| 单词 | quit |
| 例句 | Bailey suggested that if I quit school before getting my high school diploma I’d find it nearly impossible to return. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One woman telephoned to say that she had decided to quit and go on relief instead. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandmother quit shelling and looked straight at me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave them a stem look to make them quit it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Every inch of his body hurt, inside and out; his limbs cried for him to quit running. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I wanted to quit, but Abraham insisted we could not stop. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘A person who quits or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty or danger.’ Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He quit the team before my junior year, leaving me as the only Black person on Duke’s fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Harriet’s manner of speaking of the circumstance before they quitted the ballroom, she had strong hopes. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z They used to be Daddy’s favorites before I begged him to quit. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Would you like to hear the last poem I wrote before quitting poetry? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And finally, once you come to the sad realization that you will never make it to the top, you will quit the tournament. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Anyway, Jared was in Coach’s office. When I said I was quitting, he made a ‘joke about how I couldn’t until Massah set me free. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In early March 2005, just after Heidi’s third birthday, he quit his job at the Queens diner after yet another heated argument with the owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His breath quickened and he looked up front at the pilot and thought, here it is again: one pilot and one engine and if either of them quit they were going down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She quit eating, vowing to starve herself to death. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d quit doing that—messing with me,” I said. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I was just fixing to quit weeding and rest a spell under the big hickernut tree when I noticed my shadow was underfoot, nearly straight down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z This meant that some of the financial burden of fencing would finally be off my plate, and I could quit teaching and focus the majority of my time on training. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After only a few months, Vincent quits his job, moves out of the room he shares with Gorlitz, and goes home. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The quick commute was one of the small graces they could appreciate, as it gave them just that little bit of extra time after the quitting horn sounded. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You better quit playing before Jesus strikes you dead!” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Not too long after Georgie stole the remote, Mr. Potter quit. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He came up for lieutenant, but then he decided to quit the police department altogether and go to law school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I refuse to quit, and I won’t let my companions fail, either. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When it didn’t stop, I quit pulling as well. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I pull weed. But today I happy working, because I get to quit early to come get you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I quit selecting certain of my New York brothers and giving them money to go and lay groundwork for new mosques in other cities—because slighting remarks were being made about “Malcolm’s ministers.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wright tell me, ‘Sarah, quit acting the fool and set still.’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her face was all white and stricken and I thought she’d quit then, but she kept it together, she kept it coming, although she sounded sort of shaky. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I know,” I said to my mom, but inside I was thinking of the one person who would think less of me if I quit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Like I mentioned, my mother quit the bank the day after she got back from France. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Jade, nothing happened but you want to quit? Come on, now.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But he felt so out of place there—like a white man working at Afro Sheen headquarters, he liked to say—that he quit. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z One day, following a series of months during which I had been repeatedly punished by teachers for being without certain reading books, I decided to quit school permanently. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When I had to quit my job in 1963, I didn’t stop working. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you’ve never been the kind of kid who quits things,” I said truthfully. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z We quitted the scene, leaving behind us a toppled parlor on the dirt street, table flung with arms wide, clock facedown, chairs jumbled on the ground. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z "And what you said about quitting before you really tried." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z All the bugs and toady- frogs shut right up, they quit chasing and biting each other ’cause this had to be the loudest whistle they’d ever heard too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “But he won’t be coming. Ever since he got kicked out of the game, Andrew doesn’t really like libraries. He even quit being a library aide at school.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I mean I finally quit worrying about whether they'd catch me home or not. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Now you know. So sit down and quit asking fool questions.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Things would be better if only he would just quit talking. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They quit spelling words when it hurt too much to talk. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z So I quit with the record thing and Fang got what he wanted—an audience of one. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m just taking your suggestion. I’m quitting while I’m behind.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I remember one night, I nearly quit because I had hit the numbers for ten cents—the first time I had ever hit—on one of the sideline bets that I’d made in the drugstore. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, thought C.P., it was time for the Klan to quit worrying so much about secrecy and more about effectively communicating its views. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Her father insisted she try it for one term before she could quit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Cole quit trying to think of answers with his head, and instead, let his feelings answer. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In the interval between quitting the Merchant Marine and entering the Army, Perry had made peace with his father, who, when his son left him, drifted down to Nevada, then back to Alaska. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The Witherspoons chattered about school, and about some boy in Betty's class who suddenly quit doing his homework. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena quit singing and said something in an unintelligible language. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She dreamed that her grandfather would quit drinking. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Having confided in a friend and then his daughter, Squire finally quit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I started it a couple days ago, after you quit talking to everyone.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We wanted to just quit, but pretending we were in love was our families’ only income. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boys tripped over each other in their haste to be quit of the tent. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The farther we rode, the less houses there was and the more buildings until the houses quit altogether, leaving one building or store or shop after the next. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes you have an old real science teacher who retires or quits and leaves you without a replacement. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z This remark always rubs him the wrong way, but Mrs. van D.’s not one to quit: “Oh, there’s never going to be an invasion!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Although Stanton accepted Anthony’s decision and didn’t quit the group, she remained a bit peeved. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Not only were some of my closest friends on the team, I had made a commitment to my teammates, and I wasn’t going to quit on them. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I don’t want anyone to get bored and quit reading halfway through.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “So you quit Harpy’s? Out of nowhere?” she asks with her mouth full. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When it quit flipping around, he stunned it and held it up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When he left the room and the double doors closed, Pinkie whispered, “If those prayers get any longer, I’m gonna quit believin’ in God.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After my arm quit hurting from his punch I went back to the alley behind Mitchell’s to take another look at the dead bird but it was gone. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Dan, seeing the fate of his little friend, had quit the chase and come back to help her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With the first tryout tomorrow, Lara insisted I quit right away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Jeff sat in a folding chair next to Ms. Davis, facing the window, kicking the desk until Ms. Davis told him to quit it. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “Miss Eyre, I repeat it, you can leave me. How often am I to say the same thing? Why do you remain pertinaciously perched on my knee, when I have given you notice to quit?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Henry was furious with Dad for unilaterally quitting the band, especially since Mom had said he could still play shows. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Prudence said, “No she did not, and I wish you would quit acting as if it is my fault that she did not say more than she did.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “We all bite off too much sooner or later. But some students don’t know when to spit their mouthful. They burn out. They quit, or botch their exams. Some crack.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “God all mighty! Sheriff, you got to get somebody else to tell him. I’ll quit before I do.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Me and the preacher looked for a long time; and finally, he said we had to quit. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I hate quitting stuff,” Angel tells me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z But my throat wouldn’t quit trying to laugh, like retching after your stomach is empty. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "I thought you quit," said one of the other counselors. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The thing that made the evening tense was Patrick officially quit doing Frank ’N Furter in the show. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “And let me say, I think it is time in this country to quit making national heroes out of those who steal secrets and publish them in the newspapers.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Also, he would like for Flora’s mother to quit pounding him on the head, which she was doing again now. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Howling, barking, whimpering, he finally tried to crawl, but quit when one hind leg slipped through the crossties. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I look way happier than you. It’s cool if you want to call this quits. If you’re still caught up on your ex, I get it. Well, I don’t get it. But I can imagine.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I could tell that everyone in the Sweet Pea had stopped laughing and talking and had started looking at me, but I still couldn’t quit bawling. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Me: “Maxine has been on me about quitting things. She says I can’t just give up so easily. Especially on people.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Papa would tell her to shut up, then Granny would interrupt and order him to quit disgracing Mama all the time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She learned these things after she quit her job at the Kimo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She is fighting back tears, but she has forgotten all about quitting. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Pecksniff quit the firm, bet on the horses, and wet his whistle, then wed his sweetheart in a suit that fit him perfectly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, the EPA probably saw the writing on the wall; in any case, it quit bugging Milagro’s dump. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She quit after two years because her body couldn’t take walking up and down stairs all day. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And rising as she thus spoke, she would have quitted the room, had Mr. Collins not thus addressed her: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They are making hay, too, in Thornfield meadows: or rather, the labourers are just quitting their work, and returning home with their rakes on their shoulders, now, at the hour I arrive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My heart quit beating, my blood ran cold, and time stood still! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Finally he said, “You know, Stella, when I was eleven, I had to quit school. Grandaddy needed me to work in the fields.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Chuck Muckle instructed him to quit whining and take it like a man. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They quit, right? It’s a forfeit” The referee shook her head. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He held me tight for a long time, till I quit shaking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We quit waving and cupped our hands to our eyes, trying to see the bare-chested person through the glare. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “He would think it was like quitting. He’d feel it was a cowardice. No, he will never sell out, and if he did I don’t think he would live a week.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was a very good soldier—about to quit, about to find somebody to surrender to. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t even quit that group when I asked you to. You said it was important to take a stand.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the fourth grade, because the family was so poor, Elijah had to quit school and begin full-time working. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He just squirms and twists around inside that hide and won’t quit fighting even after the dog’s got enough and is ready to throw the fight to him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me about the books she wanted to write someday, when she had enough money to quit the candy shop. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The other one could quit soon too and take care of the small boy and the baby. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie started to snore, and I nudged him with my foot to try to make him quit. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z About three weeks later, he just walked out the door and quit.’’ Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He quit his job at Allen’s Market and dropped his plans for finishing high school and went to Santa Fe with them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Same as the chained-up runaway boy that was younger than me, I quit talking, covered my eyes, and cried. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z McDonald, a widow and housekeeper for her son, said she was “often mistreated” on the bus and quit riding to support the boycott. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z McAdams kept begging them to quit shooting at us, but the shells just kept whistling in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On the road again, beyond the town’s last streetlight, he sipped the coffee and quit thinking about the various ramifications for a while. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She quit, then her eyes turned kind of funny and I says to myself if you cry here in this car, on the street, I’ll whip you. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She also seems like a bubbly type who didn’t quit teaching. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I don’t go to basketball practice, which means that I officially quit the team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The new teacher don’t know when to quit. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Possibly these dreams were in the back of her mind when she spoke to William that winter about quitting her job. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I asked him if he was ever going to quit. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “You can’t quit and keep your memories. You’d go back to being the person you were before you knew about the supernatural world.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Evan said he quit smoking pot, and I asked him what he was going to do with his pipe. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was time to quit school and get a job. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m quiet too, thinking about school tomorrow and how I’m going to quit flute. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z At least since the unfortunate death of Mr. Nossik the school had given up on the recurring quit missions. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z This came after he told me that he was proud of me for not quitting today. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Okay, quiet,” Carter demanded, as if he were yelling at Rollo to quit throwing up. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you need to work on not giving up so easily. How about we make a deal? I quit Jon; you don’t quit the program.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I meditated wonderingly on this incident; but gradually quitting it, as I found it for the present inexplicable, I turned to the consideration of my master’s manner to myself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I’ve done what I could; a man that can live as long as I have and not know when to quit is a fool. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit talking and acted like I was having a real hard time drying the tin can she’d just handed me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z By the look on Lee Lee’s face, she doesn’t think any of these are good reasons to quit. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He quit the diner, but working there even briefly opened his eyes to how easy it could be to make money in New York. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The sooner he was quit of King's Landing, the better. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Well, God knows he don’t need any brains to buck barley bags. But don’t you try to put nothing over, Milton. I got my eye on you. Why’d you quit in Weed?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the sooner you quit flapping at the mouth, the sooner we can get out there.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z My mom said once that she thought he quit, but she couldn’t prove it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “No, I quit that. I’ve just been going to gym classes. The ones they have for guys who aren’t going out for anything.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t happy about the news, but neither were they inclined to quit, so Reynie left them to their thumb-wrestling and hurried back to Mr. Benedict’s study. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He rose to shop foreman and then had quit the previous summer to start his own company, Brazos Door & Hardware. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Coach both know that it means I basically just quit the team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish David would quit sighing when I ask to copy his notes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You can’t let them make you give up. They want you feeling ashamed of what you are. They want you so scared you’ll quit.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He quit, though, when he married my mother. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Meantime, I heard St. John quit his room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I can see why Master Wingfield wants to quit—even living on the streets was better than this. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z If one of the four engines quit, staying airborne was challenging; the failure of two engines was often an emergency. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Here’s another pair of examples with completely different meanings: Augie quit saying he was looking for another job. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I have big news. Guess what, Mila—I quit my job!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When I ask Christina where they went, she says, “They quit.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Yeah, your questions got better. I guess you didn’t quit on the idea of a book, though. How is that coming along?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He quit when the roosters started crowing at daybreak. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Abruptly he quit pacing, and the look he shot at me made me sense that somehow the chance question had hit him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Total perv. Dude was always looking down my shirt. Besides, he quit.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “If you hate it so much,” I asked Mom one day, “why don’t you quit?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “So you want to quit school just at the time when you’re doing so well, is that it, child? What happened to your dreams of someday becoming a teacher or a doctor?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He and all the profiteers who’ve since walked out on Africa as a husband quits a wife, leaving her with her naked body curled around the emptied-out mine of her womb. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider pointing out that nemesi might not actually be the plural of nemesis, but I figure I’ll quit while I’m ahead. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I think we ought to quit for a while,” he whispers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After while the stings and the fish-guard bite quit hurting so much. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z You want to know why I quit school? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Louie dragged his feet, bellyached, and quit at the first sign of fatigue. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I wondered what I would do when I quit working for the DiAngelos. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z This was just enough to make me want to quit everything I was doing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe she could quit her big job of being responsible for everyone else’s feelings. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She quit the beauty salon, set up a messenger service as an operating front, and ran all of her business by telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Vamonos,” said Papa, signaling to us that it was time to quit work. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to have to stop soon unless you quit making me laugh.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t you get a tutor or something? I don’t think it will look very good on your school records that you quit something, will it, Gerry?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “You want to call it quits for today?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed back against the feelings of failure that permeated so many African American communities, urging people to quit with the self-pity and take charge of their own destiny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But yeah, the way he reacted when I said I was quitting, I wouldn’t put it past him. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He thought it was time to call it quits. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When I reached home, I did not tell the family what had happened; I merely told them that I had quit, that I was not making enough money, that I was seeking another job. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, it’s been such a mess lately that I’m planning to quit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You should tell your mom. Maybe she found enough money and you can quit now.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Momma also quit bugging me to find out where I was going. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the owner he was quitting, collected his pay, and boarded a bus bound for Shanghai, about ninety miles to the south. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After she quit, William even told a friend that he had persuaded her to take time off. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Trout lost his argument with the boy who wanted to quit. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I still lacked three or four corn rows being finished when sundown came and Jumper decided it was quitting time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be like telling everyone to quit using the internet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Did your mom make you quit the team?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He had to quit wasting time waiting for them to come and end his life. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She responded, “You are not a slave, suppose you quit lecturing on slavery.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z So he quit work at the lumber company and opened a diner he named Clive’s. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s time I quit sneaking in and out of the library like some thief. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Go might, if he so desires, quit the Show Room and go into the Dark Room at the end of the hall. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You know you could quit anytime and there wouldn’t be any hard feelings between us.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I said that the American black man needed to quit thinking what the white man had taught him—which was that the black man had no alternative except to beg for his so-called “civil rights.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all of a sudden she quit looking at me without moving her eyes at all. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And what had happened to their energy when their hearts quit beating? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “He going to quit. He just burnt his hand a little.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We both knew her to be violently opposed to abortions, and she would very likely order me to quit school. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The British still use those endings, but Americans are now more likely to use the shorter quit, bet, wet, wed, and fit. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to quit,” I said to Josh, who was telling me for the eleventh time how great his life had been since he’d left the fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Luke finally quit the cool act, turning to Toby, surprised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was not quite ready to quit trying, he said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The following Saturday Lyman Gage announced that he would quit as president of the fair, effective April 1, to tend to his own bank. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He just wanted me to quit reading and enjoying myself. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Those who refused to quit were dealt with harshly. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z That’s how I was raised, but is it quitting when you never really joined? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Are you sorry yet? Ready to call it quits?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “A few months ago Daddy said you quit the store. I haven’t seen you since.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I’ve gotten so far with this story that I’m nervous any negative feedback might make me quit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z After I quit, my life slowly began returning to normal, and I had time to think about flying in space and what it had meant to me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I felt like shaking him and telling him to quit feeling so sorry for himself, but tonight I didn’t care how David Hull felt. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The organ music plays on, like a funeral that will not quit. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They also—finally—let me quit Smart Aid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She rubs the cloth across her teeth a few times, but her gums are too sore and she quits. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now I was coming to the bottom of my soda and I was trying to slurp up the last drops when my mother told me to quit; I was making too much noise. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the pain finally left my leg, the muscle had quit jerking. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He quit his job at Floyd’s Foods and Dr. Blankenship hired him to work twenty hours a week filing and cleaning his office. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When I quit shoeshining, Ella was so happy that she went around asking about a job for me—one she would approve. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother made her quit, sent her for dance lessons, strapped her to a stick- and-chalk contraption that was supposed to help her attend to her movements. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Enough to know that you don’t ever quit until somebody else actually wins.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z They didn’t want me to quit before the first tryout. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The worst case was the deceleration an astronaut would feel if his rocket engine quit before he reached orbit, causing him to plunge back down into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening at quitting time my exhausted grandfather would come out of the factory and tramp across to an adjacent building housing the Ford English School. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I knew it! I knew all you guys were going to crack up someday if you didn’t quit fooling around with this hocus-pocus stuff.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She had quit in the hospital, then returned home to a husband and a neighbor who both smoked. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then she quit government and opened a small stand in a flea market. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I hear it, I want to jerk the phone out of her hand, tell her to quit wasting her time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One of the teachers was so upset, she quit and left town. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She licked all of Ma’s tears and wouldn’t quit even though Ma kept trying to wave her off. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z His stomach full, his energy replenished, his mind thankful for a few moments of silence, he decided that from then on he’d quit whining and deal with things. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I wanted to quit art school in my first semester, but did I? No. I carried on and went all the way through and got my master’s. And that master’s is feeding this family now!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “No, Michael didn’t tell. I quit playing because I gave up on me. Became invisible.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Luke worked out with the assistant coaches, both of them quitting before he needed to. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The broad wings went through a final incensed salvo and then quit whipping Bernabe’s aching body, and somehow the hole in the neck, bubbling blood, released a last defiant scrawk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked by the El Fidel, that day she quit, and she could hear them laughing and whooping it up inside, so she knew they were Indians. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘You go home, Sucker Wells. You quit hanging around where you’re not invited.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I want to quit school forever and get a job, get my wages every Friday, go to the pictures on Saturday nights like everyone. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She knew I wasn’t having an easy time getting along with the girls on the softball team and I had confessed to her that I was thinking about quitting. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And if there is one thing everyone knows about my parents, it’s that once they put their hearts and minds to something, they never quit. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She’d tried to quit before but had never lasted longer than a week. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t much after that I quit school. Wastin’ my time there, Pa said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Miserable. But the pain itself is fading. I told Alexander I wanted to quit that night. I must not have meant it. I only wanted a reaction from him.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wished we could quit talking about ridiculous things and just enjoy ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you have to live down to people’s expectations, Kate. If you can do that, you'll get much further in life. Now quit dallying and get inside before they come back.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The Admiral came to him and looked him in the eye, but that other horse refused to quit. We gave all we had. It just wasn’t good enough.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Home again, and Mama quit her job to take care of me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He being settled and falling swiftly into a shivering sleep, I quitted the chamber and repaired downstairs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He watched as the horses slogged through the mud, Seabiscuit dogging and taunting until Kayak pinned his ears and abruptly quit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the day he was carrying her over a puddle and asked her to quit school and marry him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I quit school, and after all that talk, James quits four months later. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, if it was their lungs that made them quit, they were allowed to stay in Coalwood as long as they could afford the rent for their houses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was like all forty plus people in the restaurant quit talking at the same time. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, I told her about the whole money situation, and even about how I had tried to quit drum lessons. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you quit long enough for me to get out?” he said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At length the agent said, “Do you think if he lost the hearing he would quit?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "They was the only ones gave me a job when I quit school," he yelled. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Liam told me you’re not playing football. Good for you. Ever since he started, his grades have been abysmal. I’m tempted to make him quit the team.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I kept messing up, but Mrs. V wouldn't let me quit. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A few months later, he quit Berkeley for a post at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Institute of Technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Or perhaps it was her own deepest self that convinced her not to quit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It had been sent to Mr. Lome, commanding him and the other printers of Boston to quit their seditious, rebellious publications—or else. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll never forget how you came up those dark steps. Alone. At night. Scared. You conquered your fear. You worked hard. You almost quit once, and then you came back and worked harder." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will quit whacking you on the head when you put your hands in your lap, where they’re supposed to be.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z My trips up and down the stairs continued until my knees threatened to fold up and quit, bringing dishes down, carrying more delicacies and hot drinks up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Only, sometimes when I plowed him and he decided quitting time had come, he’d stop work right then. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z "You planning to quit your job for this thing?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to teach Noodles how to knit—thought it'd be good for him—but as soon as Noodles realized how hard it was, he quit and said knitting was only for chicks and sissies. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Finally darkness fell across the bay, and Cole quit work. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I had called Luzan’s office to apologize for suddenly quitting our sessions and disappearing as I did. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look—if you were playing Mr. Lemoncello’s Family Frenzy and the first and second time you rolled the dice, you landed on Sewer Repairs and Dog Pound, would you quit?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I only quit walking home with him in the third grade because that’s when everyone in my class started to ride bikes to school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But somewhere deep in his aching muscles a tiny voice was praying that Reverend Price would make him quit. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel lighter, like my shadow just quit his day job, walked off, and threw up a peace sign. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I was twenty-six at the time and had recently decided to quit climbing and get serious about life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “See there. You should marry me and quit upsetting your sister.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, shank. They’re all over the place, like freaking labels for the nice pretty Maze they built. I quit bothering to look at ’em a long time ago.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe she wanted to quit the program after finding out about Mrs. Wheeler. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d quit praying for a husband two years ago, Will. But I’ve prayed all my life for a home of my own—and for this.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As the people quit working to gather round, Robin warned them that it was all the water we had until the pump started working, so they were to go easy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma refused to quit chemotherapy, but she did ask Mother about herbal treatments. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Feivel, quit your moaning and help me get him to the pond!” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to will my blood to stop, my heart to quit its pumping. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then how can you think of quitting the program? Has it occurred to you that this program might be important to Wootie Hayes? Maybe you should think about it from her point of view.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they start throwing up, they quit spending money. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It didn’t really work wonders on me, and she quit me soon after. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He replaced a worker named Robert Latimer, who had quit to take over as gatekeeper at the rail intersection in front of Holmes’s drugstore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "If you quit your job, I might be." Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I quit my internship and began sleeping through the days as well as the nights. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I didn’t like the green canal between the dock and the Clara Belle, but I quit looking down and planted my foot on the side of the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "Please, Judge. I lost my job, my pension. I can't fight no more. Don't quit just because of some nonsensical words." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Like an actor whose audience has stood up to clap, I didn’t want to quit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I just quit listening. You listen! You got a life? Live it! Live the motherfuckin life! Live it!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled away into a puddle, shouting for them to quit and hitting back at the feet coming at me from all sides. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Gone are the days when he tried to persuade Theo to quit his job to be a painter with him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At a certain point, in order to try to save the garage, my mother quit her job at ICl and stepped in to help him run the workshop. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Soon as the motor quits, the big swells start to turn the skiff around. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I remember just how close I came to quitting Junior Agent training. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He wished he could just quit and crawl out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She quit looking at me, but she was still motionless. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning after I quit Roseland, I was down at the men’s clothing store bright and early. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished he would quit talking about my “operation” and its “phases.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z It’s almost four thirty p.m. on Friday, her quitting time, and she’s in no mood to stay a second longer. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Even so, she could not quit worrying that she had discovered something that was meant to stay hidden. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She quits and moves to a friend’s place in Long Beach. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But Mr. Gardiner could not be seen, and Mr. Darcy found, on further enquiry, that your father was still with him, but would quit town the next morning. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “So, I did my part. I quit. Now we have to keep working on your learning how not to quit on everything and everyone because they disappoint you or hurt you or make a mistake.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Cullen had decided to quit his job to join the Coast Guard after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t have to quit something I love. Would you quit?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Whenever we quit running or fighting long enough to look around, France turns out to be a beautiful place. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Bewildered, I followed him into the tank room, yearning to quit and tell him to go to hell. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew she hoped it would make me quit taking up for Miss Love Simpson. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In the late sixties the Warden quit his sales job and turned to teaching. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But they didn’t quit then and follow the letter. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z After fifty laps, one guy quit, and since quitting is contagious, three other boys caught the disease and walked off the court, too. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Song was heartbroken by Shin’s decision to quit. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “One of these days, you idiots will learn to watch where you step and quit knocking things over. Everyone will remain calm and escort the animals outside in single file.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Everyone cheered, but me and Byron quit cheering and started frowning right away. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth did not quit her room for a moment, nor were the other ladies often absent; the gentlemen being out, they had in fact nothing to do elsewhere. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t like working for her and I wanted to quit many times but I was afraid to. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In November, after the first hard frost, I got a call from Brian, who said that Mom had succeeded in persuading Dad to quit his job and return to the city. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He had quit drinking and smoking, but had high cholesterol, hypertension, and diabetes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His family’s finances have been stressed in recent years, and both his parents quit smoking in order to save money. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Butterflies swarmed in his gut, and he just wanted to move, to quit thinking about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And when the boss whistled and said it was quitting time I couldn’t believe it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z All I wanted was just to quit hurting. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no choice, except that he quit working for them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They were closing it up anyway, and the band had quit a long time ago. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I chunked four more big fish and missed on two when Old Flapjack quit eating berries and gave a strange snort. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Bones sang, and Horse quit the job and we had to persuade him all over again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So I took a leave of absence from the Boston Globe in 1982 and then quit. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Nathaniel Blackwood quit stopping by except when hearings and depositions required his presence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He knew that he had to quit blaming others, including his father, for his problems. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “They were like, ‘Nobody quits football for theater.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I had quit my search for the mallow root in my haste to return to the castle, and I tried to ignore the pricking of guilt, trusting that Elnora would forgive my broken promise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hale advised him not to buy any whiskey: “Henry, you better quit that. It’s hurting you.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Feeling they had the upper hand and wanting to quit while they were ahead, Du Hai and Yang Fan picked up their schoolbags and swaggered off. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mommy enrolled her in two more schools, but she quit both, declaring, “The white man’s education is not for me.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I think making me quit my job and locking me in the house did the trick. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Their children quit school at sixteen and go into the army, the jails, the state hospitals; when troubled times come, they join the Klan and do the rabble-rousing for the middle class. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, he was just going to have to get used to the idea, because Holly Short had no intention of quitting for him or anybody else. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “My mom quit her job at the warehouse.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Once I quit drinking and started making decent money at the little accounting firm I’d interned with, we bought the house on Overlook Road. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z His fingernails caked in soil, Fadi was about to call it quits when the earth loosened around a small tin box in their twenty-sixth pit. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They were quit tears for herself, because there was something inside her; was badly hurt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was so shocked at myself, when I realized what I was thinking, I quit going anywhere near Sister Betty X, or any where I knew she would be. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He quit smiling and looked at me a lot harder, like he was really noticing me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to quit and to do this forever, sleep in a bed and in a tent, see what was over the next hill and never see a hill again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But quitting drinking didn’t save my marriage, because quitting drinking is only what it is: quitting drinking. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z After a long time, Miss Peregrine quit struggling and lay on the ground with her wings splayed, gasping for air, feathered chest heaving. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I explained to her that I couldn’t quit, at least not until the assignment was done. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She went on, “Frankly, I’m on the brink of really quitting. I’m sick of it. No more poems, no more reviews, nothing. What do you think?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s one of those moments where you imagine quitting everything and staying right there. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When the gloves were bought, and they had quitted the shop again, “Did you ever hear the young lady we were speaking of, play?” said Frank Churchill. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Well, what happened? You didn’t quit the whole department, did you?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Me and Mr. Leroy jumped off and once things inside of me quit shaking, I patted Jingle Boy’s chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He did not say that he used to drink and had quit, nor that he had never used alcohol. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z They quit looking, a month, no, almost two months ago. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of good it did, since Jasmine quit the ensemble. I feel like I have you to thank for that,” Isaac says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z And it would be a shame and an embarrassment, after so many years of learning, even to think of quitting. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all the Indians got spooked and quit, whereupon the padre locked the church from inside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who did not die quit their villages and became homeless wanderers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t quit until he’d solved the puzzle and found a way home. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Was I going to end up like girls who quit school to cook and clean? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If his mom was really going to make him quit basketball, he must’ve been really sad. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “While her dear father lived, any change of condition must be impossible for her. She could never quit him.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z My watch quits at exactly 7:17 and 42 seconds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea why it had been nearly a year since I’d sent him work, so when we met in his office one overcast July afternoon, he suggested that I quit. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The day after, Diana and Mary quitted it for distant B——. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Because you quit coming to work! And it’s a government job, Stefi!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He quit the bakery, bought the restaurant, fixed it up, and spent a few weeks learning how to cook. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z They’re strong, they have a lot of stamina; they can go on for years and years, after the rest of the body has quit. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But what’s worst is when Ma quits talking and starts doing something to make a lesson permanent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You started this, you picked the song, you decided what we were all gonna do. I guess you get to call it quits.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z They were a kindly couple, and I got the sense that Peggy in particular spends a lot of her time talking people into not quitting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z After his first heart attack, in 2000, he quit smoking; but once he was feeling better, he stopped taking several medications, drifted back to red meat and fried foods, and let his exercise program slip. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She was unusually pale and very quiet She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absendy picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Not too long afterwards, the dean of Music and Art called our house and asked Ma why Helen was quitting school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Here, quit your biting, or I'll ring your bells," the woman in the window said to the man behind her, push-ing him off with an elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m glad you didn’t quit baseball, Silas. It would’ve made me sad because...do you know what I like best about the way you play?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z What if he insisted she quit school and get a job to pay her share of the expenses? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He quits, but they won't accept his resignation because they can see how sick he is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Half the church’s eight hundred members quit in protest. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you tired of dealing with Meg? You could quit the ensemble, and we can do our own thing.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “I just knew I didn’t want to quit.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She was taking raggedy fast-fast breaths and ’stead of thinking ’bout where each shot was aimed, she quit thinking ’bout anything but getting as many of them bullets out that pistol quick as she could. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry. I’m not quitting. Let’s talk about something else,” his mom said, all cheery. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z This time when he talked, he’d quit being so mad at me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Pick, choose, quit dragging it out, you don’t know, you couldn’t know.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z An unemployed thirty-six-year-old black man quit his suburban job because of the transportation problem. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His mom had quit one of her jobs, and Apex-7 had returned over a million dollars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “And you look like one of Tojo’s soldiers. You’d better quit sitting up so straight and tall. These jury people will be afraid of you.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At the end, Dad said, “Mind if we quit now?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “Mandela quit from the team,” Jeremiah told her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z When I got there my heart quit beating ’cause when I pulled the door to go in, Ma and Pa were pushing it to go out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I might have quit for real, were it not for Kim. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him hopefully and said, “You can’t fire me! I quit!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But he ran on, hoped his heart didn’t quit pumping. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He used to teach at the university, too, but then his family sold some patent or something, for some kind of waterproof material, and he got rich and quit. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I’m steering east and pretty much over being scared to death when the motor up and quits. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z From experience I knew that an “indefinite” grounding could be negotiated favorably—if only Abbey would quit whining. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was a sign, to quit now and start her blog. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “He called me, he just heard I hit the big number, and he figured right I’d be quitting.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You quit kicking my dog!” he yelled fiercely. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night, and that cop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Six months later he managed to pull himself together and quit drinking, cold turkey, but he never really got over the loss. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she explained why she had to quit. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He is furious at Captain Smith, who keeps reminding the gentlemen that they have signed seven-year contracts with the Virginia Company, and they can’t quit this voyage. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I quit at the end of the second term. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d put me through lessons, of course, but like most kids, I whined until she let me quit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He realized that once again he would be digging long after everyone else had quit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I had already quit work, so we just lounged around my room for a few days. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z My knees quit shaking and my heart stopped pounding. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t really mean to quit, the words just came out. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When it came to be Jamie’s turn to talk into the tape recorder, I thought that I would never get him to quit fussing with the switches. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even if it means I have to deal with those snotty new girls at school. Lettie’s never going to quit when she finds out I’m learning to work root.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They quit looking at me and looked at her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If she doesn’t quit bugging me, I’m gonna ask Mr. Ward to change my seat. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In these weak moments, I think of the ruedacacas, never quitting their toiling. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Many of the people who have been in the Slammer end up quitting their jobs and leaving the Institute altogether. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Butler had been an engineer with the company and then quit to open up a realty business in Myrtle Beach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had had a tumultuous childhood and quit school in the seventh grade. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I waited until he quit thumping before starting on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Zooey put out a hand and stroked Bloomberg’s arched back, once, twice, then quit, and got up from the coffee table and meandered across the room to the piano. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They quit hiding out to hold their dances when they found that their American friends didn’t laugh at them as they feared. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Darling, you think an inch deep on every subject. Then quit.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was, but after Sarah quit, things were different. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Even when Ramadan arrived during the season and I had to play volleyball and fence while fasting from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from food and water, I still didn’t want to quit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said after Wayne had just quit his team. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He's definitely not too hype about nine-to-fiving, and Doris knows better than to quit her day job, but at least they're giving it a shot, which me and Jazz are both super happy about. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she’d quit staring at me after awhile and give me a chance to lift: my gun. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I never intended to quit, it’s nice to have someone making all this effort to get me to do something I would have done anyway. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wasn't ready to quit on my homeboy yet, but he was pushing me, and pushing hard. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “That was one of the stupidest things you’ve ever done,” she snorted, when I announced I had quit. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d quit takin’ up for that woman,” said Mama. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Chongo quit pawing the dirt and flung his tail into the air. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I can. If you come just at quitting time and wait outside the door, I’ll stay out of sight until everyone has gone, and then I’ll let you in.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The implication that Lott was a fan of segregation raised enough of a fury that he was forced to quit his Senate leadership post. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m—I’m totally fine, I just, I—I quit the Poets for Peace and Justice club,” I blurt out. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “In marrying your nephew, I should not consider myself as quitting that sphere. He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z ‘Less us quit this here quarreling with each other.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I cover my mouth so I don’t cry, because I won’t be able to quit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I wished I were a real servant, the sort who could quit one situation and seek another. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m quitting my job at Express Services. I’m giving my two weeks’ notice today.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Ang Dorje became an able student and achieved the equivalent of an eighth-grade education before quitting to go back to work in the mountaineering and trekking industry. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When they sat on the couch Momma and Dad quit talking like nobody was around and got real careful about what they said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you quit talking in dreams and tell me what you really want to do with your life,” I said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Doc said she had no idea how your grandmother was even doing because Mom—G’ma—quit coming in for checkups. She’d already reached stage three, and—” Dad pauses to take a breath. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Apá quit when he was in seventh grade in order to work in the fields. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I went to the paper on Friday and quit the Miss Myrna job.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "That may be. But I'm not one to quit." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They don’t quit until he is either conscious or pronounced dead at the hospital. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Besides, Cade Hernandez was our de facto commander in the Stop Trying to Make Us Stop revolution, our act of defiance against the quit missions. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Finally Brave Orchid’s children quit wandering and drooped on a railing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad worked in those labs, and when he tried to quit, they killed him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Remember how you’re always telling me I have to quit right away when I’m playing computer games and you think it’s time for me to do something else?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But I did quit, partly because I got tired of running, and partly because the little ache I had known as a boy was no longer a little ache when I reached thirty. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, one day, Morton, the boxing busboy, announced, “I quit.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma had quit her day job to be with us, so I spent a lot of time helping her in the garden. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “About me going triple agent? No, nobody does. Half my staff quit because they didn’t know. My sister hasn’t spoken to me in months.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “It would be awful if he quit. He and Lissa are much more interesting than the grumpy old men who usually take the job.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “If Joe wants to quit, then I guess we are done.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “I’m just trying to help, man. Why don’t you quit moping at every word I say and talk to me?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “One of our assistant coaches quit,” I say before she has the chance to say something about it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Big Ma was now quietly sobbing, but Vonetta and Fern danced a hula because Pa had said “Honolulu” and I had to tell Heckle and Jeckle again to quit it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Since I quit cheering, we don’t have much in common. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But Anna quit early while I kept going. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z During evening chow, in fact, I kept staring across the mess hall at Bobby Jorgenson, and when he finally looked up at me, almost nodding, I came very close to calling it quits. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m Erica, the owner. I had a manager until yesterday, but she quit. Sorry there was no one here to greet you.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I did. But they told me the school quit buying their gas three months ago. Said the school probably switched to bleed-off gas.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I had gone through so much already that it would have been pointless to quit now. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Another time she might have made an effort to regain her composure; but her one thought was to quit the stifling atmosphere of church and reach the open air. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Then maybe I could quit wondering and, as Papa would say, be-have myself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “If you was really smart as you think you is, you’d quit looking for answers inside your own head and start looking for ’em in God’s gifts. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z So we opened up, and they all turned around and quit, just like that. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But mostly Joe had quit fishing: there were too many other more important things to tend to, apropos earning a living. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The fellow I had quit on me,’ Patterson said when they had come out again into the lot. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Jones—Coach—thinks he can make me quit? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I think it’s time to call it quits.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He’d then shop at his leisure, much to the discontent of the shop workers who wanted to quit for the day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Indeed you do. Plus any and all information she chooses to share with you. And so, Charles, I ask you: Would you like to quit your team and join Kyle’s?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Well, it would be easier to go back to school if you quit your jobs,” Georgie said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I mean, part of it’s just knowing that Morgan quit the band. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He had pushed Boobie in football and prodded him and refused to let him quit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If you love someone, you don’t quit on them just because they make a mistake. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “I want you to quit Junior Agent training.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I’m not positive, but I think he probably got the message, too, because after his last, troubling phone call, he pulled a Lance Winters and quit on me altogether. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Riding the bus was like having a sore tooth that never quit aching. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z My throat wouldn’t quit jerking up and down and making weird noises. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All were ambitious men, unaccustomed to losing and even less to quitting. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Your dad’s quitting,” Mom told me when I questioned his behavior. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Where that put me was I had to either quit and give up what I was about or go back and still play with the team and just give up my respect. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It came to me that he had quit. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I began to see that there were ways I could be happier and that they didn’t necessarily need to come from Barack’s quitting politics in order to take some nine-to-six foundation job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Chizu and Mama and May had quit trying to control him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth was, I could no sooner quit cello cold turkey than I could stop breathing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel kind of sorry for Jack. Don’t you think Julian should just call it quits already?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t nowhere near that easy for Pap to be quit of it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Yes he had several girl friends, soon as he found a girl to mistreat him or trifle, he would quit her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, quit and put that up,” she said as she handed over a credit card. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to and quit asking me,” I said in a voice louder and harder than I had intended. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After ’while he quit drinking and started breathing regular. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “People would think that something was wrong if someone like you quit here on the South Side.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mess of brambles and thorns because Uncle Drum quit mowing it years ago. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Once he focused on a goal, the Warden refused to quit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Absolutely nothing. That’s what I’m going to do for two weeks. Not think. If I start to think, I’m going to think really hard about not thinking until I quit thinking.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He said it was because he was too old, but everybody knew that was just an excuse: he’d quit because he was against the war and didn’t want to fight in it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only a couple of weeks, then I’m out of here. He can quit his treatment then for all I care.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then and there I decided to quit the gang, permanently. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom finally put her foot down and insisted it was okay for me to quit, scuttling Stephen Kellner’s dreams of me playing professional soccer before they even made it out of dry dock. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Another person shared his experience of quitting school and realizing that life isn’t a fantasy world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z You can’t just quit. 10TH JUROR: Why not? 3RD JUROR: It’s dishonest. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After Mr. Morrison quit for the night, we returned to Lissa’s window. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Many readers have asked me what happened since I quit: How did the state respond to my book? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s where little Franny quits the Bible cold and goes straight to Buddha, who doesn’t discriminate against all those nice fowls of the air. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I was about to quit school and start my first real job. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Nightfall came, and forced the hunters to quit—that, and lack of space, for they had amassed as many bottles as the car could contain. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, we always used the butter, for if my mother sent it back to the kitchen, Yang Sze-Fu would lose face and quit. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She also said I was the best in the whole league and that I'm stupid to quit. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Someone snickered and Thomas quit talking, hoping he’d gotten his point across. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And she had persuaded her mother to quit her job as a cleaning lady at Wanamaker’s Department Store. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “You think it is so easy. One day quit, next day play. Everything for you is this way. So smart, so easy, so fast.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Melissa offered to quit school and go to work so their mother would not leave. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z After all the investigating I did with Yolanda and after I had lit not just one but several of Vivian’s cigarettes, which made me an eyewitness to her broken promise to quit smoking. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “A couple of kids quit the a cappella group,” he says, “but that’s to be expected. One girl needs to focus more on her cello lessons.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Many soldiers quit the war right then and there, convinced that this endless wave of blue is unbeatable. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But after I got a patch for learning how to bring someone back to life, I quit. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Quite honestly, I’m just not ready to quit yet. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I was walking around—thinking. How would you like to quit school and go back to the ranch?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The adjutant general wrote to Tom’s captain, saying that Tom had “proved an excellent officer” and that he would “regret to see him quit the service.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After I quit, Ms. Hawkins told me that I had until the middle of October to choose a different club, and that it would have to be approved by her. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Does someone start it at quitting time, I wonder, now that she is dead? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Nathan told himself that if no one showed up to help in five minutes, he could call it quits and would go into Nali’s hogan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I wish you’d either tell me or quit talking about it.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had left a message that over at the Roseland State Ballroom, the shoeshine boy was quitting that night, and Shorty had told him to hold the job for me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z That was what everybody kept telling him back when he had wanted to quit. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Olly: no. he made me quit the mathletes, but he couldn't bully the coach into taking me midseason, he let it go eventually Madeline: What if he brings it up again now? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, quit yelling, all right? I said I was sorry.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I quit the a cappella group,” I hear her say. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She intended to quit her teaching job and devote herself to her art. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that Goober had quit the team, there was no one he could trust. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing like a quit motor to put a lump in your throat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Every Monday the card tournament always gets messed up! I quit!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z "He's just been in a bad mood ever since he quit smoking. The person you've got to worry about is the Warden. There's really only one rule at Camp Green Lake: Don't upset the Warden." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z So they were stuck without much of an option aside from Wanda quitting the job she’d had for over a decade and uprooting themselves from the neighborhood where they’d built up a network. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gates should have quit while she was ahead, but she continued. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Linda would never have considered asking me to abandon the sport, but the announcement that I intended to quit had reinforced her decision to marry me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I tried to quit fretting but still missed on two of the next five stones I chunked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We waited for the gate to quit squeaking before we gave up our hiding spot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Then quit mucking about and take off those silly trousers!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After my dad had to quit construction work, he started a handyman business. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He’s thinking about quitting his job and moving to America. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After some polite small talk, Evan told me that he was quitting pot and needed to find someone to bequeath his beloved pipe to. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “There’s no quitting at this point,” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He had yet to follow the directions, and because he was determined not to quit until he had at least tried, he proceeded to follow them now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They quit sitting next to me on the bus too, and Rufus didn’t show up that night to play. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Can you believe that Julian phoned Channing Williams, my wicked predecessor, and threatened to quit unless she was moved?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Like my aunt Mavis used to say, a whistling girl and a cackling hen had better know when to call it quits. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Officer Mac smiled and said, ‘You really don’t think your dad would have let you quit the program, anyway, do you?” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit concentrating on the perch and raised my head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll take a blunt button hook and pull his tonsils out by the by jingoed roots, just like I promised him. He doesn’t quit. He’s fired.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wiped, but there was nothing that was going to make me quit. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I felt guilty that I hadn’t visited him immediately in the hospital, so to make it up to him I quit my job and tended him day and night. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The funny thing about it was I don’t think they would have felt let down if I had quit and come home. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit church and avoided my deeply religious godparents. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you were so close to finishing! You can’t quit school for some food stamps!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He quietly quit school and went to town in search of work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead the victorious force simply quit the scene, hoping that any remaining problems would disappear in the ensuing chaos. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I quit. I can’t do this. Your son is a tyrant.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like if because I raised the boat my dad would quit drinking and turn over a new leaf or something. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "Mr. Donatelli's no gangster. Last night he made Willie Streeter stop 'cause he had a cut eye, and he made Spoon quit 'cause he was getting hit too much. And Spoon was winning fights." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My gaze leaped from bleary note to blotted slur, none yielding music, none quitting me of clamor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I started wearing it when I moved here. I guess I thought it would remind me of where I came from or something—did I or did I not tell you to quit stalling?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I resolved to quit and risk hunger rather than stay with them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Clayton didn’t know if he meant quit crying or quit rubbing his wrists. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I told him I’d just quit my job, but he said that didn’t make any difference; I could miss paying them for a couple of weeks if I had to; he knew I’d get straight. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, I was about to quit the oracle business even before the rest of you decided to, yesterday. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you quit shouting and let me bleed in peace!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z School takes on a nightmarish quality, like a house full of ghosts that won’t quit bothering me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He convinced two of his coworkers to quit their jobs and form a design firm with him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you quit blabbering and get to work?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Templeton had quit work and gone off somewhere on an errand. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Guess it’s time to quit the job I never did today. Time for dinner, too.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I got tired of Aunt Mary treating me so mean, so I quit her factory and started looking for a job as an usher or movie ticket clerk in Harlem. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was in the group, but he quit. Maybe he went back to Ninth. We don’t know.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Then he said in strangled tones, “I resign. I quit.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Now quit wasting my time. I have things to do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had quit my Aunt Mary’s by then and was working for the McCoy Publishing Company, a mail order business that supplied emblems, aprons, and books to the Masonic Order. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria Isabel doesn’t feel well, forcing her to quit night school. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Lucky for us, the storm blew through swiftly, the rain quit, and the dinghy didn’t sink. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He couldn’t quit digging at his skin, making big scabs and then ripping off the scabs and scratching the open sores. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In South Korea, North Korean defectors routinely quit their jobs, claiming they have been singled out for persecution. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And he quit playing because their subtle deferential treatment made him nervous. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ma! I thought we were trying to make it so’s I wouldn’t be so fra-gile! Look at me, I caint quit shaking!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Not long after he quit guiding, Dusty bought the Coral Queen, got her outfitted for gambling, and partnered up with the Miccosukees. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Is hoping m^>e she quit.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "I'm usually up highest, so I'm the first to see the flag that signals quitting time. There's a special little song I do," says Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some of the fanners had quit farming and were cutting railroad ties so they could feed their families. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The one he falls back on when he’s lonely: Theo should quit his job and come be a painter with him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I try to make up for my poor practice and soon my lungs are aflame and my legs are screaming, threatening to quit on me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about what Angel said about quitting. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She’d started out just trying to get the old man to talk and then somehow she couldn’t quit. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mark quit the Bean Bar,” Bridge told her brother, Jamie, when she got home. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Here I comfort myself with the Aleve commercial where the cute blue-collar guy asks: If you quit after working four hours, what would your boss say? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But the letter—which clearly states that she wanted to quit—reminds us that even dauntless women can have their moments of doubt. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mom hadn’t woken up the next day and decided to quit waitressing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I feel for the girl because it can’t have been too nice having that guy all over her like that, and it was she who quit. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “No. I quit. Feel a hell of a lot better too.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking turns throwing the tennis ball for Tilly, who never quits. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When he learned he had MS, my dad acted like it was no big deal, even though he had to quit his job, which was building houses. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You promised her. You’ve got to. You ” then she seen me and quit, standing there. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning and thunder seemed to be rolling eastward but the rain just wouldn’t quit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had quit my job at the automobile company, and went into the garage business for myself. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally quit reading it and went outside for a walk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Even clinics charge something unless you make no money at all and I’m not quitting my job just so I can see a counselor. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Amelia’s mom says, “Take your time, Edie. We’re not in any hurry. And, Amelia, you better quit that tone and apologize, young lady. Have some empathy for your friend.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When I told Ella why I had quit, she laughed aloud: I told her I couldn’t find time to shine shoes and dance, too. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He quit searching for Beatrice Leep’s stepbrother, though it required all the willpower he could muster. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The small skull crushed, and then the mouse stiffened and quit squirming. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But this time Jinny looked up and shouted at the sky, “I quit!” as she plunked Ess back on the sand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “We don’t have an apartment. You quit your job at the warehouse. And I could have made everything better for us.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The sparrow quit swapping eyes and watched me steadily with the same one until the chimes ceased, as if he were listening too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When she noticed a locked book with an intriguing title, she had quit the search in order to test her keys. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The drummer said, “What, you lost one fight and quit?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Finally he quit fighting and let the waves push his body into shallow water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mia quit her job at the art store—her belly was starting to show—but kept her other jobs, though she allowed the Ryans to linger under the impression that she had stopped working. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t keep this a secret. I have to tell my mom before she quits her job and gives up our apartment. She thinks I can buy us a house.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I said I was going to do this, and I am not going to quit now because things are hard.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Later, they burned a flaming arrow that would not quit. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I worked at the Wilmington News Journal and quit. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we quit eating and we looked at each other and we were quiet, and then we heard it again and I began to cry. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I was convinced he wanted to break me or see me quit, but I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Some teachers quit rather than join the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At perhaps ten, we heard a great number of militiamen approaching, speaking in accents boisterous and jocular—and so we quit our position and crouched some several rods away, in the grasses by the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So I thought it was better if we quit after a few minutes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I was an unwilling player but could not choose to quit the scene. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “But you quit the band! Gave up dressing punk!” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You won’t get the chance to do anything with it if you don’t quit saying things like that. Tehlu watches over us, but he is vengeful.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I thought finding religion meant a body quit worrying about luck.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hughie and Jones instantly quit their jobs so they could be near to help. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the next day, right after my mom quit her job at the bank, she did go over to see Fang. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z At least the fool had the sense to quit that Doctor Tate. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My first resolution was to quit Geneva for ever; my country, which, when I was happy and beloved, was dear to me, now, in my adversity, became hateful. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z They could even quit if they wanted to. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “No, it’s just that—” “Everything will be better when my headaches go away, when I sleep at night, and my bad dreams quit.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In my head I say, I am never quitting my goal. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Our superintendent kept trying to get him to quit school, but Hosie vowed he was go’n graduate if it took him till he was thirty years old. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If only this putrid water would quit pushing me. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Heck no. He even call me up at home a few weeks later to make sure I didn’t have no plans to quit. Say he afraid he gone starve if I left.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A gifted French-horn player, as a teen he was a member of the American University Symphony but quit, according to Walt, after objecting to rules imposed by a high school band leader. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If I didn’t need a scholarship to even think about attending college, I’d quit these inane games! Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z All our intelligence said that the Japanese military was still not ready to quit, even though the ordinary people were desperate for peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like my mind wants to be mad at something and it won’t quit. Even now, I’m mad.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And I could detect when the white reporters had gotten their heads together; they quit asking me certain questions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We know how they are, the first quarter you start hittin ’em a couple of times, get a couple of sticks on ’em, they want to quit.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My sisters quit the table for the candy. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But after he left Miss Ransom’s house and stood for a half hour watching Bud and C.T. abusing each other at checkers, he decided to check Sheila out right fast and quit for the day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When I still couldn’t quit looking at him she turned my face so’s I was looking dead at her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Work resumes on the Golden Gate Bridge. 103 men are put back to work, two quit, seven scratch their heads, five have their feet up, two eat sausages for supper, three do not...” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I didn’t mean to quit forever. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As suddenly as it had attached itself, it quit dogging his heels and sat down, staring after him with eyes drowsily half-closed, contented and serene, maybe even purring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Customers quitting the island for Astoria or Cobble Hill would claim to welcome the change of pace, saying it would be nice to finally have a garden or live a little closer to the airport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was true that it like to never quit raining. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When she would not quit school, he dropped her completely. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He grew up very suddenly and quit hanging around the back and front yards with kids. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Guys in the weight room eventually accept me; eventually quit staring at my leg. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The rain had quit but the sky was still low and gray. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was exhausted by the meanness, thrown off by how personal it had become, and feeling, too, as if there were no way I could quit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He quit when the researchers started talking about injections, because he thought they’d infect him with AIDS. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The shadow of the bridge, the tiers of railing, my shadow leaning flat upon the water, so easily had I tricked it that would not quit me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Joey made me quit sobbing so we could see what Dad was going to do, but for the longest time there were no sounds from the living room. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her nine-year-old boy told her he would rather quit school and start working. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Colonel Read had been head of a whole regiment of militia, but he’d quit the job. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was nothing to do with him, and he was quits with her father now. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t know if he figured something must be amiss if the only two Black fencers on his team both quit, but I wasn’t interested in sticking around to help him figure it out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She quit rocking, just stared at his slumbering face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then her uncle got cancer, and she had to quit school her senior year to take care of him. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But if your name’s on it, I know you’ll quit if the company tries to pull tricks. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Everybody quit fussing with me and went right up to where Pa and the new people were standing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They talked about our friends who had quit school out of fear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You can’t quit cello,” she said after a moment of stunned silence. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Congratulations to you, too, Piper. It sounds like you’ve finally accepted your fate. It’s always wise to quit while you’re behind.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z More rain, as though it would never quit. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Fm going to quit soon anyway. This is just temporary.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The reason I couldn’t quit was that working at Smart Aid as your first job had long been a hallowed family tradition. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Anyone in the Settlement that hears the ringing quits doing whatever they’re doing and conies to the schoolhouse to welcome the new people. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I mean ordinary working people, the kind that we otherwise almost never saw in a bar like Small’s, who, with a good enough hit, had quit their jobs working somewhere downtown for the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “These kids are going to make this lady quit the first week,” my friends were saying. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked forward to the day when his wife, Kathy, could quit her job with the utility company and stay home with their daughter, Meaghan. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From that point on I worked for Daniel, and then as he was about to matriculate he decided to quit the game. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was right, and soon’s I knowed it, my legs quit working again and I fell in a heap at her feet. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As the sun rose each morning, the fifteen roosters quit heralding dawn and started their mortal combat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mildred, how would it be if, well, maybe, I quit my job awhile?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma quit moving her hand ’long her jaw and held up three fingers. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “So why did Dr. Throckmorton call you! Is he blaming you for the other guy quitting?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Done quit attending church, like she used to. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z To commit “a seven-three” was to use seven words when three would do, and a “ninety-nine one hundred” meant quitting on a nearly completed job. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Mason and Brooke called it quits,” she says in explanation. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “When I told him I wanted to quit, he left me here,” answers Stephanie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He’d just roll his eyes at me, get peeved, tell me to quit trying to mother him. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all hanging around the house, waiting for the rain to quit, when the mail arrived. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I tied the horse out front, waited for my insides to quit shaking, then stepped onto the stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But I wondered whether Davis had really quit the internet entirely, or whether he’d just decamped to some farther shore. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Three years later, Dasch went back to school, but he soon changed his mind about becoming a priest and quit. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Now quit being a wimp and get back up here.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The 3:30 quitting time turns out to be a myth; often we don’t return to the office until 4:30 or 5:00. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “She quit two weeks ago. It’s a shame,” he said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t I tell you to quit doing that stuff?” his father growls. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After that, Reggie called it quits and went to their hotel to do homework. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, boy, you can quit going on about it.You sold me. But... what’s your point?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When Melissa is getting ready to leave work at six, I tell her I’m quitting, possibly the next day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm gonna quit, Alfred, but I need one more, just one more." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And Bloom, abruptly alarmed, quit laughing in order to scrutinize Herbie closely, wondering was the volunteer okay, or had he suffered a nervous breakdown, or what? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone has a supremely low moment somewhere along the AT, usually when the urge to quit the trail becomes almost overpowering. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z By quitting time Lupita’s hands ached as much as before, and her fingers were blistered in new places, a cruel gift of the cutters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z If they just dropped their dough in her basket, then walked away without saying anything to her, ignoring her and all, she'd quit in about an hour. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Soon it was evident to Bull that he couldn’t match the fire power of his family’s combined voices, so he quit singing and concentrated sullenly on his driving and his cigar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Told me I got what I deserved and to quit sniveling. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My dad would never have asked me to quit speaking out, but he also wanted to make sure I took the right precautions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I pause and then ask, “What about Malia’s ballet classes? Does she have to quit those, too?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Momma had quit writing letters and I was done letting them follow me around, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to sleep under them every night. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z As he put it, “I’ve put too much of myself into this mountain to quit now, without giving it everything I’ve got.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He decided to quit his job and sell bagels. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I do not know to this day whether I quit or was fired,” McNamara said years later. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Your dad didn’t graduate from high school. And I quit high school to marry him.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I dug my toes down into the dirt to make Ma quit walking so’s I could get a better look. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I quit breathing and my blood ran cold when all the sudden he shouted, “Lord, have mercy!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z So he quit, and now he’s looking for a new career. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then it quit, and I could hear a cow lowing up at Russell’s barn. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z You may even plead with them, by heaven! in gentle terms to quit their horseplay—not that they will heed you, rash as they are, facing their day of wrath. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The stupid and confusing ideas quit coming and got their place took by a stinging in my eyes and a loosening in my nose and a choking in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t get the bank teller job she wanted, but she met some guy who needed a file clerk at his insurance agency, and then she could finally quit that Waffle House job. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I have quit several jobs & so has Perry on account of Bully Bosses. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I figured your friends might not be so congratulatory, since their ranks aren’t as high. So quit moping and come with us. I’m going to shoot a muffin off Marlene’s head.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t like you quitting anything, but under the circumstances….I just wanted to make sure you’re okay with the consequences, that you won’t regret the decision later. I mean, you love basketball, Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you can quit nagging,” she said, checking street signs. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "I don't care. Tell them you quit. Ask for another mission, somewhere where you won't hurt anyone. Because if you don't, you'll die, and skies only knows what will happen to the rest of us." An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Right that minute, the conductor came around for old Mrs. Morrow's ticket, and it gave me a chance to quit shooting it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Gary quit selling insurance three years ago. I have grandbabies to spoil.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I said, ‘Well, Dr. Johnson also said, dear boy, that “He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.’” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about quitting flying and staying home. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Do they walk right through the boys kicking cans along the sidewalk or holler at them to quit? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma’s hand would always quit moving at this part of the story. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My parents had known all along that I was involved with gangs and had said nothing, but when the harassment increased, I decided to tell them that I had quit gang life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Liza would kill you. Why—you want to quit?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I force myself to stop looking, but I can’t seem to quit wondering if any guy—Gavin or otherwise—will ever look at me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z And yet it would be years before they finally quit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “My mom quit one of her jobs because she thinks I’m a millionaire,” Felix explained. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as he officially quit work that evening, Rick Deckard flew across town to animal row: the several blocks of big-time animal dealers with their huge glass windows and lurid signs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But it waren’t working, all his bumping and jarring couldn’t make me quit thinking. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Does this mean you’re ready to quit school and focus on our problem?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to quit basketball, but his mom wouldn’t let him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Timing himself precisely, Bull quit running after he had said three decades. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Back around the end of the World War and in the 1920s, players would quit baseball to make more money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then you hit send, log out, and quit the browser. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He’d quit and gone over in a field to chew on something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “And if you decide to quit during the Academy—I can guarantee you some will—please, please, let me know you’re leaving. Don’t just walk out.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit my job at the hamburger joint the next day and became a full-time reporter for The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “They said I could quit whenever I wanted to.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z When the miners wondered if they should quit the strike, their wives told them to hang tough. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Gerry is the perfect example of “quitters never win” because he quit law school. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I was soon dressed; and when I heard Mr. Rochester quit Mrs. Fairfax’s parlour, I hurried down to it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z If they tell me when I get downstairs that I have to do overtime, I thought, I’ll quit. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what I would do or who I would be if I quit the fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Some federal judges, including conservative judges, have quit in protest of federal drug laws and sentencing guidelines. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A poor student, C.P. had quit school in the eighth grade and had gone to work at a service station, washing and greasing cars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can quit to make sure you and your brother don’t starve.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now that he’d quit school he roved about with a group of boys his own age, smoked cigarettes they gave him, and talked of automobiles and motorcycles, though no one owned one. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I called Ted this morning and I told him I wanted to quit.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The only other guy I used to play with was LJ Jones, but I quit playing with him when a lot of my dinosaurs started disappearing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Barrelhouse had said that the organization had quit fighting, and that was the only explanation I could find for Brother Tarp's leaving. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Chile, you need to quit your agitating ’fore you ends up shackled too. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His fingers were long and nimble, and as he moved, his hand quitting the piece with a flourish, he looked like a classical pianist playing a concerto. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t got ten yards into the woods when all the sudden ray heart quit beating and my blood ran cold! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Well, my mother quit slapping me, thank God, but she held on to me for hours. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I told her I quit, said I was sorry, then put down the phone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ever since the third grade, when her father made her quit school and help at home, Nguyen had been taking care of her siblings. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “She didn’t even leave an address. I just—I can’t believe she quit like that.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t quit when things didn’t go right. I was on the hook to succeed.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z After that he tried to think about Joe’s beanfield, but quit because already it made him uncomfortable to confront this thing; he had no idea how to deal with it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And I told him because I quit running. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I’m sure there’s a real person inside her somewhere, but after having her for algebra I and II, I’ve quit trying to find her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The men quit, gestured obscenely, about-faced, swayed leisurely back to their van, started it up, and drove out of the gorge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, when a volunteer quit her post, Paul asked why the woman had left, and someone explained that she had been offended that Paul had not thanked her for her work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My mother and father talked about quitting but they didn’t. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1891, Sunday shocked both his teammates and fans by quitting baseball to become a preacher. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Not so serious that I hadn’t been on the verge of quitting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When he walked faster, I walked faster, even though my feet were sore and frozen and my legs were so weak they wanted to quit. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z At first they were awkward and didn’t know what to do, but they would never quit trying. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept writing until his wrist began to ache, and at six he finally called it quits. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit the table on the run and headed for my doghouse. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The last nurse quit because she couldn’t control his hands. He’s always trying to touch something, but I put a stop to that the first time he tried anything.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She would sometimes quit what she was doing and stroll over to watch what I was building. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They say in the wintertime, with water close to freezing, you ain’t got but ten or fifteen minutes before your heart quits beating. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, but did I just hear you quit, punk rock girl?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The rest have locks on them, some very ancient indeed, belonging to officers who quit or transferred or died or who knows what. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Drum quit taking me to the diner. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He couldn't quit his job, and he couldn't go at night 'cause the caseworker would be on us talking about how me and Newcharlie were home alone too much. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “There are only four spots and I won’t risk you stealing one because everyone loves your stupid brother so much. It’s either quit or get kicked out of the Bureau. Your decision.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z So he quit college instead, and with that, Andy Blevins joined one of the largest and fastest-growing groups of young adults in America. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “He just quit. Daddy wants him to go back to college, but he won’t go.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z We hadn’t even finished unpacking, and she was ready to call it quits. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "Boy, you quit dancing and get back to dusting." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had recently quit a part-time job serving beer in a Seoul pub. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I never saw the officer again; someone told me he quit not long after that last time I saw him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I dropped the hint to Tel’s friend that maybe I would quit; it was a casual hint to test him out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I quit breathing and frozed all my muscles dead where they were at. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His body was begging him to quit, but Jesse pushed it on. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z All of a sudden I quit lighting matches, and sort of leaned nearer to her over the table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It never quit fighting, but the more effort it put in, the tighter it trapped itself. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Chuck finally quit gawking and made eye contact with Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He couldn’t quit thinking about the Circle Justice meetings. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “They are in desperate need of a good cook. The other one quit after the possum.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “This here’s a dog, not a child, and it’s not our dog. I want you to quit going on about it. Hear?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Remember? Baker the tattoo artist who quit medical school?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “You really don’t quit, do you?” he says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In his last two years at Duke, for all his early infatuation with the social life and trappings of wealth, Farmer quit his fraternity and began concentrating on his studies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But if I quit flute, I’ll have to find a music class that works for me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And then I told him I quit running the mile. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Mustafa starts to protest but quits when he sees that Mama isn’t going to budge. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He quit being a judge so’s he could do all Mr. Tanner’s courthouse work for him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z They would quit interviewing, quit their work, trying to defend their personal white devil selves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadie started dropping by the junkyard around quitting time, usually with a milkshake for Shawn, or cookies or cake. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Us, Latinos, the neighborhood, who else? We want you to join the program, quit that job of yours at the supermarket and concentrate on school.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The mullet quit jumping but assembled in a V-shaped squadron that pushed a nervous ripple down the middle of the creek toward the Molly Bell. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just have to get out of high school. We’re like oil and water, school and me. I wish Mom would let me quit.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z That was when she finally quit moving and looked dead at the tree. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, it seemed like the air conditioner had quit working. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I think I'm going to quit. I’m not going to make the team anyway.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t have to quit light crew. You do better scavenge than anyone on the ship. You could take Bapi’s job in a second, take out slack and double quota.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A week after the principals switch places, Truman’s football coach quits. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That’s why she quit school shortly after I was born, and moved out. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I said quietly, “Auntie, when is Uncle Katsuhisa going to quit his job at the hatchery and become a land surveyor?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z On October 14, Hitler had abruptly quit the League of Nations and discontinued Germany’s ongoing disarmament talks with France and her allies. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Joe had listened intently, grinding hard with the file, and when Bloom finished he quit sharpening the ax. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I held a series of petty' jobs for short periods, quitting some to work elsewhere, being driven off others because of my attitude, my speech, the look in my eyes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When the dog saw her it quit yowling, its eyes grew heavy-lidded, almost sad. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy wanted to quit because the work was so hard and the hours were so long and the pay was so small. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether she sent the boyfriend away or whether he quit her, I can’t say. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He even let me smoke a cigarette in his office, but he urged me to quit smoking because of the health risks. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She quit studying school lessons at night so she could have more time to spend on music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But maybe not, ’cause Todd hadn’t quit lying since the second I came to his house. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The more I know about the sheriff, the easier it will be to get quit of him. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And then the bun of his mammoth, archaic six-gun collided with his wandering gaze; abruptly he quit stumbling around. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With this, I quit him and returned to my detail, where I made complaint about the circumstances. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When it was time to quit work at the end of the day, Papá kept on picking for another ten or fifteen minutes even though he did not receive pay for the extra time. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z After Dad became a foreman, he convinced his father to quit the Gary mine and move to Coalwood, where there was no union and a man could work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There it lay until the powder quit burning. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon I brooded, wondering how I could quit the school. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It took at least three months before they quit hating to wake up in the morning for school. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent a few minutes trying in vain to cut one of them free of its pedestal with a laser welding torch before calling it quits. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When to love something and when to quit. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t told Mom and Dad that I want to quit flute, and now Sue and Mom are talking about music class. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z But lawyers for Carter and the Dallas school district weren’t about to quit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They quit in droves, unable to accustom their bodies to the new pace of the age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you quit hitting on my cousin and come help me serve these burgers?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was out of breath anyway, so I quit horsing around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "I quit smoking last month," said the man in the cowboy hat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After a year on the job, she quit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Maybe we’d be out in the middle of the field when Jumper got the notion that it was time to quit for dinner. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Rochester had given me but one week’s leave of absence: yet a month elapsed before I quitted Gateshead. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’ll make yourself sick. Why dont you either lock her up all day too, or turn her over to me and quit worrying over her?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, students who quit the University were said to have “gone over the river,” the implication being that minds that were too weak for academia had to settle for tinkering with the arts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At three-thirty, quitting time, I would stand upright and slowly let my head fall back, luxuriating in the feeling of tightness relieved. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So maybe you could quit treating me like it does. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Two years later he quit school to take a job at Tyson’s Feed and Grain Store. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "I didn't exactly flunk out or anything. I just quit, sort of." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Or at least make it quit looking at me!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Eventually he quit because he couldn’t hold his arms up long enough to cut. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I’m trying to quit. But let's get to the story.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know sometimes you like to carry her around in the water, splashing and laughing. But that’s not the same thing. And now it sounds like you’ve given up, quit on her.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z —And Emma distinctly heard him add, in a lower tone, before he quitted the room,—“I have been as good as my word. She has not the least idea.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z If he was kicked off the team, there was a chance they might quit. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The plane had so little gas that the engine quit a moment after our wheels hit the tarmac. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Well, like I say they never started soon enough with their cutting, and they quit too quick. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole quit trying to make conversation with him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I was very tired, and it was time to stop all this foolishness about quitting. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “All he does in his sleep is quit and surrender and apologize and ask to be left alone.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I longed to look stupid, utterly incapable of thought or speech, and tried to shuffle my feet over the walk, but quit with distaste after stealing a glance behind me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z So in the spring of eighth grade I decided to quit. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Curly stared hard at the phone, as if staring would make it quit ringing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They quit talking then, and drifted off to sleep, and I tiptoed out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z After two hours they decided to call it quits. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z With shocking speed, Aunt Lina had quit her job at the florist’s shop and moved down to the Southwest with Mrs. Watson. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t make sense, I knew, but it was a distraction and made me quit looking over my shoulder for cops every three seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go back, but choosing to quit, to be factionless, would be the bravest thing I have ever done, and today I feel like a coward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When it was time for a gangster to start supporting a family, he would have to quit. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the following days, I quit building rockets, quit studying my book, and quit going to the machine shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I'm not going to get anywhere if I'm that ready to call it quits. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That, my dear, is one of the principal reasons why I have been reluctant to agree to your quitting office. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Ah, it’ll all blow over. Soon as you quit irrigating that useless field everybody will forget about it.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall wanted Security back, and Melanie wanted Marshall to quit, pestering her and be himself again. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the Fin Chaser owner were really tight until Mom got sick and Dad quit working. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His body seems easy, relaxed, but it’s his eyes that are speaking, daring me to quit, to give up. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I told her, and them, I was tired of it, and actually quit running today. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z For a solid minute I treaded water, not going anywhere, until my heart quit racing and I was able to catch my breath. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Winning would not only mean that Sir Fig Newton would be taken care of for life, but Dad could stop the job hunt and Mom could quit her job. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Grandpa told her to quit the foolishness and cut the cake. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At two o’clock, by the clock that ticked on the mantel in the living room, he was ready to quit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not like it, but there was only one thing I could do to keep from being a party to it: I could quit and starve. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “If she loves it so much, she should quit waiting tables and get a job cooking.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She said, “Okay. If you’re rich, I’m rich. Just don’t quit your job.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After a trip to South Korea and several months of brooding, Shin quit LiNK. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He made himself quit thinking of food, thought instead of what to do, planning each move of the day. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Defectors frequently quit jobs found for them by the government and start businesses that fail. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He quits or gets fired because his head hurts or he has an attack where he can’t breathe. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z And after Theo returns to The Hague, Vincent has another New Years chat with his parents, just as he did the year before, when he wanted to quit Goupil’s and ended up being fired. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Dr. James Edward Shepard, one of the Mutual’s founders, who quit the firm to devote himself to education, was also a Washington man. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn't even come close to finishing with everybody else, but I didn't quit. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I held her with one hand, then she quit fighting and watched me, her eyes getting wide and black. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, Mama said she quit. Back in April. Went to live up in Chicago with her people.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I mean, I only have the memories of people quitting love. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I remember Grandpa went back there two or three times to tell her to quit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Even though you quit college, it wasn’t because you weren’t smart.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Arthur and Erik had quit their mud running and driven around from the perimeter road to our driveway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, man, come celebrate with us and quit wasting time with her,” Drew slurred, slamming a can of beer against my chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Without so much as a backward look,” his biographer observed, “Loomis quit Wall Street for good.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was difficult for me to decide to quit my job as an astronaut, but I thought I had a couple of good reasons. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I’m not in it. I quit.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They didn't quit digging until after every other group had finished. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z If everyone quit riding, they could starve the City Lines bus company into reason. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I hate that I’ve lost my looks and failed school and quit sports and am cruel to my mother. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z For some reason every person quit making noise at once. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They hadn’t said a thing since we called it quits. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She actually said those words, which confirmed that Ms. Hawkins doesn’t really know me at all, and made me feel way better about quitting. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z “You promised her. You’ve got to. You--” then she seen me and quit, standing there. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z I may have pressed pause on curing my parents’ blues with my mood-music playlist, but I couldn’t quit on Operation Save Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In the first sentence, Augie quit talking; in the second, he quit his job. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’d tell her a bit about what was going on in my life, including the temptation to quit everything. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Momma wouldn’t allow me to quit for just any reason. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher brought books by my house every week, and I read every last one of them when we quit workin’ for the day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He called you brother or sister, and he’d be loyal until the sun quit rising in the east. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Every cell of her body begged to let go, but the battle-hungry spirits inside of her were not about to quit. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z After the Georgia legislature declared a prohibition against alcoholic beverages in 1907, Papa quit making or drinking beer—he believed in being law-abiding—and the churches started using fruit nectars instead of wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Jarvas warned me that my days were numbered, but I was resolved on quitting. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Los Angeles rabbi B. Gardner simply quit after the members of his congregation placed constant demands on him for wine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z If you treated a colored cook like you do him, she’d quit.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Pa didn’t quit working nor look ’round nor act like I’d talked to him, he just said, “Is they white?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Even the pigs quit grunting at him and the chickens kept out of his way.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It took a long time before the adrenaline quit coursing through Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I quit every journalism job I ever had. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Why don’t you quit moping at every word I say and talk to me?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z In such conversation an hour was soon gone: Bessie restored to me my bonnet, &c., and, accompanied by her, I quitted the lodge for the hall. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The stores were examples to help black people see what they could do for themselves by hiring their own kind and trading with their own kind and thus quit being exploited by the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bryce, quit it!” my mom yells, and both of us are soon on our knees picking up packages of paper plates and paper cups covered in hearts and containers of heart confetti. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z On a wing and a prayer after quitting college he had scrounged up enough money to buy a dump truck in Crane. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You want me to quit politics and go become a princess? That’s not very feminist of you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Oliver who works on the mixer quit yesterday. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Deb and I will not practice together again, but I can’t say that without admitting my plan to quit the flute. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z About that time, I decided to quit worrying about whether I should tell my parents I had signed up to go to Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad really wants to quit his job and find a new accounting firm or maybe even start his own—he’s a CPA—but he can’t because we get our health insurance through his work. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Okay, buddy, now listen to me. I’ll make a bargain with you. You go out and push one of these wagons for an hour, and we’ll call it quits.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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