“I bet it’s nothing compared to my brain waves. They’re probably crying out, spiraling into years of addiction.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was no exchange between us; Betty said nothing, being the caliber of wife that she is, with the depth of understanding that she has—but I could feel the envelopment of her comfort. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For they had something the alchemists did not: a critical community prepared to take nothing on trust. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Outside, in front of the Golden Glen, Louisiana was holding the book, and Beverly was sitting on the curb, and Raymie was standing and staring at nothing at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted less than nothing of what this place had to offer. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

You touched him before, a little voice whispered at the back of my mind, and nothing happened then.... The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

For the first time in her life my grandmother had nothing to worry about. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Only that they wanted nothing to do with us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing here to save, nothing to grasp. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They did nothing, opened no doors, just stayed in the truck staring over at the Bloom front door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to say and so said nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted nothing more to do with it. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m still hungry, Alyce, and there is nothing about here to eat but grass. Do you know if grass is good for people to eat?” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a little sick whenever he came near the table, but he said nothing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He would be afraid to work outdoors, and would do nothing until he had thought of a scheme to catch me, or at least to get the gun. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bigger looked out of the corners of his eyes and said nothing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I heard nothing but the wail of the winds. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

If Matt thought he’d been bored before, it was nothing compared to writing the same letters, coloring the same pictures, and counting the same wretched beads and flowers all over again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how nice of the people, that they would stop at nothing to help. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She said nothing about that morning, and I knew I shouldn’t mention it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There is nothing like a predawn prairie to get the juices flowing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

For years, nothing but complaints from the people in the village. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had done nothing to deserve their contempt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought nothing of waiting a decade or two after its discovery to publish the inverse square law. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I found very quickly,” she scratched at something with her fingernail as she spoke, “I found there was nothing much to find.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing that can kill me or kill them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She flew up and down the river, saw nothing moving, and returned to the one hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“We were being chased,” I say, for lack of nothing else. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but slapped Estha whenever she could in the days she was there before she returned to England. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My grandma says the whole family’s nothing but trash.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ten days at Blackcliff with nothing to show for it but bruises and lashes is disastrous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Send in the most innocuous person from Twelve they can come up with. Find someone Peeta might share childhood memories with, but nothing too close to you. They’re screening people now.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing,” I say, holding my hands together as tight as I can in my lap. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

This is a place that serves nothing but chicken, “broasted,” as it says on the sign. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Frank could do to help me, but I didn’t know anyone else who could, either. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You feel like you are nothing without him. He made you feel worthwhile, and then took it away.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with the splendor, though she did feel splendid, at least at first. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His mother worked the garden and fed her family from nothing but the food she raised. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He looked straight ahead, saying nothing, holding his body more rigid than an arrow. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Without the illusory balconies and colonnades, there was nothing but a heap of rubble on a barren hilltop. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I felt as if all the fictional ideas I cooked up were nothing compared to what was going on around me in real life. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He drove the car through the empty streets but saw nothing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tops of his feet were so fat that once he got his shoes laced up, there was nothing left to make a proper bow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth said nothing for a few seconds while she checked carefully the faces around her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left for New York happy in the knowledge that my grandmother had not suffered and died for nothing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nobody understands: confessing meant nothing to me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Pa and Cooter didn’t try to shame me or nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Then nothing. Happened three times. Sent a chill roight down the middle of my back.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While we are wearing nothing more than jeans and T-shirts. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I knew nothing about love and commitment or conquering the world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He has no religion, no concept of morality, no civic responsibility, no fear—nothing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly could alter, cut a pattern, and sew like she was doing nothing harder than threading a needle. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

After a tense half hour or so he guessed the Farm Patrol had seen nothing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is really, really scalding hot but let’s still keep talking and pretend like nothing at all is wrong.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ll starve! Imagine eating nothing but warm puppies and raw meat!” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Eating a burger at Zack’s would be so much better than eating a turkey wrap from the cafeteria, but nothing would make me miss this meeting with Mrs. Parker. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of. Get out!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

To come so far, to lose so much and to find nothing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But sweating’s got nothing to do with your disability. It’s just because you haven’t reached puberty yet.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

As he had nothing else than his majority to come into, the event did not make a profound sensation in Barnard’s Inn. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

So much would not have happened, nothing would have happened, and the smoothing hand of time would have made the evening barely memorable: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If she spent the night within reach of that open door, she would be nothing but a pile of bones and gristle by morning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure and there is nothing to worry about,” she said. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mockingjay at the mercy of a man with nothing to lose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The two said nothing for a few moments while they let the memories come in. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marco stops as well but says nothing, waiting for her to speak. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was nothing like Tar- bean with its twisting alleys and garbage smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I—and I am obviously only a child—say that we wait. We do nothing. We don’t know that they mean us harm.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One shelf held nothing but writing tools: quills, parchment, bottles of ink, and several boxes with probably more of the same inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I mean, there was nothing in the rules about teams.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was nothing more than his temperature rising and falling in fits. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The fragments of melody he could make out were strange and tantalizing, but she sang so quietly he could hear next to nothing at all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t say nothing ’sides “Thank you kindly. I’ll be seeing you again soon.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There waren’t nothing but a screen door to keep horseflies out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Architecture’s parameters are defined by utilitarian function and structural system, but there is almost always an aesthetic component as well, even when it consists of nothing more than a decorative veneer. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Farewell” is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow It is a word that promises absolutely nothing. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to mark that we had entered a new country. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the city, opinions ranged from It has nothing to do with how he runs the country to All presidents have affairs to the more succinct Who cares? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Absolutely nothing happens for six minutes, except that I have pushed the View button three times. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Bailey and I received one slice each, and I carried mine around for hours, shredding off the fruit until nothing was left except the perfume on my fingers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snowdrifts and lightning strikes, or bedclothes burned away, leaving nothing but an angry, naked baby steaming in a mesarthium bassinet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As I sat through my classes that morning, I could think of nothing else. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

If Jasmine’s feelings were hurt, it had nothing to do with him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“People gossiped, you know. I remember. They said all sorts of things about you two. But you’re saying there was nothing.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

All around me there was nothing but dust, rocks, and endless empty desert in all directions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even she, who knew nothing of military strategy or journalistic convention, understood a euphemism for retreat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Once she had hidden Jesse’s bottle in a bureau drawer, there was nothing to do but wait. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY: —and there’s nothing I can say—nothing I can say to anyone — unless it’s the wrong thing, of course . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

An impression of wealth was left behind, but nothing more. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

You talk about hungry, there’s nothing like knowing your grub is off somewhere digesting in a bear to make you feel starved to death. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Like we’re an old New York couple just sitting around doing nothing.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Katrina’s death had changed nothing in the lives of the people. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Duncan, dwelling on the holding penalty despite efforts to block it out of his mind, said nothing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

An expert tracker, he missed little or nothing and was one of the very few rabbits for whom Woundwort felt a genuine respect. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time in camp, she had dreamed of when they would be let out to work hard and start all over with nothing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But, as I said all that time ago, Violet is nothing if not persistent. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to do, so I did nothing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I put the coffee urn in the church kitchen, which was filled with ladies doing dishes in the cavernous metal sinks, everybody full of food and laughing about nothing. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I started to say that Ginger has grown to hate the leash, but once again a look on Dad's face told me something, and I said nothing. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Jordan College, much was magnificent, but nothing was pretty. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The pale, waxlike body was wearing nothing but a pair of blue underpants, and his blond hair was frozen to the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She examined him, observed his fever, his red eyes, his jaundice, his abdominal pain, and came up with nothing definite, but wondered if he had gallstones or a liver abscess. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building itself was nothing special—four stories, the top three just rows of narrow, rounded windows, like an old office building. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Would it come into the world gossiping and nattering on about inconsequential nothings? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be surprised at anymore; the intention craft stood behind him, poised on the slope and perfectly level. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I had only asked to be free, had accused no one, and had denounced nothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Elzenia and me wasn’t going to have nothing less than their best work from the children.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she would have to subdue the guilt she felt about asking him to spy; there was nothing about this business that was comfortable, nothing at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to lose and so I brought them out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say nothing, but just went out back and started digging. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have been one of the vlei people except there was nothing tired or defeated about him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There would be nothing else at all in your mind, not even your family who you loved a lot. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Otherwise they saw nothing larger than a pigeon all day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod made for the lightning tree, an oak that had been burned by lightning twenty years ago and now was nothing more than a blackened limb clutching at the sky. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He stated that I had no place in a society whose most fundamental rules I ignored and that I could not appeal to the same human heart whose elementary response I knew nothing of. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with a rill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But we had nothing left to say to each other. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Herb. The farm here, the people we’re working for— Hideo thinks we could do better. Maybe in Nebraska. But nothing’s settled. It’s just talk so far.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall white man looked at me and my brother, but he said nothing to us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So often, nothing could deliver me from fear, but then sometimes, just listening to Daisy did the trick. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Look at my big bad self, you never seen nothing so awesome as me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t understand. He’ll give you his time for nothing. He’s coming to see you this afternoon. And I’m meeting Cilia, sort of behind her mother’s back, to make plans.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light shifted, however, and there was nothing there. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, man, but he ain't say nothing. I don't think he believes me." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Take my arm. Don’t run. Act like nothing’s the matter.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“And the two of you both had the same last name, her last name was Caldwell too, she never said nothing about being no Calloway?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to think of it, yet he could think of nothing else; and the fever of which they stood accused began also to rage in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Thor said he didn’t mind if he did, and he proceeded to devour two of the oxen all by himself, one after the other, leaving nothing but clean-picked bones. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I think about nothing but the water up ahead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He found nothing suitable, however, and instead took a job as a “keeper” at the Norristown Asylum. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we did. But hush about that. Don’t say nothing. It’s over.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And with that she walked on in the direction in which she had been going, as briskly as though it had really been nothing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I am indifferent and lazy,” Sien said, “and I always have been and there’s nothing to be done about it....It’s bound to end up with me jumping into the water.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Our fight had nothing to do with drugs,” Owen says. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

All the memories, funny moments, and unforgettable scenes living inside me, things I’ve been thinking about and writing about in my notebook, are parts of me that they know nothing about. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mother was mixing oils in the kitchen, and she said nothing as I passed by with my dripping shirts and jeans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He has nothing left but the power of his mind—and no pleasure there: a case of knives. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually she was in the kitchen making pancakes as if nothing had ever happened. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Aside from the carbon-copy houses, there was nothing uniform about this working-class neighborhood; it was filled with people of all shapes, colors, and backgrounds. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“How can the world keep on going like nothing’s happened?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I strained to remember; but it seemed to me that nothing in my childhood had prepared me for this. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Montag said nothing but now, looking back, sat with his eyes fixed to the blank screen, trembling. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it seemed as if nothing had happened. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I see,” said the agent, as though all had been explained when nothing, nothing had. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Diana raised an eyebrow, but Rachel and Brigid were at the door with the tea, so she said nothing more. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They were standing in the living room, trying to be casual, as if we habitually stand around together in the same room and it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be done about it, and so they put the supplies back into Doon’s pillowcase and got ready to go. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The father glared at his daughter with deep suspicion, but said nothing. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know that nothing I could make with them would be worthwhile. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dishes were floating around their feet, along with boxes and cans of food, but nothing to drink. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Important thinking can be done in the car when no one needs conversation and there’s nothing to do but put the mind into high gear, just like the car’s engine. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was after 6:00 P.M. when I wandered back to the house from the peach stand, having sold nothing, not one peach, and found Rosaleen in the living room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon had disappeared long ago, and there was nothing but darkness to be seen through the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He smiled when I came up to him and we chatted for a minute about nothing in particular. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lawyer who knew nothing about any will but seemed to have been charged with organizing the funeral. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I forced the memory out of her mind, imagining nothing but air where Black Betty had been in the parking lot. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee said it was as if the two of them were finally where they wanted to be, with nothing to keep them apart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The teaching would be nothing, but my students are rude and disrespectful. They hide my glasses so that I cannot see the lesson. Last week they put a scorpion on my desk.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I flatten myself and the car starts again, and for the next few minutes I see nothing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t hear nothing but your breathing and your hollering.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For example, why had Margaret said nothing about his coming when we had seen each other at Sunday's brunch? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The road curves round the stayshun past the clinic, which is Dr. Baldwin and all the crying and moaning men do to doctors when nothing’s really wrong with ’em. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing but little shops and restaurants on this strip of Bedford Avenue. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing to be gained by sitting in the house and watching. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is someone we still know nothing about, and I am not going to see another bomb go off just because I want you to catch him for us.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Montag stood trying to make himself feel the shock of the quiet statement from the radio, but nothing would happen. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And like mens do, Mister Raleigh Leefolt walk out the door where he don’t have to give nobody no explanation about nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I scream, but she’s a soft white lump next to me, and there is nothing I can do but sit and tremble and wait. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We become, therefore, a mongrel unit of one under a single all powerful government... and we stand for everything ... and for nothing.... While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This time you will need to do nothing,” Captain Orlov said. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he deigned to look in my direction, he offered nothing but contempt. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to aim my arrow at. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no real anger and nothing irrevocable was said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long could I go on hearing nothing but good things about Clay Jensen? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The boy suspected that they were the same hawks he had seen on the day before, but he said nothing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It kills me to have risked all of this for nothing. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other children looked to him as their strategist, their Clausewitz, and Matthew said nothing as they drove up to the main gate of the Ravenel Air Station. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she says nothing for a while, he knows what his mother is thinking, that he is willing to go on vacation with someone else’s parents but not see his own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Safer says nothing, just keeps giving me that look and standing there with the binoculars in one hand and Pigeon’s cell phone in the other. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour—with no one to speak to, with nothing to do but think.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But Gogol and Moushumi have nothing to say to each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he said nothing; he just shook his head, and I threw my sword down.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One game involved trying to pull a decorative bow from a vachette's head, and another seemed to amount to nothing more than name-calling. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Reading Dickens gives him solace; nothing else seems to. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You’d have nothing but horses, inkstands, and novels in yours,” answered Meg petulantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take out your work. This has nothing to do with us.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It had disappeared into the grass, leaving nothing behind. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was nothing, but if there was something fishy going on in Ravenskill, maybe there was something happening in Boggs Ferry too. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But to a kid who’d grown up with nothing, it seemed like a fortune. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps nothing better typifies the strange and often accidental nature of chemical science in its early days than a discovery made by a German named Hennig Brand in 1675. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In my mind nothing was cooler than the leather coats everybody wore in The Matrix. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

I said, “Oh, nothing,” when Link looked at me funny. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Meat is supposed to be gray. They doctor up the color for the ads and so forth, but there's nothing wrong with these. You'll see." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He promised Kathy it was nothing at all to worry about, that he would get to the bottom of it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But aside from the desire to add to my rainy-day money I had nothing to live for. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The song of the cave, the song of the birds, the song of the rain My inner voice repeated Teresita’s instructions again and again, but nothing made any sense. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sheriff said nothing until they had reached the stone jail in Prison Lane. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sputnik, some experts declared, was nothing less than a technological Pearl Harbor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He broke in upon her words to tell her what filled his mind so that nothing else could reach it: the terrible words of the oracle of Apollo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept her, because there was nothing else they could do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

On that night and for many nights after, they lay on the floor and held each other, bitter and thankful and frustrated, and they said nothing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rose and the rest of the house were all asleep, and it would do nothing but cause strife to wake them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The attendants also hurried to show the hospitality of the great house, setting food and wine before him and stinting him in nothing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This community is about family! Canal Grove has always been about family. And now you want this guy who knows nothing about us to come in here and mess with our family?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If there was a ghost down here, he felt sure, it could be only a sad, pale creature, nothing to be frightened of. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s nighttime. There’s nothing on TV for children this time of night.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the maze of stalls in Union Square that sell candles and shawls and handmade jewelry, nothing inspires him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this scene that I unwillingly played, I understood nothing of my role. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

At daybreak I stepped outside to look at the brazier; nothing was left but ashes, now grey and powdery. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was nothing left of the dumb show by the fountain beyond what survived in memory, in three separate and overlapping memories. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He fumbled for his weapons, but his hands groped at nothing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pretend they were nothing but a bad dream. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her returning memory had told her nothing of the way the leaves in summer showed their undersides as a storm approached, then withered and dropped when the nights were chill. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had merely glanced at the headline when he had taken the rolled-up paper from the delivery owl early that morning and thrown it aside, after noting that it said nothing about Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Malcolm could see nothing, of course, but it sounded as if Alice had her hand over Lyra’s mouth, and then came a sound of contentment from the child. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And the constant rumors about massive secret contributions to Kwang were nothing I could see. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know what’s happening to me, but there is nothing I can do about it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And after his mother said Pastor Early’s name, he heard nothing, which meant his father was speaking. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We’d been on the phone for hours last night, talking about everything and nothing, and just the memory of our conversation sent a sudden thrill through my heart. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

My father directed me to return Hamlet’s gifts and speak nothing that would encourage his attentions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We both know that all Cindy Brady and my sister have in common is curly hair, and there's nothing I can do to change that. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spent the morning trying to remember what he knew, but nothing came. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only there was nothing to be mad at. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Italians, ever graceful, muttered that it was nothing. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He did not need doctors to tell him what would happen: Abraham Lincoln was going to die, and there was nothing the doctors could do about it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s hope the abyss finds nothing of interest.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Tock sniffed suspiciously at the wind and the Humbug gingerly stabbed his cane in the air, but there was nothing at all to see. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing as he was growing up at home, nothing at Devon, nothing even about the war had broken his harmonious and natural unity. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice Skull Candy. 1 peg you the classic rock type. The Stones, Zeppelin, Hendrix, nothing after you were born.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Alice in Wonderland—a book about living in a world where nothing makes sense made perfect sense to me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But he did not think it likely that he could ever be believed, nothing would change, because he had meant what he thought and said about Hooper, and still meant it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Celia said nothing more until they were inside her apartment with the door closed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing to worry about, as far as I can see. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip and say nothing, and after a minute, she leaves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Still he says nothing, just stares at me with a sort of pained look in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There is nothing so social, so communal, so interdependent. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But, mile after mile, there was nothing but level sand. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Hungry. Always you are hungry. Why did you not dig yourself a few lotus roots while you dawdled by the river? Many such brats as you get nothing else and think themselves well off.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We did nothing but walk like zombies, stumbling along and searching for food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

David leans his long, spindly body against the kitchen counter and pokes at toaster parts, like he’s got nothing better to do. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Henry and Spoon said nothing, letting Alfred think his thoughts. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flyer for the school pageant said nothing like that. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was when we moved to Eden Park that we finally got a car, the beat-up, tangerine Volkswagen my mother bought secondhand for next to nothing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It faced nothing but an open, grassy yard and a line of trees that began miles of woods filled with things making noises that used to keep me up all night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Shavepate’s ugly, oily face was as stem as ever, but he missed nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with France itself, with wearing hats or writing tortured letters from a sidewalk cafe. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He huddled beneath its folds silently, and for once had nothing to say. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Soon there may be just bare rock left, and nothing will grow. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She waved her arm around in the water, searching for something to grab onto, but there was nothing there except cold water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It takes a while to build yourself up from nothing. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We see from experience that only princes and republics armed with their own troops make very great progress, and that mercenaries cause nothing but damage. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing to be seen but clustering bushes and water weeds and low-hanging boughs of yew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

For the first time in who knows when, I look like somebody, and Charlese Jones ain’t had nothing to do with it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Dallben has taught me much about ants, but nothing of a lame one.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She smiled, said nothing, and with Hannah’s help did their neglected work, keeping home pleasant and the domestic machinery running smoothly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They taught her nothing but love tricks, sftared nothing but worry, gave nothing but money. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman nodded his head, but it was clear to Guitar that nothing he had said had made any difference. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood five feet and nothing, but was well-built, like a scale model of Adonis, and with him arrived the stink of stale cigarette smoke. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then she curled up in her corner and said nothing else until it was time to go home. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He’s been able to keep nothing in his stomach since the peaches. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The rider had raised his scimitar to sweep down at the bear’s neck, but Iorek Byrnison in his armor weighed nearly two tons, and nothing at that range could withstand him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The chimps are put into tiny cages, often by themselves, with nothing soft to sit on, nothing to play with, and no one to comfort and love them when they are hurt. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the planters wanted nothing more than to make a humble living, and then there were men and women who wanted to own the world, as if it were a matter of the proper acreage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It has nothing to do with the future. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He saw Hyzenthlay beside her and it seemed to him that since there was nothing he could do to help, it would probably be best to let them alone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s avoiding me because dearly her conscience is eating away at her and soon she will be nothing but an oily husk of regret. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was a sight to see, nothing but mud from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It cannot be too early to commence the task I have to fulfil,” thought I. I rose: I was dressed; for I had taken off nothing but my shoes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You never ask me to do nothing outside of after-school, Lolly,” the voice said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I wondered if he always had such simple meals, but nothing had seemed so perfect to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Even when he did things that had nothing to do with Sophie, she took them personally. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Char’s going on and on about how she didn’t have nothing to do with messing up Miss Saunders’s room. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t need to know nothing about my life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

At first they could see nothing, and then from the east-southeast came a thick flow of ice on a riptide current, like a wide river of tumbling, churning chunks and floes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

But when two galaxies collide, the stars pass effortlessly by one another, like bullets through a swarm of bees, because a galaxy is made mostly of nothing and the spaces between the stars are vast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s determined to use them for nothing but this. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were saying nothing interesting, so she moved on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And she just happened to make a joke and laugh right after, but that also had nothing to do with me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If we lived on a planet where nothing ever changed, there would be little to do. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nairobi is big, but it is nothing like New York. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

That seemed to please Johnny so much that he didn’t talk about nothing else, except as to how George was going to break Big Red for him to ride. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at my typewriter with nothing to do, nothing to write. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had been robbed before and knew when there was nothing to be gained by discussion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This had nothing to do with my being attractive in any remarkable way. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I perceived, as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianity his initial wedge in criminal conquests. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shame was nothing I ever could have conveyed with thimbles or squirt guns filled with mayonnaise. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It meant, he knew, that nothing could be changed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was fine seeing the presidents, I’ve got nothing against the presidents, but you’d think the Sioux would be mighty sad to have those white faces carved into their sacred hill. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“We can’t just build another cabin, buy more supplies, and start over as if nothing ever happened. Circle Justice isn’t blind. It is about facing consequences.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

On the shady side of the Target, Hali runs into her friend, Sydney, who is famous for talking an awful lot but saying absolutely nothing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He saw nothing but sensed blue, cold blue-green, and he raked at the seatbelt batch, tore his nails loose on one hand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there I looked into a narrow alley in which people were passing, one or two who looked up at me with nothing more than idle curiosity. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He started to lean to one side and did nothing to stop himself from falling over. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“She has nothing, in short, to recommend her, but being an excellent walker. I shall never forget her appearance this morning. She really looked almost wild.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But nothing, as far as Sierra could see, was moving. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

That we never shared a joke or advice or nothing like that. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Outside my window I could see stars, and nothing else. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can do nothing about the football suspension,” he said, looking at the football boys. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope my life wasn’t for nothing,” I say, my own wish on those twinkling lights. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we are. You are really an Italian. All fire and smoke and nothing inside. You only pretend to be American. We are brothers and we love each other.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas rubbed his eyes and groaned; he wanted nothing in the world more than a half-hour nap. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In most cases there was nothing for the doctor to do at that point but complain about the muddy roads and receive his payment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He hardly felt proud of them, nothing like the books his parents had chosen for him or the bizarre knitting he was sure Hyacinth had spent hours working on. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He felt the certainty of evil ahead and of evil following; but he said nothing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Both are variants of Holmberg’s Mistake, the idea that Indians were suspended in time, touching nothing and untouched themselves, like ghosdy presences on the landscape. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing to do. You go and pack your things.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But the light in the woman was as nothing to the fight in this man Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, nothing special on tonight, is there?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She paused for a minute and repeated, “With nothing. We’ve accomplished nothing.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if Liam knew that, he’d come back to find a way to get him out, and the deal would be for nothing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Joe stood by the door before he went to bed and he could hear nothing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Who knows, it may all be for nothing! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Word Puzzler's Weekly's got ladies in bikinis on the cover but nothing nudier inside. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So you see this means you, nothing more, just you. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Higher up, maybe fifty feet in the air, a young woman with long blond hair was hanging facedown, held in place by nothing but the harness that now strained against her weight. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He said nothing; insistently, she tapped the letter with her thumbnail. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No, they never have any money. I, I alone in the world am supposed to work for nothing—and I am tired of it. See if he has any money!” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Weeds and thorns and nettles grew in that wasteland, but nothing that could be called a crop. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If zero were nothing, the student could claim that the grades for the courses he failed did not exist, and demand a 4.0 average. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve been nothing but bad luck to them since I came.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I doubt it would help much, but it seems better than nothing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There is nothing to do but enjoy the food and festivities. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least nothing had happened last night; if there had been another attack, she would have heard about it already. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But he had arisen before dinner—weary, still, but able to hide it, to eat and talk as if nothing had happened. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I know absolutely nothing about him,” Mama said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

My shoulder ached where one of the cops had kicked me, but it was nothing compared to the knot of fear in my stomach. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

One time I got a whipping from a warrior right outside our hut, and my mom did nothing to interfere. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides Mother and Daddy, I have nothing left here, no friends, no job I really care about, no Stuart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s ancient history,” Emma muttered, “relevant to nothing. And hadn’t we better be thinking about the future instead of the “Someone’s being a grumplepuss,” said Olive. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We left on time for school and work as if nothing had happened the day before. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph stood among the ashes of the signal fire, his hands full of meat, saying nothing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I found myself crying too, and felt a gnawing emptiness, as though I had been scraped clean inside and there was nothing in me now but a terrible darkness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had nothing to do with Harlem or with anyone whom I personally knew. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When a book died, there was nothing to be done about it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I kick and kick until there’s nothing left in my legs. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t Get It because nothing bad happened at James Madison Elementary School so why did she have to leave? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more they asked, the more elaborate the story became until, by the end, it was nothing like what I had started with. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

That it had nothing to do with being lonely. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“My mom says boys are nothing but trouble,” Isabella says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And he saw nothing of the way of which the man spoke when he said, “There is a way, when the rich are too rich.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Brick says nothing to try and keep me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She inspected it, satisfied herself there was nothing strange about the quarter. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And, no, they could not help him any more—nothing could help him any more. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of case that brings him nothing. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the hours passed and she saw nothing, she changed her technique. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They had not, in life and in death, been married for over two hundred and fifty years for nothing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The world had gone on all around me, and I knew nothing about it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He knew she preferred his brother, but that was nothing new to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing for me to complain about. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And just like what Mong said to the store worker earlier, I had nothing left to lose. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At all events, nothing came of it There was the blaze of temper, and then their love was fresh again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thought we were just like all the other white kids, but how a person feels on the inside apparently has nothing to do with how they look on the outside. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Do you honestly have nothing to say about that? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Had I used up all that energy for nothing? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as far as the art is concerned, she’s learning how to pose better every day, and doesn’t ask for much: she’s fine with nothing but bread and coffee, as Vincent is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t find anything different. The walls haven’t moved, no exits, nothing. Did the Grievers come last night?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The words on the pages had stopped making sense, and nothing I could write was adequate to express the despair I felt. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Hurry!” urged the voice again from a near-by corner, but when they turned it they could still see nothing. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Simon looked at them both, saying nothing but nodding till his black hair flopped backwards and forwards: his face was glowing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They saw nothing, they heard nothing, only the insects and the noise of the wind. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Any time, when you have nothing to do, you have only to ask me, and I will show the rooms in the west wing,” she persisted, making me vaguely uncomfortable, I knew not why. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but I felt a cool stubbornness. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Jerrie answered every question they threw at her, even though many had nothing to do with flying into space, such as what she liked to cook. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

However strong he might be, there was nothing for him to hold on to. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We ain’t got nothing ” Bigger was paralyzed with shame; he felt violated. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I miss home badly sometimes. But then I remember there’s nothing left to miss anymore. I feel safer here. We don’t have to worry about you. Well, not the same way.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He sprawled among the wreckage half over the stairwell, and grabbed the doorframe, but it had nothing to support it anymore, and it gave way. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, probably nothing,” I said, smiling back at him. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

After all, the Freedom Writers are nothing compared to “that man.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing wrong with his throwing arm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And now of course Digory saw the trap in which he was caught: and he stared at Uncle Andrew, saying nothing, with his mouth wide open. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Quietly implementing policies about South Vietnam was nothing new for the president. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He might have been responding to the need in Tessie’s eyes, her desperate yearning to believe that there was something instead of nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The people beside her looked as if they were walking on nothing at all. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was going to tell Petra that all the kids in Tommy’s new neighborhood had crew cuts, but that was pretty nothing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think my bad disposition was to blame for all of it, because I was a good husband, nothing like the hothead I had been when I was a bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cesare Pavese has nothing to do with driving fast on an Indiana farm road, but I understand the urge to be and to count for something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In a letter to his wife, Lazear cautioned her that “nothing must be said as yet, not even a hint. I have not mentioned it to a soul.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

And anyway, there was nothing he could do about it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gazes at me quietly, with nothing to add. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Despite all of the evidence presented at our hearing showing that Walter had nothing to do with the Pittman murder, the local press invoked the case to scare up more fear about Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We need to get to that ship, like, before we get eaten and stuff, so ...” At first, nothing happened. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy stood in front of the shop door for a moment, looked around with a face that gave nothing away, and then kneeled down to tie his shoelaces. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You got no right to cry. You never even loved her. You don’t know nothing about love.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

At first Adam did nothing except hold me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when the German forces cut off their supplies for several days, the ground crew of the 586th ate nothing but herring. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After a minute of nothing happening, I press the expel button. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s like nothing else you’ll ever see. Loud as heck, too, when that oil comes up. Might want to plug your ears.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy and I sit all the way at the back of the church that don’t feel nothing like a church. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sefia and Archer tensed, preparing to run, but nothing stirred inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That seems a little silly to me, but sometimes adults just can't stand saying nothing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It would have done nothing for either of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Most of the first floor was a cafeteria, like one in a school, that had nothing you could steal or break. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing for my breath to get snagged on inside me anymore. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“And that nothing happens to me like it did to Eleanor. Why don’t you just keep me locked up in the house forever so you never have to worry again?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Once he became a major subject for the press, nothing was more amusing to him than creating situations that left his pursuers confused and frustrated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he was out on the middle of the plank with nothing to steady him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They packed us in again, so tightly we could do nothing but stand, and gave us no food or water for the trip. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The attic was silent again, abandoned, nothing but a room full of mementos. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When Willum came later, Tam Lin watched everything the doctor did.The bodyguard said nothing, but his presence made Willum’s hands slick with sweat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he had entertained the thought that the time might never come, that the promise of the game was something to motivate his studies and nothing more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was like all of a sudden I had a force field around me—nothing could phase me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So, far as this being the Lord’s work, I’m-a have to take his word for it, ’cause it jus’ don’t sum up that nothing holy would be tied up in something that smelt this bad. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Even then he said nothing that made any real sense, shoving Matthias to one side as he delved through old parchments and manuscripts, scattering books left and right. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hali sweat more out playing with the little brat, but it was better than nothing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Noth­ing, I thought, could ever push me to return to the lifeboat and to the suffering and deprivation I had endured on it—nothing! Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

How doth all that seeks to rise burn itself to nothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That don’t mean nothing. It’s too late to feel sorry. I was disgraced in front my granchirren.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She might have won first place the last four years, but my runner-up status was nothing to sneeze at. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It being June, nothing looked tired of growing yet, but it all looked neglected. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the saloon keeper said nothing to Katie about it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was nothing but a huge black maw with bad teeth alignment and a serious overbite, and she’d done nothing for centuries but eat without brushing after meals. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When it became clear that nothing of the kind was forthcoming, I took more direct action. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He felt nothing but pity for the girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke again, slowly this time, and though his words sounded the same as before and meant nothing to me, they now seemed sweet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I found what I thought was the path we had walked Zu out on, but it turned out to be nothing more than an old side trail, overgrown and unforgiving to bare skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

What he doesn’t understand is that right now, nothing can reassure me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Angelica clung to him, shaking and shaking his arm, but nothing woke him; and Paolo was crying his brother’s name over and over as if that would bring him back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hid nothing, laughing through the entire conversation, and said little about Cabot save for mentioning that he had gone “a little bit crazy.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I should cut his tongue out, see how funny he thinks that is, ’cause there’s sure nothing funny about being called ugly. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problems of MCorp and the other banks were nothing, of course, compared to the S & L crisis, which according to one estimate was going to take $65 billion to solve. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Welp, here goes nothing....I blow off a piece of lint and stick the thing into my mouth. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Leo had done . . . well, pretty much nothing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her shoulders drooped, and she seemed to fold into herself, nothing like the woman who usually strutted around the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Zeus knew that no mortal could behold him thus and live, but he could do nothing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, my duty in this instance was quite clear, and as I saw it, there was nothing to be gained at all in irresponsibly displaying such personal doubts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But in this game, there was nothing except the two other pterodactyls, the ocean, and the distant volcano. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was strange that a boy who could fight like that and enjoy it so intensely never quarreled, never fought, and he had almost nothing to say about this really Homeric battle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need help from nobody, okay? And that li’l minimum-wage job your pops gave me didn’t make nothing happen. I got tired of choosing between lights and food.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It is common sense—” “There is nothing commonsensical about what you have done to me.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The more talented individuals who should have figured prominently would have nothing to do with it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In Lit class I’m going to write you a sonnet about how nothing could possibly be gayer than writing your friend a haiku.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“See ya,” said Seven, wanting nothing more than to make tonight last just a little bit longer. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Anyway, the woman had come upon her silently before, with nothing but the squeezing of her claw hand to announce her presence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing draped over chairs, nothing lying across the quickly made bed. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tobias is nothing but a bully and a coward, just like his older brother, Satan. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He says, “Mason is nothing if not honest. You should believe him.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Government employment figures jumped significantly in 1983, reflecting nothing more than a decision to count the military among the employed. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am back to nothing he thought, trying to find things in the dark—back to where I was when I crashed. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be careful with him always that there may be nothing to excite him of this kind for a long time to come; the traces of such an illness as his do not lightly die away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Tall Andras is a good lad. Surely it was nothing he done?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If she was a haint and thought that I was one too, she might not do nothing to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing wrong with me, you old coot!” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s staring at me again, though I got nothing in terms of a response. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to worry. I promise. There’s nothing between Moody and me.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And how odd, too, to watch as Ugly Betty and her friends were free to walk the streets of New York City, while we were trapped inside with nothing to do. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The owner of Microbiological Associates —a military man named Samuel Reader—knew nothing about science, but his business partner, Monroe Vincent, was a researcher who understood the potential market for cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He really believed he had done nothing wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A chill that had nothing to do with the iced champagne was stealing through Harry’s chest. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Not if I don’t open my mouth. I don’t think he want nothing but to make sure I don’t get him in trouble. I think if we don’t say nothin’, then we’s safe.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There was nothing more to say, to her or to the rest of them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Me, well, I don't ever really feel nothing. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She nearly hit Ms. Hoffman, the ancient English teacher who once told Toby he was nothing when he got caught stealing chocolate milk. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of violence, no wrecks, nothing like that. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Probably nothing serious, but Stephanie’s gone a bit crazy and taken her to the hospital and wants me to come back right now.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then nothing, not even a dictatorship, can take away your liberty. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I'm getting lots of practice at acting like nothing's wrong. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or if I don’t see nobody getting beat up or nothing. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, there was nothing more I wanted in the world than a nod from Renshaw. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He watched for the Spirit Bear, but saw nothing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Tally wanted nothing more than to fall asleep, but acting on her decision couldn’t wait. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My mother stared at me, but said nothing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gisa is going to save us one day, with nothing more than needle and thread. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

I was also boiling with anger, but I said nothing, remembering my promise to my parents to be an obedient wife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was sobering and yet they seemed bent upon pretending that nothing unusual had happened. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several Icelanders indicated that there was nothing he couldn’t discuss in depth. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the marchers were grabbed, shoved, and knocked down while the Washington police stood by and did nothing. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

That night I knew that nothing I could do would make her feel better. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Please? One question—and I promise, nothing too sensitive.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Other than that, I found many shells, some bodies of dead birds, pieces of cork, and chunks of sponge, but nothing I could really put to good use. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing malicious or condemnatory in it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

It’s weird that she didn’t do nothing more about her ma and pa when we left, ain’t it? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He scoured the place, looking for bugs and secret cameras, but found nothing. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It has all these horrible pictures, most of which I’m pretty sure have nothing to do with vitiligo, and says all these bogus things that aren’t true. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was so very average-looking, nothing remarkable about his face or body at all. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And I’d rather have it than any title such as girls snap up so readily, and find nothing behind. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, nothing, ma’am. Just horsing ’round with some boys at school.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Two suitcases propped open on the bar were full of cigarettes—but there was nothing to drink. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Well, and there was the third son to wed one day soon, and with that over there was nothing left to trouble him in his life, and he could be at peace. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And nothing I said to Mr. Goldman helped. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Didn't ask nobody for a swig or nothing because...I don't know...it just didn't seem like something I should do. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now they laid hands upon the ready feast and thought of nothing more. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in his patched-up tent at the far edge of the meadow and said nothing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to be afraid of, it will all come out well, foff loves me and the queen does too, she said so. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The teacher, through word and action, conveyed the message that if this was my idea of an identity, she wanted nothing to do with it. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to criticize you in your moment of great weakness, but you’ve allowed us to be outflanked, and now there’s nothing between the terrorists and the school.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

And Benni said, “Woo! Sounds amazing!” bobbing her head and snapping her fingers to nothing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even though Mother looked exhausted, nothing would do for her but to get dressed and go to work. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “No, I got nothing to say here. I’ll do my talking out there.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We found nothing, and soon our clothes were washed over with mud and we were unrecognizable from the children who lived on the streets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, though, nothing was done. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze revealed nothing but icy and casual indifference, and I had no doubt he was capable of anything—even killing Lice Peeking. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had nothing left, except a baseball, matches, and a broken piece of mirror. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was nothing lukewarm about the class reaction to that. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

The thousand times that he had proved it meant nothing. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was feeling nervous and jumpy, but nothing was going to stop me from taking this shot. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I say nothing when he asks me why the hell I'm not saying anything. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Downstairs in the church, it seemed like everyone was talking all at once, their voices blending together to sound like a whole bunch of nothing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For the moment nothing more had been seen of the woman who had first come to tell them about it, and absolutely nothing had been said in the newspapers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m screaming in my head but nothing’s coming out of my mouth. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny was surprised that Revere would tell Church nothing, for he was in the very inner circle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am still nothing more than a wireless set to him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby was still fuming, but I felt nothing except relief. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was nothing demonic or unclean about them, no reason for them to be subjected to such violence, but the message on Nazi propaganda posters plastered all over the city told a different story. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For several seconds, she said nothing, then: “Fine. You have a deal. You help me read the map that leads to the Shetani, I help you take it down.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It said that citizenship meant “membership in a nation and nothing more.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They stood up as the King’s caravan passed, but though some children ran toward the coaches, most remained still, gaunt as specters, knowing that nothing would come their way. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The man who had succeeded his entire life, excelling at everything and failing at nothing, was beaten. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and tried to think of nothing at all. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

With pointless optimism, I look for something to pick up to use as a weapon, but there’s nothing in my path except the couch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Vincent wishes he could be with her every moment so nothing bad will happen. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

On the roads nearby nothing was moving now; but Sam feared the watchful eyes on the wall of the Isenmouthe, no more than a furlong away northward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I probably couldn’t’ve said nothing no way, my tongue was too busy roaming ’round my mouth, checking to see if any of my teeth had got set a-loose by Mr. Leroy’s slap. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I desperately search the branches but see nothing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to tell us if we were over the south marsh or the place where the Wallace house had stood. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When things slowed a little, he said, “You ain’t seen nothing tonight. You wait until you see a spooks’ dance! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or nothing I want to do at any rate. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“At least, we did nothing to stop it. If you don’t go along with the gag, you’re next.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Their arguments accomplished nothing, as far as I could see, except to make everyone miserable. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what to do—not sure how to talk to her now that I have these advantages and she does not and there’s nothing either of us can do about it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Though they are wildly expensive, more so than anything else she’s ever bought in America, Ashoke says nothing when he sees the bill. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I gathered my little sack of clothes and said goodbye and thank you, wishing I’d finished the bread and the coffee, because it would be nothing but potato soup at home. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dragged themselves to the cellar, which was nothing more than a dirt room underground, built a century ago to store canned goods and potatoes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Shot putting, I found out, has nothing to do with guns. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Failing a quiz did nothing to undermine my new devotion to an old creed, but a lecture on Western art did. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It comes out stiff and elongated, nothing like Mama’s fluffy creations, but we gobble it up anyway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Beat Box had nothing to drop inside a plastic bag, but Boom Box’s dead boom box went into one. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter what them two was so worked up ’bout, I knowed it was too late and they couldn’t do nothing to stop us. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The girls parroted him, but I said nothing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I responded, “We will , have nothing but trouble.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seemingly Mr. Adams was calmly accepting defeat, dismissing the meeting, for now he was saying, ‘This meeting can do nothing more to save the country.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of my wounds pull open during the run, the blood dampening the back of my dress, but it’s nothing compared to the exhaustion I read on the drovers' faces. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

"You can have it for nothing," I said. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There was nothing and no one in all of Oakland to like. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing like a business in which your main product wilts by sundown. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was nothing left in his stomach, and the spasm hurt dreadfully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She looks hurt, but there's nothing I can do. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And sometimes in the middle of my chores, I feel so heavy I sink to the ground and stare at nothing. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked uncertainly at Basta, but when he said nothing they lay down in the grass and let Dustfinger tie them to the tree. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With the Meat Grinder pod blocking our way, there’s nothing to do but fire back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“He wants for nothing. Would you really take that from him?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think God’s got nothing to do with yer army,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

With it come the scents of salt and hay and fish markets and distant marshes and absolutely nothing that smells to her of war. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We may go in and try to take him out, but nothing’s sure.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the white queen brought nothing but misery and perfidy to the black people, and if she was a chief she was an evil chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing of the danger lurking behind those locked doors and boarded windows. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had been in a few small scuffles with kids at school over the girl-name thing, but nothing serious. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He knew nothing about the customs of the strange land he was in. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted nothing more than to go back to the dorm, take a scalding hot shower, and wash her hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He wasn't into no drugs or nothing like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You know about us kids. But we don’t know nothing ’bout you. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It's nothing more than a large canvas bag attached to the roof. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked closely at the Himalaya, but he could see nothing like the map Baruch had sketched. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What stock? There’s nothing here but my horse.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing else in here but the three computers. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“I feel as if there is nothing left for me to be alive for,” I said slowly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the fall of 1942, people in Leningrad had nothing left to eat but wallpaper paste and broth made of boiled leather. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to start from nothing. A few weeks ago, some of you were where Howard is now. It takes time. And patience.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There is nothing the parents can do to stop the abduction of these young girls because the soldiers are all-powerful. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face seems too square and my eyes too big, like I'm perpetually surprised, but there's nothing wrong with me that I can fix. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Spike hops out of bed, blond hair pointing in a million directions, throws a towel over her shoulders, and heads off to the bathroom in nothing but her boxers and a tank top. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had nothing to wear but her much too small homespun. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of immature, irresponsible teens who felt invincible only because they’d never really been through nothing. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Biddy, for people like us, they’s nothing but a string of bad waiting.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I look behind us, back the way we came, but it’s still early enough for a mist to be covering most of the swamp, hiding everything, giving nothing away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It's our bad luck they had a photographer hanging around doing nothing they could send out to take a picture of you laying in the street like a drunk bum.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess there is nothing you can do. I’ll try calling Albany again.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Saying nothing, Ma quietly wipes her eyes with her red scarf. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they finally spied Castle Black, its timbered keeps and stone towers looked like nothing more than a handful of toy blocks scattered on the snow, beneath the vast wall of ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If she could keep him on this subject, she’d have nothing to worry about. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing in the glove compartment but the registration, gum wrappers, and a lint roller. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I see nothing against it,” said the strange doctor, peering at a chart. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said nothing, and went on chewing the bread, his temples working, the vein on his forehead, full and angry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I would think of nothing but the warmth on my skin, I told myself severely. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I’m only telling you this because you’re my son and I want you to know the truth and nothing less. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that all you can say, eh, Eugene? Have you nothing else to say, gbo? Our father has died! Has your head turned upside down? Will you not help me bury our father?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone brought gifts to El Patron, although there was nothing he didn’t already own and not much he could enjoy at the age of 143. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One did not wake up from speedhealing until there was nothing left to heal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I say nothing, but the hot water hurts my hand. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she says, “Oh, we're nothing until something happens. But my old commercial agent called, and they want me to go in for a Talbot’s ad tomorrow.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t do nothing, just look at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course you realise he has nothing to do with you...I mean he is not your grandchild.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had nothing to fear from the police, or from any other agency, except that like every other citizen she had everything to fear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The view from the window is like nothing I've ever seen. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As if he had talked to someone, or read something, and there was nothing more to question. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The letter he had received had been rather vague in its terms, but there was nothing vague about the accompanying cheque. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I had nothing but the cap and the sword and the clothes I was wearing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘All the “great secrets” under the mountains had turned out to be just empty night: there was nothing more to find out, nothing worth doing, only nasty furtive eating and resentful remembering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Though Ma had heard nothing, Ba remembered the fish’s words about the fear in the wind. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They can see nothing now, but they hear trampling underneath them, and the ear-hurting other sounds fade. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The main difficulty with sitting at a table by yourself is that there’s nothing to distract you from hearing other people’s conversations. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dill said nothing but nodded and gripped his armrest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But the word itself was spelled with one d not two, so Julian, who was patient beyond his years, said nothing and waited. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to guard Port Harcourt with his presence; as long as he was there, he felt, nothing would happen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes nothing will rouse her from her bed, from a somnolence that coats the very air she breathes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if Gay really thought she loved me, I felt nothing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t return Pa’s wave or nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

His pale blue eyes revealed nothing of the thoughts behind them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That means nothing. The great DiMaggio is himself again.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then they touched us, and bodies fell, and there was nothing else. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what time it was, he must wake up that good-for- nothing doctor and get his hand treated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He holds nothing back, and I see Claire wince at some of the information. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes. In fact, there’s nothing else I know at my core.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. She didn’t do nothing to me.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Without drying off or nothing, I went ’round back of the shed to see if that’s what got Stanky so jumpy. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The tykes would be scratched and splintered by scraps of her own destroyed past, but there was nothing she could do. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly he tells the new-free slaves that come here ’cause he don’t love nothing more than letting ’em know how amazing him and the rest of us folks in Buxton are. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“My sisters are Jesuits and my little brother I don’t know yet. I’m nothing in particular.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night, I broke down and called Aibileen to tell her I’ve heard nothing, just for the relief of talking about it to someone. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He had to be close to the last RV of the day—the last rendezvous point—but he could see nothing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I'm Baba's girl, too, and nothing will change that. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t mean to snap, but he’d barely gotten any sleep the night before, and this Champion winding up dead did nothing to improve his mood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing about him except the word he had called out to her years ago and the feeling he had excited in her then. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The snow of the uncleared ground padded their footsteps, but nothing could muffle the pounding inside Pinmei. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The moon got hid again and I really couldn’t see nothing. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to make him last a long time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"You know nothing about me. I'm not some Zionist. I'm—I'm barely anything at all. And I don't have to be. I don't have to do any of this!" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I brought my family there, but couldn’t do nothing for you.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know who took it over, but whoever it was, they didn't care too much about nothing when it came to who they let live there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, as quickly as they came, the flames die down to nothing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some went south, and some who were bold and angry and cared nothing for what they did joined the robber bands that flourished everywhere in the countryside. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When I moved to Dallas in 1928, most buildings there were nothing to speak of either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With nothing else to give them, Jinjoo broke open another brown candy bar and gave two pieces each to her sister and brothers, only allowing herself to lick her fingers where the candy melted. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ma cast her eyes on nothing in particular and blew on her coffee. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harry said nothing; he was thinking too hard. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“His systems. Alexander’s systems are nothing you should be bothering with. You have no idea what you’re doing. I overestimated your ability to handle this challenge.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Doing this hurt nothing, yet it was forbidden,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Percy .. .” “Yeah. So they tell me there’s nothing I can do. I guess I’ll be coming home.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He just kissed the tips of his fingers and said, “Because it is the most delicious meat. And there is nothing that tastes so good as boar prosciutto.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He points to his head, then turns back to me as if absolutely nothing had interrupted our conversation. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing wrong with my eyes. I’m tired.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I watched Sidney Goldberg let a strike go by and said nothing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You can’t tell me nothing about that war baby’s father. He’s ’bout criminal. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Bushra says nothing—which is hard for her—but I see her jaw clench. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I might have taken something off that wildling I killed to save Bran Stark, but he had nothing worth the taking. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I want some memento of the night, something to recall it, should nothing like it ever happen again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing at all on the storeroom shelves except empty crocks and baskets, and a dish containing the crumbs of last night’s loaf. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The man, embarrassed, turned away from Reynie and said nothing else. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

What if all this work ends up being for nothing? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In outlook and experience they were nothing like the hard-core climbers with whom I usually went into the mountains. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’ve even pet mice, but not when I couldn’t get nothing better.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I knew — if I knew — I could do nothing about my frightening secret. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the woman said nothing, I repeated the question. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She read it once, then turned it over, but there was nothing on the back. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take offense, since this has nothing to do with you, but I didn’t think I could hate this place more than I already did before.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I felt as if we’d played out the string and found nothing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I guess there’s nothing we can do but burn it here,” she said. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else to explain . . . everything Park felt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

For a moment Eddard Stark wanted nothing so much as to return to Winterfell, to the clean simplicity of the north, where the enemies were winter and the wildlings beyond the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to say to that, so I said nothing. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could object, my mom pulled me up, and we both swore before the council that we were going to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

This was nothing less than a battle between him and the mighty Trunchbull. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t we had enough of those ? ” “Now, Wife,” Ba said again, “stories cost us nothing.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Cloke, however, presented little or nothing in the way of physical threat and besides, he had problems enough of his own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing I could do that was not better with Osh there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing George dreaded more than when boys talked about what was in her underpants. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I wrote to Charles and said you were living in another town, nothing more. He was dead when the letter got there. The letter went to the lawyers. It tells about it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to it. Haven’t you used your fists before? Or are you afraid of him because he looks big?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, as usual, I was simply relieved that nothing awful had happened under my watch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He told me to stop acting so”—Sandy gestures at nothing—“gay. And I told him that I can’t, because I am gay. I swear, his eyes turned red.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The sheriff says nothing, just nods and spits, missing me by only a few inches. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you do not understand me. This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has nothing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do now,” replied Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at me, wishing she didn’t have to, and although she says nothing, I know. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing was badly damaged, and the camaradas continued to work hard. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I tell myself it’s nothing more than the understandable jolt of actual physical contact when you aren’t used to it from someone new. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, with nothing to do until my French class at five o’clock, I began turning over in my mind this question of sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men in the backs of the lorries knew nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The story of the bird which had fought for Thlayli in the storm had lost nothing in the telling up and down the burrows of Efrafa. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely nothing,” I said with a straight face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At first, when he pulls it open, he sees nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All he saw was darkness, nothing but an endless expanse of black. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The crumbly, gummy bits of nothing only made him hungrier. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Stand at attention for three hours at a vuvv banquet—nothing but show, of course—and you’d make enough to live on for a year. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We walked home through the quiet early morning streets along Avenue D, saying nothing to one another. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There were whispers of spirits and haints, and even the conjure woman called in to cleanse the place said that there was nothing to be done. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I locked my eyes on the whole bunch of nothing out the window. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He thought of water weeds, though nothing had brushed him as he dived, and raised his empty hand to free himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing, nothing he could do. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I see nothing but squeezed eyes, twisted mouths. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In this system a tiny subset of riders became wealthy, a few lived comfortably, and the rest, the vast majority, had nothing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had learned these three arts and nothing else during the diligent, assiduous years of his youth. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s your old faction, and there’s nothing you can do about what they say, so you might as well just ignore it.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I enjoyed more than being a source of amusement to my brothers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“My dear Constance, kindly do not pour scorn on things you know nothing of. Leave it to those with specialized knowledge.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He saw at once that they had nothing to do with banking. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then we will take off our disguises and each go home and say nothing. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even looked like Jon, with the long face and brown hair of the Starks, and nothing of their lady mother in her face or her coloring. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grandma said it was respectful to call people what they wanted to be called, and nothing else. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Does the name Usher mean nothing to you?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have nothing except the clothes on my back. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And William Ashby was the only person in Wethersfield who did not expect her to be useful, who demanded nothing, and offered his steady admiration as proof that she was still of some worth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We plunged into the woods as the rain poured down, the bus in flames behind us, and nothing but darkness ahead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that during these next months he did nothing except watch this woman of his. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was real quiet, just nothing but this dog barking way off. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t believe in wasting nothing, so he chawed every single piece! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I hear nothing important from Jews,” the soldier said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your age has nothing to do with what I’m talking about. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t win every field-day footrace back in elementary school for nothing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing these bars could take from me that hasn’t already been taken. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a phrase sounds expressive and lively and nothing else will do, fine. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It does indeed seem you have nothing to interest us. Very well, we shall keep the Crochan and you shall be on your way.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

We had nothing which had escaped drenching: no victuals, no bedding. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had had nothing but trouble from that overbearing goddess, and she’d never forgive Hera for taking Percy away, even if it was for a noble cause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Silence once more; nothing was stirring, not even the leaves on the yew tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I stayed at that house for about a year, and in the end, I uttered nothing about my feelings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abdul used to play ball, nothing heavy, but he had some game until he dropped out of school. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just a wisdom tooth, so nothing crazy. Twenty bucks sound fair?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He slowly took the armor off his head and revealed . . . nothing, no one. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

That means she hangs around María de los Santos to make sure nothing happens, rocking in her rocker and falling asleep after a while. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to hold him back except himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found nothing in the canoes under the cliff. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean, not nothing. Something happened. But nothing to be worried about. Everything is cool," I quickly assured them. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I have nothing better to do after dinner, so I finish my homework, complete a couple of pages in my music theory workbook, and go to bed at the same time as Malia. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And I know nothing more as the river takes us away and away and away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And then, like nothing had happened, he drove us out of the parking lot. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The sounds I hear are quieter and clear—nothing is lost or fuzzy, only tamped down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Some websites added a few small details, but nothing substantial. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I have thought it over some, ’cause I never seen nothing like that before. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And though he desires her as much as ever, he is relieved when they are through, lying naked side by side, knowing that nothing else is expected of them, that finally they can relax. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The iron ponies replaced horses as transportation, and I'd love nothing more than to see a horse up close. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that he had spent his life in a worthless and senseless maimer; he retained nothing vital, nothing in any way precious or worth while. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing evidently religious or, for that matter, inter­esting about the place, but it was pleasant and quiet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Manacles held them in place, and their mouths moved but nothing came out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And then one day, there was just nothing left to fall out. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then this would still be my year, and Cap would be nothing more than a walking bad-hair day nobody really knew. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

They had been born in the wartime years; they’d been raised by parents who’d come of age in the Depression, who threw nothing out, not even moldy food. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Each time they refused me, they implied clearly that I had probably come by these checks dishonestly and they wanted nothing to do with them or me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally had nothing better to do, she sat beside us on the commuter rail into North Station. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And he muttered, not looking at her but at her wrinkled, wet hands, “There is no use in keeping pearls for nothing.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Can’t feel nothing but the panic exploding in my lungs and the cold, stabbing pain in my throat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Viruses that are outside cells merely sit there; nothing happens. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy also said there’s nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else to say and we sat till the newspaper lady asked if we had found what we needed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the relief of knowing I had passed through a crisis, I sighed because there was nothing to hold me back. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, who could not see any way out of this without flatly lying, nodded but still said nothing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The half ended like that—with a relentless Lake Windsor assault that produced nothing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing he could do at that hour. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And he turned into someone who is nothing like us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Howard had never doubted his chances so much, and Smith had said nothing that reassured him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the last bite he sat staring into nothing, not remembering what he had eaten or what it tasted like. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had nothing like proof, or even faith. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I scanned all the titles, looking for anything that might have information about the Amyr or the Chandrian, but nothing looked especially promising. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Said something—her words said nothing very important. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t say nothing about the fact that I’m a math whiz, and can outdo ninth graders when it comes to figuring numbers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, pagan has nothing to do with that. It means worshipping idols instead of God.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking, that maybe we should have a proper burial. For the baby, I mean. Just us, a few prayers, nothing more.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The chaos on the streets before dawn was nothing compared to the madness he encountered. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The pieces disappeared into the dark water, leaving nothing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He never did nothing with his talent, though. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to be so stingy. It’s just that the emperor’s men seized everything. We would have nothing at all to eat if I hadn’t managed to hide this.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

No use keeping them open—there was nothing to see but the dark. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The point was, the grace of it was, that it had nothing to do with sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing but his trunk and the set of his jaw. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense. If nothing else, it will keep your mind occupied,” said Wednesday, unlocking the car. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The landscape’s moving in a way that turns my stomach but I can definitely see a bridge down there, taking the road to the other side so there’s nothing now twixt me and the river. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Dimple looked at Mamma through watery eyes, and saw nothing but love and patience in her smile. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He grinned at her like nothing had happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

So della Porta simply tucked the thread back into place and pretended there was nothing wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was extremely unpopular also and she had nothing whatever to do with any of the women she worked with. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On many days the square jammed with so much traffic that nothing could move. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But even her height was nothing compared with her beauty, her fierceness, and her wildness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why bother opening when there’s nothing to sell? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. I’m fine, though. I mean, this stuff sucks, but I’ve been dealing with it since elementary school. I don’t let it get me down. Those guys have nothing better to do than be mean.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, nothing really. Just things we share,” I say as casually as I can. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the kids have nothing in common and they hate each other. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since I saw' you last, you have done nothing but lie around rotting in your room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could find nothing, for he had left nothing but his stunning absence. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, you let me put it in for nothing,” Joe snarled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it had, Giotto would have completed the perspectival revolution, Brunelleschi’s images would have been unnecessary, and Alberti would have had nothing new to say. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The feel of Day’s lips, our heated kiss, and his hands running across my skin—it should all mean nothing to me now. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The hobbits sat down again, but they said nothing to one another of their thoughts and doubts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I ain’t one to beg, but I’m begging you to think on this and not do nothing this fast. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When she pushes the button that usually makes the screen light up and nothing happens, her eyes narrow just the teeniest bit. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They knew they’d have, if nothing else, a room, perhaps a cabin of their own. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing on the desk except the mayor’s feet. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that nothing she could say could really comfort him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

With no tent, and often navigating with nothing better than road maps, he walked for 123 days, from April to August, averaging seventeen miles a day. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

On any other day in this building, Cas would have looked away and said nothing. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I order mine with nothing but mustard, and am thrilled to watch the vendor present my hot dog in a horizontal position. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He could chop off my ear and I’d say nothing about it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And when you walk away from the sorry testimony of the State's witnesses, you have nothing else from the prosecution. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Berinhed's Forest Tristran outfaced one of the great, tawny eagles, who would have carried them both back to its nest to feed its young and was afraid of nothing at all, save fire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You did, and there’s nothing more you could have done,” I say, and kiss him on the cheek. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But it does nothing to lift the darkness in my blood. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Alohomora!” he said confidently, pointing his wand at the padlock, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When, in fact, most of the time there were simply ways, none of them quite wrong or quite right, and nothing to tell you for sure which side of the line you stood on. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The queen was really a simple soul and always, her whole life, had done nothing except state the overly obvious. 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 said, “No, sir, I wouldn’t never do nothing like conjuring. I waren’t doing nothing but chunking stones.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"I see we have quite the festivities going on in here. And not to worry, girls, there's nothing I haven't seen." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was the way things were and there was nothing to be done about such a basic thing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The names of the towns mean nothing to him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But alone it could do nothing but see small images of things far off and days remote. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I thought the small letter at the start might mean that nothing ever really began all new, with a capital, but that it just flowed on from what came before. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I look at the black lump in my hand—this is a star?—and think there’s nothing I can imagine less interesting to draw on earth, but say, “Okay. Sure.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Stop!” she shouts again at nothing at all. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself that the next time I come here I will be a famous singer in a sequined dress, and these sights and sounds will mean nothing to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new girl stared up, her mouth open slightly, saying nothing as she watched the sky shift and dance, a wash of shapes and colors. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There is nothing physically connecting the Earth and the Moon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stand the idea of Mami being nothing more than an anonymous body. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was become so Observant that I could observe nothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Disappointment takes hold of me—but there’s nothing to do about it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was what I would be from this day forward—my commitment, my character as long as I lived—and nothing alive or dead could change my mind! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing—nothing at all—wrong with asking for help, Tom.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If she drew it, she’d use nothing but dark charcoals and twisting lines that fell off the page. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A bit of a snort came up the line, but nothing more. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing out there! We have no bullets to waste!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the silence of the hall the screen indicated nothing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

What I found was nothing but a druggie whose life went downhill. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Sky was six hundred feet below, with nothing between but empty air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The woman said nothing and folded her arms across her chest. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing left to lose, he becomes re­laxed again, insouciant, daring. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Other than poking three holes in me, it seemed like the bear-fighting dog hadn’t done nothing worst than knock the air out of my chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There was no one and nothing to carry him now. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I told him it was nothing, but I was wondering if I should play it up and escape to the nurse’s office for the next hour. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He said nothing; for a moment, he seemed lost, shrunken and lost. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody goes night after night, and nothing can stop it.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Digory was disliking his Uncle more every minute, so he said nothing. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

After that, I felt like my destiny was not my own, that men who had nothing to do with me had the power to rupture my dreams, to separate me from my grandmother. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people talked of nothing but China; others of nothing but America. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of the car’s other passengers gasped as their seat belts locked over their chests, but I had nothing holding me back from flying between the two middle seats. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As he grieved on my shoulder, I wanted nothing more than for Papi to go on losing people he loved so that he’d always turn to me, so that I alone could bring him comfort. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Before there had always been his polite capping of remarks like this: “Yes, they do, that’s what they call it”—but today he glanced speculatively at me and said nothing. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of how much you loved your gram, of course. Of how much you’ll always love her. And there is nothing in this world more beautiful than love, Emma Talbot.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Walt and Billie had both known poverty when they were young and after struggling to rise above it saw nothing wrong with enjoying the fruits of their labor. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a given day could bring either one— hair-pulling overwork on a gallery or absolutely nothing to do in a place like the State Shop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No cats! There’s nothing here to hurt you!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Root said nothing for a long while, tapping his nails on the tabletop. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"You had nothing to do with us, Buddy." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to send now, no further help to give, and even if Lee on the other side would send support now it would be too late. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the longer and more beautiful the Lion sang, the harder Uncle Andrew tried to make himself believe that he could hear nothing but roaring. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to remember how I'd gotten here, but nothing came. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that now because they are dying out quickly and I hear nothing but the jungle sounds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t get nothing for your money these days.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I’m nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Max, so help me God, I couldn’t do nothing when I turned around and saw that woman coming to that bed. Honest to God, I didn’t know what I was doing. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when he was done he just looked right back at the ocean, smiling like nothing happened. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Why are you doing this? We have nothing to do with your schemes,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It takes him nearly three hours to break the cuffs off, and he says almost nothing the entire time, except to occasionally ask me if I need anything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even at night, that train made whistle-stops in places where there was nothing but farms or a small mill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even I myself get down and pray to the Lord Creator every night because I realize that without him I am nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one accord, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they flung themselves upon their tormentors. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

But Bolverkr said nothing more on that high mountainside, where the icy winds clawed and clutched at them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I test the particulate and the sediment is nothing more than sand, making it completely drinkable with the filtration straws. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment she had been a wolf again, but Weese's slap took it all away and left her with nothing but the taste of her own blood in her mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This time, though, nothing was to be left out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know next to nothing about the Trials,” he says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She scanned the area, but she saw nothing, only the same scarlet walls and white snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it was he who tried to reassure me: “It’s not certain yet. There’s still a chance. Today, they will do another selection ... a decisive one . . .” I said nothing. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laura spins close after a while, like I hoped she might, but she says nothing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could be something and nothing at the same time. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

There was nothing for Hazel to do but keep going. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He looked up: A giant stood before him, twenty feet high, its head hidden in shadow, nothing but its treelike, hairy shins illuminated by light from the castle doors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was nothing rude about this seeming neglect. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

For instance: saying nothing about Flora's potential stoutness as Flora consumed the second helping of macaroni and cheese. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was like they had become ashes in my hand and I didn’t even realize that there was nothing left of them until I was pounding just my fist on the ground. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Having seen nothing there, he turned slowly in a full circle, inspecting all of the valley that he could see. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There came many days when we ate nothing at all, spending the long evening hours simply staring at one another, at the empty pots, and at the sun going down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Ekwenugo had always been his proof that Biafra would triumph, with the stories of rockets and armored cars and fuel made from nothing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Gregor had been eight and had missed nothing; like, the frantic calls to the police, who had acted almost bored with the fact that his dad had vanished into thin air. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky is blue, after nothing but gray for the past few months except for that first warm day. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But the tone had nothing but gratefulness in it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that was what owls looked like, and they did stare; but Hester was right, and there was a hostility and suspicion in the dæmon that the man’s face showed nothing of. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time, he says nothing, and my arm wraps tighter and tighter around my legs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If there’s nothing else you want to do, Roof, I thought we could visit my dad again.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the months to come, because one did have to keep on walking, one desperately wanted to believe nothing had changed during those years of suspended animation. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words cut into Ba like slices from a knife but, even though his face was pained, he said nothing and continued to pack. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Mice are nothing but little packages of blood and bones, afraid of everything. They are despicable, laughable, the opposite of everything we strive to be. Do you want to live in their world?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

But there is nothing left to do but fight. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s nothing against Trey or Mrs. Murray, but when you have an older brother who did great before you, if you don’t at least match his greatness, people have something to say. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We were nothing but cousins, and Johnny was a pain because he didn’t like playing with girls. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The tip of his ring finger had begun to darken too, and when he touched it with the point of his dagger, he felt nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When they finally got permission to go in and looked in at him in the cell, he was twisted up in a corner badly beaten and dressed in nothing but extremely soiled underwear. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Clara, who had spent nine years without speaking, knew the advantages of silence and asked her daughter nothing, joining in her efforts to erase all memory of Jean de Satigny. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing wrong with me,” I went on, “except acute chronic fear.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Luke, you didn’t do nothing. You saved my life, man. You dragged me out to that rock and you saved my life.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I almost backed out, but realized I could probably find nothing better. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a few seconds, and then she said, “I see. Very well. Then I guess we have nothing more to discuss today, Nicholas. You may go.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to scream to warn them, but nothing came out of my throat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a very long time, my mom says nothing. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Where I’d come from, the farm we had, that was nothing to them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, Kira decided, it made sense to pretend she knew nothing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tunnel looked nothing like the one Annabeth and I had stumbled into before. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Maclnerny, the Mayor’s best horseman, is in the lead, the Mayor riding behind, looking as calm as if it was nothing more than a Sunday ride. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But at that moment she knew that it was not the thing to say out loud, and besides she could tell from her mother’s voice that it was nothing like an enchantment, not at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Surely there is nothing that can hold someone like that back. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And she said nothing but she worked at her cooking and at the washing at the pool even in the winter when the water was stiff with ice to be broken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And there was nothing of the Chinese about him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He tried very hard to do everything just the way Chroma had done, but nothing worked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the time there may have been no precise form of words; in fact, she may have experienced nothing more than impatience to begin writing again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You keep forgetting that this life is nothing. The next is the only one that matters. I wish you’d remember that.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I would’ve given up the real sun, so giving him an imaginary one was nothing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It was really nothing to consider, of course. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is the sort of despicable person who has no understanding of how despicable he is, and my badgering him with insults won’t change that; nothing will. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She knew nothing of the Balance and the Pattern which the true wizard knows and serves, and which keep him from using his spells unless real need demands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s weird, because even I know that two weeks are nothing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I’m glad I’m not supposed to talk for the next few days, because there’s nothing I want to say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our. ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m afraid. But when you have to fight, you have to fight. There’s nothing else you can do.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Um, nothing. Anyway, what happened after the wind bomb went off?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mom spoke to me kindly, asking how schoolwork was going, but nothing of consequence. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“First we were in the cellar, and then we were in the field with nothing in between. Bing—there we were in the sunshine.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was nothing written on the sheet of paper aside from Chubs’s parents’ name and their address, and there had never been. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I'm remembering the fact that nothing in this war is what it seems, and I have spent too much of it not seeing what's in front of my own face. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kit looked from one to the other, from her aunt’s barely restrained tears to her uncle’s waiting judgment There is nothing I can possibly tell them, she thought, except the truth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I called once and Ruth said she passed it on to her four days ago, but still I’ve heard nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The finish line is very near the high-jump area, which is pretty convenient for us, but it’s doing nothing for Fiona’s concentration. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Virtually nothing of social or academic import occurred at the school without his involvement. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing the matter with it,” Mama said. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His smile was creepy and sad at the same time, the kind you see on somebody who has nothing to lose. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to believe it, but nothing else seemed to make sense. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing in the South to go back to, Betty,” she says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon says nothing for a long moment, his lips pressing together in a thin line. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

"Performing works up a thirst like nothing else—save dueling, perhaps. Adieu, my young friend. Come see us again." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She presses it through my teeth and I keep my eyes open, although there’s nothing in the room but scattered moonlight to see her by. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She stuck her head into the hole, hoping nothing would bite it off. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“All around him was nothing but smooth hard stone. It was a cell no man had ever escaped.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had intended to say something less direct, but there was nothing less direct that he could say. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In my current situation, there is nothing more I could ask for. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I inhale, almost certain I will smell the sweetness that brought about my dissolution again, but there is nothing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Most culturists, like George, were biologists; they knew nothing about preventing contamination. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, unwilling to move or speak lest I offend the strange sorcery of physics that I still believed had saved me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was not the words that bothered her—nothing too frightening there—it was the idea that someone was sneaking around and leaving them on her porch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

For one thing, it has nothing at all to say about gravity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Nadia and I stood there on the front porch and said nothing to each other. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She has done nothing to you! She is an infant.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wish I had something to eat but there’s nothing in the icebox but cabbage leaves floating in the melted ice. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But he had nothing that would serve as a parachute or a sled. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get it off my chest, wanted him to reassure me that two sticks were nothing, no real harm could be done. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate almost nothing, he stayed mostly alone, and in this state of grief he fell sick. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “Starvation? How come you don’t eat nothing, sir?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The Comer quickly emptied— there was nothing like the threat of a gunfight to make everyone go home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew nothing about theater, but I was drawn in when he picked Godspell, and I thought I had a little advantage because I connected with the material,” he recalls. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do but gesture to the right and gesture to the left, exactly as she had practiced, only faster and faster, until finally the stanza was done. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet it was nothing to that other darkness—outside. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe heavy on the outside, like something was pressing down on top of me, when really it was nothing but air. plunk, plunk. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ma Costa trudged up the steps as if nothing in the world could possibly either stop her or make her go more quickly, and Tony and Kerim walked proudly on either side like princes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. It’s nothing. Let’s get these eels done and get out to the docks. I don’t want to miss the first work calls.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

This one he held in his hands was nothing, trash. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin had been in the attic that very afternoon and noticed nothing amiss. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Word was that underneath the good times and the easy money something evil ran the streets and nothing was safe—not even the dead. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Rose, it wont do any good pretending any longer that nothing is wrong. Just look at him, Rose. Six years old, and—” “He’s not a dummy. He’s normal. He’ll be just like everyone else.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was like one of those remote control cars that zip around a room, and if she hit a wall, she simply backed up, like nothing had happened, and screeched off in another direction. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, man. It’s not some Logan County monster, nothing like that. He’s sick. Or he will be.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Absolutely nothing is happening on the intercom screen. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was nothing he could have done to prevent Ugwu’s death, but his drinking, his excessive drinking, had somehow made him complicit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bottle of whiskey--a second one--was now in constant demand by all present, excepting Catherine who "felt just as good on nothing at all." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Like it's nothing for me to lift him, and maybe that's where I get the idea. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

This is what a body looks like with nothing inside. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Briar Hollow Lane? I thought there was nothing down there but a water treatment shed. That’s what Gram told me.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was nothing there now but a massive pile of twisted, flaming metal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If nothing else, Kohl’s gleaning had given her perspective. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Alexander Van Ness ate meticulously, wiping his hands on his napkin often and smiling at the others, saying nothing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I told you there was nothing to it,” said Arbuthnot apologetically. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But nothing. Now, you get yourself together, read the Twenty-Third Psalm, and don’t ever let me see you behave this way again.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but she looked at him with a strange, quick intentness, almost as though there were a warning on her tongue which at the moment she did not dare to utter. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I paint the world in completely different colors because nothing is the same as it was before. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“People know nothing about my people here,” says the driver. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Not many against Capricorn’s Black Jackets, thought Elinor, but better than nothing, certainly better than a desperate father, an Arab boy, and an overweight book collector. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of snacks, but nothing liquid.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When there was nothing else to do, and we heard somebody was going to get a beating, we might even go so far as to gather around his door to hear it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Look at me. I am nothing,” I said, suddenly despairing again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As soon as I was inside, Drew closed the door casually, as if there were nothing to be worried about. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Instead he drags me to the police station, kicking me and spitting out bad words like bullets, probably angry that I have nothing he can steal. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe that for the next couple of years nothing happened. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge led to nothing more than an artificial island in an artificial lake. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Even with the water no longer rising, he knew he could do nothing at home. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and listened but heard nothing—no engines, no thumps on the hull. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside her, Ess listened, mouth hanging slightly open, to the tale of a tree that gave everything it had to a boy—its apples and its branches, until the tree was nothing but a stump. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trying to mess with you. It’s just that absolutely nothing about liking a person—or even disliking someone—is firmly logical all the way through.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But he could make out nothing at all. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came upstairs to the flat, sat down and said nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flip through the pages, but nothing jumps out at me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I know this will be nothing good, either: it will be Cathy, perhaps, asking me ever so nicely to maybe give the booze a rest this evening? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why must I suffer accusations every time some Stark stubs his toe? This was Greyjoy's work, I had nothing to do with it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And sometimes we went swimming after we drank. And nothing bad ever happened.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Soon the road behind him was dotted with spectators following him to the useless gates holding nothing from a broken system, torn down by the words of a dreaming old lady. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

All day long I hear nothing but what an exasperating child I am, and although I laugh it off and pretend not to mind, I do mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For the rest there was nothing I could use, but these were smaller and mercifully soon stopped bleeding. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she popped open the clasps, nothing peculiar happened. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Still, you’ve probably noticed that I’m telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The blacksmith could fix that and nothing else was hurt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he’s intelligent. He simply doesn’t mention them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but he had begun to use English translations of the German works he had been reading, and they did nothing but confuse him even more. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I can feel the change between us, thick and palpable, but Marcus and Ron treat us no differently, because, to them, nothing visible is out of place. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

After I had taken care of immediate needs, I found I had nothing to do. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as we left the summit, the wind dropped, and within 500 feet the world was quite calm, eerily so, and the dense fog was nothing more than straggly, drifting shreds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later I’m in the lobby, and it's really nothing special. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Lady Catherine, I have nothing further to say. You know my sentiments.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to tell! Promise. I just talked to him for the first time last week. And he’s into making music and said he would show me how.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Everyone in Group One got a letter from America, but then Mrs. Jarai ran out, leaving the last four groups with nothing. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I could see the ribbon of crushed grass all the way back to the figure of Atlas, who looked peculiar, bent under the weight of absolutely nothing. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Gregor caught snippets of their conversation, but nothing that made sense. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the fact that there is nothing in particular to do, the days assume a pattern. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If nothing’s going to change, then I’d better get on with it, right? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Still, there was nothing to do but make the best of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In quantum mechanics, a zero is responsible for a bizarre source of energy—infinite and ubiquitous, present even in the deepest vacuum—and a phantom force exerted by nothing at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At present, there was nothing to be done for Harriet; good wishes for the future were all that could yet be possible on Emma’s side. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He was lost, astray in a strange house where nothing and no one now stirred in him the slightest vestige of affection. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was guilty, I was paying for it, and nothing more could be asked of me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He did not know what to say, for nothing like that had ever happened to him before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She eased the board forward, bringing it closer to the wall of stone, but saw nothing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

My body and brain had gone into shock overdrive, where nothing made much sense. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing much to do up here,” I say,. not knowing how else to answer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Like X-Ray said. Working so hard in the hot sun, while Caveman just sits around doing nothing. My blood boiled." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She said nothing about her trunk, which was still in Midlothian awaiting shipment to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Just because they want to hurt something and they got nothing better to do? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It would be like nothing happened, same old same old. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve heard how they sharpened their teeth and stormed the invaders in northeastern Congo, feeding on nothing but rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing like a bird,” said Hermione, frowning at the tower. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But nothing could go back to normal after today. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps she wishes to present herself to Prince Aidan as a possible bride,” Ana said sarcastically, and Clara looked down at her embroidery, saying nothing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the simple truth was that the aging Sage of Quincy had nothing else to do. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The fact that he does nothing only confirms my suspicions. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

No one makes eye contact as he passes, like nothing at all has happened. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The jogger’s mouth” made no sense to me, and searching turned up nothing except for a bunch of people jogging with their mouths open. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Chitrigupta had said that the celestial weapons were past the bridge, but there was nothing in sight except a giant cave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing sweeter than a fresh pineapple core on a hot day. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked back and forth in the stable, looking straight ahead, looking as if I had nothing to hide. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

If nothing else, it was probably not often that business was this good in March. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“We aren’t just going to sit around on our fat duffs and do nothing, are we?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here on the road between the two there is nothing but old trees and long grass bending to the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She could see nothing in the dark, but she realized she was holding a pair of shoes. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A squirrel who writes poetry? Pah! Squirrels are nothing but thieving rodents. Rats with fluffy tails! They’re bullies who steal food from innocent birds.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I could have said all those things but nothing came. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

There is nothing to see but rain, sheets of it, and muddy water pooling at the bottom of the garden. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'll be angry tomorrow, when there's nothing for him to eat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was nothing of the feel of America here. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obviously it wasn’t nothing, Candice wondered if he was hiding the book because he didn’t want her making fun of him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With a painful wail, she vaporized into nothing, and the cheering of the crowd died. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She heard the shards of tile, torn branches, and slivers of wood pounding against the stone courtyard like the beating of drums, but nothing touched her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hanako had cleaned many floors in her life, so this, at least, was nothing new. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He felt worthless all the time, and nothing he nor Nali nor Uncle Jet said or did helped. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Our cab sat wedged in back of Betsy's cab and in front of a cab with four of the other girls, and nothing moved. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, I have nothing to say to you,” said Mr. Jaggers, throwing his finger at them. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It surprised me when she said that, reminding me that I had told Phoebe nothing about my mother. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There is nothing new in this merciless formulation except the explicitness of its symbols and the candor of its hatred. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

My mother always said the eyes say a lot, and his eyes weren't saying nothing about fighting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But my father did nothing of the sort, he just nodded and walked back toward our wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now Ren has repeated the same line from the Pirate’s Den—and even though it could still mean nothing at all, my mind jumps to a different conclusion. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing—no sound, vision, or feeling. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hosteen Mitchell must have known what was on my mind and had been teasing me by saying nothing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good number of medications have the property that they’re demonstrably better than nothing, but not by much. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And even if he’s not, there’s nothing you can do about it. You asked him to come and he wouldn’t. End of story.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed I could not have both, so I did nothing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the comer, thinking little at all about nothing in particular. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two ivy- covered walls on either side of him seemed to intersect with nothing but sky up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was so much unhappiness in the world, he reflected, bowing his head dismally beneath the tragic thought, and there was nothing he could do about anybody’s, least of all his own. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, nothing. Now why don’t you answer my question, since you seem so intent on getting information out of me, but refuse to give any up yourself.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

How I never question Gale's motives while I do nothing but doubt the latter's. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He lifted Nita up as though she weighed nothing at all, bringing her face close to his own blunt, doglike features. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ain’t nothing good going to come from losing my head over the tinkerer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing to be afraid of there.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless the message from the pediatrician’s office about Finn’s eight-year-old checkup had a hidden meaning, the phone contained nothing new, nothing helpful. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I picked up the Band-Aid tin and looked through all of the toilet paper for a note, but there was nothing. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You had nothing else pressing on for the evening, why not take the case?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I must see her—if nothing else, to say good-bye.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So quiet that I didn’t want to do nothing more than scream so harsh that my throat would get raggedy. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

My hands hit solid bodies but do nothing; there are too many. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

After listening carefully for the sound of dogs or hunters and hearing nothing but the burping of bullfrogs, Amari signaled that they should ease out of the mire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be that a dolphin could swim faster than Lizzie through the water and a fish hawk dive faster through the air, but nothing alive could run across Malaga Island faster than Lizzie Griffin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And despite his own conversion to Mojo he seemed not to understand it all quite, the devotion, the obsession, the way some people clung to it as if there was nothing else in life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said nothing: seldom do those who are silent make mistakes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Biddy wrapped up in her coat and didn’t say nothing to nobody on the bus. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And my mother squared her shoulders and bragged: “Our problem worser than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hear nothing but music. It’s like you can’t stop this natural talent.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama must have known there was nothing they could do—that the money they’d given Aunt Rose for safekeeping was gone now, whether it was into the undertaker’s hand or, more likely, Helen’s pocket. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing worse than a freshly dug grave with snow falling on it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He retched but had nothing in his stomach to throw up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We saw nothing except grass, trees, crops, and the hard-packed dirt path as we moved. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

You’re going to do nothing for the first week and start it next week, and I want to warn you now: If you only spend one week on this, you’re not going to solve it. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Their son nods to me, then stares with red-rimmed eyes at nothing in particular. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead was nothing but a long strip of red soil. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked away from the children, step by step up the stairs, trying to focus my eyes on nothing but the Diamants’ door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He takes an apple from the bowl and tosses it in the air, catching it and tucking it in his bag before he bids Caroline goodbye with a cheerful wave and nothing more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It felt like fall: warm days and cool nights, a bit cooler than Texas, but it wasn’t too bad or nothing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was there to make sure that we said nothing horrid about his school. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it takes a whole lot of energy to do something, and sometimes it takes even more energy to do nothing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What do elephants have that nothing else has?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And there was nothing to do but follow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They wanted nothing more than to be seen, after all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lee said abruptly, impulsively, “I cannot imagine what’s become of Stuart. I’ve heard nothing. You understand, I know nothing of what’s in front of me. It may be the entire Federal army.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child’s voice was nothing but a hoarse whisper. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Even after Mrs. Bradley brought it up, you did nothing to reach out. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

If I were him, picking up after people who carelessly dropped stuff on the ground, I'd be nothing but angry. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do. But you owe me nothing,” I protested. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But that didn't matter—and anyway nothing would go wrong. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She cared for nothing and for no one. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later we were out on the sidewalk and strolling home as if nothing embarrassing had ever taken place. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the light of day, the Hideaway is nothing more than peeling paint and sticky floors. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At this point, the victim is usually extremely exhausted and weak, and can do nothing but sleep. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

What did she know—that nothing was happening between them, or that Brandon was gay? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the burning has nothing to do with the bleach. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man said nothing, but he looked at Johnny and the look of bleak hatred amazed the boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I bend over the toilet, nothing comes out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now I knew nothing about Chicago except that’s where people headed when they went north. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

David, Daniel, Sammy, and I just sat around doing nothing, which was about as boring as it sounds. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Assassin said nothing, but her frustration radiated from her in waves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had nothing against anyone trying to promote independence and unity among black men, but they still were making it tough for Mr. Muhammad’s voice to be heard. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing in that brownie except sugar and fat.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury, but aside from that I knew nothing about him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give me a sign, then. You don’t have to say nothing. Let me see your hand. Just stick it out someplace and I’ll go; I promise. A sign.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for Newt to answer, but nothing came. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She treated me like there was nothing different about me at all. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment the hobbits noticed nothing strange about this. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So she says nothing and settles for storming up the steps in a fine flounce. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The sound of the alligator’s jaws snapping together on nothing but air encouraged all three of them to run wildly into the edge of the woods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a Buddhist and believed in the laws of karma, so it made sense to him that he might pay for his war murders: everything comes back to you, nothing is accidental. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a monthly meeting of the alethiometer research group coming up, when they compared results and discussed lines of approach, and if she had nothing to say, her privileges might be withdrawn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

High John waved his hand, and like fog lifting when the sun rose in the sky, the clouds faded away into nothing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Containing nothing, having none of the usual or appropriate contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure nothing’s wrong?” he says as they are riding home. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I repeat this to myself but it conveys nothing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was kept there for a week with nothing to eat but pieces of stale bread and nothing to drink but water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This came about from nothing other than his excessive compassion, which gave his soldiers more licence than is suitable to military discipline. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing she’s got words in her head don’t mean nothing if you can only hear ’em when she talks. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In that sense, there was nothing unusual about New Zealand’s Musket/Potato Wars. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of it—the calls, the flowers that are every-where, the visitors, the hours they spend sitting together in the living room unable to say a word, mean nothing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And nothing to eat,” she agreed after a minute. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a quiet ride with nothing but the whin whin of the air conditioner, a ssssss that sounded more like air leaking out of something than seeping into it. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The boy is dark and moon-faced and looks nothing like Bas, but the gesture is so much like him that immediately I step away from the window, trying to stop memories from flooding back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Cowslip said nothing, but his eerie laughter continued. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing wrong with it!” said Harry, his voice shaking slightly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On the day of the funeral, so those of you who attended wouldn’t miss any work, the rest of us did nothing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Congress, like the American public, wanted nothing more to do with the war. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

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

And then there was nothing to be done for it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Abuela Celia writes back to him every once in a while, but her letters are full of facts, about this meeting or that, nothing more. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the queen as he spoke; her face was a mask, still and pale, betraying nothing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Yes, modern Afghan women married to modern Afghan men who did not mind that their wives walked among strangers with makeup on their faces and nothing on their heads. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They didn't sound drunk and I had said nothing to offend, and I was certain that they knew who I was. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said nothing and he looked at me with the same mild gaze. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing to do but move forward, killing whoever comes into our path. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else in the garden with that color. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a question just now, Mr. Jaggers, which you desired me to waive for a moment. I hope I am doing nothing wrong in asking it again?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I realized I had done nothing—my color offended her. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might have served as a symbol of hope—if it could be remade, then anything could—but here it was as it had ever been: a symbol of nothing but brutality. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It had filed for bankruptcy and was bought out by another company, Parker & Parsley, for virtually nothing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing so sweet,” murmured Orgoch, sucking a tooth, “as a tender young lamb’s summer afternoon.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had to maintain the condition, for once one lets the dothe-strength lapse one is good for nothing at all. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rations are meager, but we know how to survive on less than nothing. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Donay is so gentle, he does his job and says nothing. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there were different times when they quarrelled about nothing—but even the quarrels were those of lovers, which seemed sweet when they remembered them afterwards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But gradually the smiles on people’s faces assured us that there was nothing to worry about anymore. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Matthias said nothing, but she saw a glimmer of shame move over his face. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was quite a contrast, to see a huge pile of complicated machinery on one side and nothing but blue water on the other. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

George ate a bit of dessert but nothing else. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The land was down upon itself, a land of black loam, but nothing on it, not even grass. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe there was nothing more to say. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s what he was told to do, and he knows nothing else.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else that they could do. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

For Jethro there was nothing to do but send the letter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought nothing could make me feel lower than I already do. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And like my dad says, that ain’t nothing to celebrate or be stuck up about. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They glowered at us as we passed them, but said nothing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In short, I’d like nothing better than to do without their company for a while, and they don’t understand that. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ms. Alvarez read some announcements from a computer printout, but there was nothing about the soccer team. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try to understand. You’re dreaming. There is no Edward, and nothing to steal.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Amari held Tidbit, trying to soothe him, but Polly knew that nothing she could say or do would make the child feel better. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another year of my mom doing nothing but working and taking care of me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Irn-Bru's fizzy liquid bubble gum, but I said, “Sure” 'cause I hadn't brought any drink myself and Irn-Bru's better than nothing. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And then it said nothing at all, and there was silence in the glade. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But now the tarpaulin was unrolled at the bow; there was nothing to hold the oar in place. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to be afraid of, is there?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But finally there was nothing to do but drag him out like all other dead brutes. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to lose and she has nothing to gain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Emma glared at him—or at the space I imagined him to occupy—but said nothing. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Some are here. They have no, they have nothing. They would be killed . . .” “Yes,” I say. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, hold up. If Kasim is still there and nothing went down, we’ll take him home with us. Let’s just wait it out,” she says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

While fishing for an answer that would say nothing, I smiled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had many great windows in them, windows without glass, through which you saw nothing but black darkness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But she, Patina, she just kept it cool and got back in line like it was nothing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He took a pen from his shirt pocket but there was nothing to write on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad grumbled occasionally about heating the attic for Luke—“It’s just like throwing money out those vents”—but Mother always fixed him with one of her stares, and nothing changed. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lie doing nothing for a second, then put my shirt back on, then my hoodie. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Us. And nothing we’re going to do is going to override any old friendship,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was nothing like my mother’s cooking, but it was either that or stale bread. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, little man, but I can’t let the union get away with striking over nothing.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing in the fridge but baking soda in the way back and half-empty bottles of ketchup, barbeque sauce, and mustard on the door. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When nothing happened during the rest of the month, the men decided that the switches had been an empty threat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sales-person had not even glanced at her, had said nothing other than the price. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing on your leg,” she says, looking from me to the covers, back to me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The tiny interior of the shop was in fact uncomfortably full, but there was almost nothing in it of the slightest value. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He struck it with the knife and nothing came. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

So there’s no need for you to reproach yourself because you think you’re taking something I was entitled to; nothing could be further from the truth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced into the crystal ball but saw nothing but swirling white mist. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, high start values would mean nothing if my execution wasn’t on point. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then a fog rolled in, misting me clean through—no pain, no thoughts, nothing but wet gray haze, like I’d been set adrift in a boat at dawn. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him to come on and we’d go home as there was nothing we could do. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The official announcement—the fourth in less than two years—was considered true for almost six months because nothing further was heard of him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I can do nothing about leaving Safaa and Amin, but I’m a little comforted by the certainty that I will see them again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena said nothing and pushed her carrots around on her plate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh please. You thought nothing of the kind.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Because energy cannot be created out of nothing, one of the partners in a particle/antiparticle pair will have positive energy, and the other partner negative energy. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I press my nose as close as I can, going over the photograph millimeter by millimeter for anything else that might be useful, but find nothing more. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He was. He wasn’t anything like this bad yesterday. He’s been a bit lame for a few days, but nothing like this.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the authorities believed that Adele, who was twelve years older than my grandfather and had been his live-in companion for two years by that time, would make sure that nothing happened to us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Aside from the brand-new brass lock, nothing in Daffodil Manor changed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“If that is all you have to say, sir,” I remarked, “there can be nothing left for me to say.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sympathize with his confusion, but I feel nothing toward his hostility. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At first, I could see nothing but the wildly swirling snow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My happiness was so overflowing that nothing could destroy it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’d take it manfully, and be respected if I couldn’t be loved,” said Amy, with the decision of one who knew nothing about it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing else about the fire in the theatre, or Leo, or whether he lived or died. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“There is, Emile. But nothing you can’t handle when the time comes.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was funny; nothing seemed to bother me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though she has zero kids and nothing to do all day, she is the laziest woman I’ve ever seen. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This emphasis on illicit cash proved to be a winning effort, for nothing infuriated the law-abiding populace more than the image of the millionaire crack dealer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I went inside and looked around, Mother, and I could smell nothing except paint.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘You soon broke down. Anyone would have thought you had a guilty conscience. I hope it was nothing worse than a wicked plot to steal one of my blankets.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know that, Mama. Bad things happen, and sometimes there’s nothing we can do. But this time, there is something I can do. I want to help Ma return the last dragon.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘This is no parley. You have nothing to say.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She did not breathe deeply; she did not need to: the air simply floated towards her, drawn by her natural authority, until there was nothing left for others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Stucky says his dog, Bumper, can sniff out spies just as well as raccoons, but after sniffing around the woods, both dogs came back with nothing but a shank bone to show for their effort. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"She is nothing, Khaleesi. The riders do her honor. The Lamb Men lay with sheep, it is known." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Of course that would mean no swimming at Coney Island, and no movies, and no nothing, but it was worth it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent many hours doing nothing but lying on my side, a life jacket pushed out of place a few inches, like a curtain from a window, so that I might have a clear view. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lean against it with all my weight, but nothing happens. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“The dog will look down, and all of a sudden he’ll realize there’s nothing under him. He thinks he’s standing on thin air. He’ll jump a mile.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sliding Sunny's utensils over to him, Coach nodded but didn't say nothing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He reach down and rub his stomach, look off side her head like nothing been said. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama blinks twice but says nothing at first. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The kind of girls unfazed by each other’s nakedness and pain, who had nothing in particular to hide from one another. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“The Master wouldn’t let nothing happen to me,” Ben said. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says the two words like he needs to say nothing else. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Stella’s sleeping. And there’s nothing to do.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Within the revolution, everything; against the revolution, nothing.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so she stood and watched as Mr. Williams led Jack away, because there was nothing at all she could do. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And I am quite serious too, I assure you,” replied Mrs. Elton gaily, “in resolving to be always on the watch, and employing my friends to watch also, that nothing really unexceptionable may pass us.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

As McCunn’s food supply dwindled to almost nothing, he wrote in his journal, "I’m getting more than worried. To be honest, I’m starting to be a bit scared." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed as if she were about to answer, and then she shook her head, and her lips closed, and she said nothing at all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A continual icy wind blew also from the northeast and there was nothing, no garment of goatskin or fur, that could keep a man warm. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I pushed my fat pink eraser over the See me and tried to look up at the board like nothing was wrong, but my stomach quaked. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It's always dreadful and does nothing to win favor with the crowd. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I remember staring straight in front of me at the windscreen, seeing nothing of the flying road, my ears still tingling with that spoken word. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing left so I figured that everybody had moved out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I writhed and punched the water, but nothing I did made any difference. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Day passes day with very little or nothing to relieve the monotony,” Greenstreet wrote in his diary on March 5. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

No doubt it was nothing more than a glib remark, meant as a joke, but it sounded as if Lord Fredrick had no intention of sending the children away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I hate levees and drawing rooms. I hate to speak to a thousand people to whom I have nothing to say.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

To them, nothing was safe, nothing was sacred. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We did this for about a month and nothing happened. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was never late or absent and she asked nothing more than to pass at least two of her courses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smelled good, though it was like nothing that I knew. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Excellency’s face glared from the fabric of the boubou she wore every day; she often announced that she would wear nothing else until the state of Biafra was fully established. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The young knight in the blue cloak was nothing to her, some stranger from the Vale of Arryn whose name she had forgotten as soon as she heard it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He pointed to Håkon, who had still said nothing, hunched like he expected the bogatyri to attack him at any moment. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The box contained nothing but junk—a headless doll, some dirty lace, a rabbit skin. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She said, “There’s nothing wrong with not understanding yourself,” she saw through the shell of me into the center of me, “Do you like music?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She makes a fitful gesture, like she wants to hit something but there’s nothing available. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Great. Because nothing says Come at me, demon like a pigeon sidekick,” said Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He slipped away, and returned to his island, of which Bilbo knew nothing, not far off in the dark water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The son of Hades sat at the other end of the circle, eating nothing but half a pomegranate, the fruit of the Underworld. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I pressed it and I pressed it, but nothing happened, and I can tell you I thought my heart was going to stop beating. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left the office and nothing more was said. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I’m just happy. That you’re all here. There’s nothing wrong with being happy, is there, Faith?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

We listen to the radio for twenty minutes, and then we drive back to his house and find his parents in separate rooms pretending as if nothing happened. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But Sorrento and the Sixers had been at it for over five years and still had nothing to show for their efforts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"Oh, it's not a nice place, like this. This is a regular country club. Over there they've got nothing. No OT to talk of, no walks..." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She looked as though there were nothing on earth she would not look at like that, and really she was afraid of so many things. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

One even wrote Gary Edwards up once and sent him to the principal’s office with a referral, but it had no impact and Gary marched right back into class as if nothing had happened. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing he could do to save himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“He ain’t nothing but a bully. And besides, he don’t hardly ever come home.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

When her marriage ended, she had no guidebook to turn to, nothing that plotted a future course for a woman whose husband declared himself gay. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Crying out to his brothers and sisters, he fell to the ground and was soon nothing more than a pool of wax in the dust. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Certainly nothing on this side of the world. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to say to that; I am just chewing through it when Margo says, “Emily Dickinson. Like I said, I’m doing a lot of reading.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cap’n never said nothing ’bout shooting no woman in the back! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

For a second I wasn’t sure what I was seeing: there was nothing inside his shoes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There were three hours to wait before midnight and nothing whatever to do. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Varangians are good, ye hear? But Sigurd is as dark a man as can walk this earth. He’s mad, but a cunning mad. The kind of mad that’ll leave nothing but ashes where he goes.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But he had great admiration for Brian and when he thought about what his son had done, and what he wanted to do, it seemed like nothing short of a miracle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It often had a sort of peaceful smell—as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She told him to have nothing more to do with the Greeks, and with that she went up to heaven and asked Zeus to give success to the Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could carry nothing that would indicate he was leaving on a long journey. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was wearing nothing but a plastic diaper and there were long ugly scratches on its arms and legs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The fact is she’s living in a saloon and a stone’s throw from that spooky Miss Sadie’s Divining Parlor. My mother says that place is nothing but a den of iniquity.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s as though everything were the same to him, nothing stands out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there’s nothing to do but swallow it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the whistle emitted no sound, and nothing happened. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There's nothing else, just his words hanging in the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They said nothing, but seeming to sense my anxiety, they took me gently by the hands and led me along with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Everybody questioned Snowbell closely, but the cat insisted he knew nothing about Margalo’s disappearance. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was nothing, then a clatter of feet on the stairs from inside, and the door opened to reveal an entryway and stairs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He had cast hundreds of small things since he had gone to work for Mr. Lapham, but nothing so intricate and beautiful as the woman with folded wings whose body formed the handle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After almost a week of living there, he realized he had nothing to worry about. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

From behind his half-moon blinker cups, Seabiscuit could see nothing but an empty track ahead of him, nor is it likely that he could hear Rosemont over the roar from the grandstand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am older than you and my wife is old and we have nothing except one daughter. We can die well enough.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

So there’s really nothing I can do, is there.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had done nothing but save me, over and over, and now they wanted to sacrifice their lives for my mom. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

What I wanted most of all was to have Gran back, but I knew nothing could bring people back after they’ve passed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wavers out of the big top and across the lot, leaving nothing in its wake. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him I knew all about Cuchulain when I was three going on four, that I saw Cuchulain in Dublin, that Cuchulain thinks nothing of dropping into my dreams. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was nothing in the room, just a frayed rug, a few dishes, a pair of mattresses, and a lantern. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So the whole notion of replication, in the view of those who argue in this way, is misleading, and there is nothing transparent about experimental knowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But the first weekend of summer passes like it’s nothing special. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Volunteered for what? That wasn’t supposed to be part of the rally. The coaches knew nothing about it.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded so fragile, nothing like the Ishtar I thought I knew. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

One could see nothing but a grassy slope running up to a level ridge and beyond that the sky with perhaps a few birds in it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

For the rest, there’s nothing special to report. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

From nothing to nothing is no time at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Block after block of ceiling lights snapped on, electricity pouring through them after years of existing as nothing more than hollow, dusty veins. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He peered wide-eyed into the black night but could see nothing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They said nothing, for they had learnt that it was better not to argue with Mary Poppins, no matter how odd anything seemed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“As you can see, that leaves almost no time for brooding, lagging, plodding, or procrastinating, and if we stopped to think or laugh, we’d never get nothing done.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know the law. Strict to the letter. No books, no houses, nothing to be produced which in any way suggests ghosts, vampires, fairies, or any creature of the imagination.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s this way by me: Nobody tells me nothing and I don’t know till now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boundaries of these three countries are nothing but ten feet of fog. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She still had on her little smile, but said nothing, and I could see in my mirror Tommy looking distinctly uncomfortable. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m starting to hate the whiny teenage songs about love and nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was nothing more to say for the moment. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She kept peeling potatoes and tapping her foot, as though she’d like nothing more than to run right out the door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He passes a knife from his left hand to his right hand, and I see nothing but his eyes as the second knife hits the target above my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

This is who I came to see, Chronicler thought to himself, this is the man who counseled kings and walked old roads with nothing but his wit to guide him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Almost nothing of the village remained in her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We had electrical storms in Brooklyn but nothing to confirm God’s anger. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nature...cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they may be useful to any being. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After all, there was nothing else to point, and rabbits are good to eat. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Now this. Two years, nothing different, now this.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As we arrived home, there was more silence because there was nothing more to say. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Lana had spotted each one as soon as he had entered, and with Darlene safely off the stools and practicing with her bird, the plainclothesmen had nothing to go on. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of Johnny Tremain standing there in the lower hall doing nothing, good for nothing, irritated her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the terrace stood a statue of Bacchus in a sort of ballet position, wearing nothing but a loincloth, his cheeks puffed out and lips pursed, spouting water into a fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Russell lurched backward into the kitchen table with his half; Piper lurched backward in the opposite direction, and with nothing to stop him, sailed right through the cellar doorway and down the cellar steps. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yishan said nothing and just looked at her sheepishly, holding the Paper away from her as she flew at him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried everything, too—counting sheep, counting kittens, drinking hot milk, listening to relaxing music—but nothing helps. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Downstream was nothing but a wall of fire, and if the wreck brake loose the current would take him right into it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Manchee goes ahead and comes back, sniffing round and sometimes barking, but nothing serious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We did turn it over, remember? There’s nothing there.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing but the wide expanse of flat desert, which reached toward the edge of the horizon, where massive sandstone plateaus stood that were as faint and round as orange clouds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

On the other bank of the little river there was...nothing to see at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

By the beginning of August 1990, Chris's parents had heard nothing from their son since they’d received his grades in the mail, so they decided to drive down to Atlanta for a visit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A momentary quiet followed, leaving nothing but the sound of the wind and waves. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You know you’re just a job for them? You are nothing but income.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

I had a hundred thousand of these lines, and in one day they were severed, leaving me with nothing but a stack of his medical bills and gambling debt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now they were dying in the snow, feeling nothing, turning the snow to the color of raspberry sherbet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means whatever may be going on out there—in the classrooms, in the yard, in the hallways—means nothing to us in here. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Since I had nothing to lose, I walked toward him, stumbling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew, anyway, that Carl’s mother had nothing but ill feelings for all the Miyamotos; she sometimes spoke of them at the dinner table on Sundays, rattling on obsessively. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look at Frank Socrates, and he says, in my head, Settle for nothing less than the truth. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It makes me feel like I'm a girl who made too much of a kiss that meant nothing. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She remembered the plane pitching and falling, the smoke and screams, the panic, and then nothing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“This is nothing like chai,” I announce gratefully. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, her eyes red-rimmed, denoting deep alarm, as she climbed into the ambulance with his sweater grasped tightly in her fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I m not doing nothing, I said, my voice muffled in my ruined shirt. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After he found nothing, he demanded my pass. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If she sells those things for money to live, there’s nothing wrong in it. They are gifts freely given, and hers to do with as she pleases.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was merely a short delay, nothing more. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was only three o’clock and nothing was going right. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I knew something of seasons, but nothing of months and years—I had no use for them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Thor said nothing, just hauled the line in, hand over hand, his eyes fixed on his enemy. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Jan had done nothing to him, and it was Jan’s innocence that made anger rise in him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The mage’s oaken staff that Ged had watched at first with eager dread was nothing but a stout staff to walk with. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was positive that there was nothing wrong with the Firebolt now, but what sort of state would it be in once it had been subjected to all sorts of anti-jinx tests? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He could see nothing romantic in a death sentence. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

There was nothing conceited or braggartly about him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Frightful was making a scrape, a peregrine falcon’s nest, which is nothing but bare earth or, in Frightful’s case, an iron plate where she wanted to sit. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was a word I came to connect with myself, as if I was nothing, as if there was nothing there at all. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, his name had not appeared on any of the lists of people sought by the authorities, so I deduced that Jaime had nothing to fear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

These impostors in soldiers’ costumes were nothing but animals themselves; more monstrous even than the hollowgast they controlled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to answer, but I’d already been pretty rude, so I said, “Fine,” because that was better than saying nothing at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In a search for an explanation, Casimir realized that he had felt the force of nothing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Our task is done and it cost us nothing more than a journey.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was sad that it was suffering so much—and being such a big, strapping creature it wasn’t at the end of its ordeal— but there was nothing I could do about it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘But the time has come for him to open out. So far we have been given nothing more to go on than Farmer Maggot’s guess that it has something to do with old Bilbo’s treasure.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I demolish everything and would eat more, but there’s nothing left. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

God brought together the land and the water, the sky and the water, the water and the water, evening and morning, something and nothing. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing dangerous here,” she told him “But,” she added, glancing at the wall clock, “he doesn’t like to be kept waiting.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unless you get the complete list of predictions or a randomly selected subset, the correct predictions mean nothing. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t sit by and let her burn up to nothing while I watched. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The old man’s flat face and dark eyes showed nothing, but his voice was sullen with displeasure. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He felt that black shapes were advancing to smother him; but when he sat up he saw nothing but the back of Strider sitting hunched up, smoking his pipe, and watching. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The windows had fogged, and for a minute I did nothing but watch the rain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When nothing sinister leaped out at her, she hurried to the willow and spotted a branch she could tie her linen to. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

What if he was nothing more than another statistic, or hashtag online? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It does nothing to quell the fire, because the flames just close in and the remaining sides of the cooler collapse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be seen, although the tall grass moved and there was a faint sound, rather like that which a creature makes when it scurries through a bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Millard scanned the Tales for any mention of the building, but there was nothing, no secrets to be found. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

After all those years I had learned nothing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You have nothing to apologize for. I understand.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then, in September, she waited and waited and nothing happened. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I dare say, but nothing pleasant ever does happen in this family,” said Meg, who was out of sorts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never let anyone in it, and it was a total surprise—it was nothing like the rest of the house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Momma pulled herself back from being ten feet tall with eight-foot arms and said, “You’re welcome for nothing, you varlet, I wouldn’t waste a killing on the likes of you. ” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We do nothing. Or as close to nothing as we can.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

At that time I still knew nothing about the war, we had only been in quiet sectors. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t have recognized him as Jamie—tonight he was the picture of rosy health, nothing like the gray-faced, grieving invalid she’d last seen slumping bandaged and unresponsive in a Bath chair. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing,” Dad says, his voice dripping with disappointment. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But Pantalaimon was trembling and shivering, and nothing Lyra could do could soothe him into stillness, or quiet the soft little moan he couldn’t help uttering. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There were paintings and statues and mirrors and beautiful wooden things —nothing like where we lived. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

What I was doing up there had almost nothing in common with bungee jumping or skydiving or riding a motorcycle at 120 miles per hour. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

One of the men said, “Don’t do nothing stupid. Come on, fellas, let’s go find Gina.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

No ornament; he had nothing bought with iron. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were thousands of Kantoreks, all of whom were convinced that they were acting for the best—in a way that cost them nothing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no second helpings, and there was nothing to eat in between. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Like how the cold air feels like nothing when you’ve just stood your ground and told off the whole debate club. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I stood drawing lines in the dirt with my big toe, saying nothing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

All the beauty of the stars means nothing when life here on earth is so ugly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I scrutinize the house, but there’s nothing to see. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They saw nothing more, until they stumbled over the body of Frodo, lying as if dead, face downwards on the grass with his sword beneath him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“The wind was having its way. Wasn’t nothing we could do but pray.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He stopped atop the highest one and looked around, recognizing nothing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A resident arrives, explaining exactly how and when the heart attack happened, why there was nothing the doctors could do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing on earth that would make him enter the blackness of the water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Then,” the Apothecary said, shutting his door on the parson, “there is nothing I can do to help you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Naomi opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, we had been friends who told each other everything—even when everything was nothing at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Go away! There’s nothing left for you here!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Except it’s cold, they been coming in since dawn. It’s quarter to. You get along and you won’t miss nothing except it’s cold.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagines Gabriel flushed with embarrassment when nothing happens, standing up and then sitting as far away as possible and trying not to look up at her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I walked into the house like nothing had happened. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Five hundred channels," he says after a moment, "and nothing's on." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

A lot of rabbits said there was nothing in it, but some thought that Fiver might have foreseen men with guns and ferrets. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Designed to waste energy on nothing but getting their blooms up toward the sun. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was right on all counts, but these were bold conclusions since nothing like it had been seen before or even imagined. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“We wanted for nothing except to be left alone here in Viosk,” said a voice. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I too blink for nothing, as you say.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But now, for no reason, there was nothing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as if we’d had a lot to do down in Alabama, but being down there was nothing like being in Brooklyn. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“But my parents had nothing to do with that.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, nothing. It’s what we’ve been calling the guy who made all these anonymous donations to the city. You know, for the library and memorial.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to write,” I try to explain to her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

"Come on, nothing," Coach said like every old black person says when they don't have a good comeback. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Some of us gave up, shook our heads, and said nothing, not one word. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dov Schlomowitz stood at the plate, swung three times at what looked to him to be perfect pitches, and hit nothing but air. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure it’s nothing to me what he is.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re nothing. The human species pretends it is so resilient. Mortal lives are one long game of make-believe. If you couldn’t lie to yourselves, you’d cut your own throats to end your misery.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He could see almost nothing in the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but snuggled into the hollow of my chest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then too she considered thirty-five is twice seventeen and nothing was the same at all. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She means nothing can be done about it, but it was something. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was why his writing was nothing like the writing on his other letters. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Well, they'll still be attracted to your purse, if nothing else," someone says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He made doubly sure that nothing receded behind him wirhout his inspection; he kept his eyes weaving through upper branches, determined not to miss a trick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jesse Oliver! You leave that baby alone. Whatcha mean lying there in the middle of the floor doing nothing anyway? Didn’t I tell you I couldn’t cook supper before you chopped wood for the stove?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was as though the cholera had wrung everything out of the villagers’ bodies and found nothing left to attack except their spirits. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Gerald reached the apartment, the door was open and he could see nothing but dark silence. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say, gentlemen, this business is getting on my nerves. Murder and the snow and all, and nothing doing. Just hanging about and killing time. I’d like to get busy after someone or something.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he said nothing more, and her chambers turned silent. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s an ugly circle and there’s nothing you can do about it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

And Harry was left alone, with nothing to distract him from the stabbing pains in his limp arm. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I have learnt next to nothing, Joe. You think much of me. It’s only that.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As there was nothing he could do about it, he pulled the sleeve down again and wiped what he thought was sweat off his forehead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Book covers can protect our feet. Better than nothing.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I didn't even do nothing to this dude, and he just felt like he could snap on me. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be seen at either end of the tracks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The distant white walls promised rest and safety, a chance to heal and grow strong, and Dany wanted nothing so much as to rush toward them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dad wasn’t above stretching the truth, because there was nothing he liked better than a joke, particularly if it were on him and even more particularly if it were on Mother. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, I close my eyes instead of watching and try to think of nothing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Your eyes don’t mean nothing!” the girl said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria shrugged and said nothing, but Dad said we would. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter because nothing can compete with the beauty of the couple. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He wonders what he’ll do when he puts his head to her chest and hears nothing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So I just started putting my books away like nothing was going on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And when people get the virus they just sit on the sofa and do nothing and they don’t eat or drink and so they die. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She said nothing to them before she left, but she bent down to her dogs and each met her nose to nose in a solemn farewell. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not the words of encouragement he hoped for, but better than nothing. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The fear has tied itself around my feet, and I know there’s nothing I can do. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe this, and I was really disappointed, but I made sure to say nothing and went along with her for a while. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second, there was nothing, and the next, a huge mouth opened before us, revealing the skeletal remains of whales and sea creatures even larger hanging within its mast-long teeth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She just found it hard to be owned by customers; men especially thought nothing of appraising her through her clothes. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby wore cloth diapers and nothing else. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Misty said nothing from inside, either not hearing or too weak to respond. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had nothing and was just trying to scare me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The room held nothing of interest except the fire and finally I stood before the shimmering embers, fascinated by the quivering coals. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some wore black cloaks, some ragged skins, some nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then there was nothing in that place but shadows. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What is this, then? You have beautiful hair. Luxuriant tresses, I would say. Sweet-smelling despite your recent ordeal. Do you call this nothing?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Hand lamps are a talent and half, and there’s nothing I can do about that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The symbol flashes and then fades into nothing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This guy sitting at the table looks nothing like I do. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, like nothing is so-and-so. Or everything is so-and-so. Or obviously.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Within three or four minutes he was out of the area which the bomb had affected, and the sordid swarming life of the streets was going on as though nothing had happened. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Hurting Stick by doing nothing, or hurting Father by doing what I did? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Now there is nothing for it but to stay lying low. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It's nearly one o'clock," he whispered, “and Scipio still isn't here. I hope nothing's happened." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What if you just went on and did nothing?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The white patent leather is scratched a bit, and the bottoms are slightly worn out, but they’re better than nothing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Doc drained his glass and waved two fingers gently in the air and he said, “Hah! There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It only took its meaning from the digits to its left; the symbol for zero literally meant nothing if it was by itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” was her answer; “but depend upon it, he means to be severe on us, and our surest way of disappointing him will be to ask nothing about it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

A few more days pass and I realize there’s nothing else I can do now but wait. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing. I just felt bad for him, is all.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I mute the phone and flick a switch on the side of the walkie-talkie to OFF to be sure nothing crackles to life or starts ringing to give me away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My arms, in the thin morning light, looked almost nothing like wings. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Because they are not my people, their imagined praise or condemnation means nothing to me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"That nothing that might explode in our face." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That, and windy. You learn to walk well away from the edge. Men have been blown off. Still. The Wall is like nothing else on earth. You may never have another chance to see it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There is nothing wrong about any of these three ways of using the arts, and sometimes it is quite appropriate to use one style over another for various curricular or other reasons. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He thought nothing of these strangers or of any courtesy. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Just how bad I felt when they were looking at me like I wasn’t nothing was just how good I felt when Miss Meade was talking to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

We had nothing to eat for a long time until Abraham found a pumpkin and an amochro, a short plant with a fleshy, juicy root shaped like an onion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Alicia's got nothing but her own thoughts and whatever she sees inside her head, and she's not bored at all. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mother and I have said nothing because how can we possibly hold a bar mitzvah for you? If we’re caught celebrating it, we’ll be killed.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the hunter was still in the house, so he said nothing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I might be crossing soon. I can’t work at the fruit store forever. There’s nothing for me here. I’m sick of this place.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Somoza was long gone, the contras were nothing but a memory. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

By the following year Chico had muscles, and the camera was like nothing on his shoulder. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He had read somewhere that, for true writers, nothing was more important than their art, not even love. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Gone, nothing! That child rode that bicycle across the creek to fool with her cousin and Miss Trotter.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He wants nothing to do with what he has seen—in fact he is certain that what he is running from is not a real woman but a “vision.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have nothing to do with it,” answered Fiver in a low voice. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we don’t say nothing for a minute. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you know, not literally. I just wouldn’t do nothing.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know nothing,” I say, not looking at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But Speed had nothing and was just as scared as Deborah. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I turn and look but nothing is there. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He could think of nothing else but his date with Harriet. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I turn from him and retch right there, at the door of the infirmary, not stopping until there's nothing left to get out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think I could sit back and say nothing?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. It says thirtieth anniversary, school appropriate, but nothing about specific types of acts.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

In this strange new world, one man got nothing and the next got a precious bit of potato in an otherwise-watery soup. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I play it over and over in my head. What I could have done to keep him by my side without breaking the alliance. But nothing comes to me.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Interpersonal skills were a big part of it, though nothing like the IPC skills the Academy had described to us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told potential donors that many of the American-born students at Brown had never even been to church, to say nothing of the students from Asia or the Middle East. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Malcolm looked all around the horizon and saw nothing as clear as an island or a tree or a cliff; but wasn’t that something ahead—a thicker blackness at one point? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Beyond them was nothing but a huge illimitable dark. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Now I felt nothing, no fear, no anger. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night is pleasingly long—about 59 Earth days long—but nothing of the astronomical universe would be visible if you looked up into the night sky of Venus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knowledge that for the game to end, one of them will have to die, or the possibility that she means nothing to him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t done nothing but feed that old woman good food and look after her!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then Danny came over and was drunk, or on the pills, and just started ripping into Terryl, telling her she was nothing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And now, with Anthony and Feather inside, and Libby and me alone, there’s nothing left to do but leave. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A kid watching a baseball practice—nothing could be more normal, yet his heart skidded. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So I had nothing to compare the skeletal man lying on a hospital bed to, except my own face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He says this like nothing ever happened and he and I are the best of friends. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looked over at the cage but said nothing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the end I knew there was nothing and, in the end, it settled itself. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t happy my sisters had made up songs I knew nothing of, but I wasn’t about to poke out my bottom lip and pout. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There was nothing more for them to eat. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was nothing around except farmland and state preserves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along the way, Maeve had seen a suitor or two, but nothing much came of those flirtations. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“But, darling,” Sam Malloy cried, “I got nothing against curtains. I like curtains.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

During dinner everyone is careful not to talk about Bobby the missing person—or the cops, or jail time—so there's nothing to do but chat and try to be happy. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river god was talking about something that had happened thousands of years ago, when this area was nothing but marshes and maybe some shacks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Be just like her. No appointment. No nothing. Come in here all late and wrong and want something fancy.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's only the chick chick chick my feet make on the track for 1600 meters, which after a while sounds almost like nothing. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Even in the big cities, the local experts were nothing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“One has nothing to do with the other,” she said. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. It’s nothing at all. Just my nervous Nellie ears playing tricks on me. You’re an old fool,” she said to herself as she turned back to the stove. 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 went right up with the three-pointer and it didn’t touch nothing but net. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Who said anything about doing nothing? That's what drives me nuts about talking to you sometimes. You twist everything around and run it through a grinder, and then shoot it back at me." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Juju don’t care as long as they pay to get into the party. She ain’t giving nobody nothing for free.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had a ranking system among themselves, and your rise through those ranks was due to prowess and nothing else. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At that point, smuggling became such a dangerous occupation that it dropped to almost nothing, so Elizebeth’s old job was gone. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They fear nothing and would not move if they saw me, but it was better, I thought, not to put them on their guard. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warm, humid air fills my nostrils—nothing like the hot, dry air of Santa Fe. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is the wisdom of the orchestra: the old woman who says almost nothing, except the one thing needed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Other times just because it feels good. There’s nothing wrong with that, you know—feeling good. You ought to give it a try sometime, maybe give beating up on yourself a rest.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a silvery building, nothing fancy, with plain white curtains and a carved stone owl over the doorway. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“See, now we have nothing to hide; what we’ve always wanted has come true. It’s a dream!” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Here there was nothing except white patches of salt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they came to the center of town, Salvador said crossly, “Walk beside me on the sidewalk. Act like a pocho with nothing to fear.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“But nothing I have seen in the world has supported your famous pronouncements that love is more powerful than my kind of magic, Dumbledore.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Though the man grasping her arm was tall and fit, she could see nothing of the features concealed beneath his hood. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mark followed Alec’s lead, crossing the dead lawn—now nothing but weeds and rocks—into the shadow of a home that had once been a mansion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Both your MRI and CAT scan showed nothing out of the ordinary,” it says, looking at the clipboard—and you don’t argue, because you don’t want to be shoved back into the cannon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Please come with us,” he said again, but she said nothing and tied the keys into one edge of her wrapper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Go back to your bed, Sansa told herself, this is nothing that concerns you, just some new trouble out in the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was not much, really, for her to do; she was simply required to be there, to be certain nothing went awry. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She knew there was nothing to be gained by it, nothing she could do. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Quincy hadn’t said nothing for so long that I almost caught me hiccups from the surprise. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder if we look normal to them, as if there's nothing special or brave about us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Church is full of people with plenty to say and nothing to do. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

With nothing to hold it up, the staircase began to bend under the weight of the children crowding on it, and then it swung down and fell with a huge crash. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him 1 was new in town and knew nothing about them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that,” he was to testify the next day, “was the last I seen them. Nancy leading old Babe off to the barn. Like I said, nothing out of the ordinary.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should try to think bigger, beyond our current situation where I am of the utmost importance, to the future where I may be worth nothing. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I wished I could protect him, but there was nothing I could do. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he said nothing and resumed patting down the next student. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were just dumb rich kids who knew nothing about anything. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I want to keep watching the news to make sure nothing else happens, but I know better than to argue. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I can get up onto the faucet all right,” he explained, “but I can’t seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I try to wake as discomfort turns into nightmare, but I only slip deeper in, until eventually there is nothing but choking, burning light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The day went by like any other, filled with work, and Kit said nothing, ashamed that in this somber household she should even remember a happy English yuletide. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Our other party, fleeing, made an uneven retreat down toward the launch—Clippinger, still by our side, calling across the lawn to them to stand—stand and fire, cowards—but nothing could induce them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It is also nothing new that the holy Presence resides among five. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You have to plan ahead, you stupid boy! Now you have nothing to trade.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We have been talking about nothing very important. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From there, we went to the police station, where I was told to step into a small, stark room that had nothing but a table, a couple chairs, and a computer in it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was nothing for their husband to do but build a second house, one for each wife and the children of each wife. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z