There would be no peace, no chance to heal, no safety. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Grown-ups were constantly talking about these warlords, hoping that one of them would finally bring the country together in peace. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They felt that there was something in it which they did not understand, so they held their peace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If something can be stated of one thing, then the opposite can be stated of its opposite: if war is an evil, then it follows that peace is a good. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sound team records me reading from my cards in a chirpy voice so they can insert it later, then I’m tossed out of the room so they can film my/Cinna’s designs in peace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He drove to the county seat and was married to her by a justice of the peace. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“May his soul rest in peace,” Papa said, crossing himself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when she gets angry and says that all she wants is some peace and quiet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell if the sun has just set or if it’s about to rise, but everything in this world seems to be at peace. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“He must be full of fear. The gift will bring him peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His moments of peace were becoming less frequent all the time. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Schoolboy was shaking his rattle and I was at peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite Abigail’s reservations, Adams wanted Gerry on the peace delegation to demonstrate his bipartisan principles and also to assure that he would receive candid reports from a trusted friend. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Under such conditions of diplomatic peace, all animals are content and we can relax and have a look at each other. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she would just go away and let me cry in peace in the dark theater. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if you know Jesus but have no peace? The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But he did try to subtly emphasize the benefits of his preferred option: peace talks and the withdrawal of American troops. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But the supernatural beliefs of bands and tribes did not serve to justify central authority, justify transfer of wealth, or maintain peace between unrelated individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why wont you let him alone, so I can have some peace. Give him the box and please go on and let him alone.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After bowing three times before the red altar decorated with gold and silver Chinese symbols of peace and happiness, they inserted the incense into a yellow clay bowl filled with rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Worship, I beg you, take the noble Hizdahr for your king at once. He can speak with the Wise Masters, make a peace for us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Crying? I was not crying. Why would I cry? I have my peace, I have my king, I have everything a queen might wish for. You had a bad dream, that was all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"At least you made your peace with him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At home, the war had created a sharp, angry division between the “hawks” who supported the war effort and the “doves” who wanted peace. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The captain was stationed with eight American soldiers in Haiti’s rural central plateau, charged with keeping the peace for 150,000 Haitians, mostly peasants, spread over a thousand square miles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When are they going to come down and bring peace to our land? First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would it be too political, or would that fit in with Woodstock’s “peace and love” theme? Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The second week of January 1890, Jo writes to her sister, “It’s like a sword of Damocles forever hanging over our heads—I never really have a moment’s peace.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Now that I’m older, I know she was just trying to have a few moments of peace. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The horses were simply standing there, at relative peace—no nervousness at all—and there was something about them that seemed, well, inviting. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It spoiled that one special moment of peace and it made me start thinkin’ ’bout all the pain in my life. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat there—exquisitely happy—exquisitely at peace... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And if that didn’t work, you got your own personal peace officer 24/7. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Ah, well, poor girl, there is peace for her at last. It is the end!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

During the ceremony, he would be possessed by Goré’s spirit and would list the things it required to leave Nhamo’s family in peace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had just found a few hours of peace at the pond when this attack began. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sweet and low so neighbors wouldn’t report them to Ms. Byrd, or to the police for disturbing the peace. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“I think you are both right,” Fyrian said, trying to make peace. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Deborah hoped this meant her brothers would find peace with her desire for information about their mother. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not an idiot. Every member of your community has trouble keeping the peace, because they’re all human. You probably dump it into the water supply.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I harped on this so loud and long that my exhausted father, in desperate need of peace, said, “All right, Callie. I’ll pay you a nickel.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Ignatius got a sign up in front the house about peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your other duties shall remain unchanged, ser. Should this peace fail, His Radiance would still wish for you to command his forces against the enemies of our city.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even now, this peace between us comes from not talking about things—about Will, or my parents, or me almost shooting him in the head, or Marcus. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Charged by your own lord husband to keep the king's peace and enforce the king's justice." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He offered his slice of cake as a peace offering. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

In the shop attached to the pipe museum, Gramps bought two peace pipes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Lord knows, there’s so much in the offing, it’s nice to have a little peace of mind.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“So much life but so little happiness. Perhaps the peace he never sought in life will find him in death.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was egotistical, but I’ve done what was best for my own peace of mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They were using the negotiations not to achieve peace, but to score their own petty political gains. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beta, I am alone in this world, and I am at peace with God. When my time comes, it will come. Nothing you or I can do will stop that. I am with you.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Seems to me they had ample opportunity to keep peace by protecting Elizabeth.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel lighter, like my shadow just quit his day job, walked off, and threw up a peace sign. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, Lord, we ask your blessing on this soul, who was with us such a short time. May he rest in peace.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Like someone who wants gay peace on earth,” Arthur says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

After wandering and drinking in America and England he yearned for peace in his declining years. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was bom to create trouble, to break the peace, and to kill. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fearful that ongoing war would mean utter destruction of their nation, a faction of Shawnee accepted a peace agreement that meant giving up some of their autonomy and the territory they used as hunting grounds. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I wonder how long the peace, and the love, will last. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Are you tempted, Djo, just to let go and be at peace? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, out in the jungle by herself — by herself! — she felt at peace. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He could bring a pint of liquor up here and drink it in peace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She started back, but thought again of the peace of the river. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We very quickly drafted a bland statement saying that we had met for tea in an effort to promote peace in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he held his peace, not inclined by nature to offer unsolicited advice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At peace with me and herself, she bobs her head as she follows the flight of a bird. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You dare talk of tricks? Your brother Tyrion sent us cutthroats in envoy's garb, under a peace banner." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As August passed in peace and quiet, spirits rose even higher: spring was on the way. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The good come here as well as the wicked, and all of us languish in this gloom forever, with no hope of freedom, or joy, or sleep, or rest, or peace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Our peace has not been breached. Blood pays for blood, a life for a life. To show our good faith, we return three of your hostages.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If your mind and body are not at peace when the splendor is moving through you, it can create an obstruction that keeps it inside of you,” Badwa explained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"My lord, I do not believe Robb Stark will yield easily. It is Lady Catelyn who wants this peace, not the boy." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He lifted a hand and shot two fingers up in a peace sign. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

How best to speak, move, smile, to encourage peace. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Marguerite, I embrace this exile, for I wish to five in peace. But will you ever return home?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wish my mom could have one minute of ease and peace, and now I’ve taken it all away. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Fortunately for his peace of mind, he did not have so very long to wait. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He truly seemed at peace in these moments, able at last to lose himself in something without anguish and ambivalence. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unknown to all these men who risked their lives to fight great battles—men who deserved to enjoy the peace—plans will soon be hatched to seek revenge for the Union victory. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Treaty of Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly reminder that the Dark Days must never be repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have no idea how damaged Edmond is, I just know that he needs peace and he needs to be loved. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A coroner’s inquest, composed of jurors and led by a justice of the peace, was hastily convened at the ravine. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I hope I’m wrong. I hope they can reach their home and live in peace.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The union, still preaching peace and unity, also lent a hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he said could I leave them in peace. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as she took notice of his sense of peace and leisure, his eyes focused on something in the distance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Now let me drink my coffee in peace.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

What deceived me was my own happiness; for peace is indivisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection inside me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They married on July 4, 1878, before a justice of the peace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In a little clearing outside the museum, an American Indian person was sitting on a tree stump smoking a long peace pipe. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, Ms. Ofrah,” Momma says, “but as much as I want that, I want my daughter to have some peace. And privacy.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As for the Hobbits of the Shire, with whom these tales are concerned, in the days of their peace and prosperity they were a merry folk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was buried in his ponchos and peace signs. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

All I want now is a little peace, ease and comfort. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The family built a hut in a small makeshift village with other Moro, avoiding the “peace camps” and farming the surrounding hillsides to produce enough food to survive. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I hummed a carol as I walked away, finally feeling at peace. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw his arms into the air and stretched his fingers into peace signs. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I know You already know all of this, but I just wanted to ask if You’d look out for my partner, and help him find peace. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My God, I would never do anything to encourage Saigon not to come to the table. We want them over in Paris, we’ve gotta get them to Paris, or you can’t have a peace.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He met my eyes and I felt panic and peace all at the same time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“In return, you fix Nico and Hazel. Let us go in peace. And—and give us whatever aid you can to defeat Gaea’s forces.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For a moment he fought against it, as if he could strike at the vision with his hands, his flailing legs, but soon he was overcome by a sudden and intense peace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too will end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I hang there in absolute peace as I am slowly devoured. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Second, the reports Adams was receiving from John Quincy in Prussia, based on his network of contacts in Paris and Amsterdam, provided fresh evidence that Talleyrand was now eager for peace with the United States. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“First that boy wants a king, now he wants peace. I’m telling you, Irene. For your own good. That boy’s gotta be put away.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come there’s always at least three big fat officers of the so- called peace sitting at the counter of your dad’s place?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“We all make mistakes in our lives. That happened when I was very young. I’ve already made my peace with it.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Walowick told me and Peewee that they were talking about progress in the Paris peace talks. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To be my king and consort, you need only bring me peace. Skahaz tells me you have had messages of late.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The priestess was a voice for peace, acceptance, and obedience to lawful authority. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And there, on the mountain whose top seemed to touch the moon, the old woman found peace and contentment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Although frightened someone might still be hunting me, I fell fast asleep in deep peace, thanking God again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In accord with my own frequent affirmations that I would personally go anywhere to secure peace and security for my people, I am now traveling out of Biafra to explore.... Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wonder if my ma was excited to land here, if her head was full of peace and good hope and joy everlasting. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’ll be empty and I can sit there for a few minutes in peace, surrounded by the comforting smell of oil paints. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Rowan found himself standing alone between the burning Tonist cloister and the crowds still held back by peace officers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But the peace was passing, too, for he saw the dust billowing from the trails of the hunting men, and he experienced the return of resentment. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happy stories, too, and even a few peace stories. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within days of the wedding, the guests who had traveled to Elsinore departed and quiet returned, but little peace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But the next morning brought an end to the quiet and Matthias’ fragile sense of peace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And the stars overhead were alive with the promise of Hrothgar’s vast power, his universal peace. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your land must be a realm of peace and content, and there must gardeners be in high honour.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Because the white peace talkers invited all of them and us to come,” she replied. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He oversaw the gang’s expansion and ushered in a new era of prosperity and relative peace. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

This wish, this childish wish had grown so strong within him: to find peace by destroying his body. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sense of peace in what we were doing. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

That would allow the president to gain the “peace with honor” he had promised Americans. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The three of us are eating lunch in the courtyard at Lena’s spot, so that we can plan in peace. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

This, at least, is what the cows must have thought: “Let it keep its peace; we won’t disturb it.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur calls out from the kitchen, “You two stop all that fussing. It’s Christmas. Can we have some peace in this house?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In Midgard they could raise their children in peace. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It had still been summer then; Robert sat the Iron Throne, Balon brooded on the Seastone Chair, and the Seven Kingdoms were at peace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could think in peace and escape into my own world when I needed to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was thankful for the peace Islam brought to my life when things proved too painful or chaotic. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It was the only way I could find peace. And now I don’t want to talk about it anymore. I’m tired....Mr. Blakeslee, please go to bed.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Reek rode alone, clutching a peace banner on a pinewood staff. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All sorts of bitter feelings rise in Helmuth until finally he says, "Hitler promises peace, but every day he moves us closer to war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Gandhiji spins, maybe he finds some peace like I do when I cook. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After these long weeks of stress, I'm surprised by how at peace I feel here. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Would I really have to go all the way to some northern state to find peace? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She flashed a peace sign over her shoulder as she stepped out of sight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“His Grace is dreaming, but I cannot sleep. On the morrow 1 must bathe in blood. The price of peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The practice had preserved peace for two hundred years. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, if the Shaper’s vision of goodness and peace was a part of himself, not idle rhymes, then no one understood him at all, not even Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stuff— the stuff called pride, that attitude, that aura, your identity, your self, your pride, peace of mind, worry free. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even more peace officers than before were posted to keep the gawking crowds back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

No, of course, peace would not be a perfect pearl, not with young Tom never to return, not with the possibility of Bill’s return only the most shadowy and remote of chances. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t wanna make peace with this—maybe if I had a gun pointed at me before I met Mateo and got my Plutos back, yeah, whatever, pull the trigger. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Why go through the motions of getting an education and watch the war slowly chip away at the one thing I had loved here, the peace, the measureless, careless peace of the Devon summer? A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even a thing that matters, in the large scheme of things, but something I have to have settled, for my own peace. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just as “victory” had been the watchword for the past four years, now “reconversion” came to the fore, with the United States trying to adjust its psyche and its economy to the peace. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But his father was not disposed to leave him in peace; Nicolas’s followers began to appear in the newspaper with shaved heads, indecent loincloths, and beatific expressions, bringing public ridicule to the name of Trueba. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was writing Lady Stark to make a peace, the King- slayer would soon be freed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered if at any point they would experience some twinge of charity or remorse and send over a peace offering—a brownie, perhaps, or a hot dog—but they did not. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime during the night, she awoke with a strange feeling of peace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a moment of peace resulted from Nixon’s “peace with honor.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I made peace with the fact that my hijab made some of my fellow Muslim women uncomfortable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But now GEO TV, the biggest channel in our country, wanted to interview a girl about the peace treaty. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It is here written, ‘Seven entered Meereen to sign the peace accords and witness the celebratory games at the Pit of Daznak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"You get the table, brother. Over there near the wall where we can talk in peace. I'll get the coffee." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a peace that only lasted about eight minutes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There when they arrived everything was delightful, soft green meadows, lovely groves, a delicious life-giving air, sunlight that glowed softly purple, an abode of peace and blessedness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you shook his limp hand he was like a scary doll that whispered, “Goodbye, dearly departed. Rest in peace.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Clouds drifted in and out among the temples and structures as if they were trying not to disturb the quiet peace of this place. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"Think about it, Gerta. When you think of a time you were truly happy, the most...at peace, what comes to mind?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘You must have war to have peace’? How are these ‘logical conclusions’? Please tell me!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the United Nations walked the streets of Bosnia trying to keep the peace. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

One afternoon peace and summer rested on the mountains. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you don’t know what that is, it’s when you make an upside-down peace sign and let your fingers glide over the glossy desk, like they were figure skaters. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

My solitude seemed complete and the familiar natural sights brought me peace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They sat with their eyes closed and expressions of complete peace on their faces. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was feeling extremely well fed and at peace with the world as he watched several gnomes sprinting through the rosebushes, laughing madly and closely pursued by Crookshanks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But after a certain number of rabbits had been pogrommed, an almost supernatural peace descended over the neighboring barnyard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no mention, in his tribute, of Nixon’s efforts to undermine Johnson’s peace talks four years before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a deeply disturbing turn of events, essentially abrogating the Treaty of Versailles and undermining the foundations on which European peace had been built since 1919. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The great question is: How can we win America’s peace?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’m at peace here in this kitchen—seasoning, chopping, and stirring pots. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He gave the price of twenty oxen for her, kept her as kindly in his house as his own wife, though, for the sake of peace, he never touched her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are at peace now, son. Their suffering is over.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, Ashley, you need to make peace with what happened with your mother before you can feel secure with anyone else. I have read the records. Like most people, she has good and bad points.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

What price could anyone set for the joy and laughter and peace of mind I had given up? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peace deal was on the brink of collapse. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We believe in a God who gives peace and cherishes it,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Forgiven! God bless you that you have given my dear one her soul again, and me peace.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was trouble away in the South, and it seemed that the Men who had come up the Greenway were on the move, looking for lands where they could find some peace. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Odyssey, an epic poem about a hero’s journey home from war, ends with reunion and peace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And his well-chiselled face, which from time to time broke into a smile, seemed that of a man at peace with himself and the world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, in Montenegro, on the Adriatic, one of the most beautiful spots in Europe, all was peace, joy, and entertainment on the night of September 1. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you please send Ari-Eil away so that we can eat in peace?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As a peace offering, I pull out my bottle of hand sanitizer and offer her a squirt. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the peace and quiet of the sudden calm, the man yelled, “Surround the block!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was the only way he would find peace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had wished that Ross Milton would not rip up his dream of peace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until this day, how well the house had kept its peace. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fat, talkative, with the airs of a matron in disgrace, she renounced the sterile illusions of her cards and found peace and consolation in other people's loves. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Or whither does your senseless curiosity lead you? Would you also create for yourself and the world a demoniacal enemy? Peace, peace! Learn my miseries and do not seek to increase your own.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was taking two sides at once, to please everyone; she always chose peace over truth, was always eager to conform. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And there would be no peace and the people would have no rest until the entanglement had been unwound to the source. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stassen saw the handwriting on the wall: his tenure as Eisenhower’s “secretary of peace” effectively had come to an end. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He told Americans he was ordering a sharp reduction in the bombing of North Vietnam, in the hope that this would lead to peace talks with Hanoi. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her wish—well, it’s private, but it involves peace and love for everyone in those graduation seats at home, and for everyone not in those seats. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His dream had always been to rebuild Afghanistan and bring peace to its people. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Now perhaps they would have some peace in the house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He says that a crucial aspect of breaking the bonds of addiction and finding inner peace owes to “a commitment to a higher power and spiritual awakening.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“When peace comes,” Father said, “things will get better.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be killed tomorrow, right after your flogging. If I were you, I’d spend the rest of this night making your peace with the Six. You may not have another opportunity to do so.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Terrell smiles, pounds his fist against his chest two times, and then flashes me the peace sign. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because in the far back corner of my mind, a horrible part of me is glad that I can watch the rest of the game in peace. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Salem’s Captain John Derby brought news of the peace to America. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

World peace is only a dream because people won’t allow themselves and others around them to simply be peanuts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet when he went into his house there was no peace. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was secondhand, ugly, and had cost me dearly in money, blood, and peace of mind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Hail, comers from afar!’ they said, and they turned the hilts of their swords towards the travellers in token of peace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wish for world peace, because it’s about as likely to occur as anything else I can wish for. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

There is commonly an element of silence and solitude to peace, isn’t there? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knows his friend needs peace, but where and how? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And some of them just wanted to drink in peace. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

So, for peace of mind, I again went to Tembisa Hospital, and was lucky to find a doctor to look at me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Being well rested isn’t the same thing as being truly at peace,” said Badwa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Proud of his new skill, he found that shaping cedar resonated with him in an elusive but elemental way—it satisfied him down in his core, and gave him peace. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so. King Robb must make his peace with the Lannisters. He must put off his crown and bend the knee, little as he may like it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The lawmen returned to Fairfax, where they notified the justice of the peace. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At the end of a desperate day is peace. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Would he see that Octavia offered his only chance to make peace with Octavian? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, he goes to conferences on girls’ education and he speaks out for peace as he used to do in Swat. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But true peace seemed like nothing more than a memory, or a hope. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She confirmed that the white “We come in peace” flag was flying from the mast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the bubble I was to place all the objects I loved, all the colors that made me feel at peace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was necessary for Cyrus to find the Persians unhappy about the rule of the Medes, and the Medes rendered soft and effeminate after a lengthy peace. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

As for Wang Lung, he said to himself that at last his affairs were settled and his women at peace and he could enjoy his love. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“They detest reminders that I was once a nymph, especially if those reminders imply that I am at peace with my decision.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Should Henry ask Myrtle out and risk her saying no, or should he not and keep his peace of mind but not learn that she would have said yes? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stayed on her branch long after the bears had gone, enjoying some peace and looking herself over. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still, peace would mean a glorious sense of relief; in all his years Jethro had heard either the talk of war’s imminence or its reality. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, without family, you won’t make it in this life. And now that you’re older, you have to learn how to be a nice señorita just like your sister, may she rest in peace.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I chafed at the delays, but held my peace, trusting that if I showed myself to be responsible and meticulously careful, he would eventually relax and things would return to normal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The search for scientific truth was never an end in itself, but a means toward attaining the wisdom necessary to achieve peace of mind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I need me a day off and some peace and quiet.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

To give myself a little peace, I waited for Mr. Kennel to pick up his book, then I headed for the school door, knowing I could get inside before he called in the herd. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

At last it looked as if he might have peace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while she swam idly to and fro in utter peace; then she seemed to feel something stir in the depths beneath her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it all makes sense: the gifts of food and animal furs, the sudden peace between us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Secondly, Mr. Berberian brought up the history of the “peace talks” at school, and suggested the students ask their elders’ opinions about them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo half opened his eyes as Sam stood over him, and then he wakened from his dreaming: another gentle, unrecoverable dream of peace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I did not want to make individual war or individual peace. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I married and had children, and with work and God’s will I prospered, so that I am able today to enjoy my children, my grandchildren, my orchards and my gardens in peace and comfort. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all liked the eagle, but he didn’t look too peaceful until someone suggested we put an olive branch, the symbol of peace, in its claws. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In July of 1945, Emperor Hirohito sent a letter to the Supreme Military Council, urging them to seek peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nazis warned that the Jews were a threat to Germany and to world peace. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer normally blessed the peace his father’s drug crashes brought. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is a fragile peace between the gentlemen who were willing to kill us by starvation, and us commoners who were ready to murder them in their beds. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As Momma once said, “Keeping the peace in this country isn’t that hard, as long as nobody important dies.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Before you try to draw and channel the splendor, you must relax your mind and body entirely. You must find inner peace,” said Badwa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And after a few more pleasantries, I leave so she can deliver the flowers she’s brought and talk to her daughter in peace. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

These are questions to be unraveled back home, in the peace and quiet of the woods, when no one is watching. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Months went by, a year passed, and finally in the spring of ’83, almost a year and a half after the fighting had stopped, General Washington proclaimed the peace. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now I know he’ll rest in peace. Uncle Eugene gave Mom so much money she’s buying seven cows for the funeral!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to brood over my new condition in perfect peace. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Have you people seen this woman? Why can’t I talk to my big sister in peace?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lived a good life, his words were wise; fine and noble thoughts dwelt in his head—but even he who knew so much, did he live in bliss, was he at peace? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talleyrand, they told each other, was neither so stupid nor so dishonorable to attempt bribery of the American peace delegation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Emma always made sure Down House was a tranquil place; she was said to keep the peace among the servants with a sledgehammer if necessary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole congregation watched the paper in his pocket during the prayer for peace. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He felt the slightest hint of peace, as fleeting as it was, and tried to enjoy it for however long it might last. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They gazed at the twinkling tree and relaxed into the peace of the evening. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Ultima’s owl gave the warning that the time of peace on our hill was drawing to an end. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the issues that hindered the peace process, none was more devastating and frustrating than the escalation of violence in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Firewood or no firewood, the important thing is to find a way to make peace before things explode,” Miss Adebayo said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We gave the hippies the peace sign and the power sign and walked over to Grant Street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go away, and let us eat in peace.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes open, and when she looked back down at me, they were dry and calm, like some kind of peace had been returned to her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If you can do that, the peace you seek will follow. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And there I left her, to live in peace. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But until that time, and elsewhere than that place, there would never be any rest or peace for Ged, day or night, on earth or sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a fire in the fireplace and peace in my heart, as I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing, and everything was quiet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When I thought of affection between them, I thought of them exchanging the sign of peace at Mass, the way Papa would hold her tenderly in his arms after they had clasped hands. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You go, then. Take your daughter and run away. Send me a postcard. But peace is coming, and I, for one, am going to wait for it.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He and Julie had an uneasy peace going, with neither of them saying very much for fear of provoking the other. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Or like ‘my heart isn’t at peace without you.’ Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They decided in a council meeting not to fight back but to offer peace, friendship, and a division of resources. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Claudette faced three separate charges: violating the segregation law, disturbing the peace, and “assaulting” one of the policemen who had pulled her off the bus. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Neil replied that he was honored and privileged to be on the moon, representing the United States and men of peace from all nations. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A year ago Robert was king, and the realm was at peace," declared Jarman Buckwell, the square stolid man who commanded the scouts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even if it was only for a minute, it felt like I was home, or the closest thing to it, the thing I missed most, a sense of peace and belonging. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was Mother who decided to contribute most of the flock for feeding the village, like a peace offering. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inge dedicated her life to working for peace and preserving the memory of her brother Hans and sister Sophie. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

This past summer when it was just Audrey and me, I didn’t have to worry about keeping the peace between them. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“If I send the Brazen Beasts into the pyramids, it will mean open war inside the city. I have to trust in Hizdahr. I have to hope for peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast,” he whispered, repeating a speech he had heard in the movies. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Outside, I head straight for my tube tunnel, my footsteps on the ladder a prelude to peace and quiet. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But finally he stood in the entrance like a little lord at peace with himself and the entire world. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That is pestilence, not peace, the old knight told himself with his last sip of wine. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He felt in the quiet presence of his mother, brother, and sister a force, inarticulate and unconscious, making for living without thinking, making for peace and habit, making for a hope that blinded. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The labor peace that Coalwood had enjoyed for more than fifty years came to an abrupt end. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She made her peace with the slightly looser vibe among all the girls on the team, because she saw that it wasn’t hurting us. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The message was straightforward: urge President Thieu to refuse to participate in the Paris peace talks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Cant you even let me have Sunday in peace?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Alas!’ he said, 'that these evil days should be mine, and should come in my old age instead of that peace which I have earned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The moral aspects of the military blockade as a weapon in times of peace had been bothering me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it was Lio, the peace lover, who would not shake at first. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoover incorrectly believed both the peace movement and the civil rights movement were Communist attempts to take over the entire United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He marches knowing that a letter has been prepared by Jefferson Davis, a letter which offers peace. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May peace and calm descend upon your gut like a gentle mist on the gurgling river rapids.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Then, warm and still at last, with the sweet land odors blowing to him, he slept in peace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hemlocks whispered of rest and peace; the lake spoke of sunlight lingering in its depths, the joy of otters at their games. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The United States of America has been Balkanized, has been divided into twenty petty nations so that it will never again be a threat to world peace. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Shanti," which means peace in Bangla, is what everybody in the family calls me, except for Grandma Rose. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Good grief,” said Sticky, “do you have to drag out everybody’s sad tales? Why don’t you leave him in peace?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have asked for this radio and television time,” he began, “for the purpose of announcing that we have today concluded an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every envelope contained a man’s honor and peace of mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thought you were going to get some peace and quiet, did you?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“And wise and beautiful Draupadi, wife to the five brothers—what she wanted most of all was peace. I tried to grant her wish, but the closest I could muster was light.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sitting down on one of the bleacher seats, Archie found a sudden and unexpected peace in the deserted gymnasium. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The obvious duties of the sheriff—enforcing the law and keeping the peace—were far from the most important ones. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In order to break through the communication barrier and begin peace negotiations with the Nhambiquara, Rondon set up a phonograph and played records. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

On both sides of the sanctuary, the stained-glassed images of Jesus comforted me and brought me great peace and joy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On BBC, there was a news update on the war—emissaries from the pope, from the Organization of African Unity, from the Commonwealth, were coming to Nigeria to propose peace. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was as though we had plunged suddenly into mid-country peace, yet I knew that here, somewhere close by in the night, there was a zoo with its dangerous animals. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if I pretended to be asleep the knocking might go away and leave me in peace, but I waited, and it didn't. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But yes, my lord, him as well. We cannot pick and choose amongst the free folk, saying this one may pass, this one may not. Peace means peace for all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Stay, finish your meal in peace. I will send for you later. At midnight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And 612.4 and let’s see. Representing himself to be a peace officer.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I think this discussion is a bit premature, don’t you? The school officials say they have a plan worked out. So let’s all hear what it is. Until then let’s have some peace and quiet.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was quieter now and very warm and wet, a softness in the air, a mountain peace. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes unsavories actually broke the law in minor ways, although most lost interest eventually, because they were always caught by the Thunderhead and reprimanded by peace officers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Let Israel be given a chance, let hatred and danger be removed from their horizons, and there will be peace in and around the Holy Land. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We will never be able to live in the same place in peace. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

After ten minutes or so, Madam Pomfrey came over to tell the team to leave him in peace. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was an exhilarating walk through the crisp, clear air, the leaves thick and soft along the quiet trails, and over everything the indefinable healing peace and stillness of the northland bush. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sadie placed the Snickers in his palm like a peace offering and waited, staring at the carpet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be left in peace to guard my baby. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes I’m lulled into a sort of peace. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It’s still a risk I’m taking, but I can’t think of any other way to give him peace of mind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I knew I was being unreasonable, but I had taken a lot of abuse already that day, and I just was not going to make peace with anyone at the moment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A secret attempt at peace negotiations with the North Vietnamese was going nowhere. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to lose his peace offering before he found the red-feathered harpy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The peace would start at the top of his muddled brain and seep down through his tired and tensed-up body. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you giving to your community? “Are you at peace with yourself? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Keep the king's peace, you say. Is this how you keep my peace, Ned? Seven men are dead . . ." "Eight," the queen corrected. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She floated, serene and at peace, on a black sea that knew no shore. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had long wavy brown hair, and wore a brown T-shirt with a purple peace sign on it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We call it reckless endangerment, soliciting, and disturbing the peace.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say, Well, these guys don’t look like peace activists. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remember reading Horatio’s letter, and despair, like a cold wind, dispels the momentary peace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She pointed at her own chest and said, “I never lost my peace inside.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the darkness and the weary protests of the residents held the peace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Quoting from Isaiah, she continued, “I often think of the words, ‘Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers tells me that before he was injured, Captain Smith was able to make peace with Parahunt, the werowance of a village that has been ransacked by our colonists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he made peace with England and sent an army to crush the rebellious people of Saint Domingue. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

They were charged with keeping the peace; looking out for his interests; and watching over his lover, Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"And if we do make peace with King foffrey, are we not then traitors to King Renly? What if the stag should prevail against the lion, where would that leave us?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cesare Borgia was considered cruel; nonetheless, this cruelty of his brought order to the Romagna, united it, and restored it to peace and loyalty. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘I dwelt there once, and still I return when I may. There my heart is; but it is not my fate to sit in peace, even in the fair house of Elrond.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“When I think of the swell time I could have without you, I go nuts. I never get no peace.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, even Gandhi, Mr. Ram’s favorite go-to for quotes, the man of peace, was not like that. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then a seaborne death soft as this hand of mist will come upon you when you are wearied out with rich old age, your country folk in blessed peace around you. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our reasonableness did not arise, however, from a desire to keep peace with Bragg. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I was at peace with the world, that is, at peace in the only way in which a black boy in the South can be at peace with a world of white men. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I discovered lock picking was a skill that comes in handy when you want to disappear during gym class or when you just need some peace and quiet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With all the authority at my command, I said, “I appeal to all our people to remain calm and to honor the memory of Chris Hani by remaining a disciplined force for peace.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, she told him that he had pursued her, that his eyes had left her not a moment’s peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I must have cried in my sleep, because I felt someone pick me up, and after that I felt warm and was at peace. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How can we talk of peace while the Lannisters spread like a pestilence over my father's domains, stealing his crops and slaughtering his people? I say again, we ought to be marching on Harrenhal." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m barely listening when the peace in our class is shattered by what she says next. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That shot destroyed the quiet, moonlit peace of the hill, and it shattered my childhood into a thousand fragments that long ago stopped falling and are now dusty relics gathered in distant memories. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t hurt you. Neither will the others. We came in peace!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could be upset about anything at all, but digging through the garden, I found peace.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I made my peace with this nickname by telling myself that it was technically valid, at least in the original medical sense. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was just happy to have had the chance to perform again, in peace. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, I love playing with children and chatting with them; it has always been one of the things that make me feel most at peace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your aunt’s going on this trip to find a little peace,” he’d said to George. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Just now he was being obedient because he was interested; and the three children, kneeling in the sand, were at peace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

If we know, in the end, that we can ultimately have that peace with dying, then we can finally do the really hard thing.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hers was the calm ecstasy of achieved consummation, the peace, not of mere vacant satiety and nothingness, but of balanced life, of energies at rest and in equilibrium. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were obliged to make peace with him and to be content with dominion over Africa, leaving Sicily to Agathocles. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to pray with me a little, maybe? Or I could read you some passages that I’ve been thinking about a lot. They might give you a little peace.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The mere beauty seemed to cheer me; there was peace and comfort in every breath I drew. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He needed peace to clear his troubled mind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, Mom’s Hyperion redwood has been watching over the Collective just like Izta and Popoca watched over their people, waiting for peace to arrive. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

All she wanted to do was eat her cream filling in peace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

To keep the peace, Paul changed the green to gold and ordered two thousand replacement pennants. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We now have fresh water from our well, houses for everyone instead of tents, and peace with the natives. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I was very young, my father, may he rest in peace, began to wake me in the middle of the night, just so I would cry. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The dove of peace Dri slipped into my pocket while we were at the diner. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty or thirty years from now, when we have accomplished world peace, when we have succeeded in ending racism and intolerance, the world will remember that the Freedom Writers kept their promise. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He somehow makes a fragile peace, somehow convinces the gentlemen to wait just a little longer for an east wind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And the sodden heaviness of peace weighted down his limbs so that it was only with the strong, true purpose that he moved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Is this true, Kelli? Has our mistress made peace with Olympus?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the interval between quitting the Merchant Marine and entering the Army, Perry had made peace with his father, who, when his son left him, drifted down to Nevada, then back to Alaska. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, not really because the opposite of peace is war, and I wasn't at war. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When she took out her needle and sewed, she thought about peace and Amaroq. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who brought the news of the peace to America?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them told me that the sound is alive and that harmonizing with it brings inner peace. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There was peace; there was also this tension. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they hit it tore their bodies to peaces. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was in his best interests to establish a stable government in Egypt and a lasting peace with the queen and her people. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Teller continually disturbed the peace at Los Alamos, where uncertainties about the lab’s role in postwar research already had the staff on edge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And even though she is resting, I can tell by her face that there is no peace for her, not even in her dreams. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I want to go back to my room so that I can cry in peace. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of minutes later we were eating our pizza in peace when Mike suddenly looks past me and says, “What’s that?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

All three of us smile, trying to look gangster with our peace signs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

As long as she let me be with her I kept the peace and quiet. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, feeling the peace of the afternoon on her skin, the warm breath of the air and the solid mass of the ground beneath her, and she fell asleep. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was longing for peace but on his own terms. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He thought of the joys of peace, of being married himself one day as Merlyn had prophesied, and of having a home. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment of peace shatters me and I pull the trigger. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When he rode from Bracken’s siege camp to the gates of Raventree; Peck went before him with a peace banner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Groves joked later that when this complex and contentious job was done, “I was hoping to get to a war theater so I could find a little peace.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

An Osage chief said, “I made peace with the white man and lay down my arms never to take them up again and now I and my fellow tribesmen must suffer.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Paris peace talks opened in May—and went nowhere. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After thirteen years, I not only distinctly remember all six of Sister Irma’s samples, but four of them I sometimes think I remember a trifle too distinctly for my own peace of mind. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Hey, you know your green top? The one with the glittery peace symbol?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

His arm is around my shoulders, I’m flashing a peace sign, and we both have these goofy grins on our faces. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I turned off the radio and tried to cook the meal in peace. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"An attack in time of peace, without defiance sent! But we'll grease his oats for him. We'll be there before he is." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Smith saddled the horse in peace and sent him off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was ever my lord husband’s wish to grant sanctuary to these savage peoples. So long as they keep the king’s peace and the king’s laws, they are welcome in our realm.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Would the church promote peace by closing the school? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means making peace with your thoughts, words, and deeds. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He expected this would lead to a peace deal. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At the inquest, while Mollie seemed eager to answer every question, to make sure that nothing was missed, the justice of the peace and the jurors asked her barely anything. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Later that night, I was falling asleep to the patter of light rain when a volley of barks interrupted the peace. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It used to scare me, even thinking about the chance of seeing her—but now when I think about her, I can’t help but feel a peace surging beneath my skin. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"In peace, the title is only an honor. Let the boy keep it. For his father's sake if not his Own. Surely you owe Jon that much for his service." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“In order to have peace, we must first have trust,” says Johanna. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papa always liked a good party, but he said when he came home after the hospital he just wanted to have some peace and quiet. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She looked calm, at peace, like she did not mind dying now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Think about it—if more Germans spoke out, leaders like Hitler wouldn't be allowed to lie and say 'I want peace' and then start a war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’d tried hard to make peace with the idea that an elite gymnastics career would require certain sacrifices. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She did seem more confident than before, more at peace. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

If the price of peace was the dissolution of the Union, many people felt that compensation lay in stopping human slaughter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means, you don’t usually work alone and in peace, the way I like. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A good thing, too, because I guess he figured I was not going to fight back and his scream of anger changed to a purr of peace. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while there was total peace and quiet, with nothing but the sound of Piper humming quietly and a chiff- chaff chiff-chaffing in the apple tree and me turning the pages of a book. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The bombing halt undercut one of my most effective campaign issues,” he later explained, “the inability of the Democratic leadership to win a permanent peace.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded and held out his hands in a peace gesture. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then that feeling would come right to the fore and I’d have to put my hand over his mouth, whenever he said things like that, just so we could go on lying there in peace. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wondering ... if the Master would be so good ... if he thinks my work worthy—” Min snapped, “Ask your question or leave me in peace, boy!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Lord, why couldn’t they leave people in peace? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even here—running for our lives, sleeping exposed, facing death—even here, in her arms, I was able to find some measure of peace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mama started with a prayer for peace and for the rulers of our country. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Even in death, he wasn’t being allowed to rest in peace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the rumors of peace by the end of the holidays. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The peace we experienced among the factions, before Jeanine’s first attack, can be restored, I’m sure of it. And I want to try to restore it. I think this is something you want too.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They signaled the dividing line between the turbulence of the town and its sins and the quiet peace of the hills of the llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both sides made vows, swore the duty of peace, and so winter came, in its time, to the country of the Jutes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the council negotiated peace treaties, it could not declare war—that was left to the initiative of the leaders of each of Haudenosaunee’s constituent nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it was a bad moment, because the house had lost its peace of former days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She also had to make peace with the fact that her dreams of traveling the world would have to be put on hold. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then two of the new settlers, both gentlemen, tell him how much they want to help make peace with the Powhatans. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I recognized the hood ornament that looked sort of like a peace sign. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Reuven, I did not want my Daniel to become like my brother, may he rest in peace. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She turns around and throws the peace sign up to her friends, then turns back and squeezes me, tries to lift me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Colonel Meecham appreciated the eminence of ritual in relationship to the morale of troops in peace and war. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When they did die, I experienced a peace I never knew. I could tell the moment they left me, like a puff of energy was turned loose,” she said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But, I think, we can provide peace to the mothers and the babies on that long walk in the last few minutes of their lives. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Now I really must insist you leave our guest in peace. Step back now, and you might yet keep your position.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I said that the process of peace and negotiations could not be halted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would have become of Holland and its neighbors if England had signed a peace treaty with Germany, as it’s had ample opportunity to do? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I said. There’s no peace to disturb. I kept telling the cop: No. Peace. To. Disturb. Man.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The young man returned C.P.'s stare and flashed him the peace sign. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘I knew that danger lay ahead, of course; but I did not expect to meet it in our own Shire. Can’t a hobbit walk from the Water to the River in peace?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“For peace in the next world if not in this one.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Viola came up later carrying a tray set with the second-best china as a peace offering for my banishment. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He said it must have given her some peace to hear President Kennedy’s speech earlier this summer, on the radio. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Only now it seemed to him that peace could truly come to him and he could sleep in the sun. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Shut up. Leave me in peace!” he yells. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

At some point during the ceremony, a feeling of peace settled over me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, he quickly grabbed some tools and beads, which he planned to give to the Indians as a peace offering. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment’s safety. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

We'd made our peace last summer, despite the fact that her mom was Athena and didn’t get along with my dad. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to leave that night to find the cattle; there would be no peace until he did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Like the rest of us, they felt a scandal would further divide the city. They offered to make a sizable donation in order to preserve the peace.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had spoken peace and confidence into their troubled souls, had set a star before them and we were passing on to other scenes, still carrying the message. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For our own peace of mind, we scythes must retain a certain level of separation from the rest of humanity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At church one week, the deacons were praying to the Lord for peace, and Mrs. Duncan and a few other ladies cried through the entire service. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I have only to stretch out my hand,” he said, “to feel the coldness of death. Would you hold me when my time is come? I am at peace. Do not grieve.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

You sitting in the back of a car with your homeboy and maybe some babes and things just peace out for you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever had happened, he hasn’t made peace with it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like a single bird across a storm-cloud sky, a tiny peace winged its way through the chaos inside his body. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No, he wasn’t colored. He was scum. Some Yankee from New York, the kind you see on the TV with the long hair and the peace signs.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The Trojan War would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both parties later swore to terms of peace set by their arbiter, Athena, daughter of Zeus who bears the stormcloud as a shield— though still she kept the form and voice of Mentor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chuck Muckle exhorted the newly arrived lawmen to arrest the protesters for trespassing, truancy, and disturbing the peace. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peace was for the bestower of it, also. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Nonsense! Hitler wants peace! A strong Germany. Wait and see. He will restore our greatness!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

They made their peace at thirty, neither happy with it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But for now, in a fragile peace dominated by the buzz of flies, they immersed themselves in experiments on genes and chromosomes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy, and that enemy becomes one’s partner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Duchess sat in peace, but also in fear. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The girl didn’t look afraid anymore, but strangely at peace. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

All our intelligence said that the Japanese military was still not ready to quit, even though the ordinary people were desperate for peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you are young and are living in peace, it seems as if your friends will always be there with you. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is smiling in the picture, and there is no mistaking the look in his eyes: Chris McCandless was at peace, serene as a monk gone to God. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now at peace, the man slumbered and lay still, but not his lady. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Maddy, who had now climbed back in the backseat, also put two fingers up, but held them up to the window at Becca and the girls—a peace sign. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“There’s going to be peace, Inshallah, and happiness and calm. No more rockets, no more killing, no more funerals!” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Which is when Scoob told me some things about his grandma—may her soul rest in peace, as the grownups say—that I never would’ve expected. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I paint her in her bell-bottom pants and puffy-sleeved blouse with a halo of flowers and a pink peace sign in her hands. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I bought them. And I shall often think of that with peace, when I wake up in the night.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the quiet, relative peace that surrounded our careful efforts to be inconspicuous, time sped up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Now rise, and go in the peace of Christ.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I can’t even have a little peace in my own apartment.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their victory over Germany's armies brought peace to Europe. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He has to make peace with the impossible.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But it is not easy to imagine him contentedly enjoying rest and peace, or allowing the blessed gods to do so, either. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun filtered through the trees and light reflected off the river like shiny scales, while we sat on the banks enjoying the peace and beauty of the place. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I only knew there was no peace in our cubicle for weeks. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The numbness, the lack of focus, the artificial sense of peace when the meds first hit your system. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

After we said the Lord’s Prayer, Father Amadi did not say, “Offer to each other the sign of peace.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And a big white bird—a peace dove—spreads its wings from end to end. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The justice of the peace was asked by a prosecutor if he thought that Vaughan had known too much. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I have to make peace, somehow, with my place in all of this. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After their first meeting, the Jerusalem Post wrote an editorial saying if other people followed their example, the peace process might zoom ahead. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered it, lying here in the Massachusetts bed and breathing fast now, now that peace and quiet had fled again. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of oxygen and stress, Claudia thought now of hushed and quiet words: glide, fur, banana, peace. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the moment that he forced himself to raise his eyes and look into his father’s face, he felt in himself a stiffening, and a panic, and a blind rebellion, and a hope for peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His mother and Vera and Buddy had come to visit him and again he had lied to them, telling them that he was praying, that he was at peace with the world and men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aside from that, he left me in peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there will be no peace for me, either. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He would get all right in time, wouldn’t he? Be able to rest in peace, I mean?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue further and sink into my seat, glad for a change that Baba doesn’t allow me to sit in the front so I can sulk in peace. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this Collective is right. So much for international peace and cooperation.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Civil war would mean the destruction of what the ANC stood for; with civil war racial peace would be more difficult than ever to achieve. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who have fought for their rights: Their right to live in peace. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I never had more than five minutes’ peace unbroken. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drunk and disorderly. Disturbing the peace. Whoever heard of getting arrested for being disorderly?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know. Just leave me be, Daughter. Just let me sit here in peace a moment.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next morning, she woke up too early, smelling her own bad breath and feeling a sad and unsettling peace. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew that Ocean’s decision to ditch practice would probably blow up in both our faces, but I was also grateful for the moment of peace. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The speech he is about to give is vital to the peace of the country. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘That’s right. For hundreds of years, the gods tried to separate us to keep us from fighting. But there’s a better kind of peace - cooperation.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With Aristide out of power, there was little hope for peace, let alone real change. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Agha sahib was like my second father... God give him peace.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A group of more interest appeared near the hearth, sitting still amidst the rosy peace and warmth suffusing it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Felicia’s doctors recommended that she join a theater group, saying that many malcontents had finally made their peace with the revolution through acting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I went to church the priest glared at me so that I could not feel the peace of Christ. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Goddard solved the problem by moving to the desert near Roswell, New Mexico, where he could fire his rockets in peace. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making my peace with her brings me one step closer to making my peace with Charlie. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so this picture reminds me of why it’s important to work for peace.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But I assure you, my invention is destined to bring peace to thousands—perhaps even millions—of troubled souls. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Adams learned that Jefferson was unwilling to join the cabinet and that neither Jefferson nor Madison was willing to be part of the peace delegation to France. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Can’t a person eat in peace in this place?” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the stained-glass Jesus window that stood above me and searched for the face that had always brought me such comfort, security, and peace. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I could scarcely believe what it said: I had been nominated for the international peace prize of Kids Rights, a children’s advocacy group based in Amsterdam. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"We always find a reason for war. Keeps us looking forward to peace, I suppose." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Cecile didn’t care where we went or what we did on Saturdays and Sundays, as long as we stayed far away from her peace and quiet. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us be united for peace. Let us also be united against defeat. Because let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He is doing what he can, after all, to ensure that peace will continue to prevail in Europe.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lord, please let me see ’em where I can love ’em in peace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He squinted to read the sign out of habit, no jesus, no peace, know jesus, know peace. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“This is no usual babe, but a prince! He will be a bringer of peace!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was, truly, the sweetest thing in my day, and often I would fall asleep, too, out of exhaustion and the feeling of peace. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Country Joe knew that the rosy scenario young peace protestors had in their minds—that you could just put down your gun and say “peace, man”—was not possible. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

As a peace offering, Mark Antony transferred several of King Herod’s cities in Judea to Cleopatra’s control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Instead, all the school officials present were giving us the same song and dance about our not responding to our attackers in order to maintain peace. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I simply told them that they must tell their people that there can be no peace and no solution to the situation in South Africa without sitting down with the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long while the girl gazed down at Fossie, almost blankly, and in the candlelight her face had the composure of someone perfectly at peace with herself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If that were all, I would stop here where we are now, and let her fade away into peace, for I see no light in life over her horizon.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

As Cluny and Redtooth made for the gatehouse door, Constance shouted, “Put down your weapons, rats. Throw off your armor to show us that you come in peace.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The beginning of catching the spirit and dancing in the aisle and "praying for peace in the eye of the storm." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He breathed softly, wondering about the cool breath of peace that hovered in his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I disliked the possibility that Alaska would give someone else peace but not me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Instead of singing,” he continued, “some of us are asking, 'When, O Father, are we going to live in peace?’ Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

After six hundred years of their own strife and a few centuries of Portuguese villainy, the warring tribes of Angola had finally agreed to a peace plan. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helmuth misses the comfort of his grandparents next door, their quiet flat where he doesn't feel as though he's holding his breath, where he can escape to do his homework in peace. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“For disturbing the king’s peace,” the king announced, “the fine is five silver livres. All three of you will pay this fine. Do you understand?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

All I can do at the moment is go to sleep and let him grieve in peace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We took to covering his cage more and more often so that we could have some peace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His great prestige brings a peace which might not otherwise have been possible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecile seemed to care about were her poems and her peace and quiet. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never said a harsh word, seemed at peace with himself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It could mean the end of generations of peace. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In Paris, Kissinger and Tho worked out a peace deal—essentially the same deal they had agreed to in October. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

‘Have peace now,’ she said, ‘until the morning! Heed no nightly noises! For nothing passes door and window here save moonlight and starlight and the wind off the hill-top. Good night!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He knew it was near six o’clock, and the peace would not last. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I am here tonight, my friends, to show you how you may save the world and bring peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A pity we have none. Do you trust this peace, Quent? I don’t. Half the city is calling the dragonslayer a hero, and the other half spits blood at the mention of his name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By 1982, with the hostage crisis finally over, but with no end in sight for the Iran-Iraq War or Khomeini's rule, my parents decided to peace out of the Middle East. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But Haiti more nearly resembles a battlefield than a place at peace. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The price of peace had been high: expelling himself from the gang, proclaiming himself a traitor, banishing his beloved pet. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Not so much rest in peace, Harry Potter, more rest in perpetual despair. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He sighed, let go, and felt a sense of peace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

That way Mother could run errands together with the boys, and Eliza and I could get some work done in peace. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Perry, my Teach for America English teacher, is wearing yellow, and yellow means peace. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He put his hands up as though making sure she knew they had come in peace. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even her father noticed, attributing it to the peace of abundance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, don’t tell him. Let him have his peace. It’s hard enough with a murdered father; he don’t need to know what happened to the body.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Birds were singing, and a wholesome peace lay on the land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had been carrying it all day, and he hadn’t noticed how it had nearly pressed him into the ground; but now he felt light and free and at peace. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

People say, when someone dies, Well, at least he is at peace. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That she couldn’t have us here messing up her peace of mind and that she couldn’t work with us in her house. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

All bespoke bounty, and peace, a world never ending. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most every girl is a star student, loves her friends and family, hopes for world peace. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peace I’d enjoyed earlier was gone, so I picked up my pole, walked back to the truck, and headed home. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The only amusement then was castrating pigs and bulls, cockfights, hopscotch, and the incredible tales of old Pedro Garcia, may he rest in peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her short blond hair shifted in the wind, and she appeared the very definition of peace and comfort. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I reach out for that peace right now, that strength, but it feels like grasping at air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Then all of you bear the responsibility for this breach of our peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Just for a double dose of peace of mind. I know you’re probably very busy, but I just wanna make sure.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“We need to let the bird rest in peace,” George says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the extremely unlikely event that he even came across a hog, he figured, he’d allow it to study devilment in peace. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I think the only thing we can do now is give him what he’s wanted all this time: peace.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And as I stood up to walk home and make my peace with the Colonel, I tried to imagine her in that chair, but I could not remember whether she crossed her legs. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

After peace was declared, however, William dared to put a short, simple cipher at the end of one of his letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But peace was not easy to come by when the mouse warrior visited his dreams once more. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

This is what upsets her most to admit: that the affair causes her to feel strangely at peace, the complication of it calming her, structuring her day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rush stood the abuse for as long as possible, then moved to Princeton to find some peace. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Once inside, he flopped into an overstuffed, musty chair and said, “Ah, peace.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It is the only purely selfish term of the peace agreement. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The justice of the peace admitted that he had harbored such suspicions as well. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was a bit stiff, but we made peace, and even got into some of the practicalities of changing carers. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A peace that was truly permanent would be the same as a permanent war. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was finally Melanie who made peace by suggesting that maybe they should just try the whole thing again and see what happened, instead of fighting about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above all, I want to keep the peace, and to neither quarrel nor gossip. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Because of the Taliban, the whole world is claiming we are terrorists. This is not the case. We are peace-loving. Our mountains, our trees, our flowers—everything in our valley is about peace.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Through the narrative, he’d made a kind of literary peace with his phantom father. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For most Soviet citizens at home, 1940 remained a period of uneasy peace. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Even though people criticized the peace deal, I was happy because it meant I could go back to school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He came to sack a city, and Hizdahr’s peace has cheated him of his plunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sticky, remember when he told us the Whisperer was going to be a ‘healing device’ that would bring peace to thousands of troubled minds?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to hear the echo of words in his ears: ‘Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I know that with your counsel and good judgment, we will soon see the day when the enemy are forced to go elsewhere and leave Redwall in peace.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The scene was novel, the spectators were an unusual element, but the dilemma was familiar enough: how to keep the peace and not humiliate her mother. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The visit blunted the feeling of loneliness in him so that when he said good-bye he was at peace with himself once more. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had a different meaning—not the comfort of big houses or rich food or even clean streets, but the comfort of belonging with the land, and the peace of being with these hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn't they let him go in peace? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He hurried back to his companions, but he said nothing: the bones were best left in peace and not pawed and routed by Gollum. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“But there was nothing he cared about more deeply than achieving a lasting peace in the world.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The president was again in France for a peace conference, but he took time out to cable a message to the new Congress encouraging support of the suffrage amendment, among other measures. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Walking back to the meeting point, I swung between peace with my decision and wrenching regret. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I want to scream that I wish she’d go the hell away and leave me to paint in peace. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could even make my peace with that, if it were all, but there is the additional humiliation that I have not, in a real sense, descended at all. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something about its majesty, its vastness, brought me a peace I had not known before. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“The greeting of peace—my dear sister, dear brother, give me your hand.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t want to disturb the peace with Amar now that I finally feel like I have my friend back, so I just say, “I’ll take that under advisement.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“As well make peace with wolves and carrion crows.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You could have died after peace had been declared. But, in any case, you were going to die.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A medal hung from it, the dove of peace. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had taken a Meer- eenese slaver as her king, as wealthy as he was noble, and when the peace was signed and sealed the fighting pits of Meereen would open once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I want to make sure he quickly finds some peace, like it’s an ordinary morning, before someone tells him I’m gone. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Miss Skeeter say the peace dove be the sign for better times to come. Say folks is wearing em on they clothes out in California.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Another kid urged everyone to vote for Wilbur the Pig because he would bring about world peace, and if he didn’t, then at least everyone would get a ham sandwich. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ma is sore and worn out from wringing your wet clothes and hanging them to dry; Ma needs peace and quiet at the end of the day. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

These battles secured the kingdom’s borders and brought peace to the land. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

You could take a kid’s lunch or even his lunch money and nothing usually happened because most kids wanted peace at any price. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When order and peace prevail at Truman, it is because the administration and faculty keep a tight rein—or at least that’s what the adults running the show believe. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to take difficult measures to ensure peace,” Johanna says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

No ghostlike shapes appeared; the peace was undisturbed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They are sanctuaries, public places of peace spaced throughout the world for people like me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Aru braced herself for more tears and rain, but the palace seemed oddly at peace with this statement. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took the reigns of that man’s fear and gave him peace. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She left out the part about rejoicing that another soul had found peace in the Lord. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only the innocent know the peace of untroubled sleep. Confess your sins, and you will sleep like a newborn babe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had found a way to make peace with them, to live with them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One minute I’m longing for peace and quiet, and the next for a little fun. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I had no idea how far Miles’s definition of legal stretched, but maybe this was his form of a peace offering. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“A good age to get married and settle down, so I can die in peace.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung saw that these two brothers would quarrel over this yet, and he said hastily, lest he never have any peace, “Well, and it is all in honor of your wedding.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I was allowed a few moments of peace without any of my sisters yanking at my sleeve, wasn’t I? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

What good is peace if it must be purchased with the blood of little children? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And Scott will not have justice, or peace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his wildest demonstration of himself, of himself in the kind of world he loved; it was his choreography of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streetlamps outside of Asher’s home cast a lattice of light on the sidewalks, and I decide to concentrate on that, forcing myself to clear my mind and find a moment of peace. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I always get new strength from the forest and also a sense of peace that I can take with me, back into the hurly-burly of the lecture-tour world. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finland turned down a peace offer some time ago, and now the negotiations have been broken off again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“But,” the soldier confides in me, “the peace cannot last. There has been too much killing on both sides and everyone is too angry.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

On the battlements of their castle at Camelot, during an interval of peace between the two Gaelic Wars, the young king of England was standing with his tutor, looking across the purple wastes of evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. King’s speeches and his life were all about peace and brotherhood, about finding justice. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The problem in Sarajevo began when a sniper fired a gun into a crowd at a peace rally. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He felt quiet and at peace with himself when he was padding around a hot zone in a space suit, carrying a rack of test tubes that held an unknown deadly agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squatted in the shadows for more than half an hour, with nothing out of the ordinary disturbing the peace of the evening. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She is taking steps to restore the king's peace," Vylarr assured him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Go away, Mad Sweeney. Take your beer and leave us in peace.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And to Matilda she said, "You've got a nerve talking to your father like that. Now keep your nasty mouth shut so we can all watch this programme in peace." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her weary body and wearier mind, which had seemed, in her exhaustion, to be drifting away from each other like untethered boats, made some peace with the tides. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I am saying that our students should stop making noise. Asking David Hunt to go does not make sense. Give the man a chance and see if peace will come.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It gives them a sense of peace and purpose, a place to belong when no other place feels welcoming. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Did she love its peace, its routine, its goodness—all the things I miss, when I let myself think about it? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Here’s a quick peace story: A guy goes AWOL. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The daughter came as soon as she could and took Annie Tyler away to die in peace. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

You have made peace between powers that were never at Enmity....In short, the mighty defunct Potentates of Mount Wollaston and Monticello by your sorceries...are again in being.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I shall tell them that our courts, swamped with mawkish sentimentality, are no longer fit instruments to safeguard the public peace! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

This shall be a work for times of peace, when I have had more opportunity to study and learn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

"Why, the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be our job to remember the parts we got wrong and make it better for our children and grandchildren. Embrace our differences, and still find a way to make peace.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As we all huddled together in the dining room, one question was on our minds: What kind of peace was this? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The girls disappeared behind the curtain and Adina called them one by one to answer questions about world peace and being role models. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Everything was at peace but Milo, who straightened suddenly with a muffled cry and began pointing excitedly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted peace and quiet, tranquillity, but was too much aboil inside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if some small peace descended. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mother had left two teenagers at war, only to return home to a peace treaty. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Haven, harbor, peace, safety, all that was behind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Another boy breezes in and comments on Volpe’s attire, a frequent topic of conversation, and what looks to him like peace signs on Volpe’s belt. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We could get evicted for allowing someone to disturb the peace. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

So guys stopped going over there and started coming out here to get some peace. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By then, his parents had made their peace with his marriage. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They slept in peace, the grass blew over their graves. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even if there has been isolation, there has also been peace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just as surely, they knew that the men were still raw and not ready to make peace. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The same offer I made at Mole’s Town. Food and shelter and peace, if he will join his strength to ours, fight our common enemy, help us hold the Wall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Below, the Hound had sunk back down upon its eight incredible insect legs and was humming to itself again, its multi-faceted eyes at peace. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one will be armed. We can talk in peace. Terminus will make sure each side obeys the rules.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They spend time outside—and in the corner of Theo's room, where they enjoy “such peace together.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Even if she won her freedom...even if she lived in peace in the countryside...those scars would always remind her of what she’d endured. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Peace, Your Highness—peace in our time is a possibility. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She wanted peace, an absolute quietude; she wanted an interlude of darkness, warm water, the pipe tobacco smell, security. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to Gregor that it might be far more reasonable to leave him in peace at the moment, instead of disturbing him with crying and conversation. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition, Pilate wanted to make peace between them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A gift to seal our peace, an ornament to our court.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Epicurus likewise declared that “there is no end to the knowledge of things in the sky. . . than peace of mind and firm conviction.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

They forgot or ignored what little they had ever known of the Guardians, and of the labours of those that made possible the long peace of the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Shattering the light and hopeful: “On the other side of Jordan, there is a peace for the weary, there is a peace for me.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wondrous peace of that sleeping summer flowed through me like a tide. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then the good land did again its healing work and the sun shone on him and healed him and the warm winds of summer wrapped him about with peace. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

A tense peace lasted five weeks until an argument broke out between deputies and striking coal miners. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

He did not stop to count it, but thrust it into his bosom and went out of the open gate of peace and across the small back streets to his hut. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It meant “If the Army and the Navy ever see Heaven, the U.S. Marines will be there living in peace.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wishing I could sign a peace treaty with my parents when the telephone rang. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All the peace I felt in Kamal’s house is suddenly shattered. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then after a time he went no more to see his sons, but sometimes he would ask Cuckoo, “And are my two daughters-in-law at peace after all these years?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Let us all understand that the question before us is not whether some Americans are for peace and some are against peace,” he said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That turned out to be our last moment of peace. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to blow my nose, just for the sake of peace. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s the job of the United Nations to keep the peace,” I said. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They strolled around the cloisters, savoring the peace of the midnight hours. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

For a minute, I can feel it: the sense of peace as my mind goes quiet, like I’m already dead. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not on such a wonderful hunt I found peace in my mind by telling myself that the owl had changed trees. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just this moment, plotting how not to leave footprints on her clean floor, she was at peace. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers who had guarded his house during the first days of peace would go sell them in the villages of the swamp and return loaded down with coins and news. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She also knew that, ultimately, it was her own peace of mind she strove for; self-interest and kindness were best not separated. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That whoever the invisible you is, the you that only talks to you, it's still alive and can add, in Mr. Rufus's words, love, peace, and soullllllll to the world. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Burnham, partly to keep the peace, also urged Olmsted to accept it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If there is not peace, then there will be revolution. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not—he would not—renounce his wild field of mission warfare for the parlours and the peace of Vale Hall. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I will convince him of the sincerity of the elfin negotiations for peace. But first—” He gulped deeply. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

At home, Mami and my sisters and I said a rosary for world peace. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I ask Mr. James Ito, thinking how could this peace man own such a thing. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of VC were killed north of Saigon, and President Johnson was saying that the United States was ready to come to the peace table if the Communists were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, ease and peace had left this people still curiously tough. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Peace, peace, my love,” replied I; “this night, and all will be safe; but this night is dreadful, very dreadful.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moms kissed Grandma Ellie and I kissed her and we were ready to leave and peace out but Grandma Ellie couldn’t leave it alone. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She flashed the peace sign over her head, and I took my cue. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of peace and tranquility, chaos and mayhem greeted us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No. But once, she visited me. You were about to be born. She said she liked the peace in my church.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Their mere presence is proof that we are letting peace slip through our fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson had reliable evidence that Talleyrand had threatened to leak news of his previous peace initiative, thereby requiring Adams to reciprocate. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

On the night that peace was being brokered, his first thought was for her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, retreat to your territory and leave your animal in peace. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The people of Mingora were firing guns into the air to celebrate a peace treaty. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The maturity of her judgment ensured peace in the family. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sea and perfect peace—that was what he needed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

"Certain I'm certain. Didn't Pa always say I had a head like a compass, rest him in peace!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bus was like one we’d seen in San Francisco painted with daisies, peace signs, and Flower Power written in groovy colors. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

This was San Francisco, the home of peace and love, and wearing flowers in your hair. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But in later times other customs prevailed; peace and justice fled before the greed for gold and the frenzy for war. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided, to keep the peace, I would take the high road and go sit down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that he was of all men the most gloriously successful, after a brilliant victory back with his own again, peace and prosperity before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Hades isn’t the greatest dad, but occasionally he has these want to know my son moments. I guess he thought the zombie was a peace offering. He said Jules-Albert could be my chauffeur.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Please, for the love of God, do not ask me. I’m on vacation. I want to get drunk and eat barbecue in peace.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

By 1:00 the whole school knew of the peace march, including the administrators. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to describe the sensation of absolute peace and beauty that surrounds you. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Gates would give only one grant, Jim made peace with PIH’s potential or former adversaries, such as WHO’s tuberculosis branch, who would otherwise be competing for the grant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It was one of those times when we all felt joy and peace and lots of hope. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I return his greeting of peace and give him a hug. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“A moment of peace,” she says, and rubs her sore shoulders. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In my hard bunk in the orchestra barracks, I always used to put the case under my ankles so my father's viola would sleep in peace. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“If I die, my friends will swear to leave you in peace and not take revenge. You’d have your sight back, which even Gaea won’t give you.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Oliver could not wait to go back home, sit alone in his bedroom, read Prince Caspian, and eat those last two cookies in peace. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He would not, then, talk to her about it; she found that, before the dread and the hatred that filled her mind, her imagination faltered and held its peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She got into bed as well, but she couldn’t sleep, and after lying uncomfortably still for too long, she decided it was better to leave Gwen in peace. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The announcement of the new peace initiative then gave added credibility to the charge that, without Abigail, Adams had lost either his balance or his mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Alas and all, though: We seek peace from a monster. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

No peace officer with any sense, even in dire circumstances, punches where it will leave marks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elaine, who had never been more than an incidental part of the muddle, had achieved a peace of her own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was so easy to lead one’s country in various directions, as if she was a pig on a string, why had he failed to lead her into chivalry, into justice and into peace? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were only there a short time, though; one morning two other brothers arrived under a peace banner with a chest of gold, and ransomed them from the knights who'd cap-tured them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This way they’re protected, they can fulfill their biological destinies in peace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lee’s party was routed in a midterm election that showed that South Koreans were more interested in preserving peace and protecting living standards than in teaching the North a lesson. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We can’t restrain him when he’s angry—and he has his hand on the nuclear button’—and Ho Chi Minh himself will be in Paris in two days begging for peace.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

No one else dared enter, and while the gyptians kept the peace and traded fairly, file landlopers turned a blind eye to the incessant smuggling and the occasional feuds. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t trust the peace they had in the house now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he’d grown a beard, most people didn’t recognize him, and he recaptured the peace and incognito of his earlier trips. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

These doors were closed only when Rome was at peace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May the new year bring peace and liberty....” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“We already talked about it. He believes in the peace as much as we do.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That trireme is not a ship of peace!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know the fate of all the other people I’d prayed for, but I wished for peace for everyone. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had gnawed into the unsatisfying books and into my own unstocked mind without finding a morsel of peace or understanding. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing there in feathers up to his sneaker knots, Palmer felt a peace, a lightness that he had never known before, as if restraining straps had snapped, setting him free to float upward. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The songs gave her a rare feeling of peace. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The interviewer asked me how the peace deal would affect girls, and whether I thought it should happen. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had never made my peace with it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Towards dawn, his tight holding of her hand relaxed; peace came into his face and made it boyish again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole ritual takes barely takes two minutes, and it gives her peace of mind. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Because if you want peace and quiet, you can stay with me until the banquet.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

While some areas and some periods of time may have enjoyed peace and tranquillity, others were riven by ferocious conflicts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the wolf under the jaw, and for a moment boy and beast both felt at peace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had two minutes of peace before yesterday returned: nothing can kill the pleasure of one’s first cigarette on a new morning. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The integration had gone so badly that President Eisenhower sent in soldiers to help keep the peace. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There hasn’t been such peace and quiet in this house for at least six months. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“For you, I’m saying. Forgive her for your own peace of mind.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the side of the bed and sort of rocked him back to peace. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And I thought of the other kind of peace. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“My fellow reports they simply want peace and the chance to get in a good crop of wheat.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They had only asked to be left in peace.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All at once, I lost my home, my husband, my son, my peace of mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I represent the forces which allow the arts and sciences to flourish in freedom and peace, thereby enriching the lives of us all. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We tell the government that...it must crush out the Ku Klux and those who aid them, or hell will be a place of rest and peace compared to the South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

"You will. You found forty thousand golden dragons for a champion's purse, surely you can scrape together a few coppers to keep the king's peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’d better make peace with her. Sweet, she gets on a high horse sometimes, but she’s a good woman—” “It was about Hank and she made me mad.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Hennacy also talked her into joining the longest peace march in history, from San Francisco to Moscow, and she agreed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They would pray and work for peace in the city. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We believe in peace and understanding and freedom. We believe in sharing and helping each other. We’re going to change the world.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He had found a measure of peace, that was all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, yes. Now leave me in peace.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Are your Seven Kingdoms so different? There is no peace in Westeros, no justice, no faith ... and soon enough, no food. When men are starving and sick of fear, they look for a savior.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the country that she came from, poised forever between the terror of war and the horror of peace, Worse Things kept happening. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’m ninety-eight percent sure the queen would’ve knighted that guy had he not died so young, may his soul rest in peace.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju smiled, a quiet smile that held its peace; she did not, of course, think it was a miracle, but would not say so. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, are you going to motivate people to bring peace to war- torn nations, or are you going to motivate people to join a cult and drink the Kool-Aid?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

People who were campaigning for peace in the valley, but also people who thought they were having private conversations. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Still, she was at peace: to be home, to be writing her blog, to have discovered Lagos again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The best way to stay at peace is to be prepared for war.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was exhausted, terrified, and unable to find any rest or peace. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

All was well with the world, and apparently with her, for Amaroq rested in peace. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that if she did not make her peace with her parents before one of them died, her remorse would be endless. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The measure had restored a degree of peace to King's Landing and quartered the number of corpses found in the alleys of a morning, yet Varys said the people cursed him for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"We will tell you what to write, child. The important thing is that you urge Lady Catelyn and your brother to keep the king's peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But there were still so many questions: How should they keep the peace in the city? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“The prospects for peace,” he said, “are not as bright as they looked only a few days ago.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After the young birds are hatched the charm is broken; but each winter these days of perfect peace come, and they are called after her, Alcyone, or, more commonly, Halcyon days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He'll have that when he makes his peace with us, not before." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We came here to enjoy our old age in peace, not to think of Tom. He’s been dead so long now, we should try to forget him and everything on Earth.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever you threaten, I— HARRY: Minerva, I come here in peace, not war. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

His hand showed white as he held it up, palm outward, in token of peace; but the king’s men gripped their weapons. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They woke to a sense of peace and heavenly freshness; they bathed in a clear brook. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was peace nowhere, and healing nowhere, and forgetfulness nowhere. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘And now leave me in peace for a bit! I don’t want to answer a string of questions while I am eating. I want to think!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

My gentle father—an artist, so uncompromised in his own peace—looks like a terrified, wounded animal now. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Keeping Peace in The Family Octavia also managed to keep the peace between her brother and her husband as their arguments heated up and their disagreements escalated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She has made peace with her past, as I have with mine. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I’m here today,” Bennie said, “to honor the memory of Vincent Charles Jackson, my brother. May he rest in peace.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

That night the justice of the peace charged ten deputies with murder. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I remember being astounded by the quietness, the ease, the peace, the taste. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She jingles the keys dangling from her rainbow-colored peace sign key chain. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The death of these little children may lead our whole Southland from the low road of man’s inhumanity to man to the high road of peace and brotherhood. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the wake of the Columbine tragedy, the Freedom Writers felt even more committed to preach peace. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I respected his peace and quiet, he might not even no­tice me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

How she’s always ready to give me an opportunity, a gift. like what she is telling me is she comes in peace. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even the acquittal pronounced by Athena had not restored to him his peace of mind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shook hands again before we left, but it was an uneasy kind of peace between JP and me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In exchange he promises to keep the peace with their parents. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"It's not a culture. People have to decide what they think for themselves. If Ma enjoys it, let her go in peace. She'll figure it out." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had just one day to spend there in peace and quiet before the coming of the “outsiders.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I marry Hizdahr before the sun comes up, will all these armies melt away like morning dew and let me rule in peace? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Cobb, I wasn’t coming to—” “You weren’t coming to what? To bring some peace to an old woman whose household you’ve thrown upside down? Is that what you weren’t coming to do?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He began talking to the Latino gang leaders of the neighborhoods, and he persuaded seventy-five of them to sign a peace treaty. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though we had plunged suddenly into mid-country peace, yet I knew that here, somewhere close by in the night, there was a zoo with its dangerous animals. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or are they standing between Dauntless guns and Erudite innocents, taking bullets for the sake of peace? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a devil in this pearl. You should have sold it and passed on the devil. Perhaps you can still sell it and buy peace for yourself.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his sister now married and his mother off on a peace march from San Francisco to Moscow, the Brooklyn apartment was all his—deliciously so, he felt. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But how long could the peace possibly last? The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I shall retire for a few moments’ peace,” Mrs. Horsepool- Worthingham announced as she removed the sherry bottle from the pantry. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if they left me alone I might have some peace. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Odin said nothing, save only, “No vengeance will be taken on Hod. Not yet. Not right now. Not at this time. We are in a place of holy peace.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He told me not to fall asleep just because I was on a mission of peace. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talking about peace on earth good will toward all and not a sparrow can fall to earth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while they walked and talked, rejoicing for a brief space in peace and rest under the morning high up in the windy circles of the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Here, at least, I could try to think things out in peace, or, if not in peace, in quiet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For it’s meant to keep the peace, you know. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

President Washington was trying to keep America at peace with both countries. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the Men Pieces is about war but told by a boy your age who can’t seem to find peace after a bomb blows his village and his brother to pieces. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Under his rule, peace came to the land of the Danes, because none of the neighbor countries dared to fight with such a giant. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yvaine became the Lady of Stormhold, and proved a better monarch, in peace and in war, than any would have dared to hope. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was my first but not my last lapse into Finny’s vision of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved around the house, onto the porch, down the streets, to the fruit stalls and the butchershop, like a restless ghost, finding peace nowhere and in nothing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the song. He says he’ll love this girl until they’re seventy. But then what? He’s just like, peace, I’m out?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It is a luxury to despair in peace. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then for a year, if not more, with Crick in exile in Brooklyn, peace and serenity would prevail. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Even those of you who want to close Village to new ones—even you value the peace and kindness we have always embraced here. Mentor? You seem to be leading this. What do you say?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had begun to feel that the love of his father and mother, and also the love of his friend Govinda, would not always make him happy, give him peace, satisfy and suffice him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he talks, he speaks about power and peace, and he gets the church all excited. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘You have conquered. Few have gained such a victory. Be at peace! Minas Tirith shall not fall!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

All of the time Juana had been trying to rescue something of the old peace, of the time before the pearl. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

We planned an assembly where we would make our speeches; we called it a peace rally, but it was just going to be a handful of us upper-school girls. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think he understands this and is at peace. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stepped into it, a wave of peace washed over me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May he rest in peace,” Mama said quickly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Should they refuse, then and only then will we inform them that the peace is broken, and go forth to give them battle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s true that Regina Fischer left the apartment to go on a long peace march, met a man, got married, and settled in England. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

United by their cause, a new age of peace and prosperity envelops the world. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t, for the love of God, put violence on me. I’m a man hopes there’ll be a picture of peace on my hatchments.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“American blood is being spilled. But those people are living up there in peace. Why can’t we leave them the hell alone?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel remembered what Pluto told her long ago: A descendant of Neptune will wash away your curse and give you peace. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They hoped for peace, and they hung those flickering hopes on Lanre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was an object of hatred more constant than either Eurasia or Eastasia, since when Oceania was at war with one of these powers it was generally at peace with the other. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The nuisance of it, as Polly said afterward, was that you weren’t left in peace to watch it all. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

What he needs at home is rest and peace, but instead he gets VINCENT. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We even showed her how it would give her peace of mind to do her work without us bothering her. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khalil wears a smirk, gripping a handful of money and throwing up a sideways peace sign. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It certainly fleshed out her reputation and gave people new reason to leave her in peace. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe things got mixed up. Perhaps the governor had them there to keep peace, and they mixed up their orders,” Grandma mused. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their deeds would bring peace to an unstable world, preserved in legend among the stars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I am peace. Peace is me,” he chants over and over as I pick up more weapons to deal with him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And then in a blink everything at his center was at peace, and he could not remember if any of it had happened at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Prayers for peace, hoping that no more lives are lost to hate. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Freedom without civility, freedom without the ability to live in peace, was not true freedom at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Blaine took the train to Princeton to look for an apartment, and she was struck by the town itself, the greenness, the peace and grace of it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We turn to music to feel better, relieve anxiety, overcome a difficult situation, find calm and peace, or feel empowered and fearless. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Only a Roman can return it and restore peace.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Public peace is the act of public trust; it is the faith that all are secure and will remain secure. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Luke ran into the dark night, a strange sense of peace filling his body for the first time in years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“May the peace of God be with you,” she says, her voice low, “even in the midst of trouble.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel the others watching, but now he knew he would be left in peace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All we wanted was a chance to learn in peace. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that in the last 3,500 years there have been only 230 years of peace throughout the civilized world?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most days when I come in to Miss Celia’s, I am grateful for the peace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It took a while for him to realize that such a semblance of peace was the biggest indication of how bad things had really become. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every night, he watched the news with Milton, tracking military developments and paying close attention to the guarded statements of Henry Kissinger at the Paris peace talks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Look here. She’s likely to turn back into a sour old cow by breakfast, so I say have a good sit- down and enjoy a little peace.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peace lay on Devon like a blessing, the summer’s peace, the reprieve, New Hampshire’s response to all the cogitation and deadness of winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that the Savage was left for a time in peace. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time, she made daily visits to the slums as part of a frenzied charitable activity, which gave her chronic bronchitis and brought no peace to her tormented soul. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, since it’s out there now, Coop, let’s go to your locker so you can ‘find’ Jupiter’s peace offering,” Golly says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

That moment will begin when I walk across that stage today, diploma in hand, ready to start my new life at Crest Lake surrounded by meadows of sunflowers and rhythms of peace. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They were friends and fellow Marines and I wished they could have enjoyed some of the beauty and peace that was around me at Pearl. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time there was no strangeness in my waking, but a grateful sense of peace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Would that I could. I am kept too busy here. My father relies on me, now that I am returned. Come peace, perhaps . . ." "Your coming might bring her peace." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The effect would be much the same if the three superstates, instead of fighting one another, should agree to live in perpetual peace, each inviolate within its own boundaries. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You were given a warning to clear this area out within the hour. Anyone who is not gone in the next five minutes will be arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Come January, it’s a new ball game. Then I will make peace.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You wished for peace, and it is yours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, Terminus, we’re here on a mission of peace. We’d love permission to land so we can—” “Impossible!” the god squeaked. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

June 26, 1945: The United Nations signed a charter and pledged to create peace around the world. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I look straight ahead and say, ‘Officer, I am a New York State peace officer, and you’ll find my identification next to me on the seat.’ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a definite 'see you later,’” Aileen said, flashing a peace sign. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would trade Lincoln for Confederate prisoners of war, or attempt to use his captive as leverage to give the South an advantage in peace negotiations. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was some sort of peace sign. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“What is your favourite bird?” asked Merlyn politely, to keep the peace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the train ride to Englewood, he seemed well rested and at peace, as if he had just ridden his bicycle for miles and miles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“And foes at the Doors of Death. I don’t know, Percy, but I don’t like it. I thought . . . well, maybe we’d get some peace for a change.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll leave you in peace if you’ll only let your hair grow. I’m not aristocratic, but I do object to being seen with a person who looks like a young prize fighter,” observed Jo severely. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Rondon wanted peace, he knew there was only one thing he could do. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, and peace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘Behold your most sacred statue, the Athena Parthenos, wrongly taken by the Romans. I return it to you now as a gesture of peace!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Seed Collector, be patient. We will resolve this issue with peace and understanding,” First Turkey said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then there was peace in my dreams and I could rest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the airport gets so crowded that extra police are brought in to keep the peace. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then we started singing our protest song, chewing away at her peace and quiet: “Here we come. Walking down the street. . . .” like Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and the other singing Monkees. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The justice of the peace selected the jurors from among the white men at the ravine, including Mathis. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You have got to stop sending them to me. I can’t get a moment’s peace. Give them the benefit of your own wise counsel.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They do not even realize that Captain Smith’s last act, making peace with Parahunt, has saved their skins—for now. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He lay calm, savoring the peace and quiet of the woodland summer evening. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She remembered her father’s promise: someday her curse would be washed away; a descendant of Neptune would bring her peace. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I prepared a tray of supper and served it to Lady Seymour in her bedchamber, the one room where she could find peace. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he seemed so old, just a graying forest fox living out his final days, a fact he had made peace with. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But whether the future of nuclear technology lay in war or peace, dispersing an effective team of experienced researchers and leaving them without financial support would be a foolhardy course for the government. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I suppose, in that instant, I felt more peace than panic. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When everyone was tired of fighting and wanted to make peace, a shooperer said the one thing calculated to start the argument again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Over the foamcrested waves they saw not far off a high, round, green hill, and beneath it a town built on a small bay where boats lay at anchor, all in peace. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

No amount of your analyzing, criticizing, judging, or hypothesizing will bring the peace you are looking for. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their collection boxes, decorated with peace signs, stood unattended. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

"Ah, but when the queen proclaims one king and the Hand another, whose peace do they protect?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Sad and gentle, and not at all uncomely for a woman of her years, for all her modesty. Yet a danger to the peace of your brother's realm none-theless." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sound of a car driving toward the flat disrupted our peace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “The fighting has stopped, but they haven’t settled the peace terms yet. That’s what John Adams and some of the other men are doing in Paris now, talking over the peace terms.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark I huddle on the floor and wish for the peace of sleep. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After all, that’s what being a demigod was all about—not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus, but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We had to get him back, give him some peace. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ended up sitting together, dissecting our evening with Captain Carroll and the fragile peace that had settled over Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It’s like you’ve finally won the lottery of peace and quiet and then you rip that winning ticket to shreds and dump a bucket of angry, screaming monkeys on your head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The third door, down the hall, had a little name tag over it that read eva peace. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It is a time of great peace, a deserted time, a little era of rest. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the dimly lit corridors of the empty building, the peace, the promise of the day ahead. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I will work to make peace again. If I do not, it could be the end of our settlement.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Generally they try to maintain peace in group settings and encourage co-operation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“That long-standing peace and safety will be over in a scant handful of years.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, that’s shirking. It’s a lovely day, no prospect of rain, and you pride yourself on keeping promises, so be honorable, come and do your duty, and then be at peace for another six months.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadows to each other, they flowed gently through the velvet air, momentarily at peace, working together, in tune. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And we should change the Peace Theater to the Revolution Theater. After all, without revolution, how can we have peace?” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are not like the Indians, who are only enemies while at war, and are friends in peace. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

As a kind of finishing touch, Liyana blurted, “I have hope for the peace, do you?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine that this is what it must’ve been like decades ago, before the cold lights of computer screens and tablets and phones permanently eliminated the peace of darkness from our lives. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t know. Anyway, it’s probably best we’re leaving so he can have some peace. I spent so much time avoiding him, and now all I want to do is make him feel better.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We reminded them of what peace was like, of lives which were not bound up with destruction. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Papi passes me a box of long-reach matches, and after striking one, I try to meet her eyes, hoping that the flame in my hand is a symbol of peace blazing between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Within a week of first talking about taking the plunge, we’d visited a justice of the peace and done the deed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It softly lit both the little villages of Elfland and the mountain outposts of the goblins, as if the whole world were at peace. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He felt that his time of rest and peace was over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Just let me be. Kindly allow me to sit here in peace a moment.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung sat there alone in his room by his table and he felt dreary and alone, and he muttered to himself, “Well, and I have no peace anywhere in my house.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at the boys, both in tears now, and then up to his mom, wanting her to say something—anything to give him the peace of mind he needed to leave. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Get a new parent. If one of them doesn’t have all the baggage they currently have, maybe the two of them can negotiate a peace agreement or something.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A council of Farmers was established, which dealt with international problems and kept peace between the various Farms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we should hit the road as soon as the sun comes up. This whole thing has gotten too complicated for my peace of mind.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A month after the invasion, just as the UN was about to conclude a peace negotiation, the Turkish Army had launched another attack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Here was a man who had “rendered a great service to his country,” in both war and peace. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All this was due to our status as state “peace officers.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to laugh while closing the door and throwing up the peace sign. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

No fears disturb my mind, but a peace envelopes me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Our lesson involves the history of the delicately negotiated peace between Orlagh, Queen of the Undersea, and the various faerie kings and queens of the land. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a good, happy tune about brotherly love and living in a world of peace and whatnot, and I pretended to hate it just to bug her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By day she embroidered, read, or painted insipid watercolors around the house, under Nana’s approving glance, now that she could finally sleep in peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s wait. Let them have a few more days of peace before we break the news.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

They were days of perfect peace and enjoyment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, let us hear it, then. Perhaps if the question is asked and answered, the demon will leave you in peace—and I will be able to sleep.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He remembered the white man’s face when he smiled behind the yellow match flame on that rainy night—and peace was in him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I brought you from your cell to carry my message to your cousin Cersei Lannister in King's Landing. You'll travel under a peace banner, with thirty of my best men to escort you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Because he was to die; I know that, knew that, as both pride and peace were: else how to prove love’s immortality? Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stairs creaked and grumbled as he walked down them, protesting his weight, as if they just wanted to be left in peace. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I come in peace and wish to parley,” he said to the men on the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Men tried for years to make peace but the Spackle weren’t having it. And so war started.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

On TV once she heard a relationship expert say that you can’t find peace until you find all the pieces. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I was looking for Earthian logic, common sense, good government, peace, and responsibility.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Wednesdays Calvin and I can get off at the cluster stop in peace and quiet. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

No promised peace could ever have persuaded her captain to permit Brown Ben Plumm to stroll back into Meereen and leave alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he sighed and gave over his questions, because above everything now he would have peace, and he wished only to sit in his court near these two. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just say I never planned on staying long enough for it to matter. And besides...me and Jesus have been ignoring each other in peace for a long time now.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She often stayed at her cousin’s estate for weeks at a time, enjoying “an atmosphere of love and peace, of freedom and good cheer.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“My poor dear momma. The police took her out the Lautensehlaeger Market four times for disturbing the peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted his teacher to feel at peace when he left the world. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Tire peace dividend changed the region once again, and now it is best known for the great gambling casinos of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods and for the pharmaceutical researchers of Pfizer. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I am your final word! Your omega! Your bringer of peace and rest. Embrace me!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It startled him so badly that he dropped the peace banner and tumbled from his saddle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Would we promote peace by closing our eyes and praying to heaven? Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We look at the fighting down below and the peace and beauty up above. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I have always believed that exercise is not only a key to physical health but to peace of mind. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I thought we were at peace with the Powhatans, I want to say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“They are issues of life and death, war and peace. They’re incomparably more important than what happens to me.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Lee Scoresby looked not asleep, nor at peace—he looked as if he had died in battle—but he looked as if he knew that his fight had been successful. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Y'okay," said Scott, holding up his free hand to show he meant peace. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I tried and failed to change his bloody course. There can be no peace or good in being yoked to a husband who is intent upon revenge. Therefore I go.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I’m hoping she’s gone back to being dead, resting in peace or whatever. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe peace was the size of a teacup. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then as the winter rains gave way to spring, Uncle took the first step toward making peace. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the boy was already used to the Language of the World, and he could feel the vibrations of peace throughout the tent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so completely a part of that existence that in the end I had to make my peace. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talk a while longer, making peace with trivialities. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, rejoicing in their good fortune, believing the war ended and Athena’s favor restored to them, they went to their houses in peace as they had not for ten years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samwell had known several years of sweet peace with his music and his books. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“My true friend,” she said, in a faint voice, but with untellable pathos, “My true friend, and his! Oh, guard him, and give me peace!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

After a while, you have to be at peace with the fact that you simply are. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The only time she felt at peace was when she was singing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The stone I would have used in an attempt to drag back those who are at peace, rather than to enable my self-sacrifice, as you did. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The peace finally came to him and he setded his breathing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liddy and Hunt soon learned that Daniel Ellsberg was scheduled to come to Washington in September to accept an award from a peace organization. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And what the hell does world peace have to do with peanuts? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Will I have any peace in the latter end of my life? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I also know how it feels for someone you love to get killed for no reason, and to want to trade all your memories of them for just a moment’s peace.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We spent all our time in her office, where she slept most nights instead of the bedroom she shared with Pullum—they fought a lot, she told me, and needed some peace. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Everything in order, everything clean, everything calm, and that solid peace of a conscience without memory. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Grant me a little peace. Isn’t it enough that I am harried all day long at work? I thought that I had adequately described to you the horrors which I must face daily.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something in that breeze made him think of Aunt Queen, and for the first time in a very long time, he, too, felt at peace. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had I turned to go home just an instant sooner or had I been facing east instead of west, I would have climbed down that hill full of peace and comfort. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I study my grown daughters now, for signs they are resting in some kind of peace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still he knew he wouldn’t feel at peace until they heard from her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Only on Sunday, when he was with his friend, did he feel at peace. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even though he became a justice of the peace after the war, the tight-lipped former member of the Confederate Secret Service was ever after wary of persecution for aiding the conspirators. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph cleared his throat “Now we must return to our own abode and deal with our private grief in whatever ways seem to bring us peace.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

As Tom listened, a preacher read Nichols’s final statement: “Sheriff White has been very accommodating to me indeed. I feel prepared to meet death. My soul is at peace with all mankind.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Don’t expect peace to be a perfect pearl, Jeth,” Ross Milton had warned. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d want some peace and quiet, if it were me,” she said. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She felt an old peace there, and something in the air that smelled like magic. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is for the sake of peace that we remain uninvolved—” Johanna begins. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m glad they figure out I’ve had enough and need some peace and quiet. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Now was not the time to speak, so I kept my peace as she stepped real slow over to the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But if peace talks undermined Nixon’s chances to win the election, Nixon was prepared to undermine the peace talks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

So I breathe sweet peace to them — not with my lips, but through my fingers — and they hear me, not with their ears but through their skins. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

What could he tell Myrna about the movement for peace now? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pim goes and sits in a corner with his constant companion, Dickens, in hopes of finding a bit of peace and quiet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But the circumstances under which she had discovered herself to be pregnant had been such to make her decide, for his sake, to hold her peace awhile. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“This girl knows so much about our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The feeling, a paradoxical mix of pulsing en­ergy and profound peace, was intense and blissful. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even here in her own pyramid, on this happy night of peace and celebration, Ser Barristan insisted on keeping guards about her everywhere she went. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Above him, nighthawks fluttered jaggedly, uttering their deep resonant beeps; a touch of sensual peace and magic lay like a mist across the sagebrush and snakeweed mesa. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I miss the peace and calm of the baobabs and hope it won’t be long before I get to see that world again. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

We expected to be parted for no more than six or eight weeks, while Anatole worked with the Lumumbists to reassemble their fallen leader’s plan for peace and prosperity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Degeneracy, rather than signaling the downfall of a society, as it once did, will now signal peace for a troubled world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Narnia the Beasts lived in great peace and joy and neither the Witch nor any other enemy came to trouble that pleasant land for many hundred years. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was a brooding quality about the neighborhood, a quiet, deep, timeless, shabby peace. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the same line, Shin saw his uncle’s crimes: disruption of public peace, acts of brutality, and defection to the South. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You say it’s a quiet town. Just a couple of days of peace and quiet, that’s what I need.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were shunted off to a nanny, who chased them around like naughty mice and fed them beer when she wanted peace. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I glance at the men again, I feel a little bit lucky that they're so busy arguing with each other that Muscle Man is leaving me in peace. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If her friends could continue their quest in peace, she was fully prepared to go down fighting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“But I must see the Abbot! I come in peace. I have important information for sale.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t belong to a species clever enough to split the atom but not clever enough to live in peace with itself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Saigon, Thieu announced he would not participate in the peace talks. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

No mention that since then more than twenty thousand Americans had died in Vietnam—all to achieve a lousy deal that allowed North Vietnam’s army to stay in the South, making a lasting peace impossible. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My plans for revenge, such as unscrewing the lightbulb, locking the door and hiding his clothes, have unfortunately had to be abandoned in the interests of peace. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Meereen and Yunkai have made peace.. The siege is to be lifted, the armies disbanded. There will be no battle, no slaughter, no city to sack and plunder.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At last, she could end her vigils, and her sons could rest in peace. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Being antisocial and aggressive was a flaw in peace and an advantage in war. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, he thought, he would hold his peace awhile; he would seek to know more clearly the Lord’s mind in this matter. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Bless you, Mr. Nat. I don’t know what you said to her, but there’s peace in her eyes now.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We are at peace ...’ Suddenly close by, over at the Afric Queen, the British drumsticks fell. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rumour is going round that there may be peace, but the other story is more likely—that we are bound for Russia. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course some people believed in the peace process more than others. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my retort to keep the peace. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“And why would the Romans want peace,” Reyna asked, “after your ship attacked our city?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For about a day, at least, the present to Patrolman Mancuso had brought a temporary peace to life on Constantinople Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her peace did not please him, her marriage pleased him less, and he had been furious at being deceived by the Domishmen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They have peace with both humans and rats now. They do not want to unseat it.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no peace for him with this son of his. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I was wrapping up green glass earrings in tissue paper, hoping to make some small peace with my eldest child, while I tried to sponge the fire out of my youngest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be no easy thing to forge a peace between these brothers, Catelyn knew, yet for the good of the realm, it must be tried. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some of us traveled with our offerings to the mountains, where Obatala is said to live, and placed white flags around the house on Palmas Street to attract peace. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

To generalize about war is like generalizing about peace. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In small doses, it has a mild, calming effect and improves the mood. The only side effect is some slight dizziness. We administer it to members of our community who have trouble keeping the peace.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wizarding world has been living in peace now for many years. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the rocker in the kitchen, looking out at the water, Molly feels oddly at peace. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It amused her how often they asked about Blaine now, since it had taken them a while to make peace with the idea of her black American boyfriend. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You can make time disappear. You can bring us to places we have never dreamed of. You can make us feel sorrow and joy and peace. You have great magic.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I noticed he was starting to come around, because he was mumbling about peace and nonviolence. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

His gray eyes seemed to take in everything around him, and in his face there was still the look of peace that is seen most often in those who are very wise or very sorrowful. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now that was dismantled, and with it so was his peace. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The rope broke then, disturbing her peace, making her aware of flesh and something so free she could smell its bloodsmell; made her aware of its life below the sash and its red lip rouge. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flickering hope for peace each of them had nurtured for so long flared like hot fire inside them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That winter many people were talking of peace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Should’ve realized you didn’t want to be disturbed. I’ll let you get on with practicing for your next interview in peace.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As in the old time let men of Ithaka henceforth be friends; prosperity enough, and peace attend them.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur points at a necklace with a bejeweled peace sign the size of my iPhone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Now of all of them who lived in these courts it seemed there was none wholly at peace and comfortable there except the small grandson who had been born to Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma stayed at the door as peace descended. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if I did, what kind of peace would it be? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They managed to get to the other side of the common room, still having their backs slapped, and gained the peace of the staircase. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Once there, Rondon gave them a generous peace offering—gifts of food, beads, handkerchiefs, and metal tools such as knives and axes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I would soon learn that when he wanted peace and quiet, he had to have it; but when he wanted to raise a ruckus, it was best to stay out of his way. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

By keeping the assault charge, Judge Carter deprived Claudette of peace of mind. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Down below, Spurge protested, “I am here on behalf of the king of Elfland! Bringing a gift of peace!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Keep them safe and help them to vie- tory, she prayed, and bring peace to the souls of the slain and comfort to those they leave behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t touch her without shattering her, and so—as Lazlo had told Sarai—he had made peace with the impossible. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But on the other side of Decatur and Lewis, peace and quiet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I am the son of my ma and pa, may they rest in peace. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the Nuba region, some fifty different ethnic groups, including Christians, Muslims, and practitioners of traditional African religions, lived in peace. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

That war ended with a treaty, and for ten years peace had kept life calm and allowed people to settle and prosper. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the street, fire trucks had already pulled up and peace officers were holding back crowds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Penelope said: “If by the gods’ grace age at least is kind, we have that promise—trials will end in peace.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The nuns were kind to me, with their ointments and bandages and sympathy. They offered me their busy, useful detachment. They offered me peace, Djo.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are just breaths between them, and foolishly, we call those breaths “peace.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Zimbabwe had signed a peace treaty with them years before, but it seemed no one could let bygones be bygones. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by the quiet of books, I felt at peace for the first time in forever. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The next one’s a selfie with some girl, adorably named @HarriettThePie, and then a peace sign selfie with the hashtag MovingOn. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Abigail remained confident that Jefferson could be trusted, that the bipartisan direction was the proper course, and the inclusion of a prominent Republican on the peace delegation to France, probably Madison, was a shrewd move. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My own quietness, I think it came from peace. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing’s the matter with me. I came inside to have a beer in peace—turn it off, Larry! Yeah, just like that—all the way off. Now beat it, huh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the green, scummy, holy water, I felt at peace. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His peace of mind depended upon knowing what she did and why. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Down long ages the beautiful old Abbey had stood for happiness, peace and refuge to all. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He’d wear the cost of their peace the rest of his life. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m willing to be a philanderist for peace, but a lady can only go so far where perspiration odor is concerned. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there was no peace because Joana hadn’t understood or hadn’t heard me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She threw me a peace sign and walked out. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This will be conducted with maximum concern for your privacy and only peace officer or licensed medical staff of the same sex as you shall be present or participate in the search. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But peace was there, energy, singing, and now his own remembrances. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The treachery of Brown Ben Plumm has shocked us all,” she said, “but your warning comes too late. And now I know you will want to return to your temple to pray for peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And we will bear Faramir, Steward of Gondor, to a place where he can sleep in peace, or die if that be his doom.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung flung his pipe down upon the ground and he shouted, “Am I never to be in peace?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was a territory of peace, of silence. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mouse wet the bed—which didn't make noise, but still disturbed the general peace. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And he immediately felt peace in his heart. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before long, however, interracial incidents in my neighborhood interrupted my sense of peace and serenity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He felt very good, very much at peace. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You want to return that statue to the Greeks as a peace offering. Let us help.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

This woman now returned to her, more desolate; it was herself, not knowing where to put her foot; she waited, trembling, for the mists to be parted that she might walk in peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know! I don’t want to know! What good is it to believe in peace and talk about peace if you only want to live the same old ways?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve done everything in my power, and I have to make peace with that.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I poured Ada a cup of water and then let her eat in peace. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

True to her nature, Dedd had made the best of things, eager for order, eager for peace. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I called and invited her to meet me in a park; I took Pepsi and biscuits as a peace offering. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“White folks can't help their ignorance. And it's our task to learn to cope with it, if we want to stay alive and keep our peace of mind.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A different voice fractures the peace—one full of fear—and I tear my gaze away from the splendor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When Regina refused to move, she was arrested by an officer of the Chicago Police Department for disturbing the peace, and she, Bobby, and Joan were forced to move out. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The peace that passes understanding never dwelt with us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And from this one did Wang Lung secure peace, and he could never have enough of watching him and laughing at him and picking him up when he fell. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Fully eight months later, I was in a boatyard farther south in California, getting my bottom paint renewed, and there was a state or county peace officer in the same boatyard. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It’s not paradise, but at least here I can be at peace. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

To keep themselves warm during the inevitable longueurs, visitors sing songs of peace and harmony in several languages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But they do let two women dine alone in peace. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It now seemed really clear that, having assumed they were to hear a beaudful or entertaining violin recital, they were disappointed, and were allowing their peace and quiet to be disturbed only out of politeness. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You violated the terms of our peace agreement,” he says gently. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no chief of class to keep the peace when the teacher left the room. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Others speculate that the name was chosen for its obvious symbolism: White often represents purity, and a rose often symbolizes love, peace, or the beauty of nature and life. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I must join the Hunt, Percy. I haven’t known peace since . . . since Half- Blood Hill. I finally feel like I have a home. But you’re a hero. You will be the one of the prophecy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

You can eat your meals in peace and comfort with Burt’s Bottoms Up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They came together to negotiate a peace, and once the negotiations were concluded, they marked their truce by each of them, Aesir and Vanir alike, one by one spitting into a vat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I was always waiting for death to come to me, so I decided to go somewhere where at least there was some peace. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Only seven years earlier, fresh from their victory over Hitler, American and Russian leaders—and most of their citizens—believed that the two nations could coexist in peace. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish there were a world where we could be together in peace.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Rachel, Kit suspected, welcomed the peace and relaxation of those moments as much as the reading itself. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

To make peace, the German government agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He lay there with the feeling that there was no place left for him; he would find no peace in that house where the silence and the emptiness echoed the loss. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You put in your hour. It counts. You’ve done your duty. You may go in peace.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he hit the bar with the oaken indoor ball bat he used in arguments to keep the peace. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rested in this peace and called it happiness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama, I love you,” I say as we pull out of the parking lot, “but that peace sign thing you just did makes you look your age.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“I am Gregor the Overlander. I come in peace,” he said. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By July 1921, the justice of the peace had closed his inquiries, stating that Anna Brown’s death had come at “the hands of parties unknown”—the same finding as delivered in the Whitehorn inquest. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“My desk was broken into and the testimony disappeared,” the justice of the peace in Fairfax said. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Stars and Stripes talked about peace feelers in Paris. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as now, world peace seemed something we had only the most fragile grasp of, and I wished to do my part.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The planters did their best to wipe out maroon groups, but many were so strong and well defended that the Europeans signed peace treaties with them. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Renewed peace talks, he told the nation, would begin within days. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sleep oh sleep thou certain knot of peace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The justice of the peace determined that the young woman, who was married and had a child, had been “blown to pieces.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Some said that the Fairy Hunt sought out souls on the night after burial, and only those who were guarded by their loved ones would be left to rest in peace. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no peace for me while this pain presses upon my soul. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I had to do my part and make peace. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Janie gave them peace on his breast, then she studied his dead face for a long time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He smiles and hopes she’ll just enjoy the peace for a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I never really learned much Dari from my mother, but she does insist that I greet her as all Afghans do, so I say salaam, which means peace. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But within two weeks of the peace agreement, the United States violated it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still...she didn’t know if his soul had found peace in the Underworld, or if he’d been reborn, or if he’d been washed into Tartarus because of his crimes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Hitler believes that world peace can only come through German domination." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps they are keeping the world’s peace with this venom. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and security. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Together, they both say, “We love you,” and I feel such peace coming over me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He wished the young man to go away and leave him in peace in the twilight and alone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There was a neater way to deal with potatoes, as he knew from his mother’s example, and given a sharp knife, Malcolm could have shown the good nun, but he held his peace. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He pushed ahead, feeling almost at peace, as if here Djel could hear him and ease his troubled mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The former chief magistrate pursuing peace every where with sincerity, tho’ mistaking the means; the latter taking as much pains to get into war, as the former took to keep out of it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s out of the way and awkward to get to, and yet when you’re there, there’s no real sense of peace and quiet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jones Stadium, home of Texas Tech University, was virtually empty, and there was a mood of serenity and peace. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made myself hope that peace was still on the way. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea as an unofficial ambassador on a mission of peace but is taken into custody the moment he disembarks from the plane. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

After your little stunt disrupted the peace in our community here? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment he felt almost at peace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Every day, I have to battle a lot of problems here. But I feel at peace,” Hernandez says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It had been the one place where I had found brief moments of peace on those days when I arrived early enough to go there. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Trinity brothers wanted peace at any price, quiet on the campus, no broken bones. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no peace in Brother Leon’s room in the morning as he called the roll of chocolate sales. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was only one change that Lawrence knew he would face as war gave way to peace. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I sat in the grass and listened to a cricket chirp nearby, totally at peace. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s turned out well enough this time, as the ostrich said when he swallowed the melon. But there had better not be a next. That was too close for my peace of mind.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Because of anonymous threats, the justice of the peace was forced to stop convening inquests into the latest murders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His expression, as well as his words, seemed to belong to a much older man, a man whose hot blood had cooled, who was at peace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jules didn’t turn around, but she shot a peace sign in the air as she kept marching them forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now Tía Cuca is rubbing her back and telling her that Olga is with Jesus, that she can finally be in peace. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Nixon was convinced he could force concessions from the Communists in the Paris peace talks with heavy bombing in Cambodia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Tom Chamberlain went on sleeping, mouth open, saintly young, at peace. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For years I’d felt a certain smugness about how easily I had made the shift from war to peace. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No justice, no peace!” a bunch of people shout. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It is not an abrupt end; it is peace. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“What? A criminal with dark glasses? A Bourbon Street character? Please, Gus. Not this. Leon Levy is dead only a few years. Let him rest in peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt so good, so at peace, he could hardly hold his thoughts together. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes we need to fight for peace,” she says, more to the pavement than to Marcus. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Müller is insatiable and gives himself no peace. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pictures of me throwing up the peace sign, some—the ones Spoony feared—of me flipping off the camera. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He spurred the stot onward, waving the peace banner so they could not fail to see it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Since this may be my last night on earth I try to make my peace with God. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

That I’ll figure out a way to make peace with this. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Army in the time of peace between the Spanish war and the German war had unfitted him for the cold, unordered life of a civilian. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

What kind of love was theirs, that it brought strife instead of peace? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned thirteen that summer of 1976, Afghanistan’s next to last summer of peace and anonymity. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other one had a peace symbol painted on his helmet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After hearing testimony,Judge Eugene Carter dropped two of the three charges against Claudette—disturbing the peace and breaking the segregation law. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

We went about carrying, but not sharing, the same new peace, the same hope, concrete for the first time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then a thought came to him—vile, barbaric, but the one thing that might allow him to return to Hellgate with peace in his heart even if he didn’t have a tongue in his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Miep often says she envies us because we have such peace and quiet here. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There’s some kind of peace that comes with knowing that for every person who is waiting to be found, there’s someone out there searching. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“There’s never been peace like that. Not once,” Lon pointed out. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Very well. I will contact Jeanine Matthews, and see if we can negotiate a peace. Any objections?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Reporters are always bothering Father, and she wants peace and quiet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He thought back to that long-ago day behind the couch of his mother’s house—the fear, the flames, the sweet, silent peace of a final sleep—and then he thought of Angel. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were bound for Arlington Park, just outside Chicago, in hopes that they would find some peace there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that Ralph was still hollering and there wouldn’t be any peace for her at all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The people loved peace and quiet and, because of this, they were pleased by decent princes, while the soldiers loved a prince with military spirit who was cruel, arrogant, and rapacious. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

So there we were: night, day, and the Fourth of July, and just for a moment there was a peace treaty. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want me stretching my neck over her way, ripping open the peace with any talking. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What peace are we looking for? Gowon himself has said that a basis for unity does not exist, so what peace are we looking for?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I just shut my eyes and thought of nothing and felt at peace with the world. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He’d just felt his eyelids droop when Chuck ruined his peace and quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I found that only through a continuous use of the imagination could I hold out against Finny’s driving offensive in favor of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps now we will have some peace,” said Uncle Amin, his face filled with a mixture of hope and longing. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

We listened to the news on radio and heard about peace talks in Paris. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It may be the Russians get here first. The peace can’t last.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked totally at peace while I played. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I think of the new life we’ll have—a life of peace and happiness on the far side of the barbed wire fence, away from everything that is happening in Syria. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now it seemed to Wang Lung that he could have peace in his house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was a simple story, and it gave you a sense of the author being at peace with the world. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now all the land was empty, and there was a silence that did not seem to be the quiet of peace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Why couldn't it have been left in peace? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“She’s right, you know. What good is a belief in peace if it doesn’t change the ways we live?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Annabeth,” he said hesitantly, “in New Rome, demigods can live their whole lives in peace.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It shall be my duty to protect the Book from discovery and misuse, and establish stability and peace for all the citizens of Kelanna.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If people didn’t know us, they couldn’t find us, and we could five our lives in peace. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Now hold!” she cried, “Break off this bitter skirmish; end your bloodshed, Ithakans, and make peace.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peace treaty he had signed became nothing more than a memory. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Still, in the silence of the night, when the city lost its stage-set normality and operetta peace, she was besieged by the agonizing thoughts she had repressed during the day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone deserved peace in their own house, even a girl who could talk to the dead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"I came to tell you that I made my peace with the schoolmaster," she said at last. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

As well, the way my father was regarded during his lifetime robbed him of any peace in knowing that his life and contributions mattered, and that his family would live without jeopardy or repercussion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only teacher up there. Likes his peace and quiet. You’ll find him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And as long as there was peace—well, relative peace. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I guess I was thinkin’ of some things Mr. Milton said the last time he spent the night with us, things about the war—and peace when it comes.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I read the Psalms, especially the despairing ones, until their words become fixed in my mind, but no peace settles there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There had been balloons, and I had made a wish for peace in our valley. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They’re on that television criticizing the greatest civil-rights leader known to man, and all he ever wanted was to bring peace to this country. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Tonight I want to speak to you of peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia,” Johnson began. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But he knew how annoying it must be for the elder boy to be continually subjected to advice, and so he held his peace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us save the peace process. Let us reach some kind of agreement. Let us at least fix a date for the next round of talks.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At three o’clock one morning shortly before the race, he led Seabiscuit out to the track and gave him one last workout in peace and isolation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t trust the white radicals who dominated the peace movement, and they didn’t want civil rights linked with hippie protestors. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She twirls the peace key chain around her finger and catches the keys. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

We were excited and surprised—we didn’t think anyone would care what a group of girls had to say about peace. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Prosperity and peace came to the city, and slowly it became one of the most magnificent cities of the land, perhaps even outshining the emperor's Capital City. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lord Hoster sucked at the thick white potion as eager as a babe at the breast, and Catelyn could see peace settle over him once more. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When it is truly over, we must work to restore peace and sacred harmony once again. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Morgause...” began Lancelot “Morgause has paid for her share by having her head cut off, so we must leave her to rest in peace.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I see David—standing, chanting with the protestors: “No justice, no peace.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m covering the peace rally for the radio program.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then it was back to Paris to work on the peace treaty ending the war, an experience that generated his lifelong enmity toward Franklin, who found him insufferably austere and obsessively diligent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The peace treaty had only just been announced and already someone had violated it—a journalist who had recently interviewed my father had been killed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"It's easier for me to make peace from a distance." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The purse—sorry, masculine accessory bag—was rainbow tie-dyed with a peace symbol stitched in wooden beads and the slogan Hug the Whole World. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I have made my peace with these brothers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I soon discovered that if a wayfaring stranger wishes to eavesdrop on a local population the places for him to slip in and hold his peace are bars and churches. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do so long to be there, and be at peace again, with you.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Tomorrow, when it's dry, I'll find us a place so high in the trees we can both sleep in peace," I promise as I drift off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at peace—amused, even, like he was thinking, Dang, I lived this long? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or would Miss Love do like Mama and kowtow to Loma for the sake of peace in the family? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I think we reminded them of what peace was like, we boys of sixteen. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will you have peace with me, and all the aid that my knowledge, founded in long years, can bring? The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He’d been ready to introduce himself, explain how they’d come in peace, maybe tell a few jokes and offer breath mints. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And then, when the president announced his unexpected decision to send a new American peace delegation to France in February of 1799, Jefferson apprised Madison that this “event of events” had been forced upon Adams. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their fingers make a V, the peace sign. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It has been this way since the beginning of the great peace, when the factions were formed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘I should like nothing better than to stay in your house in peace for a while.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

All the adulation must have been overwhelming to someone like Cap, who was so accustomed to peace and quiet. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma prayed for the university, for the lecturers and administration, for Nigeria, and finally, she prayed that we might find peace and laughter today. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I wish she would just shut up and let me walk in peace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his inaugural address, Mr. de Klerk said his government was committed to peace and that it would negotiate with any other group committed to peace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he drove in his golden car over the waters, the thunder of the waves sank into stillness, and tranquil peace followed his smooth-rolling wheels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whined placatingly, squirmed and wriggled to show his good will and intentions, and even ventured, as a bribe for peace, to lick Buck’s face with his warm wet tongue. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

One minute I thought I’d made my peace, and the next I remembered my house so clearly I could almost touch it. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mustafa’s in a good mood, so maybe we can eat in peace. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

All that evening and the following day, it never gave him peace. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The nation was ready to look for peace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed so focused and at peace during these moments of prayer and contemplation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“The Dauntless serum gives hallucinated realities, Candor’s gives the truth, Amity’s gives peace, Erudite’s gives death—” At this, Tris visibly shudders, but Johanna continues as if it didn’t happen. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“But the war’s over, isn’t it? Hasn’t peace come?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 22, 1941, Hitler broke a peace treaty and invaded the Soviet Union, sending his army storming across the huge nation in a battlefront that stretched for over a thousand miles. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“He left the village to rid it of its last evil,” Amah continued, “and reformed, lived a life of peace, and then, at last, was a great hero.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Being a Navajo and keeping to our Navajo Way helped me survive not just the war, but all those times of quiet and anxious waiting that were not yet peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He begged his wife for a few nights’ peace but Lourdes’s peals only became more urgent, her glossy black eyes more importunate. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It did not appear that anything had been disturbed—aside from my peace of mind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then, quietly, he said to himself, “I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

If I made her some coffee, it would distract her, and maybe she’d let me get back to my book in peace. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be not sad for me! I am at peace. I took my vows two years ago. Now I know I shall die in this place,” she says. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

No, that wasn't quite right, not peaceful, more like ... at peace. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He’s still a child, emotionally no older than I am; all he wants is happiness and peace of mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She nodded and said, “I’m old and blind, but I still hear things. A fool never prospers in peace. Do you know what their magic is?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can also find a quiet corner to write in peace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I thrust a few bills in his hand and pushed him away so he would leave me in peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When tracked down by a journalist at his hotel in Tunisia, he wouldn’t open the door: “Leave me in peace!” he yelled, “I have nothing to say.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t at peace or calm, she was just angry, and she focused on that. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“He could appoint the Bishop of Rochester to administer the terms of peace....” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figure if I keep my head down, maybe I can serve out the balance of my life sentence in relative peace. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The head custodian keeps a milk crate jammed in the door frame so he can read his paper in peace when no one’s looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

That afternoon lapsed in peace and harmony; and in the evening Bessie told me some of her most enchanting stories, and sang me some of her sweetest songs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

No mention that neither Nixon nor Kissinger expected their “peace with honor” to actually end the killing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

While he was in the hospital, he was served a warrant charging him with assault and battery with intent to murder a peace officer. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Their peaceful invasion suggests to me that it may be possible to negotiate a peace treaty with the Erudite and the other Dauntless,” he continues. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here all was peace, all silence except for the chanted prayers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was not at peace, or maybe it’s just that I wasn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So soon, so soon...Why couldn’t I have had just a few days with him—a few days of peace at home? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had been in Paris when the first terms of the peace treaty were settled. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mister Fumulani, I only wish to dance in peace,” my father said, then turned to face the police. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

My real Thanksgiving at home was a special day of peace and joy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama agreed to take us just to keep the peace. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I want peace. I gave Hizdahr ninety days to end the killings. If he does, I will take him for a husband.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can rest in peace knowing I was loved as your jolly doorman. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

A certain prince of the present times, whom it is best not to name, preaches nothing but peace and faith, and to both one and the other he is extremely hostile. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been easy enough to make peace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I can just as easily sneak back in my room, where there’s peace and quiet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“He’ll bring about world peace, and if he doesn’t, everyone will get a ham sandwich.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, a doctor prescribed paregoric, and as long as he had a continuous supply, Poppy found some peace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So unfortunate that wretched ship going ashore there,” said Colonel Julyan, “but for that the whole matter would have rested in peace.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up in front of the class and told them how the Quapaw smoked the peace pipe with the Europeans. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britain and France were strong enough to stand in Hitler’s way—but they caved in to his threats, hoping to preserve peace in Europe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if the separation is permanent, if one day I will find a way back, but it has brought me peace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was among Congo’s most dangerous cities even in times of peace, and the UN had no contact whatsoever with the entire city of almost a million people. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They could just go around the corner and find another bathroom the way I had done and leave me in peace. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Because of the white people in the wagons on the Shell River Road. They’re afraid we might attack them. So the peace talkers want us to promise to leave them alone.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

In the decade that followed, an edgy peace between labor and management settled on our town, broken only by intermittent strikes, usually quickly settled. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing less than depriving him of life or liberty will secure peace to Virginia, as motives of resentment actuate his conduct to a degree equal to the total destruction of the Colony…. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I believed they were feeling more peace of mind when they asked for books. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let the boy wait at Rivemm dreaming of an easy peace. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So they all waved the white flag that day and let me grieve in peace. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I feel serene, at peace, pervaded with indifference. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had been part of the peace, that slaveowners be allowed the right to bring their chattels into Meereen without fear of having them freed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Tell him he’s wrong. War doesn’t negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If Cecilia made her peace with her family, he would keep his distance without seeming sour. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In a strong voice, he prays, "Lord, give us peace, break the yoke of the Nazi butchers, make us free." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

With a job like that, you could go home with your peace of mind intact. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Remy resting in peace I was free to express my talents, and I have built this place up from what it was, let me tell you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry lurked behind a low stone wall, feeling at peace with the world and listening to their conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an emptied heart, to experience pure thought—that was his goal. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Speak now or forever hold your peace,” said Dad. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Where you been, bro? With all the peace around here I thought you was dead.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Only occasionally do I find I have to break my peace: shout or be lost in the shuffle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife had given birth to four strong sons, but in the king’s reign, he had been forced to ride into battles to preserve the peace of his kingdom. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

If he had observed both peace and faith, he would have had either his reputation or his state taken away from him many times over. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could not stop herself; though something warned her to hold her peace, the words poured out. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Before he made that call, he would have said he was a man who aspired to peace, and rest. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we shall have no more peace in this house now,” he said to himself proudly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“If those captains found a way to leave their monsters behind, they deserve whatever peace they find. They deserve resolution. And the beasts...well, they deserve each other.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He and Mom had made a kind of peace as far as I could tell. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She and I could live most pleasantly in some moldy shack in the slums in a state of ambitionless peace, realizing contentedly that we were unwanted, that striving was meaningless. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, dying not for honor’s empty sake, nor pride nor even peace, but for that love and faith they left behind. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Strange to say, at our house the next morning it was suddenly peace on earth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I take a step back and put on the face mask again as a peace offering, before leaning against the wall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She even understands—more terrible, no doubt, than all the rest—old Hrothgar’s knowledge that peace must be searched through ordeal upon ordeal, with no final prospect but failure. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how to explain Cecile to my great-grandmother and that she wasn’t the type to stop her work or disturb her peace of mind and come because I asked her to. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She wanted the peace that came with that sense of control. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Before we leave, we will ensure peace, by eliminating any chance of a future war.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Go in peace, my son,” I said to Florence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to see it sleeping now with its own mother, its face completely at peace. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The King hopes for a peace by the Sacrament of Christmas, but the Scots are a stubborn race. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Now Diana could finish in peace and quiet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was more the commitment to service; he says he’d look with equal favor upon someone in the peace corps. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The Lord wants you to make peace, Ma,” our grandmother said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But he seemed at peace now with the risks he was taking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Elves spread for them a pavilion among the trees near the fountain, and in it they laid soft couches; then speaking words of peace with fair elvish voices they left them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If the United States canceled the tests, it would lose technological ground to the Soviets; if it staged them, the nation would “lose the confidence of the Free World as the champion of peace.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“He’ll yield before the sun goes down. I mean to offer him terms and accept him back into the king’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the radio, His Excellency announced that he was going abroad to search for peace. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You need to make peace with yourself and everyone around you.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noted that we had suspended our armed struggle to show our commitment to peace, yet the government was still colluding with those waging war. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nestor fought his children off with a cane when they tried to lift him from his chair, and he cried with such a pitiful hoarseness that they finally left him in peace. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mere two days after peace was declared, he insisted that William return to Riverbank at once. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

An ultimatum accepted and ritualized, an allegiance recited for the peace it imparted, and for that perhaps loved. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came to sitting on the ground and waited for the knife to strike him, almost welcoming the mortal blow for the peace it would bring. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The peace lasted until the Reign of Terror. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

This year I couldn’t afford to buy Ma anything for Mother’s Day, so I wrote her into the story as a sorceress who doesn’t age and casts peace spells. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In the peace of his stateroom, Burnham opened his diary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“It could bring peace to the children of Greece and Rome,” Rhea Silvia said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was glad for the peace of the docks, but they seemed almost too still after the noise and chaos of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The waiting for word of peace went on. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must fight them with peace and dialogue. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Wild, tormenting rumours of an armistice and peace are in the air, they lay hold on our hearts and make the return to the front harder than ever. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the same rambling streets and stone walls and enormous trees that had signified peace, though, turned ominous. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were often hotheaded but also fast to regret their harsh words; this was their peace offering of sorts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A sense of vast release, of great peace. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t visit with Charles the bailiff, though—who's my brother-in-law—because in addition to being our officer of the peace, he’s also about as kind as an old stick. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I spent my last year at St. Joseph’s School feeling like the perse­cuted prophet Muhammad in Mecca, peace be upon him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tats writes on the wall first: Mr. Ram was a good friend to my best friend, rest in peace, xoxo. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

T here, after work of course, he could live in purity and peace with the world, cut off by the little draw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought we were speaking of justice. Burning Clegane's fields and slaughtering his people will not restore the king's peace, only your injured pride." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the name of his era is Shōwa, and that means ‘bright, enlightened peace.’ A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I remember all those mediaeval paintings, the hand raised, open to show there is no weapon: Go in peace. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma roared out, “Rest in peace, you old—” Then she let fly with the other barrel. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The least I can do is find that dumb DiMaggio glove so that when Jack does pass on, he’ll be able to rest in peace. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Papa said he was a great man who believed India was a place where people of all religions could live together in peace. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I learned to prefer peace to war, cleverness to stupidity, love to hate, sensitivity to stoicism, humility to pomposity, reconciliation to hostility, harmony to strife, patience to rashness, gregariousness to misanthropy, creation to annihilation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told myself, “I will continue this journey of fighting for peace and democracy in my country.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On Em’s other side was Tab, sticking out her tongue and making peace signs with both hands. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I wish there might be peace between our houses.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

If they begged forgiveness for their treasons and promised to serve loyally henceforth, Joffrey welcomed them back into the king's peace and restored them to all their lands and rights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I got there right when the pool opened so I could swim some laps in peace before it got crowded. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy' and freedom for all! Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We gave the hippies the peace sign and the power sign and walked over to Grant Street. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Translated, it is “O God, You are peace, and peace derives from You. So greet us, O Lord, with peace.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If only he could make peace with Dana Matherson, even temporarily, then he’d be free to focus his energy on solving the Mullet Fingers dilemma. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was most important that these boats be constantly but quietly in motion, to provide diversion for the eye, peace for the ear. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was filled with lassitude and a sense of peace. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is peace in its smell; I feel sleep coming already. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

They comfort me; it looks as though there were little windows in dark village cottages saying that behind them are rooms full of peace. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll be our job to remember the parts we got wrong and make it better for our children and grandchildren. Embrace our differences, and still find a way to make peace.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It boded no good for the peace of mind of those about her—nor for her own. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. B had finally gotten a second of peace, the loud, obnoxious music had broken the silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was hard for me to imagine Call’s tubby little grandmother taking a switch to a large fifteen-year-old boy, but I held my peace. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tries to explain our delicate relationship with the Indians, how we trade and work to keep a fragile peace, they scoff at him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was peace and tranquillity here; a sense of goodness and security; an almost exciting atmosphere of togetherness and love. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flashed a peace sign to English and he nodded, but only briefly, then he and Nam started talking quietly. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not common peace officers, but members of the BladeGuard, the sign of the Scythedom clearly emblazoned on the breast of their uniforms. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

However, before he was out of the house this peace had left him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He defeated the Romans at Antioch and when they begged for peace, he gave it to them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But in the meantime, Nixon could declare he had finally achieved “peace with honor.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We did not take a holiday when peace was declared. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had found a secret place, a place of freedom and dear sunlight and peace. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Yet Hitler continued to promise peace, even as he planned to unite ethnic Germans and reclaim territory that Germany had lost as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was for that reason that I assumed the Nobel committee would never consider the man who had started Umkhonto we Sizwe for the peace prize. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the enviable peace of which he speaks eludes me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of the meal, my father, turning to me as though peace had brought with it some great change to our meager fortunes, said, “Well, Louise, what will you do now?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then we will have peace for now,” said Meliagrance in a pleased voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re only trying to prove that the peace of God is nonexistent. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hope for an end to the war, hope for peace. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now they just wanted the peace of mind of knowing how he had died. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Is that what you are trying to do. Am I never to have one minute’s peace.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He introduced Reyna to Piper, who looked a little miffed that she hadn’t gotten to say the lines she’d been practicing, then to Leo, who grinned and flashed a peace sign. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And looking at those four wooden planks with the steel rod slanting across them was the only peace she had. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once retired, Henry devoted his time to work for peace. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What bothered Blanca was the disruption this would bring to the spiritual peace of the congregation. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The grass sea swayed and sighed with each breath of iVind, the air was warm on her face, and Dany felt at peace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Aesir and the Vanir are gods, united by peace treaties, and many Vanir gods live in Asgard, with the Aesir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“So many years, so many wars, so many kings ... you’d think someone would have made a peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He knew a doomed house when he saw it, I had a feeling; but for one reason or another he kept his peace. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days later, I crept downstairs and went out onto the front porch very early before the daily avalanche of my brothers could crack open the peace of the morning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I stare at the candy, not sure if I want to accept the peace offering. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

‘Why must you disturb my rest? Will you give me no peace at all by night or day?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Told me to fold it up in you, so he could get some peace. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

We thought the peace said they would stay away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The outdoor concert was joyfully billed as “three days of peace and music.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

They were perfect because I was going forward in the brave new world in peace. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Matthias tried questioning Brother Methuselah further, but the warm sun had worked its magic upon the old gatekeeper as he sat in the orchard savoring the peace and tranquility of a June afternoon. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I wish you a good harvest and the joy of the king’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was filled with a sense of peace. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But in response the great tactician said: “Nurse, no need to tell me tales of these. I will have seen them, each one, for myself. Trust in the gods, be quiet, hold your peace.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had more time to spend with Ultima, and in her company I found a great deal of solace and peace. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna said no; she wanted the chance to settle down when he was not there, to make peace with her fears in his absence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re right, I am a bit of a hippie. I believe in love, peace, and flower power. But I’m also a teacher.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

We were allowed to sit there in peace. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A room for peace, a room for meditation. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear mountains! my own beautiful lake! how do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock at my unhappiness?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was slim, with black hair that she wore in a bun, jeans, and a denim jacket with peace insignias, “Stop the War” buttons, and red, black, and green liberation patches sewn on. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We will have peace,’ said Théoden at last thickly and with an effort. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Colliding again, they pawed the ground and then peace­ fully trotted away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d love to close myself in the peace left by the woman who lived there and scared everybody. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jorge asked me to go with him to Palmas Street because his mother swore she wanted to make her peace with me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was only the sunlight on boards that were scrubbed smooth and white, or perhaps it was the feeling of peace that lay across the room as tangibly as the bar of sunshine. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When he had set it up in Athens he would at last be healed and at peace. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers are not made to shine in times of peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vaults were full of old clothing, garments claimed from those who came to the House of Black and White to drink peace from the temple pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep peace while the miners and guards heckled one another and often came to blows. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“And now get out of my sight, you disgusting little worm, and give me some peace!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“My beautiful Fleece. Prize of my collection. Take it, cruel human. Take it and go in peace.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

After she returned, Rowan knew there would be no peace between them, or within himself, unless he took the first step into that minefield. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If peace is the right word for it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He felt peace at the beginning, and a kind of watchfulness, as though something waited. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t turn away or try to stop the tears; instead she looked strangely at peace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, mighty Thor,” he said, “for showing us your seminal receptacles. May you rest in peace now.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I can disable the security system. I’ll need some Amity peace serum, do you have access to that?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was anxious, as I often was before interviews, but I knew this was an important opportunity to spread our message of peace and education. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“A whole new world, a whole new beginning, all these plans of peace and happiness.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Did he see war coming now, in spite of all our efforts to stay at peace? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The forest was deep green and far too much like the scene in last night’s dream to allow for peace of mind. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He recalled the peace of lying at his boy’s feet in front of the fire. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She wants to help Vivian find some kind of peace, elusive and fleeting as it may be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And there could be no life and no peace in Southern Sudan for anyone with dark skin who opposed the national government. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The peace delegation he dispatched to France so single-handedly negotiated a treaty ending the “quasi-war,” but the good news arrived too late to influence the election. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it is more or less taken as modern gospel that profound scientific truth frequently accomplishes the opposite of what Epicurus recommended, costing us peace of mind. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

But with no real definite proof, I held my peace. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She can walk through the violent wind with peace inside her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Jesus, you give me peace / When you keeping away them po-lice.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The government asked for an “honest commitment to peace” and I pointed out that our readiness to negotiate was exactly that. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something would come after her, and haunt and torture her for disturbing their peace. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Your own name will be turned against you, that you shall have no peace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go,” he said between chuckles, “stay for lunch. You can count on it. Always three meals a day, war or peace, in this room.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the government itself admitted the progress of the rebellion, the officers in Macondo had confidential reports of the imminence of a negotiated peace. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He felt a great sense of peace within him as he read. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“War can lead to peace, if the right people are the victors,” she said. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I began to hope that I had been overly pessimistic, that we might be able to live in Mansfield in an atmosphere of peace and under-standing after all. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost every Sunday afternoon Dad wanted to take a long nap in peace, and so he gave us thirty fen to rent picture books. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to make your peace with the chaos, but you cannot lie. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A certain peace with the idea of dying. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a reward, I let him suck his thumb in peace all the way home. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to cover my awkwardness by telling him about Quiet Oaks and how I finally made my peace with Jesse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I want to look at the sea in peace,” he said. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a cocktail of beautiful emotions coursing through me: peace, love, appreciation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Our family—wouldn’t appreciate it. They wouldn’t—understand. It would seem suspicious—or unsettling to them. The peace isn’t stabilized enough yet.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although I would not take back my criticisms, I could say that he had made a genuine and indispensable contribution to the peace process. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This New World is a good place to live, I think, as long as we live in peace with the Powhatan people. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I have no doubt of that. Go in peace, my children,” the old man murmured. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z