, ravaged by time and illness. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, initially I was not part of Hitler Youth and my critical father was ashamed. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he’s not due back from the Wandering Isles until Monday. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She knew that Charles cared as much about their happiness as she did; she knew, also, that Charles was not someone who wanted to upset her or anyone else. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every junior in the school had known for two weeks, and so far not even the faintest rumor had leaked out. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was becoming a long walk, up and down in the heat, but Chamberlain was not tired. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I get that. But please don’t be mad at me. None of this is my fault. Marcus being in prison is not my fault.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

This bit of common sense, sometimes termed the pigeonhole or Dirichlet drawer principle, can occasionally be used to derive claims that are not so obvious. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will I ever not think about the things I saw on the train? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Because this assembly is strictly for the student body, Obie. The brothers are not involved. But everybody else will be there.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could not see the two dogs at all, only the steady furrowing of the sedge where, invisible, the dogs quar-tered the slope until one of them flung up his head to look back. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers in his new year were even worse because they only knew him in terms of his mum and not who he was before. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The fact that they were back now, with the Titan Lord Kronos and his allies gaining strength, was not good. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s not good to be down there all the time. Carrie went yesterday, looking for something, and she said it was filthy. What have you been doing?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“He may be wrong in the details, but he’s not lying,” she says. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Alyce, you must help me. Tansy has fallen into the pit and I cannot get her to climb out, for she is about to have her calf and will not move. Come and help me.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so his love for Lotus was not whole and perfect as it had been before, absorbing utterly his mind and his body. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Celia had collapsed in a big easy chair with Tam Lin not far away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have still the advantage of you by sixteen years’ experience, and by not being a pretty young woman and a spoiled child. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un better than Commerce; but with respect to any other leading characteristic, I do not imagine that much has been unfolded.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

How could I possibly ask for a photograph to be taken, as well as stamps, when we had not eaten bread in more than a month? I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Though John Surratt was being sought by Stanton as one of Lincoln’s assassins, he had not even been in Washington on April 14. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me want to not do the something. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Some suffragists favored more militancy, arguing that silence was a sign of weakness, not strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Native speakers may not fully know this, but English is a scabrous mouthful. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous, but hunger made us not care that much. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the Sin-On Bible, John 5:14 exhorted the believers not to “sin no more,” but to “sin on more!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was worse than she imagined—not that she ever particularly enjoyed imagining how Dill lived. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Bull never understood how Virgil accomplished the same results; he could not fathom the mystery that Virgil speaking quietly but firmly could inspire a quality of fear that men who yelled could never approach. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not supposed to know that Will is dead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bright yellow, not the rich gold of Renly's standards, and the device it bore was red, though she could not make out its shape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She did not want his friends to visit, although the therapist said it was fine if he wanted them to. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He did not know what made him say it, but Harper did a double-take; he fumbled the Snitch, let it slip through his fingers, and shot right past it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys may not even be aware of the full range of collateral consequences for a felony conviction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Women such as Carrie Buck weren’t genetic imbeciles; they were poor, illiterate, unhealthy, and powerless—victims of their social lot, not of the genetic lottery. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“That, m’lords, is your china. Please be careful not to chip it.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t gone out of my way. But she probably suspects something given that it’s a Saturday and I’m not at home with her and Sonia.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We did not take the bus back home. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not lying, the So-Called Gym Teacher knew something about Composition on Several Planes at once. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I have been rained on and I have been sold. It is not the same. No man wants to be owned.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jon throws a glass of milk, the milk, not the glass: he knows his own strength, as I do not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was part of something that took me seriously and I was not running from anyone anymore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I will not go, I say to myself. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In other words, police officers use minor traffic violations as an excuse—a pretext—to search for drugs, even though there is not a shred of evidence suggesting the motorist is violating drug laws. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Love simply did not come to me that quickly and easily. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He got upset at me a few nights back. About not knowing the names of the staff. About not having seen his apartment in New York.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Many others, employing cruel means, were unable to hold on to their state even in peaceful times, not to speak of the uncertain times of war. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But this was not because they were unchanged holdovers from humankind’s ancient past but because smallpox and influenza laid waste to their villages in the 1920s. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A smile that I guess must not be too different from Dane’s. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But no Indigenous nations were represented at the treaty negotiations in Paris; they were not invited or consulted. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, and I said to him exasperated, “Tell me if you are not prepared to buy and I will go elsewhere.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your cancer is not going away, Hazel. But we’ve seen people live with your level of tumor penetration for a long time.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Chantal presses her hands to her forehead as if to say that Donna is not using her head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor argued that Herbert was not just tragically misguided and reckless; he was evil. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They were not the only objects of Mr. Collins’s admiration. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel frustrated because I could not immediately get to the wild places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure. They said she was about an hour away and they wanted us gone.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“The other tenants park inside, but you should see all the shouting that happens in the morning when somebody does not move their car out of the way, and somebody else is late for work!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he really cranked it up, concluding as follows: At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stop in front of him, not knowing what to say, the words all coiled inside my mouth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Until this time I had not known he could paint. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not, would not believe it, and her grand mother said, “It was the elves. We heard them. They must have bewitched her.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hard not to miss my mother's eyebrows, giving her baby brother a look, pressing her lips together. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Confession is popular, not of your flaws but of your sufferings, at the hands of men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My cheeks did not feel the warm, salty tears that began flowing down and splattering on his bloodied face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by this token, not much of a money-making venture, for the Greater Good and the Greater Profit are not compatible aims, much to Father’s chagrin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m brown, definitely not yellow,” I say, staring at my arm. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I could not remember them because we had always passed them bowling along in the car on the main road and they all looked much alike. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Features not so sharp, pretty, but very much like my mother. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

For one day, my legs would be my own, not at the beck and call of others. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he would say: “Go home and stay home if you don’t like this job”? I was not sure of him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean to tell me,” I said incredulously, “that there’s not a single apartheid law in America? No Influx Control or Group Areas Act or Immorality Act?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know what I expected—indignation, anger, perhaps sorrow: but he betrayed no emotion. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, deciding not to bother to gather any more fruit, he turned round and made for home as quickly as he could. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Perfect little towns are not easy to find, of course, but Hanover, where we settled, comes close. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z