The children got quiet—so quiet I could hear the coal hissing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nancy, Margaret, Isobel, and I found each other and sat down on the floor, waiting for the captain to speak, which he was obviously going to do as soon as the room had quieted down. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of crying that is quiet and a secret. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once the buzzing stones got to the candles, they put the flame out quiet as a whisper. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There’s a quiet moment when my Noise fills the room with Manchee, just fills it with him, side to side, barking and barking and needing a poo and barking some more. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Arcadia bank lies on a quiet street. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The deweys came in 1921, but the year before Eva had given a small room off the kitchen to Tar Baby, a beautiful, slight, quiet man who never spoke above a whisper. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The only sounds from within the menagerie are shuffling, snorting, and quiet munching. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Quinn lit a slender cigarette with a lighter of tasteful simplicity and his big-boned face settled into an expression of quiet amusement. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I guess they—the Director, his private security detail, the guards—try to keep their actions quiet. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

His house stood rather far back from the street, in the center of a delightful garden, so that it was quiet and peaceful at the old gentleman’s study window. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

A royal attendant fetches the teapot from the center of the table and pours into the pristine china, and the quiet hangs as she fixes her tea at a glacial pace, making them wait. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The girl said something else, but it was too quiet for Pong to understand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The Chancellor rapped his knuckles on the table to quiet us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The oval lay quiet and green before them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I feel my cheeks flush and were both quiet for a while. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He could keep on her track till they were in some quiet place, and then smash her skull in with a cobblestone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As they watched, the wagon driver turned and said something that was too quiet for them to hear. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The other men in the store laughed congenially, while Milkman stood frozen, everything in him quiet but his heart. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ghoul in the attic howled and dropped pipes whenever he felt things were getting too quiet, and small explosions from Fred and George’s bedroom were considered perfectly normal. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

There’s quiet now as I wonder what Ma might have told them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“They are always so quiet,” he said, turning to Papa. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knew she should just enjoy this quiet moment with Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sails fell lifeless and quiet, flapping morosely. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the bar had gone quiet now; everyone stood and began gathering slowly around. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Long before his mother sent him away for the last time, the boy and his stepsister had forged a quiet alliance. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turns around and yells into the quiet house, “Mom! Lucy’s grandma wants to talk to you.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not that everything was silent—the wind carried whisperings with it, a current of noise just underneath the airy quiet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Most of the people kept quiet, although some of the children cried and yelled. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was mostly quiet and didn’t have that insistent hunger for attention about him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She walked into the quiet, empty lecture hall and looked around. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sound of her footsteps was like a stream falling gently away downhill over cool stones in the quiet of night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can tell by the growing quiet in the car that it is slowing down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Charles means a lot to me. He’s my youngest. He’s sensitive, quiet. A creative soul. He wouldn’t do nothing to hurt anyone. No one deserves this, but least of all Charles. So please.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Good for you, Alyce. Here, hold her head. Keep her quiet. Sing something soft.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet glade, the sun on the alders, seemed suddenly menacing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Real quiet, I open the napkin drawer, more concerned about Miss Leefolt seeing me than what they saying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Unless a group of little girls chanted some especially clever riddle, my mother, who distrusts people with public concerns, braggarts, went over to the quiet older girls with the dignified bows. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, after what seemed like hours, the roars began to quiet and the old woman raised her head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There were quieter expeditions ashore, other days, with the Master Herbal who taught the ways and properties of things that grow; and the Master Hand taught sleight and jugglery and the lesser arts of Changing. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Eating and being quiet is a hard habit to break. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

A quiet walk back we had, she and I. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only with great difficulty did we succeed in quieting her down. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees shushed their quiet night song and Rodrigo, her neighbor’s cat, strolled by. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

After the room quieted down and she called their meeting to order, she made the first Operation Beiderman suggestions. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But we must be very quiet. You know a noise sometimes brings things down—like an avalanche in the Alps.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Matt saw people sitting in the shadows and speaking to one another in quiet voices. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds up a hand to quiet us and then groans, "What is that?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I want him to sit down and be quiet. That’s when you know we’ve won—when he sits down and shuts up. Got it?” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Cuz the water from the river is slowing and if you can keep yer own Noise quiet enough you can start to hear them out there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“They're amazing,” I correct with my head dipped low and my voice quiet. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I slip into my seat, trying to quiet my breathing so Mrs. Robins don’t turn around from the chalkboard. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

The ship became quiet except for the drone of machinery. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All was quiet, and our only illumination was from the lantern. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was quiet for a moment, and he gave the change in his pockets another shake. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

That Monday at after-school Rose and me worked in quiet. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

No one else said anything either, and the quiet stretched like a rubber band, long and quivering. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was past midnight, and the asylum quiet as death. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

No Diana, of course, though there was something in Lyddie that kept waiting for her, that kept expecting to see the tall, quiet form moving toward her through the lint-filled room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mother had gone to sleep or something, because the house was quiet at last. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dell Duke, who brought us here in his car, is quiet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They all moved slowly away to different parts of the quiet grass and there paced to and fro, each alone, thinking. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t hear any at all. But they may be keeping quiet and waiting to attack us when we break in.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was vast and open and thinly quiet, and I felt so small. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We are quiet for a while after, content to contemplate the stars above us, to find music in the distant sounds that drift up from the forges. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His voice is quiet and rich, his French perfectly exact. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

This day was quieter than the few before it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When they had quieted down and the air was turning gray, I stood up and started back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“As you ordered,” he said and led us through the dark, quiet rooms of the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d helped me learn to talk, and I couldn’t even teach her how to be quiet. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the quiet, they got in touch with some of their wartime contacts. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There’s a murmuring in the crowd for a moment until it’s quiet again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was unusually quiet at school on Monday morning, September 16. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure this wasn’t what her mother did to keep her quiet, but it worked. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, baby, we can. But only if you’re quiet while I have my class. No running around the halls, and you have to listen to Mila.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my hand for quiet and was surprised by how quickly it fell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Who can it be, though?” she said in a quiet voice, as though continuing a conversation they had just been having. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t used to quiet and order, and I liked it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to offer a toast,” Bull shouted above the din, and the room quieted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What sort of cut?” said a boy, his voice quiet and frightened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But except for the quiet snuffling of the children, a man’s persistent hacking cough, and Rachel’s labored breathing, no one made a sound. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had seemed a quiet spring day when Alex left the Royal & General offices. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Even Sam, who trailed behind the others, wore a quiet smile, though his eyes were red rimmed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, we turn onto a quiet street sloping up a hill and stop in front of a hotel near the top. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time Dr. Martin pulled a bald eagle from a crate, inside that very quiet gymnasium, Axel was mesmerized. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was too pleased to let his grandmother’s stony silence quiet him down. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long, quiet moment passed, and when she looked up again, the suspicion had faded away, and was replaced by a look of weathered pride. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He lay calm, savoring the peace and quiet of the woodland summer evening. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The afternoons were gray and quiet, charged with the air of ripeness and belonging. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he started playing his guitar, and in just a few seconds, everything was quiet. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her sobbing quieted, then rose to a high pitch. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t cry or get upset, I just stayed quiet. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I was aware of it on my right hand; grey and quiet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

While Georgie lay still and quiet beside me, I told him the familiar story of our days at Oak Hill Manor with Mother and Daddy. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Far off, the quiet percussion of an approaching plane resonated over the field. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet streets and passing minutes without incident had returned our focus to the oozing stromboli and not the Toyota. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

By morning the radio is quiet, and there lie Gerhard and Hans, fast asleep, anchored on either side of him. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mama looked over at me and smiled, a quiet, faraway smile. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She looked like she wanted to say more but was forcing herself to stay quiet. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And this man I bent over—this commonplace, quiet stranger—how had he become involved in the web of horror? and why had the Fury flown at him? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes it's the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'" Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Breathing is tricky too; I stop trying to be quiet,: and let air wheeze in and out of my lungs. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too quiet here without you. The house is so empty. Abu and I are sitting here being sad.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Let’s save the food. Let’s be quiet now and rest.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

One second they’re everywhere, the next the sea goes flat quiet and it’s like the fish were never there at all. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was both quieter and less rhythmic—not an ebb and flow, but instead the constant whisper of a river. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The staff noted that he was reserved and quiet and tended to keep to himself, but they commended him for limiting his interactions “so that he is not drawn into too much negativity.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you”—he looks around at me in the back seat—“you keep quiet.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. If he could play the quiet game for twenty minutes, I would take him to McDonald’s.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After Gay read Horton Hatches the Egg, we both were quiet as we contemplated how the mother bird left the elephant to sit on her egg. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was really quiet when he turned off the engine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hailing from all fifty states and fifty-two foreign countries, the students were more intelligent and better prepared than he and his classmates had been, he told the parents in his quiet, deep voice. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Most folks got quiet like they were in church. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Eckford was petite, a very quiet, private person who had smiled and waved at me across the hallway at our old school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twin on my hip seemed quiet enough — till he started to bellow. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He liked the quiet of those mornings, how he could skateboard down the street without worrying about dodging slow tourists or toddlers making a sudden break from their parents. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The steady ticking of a watch in a quiet room crashed like torture against his unshielded brain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Once he quieted down, she asked Roberto and me to clean the beans to cook for supper. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day she was very quiet. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That great, quiet void is moving slowly upward through us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged had heard some talk of this, and now, wondering to see the armed guardsmen kneel to his quiet master, he remembered it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

After class he followed me all the way to the lockers and then to the gym, quiet, until we saw Celia being led from the main office by her father and the school security guard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Be quiet. There’s something at play with you. Be brave. This may be painful.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Take The Great Gatsby, for instance—the woman’s melancholic face against the city lights in the distance is the perfect representation of the quiet misery of that era. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even the rain seems to have gone quiet. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Everything is still quiet on the other side of the glass. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Twig shook her head and bit her lip, and we were quiet for a long time. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He saw that Chester was in his cage, though, and decided that it would be best to keep quiet until Mama’s outburst of grief had subsided. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always remember him being real quiet and kind of irritated. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Though Charles and Emma sided with the protesters, they preferred things quiet and calm; neither one liked or wanted to cause any upheaval. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole group got quiet and stared at me, but I didn’t even notice them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was pretty quiet, though, because Ernie was playing the piano. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Still low and quiet, the boys crept past the mirror emporium’s display window, catching glimpses of their own reflections dozens of times over in mirrors of various sizes, shapes, and mounts. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Something about the river had made Daisy and me quiet, almost unaware of each other, and we wandered in different directions. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Is because I speak out against the government they want me quiet.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had entered the room behind her, moving on soft padded slippers quiet as a mouse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It bothers him most at times like this, in the bottom of the brandy bottle and the quiet of the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We have to be very quiet up here. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was quiet and happy and friendly in the restaurant. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without thinking, I led her down the quiet street where for so many nights I had walked alone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Helena made a choking sound that was much too loud in the quiet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Please do,” Ignatius replied, his lips quivering, and prepared another hot dog to quiet his trembling nervous system. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both quiet for a sec and then he looked at me and said: “So, what we gonna do now?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

With a quiet groan, a section of stone swings away into darkness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And then there was one of those long quiet spells that always made the boy feel numb and weak. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both quiet for a bit, no doubt thinking the same thing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The room was filled with quiet and cold and death and blood and the deep moan of the night wind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There is nothing for quieting a crowd like announcing that a will has been read. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to keep quiet about it, or if I was supposed to head over and slap Paul on the back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was eerily quiet without any traffic moving through. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone continued to hear terrible sounds: things being dragged across the room, banging and hammering, and low guttural noises, interspersed by periods of quiet. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She was a small person, in the delicate way that a child is small, but with the quiet grace of her years. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a bite of bread, just a pinch, and I could quiet my aching stomach for a few more hours. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The space just felt soft, and still, and quiet. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

All the animals trusted her, she was so quiet and friendly. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He thought about Memorial Hall, a quiet corridor in the temple that bore a permanent list of fallen Sons etched directly into the stone walls. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When Laman comes home he wants to read in his bed or sleep and we have to be quiet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I breathed through my mouth, quieter that way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

After the chatter of the Doyles, the quiet at the dinner table sounds strange to my ears. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Amá’s voice gets quiet, which is even scarier than when she yells. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She muttered a quiet blessing and tucked a lock of hair into my cap. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brother would grab the pew back, falling, trying to come down quiet. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All her girls went dead quiet and turned to look at us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The quiet breeze caused a branch to snap in the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Snow had started to fall outside the windows, and the castle was very still and quiet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Doyle claps and claps until the gym grows quiet again and the boom of her hands rings out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Nox was quiet for a moment before he said: “The next time we pair off for lessons, find me, will you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Emmett’s death had been a surprise, just like Gramma’s had been, but his was a brutal murder, not a quiet slipping away in the middle of the night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The art room was quiet, and I figured no one would notice me in there. Things have been…” She shrugged again. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Several nights passed, and Brooklyn stayed mostly quiet. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He came in, the quiet old man who had done his best so long. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia pounds her hammer on the card table to quiet the spectators, who are hissing and hollering as if it were a boxing match. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most people wouldn’t be excited to get a call on a quiet Sunday morning, asking them to help fix a car. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet except for the clacking hooves and buzzing insects in the yellowed grass. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

After we crossed, Curzon spoke so quiet I had to lean in to catch his words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Another solution presents itself," he said, his voice quiet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Listen to me," Jon said into the quiet, and he told them how it was going to be. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And it’s really not a good idea for you to be out on your own right now. Things might look quiet, but it’s always that way right before a storm.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When it was quiet again, Mr. Larson said, “Thank you, Michael.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Because when Apa is too quiet with the squinty eye, it is better to hide until he falls asleep or else there will be breaking everywhere. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I ran back into the girls’ yard, and there was the quiet sister all by herself. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mind, while he works, is almost quiet, almost calm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was queer to see Papa’s hands so quiet when she remembered them as always trembling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where the trees began to thin, she used th*'undergrowth, slipping from bush to bush quiet as a shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The street was quiet except for a radio that blared from behind a window with its shade pulled down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything got very quiet. There was two hundred dollars in it, and all of Bunny’s ID. The policeman who’d found it said, ‘I think we’d better contact this boy’s family.’ The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But that didn’t keep her quiet for long. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even when they’d finally quieted down, the sixth graders glowered at one another suspiciously. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Despite these important efforts, what is most striking about the civil rights community’s response to the mass incarceration of people of color is the relative quiet. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But other dangers were waiting in the forests that remained, and along the quiet, empty fields where the ghosts of trees seemed to whisper their sadness. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Day or night, the benches below the salt were never less than half-full with men drinking, dicing, talking, or sleeping in their clothes in quiet comers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They were obviously meant as a place where small groups could meet and talk without disturbing the perfect quiet of the Archives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s quiet when there should be pots rattling in the kitchen. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The woman, Wiress, is probably around my mother’s age and speaks in a quiet, intelligent voice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me in disbelief, and then said, her voice quieter, “The phone.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Peeta's happy to oblige and since he's a lot quieter in water than on land, it's a doubly good idea. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My mother would tell me to be quiet right now and ignore these words. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He holds up his hands and calls for quiet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Already we have been asked many times to be quiet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

During the killing season, after the first frost, all neighbors helped each other to slaughter hogs and even the quiet, big-eyed cows if they had stopped giving milk. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radio crackles and squawks, interrupted now and then by a soothing French voice, then a wisp of violin and a quiet French horn. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet in the office that he could hear the whoosh of the air-conditioning when it came on. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The drive back to American Street is long and quiet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ivy felt a little twinge of longing for her mom to look at her and tell her it was okay, but she was quiet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The school is pretty quiet when I go inside. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

There were a couple of other kids in the freshman crew that looked real good too—a big, muscular, quiet boy named Gordy Adam in the number five seat, and Johnny White in number two. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But after the first few days, when things quieted down, he wanted to go and find them, and that is when the fight began. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Keep in mind,” Rex Rollins says, clapping us quiet, “this is only the first round. And all of the children who were cut today will be totally right for another show.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was very warm and very quiet, in the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But they had hardly crossed the lawn when Lustig stopped and looked off across the town, down the quiet, dreaming afternoon street. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house, our house, is just as it was, quiet and farm-like. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The medicine seemed to have quieted his dad down, too, but Gregor was still unnerved by how fragile he looked. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am wearing my moccasins, and so I walk lightly through the snow, quiet as Kainta taught me to be. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The whole affair was the precise opposite of what I figured it would be: slow and patient and quiet and neither particularly painful nor particularly ecstatic. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She is quieter than usual, with an air of injured aggravation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The one drawback to attending Miss Preston's is the quiet It is ever so calm and safe here, with most of us having not a care in the worlds beyond our studies.... Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Stewart’s eyes did not change, but waited, quiet as water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fall colors were soothing and we stayed for hours, gazing down at the quiet valley. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The woods are bright with sunlight but quiet as midnight. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The streets are still quiet when I leave Mrs. de Vries's. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wanda was quiet again, and then she walked over to the door, stopping before she left the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was like the deep, quiet woods made them timid, and they walked softly along the bank beside the creek. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I said incredulously, thinking of the pale, quiet students who worked in the Archives, sorting, scribing, and fetching books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to be so quiet, so cool. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a busy area of Logan, often with joggers, but, on this day, quiet, owing to the weather. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bailey had told him that he wanted to go, but I had kept quiet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It should have been crowded with playing children, chickens and pigs, but was quiet save for the noises made by a tired woman hanging out laundry. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sang all the revolutionary songs, usually loudly and out of tune, until Mam would tell him to be quiet, that the babies were sleeping. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The quiet way he offered suggestions without being asked. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shivered against me, his murps only gradually quieting into contented gurgles as he calmed down. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Halmoni’s quiet time, time for a walk and talk about olden days. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was a full-blooded Indian, untamed, illiterate, and endowed with quiet wiles and a messianic vocation that aroused a demented fanaticism in his men. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was quiet except for the whirring of the machines, the beeping, the dripping, the ticking of the big clock on the wall. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And we high-five with mittens on, which is quieter and nice. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Above and under ground, the rabbits fell naturally into a quiet, undisturbed rhythm of feeding, digging and sleeping. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is quiet for a minute; I watch a small muscle in his cheek bunch up and then he just stares at me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In some quiet moments, I folded myself in a corner and did sleep, and the cook did not wake me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Percy had never thought of Mr. D as a calming influence, but suddenly everything got quiet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We are quiet for a moment, both lost in our thoughts. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He said it was the quiet dog I had to be afeared of. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

After it had got completely quiet on the other side of the wall, I got scared thinking they might’a strangled each other. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They all rested like that, absolutely quiet, drinking more slowly now that their thirsts had been quenched, eyes vaguely fixed on shadow-casting objects downhill. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it’s turned quiet around here,” she said. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Ophie wanted to remember, she wanted to spend quiet moments thinking about the good times when Daddy was alive. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She sort of likes the secret of it, the slow quiet of what is hidden. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone else quieted down eventually and they waited too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was quiet for a minute, and then he asked, “You want to read or something?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Want to go back or come for a little quiet time?” she asks. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t have to take part in it, but he would have to keep quiet about it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next two days in Pamplona were quiet, and there were no more rows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A small, quiet neighbourhood with Arabic writing and crescent moons inscribed on the facades of the houses. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The house was quiet and dark when I went upstairs. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

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

I opted for the longer, quieter route—anything to avoid more stares. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sheed was quick to call out nonsense, but quiet when he couldn’t argue. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She spoke to them with a quiet, tender voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know she just wants me to go away and be quiet, but I decide to try again. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The quiet crowd broke open with cheers and cheers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"To quiet down the bulls and keep them from breaking horns against the stone walls, or goring each other." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

People would remember that day with all sorts of adjectives: serene, lovely, cheerful, invigorating, peaceful, quiet, astounding, crystalline, blue. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I play what is so clearly meant to be the loudest song on earth quiet enough for Mom not to come storming into my room; I wouldn’t try to contain this voice in headphones. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The quiet he beheld reinforced his belief in his decision to hold the militia at bay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Millie and I clap like mad women, while the rest of the auditorium is quiet as the committee makes its decision. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And when the guns fell silent and the tanks went quiet and we dared to come creeping out of our hole, Przemyśl was a divided city. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was an extremely quiet thing Billy did, and not very moist. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they lay quiet, panting, listening to Robert's frightened snivels. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was a quiet, patient sort of fire—like the burning of punk. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted quiet time to get ready for my first day of building, but they’ll never leave now. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When the labours of repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a great deal and going through all his notes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The car went quiet for a while as she sat there thinking. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He say we need a quiet prayer meeting tonight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Fine work,” she said, nodding in quiet admiration. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the sound of a mighty wind interrupted the quiet morning. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t like this quiet girl with the haunted eyes, and I’m starting to think that maybe I didn’t do her a favor after all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The morning light was sober and pale and made my room seem horribly quiet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His lord father's assembled captains and bannermen had fallen very quiet as the courier told his tale. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can see even Caesar’s professionalism showing some cracks as he tries to quiet them so I can speak, but my three minutes are ticking quickly away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite everything that was on my mind, I felt like intervening every now and then, but my lawyer kept telling me, “Just keep quiet—it won’t do your case any good.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Far into the dark quiet hours they floated on, guiding their boats under the overhanging shadows of the western woods. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I don't want to look at it," she said, quiet this time, but still fierce. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Besides, my father liked things quiet and peaceful when he was out on the water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And when I return to the studio an hour or so later, all’s quiet. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Everything is quiet, it’s dark, and as you fall you get this terrifying sense of the increasing velocity of your descent from the sound of the air rushing through your clothing.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was this Chinese guy, quiet, good-looking, in great shape, and his name was Bruce Lee. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He quieted instantly, and even nuzzled against the giant’s thigh. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The marshy lands were as quiet and out of the way as Seven remembered. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He checks the bathrooms, the buffet, the quiet corners of the ballroom, but he’s nowhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If you’re worried, we can always ask the police to beef up the patrol around my house. And we have an alarm system since my dad is totally anxious about how quiet it is here.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Jerome should’ve brought you home. I was afraid he didn’t have friends. Jerome was good, but a bit quiet. He kept to himself.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Sissy, quiet and changed since she got her baby, walked sedately beside her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father, clad in his underwear, stumbled sleepily to the back door and demanded that we keep quiet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The less my fingers vibrate, the quieter my heart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That congratulatory conversation is occurring instead among the laughing guards while their dogs lie on the ground, finally quieted, chewing bones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When the room quieted, he lifted his wineglass. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But he is in a better place,” continued Hannah: “we shouldn’t wish him here again. And then, nobody need to have a quieter death nor he had.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was weird being so nervous and so quiet at the same time, but as soon as I got to school, the “quiet” part became a memory. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beads are not so loud as they settle, and when they quiet, everything is soft and still, as though there is no other room behind them, no fortune-teller sitting at her table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alums slammed the yardstick on his desk and the class got real, real quiet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all was quiet again, except for the cold rustle of the wind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Guitar turned around and motioned him to come in but to be quiet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been quiet that night, way too quiet, and Maya had done the same problem four times and still hadn’t gotten the right answer. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Grandpa is quiet for a long moment, but then he gets up and goes into the kitchen. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Just keep quiet, Potter, otherwise you’ll lose what limited popularity you already have. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Everything was as quiet as quiet could be. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s probably a good thing that I spilled the beans beforehand, because we’re pretty quiet and respectful when the principal makes the announcement. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She had been a quiet little thing of seven, well behaved and obedient. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The past few weeks have been slow and quiet. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The groups of people in the yard and on the porch stood with the same quiet attention as did those in the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Ayesha, be quiet,” her mother chastises, the fear transparent on her face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They stay quiet, using their silence and privilege as a shield to protect themselves. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Philbert sits across from me on his visit, his usual buoyant energy rendered nervous and quiet by our surroundings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look away from her, from her eyes and face, blank and quiet as ever. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Before we got too quiet, stewing in our selfishness, Vonetta said, “She wouldn’t want it anyway.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t him. I think my mom was trying to keep the house quiet.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In about five minutes, however, he began to get more and more quiet, and finally sank into a sort of melancholy, in which state he has remained up to now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The village was filled with houses crowded together, and when villagers climbed up the mountain, their hearty laughs and stomping boots shattered the quiet. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And I said, ‘Why didn’t you pick up the phone?’ and she said, ‘I told you to be quiet.’ Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Down the stairs to the terrible green room that makes the noise and lights of this morning seem like a quiet walk in Prospect Park. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

We all got super quiet, listening for footsteps in the dark. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It blinked once, then said in a quiet, nervous voice, “I’m sorry I hurt you.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She is quiet, laying the fedora in the top of a full box and closing it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He searched the faces of his listeners, the people of the village, to make sure no one interrupted the quiet. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Even her own heart beat quieter, and that excited, jumpy feeling in her calmed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Valley shrugged, and it sent the three Witchlings into quiet giggles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Everywhere else we’ve been, however quiet, it still pointed toward life, but this place doesn’t even show the slightest trace of it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It was not I who killed you, Albus,” said a quiet voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m not just scared that somehow I’ll be next; it’s a quieter fear and more insidious. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She was quiet and her concern seemed sincere. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dark November evening, and the base was beginning to quiet down for the night. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The PA system stays quiet, because there is nothing the inmates need to be told. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk,” Moss’s mother said, even and quiet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After a bit, to keep the children in her truck from crying, Gitl began to sing. to quiet them, then several children’s songs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell them anything, syndrigastiV’ shouted Bekhir—and then one of the soldiers kicked him in the stomach, and he groaned and fell quiet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

An awful quiet spell destroyed all his practice. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we were leaving for lunch, she said, “Albie?” really quiet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s pretty quiet,” I say, thinking of all the sounds I’ve been hearing at night. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was ashamed of himself, but all Mark felt in that quiet moment was relief that the ordeal had finally ended. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My mom is quiet after she says this. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

When it was all over, she would revert to her quietest and most cultured tone, speaking barely above a whisper. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be these low voices, then quiet, then the low voices again. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If they want to bad enough, they gon harass a blessing from you if it kill Sofia mighty quiet this morning, Miss Eleanor Jane say, like she just talking to Reynolds Stanley. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chuguillanto, however, was quiet, for already the llama herder had captivated her. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But I also wanted to keep her quiet enough for me to sneak through the village center and make my way back to Mae and Birdie’s cottage. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Anyway, some police on horseback came—to quiet them down, we thought. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the stairs two at a time, trying to be quiet, and flew into my room, closing the door tightly behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The room was unusually quiet as students took their seats. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“You have enough to do, Hina. And we wanted a quiet holiday this year.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He was a quiet, soft-spoken man who wore old-timey clothes, fedoras, button-down wool coats, suspenders, and dressed neatly at all times, regardless of how dirty his work made him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

To her quiet surprise, she found it was going to be the easiest thing in the world. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We fell silent as we got closer, quiet as the bubbles breaking in the mud of the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One observer noted that “the veteran of legal battles does not go in for fireworks or courtroom histrionics but he makes his points all the stronger for his quiet reserve.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Here there was a delay, for Fiver—surrounded on all sides by the quiet summer evening—became helpless and almost paralyzed with fear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am quiet until the stiff, squeezed feeling leaves me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Papá gave them a stern look and told them to sit and be quiet. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I feel everything at once: her thumb tracing my cheekbones, the quiet pressure of her lips. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And she wanted Florence, also, to be content—helping with the washing, and fixing meals and keeping Gabriel quiet. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The prince was quiet for so long after my question that I worried I’d offended him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The boys quieted down and watched to see what Titid would do. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his little fists up to his face and breathed in a quiet, even way because he was falling asleep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She went quiet, and the awkwardness he had hoped to keep at bay rushed in. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The quiet acceptance in your tone jolted me, and I wondered if my lie about Kutti not loving us enough to stay had hurt you worse than if I’d pretended he’d died. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and stayed quiet the rest of the ride. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But the cook’s expression did not convince her that she would keep quiet, so Ash ran up the stairs to Gwen’s room, not waiting for a response. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Noise spikes real loud before I can quiet it but again Wilf don’t seem to notice. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Just stay quiet and ask for your phone call. Do everything you are asked, but don’t say anything.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you think ... ?” Cady’s voice grew so quiet, it was almost a whisper. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When his breathing quieted and he stopped sobbing, I lifted his face and looked into his eyes, as brown as a shady pond after rain. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sunlight was quiet and mellow in the room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Be quiet, my dear. What did I just hear?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Papa shook his head and he became quiet. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Boots stirred again in her sleep, and Gregor patted her side to quiet her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was always quiet and I behaved, so the teachers left me alone. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet and dark down among the trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet now, but the swelling on his shoulder had continued up his neck and under his ear and his face was puffed and feverish. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon I heard her quiet, even breathing, but I still couldn’t sleep, not until the sky began to lighten and I heard Pretty Boy stir under his cover. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the people were quiet, there was much noise behind them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The village would be quiet without the eldest twins, but she was confident that Ivan and his brothers would fill that void in no time. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I yelled at my brother, but he did not quiet. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hint to quiet down before his khutba, or sermon, began. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The temple’s halls were quiet, but Ekon still felt on edge. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The bottom of a well is a quiet, quiet place. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And there was the quiet terror that suffused my senses when vast hazes of gold washed earthward from star-heavy skies on silent nights . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it was,” she said, “we wouldn’t have to be so quiet.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice is so quiet I can barely make it out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He put the poker back and got the cushion out of Mother’s chair and gave it to Ben, and he hunkered down in front of the fireplace and got quiet. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I saw was an upside-down town, small, quiet and peaceable, whose citizens went about with the sweet civility of angels. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sky is still clear, the stars still up, the world still quiet, just the rush of the river, getting steadily louder. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They seemed to be alone now; everything was much quieter. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I'm quiet for a moment but then turn back to him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As time passed, I began to understand that no one in our community could control, stop, direct, or quiet the white people who surrounded us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had quieted the hounds of caste warfare. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He felt like he should be quiet or talk only in a whisper. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

When it’s quiet enough to talk again, Mom thankfully starts telling a story about dealing with a room mix-up at the hotel. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was so close to him that I could have blown his head off without even aiming, but I decided to wait a few seconds for my pulse to quiet down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He has not learned French as a child,” says Marie-Laure, and both women laugh a moment before falling quiet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His voice was quiet and, I thought, a little strained. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then later, when she had stilled her body, she found it was her mind that would not be quiet. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mother, why are you so quiet?” asked Teresa. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She held him for a few quiet moments, letting her fear dissolve beneath Robbie’s fingertips. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was the Friday evening at the end of the week following Thanksgiving, the start of a quiet weekend that precedes the Christmas season. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent weeks in his uncle’s quiet apartment before he was ready to go back home. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Rashid hadn’t had the beard then, but he had always been tall and skinny and quiet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Watching the boys made me want to be quiet, so I could think about them. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Martin was quiet for a minute or two. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I said. The lady who used to watch my siblings and me after school made this peach cobbler one day, and after I took that first bite, I couldn’t stay quiet anymore!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“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

Eventually, Dad gave up, and it was quiet except for the sound of our feet crunching on the sand and rocks and the wind whipping off the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was so still and quiet that I could hear the water swish against the sides of the boat and the pilings that held up El Mangle. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She rose up to stand in the center of the quiet room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s so tall that sometimes she has to duck her head just to walk in through a doorway, but she’s so quiet that if she had a superpower, it’d be invisibility. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Then it was my turn to be quiet, and I shuffled over to the couch and sat down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I stand and say I have to go, they finally get quiet. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“When will you learn to keep quiet?” asks gunman, just as I am thinking the same thing. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cinder’s voice was a quiet shred of pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The night was quiet and the flood was as wide as the horizon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s a quiet ride to Seven’s grandma’s house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The house seems even quieter with the party in full swing outside, and Joaquin stands and looks at Birdie. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was midafternoon when she got on at Houston Street, heading up to her job near Columbia, and the I was quiet, with only a handful of passengers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And now it is night again, another revolution of the clock, and the whole block is quiet, and she cannot sleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Listening to their shouted laughter, I realize my own quiet. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment Holly began to speak and everyone became quiet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I showed her my notebook. I wanted her to know about the turtles and the crawdads and the quiet lessons. After my mother read it, she said I could come see you. One last time.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My initial strategy involved keeping quiet and trying to observe my new classmates. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They knew that quiet lady must be told the prince her son had come ashore, and sent his good ship round to port; not one soft tear should their sweet queen let fall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was kind of quiet, and then everyone took over. Me, my mom and dad, all in his defense, and he just went with it,” he said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Underdowns and mother were just finishing up with the fascinating subject of quinine pills, and then it went quiet for, as they say, an uncomfortable silence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of their tanks and trucks were parked along our quiet little road. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is quiet, and when the belling tower strikes the late hour, it doesn’t break the silence so much as it underpins it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wondered why nobody could hear me when it was so quiet. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inn’s rustic luxury fulfilled the sorority’s need for a quiet, reflective setting for their meeting. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet, and for a moment Elinor thought she heard Mortimer's voice as it brought life into the church with the red walls. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Matthias called through the crack to them, “Stop banging! Stay quiet! I’ll have you out of there as soon as I can break the lock.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The next day she was quiet as well, and she never shouted at the boy again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The room was quiet except for the occasional rap of a chess piece slammed to the board in anger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

From our condo, Jeremy’s house is about five minutes away: walk down one straight, main road, turn left and then right, onto a quiet, leafy street. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I lay quiet, looking out under my eyelashes in an agony of delightful anticipation. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know what he was thinking, but everyone was too quiet and I didn’t know how to break the silence. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His screams stopped my mother dead in her tracks; she spun around and said to me, in a whisper, “Go quiet your brother.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer and Horse were quiet and alert, searching for movement in the shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her father and Mr. Spencer soon joined in—low, quiet, respectful. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd quieted down until the only sound was the reverend’s breathing, amplified by the microphone just inches from him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Up until now he was always a quiet little kid who never really done anything mean. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘The snow is growing less,’ he said, ‘and the wind is quieter.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once, after she heard one of my dreams about a crow and a crab, she got quiet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But, as one of today’s most inspirational African American leaders, Bryan Stevenson, has declared, “Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when others are quiet.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sir—” the lieutenant grinned—“a lovely spot. Safest place on the battlefield. Right smack dab in the center of the line. Very quiet there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t lose this one,” answered Turner, and he swung his bat, and put his leg out, and waited for the pitch from Willis, still and quiet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet for a long moment, and I realize I can see the top of my building from here. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And then Mini was quiet for a minute. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were quiet beneath the old light above us. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Try as a person will to keep it quiet.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Besides them it was quiet; he heard no dogs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

That night, in the quiet? of his dark room, while a deep and clear cold frosted the starlight over the town, those words came back to Turner: “I will see to it myself.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He’d be very quiet, and then out of nowhere the violence would come. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of quiet in the radio room. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Harris was quiet for a full fifteen seconds. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I get dressed, not bothering to be quiet—five hundred stomping Dauntless cant wake Christina when she’s deeply asleep, though an Erudite whisper might be able to. 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

Her voice wasn’t exactly strange, but she was speaking very loudly, in the sort of voice she’d use to announce something to the lot of us, and that was why we’d all gone quiet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Disgusted with myself, I quieted my thoughts and concentrated on driving the car. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And we would lie quiet until unsuspecting bullfrogs appeared, and we would spear them, cut off their legs, and sell them for a nickel a pair to people who lived up and down the road. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie’s quiet as she puts her dolls and clothes into her basket. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mom takes a bite of food, then says, “Jade, you’re mighty quiet over there. What do you think?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were waiting for Brick, but I was about ready to bail on meeting up with the guys and find a quiet place, just the two of us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He became still and quiet and suddenly looked very worried. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The officer pointed his gun at Mother, signaling for her to be quiet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Penny quieted a little, but only because she had squatted down on the floor and put both hands in Butterscotch’s water bowl—sloshing water all over the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

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

You could hear them late at night, when everything was quiet and dark. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

How could it be otherwise, when Helen, at all times and under all circumstances, evinced for me a quiet and faithful friendship, which ill-humour never soured, nor irritation never troubled? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Turner was right about the ripeness of the outhouse, so he came out for supper, which was as quiet as he had expected. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

My back is to the deeper woods opposite the river and I can feel the quiet of Viola standing there as clearly as if I could see her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He taught me the work of the forge, and even Robin admits there’s no one better to quiet a horse. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And so the day was quiet, productive — I finished my paper before eight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

My toothache had quieted to solemn pain, Momma had obliterated the evil white man, and we were going on a trip to Texarkana, just the two of us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We became quiet, just staring into the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Moving to this quiet New Jersey neighborhood—owning a bit of land after his family lost the ancestral property during the war—restored him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We can use plaster of paris. The model would have to lie still and be totally quiet—but only until it sets. It doesn’t take long. Then we can let them out.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Gradually, painfully, the flames seemed to expire in Tally’s chest, the cough dying a quiet death inside her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When they were silent for a moment the quiet weight of the house pressed down from all around them. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” he says back, kind of quiet and respectful, like he’s in church. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were quiet, serious, as they always were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She feels Geak’s small hand gripping her neck yet she is quiet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small, stifling, and quiet, it made quite a change from the Elmuthaleth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In the quiet of my room, I opened the envelope and read the letter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the house was perfectly quiet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And be quiet. The rest of this town may not care about getting a full night’s rest, but I do.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My interaction with Mandela was both quiet and profound—maybe more profound, even, for its quietness. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was the sound of water that Merry heard falling into his quiet sleep: water streaming down gently, and then spreading, spreading irresistibly all round the house into a dark shoreless pool. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After I got used to how quiet the country was at night, I slept good up there. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been quiet and withdrawn when he picked me up from school. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until Aflatoon startled me with a bark that I realized how quiet the room had become. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear Alice whispering, desperate for Lyra to stay quiet. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

One morning in late 2001, when Whitiker was alone and the apartment was uncharacteristically quiet, the mail arrived and, in it, an envelope from the state boards. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

That night, we sneak into a mill that is lying quiet for the evening. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The next day it was quiet, and the woman carried a bundle of bloody rags away from the bridge, far away north, toward the hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were quite hollow, indeed they were falling all to pieces, but as quiet and sweet-spoken as a young leaf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The quieter his voice, the more important his words seem. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“If you want to help, then you can come out there with me again tomorrow,” I say, but the girls stay quiet. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“If I were home, I’d still be sleeping. So keep quiet. I need a nap.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next few weeks, as one day grinds into the next, life is quiet and tense. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Riding in the van, squashed between all the kids, I sit there, and for the first time with this family, everyone’s quiet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My voice was quieter than I would have liked, but it was sure and steady. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry to hear of this, Miss March,” he said, in the kind, quiet tone which sounded very pleasantly to her perturbed spirit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin was very, very quiet as he sat next to Maya, but she could see his head following each of Jessica’s movements. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We fall into a quiet rhythm of unpacking and settling in. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The room is quiet except for the radio playing softly, Preacher Green again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was quiet in the officer’s room on Solar Station #5—except for the soft purring of the mighty Beam Director somewhere far below. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Mother Lois was sitting, shy and quiet, in a shadowed corner of the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I finally fall quiet, Dean Wilkins is silent for so long I wonder if the line has gone dead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When it quieted, he listened to the dripping, and the duller roar beneath his feet, where the waves were smashing against Breakwater’s huge stone arches and swirling through its dungeons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Could you be quiet? I’m trying to watch the film,” the Professor says. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lest I got cocky about my abilities to manipulate him, I received at that moment a quiet but sinister warning about what I was up against. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you too?” she says, close to my ear so she can stay quiet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But then Mrs. Hopper started getting headaches and kept asking them to be quiet and not to touch things. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She began hollering. my mother said, quieting her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I say, “Shut up, Charlie! Go away!” but they will not quiet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I caught the water in my hands to check the temperature and also hopefully to make it quieter. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was like even the birds knew they had to be quiet, because I guess no one was supposed to disturb the great Mrs. Windermere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s strange how we can remember so much of it after all this time, how it felt, what happened afterward,” he said, his words getting quieter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Except for the rustle of the swallows, and a mourning dove calling from the mouth of the canyon, it was quiet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ben pushed the power button on the stereo, and we all got very quiet as Ben pulled into a parking lot long since reclaimed by the gray sandy dirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She could still feel the quiet leaves unfurling inside her mouth. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself getting up in the moonlit quiet, leaping out, running until he got back to the yard in Umuahia and greeted Master and Olanna and hugged Baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pa and Uncle Darnell stayed up talking, then the house fell quiet and every light in our house went out. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Jay had been staring at Susie for the last minute without speaking, quiet anger on his face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Rowsby Woof was quiet and dejected and did not even notice the smell of rabbit, which anyway was all mixed up with the smell of the fire and the larder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m on my feet before I’m fully awake, quieting Viola and a groggy Manchee barking his complaints. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Or will I slip into endless darkness, unbroken and quiet? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After exchanging looks and a few quiet words, one of the archers let Håkon ride with him on his horse. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had a trio of fears that sat in his gut like swallowed teeth, and when he was too quiet with his own thoughts, they’d grind together to gnaw at him from within. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I think we ought to talk a little quieter, Billy. So we don’t bother him.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But finally supper was over with and he’d stayed quiet, and I figured he was safe. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music has quieted down and thankfully so has her voice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I flash her a look and she quiets. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But this day Amari was unusually quiet, having been compelled to spend the previous night with Clay, and he had forced her to do things that made her shiver with shame. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

This year, I’m riding in the back of the car with Sneaky, feeling awkward and quiet all the way to McReynolds Park. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

As quiet as she tried to be, Mother heard her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted one end of his handlebar mustache with patient amusement as the crowd quieted. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Couple hours later I seen Zeph is real quiet walking off toting the bag with all Leroy’s money and gold in it. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

As if men with giant guns meant to keep us quiet and herded in is normal. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Zola stands on the balcony of her bedroom and shouts down at the arf mg beasto: “Be quiet! Shut up! Stop it! I’m going to kill you!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Her father had always been a sad, quiet man, but since the divorce, he had become even sadder and quieter. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t there some nice girl who’d read and amuse you? Girls are quiet and like to play nurse.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was full of noise and the judge rapped for quiet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only sound he could hear came from the regular, quiet breaking of delicate waves from the beach beyond the palm trees at the edge of the garden. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the basement where my beloved grandmother lay on her back, still and quiet. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s so quiet, I can hear both of us breathing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That morning was quiet, only a couple of guys surfing in the distance. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It makes an excellent Invalid’s Room—warm and quiet— cozy, you might say. Anyhow, no one else cared to be without windows.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’s known to be quiet and refined, and he seemed, from our superficial acquaintance with him, to be nice. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even when Luna was content, she still was not quiet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a good start. If we move fast and move quiet—” Then all three spoke at once. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione looked simply furious, but just then, Ludo Bagman’s magically magnified voice boomed out beside them, making them all jump, and causing the crowd in the stands to go very quiet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘I am called Strider,’ he answered: ‘and though he may have forgotten it, your friend promised to have a quiet talk with me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After that, he’d answered a dozen more of my questions with his usual quiet confidence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mom is quiet as she rinses the bowls and places them in the dishwasher. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she carried them herself in a basket, and she always gave them a few drops of paregoric so they would keep quiet. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the last train had pulled out and the smoke from the last Model T had settled, there was an unearthly quiet, as if death had won out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Professor Ezeka’s driver arrived hours later when the yard was emptier and quieter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And did you pay ten cattle?” inquired the muvuki in a quiet voice. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was quiet when we opened the door. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The headlights of cars are all painted blue, they say, and at night the city is as quiet as a graveyard: no buses, no trains, hardly any gasoline. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Those quiet murmurs I’ve heard throughout my life, the ones that I never trusted, buried inside myself, in fact, for all these years? Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The god raised a can of Diet Pepsi and the crowd went respectfully quiet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lola says that “quiet” means I notice everything, and it’s what I had in common with both of my grandpas. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The noise quieted a little, but the radio was still blaring. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even the engine of the car had taken a new note, throbbing low, quieter than before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Wren put up her hands in a plea for quiet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The next couple of days were kind of like that: Mine and Annie’s universe got smaller and quieter. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For a moment, it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of not-breathing, the vacuum created by 190 students shocked out of air. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was clean, quiet, and very close to total deafness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell sat there quiet for a few minutes, just looking at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was no more splashing in the water, only the quiet echoes of crying. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Finally we came to the conclusion that the burglars had taken to their heels when they heard footsteps in an otherwise quiet building. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We stay quiet, even the chatty twins, saying our goodbyes like silent prayers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The back seat is completely quiet when we pull into the parking spot next to the trailer—until I hear Bryce ask in a small voice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

That old quiet moss smell would linger in the air, and bees would come, and crickets, and herons build their nests in the deep dark woods. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stays quiet for a moment, one hand absently playing with my hair. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The garden is quiet except for the blood rushing in his ears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Chancellor’s voice was too quiet to be called a shout, but it carried the same authority. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It got real quiet and he looked very slowly around the room. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “All right,” and his footsteps got quieter and quieter. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the end of her day, and she needed the rest of the bus ride to let some quiet settle in. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s quiet the rest of the ride and I’m glad. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

So far, it’d been the quietest dinner ever, which was fine by me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was as loud as my father was quiet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The two figures on the hill opposite stopped dead in their tracks, listening to the unbelievable sound as it echoed around the quiet valley. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a quiet minute after the door swung shut behind Leslie. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The loss implies the gain: The house I returned to each afternoon was quiet. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the sea was quiet and blue as well, but most days it churned dark gray-green, with spumes of white blown and dissolved in the air. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then again began the struggling and fighting, backward and forward, jerking and falling, until he choked and lay quiet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his voice is quiet and his words precise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We were quiet for about a zillion more years. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The strength in her voice quieted them and they began to listen even as they walked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was asleep or out or home for the week end, and it was very, very quiet and depressing in the corridor. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Papa was quiet and shy with Sarah, and so was I. But Caleb talked to Sarah from morning until the light left the sky. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

When the kids said, “Automatic walk,” the girl who was quieter than I kneeled with one end of the bat in each hand and placed it carefully on the plate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood jiggling him in her arms to keep him quiet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“My granddaddy’s been on that island since he was a baby,” said Lizzie, as quiet as the dark. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of perfect quiet, then the mercenary made a deep, wet, coughing sound and vomited up a foul fluid, thick as pitch and black as ink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

He started mumbling some African talk against it then commenced to crying in quiet jerking noises that made his teeth rub up against my skin and made the chains on his arms and legs rattle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“This life is killing me, Chuck,” her mother saying in a voice hoarse with tears while her dad stood in his army greens, quiet as always, his hands worrying the edges of his hat. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The door slams shut behind him, and finally Janae and I have a quiet moment to laugh at all the ridiculousness that is our home, our family, our lives. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept quiet and watched them go at it, talking about anything and everything. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then all the orisha, they quiet, because a noise in the forest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Somehow I know without asking that Mr. Wallace isn’t going to go tellin’ folks about it, because people around here tend to keep quiet out of someone else’s business. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mighty shaman raised his arms to the skies, and the winds quieted, as if he had commanded them to do so in order that he might speak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But running beneath them is a quiet rumble, inconsistent in its intensity. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His words are spoken with a quiet fierceness, and I suddenly feel shy of him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed the empty square and turned into a narrow street that was abruptly quieter even yet, and stopped before a frame house and went up the flower bordered walk to the porch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every one was caught in it and the small rain would not quiet it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Except for snuffles and peaceful breathings the room is quiet, all but my heart beating so loudly I believe it will wake everybody. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It might well prove to be all they could do to find their way across the heather to some quiet field or copse bank like those they had been used to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lords fell silent one by one, and Robb looked up at the sudden quiet and saw her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly they were aware that everything was very quiet; the whole forest stood in listening silence. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow he'd gotten the crowd to quiet down and a space was cleared in the center of the room. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could sit in the quiet for hours if that is what the class demanded. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are quiet in this way, because quietness is so unattainable for us now. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and I were both quiet as we drove into town. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He glanced up almost in fear at this man who had stopped an earthquake; but Ogion’s face was quiet as always. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I prized off my trainers I heard a piano, joined by a quiet violin. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In the dark, the world is quiet and unhurried as streetlights flicker on and off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Much the same. We have gardens. Houses. Families. But it is much quieter than this village. There is no arguing. People share what they have, and help each other. Babies rarely cry. Children are cherished.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just thought you’d want to take advantage of the common room being quiet,” she said. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And gradually, it all became natural: light steps, small stitches, quiet voice, ramrod-straight back, deep curtsies without creaking knees, no yawns, soup tilted away from me, and no slurping. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the priest sprinkled holy water over Anna’s casket, Mollie guided her family and the other mourners to a cemetery in Gray Horse, a quiet, isolated spot overlooking the endless prairie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You be quiet,” she said to Jane in her snappiest voice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I want to ask about the hospital, but I’m worried if I ask anything he’ll go quiet and disappear, so instead I write: How should we celebrate? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her anxiety is a quiet hum and not the heavy-metal band you’d expect, given her current plan, and given the future that awaits her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In the unwonted quiet we all wondered apprehensively what would happen next. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if I wasn’t I would be now. You’re not very good at being quiet.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But when nobody heard ’em they just went quiet and sat with their backs against the cabin, rocking back and forth, confused as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Why had she never before noticed how quiet her house could be? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Outside, snow swirled through the castle gates, and the yard was all noise and chaos, but inside the thick stone walls it was still warm and quiet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as they saw me they all got quiet. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the noise had quieted a little, Robin was quieter, too. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Suyuan didn’t tell me she was trying all these years to find her daughters,” he is now saying in a quiet voice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave them a quiet signal with my hand, waving them away. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She's very quiet," his mom said, like that was a good thing. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The school house was quiet, like a tomb frozen over by winter. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of quiet crying when they thought I was asleep. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There would be a handful of words; then he’d get quiet and Miss Love would say he’s gone to sleep, thank God. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mother’s shyness and ladylike demeanor had a quieting effect on him, and he was displaying his most genteel behavior. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, he seemed to have gotten his name as a joke, because he was pretty quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was quiet for a moment still, then from all the guns behind us the bombardment started. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was quiet there, except the banging on the door and asking us to leave. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she quiets down, she slumps onto the couch in the TV room and puts her face in her hands, breathing hard. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam got quiet then, as if he were concentrating on something. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking behind the palanquin so that the crowd took her for one of themselves following the new doctor came a quiet girl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she read the questions, the boys fidgeted and the girls whispered and giggled in their dresses, while I kept quiet in my ugly jeans. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She turns around and hushes us all and stamps her foot until we’re quiet again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was always veterans talking among themselves, and when any of us showed up, they’d look awkward and go quiet. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Max crouches in front of them with his hand out, telling them to be quiet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It was never fireworks— just quiet, calm, efficient, responsible—and that just suited him.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

After a long quiet moment, she puts out her hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“But Al.. “He wanted you to be the small, quiet girl from Abnegation,” Four says softly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I was quiet for a while, waiting for it to fade, to regain calmness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone gets quiet, and Four turns back to the car’s opening. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We’d been quiet all the way home, but not a hard, lonely quiet. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

First night since I came to Chicago, the night sounds are quiet. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet again for a moment, then the flapping of his rippling suit is followed by his giggles again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At dinner Mosca and Riccio fooled around so much that Victor grumbled that it would have been quieter with a bunch of monkeys at the table; But Prosper never said a word. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m all quiet and concentrating when I hear this weird noise coming from the other side of the wall. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

White folks not only refused to share with me, I was told to keep quiet because they would punish me if I complained and spoke my desire for those precious goods or privileges. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Looking is too quiet a word for what he’s doing. He’s hunting,” said Urvashi. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stood very quiet in the center of the narrow creek, letting the water splash at his hips, holding the fishing line out from his hands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not like to think of the too quiet house that would be his again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the iron window bars, everything inside was quiet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She broke off suddenly and sat looking out across the quiet field, her hands folded in her lap. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both laughed, but soon they got quiet and stared up at the trees swaying back and forth against the blue sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She told Malachy and me we could sit on the floor and play but to be quiet because she was going to say her prayers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He stood very quiet, with only his head showing over the top of a cholla bush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had noted that Faramir seemed to refer to Elves with reverence, and this even more than his courtesy, and his food and wine, had won Sam’s respect and quieted his suspicions. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Osh was even more quiet than usual as we put out the seedlings the next day. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Give him to me,” I said, thinking I might be able to quiet him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a little better already, well enough to have a quiet snigger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After they had quieted down, I called Old Dan to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, I said, my words coming quiet and slow. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The crowd stilled at the quiet authority in her voice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We’re always quiet before school, because when Mom works doubles, the number-one rule of the morning is not to wake her up. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Restricted, as a child, to this cocoon of her family’s spinning, she cultivated quiet and private pleasures. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got the canopy fixed and sat still, Alice holding Lyra tight and whispering to keep her quiet, Malcolm hardly daring to breathe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The shop was perfectly quiet, save for the sound of the clock ticking on the wall and a fly caught in a spider’s web strung across a grimy windowpane. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nelson raised his long pole and shoved hard, hitting the wall above the nest so dust rained down on the dark, quiet hens. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than being unsettling, I found the quiet strangely comforting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It split the temple’s quiet, long and agonizing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We pass through small towns and quiet neighborhoods. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, but I finally found a quiet fountain in a corner garden and sent an Iris-message to my brother, Tyson, under the sea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

TaShon keeps so quiet, and I think his parents forget he’s there. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The families are quiet and somber, the only sounds come from the branches brushing against the side of the truck and the slush of mud sticking to the tires. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you are not as quiet as your father.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We’re both quiet for a few moments as we walk, the rain making pitter-patter sounds against our umbrellas, and our shoes squeaking on the wet sidewalk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Finally, I present our Singer, who wears the robe,” the chief guardian announced, when the people had quieted. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized that they could not understand what I was feeling and I kept quiet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more I watched and listened and stayed quiet and still, the more I understood the way of things. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Every so often she’d flap her hands and say something too quiet for Emily to hear over the TV noise, like she was carrying on a one-sided conversation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The school is mostly quiet when Izzi and I emerge from the slaves' quarters. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When she spoke, her voice was quiet but clear. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The house was very quiet because the kids were four houses down the road, driving their grandparents crazy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This way,” Mama said, her voice quieter than usual. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He had been screaming fit to kill, but when she found his hole at last and stuck her finger up in it, the shock was so great he was suddenly quiet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The theater was cool and his stomach quieted down. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the water just kept gurgling into that field, sending ants scurrying for their lives, while Joe puffed a cigarette, on one of the quietest lavender mornings of this particular spring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the teacup room tonight, Byrd doesn’t mess the blankets, and the house is fine and quiet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the silence, though it was also way too quiet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It takes a few moments for my classmates to quiet down, for the restlessness to turn to stillness. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She held the screen door open and Genie made a break, tippy-toe quiet, for the computer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They did not laugh any more and the alley was very quiet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The wind died down and a quiet fell. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He quieted down at that, rubbing his face with his hands and sighing again and again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

By two or three in the morning, most of the prisoners were asleep, and those who remained awake with Zeitoun were quiet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Just keep quiet and...and let me think.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s a bland Thursday night and the phones are quiet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I said, “Hello, I’m Sophie Brown,” but my voice was quiet and squeaky and shaky all at once, and I thought for a minute about just turning and leaving. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He relinquished the endeavour, folded his arms, and stood quiet and mute in the rain, now falling fast on his uncovered head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But the Navy Yard Bridge will take him into the quiet backcountry of Maryland, home to smugglers and back roads. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I will have to tell them to be quiet today. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so they found a spacious second-floor apartment in a quiet residential section of Newark and a private Islamic academy for the children to attend. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“When I lost my whole family, every single one, it was as if I had been born all over again,” Inatimi told Richard in his quiet way. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The phone line is so quiet, all that’s left is the sound of my staggered breath. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t fall asleep until after midnight, when the rain finally settled into a quieter drizzle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This alone began to draw an increased number of visitors, especially young couples locked in the rictus of Victorian courtship and needful of quiet dark places. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Somehow despite all the sheepish grins and blushing and quiet crushing, Mike seized his moment and asked Violet to prom. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

RON: He hasn’t run away—he’s having a quiet moment—he’s got himself an older girlfriend — HARRY: An older girlfriend? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

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

I stopped breathing, and the scream of quiet filled my head to bursting. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When Arturo and I sat together at the kitchen table that night, I was quiet and preoccupied, staring into my cup of tea, the only sound the knocking of the radiator. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Around him, the North Carolina night looked just as quiet and peaceful as it always did. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She had no idea the torment that ravaged me inside, even though I was stretched out, quiet and still, on the living-room couch, Tilly on the floor beside me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’d found his office imposing when I first saw it, but its quiet elegance had, over time, made the stronger impression. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Her words quieted everyone, and the woman walked away. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

People in the courtroom laughed and somebody shouted something, but Judge Swango quieted them all down by pounding his gavel. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Dimple,” Papa said, his voice quiet and firm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They were both very quiet, thinking over the lovely afternoon. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

But it was such a quiet sound that only someone actually in the canoe could have heard it, Malcolm thought. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The idea that she had picked the wrong parents, the wrong home, for Peach sent her into a panic that clawed at her back whenever she was alone—whenever her mind was quiet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s late, after ten o’clock, and everything is quieting down for the night. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She looked so sad and drained and quiet and stunned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I waited a moment, then raised both of my robot’s hands, calling for quiet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I really need those quiet lessons,” said Liz, and she sounded scared too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few times, she and her husband conversated fast and quiet about Mr. Washington and when the King’s ships would arrive for the invasion. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay hated being quiet, so of course he found something to say. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My mom quieted down a bit after that, but she still looked glum as a kid without a party invitation in hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, Gogol,” Patty says, planting a quiet kiss on his shoulder, and to Ashima, dressed once again in her wrinkled silk sari, “Good luck.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Meaning what?” said Martin, who had stayed quiet throughout all of this. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

An hour after she had first come into the room, he heard a quiet noise outside the door: a faint scratch and a whisper. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

All Holy Beings quieted and looked in her direction. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One night Lee, tapping away at his typewriter, heard a quiet knock on his door and let Cal in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s quiet for a minute, and I take his silence as a concession. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lie back, putting my hands behind my head, the room seeming uncomfortably quiet even though it’s still just me in here. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Throws some things together in a pot he heats on our hot plate and we eat quiet while our spoons bang the tin plates. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He answered it, and the kids abruptly quieted when they heard him say, “Hello, Mr. Beiderman, how are you?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As he pulled the gun from the man’s hands, Better Joe berated him in their own tongue, over some protocol or gesture necessary for quieting a murdered enemy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Jake laid a hand on the old man’s arm, quieting him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The people at school are quiet around me or they apologize over and over again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To prove his point—to himself, at least—he climbed back up on his perch by the back vents and looked out on the quiet neighborhood. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

As I went past, muttering a quiet 'excuse me, madam,' she turned and said: 'Oh, Stevens, perhaps you're the one to tell me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we passed by the thickets, the birds broke into the quiet, not caring what we was about that morning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had descended two more floors when another set of quiet footsteps joined theirs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Seems pretty quiet around here. Nobody on the road leading in, and nobody on the highway either.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"Lord Tywin had me go last," he said in a quiet voice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She looked neither right nor left, eyes focused straight ahead, her face glowing with the quiet joys of Sunday, her day. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re both quiet for a long minute before he says, “I understand. But it’s not like I have it easy, either.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“He’s lying,” I say, my voice so quiet I’m not even sure I’m speaking at all. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She is quiet for a very long time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The apartment was so empty and so quiet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

After years of living in the quiet solitude of the mountain, Pong had forgotten what it was like to see the artificial light of the orbs, hear their buzz, and smell their metallic tang. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, unable to believe in her own endurance, despite her already quieting heart, she stepped out of the cocoonery to take a last look at the world she wouldn’t be leaving for another fifty-eight years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mark was quiet for a few seconds before asking, “Are you afraid of what will happen if you say yes?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The house was quieter—or, no, not quieter, for there were still shouts up and down the hallways—than what? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The little room stood at attention in the quiet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our schoolroom is quieter and nicer than anywhere else in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

There was some commotion behind the windows, then everything quieted down again. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

After the falling we took the A train to their new apartment, played on the beach till the sun went down, Mama quiet on a blanket looking out at the water. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and slipped away into quiet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Less than a mile away, near the White House, all was quiet at the home of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lived on the first floor of a three-story brownstone house that stood on a quiet street just off busy Lee Avenue. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He twisted my ear to make me be quiet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh yes, you do,’ answered Strider; ‘but we had better wait until the uproar has died down. Then, if you please, Mr. Baggins, I should like a quiet word with you.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The first day I came here, Mrs. Janssen told me she brought Mirjam a newspaper, and then told her to stay quiet because the delivery boy was coming. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The egg continued peeping and wobbling until nightfall, when the gosling inside settled down to sleep and the egg became quiet and still. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We both got quiet, like we just realized that we were having a conversation with a total stranger who maybe didn’t feel so much like a stranger anymore. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I hope every body had a pleasant evening,” said Mr. Woodhouse, in his quiet way. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The High King Eldred stands, and the entire hill goes quiet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, zoned out. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After a moment I answered in a quiet voice, “Not exactly.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure you could,” the man said, “but having it sit around here for too long might end up making more trouble than you want. We’ll keep it quiet, and you’ll get your money.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We were quiet again for a few seconds. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I have no idea. It’s been spooky quiet since the Spencer fire. No threats. No midnight riders. It’s the silence that scares me.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

It was inevitable, then, that I would notice how the gentlemen, in contrast to their quiet mood at dinner, had begun to exchange words with some urgency. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The square grows so quiet, and the sounds of the ocean swell. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Dark and quiet are all around, such a contrast to the screaming pain inside me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He made himself quiet and dull-eyed and slow, and in under a minute he became less interesting, less attractive to human attention. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As the sailors’ discontent subsided, Shackleton took McNeish aside and exchanged a few quiet words with him, perhaps reminding him that execution was a legal punishment for mutiny. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

As the lift swooped them back down through the banyan branches to the courtyard, Somkit was quiet—a sure tip-off that something was wrong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The kind of quiet that made all the tiny hairs on her arms stick straight up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had never seen the house quiet and empty like it was today. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one was around and it was quiet and she could think for a while. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The shop is as quiet as it was the first time I visited, but the smith is here. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was quiet almost to the point of being mute and as skinny as a doe. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He held the tail in his left hand, trying to quiet it down as he talked. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet is almost as big as he is. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a few quiet moments, he said, “Okay. Okay. Fat kid asthma attack. It's an oldie, but it's a goodie.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Eventually, a morbid quiet settled over the house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Once every hour, a teacher would reappear in the hall to check that everything was quiet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My places are dim and quiet and impossible to find. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

All the Dauntless go quiet then I walk into the cafeteria that night. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a few seconds, and then she said, “I see. Very well. Then I guess we have nothing more to discuss today, Nicholas. You may go.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, except for the roaring of the smoky flames, everyone went quiet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ophie fell quiet as the story of a man falling in love with an Indian princess on a rugged frontier began to unspool. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Surely so. Ruth lit up like a lantern when she saw them fancy clothes again. Promised to be quiet as ever. Made short work of the gingerbread Madam baked, too.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blind man was excited at the prospect of having caught something, and the young man had to tell him to keep quiet, or he would scare all the animals away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It had been transformed into a headquarters for the invasion, the long tables filled with portable work- screens manned by Specials, its usual quiet replaced by a buzz of clipped exchanges and commands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Here within this quiet greenness I possessed the only identity I had ever known, and I was losing it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed the sudden quiet of his children as he entered the room and he took this as a good sign. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A roomer down the hall began a patient, continuing cough against the quiet night. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, think about it for a while and keep quiet. I’m tired. When I went into town today I stopped at the company. That always makes me depressed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re all as quiet as a steaming pot of rice as we wait to see Papi's reaction to hearing the word “husbands.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I find a quiet spot in the sun away from everyone else in the school yard. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Except for the tinkling of shards, the room is quiet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And now, on this first morning of her new life, she lay in bed a few minutes to relish the quiet of the empty attic. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Around them, the world went quiet, matching the emptiness inside Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No worries,” I say A quiet happiness stretches out between us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Imagine what the Standard would be if we were all quiet.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you wrote that poem after I was born, about finding love in quiet places.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But no one paid him any attention, so he sat down and kept quiet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then she rolled over and slipped off into die woods on the other side of the camp, quiet as a shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s quiet for so long that I think he must not have heard my question. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Both women fell silent, and the quiet sound of Mirabelle’s sleeping breathing filled the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I find Dad in the quiet room, dozing with a book on his chest. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I do not know why, but I know what he has been doing, because every morning I can hear the tractor engine starting, and it continues, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet until midafternoon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She got real quiet, so I stared at her. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was too quiet at home, even with Mr. Whiskers’ cranky meowing to let me know he didn’t appreciate my being gone so long. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I stay quiet until I hear a flush, hand washing, and the door swinging open and shut. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

We are all quiet for a long moment as we think of Grandpa. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t talk at supper until dessert, when in the middle of a quiet, he looked at my mother and said, “Am I really going to go to college?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Try not to think about the tanks we keep hearing rolling down the street or the gunshots from the direction of the national palace, the dead quiet once curfew sounds at six. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She did not know how long she sat in quiet terror, hut it was a long time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the cave, but when she saw the necklace lying on the rock she grew quiet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind and sky were eerily quiet, so, even with the muffling snow, the thumping echoed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If I have work to do when I am home, the little time I am at home, she lets me have the quiet I need to work in. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt wanted to back up Ton-Ton’s story, but one look at those fierce black eyes told him it was better to stay quiet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My own father was a quiet man who never had a bad word for anyone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

WA 27 is painted on the street like a quiet but firm invitation. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It is not what I expect in an Abnegation house, where everything is always quiet, no matter how many people are gathered within. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He liked the quiet and the cold together. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t you prefer to speak in a quiet room?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear Caleb crying anymore, but then, he was quiet about it before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And we have to be quiet so the people downstairs can’t hear us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When they see that I don’t, they all get quiet. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When Bailey and I started laughing, she joined in, except that she kept her finger in front of her mouth to try to quiet us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She spoke with a quiet fury, her anger reducing to a hard crust you’d need a hammer to chip away. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You were talking away there—and then you got so quiet.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he is quieter to say, “You hit the ceiling of the root cellar! Sweet!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Everyone had stopped what they were doing and were real quiet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, the first thing I want everyone to do is stop talking and . . .” She noticed me. “. .. put your backpacks down and quiet down.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Be quiet now," one of them said firmly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took them no time to find the little group of people around Katie, who was still writhing and screaming on the ground; Ron, Hermione, and Leanne were all trying to quiet her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the wail in the hallway, I stay quiet. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was very peaceful and quiet: a chickadee sang his poignant little piece for them, and the inevitable whisky-jack arrived on soundless wings to pick up cooky crumbs from within a few feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet river started flowing loudly through rocks and palm kernels. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That evening, when the little Poppers had been put to bed, Mr. and Mrs. Popper settled down for a long, quiet evening. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy stole down the quiet streets, newly washed in the morning sun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Somehow, he’d made it home on the jolting bus, made it to this quiet room where he now sat, sun bleeding low in the sky and spurting its veins on the den window. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Piper got quiet and I figured she was asleep so I went back into my own bed and started thinking my own thoughts for a while. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came straight up to Poirot and spoke in his usual, quiet, unemotional voice. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for a quiet moment, when she could pass. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I could almost forget about the quiet nights, quiet mornings, quiet, quiet darkness that had settled around our house for the past four months. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

I keep quiet and lean against the catacomb wall, arms crossed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her eyes beamed out a quiet message of love. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I put a foot over the threshold, then another, and another, until I was hurrying down the stairs, out the front doors, and into the quiet courtyard, where no children played. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was quiet, and I was embarrassed because I felt I shouldn’t have said that. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the playing hall itself, decorum and quiet reigned. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly afterwards the truck rattled down the farm road, then all was quiet again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both went quiet for a few minutes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were both quiet as we watched the front door of the barn for Javi. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My body sank into the straw and into the quiet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Had the woman really said “our business”? But then she realized that Father was quiet. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes...,” he said, his voice quiet and halting. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were quiet and made no sudden movements—movement inspired shyness among clams and encouraged them to withdraw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a slow, repetitive sound out on the invisible water: a creak of wood and a quiet, regular splash. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Bigwig had decided that the raid should be carried out as soon after dark as the farm was quiet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Too bad. Now look, you lie as quiet as you can and try not to blink your eyes. I’ll be right back.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember this Lily, the one who is so quiet, intent, angry. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The steps creaked loudly in the quiet house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s not,” I said, but my voice was quiet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bigger was not afraid of them now; he sat with his feet propped upon his suitcase, looking from one to the other with a quiet smile. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The room was so dimly lit, so quiet and cool, that her voice was hushed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The hallway outside the principal’s office was very quiet. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t disagree with her, exactly, but the same faction members who rose up against Edward yesterday won’t remain quiet after this, either. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She makes an excuse about needing a shower and warns me again to keep the dog quiet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We are quiet, and I really want to think of something to say. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He stood very straight and quiet, almost smiling. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adjusting my eyes to the tomblike dark and quiet, I shift around, shivering under the thin blanket. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He dropped it at my feet, gave me a soulful glance and with great, quiet dignity sauntered away. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she became a teenager, the quiet and beauty of the park was her solace when the rest of the world just seemed too overwhelming to handle. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She just got real still and quiet and kept staring at me till I couldn’t stand it and had to look away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

To quiet the doubters, he gave his word that the public would be able to see Seabiscuit work a full ten furlongs—the race distance—at three-thirty on the afternoon of May 24. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe then we can find out if we do as well with the quiet moments as we have with the loud ones. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When she spoke he turned and ran toward her, but his voice was quiet, matter of fact. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was far enough from the feed mill to be fairly quiet and it had a view of what I thought was a pond. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Got a feeling that ain’t the reason she stopped by, but I keep quiet about that. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He sliced the boat through the dark-green water, maneuvering into a quiet canal on the East Side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Five minutes passed with the whole class quiet as stones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then they were forced to lie quiet, listening to the pounding of their hearts, in order to calm down a little. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson probably agreed with this verdict, though his correspondence is characteristically quiet on the subject. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

While she was quiet, Frightful stepped off the eggs and 426 stood over them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her mom was quiet and did not look at her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

You can imagine yourself brilliant as your sister, slower moving, quiet and thoughtful as your older brother or filled up with the hiccupping joy and laughter of the baby in the family. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know—” “I was right. I was right, and you didn’t listen. Again,” she says, quiet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The car ride to school the next morning is extremely quiet. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet again, except for Hooper, snivelling, and the sound of the water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“No, seriously. Promise you won’t get too cross. Because I’ve got to tell you this. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I kept quiet much longer.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I lie down on the sofa beside Helena, and the house is finally quiet, the old fear comes back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

So slow, so quiet, hardly a baby cried. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

For that reason I kept quiet about it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Only when we were quiet did he take a seat in the small office at the end of the passage where he dozed until morning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad uses his favorite term of endearment for my mom—my soul, my life—and pats the air with his palm down, a quieting gesture. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

So his heart was quiet for an entire afternoon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mind floods with a million questions about what is going on, but I know Mustafa doesn’t have the answers, and the look on his face warns me to stay quiet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Joaquin liked both of them, but he liked Mark’s ability to be quiet, to not always need an answer right away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Putting a finger to her lips, Mrs. Rappaport quieted the class. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She heard the rustling of clothing and the quiet creaking of leather. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And we looked at each other in quiet wonder. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Never had a moment of quiet and clarity to ask Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was still and quiet, icy cold, not a voice I knew. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

On one side of me Katherine cries quiet tears and on the other Jackson says nothing, the sound of his heavy breaths the only indication that he is even there. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She looked pretty, sure, beautiful even, but what you really felt was that she was quiet and shy and somewhat uncomfortable posing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But that doesn’t mean much. It’s keeping a lot quiet these days.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She says the best way to get through working the fields is to make her head be still and quiet as a pond. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

No, it was the calm, grateful quiet of one seeing a friend return home. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Rex Rollins claps at us again, to quiet the rumble, and Monica and Garret begin at one end of the room, near the smaller numbers. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The quiet ebbs and flows after a while, the London night black and pressing in against the windowpanes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

With my eyes still closed, the rice ball works itself slowly down my dry throat and quiets my hunger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s probably because Ella and I always were much closer as basic types; we’re dominant people, and Mary has always been mild and quiet, almost shy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls in Shaker, she was sure, had abortions now and then—they were teenagers after all—but of course it was all kept very quiet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were quiet for a few seconds, neither one of us knowing what else we were supposed to say. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

Like I told you, she’s the librarian at Franklin and is letting us type this thing on her quiet typewriter, which isn’t quiet at all. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes on Grandpa, lying there so unnatural quiet, so unnatural still. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Looked bad when he left,” Wilem said with a quiet malice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In his life, Donald wrapped himself in a kind of quiet that, depending on the observer, signaled imbecility or a reservoir of mystery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Shadow became more quiet, more shadowy, than ever. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He stood looking down at her, waiting for her to quiet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry lay curled up in the towel, still and quiet as the sunlight falling on the bed. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet in the cab of the truck. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet room was too peaceful and comfortable to worry in—he would get out and walk by himself for a while. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She helped my mother around the house and was quiet and obedient. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The quiet made her mind fuzzy with worry, but she kept drawing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by nature—a gurgling stream, the caws, chirps of birds, a forest quiet humming underneath all the other sounds. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He even went so far as to open his mouth and take a deep breath before he banged his head back into the screen with a quiet sound of frustration. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If her parents would have stopped chattering, it would have been very quiet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

On the fire escape, a cold, quiet breeze greets me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But over Roke stars were coming out one by one in a clear and quiet sky. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was a frightening quiet before he said, “You should not be here.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The room was so quiet that you noticed the ticking of the clock at once. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The house settled under a quiet spell, broken only by the rubber marshmallow soles of Ms. Byrd’s hospital shoes padding up the stairs, followed by the creaking of Clayton’s bedroom door being pushed open. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We make a lot of noise in the kitchen, maybe to make up for the quiet dinner. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“No, sweetie. I’m not being a creep. You’re being very haughty and unkind about their lives. People live quiet lives and that’s okay. There’s dignity in that, no matter what you may think.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He grabbed while it was still a soft rope, swung the strand into his mouth, and ran, for once quiet instead of yelling, only because his mouth was stuffed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My lord, perhaps it is too soon. Perhaps Krios or Hyperion should lead—” No. The voice was quiet but absolutely firm. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

On the day her class voted on the attribution of each of the thirty-five paintings, Ms. Hussey was oddly quiet. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

So, for once, I kept quiet and didn’t mess things up. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“If you sing while eating, you’ll get mumps,” said a child who looked as though he might sing a lot when his mother wanted quiet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We can be quiet too,” Jax says, and they climb in. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She shifts Jaimito, who has finally quieted down and fallen asleep in her lap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he doesn’t know when to keep quiet. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The speaker’s tone had become quieter and quieter, drawing Malcolm closer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I could not quiet my chest; the pitch of my heart was forward and steep; the arms quivered in fits. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

That night, it was as quiet as a graveyard in my room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At times of illness or death in the family, a man was usually quiet, even silent. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the old man talked for seven hours almost without ceasing, Colin's world felt eerily quiet until he finally gave in as they left the old man's house to go pick up Lindsey. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The trial began in a quiet, informal manner. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

There’s this drone of quiet conversation and denim rustling against seats. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The world was as quiet as if it had spun itself into a cocoon like a moth preparing itself to slip out in the morning, young again and good as new. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His voice was quiet, and there was an edge of sadness to it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I will count three, then we will all call, then we will all keep perfectly quiet for three seconds, listening for the answer.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

I arrived in Memphis on a cold November Sunday morning, in 1925, and lugged my suitcase down quiet, empty sidewalks through winter sunshine. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells the pocketa man to be quiet and then she says many ugly words. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, listening to the quiet, then continued toward lights at the edge of the trees. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to go up to my room where the closed door, the quiet, and the privacy would force me to make a decision. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes as I am falling asleep in a dark, quiet room I have for a moment a great and treasurable illusion of the past. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jack signaled the rest of the hunt to be quiet and went forward by himself. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He did everything slowly and carefully, but beneath his tractorlike slowness and outward gentleness was a crossbreed of quiet Indian and country black man, surefooted, hard, bold, and quick. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s triple looped,” I said in a quiet voice. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Will ye get out of the way, will ye? and I could hear Dad laughing out in the kitchen till Grandma came down the stairs and he had to tell Malachy be quiet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And now,” said Julian, when everything was quiet, “I hope we are all ready to leave the phenomenal world and enter into the sublime?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But honesty seems so small and quiet and insubstantial with all those people out there. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There’s quiet after his words for a long time, like he gave a sermon and had asked us to lower our heads to pray. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The Granger crowd was quiet as my sneakers squeaked onto the court, except for my mom and my best buddy, Sean. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The car was quiet enough for me to hear his fingers drumming on the steering wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

“And he can’t be quiet in that water. Let’s wait him out.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the honeymoon suite was pretty quiet that morning, which suited me just fine, being completely bagged and all after spending a good chunk of the night wrestling the wrong girl. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It reminded me of the quiet that settles on the coldest days in winter when it hurts to breathe and everything is still. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

M’Dear was a quiet woman who lived in a shack near the woods. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is a quiet, humorous, religious man of solid accomplishment. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our neighbor’s house, the massive Tudor, is dark and quiet. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The main street was quiet and hot, almost deserted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He starts laughing, and not some quiet chuckle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Part of the strain was that William’s ongoing troubles had to be kept quiet. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bobby was content in his basement apartment on Mockingbird Lane in South Pasadena, a small, quiet place out of sight from the world, and he lived there for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the quiet that follows, we hear Tigris’s soft footfall overhead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Another prisoner was brought in and they talked excitedly, but softly, because the room had once again grown quiet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Though he kept himself very quiet and did not go about by day, it was well known that he was ‘hiding up in the Bag End’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everything goes quiet as we all look at one another. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The service was also surprisingly quiet and mellow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Martín was quiet for a moment before throwing the paper into the garbage and yelling at me to get back to work. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Along its quiet length white people in bright clumps moved churchward, under the windy bells, walking now and then in the random and tentative sun. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be quiet! Shut up! Stop it! I’m going to kill you!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was brought up to be quiet, no talking, just listen. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The other kids grew strangely quiet as Roy made his way down the aisle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which had been amazingly quiet since their appearance, broke out in appreciative laughter. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a little bit, though, I heard a quiet step at the door. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to worry about. Do you think Derby would send the Astrea now if he thought there was any danger? He knows things are quieting down.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it was quiet, she was painting or contemplating potential subjects. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“See how your cousin sits quiet and watches?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I stay quiet because my idea is to actually write it out, online, and not burn it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He felt that there was something missing, some road which, if he had once found it, would have led him to a sure and quiet knowledge. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not joining if she’s not joining, and since she isn’t saying anything, I just keep quiet. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

George heard whispers, clear in the quiet room. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

As she quieted down, she seemed younger and more childlike. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to find adequate space to run and stretch and even harder to find a quiet corner for my breathing and mantra ritual. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That evening, while he was cooking dinner, a quiet voice on the radio announced that Nigeria would embark on a police action to bring back the rebels of Biafra. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even when Mrs. Krajewska returns and we have to go back to being quiet again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once Adam had remarked on the quiet splendor of Lee’s clothes, and Lee had grinned at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little girls’ bed was only rumpled covers, and there was movement and quiet talking from the kitchen. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth’s mind was now relieved from a very heavy weight; and, after half an hour’s quiet reflection in her own room, she was able to join the others with tolerable composure. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The two-lane highway from Independence to the camp is quiet except for the small caravan of buses heading into the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

At eight, she is quiet, shy, and obedient. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them were quiet for a moment, until Gen’s face suddenly lit up, just as it had before. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

What made it worse, it was so quiet and lonesome out, even though it was Saturday night. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I fold back the blanket, quiet, listening, stretching my legs to the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They quieted, slowly, and at last were seated again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

From there, it was but a few minutes to quiet sobbing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in a circle around him, his hands moving slow through the air, his voice calmer and quieter than it was before he went away. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Valdez, I swear—” “Both of you, be quiet,” Hazel scolded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Because I didn’t bring enough postcards of Pipo Place and because I didn’t defend him when people told him to be quiet in the hearing. But he was interrupting, you know? It was inappropriate!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The American boat drifted on down the lake, beyond the grandstands, into a quieter world, the boys leaning over their oars, gasping for breath, their faces still shattered by pain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes and a few turns later, it got quiet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in the evenings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The bunk master’s boots go quiet: either he is gone or he has paused outside the door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

If you release me I will be a good person, quiet, out of the way. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sound swells, as if alerted by our quiet words to the proximity of live flesh. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I walk across to the courtyard, where it’s always quiet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was thinking back to the day Arya had been found, to the look on the queen's face when she said, We have a wolf, so soft and quiet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a quiet at the other end of the line. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I must have winced at the word “normal,” because he went quiet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Lacey was quiet for a while, breathing through her open mouth. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a little silence Bill spoke again in the same quiet voice. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She half expected to encounter Matt and Branch, but the paths were mostly empty and the village was still quiet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a boy in her class who tugged at her heart—the quiet boy in the back—but he was from one of the important families. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Was Chess signaling Natalie to be quiet, so she didn’t scare Finn? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Hurry,” the doctor said, opening the door just wide enough for them to come in, “be quiet.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! I can’t do so, Mr. Pip,” said Biddy, in a tone of regret but still of quiet conviction. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anatole translated the rage of a village into one quiet sentence that could pin a strong-willed man to the ground. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were some yelps, some gasps, and then absolute quiet. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet and dark; there was no moon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He watched the game of his friend and felt the mild, quiet afternoon merge with the darkness of evening. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The trolley stop was on a quiet block with a few stores, lots of trees, and freshly cleared sidewalks, but it was another twenty minutes to the Carutherses’ family mansion. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Give him one of these every hour to keep him quiet, Janie, and stay out of his way when he gets in one of his fits of gagging and choking.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The house is quiet with everyone gone to the chapel. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I started, and he waved at me to be quiet. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd, which by now was at the danger size, slowly quieted. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Anya strained her ears to hear what everyone was saying, but they were all being so quiet, she could make out only a word here or there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Home was the Mount, a large, square brick house in Shrewsbury, a quiet market town in the county of Shropshire about 150 miles northwest of London. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Leper’s here,” he said in a voice so quiet, and with such quiet unconscious dignity, that he was suddenly terrifyingly strange to me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re awfully quiet today,” she said, her mouth full of food. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At first everything seemed quiet... but then I heard it: the distant baying of dogs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The whole room was quiet, waiting for Mama to say something. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then we both quiet like we lose breath. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of him as Baba’s quiet alter ego, my writing mentor, my pal, the one who never forgot to bring me a souvenir, a saughat, when he returned from a trip abroad. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the children are sniffling, but most are trying very hard to be quiet, to do what’s expected of them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The world out here was quiet, like the land was holding its breath. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Giver was quiet for a moment, obviously thinking. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were obedient to the letter, but they were quiet and hunched as they went about the work, as though it were retribution rather than deliverance, a scolding rather than kindness, she intended. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Or the kind of face that would make Axel laugh from across a quiet room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The leaves were soft from the recent rains and quiet underfoot. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

So the years passed in this quiet way until Singer reached the age of thirty-two and had been in the town with Antonapoulos for ten years. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now Mary was oldest, and she wanted to play a quiet, ladylike play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet there it was. The words we had waited for had been spoken. I would of thought there would be screaming and shouting, but it stayed still and quiet.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machines were quiet, so she could not pretend deafness. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the kind of guy who’s quiet unless he’s watching sports on TV. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Eventually we pulled ashore and spent a quiet night; Otto and I offered our rations and Wello shared his ground cloth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Appa led them to a quiet grassy area away from the flower field, where they could rest for the night. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, in a state of quiet contemplation, he began his exhaustive inspection of Spassky’s games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s just trying to keep us quiet,” said another. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I am here. Be quiet. Do you have the cloth bag and the matches?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“All the time. Like I have to be so sweet and quiet.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, after he has heard Frau Elena go to the toilet and climb into her own bed and the house has become utterly quiet, Werner counts to one hundred. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Lonely? I’ve hardly had a quiet moment since arriving. Stop being a reporter and let’s eat. Besides, there are people in the city who are lonelier than I.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said I had to be quiet and patient and start writing in my diary again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Whenever I got real quiet in class, Ms. Laverne knew why. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lucy was next to them, as tiny and quiet as ever, but she reached up and patted Liam on the shoulder in what I guess was supposed to be a reassuring way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She had engaged a maid for me, Clarice, the daughter of somebody on the estate, a nice quiet well-mannered girl, who, thank heaven, had never been in service before and had no alarming standards. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But of course this didn’t happen, and at last, Pearl snuck the cordless phone from the kitchen counter, ducked outside by the garage, where it was quieter, and called Moody. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of us here, and you’ll need to pay attention. Today we are going to talk about dynamics, when we vary the volume of sound. ‘Piano’ means ‘quiet.’ Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask her immediately about the magic in the letters, but that would be rude and so I was quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen much of my brother since the big baby announcement, which meant my life had been quieter and more bruise-free than usual. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And then the sudden sharp contrast of quiet sounds, like tinkling crystal. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They are all strangely quiet, listening to Checo's voice full of disclaimer, and when he falls silent, only to their own breathing as the hand of God draws closer. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She wished Curt were quieter and more inward. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All the while, Stick grew quieter and somehow more still. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Keep quiet about it. If we all sign up, it won’t work.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Carmen is the only one besides Don Walter who knows what the rehearsals are really for, and, in an unspoken pact, she keeps quiet about the details. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha knew many worthy Brahmins, above all his father—holy, learned, of highest esteem His father was worthy of admiration; his manner was quiet and noble. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

My closet is a good thing, a quiet place that helps me hold these thoughts inside my head where no one can hear them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We sat quiet for a while, sort of chewing it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her classmate was quiet, reserved; she spoke when spoken to, but rarely entered into any conversations on her own. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At times it seemed there was steady quiet only when, from another room, the rustling whispers of my parents faded and I moved closer to sleep. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the other children had all disappeared, she remained at her desk, quiet and thoughtful. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She walked home down the quiet path, surrounded by trees and grass and blue sky. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A thought bursts from my brain: Does Madge even know how to be quiet? Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Håkon was quiet for a few moments, and then he said, “I think I’m hungry.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

It’s quiet, save for the sound of Tom’s breathing, ragged and shallow. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both quiet on the drive back. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, and then he said, “I’m sorry that happened to you.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her voice is still just as quiet, but it stops her mom cold. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“And besides you promised . . .” He glanced at me and was quiet. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as she looked again into his brown eyes, in a weird, quiet way, that was what Sierra wanted. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Finally Niles stands and yells, “If you don’t quiet down, you will be asked to leave!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The entire class remained quiet as I gathered my things to leave. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

On this day, all is quiet and yet I nervously put one foot in front of the other, my eyes scanning the trees and bushes around me for signs of the Khmer Rouge. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were quiet for a minute; he stared at the moon and I stared at him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a quiet eternity of the Trojan War, Mama Tataba burst in and threw her apron on a chair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were joking with one another as they approached, but when they got close enough to read Luma’s expression, they sensed that her mood was gloomy, and fell quiet. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Passersby who called in to drink water from the family’s calabashes would say how much they envied that quiet place, and how their own places were so much drier and dustier. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The boy was skinny and quiet, and one summer’s night, Mr. Trepid discovered him lying listless and feverish in his bed. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Riding around the countryside like a couple of bandits,” Ma said, rubbing my leg to quiet the muscles. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So the child took his punishment and kept quiet, leaving well enough alone. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They remained quiet, with their elbows on the table waiting for her to come back. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Dari got quiet, too, and he whispered, “We’ll still be friends, right? After this.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I don’t know for sure because every time they hear me leave my room, they all get quiet. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Then be quiet so we can get started.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She added that the glass of milk and the crackers that schoolchildren used to receive each day had been discontinued, and that mothers were quieting their children’s hunger with cups of tea. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We start washing tiles again and it grows quiet. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone quiets down and stares at the blond woman on the screen, the same reporter we’d seen that morning. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody is quiet, as if nobody knew where to begin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just stayed quiet and laid there, stared straight ahead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The words were a quiet punctuation to the larger sounds of the ocean and coast outside: gulls calling, the surf, the creak and shift of the wrecked ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But to keep him quiet and get rid of him, I poured water out of the cold teakettle onto my hand and reached into the oven, placing my hand on the blur of dark hair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was dim and quiet, the rainfall more distant as she left the attic behind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They entered the kitchen where, except for two young men who were having an emotional argument in a corner, all was quiet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other long-term residents, whom I encounter at the communal laundry shed, are blue-collar people with uniforms and overalls to wash, and generally quiet at night. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a while, as if thinking on what I said. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again her voice was suddenly softer, quieter, more friendly, and she leaned towards the boy, smiling. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fern last: “Surely don’t” She was still looking down at us as if we’d thrown a monkey wrench into her quiet Tuesday evening. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat with her back to her grandmother and watched the prow of the little boat cut through the quiet water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gotta stay quiet, little one. You want bad mens to catch us?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

With twenty-four hours of quiet behind us, Coin finally announces we can leave the bunker. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Composed and quiet, the house lifted itself primly around her, and nothing had been moved. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was making funny cooing noises, and finally, the baby quieted down. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If you keep quiet, you have time to look and listen and take things in. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

After a quiet conference with Wild, Shackleton announced his plan to the crew: they would march across the frozen sea with two of the three lifeboats to Paulet Island, 346 miles to the northwest. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he thought that he might go to some man to buy some medicine to put into her food to make her quiet, but of course he never did this. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to respond, so I stay quiet, but I can see Patrice trying to hold back her temper. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Everyone. People used to dance and sing and play—now they all quiet. Scared.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Towards the middle of Nimmer, after much wind and bitter cold, we came into a quiet weather for many days. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even in her small apartment off a six-lane interstate, there was a sense of order and quiet to her life that she had never known. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be mad at me,” she said, her voice quiet and much less Lindsey than usual. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The crowd quieted and the next cheer lady had her turn. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember it was snowing really hard, and it was very quiet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help myself, I leaned over Joey and said kind of quiet to By, “I guess you really showed them, didn’t you? Boy, they were really begging you to talk, weren’t they, Daddy-o?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later I was to find out that the place was nicknamed “Tombs” because of its cryptlike quiet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So quiet that you can almost hear other people’s dreams. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the audience someone coughs, and the crowd is so quiet that it echoes like a gunshot. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Here’s what’s going to happen,” Buddy Ray said to me, again his voice a quiet lisp. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

In his quiet way, Fleming was giving the witness a rough time; Wells plucked at his tie, as though the knot was suddenly too tight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took some time for the singers to come off their level of exaltation, but the minister stood resolute until the song unwound like a child’s playtoy and lay quieted in the aisles. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crept up quiet as a shadow, but he opened his eyes all the same. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even as they joke and eat, I’m quiet and try to enjoy this fried chicken and waffles. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After the tapping is done and the crowd of Dauntless is quiet, Eric clears his throat and begins. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dicey tiptoed off the porch and down to the brook for a quiet wash. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh Lord,” a woman said in the quiet that followed, her voice full of sadness and awe. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was three in the morning and the street was very quiet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men's voices broke the quiet of the morning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I stayed quiet, moving my hand slowly over her stomach. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When they both looked up from reading, they were quiet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

While Sounder trailed the path the hunted had taken in search of food, the high excited voice was quiet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door stood partially open, and he entered after a quiet knock: on the wood, which drew no reply. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then one of Gus’s brothers-in-law brought up a boom box and they played this song Gus had picked out—a sad and quiet song by The Hectic Glow called “The New Partner.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

‘Perhaps a game...' he said tentatively, ‘perhaps the draughts board...I think they might go into the sitting room and play a quiet game, something of that sort.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I rose early and kept the children quiet by serving them breakfast outside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a huge stone heaved into a quiet pond came the shattering news that her beloved stepfather and mentor, Jacob Marrel, had died. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There’s an odd stillness, like the house is quieter than it should be. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One by one, the campfires were extinguished, and the oasis fell as quiet as the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben's parents' room was quiet, and Laney whimpered when I walked in. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The workday streams of people and bicycles were gone, and the street was quiet and peaceful. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The large hall lay quiet and dimly illuminated by hidden light sources in the transparent walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no quiet center left in the tumult. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet soothed her, and the gentle rocking motion set Catelyn to swaying in her saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m quiet, so he continues, “It was like a movie!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

All he knew was that the room was quiet and cold and that the job was done. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They came out in the spring and stayed until October, hanging around, calling taunts to passersby occasionally but most of the time quiet, languid and peaceful. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts the pot down, rocks him till he’s asleep, lays him on the bed and tells the rest of us be quiet or she’ll demolish us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The room I’m in is pitch black and quiet, except for a clock that’s tick, tick, ticking away. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t stay quiet much longer; eventually, he’d be called away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In fact, he is quiet for a boy, and does not favor rude words or sounds such as those produced by sticking your hand in your armpit and giving it a squeeze. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He swayed back and forth in his leather chair, his fingers stroking his beard, and continued to speak in a quiet, singsong voice. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I remained quiet, trying to decipher what the Paqo meant now. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When Abuela had moved in, my mom and dad had wanted to give her a quieter unit away from the gate so she wouldn’t have to hear everyone coming in and out. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know he was on Facebook,” she says, and then goes quiet as she reads. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I could tell they were all ashamed of themselves, avoiding my eyes, quiet as if Johnny were still there. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the longest this brat’s been quiet in her whole life.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Only the rattle of the wind interrupts the spectral quiet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rose early in the morning and made my way through the quiet, dawn-lit streets to the rink, where I laced up my skates so tightly my feet throbbed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the plane took off for the final hop to Vietnam, the conversations got quieter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the path that Reggie had once idealized, but it was a clear direction and one he was undertaking with typical, quiet resolve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Everything was still and quiet except for the swoop and chatter of a pair of sparrows darting in and out of driveways. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Will braced himself as he heard the quiet creak of the top step. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the quiet I say, "The Scarlet Letter, right? We read that first semester. How do you like it?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and my uncle glanced at Ultima who had remained quiet and listened to their talk. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stay there for what seems like hours until all is quiet again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get inside, it’s quiet, and now that the rain is gone, birds are chirping again outside. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The night is quiet, except for the peals of laughter coming from inside the theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Anne Frank knew to stay quiet and hide, and she still got caught. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

One of the dead men was a popular fellow known as P. G. Unlike the quiet Mr. Yu. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look how he quiet and respectful, just like his father was in high school,” a large woman with dark purple hair extensions says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only smiled and was very quiet that night, as I was to be for a while more. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We sat around the table, drinking and laughing and smiling, but then we got kind of quiet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When Miss Scatcherd told me I never cleaned my nails, I was about as quiet and innocent as a Large-Billed Puffin. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The mansion was eerily quiet, with only the fizzle of the last few solinium flares to alleviate the stillness. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But on the other side of Decatur and Lewis, peace and quiet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t have any quiet little streets or parks; it’s highways and a grid, and no rivers either. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

What had happened to the quiet little lady in the car? The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I got up as quiet as I could and put my clothes back on. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The cane field where Wild hid, or watched, or laughed out loud, or stayed quiet burned for months. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got back inside, the house felt too quiet. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s best friend, a hearty girl named Elévée, had wandered in and sat down at the table opposite Elisabet, but was uncharacteristically quiet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam isn’t at her stop this morning, so the second half of the bus ride is quiet and slow. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Olanna moved back; the tumultuous crowding of pain and thoughts and anger that shot through her made the words flow out of her mouth with quiet precision. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The fifth morning after Hermes’ visit found Odysseus putting out to sea before a fair wind over quiet waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon, but part of me wonders if the whole block is a little sad that we’re leaving. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He quieted down after the drink; got sleepy and begged her not to go away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room is calm and quiet, and Sloan looms large in the center. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The former sheriff showed up, in the guise of an elderly, quiet cattleman from Texas. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed quiet, the sort of shock he’d only heard in movies. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Come, take it, Ranofer. It will quiet your rumblings, as the man said when he tossed his right leg to the crocodile.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We follow behind it, taking our cue from Maddie, who calls out cheers and randomly yells, “Woo hoo,” when things get too quiet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Reverend Okonjo raised his hands, and the last few people chatting and gossiping quieted down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And perhaps not too many people buy plants for Christmas, because the store was quiet and nearly empty. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Our street is narrow, and he's not being quiet. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The creaking of branches, the steady flow of the river, the quiet scramble of small animals foraging in the undergrowth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Michael had a way of walking quiet sometimes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The spirit of George Washington Carver hangs strongly over the campus—a quiet, almost hauntingly quiet area of trees and grass. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he did laugh, a brief and quiet sympathetic chuckle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

That first day, when Wessel began to speak in his quiet voice it was impossible to hear him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dallas and Florida were quiet, facing the windows, waiting for the owl. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

While Bertha talked a blue streak and hardly ever sat still, Gus was quiet and easygoing, with a calm, slow way about him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Sergio told his heart to be quiet, but instead his rebellious heart quickened with anticipation. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My parents were quiet the whole way back to the house. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then came a quiet morning when Mr. Zuckerman opened a door on the north side. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Things quieted down after that Grandma disappeared from the screen door. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

One of the listeners cackled like a hen and was quieted. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road is very quiet: just one woman walking in my direction a few hundred yards off, no one else. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, with quiet intensity, “Don’t take them. Please.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet out here any noise carried. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I look at him and smile, but I feel this quiet smack of guilt. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But she just told me to be quiet and listen to the sermon. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I seem to recall music—jazz or gospel—playing in the back, but conflicting with that I also remember a deep quiet overcoming everything. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was quiet, and as if we were afraid of silence, we began cleaning the blood off our guns and the ones we had brought with us, cleaning and oiling their chambers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After the show went off, I got real quiet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was quiet and shy, but he seemed to enjoy listening to Pita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hall was just arriving from the opposite direction, and together they turned down a quieter street. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those quiet times give you the chance to think about what has happened. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some folks is whispering, murmuring to God, and a quiet power fill up the room, like bees buzzing on a comb. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Same thing in Haiti,” I say, really quiet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When Billy finally got home to Ilium after the airplane crash, he was quiet for a while. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle Derby sat pale and quiet, her eyes cast down through most of the meal. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He agreed at once; we found a quieter side street, and thankfully putting our burdens beside us sank down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one occasion, Jose, a timid, quiet teenager, is threatened by a man who wraps a chain around his neck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He had set his features into the expression of quiet optimism which it was advisable to wear when facing the telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It felt silly, tiptoeing in a visibly empty room, but she still felt the need to be quiet there. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the quietest place we know,” Dad whispered, and lifted me up to touch the lion. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He heard sounds all around them and thought them to be the sounds of Village: soft laughter, quiet conversation, and the bustle of daily work and happy lives. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So, Chino, like I was telling you . . .” Sapo quieted down and I let out a deep sigh because I wanted to talk about something else. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The Beast loved the Bog and the Bog loved the Beast, just as a person loves the image of himself in a quiet pond of water; and looks upon it with tenderness. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Sam was so easy to ignore, so quiet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The women are quiet as the crowd parts for them to pass through. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sudden screams pierced the quiet and startled me so that I dropped my pen, blotting my words with smeared ink. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The rest of the afternoon was unnervingly quiet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It’s hushed in there, a library kind of quiet. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think probably most miracles are a lot smaller, and sort of still, and so quiet, you could miss them. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The toilet flushes, and the sound of water trickling down through the building breaks the quiet. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember much of the car ride except my mom was quiet. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A young man walks in, and it is quiet enough that I can hear his footsteps. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They were both quiet for a long moment. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She would laugh her quiet laugh and pat her hair, which had the greasy shine of hot-pressing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But then the shuffling sound receded and disappeared, and the woods were quiet again. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

For she had been expecting an older version of the boy she remembered, distant, quiet, in corduroy jeans and a sweatshirt, a few pimples dotting his chin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The country road was quiet, crowded on both sides by the forest canopy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I sipped my soda to quiet my churning stomach. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Everything was cold and quiet except for a milk truck that idled at the rear entrance as two silent, sleepy-looking men unloaded the wire crates and let them fall with a clatter on the asphalt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mateo is quiet, probably thinking about those Scorpius Hawthorne books he mentioned in his profile. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Yishan grunted in agreement, his mouth too full to reply, and for a moment all was quiet except for their satisfied munching. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I let the quiet swell between us for a moment. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Once Booth crossed the river into Maryland, he rode through a darkened and quiet countryside. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king now returned to the Hornburg, and slept, such a sleep of quiet as he had not known for many years, and the remainder of his chosen company rested also. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The wood was very quiet and the sun had come out again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Or keep quiet and just try to hide until the family left? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When she was being quiet as a shadow, she could sneak past all of them, flitting out by starlight to make her water in the woods where no one would see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Etienne comes down grumbling, one shoe on, and the whole kitchen goes quiet while Madame Manec fixes his tea and sets it on a tray and Etienne carries it back upstairs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It is not a bonfire but a quiet ember. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I slipped inside, thankful for the cool quiet. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not that it’s unusual for Dad to be quiet. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was early in the morning, perhaps three o’clock, and the city was quiet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a minute, the sound becomes so overwhelming that my brain flips a switch and somehow all goes quiet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago. Yeah, I’m staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore. One year, and then back to my quiet retirement.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The birds in the forest quieted down, as if to listen. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was learning in the obvious academic ways, holding my own in classes, doing most of my studying in a quiet room at the Third World Center or in a carrel at the library. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dusty, good and quiet as a mouse, followed him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama always said if a body couldn’t say anything nice it was best just to keep quiet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Offstage, Marian’s quiet beauty and unaffected charm had always attracted suitors, and that was the case in Berlin. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, stay very still, keep quiet, and don’t move from my side, please.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tyler’s speech impediment kept him quiet, made his tongue heavy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was quieter and sounded more serious than the others. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I guess they saw no need to be quiet, and I was easily able to follow them as they made their way into the city, Otto bumping and shrieking behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a time of quiet departures, of the sifting away of all that was not staunch against winter. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly, she could not quiet the nagging voice that said, No one will believe you. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I loved it, being deep in the quiet, near the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta flung her pillow at Fern, but Fern wouldn’t be quieted. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Down you go,” the sour aunt said, “down to the parlor. I'll be right along, once I've prepared your cure. But whatever you do, be quiet. You'll be very sorry if you wake my brother.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then the world goes quiet and white, and I know no more. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After her parents left for work and the other children were at school or in mines, the house was quiet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of the dark globe seemed to grow stronger as all grew quiet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The master-at-arms put a hand on Robb's shoulder to quiet him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After reading his account of it I was prepared to meet a good specimen of manhood, but hardly the quiet, business-like gentleman who came here to-day. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s a quiet place. No talking above a whisper.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And as I looked out at the dark, quiet street, it occurred to me that walking home wasn’t the best idea ever. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There were a few snickers as Zart, the quiet big guy who watched over the Gardens, shifted in his seat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I knocked, but you did not hear me. I pray you, forgive me this intrusion. My business cannot wait,” she says, her voice both quiet and insistent. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To Minnie the little ceremony appeared to be legal and in its quiet way very romantic, but in fact no record of their union was entered into the marriage registry of Cook County, Illinois. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We were all quiet for a second, all of us just kind of nodding, looking at the floor. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You may stay here tonight. I want to talk to you. But you must be quiet now, while I notify your family unit. No one must hear you cry.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a long quiet moment, she puts out her hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She lay quiet with her eyes just a tiny bit open, staring confusedly at the soft flames that occasionally flickered up among the coals that glowed in the fire pit. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“What do we have to be so quiet for, tonight.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished they would quiet down, but other than that he figured it wasn’t any of his business. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But it was the quiet, slow times that tore at her emotionally. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The quiet morning air explodes with noise as hundreds of hooves pound into the narrow dirt road. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He could totally be one of those mass murderers that you hear about when they interview the neighbors and they’re like ‘Oh, he was always quiet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We wash and dry in relative quiet for a while. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was a quiet life and no one was drunk. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I waited until it was quiet and hurried on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam tells us be quiet going up the lane or the neighbors will know we got the eviction and there will be shame. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was quiet for a minute as we ate. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And it is one of the quietest and darkest and most secret places on the surface of the earth. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

He sat and bowed his head; the room was quiet, so quiet that Bigger heard the preacher and Jan breathing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were quiet for a full block before Njemile cleared her throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She sat and didn’t move a muscle, just sat quiet as if she was waiting for her mother to come and take her home. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was brave of you to take the pills and come with me. I knew there was more to you than the quiet girl I met in the Infirmary.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Someone who wants the world to quiet itself. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A mother trying to quiet her crying baby. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Just so you know, we never would’ve been best friends if you were quiet.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, she must be quiet as a shadow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Werner Joseph is nice too, but all the changes taking place lately have made him too quiet, so he seems boring. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And when she gave up it was suddenly very quiet, and Dustfinger saw Meggie's slim figure standing there as if she would never move again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anyway, we decided to go in after Rodney pointed out how suspicious we looked in that quiet little street. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I asked him as soon as I recalled the incident. He said that his mother had always been very quiet. Apparently your grandpa did enough talking for both of them.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The island was quiet, but a dog barked in the distance as they jogged along the path, single file. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We curled in our lips, struggling to stay quiet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Farther up on the green stood a tall brown Victorian house, quiet in the sunlight, all covered with scrolls and rococo, its windows made of blue and pink and yellow and green colored glass. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood seemed quieter Cabot quickly reached into the window of the car and into the backseat, where he grabbed a metal flashlight holding four D-cell batteries. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Easy, sweet lady," he said in a soft he mare whickered softly as Jon Snow tightened voice, quieting her with a touch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Row after row of dark barred windows, all spooky quiet. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is quiet except the sound of gulls squawking overhead and wind rattling a window somewhere. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure where this urge to be quiet is coming from, but we all seem to feel it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Heidelberg is fairly quiet relative to the rest of the country. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This time my question was quieter, less crunchy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

You weren’t to go somewhere quiet to memorize your lines; you had to love them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Not that pinpointing another Book Scavenger user was an easy thing to deduce, even in the smallest and quietest of schools. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat, and the hush already over the crowd somehow gets even quieter. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The basketball superstar Larry Bird used to say that at critical moments in the game, the court would go quiet and the players would seem to be moving in slow motion. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His tack was quiet questions, to get at why I was so anxious. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother’s dark hair would be all askew on the pillow and her face sweet and quiet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rode the rest of the way in silence, Spoon driving carefully as the clean, well-kept buildings in the quiet white neighborhoods gave way to shabby houses on streets filled with black children and garbage. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his crackers, he lies on his mattress, stone quiet, and looks at the sky. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

There’s a terrible quiet looming everywhere—at the library, at the drugstore where I pick up Mother’s medicine, on High Street where I buy typewriter ink, in our own house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The drive back home is longer and quieter because Chantal doesn’t put on any music. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It was hot inside the taxi, and quiet. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The government doesn’t want you quiet, Titid,” says Lally, smiling like little angel. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was the cold storage cellar, standing quiet, alone behind the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a moment, turning the ashtray in her fingers and being careful not to look up and see Lane’s expression. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You wait here. I’ll follow him. Keep low and stay quiet—someone will come back for you.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But then it’s quiet, and I figure David gave in and did whatever Stephanie wanted. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very quiet sounds: a chair being lifted and replaced, a short whisper, the creak of a floorboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The locker room was in the school basement and it was so quiet right then that I could hear water coursing through the pipes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

People would love me for my sweet, quiet nature. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The judge said that this wouldn’t be necessary, and White sat back down and the crowd quieted. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Leona turned around and stared at them through her thick glasses and they quieted down, but the minute she turned her back they started again, in a softer voice. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The wet growl that tore through the quiet was unlike any other sound he’d heard in all his life. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I jumped up again, throwing my hand over my mouth to tell her to be quiet, and pointed over to the monkey cage. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the White Rose was quiet for a few months. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a long while the men were quiet. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Claudio walked away from the stream, carrying her into the sagebrush until they could no longer hear water, until the land—the mountains, the mesa leading off to the gorge—was very quiet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Have you had a quiet guard?" one said, at the top of his voice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sound changed to a quiet crunch of snow and creak of timber, and the dogs began to step out eagerly, and the motion became swift and smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

For example, begin with a fun rhythm activity to get students going, and finish with a quiet relaxing or listening activity to calm them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The audience held themselves quiet, tense, and tight, as if the song had burned them worse than flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She rounded on Ron, Hermione, and Bill as though they were being noisy, and hissed, “Did you hear? He needs quiet!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then, while magpies jabbered like a bunch of excited monkeys in the branches overhead, and with two sparrowhawks quiet on the telephone lines across by the highway, Joe fell into a peculiar reverie. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life in Norvelt was pretty quiet but I could still never get any sleep. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, for the first time since I got in the truck, Little Bob was quiet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If the others wanted to be warm, they had to be quiet. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, more gently, “We’ll drive somewhere quiet, OK? Somewhere we can talk.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The tops are not nailed down. Be quiet. Don’t speak again till I call you. Pray if you want to.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In his traces, Red Rabbit stamped and snorted, so that Hand Clap had to run over and quiet him down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Handsome and quiet? White hair and skin? Dale’s brother.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

After all of the eating, talking, praying, and being among family, the house finally fell quiet. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Four stories tall, the building stood on a quiet, tree-lined block enclosing a private garden. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

As he drew it out, he heard a quiet thunk. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You must be very, very quiet,” she whispered to him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We were very quiet at dinner and after, as Kazi was cleaning up, Amil ran over to him and hugged him hard. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe he didn't recognize my voice this quiet. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sky was clear, quiet, and the bluest blue she had ever seen. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“But Madam sent me home. Said she wanted a quiet house last night. No baking.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His quiet voice was filled with pain, and the depth of his despair was apparent on the features of his avatar’s face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rested in some other place that was cool and quiet and still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Alfred T. Slipper was a quiet man, too. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was an imposing man, quiet and dignified, and a great lover of books. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The line was quiet for a few seconds. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My ma told me to hush and sit quiet—I was too little to be running my mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The taste brought back to them the memory of fair faces, and laughter, and wholesome food in quiet days now far away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The return to the landing zone was a repeat of the morning’s march, stretches of quiet interrupted by bursts of bullets from unseen enemies. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet for a long moment before she asks, “How do you know? How do you know if the guy you meet won’t be the one you spend the rest of your life with?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As if to answer, she heard in the caverns of her own memories the padded footsteps of something quiet, predatory, and terrifying, coming closer and closer and closer. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Light?” said Ron, but Hermione told him to be quiet until she’d looked something up, and started flicking frantically through the pages, muttering to herself. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The room was suddenly quiet except for a few random sparks and sizzles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He sat still and quiet for the most part, but yipped when I accidentally caught his skin with the metal teeth. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We found a quiet spot by the hammock, where the music was loud enough to hear but didn’t drown out our conversation—though we were both too focused on eating to talk much. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wanted to ask her what she was doing, but something about the way she ignored his eyes kept him quiet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet complicity of minority officers in the War on Drugs serves to legitimate the system and insulate it from critique. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It's a quiet scene, as Tiny tells his parents he's "probably kinda gay." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was so quiet and relaxed that some of her ferocity dwindled. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I am an early riser anyway, and at 3 A.M. the roads are empty and quiet, and one can be alone with one’s thoughts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we skipped the cafeteria, but most days we found the quiet end of a table and pretended the other seats were empty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The classroom fell quiet, a long heavy silence that roared in Roy’s ears like a train. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quiet hum of the radio has been overtaken by a rhythmic sawing sound. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He touched my hand with his tongue, but only once and then he was quiet and scarcely breathed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin had been quiet for most of the evening, but now as her two companions readied for sleep and the dogs nosed their way under the furs, she said, “I’ll stay up and keep watch.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pouring this all out on paper in the quiet of my room has not helped. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think, Harry, it is time to return to my office,” said a quiet voice in Harry’s ear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The same quiet hills lay below him, with hawks patrolling wooded valleys between shoulders of rock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was quieter and die nearby cannon were no longer firing and Lee came forward out of the smoke and the nightmare. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice’s dæmon, Ben, had become a bulldog, and Malcolm could hear his quiet growl, and saw the ferret trying to hide in the man’s sleeve. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“In school, everyone thought so. Kind of quiet, but that’s okay. Back then, people thought I talked too much.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Now, you have all done a great job this past year respecting Mr. Beiderman and his need for privacy and quiet,” he said. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

The city is strangely quiet, its cobbled lanes emptier than usual, its spires shrouded in unseasonable fog. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Look, Mum! I can see —” “Be quiet, Ginny, and it’s rude to point.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She stood in the middle of the quiet, misty street in her unicorn pajamas. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Another pause, and then it's her quiet voice. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reading out loud was easier than speaking because we did not have to make up what to say, but I stopped often, and the teacher would think I’d gone quiet again. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the lobby was quiet; it was Sunday, they were eating at three o’clock, American-style. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this bird was sneaking, obviously trying to be quiet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Anya left, she peered back into the smithy’s darkness, where Kin lingered by a forge, quiet. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The people in the hall grew quiet, tense. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If you cant keep him quiet, you’ll have to take him out to the kitchen. The rest of us cant shut ourselves up in a room like Mother does.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would idle in the quiet room and drink the ales. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Here’s where I got to be extra quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In vain Mr. Justice Dana’s ‘What have we here?’ and ‘I cannot accept this as testimony,’ and Cilia’s attempts to quiet her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m quiet for a minute, pretending I’m listening to Mike talk about the development of cannons. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

His voice is real quiet as if we’re in a secret place together. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, be quiet,” I say, blushing a little. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But even a quiet celebration causes a stir in 13, where they seem to have no holidays at all. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet in the room, and then Grandpa sits back in his armchair with a sigh. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The houses around us are all quiet and dark, everyone still sleeping at seven o’clock on a Sunday morning. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It embarrassed her, for in a cooler, quieter moment it appeared to her absurd that she should have taken his action so seriously, so dramatically. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are stories about me,” Betonie began in a quiet round voice. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His quiet, probing questions kept me talking freely, forgetting, in the dim light of the storm, to be embarrassed for monopolizing the conversation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care. I like my quiet life.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Well, the start of the school year arrived and with it came Tom Riddle, a quiet boy in his secondhand robes, who lined up with the other first years to be sorted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She was quiet and then told me she would leave them with the super downstairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep—Lights out around 10 p.m., but I can stay up in the bathroom reading or writing, provided—Mami does love a lecture—that I am very quiet, so as not to bother the Mancinis. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Finally Jonas was able to quiet himself and he sat huddled, his shoulders shaking. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The water pulled him under, where everything seemed suddenly slow and quiet. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Turner came to the classroom to tell us to finish reading the chapter we were on and to be quiet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to be quiet,” I warn him as I carry him into the storage closet. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The gunshots finally ceased, and the world was very quiet, as if listening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Several boys milled about the Glade that night, but for the most part it was quiet, like everyone just wanted to go to sleep, end the day and be done with it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A scrawny teen with dark curly hair, Dan was shy and quiet and had the unusual habit of walking around campus in a double-breasted suit, carrying his books and papers in a black briefcase. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She tells her children to go to their room, and once they close the bedroom door, the house gets quieter. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When all the children were sitting and still and silent, all the more quiet because of their sense that something unusual was happening, the headmaster came in and everyone stood up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then it got very quiet in the other room. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I placed this young man with you,” she says to me in a terrible quiet voice, “in the hopes that you might provide a civilizing influence. It appears that I was gravely mistaken.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I want to cheer for Momma, but I stay quiet. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He ran his fingers slowly back and forth along the length of it, stroking it lovingly, and the shiny paper wrapper made little sharp crackly noises in the quiet room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

And there was no one in the street and it was quieter than it was during the day, even though you could hear traffic in the distance and sirens, so it made me feel calmer. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The moon rose over the wall of Resthaven, painting the quiet msasa trees with silver and trailing a bright shimmer on the stream at the valley’s heart. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So being quiet is suddenly the same as being a school shooter? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t speak for a long time, until I am quiet again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After I had finished clapping, it was quiet in his bedroom for a minute. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You boys can watch, but you must be quiet,” he said. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Most embezzlers lead quiet and theoretically happy lives; employees who steal company property are rarely detected. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The window was open just a crack, and it was quiet outside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Roger’s daemon, tail tucked firmly between her legs, shivered against him and gave a little quiet howl. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces, bathed in the attenuated December light from the tall windows, appeared quiet and even faintly reverent. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had just finished brushing my teeth and was heading back downstairs when a quiet knock sent my heart thudding against my rib cage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He knows that Enrique cannot swim, so he paddles him back and forth on the water in an inner tube to quiet his fears. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The man was trying to calm the woman, telling her she must be quiet, but her screams had turned to wailing. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

A shiver ran through Ekon, and a solemn quiet settled between them like dust as they continued on. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Desdemona was quiet for a moment, trying to fathom this new reality. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t imagine a place like this even existing in our quiet town. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, presently he led them up another set of stairs into an empty cellar, then through the cellar doors onto a quiet street lined with elm trees and old houses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed desperate for him to be quiet. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why he’s talking so quiet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He had a quiet intensity, a bit of gravel in his voice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I turn off the set, but then the house feels too quiet, and bad pictures are bouncing around in my head. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were also rumors that Leon was carrying on a quiet investigation of Room Nineteen. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seems distracted, so as they walk down a quieter passage away from the courtyard, Celia asks if anything is bothering her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She says she enjoys the slower pace and quiet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Also, he was quiet and decent, so unlikely to go round gossiping afterwards if it was a complete disaster. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As Daddy’s van crept along the quiet street, we both crooked our necks up to stare at the ceiling of the tree cave. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Each carried a quiet defeat in their hunched shoulders and downcast eyes that Koffi hated but understood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The raised eyebrows around her told her she’d been quiet for too long. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s not natural, I know, to keep an animal so quiet. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was perfectly quiet, and between the still curtains at the window she could see the sunlight. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He came in right at seven and sat down in the corner, staying very quiet, blending in. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The ringing bell sang through the quiet night. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Mom. I’m tired of being quiet. All of you should be. Layla’s been fighting for us. Literally. Look at her face. And what have any of you done? Nothing but cower in fear.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But my mother’s expression was what devastated me: a quiet, blank look that said she had lost everything. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a time you fight your way blindly in the mad crush of hurtling metal and then suddenly it dies away and you are in serene and quiet countryside again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He longed for quiet—to be able to stand by a blue pool in the evening, and lob a pebble into the water, and watch the circles of ripples spread slow on the sober surface. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the noise of the crowd fell away behind them, the world in the shell had grown quiet and calm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I quiet my voice, saying, “People are staring.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The house was quiet except for the buzzing of mosquitoes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

My locker was in the art building, which was quiet and centrally located. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I was a very shy and quiet child who barely talked to anyone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The East River, meeting the Hudson near its mouth, is quiet and motionless as the mist. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through triangles between quiet banana leaves I saw flame-haloed faces laugh at the promise of death everlasting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just the day before, Uma Thurman slipped in for a quiet lunch with her children, but the paparazzi found her and she left. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of the wind, the sound of birds and the quiet afternoon, which was the world we were in. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask questions — that was the first rule for a quiet life with the Dursleys. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When you listened there were only bird sounds with silence in between, and those two sounds put together somehow seemed even quieter than no sound at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By being mostly quiet and kind of above it all. If we don't say a lot, people will think we’re mature.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

My mother was quiet at last, dabbing her nose with Kleenex while the minister talked: “I can just see her now, wowing the angels with her Chinese cooking and gung-ho attitude.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a quiet, watchful intelligence and a courtly charm. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was quiet in an ominous way; it was quiet in the way of small, frightening sounds. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Grown-ups don’t get how hard it is to be quiet all day. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

A couple of days later, I was reading by myself in a quiet corner when my ten-year-old brother, Travis, wandered up with an odd expression on his face. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor was quiet for a minute, wanting to tell them all exactly how it was. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought he’d be one of those quiet types who was awkwardly gentle and clumsy, the kind of mild-mannered guy who says, “Am I hurting you?” when I can’t feel a thing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve been quiet for a while now; our conversation was intense and tiring. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

With a quiet motion, Calvin repressed the comment that was about to emerge from Kallner, and waited patiently. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It was very quiet, much quieter than the main floor and children’s floor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A quiet strength and subterranean power exuded from his body with understated insistence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone bangs on a tabletop, and the room goes quiet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s just sensible. A steady worker with quiet ways. I hope it works out all right.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wes carried himself with a reserved, quiet dignity, while his father was always loud and rude. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was hardly a chore, our quiet village life, but I was still relieved when a break came. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But they’d been taught to keep quiet with adults, so they never told their teachers how much they were missing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They bypassed quiet residential neighborhoods and a shuttered local vegetable market. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t think anyone noticed how quiet I was, standing off to the side. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Master Dal managed to get all the students seated and quiet long enough to say a few words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just when the commotion was quieting down, a man appeared at the schoolhouse door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was quiet for a spell, and then she told me I shouldn’t let a man take advantage over me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is go to sleep—quiet my mind, relax my body, and go to sleep. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like Ms. Parker, I wait for the gym to quiet down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I struggle to figure out something to say, but nothing that comes to mind seems appropriate, so I just end up staying quiet, prolonging the awkwardness. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Peach Street no longer streams with the quiet flow of the vigil. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was still hot and the down was so quiet that they could hear the horses tearing the grass in the paddock of Cannon Heath Farm, more than half a mile away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up, suddenly aware that the world had gone quiet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize this sad, quiet version of my father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I say yes, even though I do all my homework in the time at the beginning of class while the teacher takes attendance and tries to get everyone to be quiet. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Rafe was the kind of running partner that she liked: quiet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I’m quiet too, thinking about school tomorrow and how I’m going to quit flute. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A quiet war erupted between the two of them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I remain quiet, though the others are in a better mood, for the shelling has died down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the Imperial Box became quiet and attentive. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

This sounded like panting, short and sharp, followed by a growl, low and quiet and threatening, coming out of the darkness. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sprinted around to the front of the house, hoping to see James’ skinny figure sitting on the steps, with Maybeth quiet beside him. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z