| 单词 | remark |
| 例句 | “Enough of these sarcastic remarks. You can go to the mosque and pray for the poor people who lost their lives. You will go. That’s final.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He was older than me and would make remarks about how I spoke. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Kingshaw stared at him, incensed by the unfairness of the remark, unable to say anything at all to counter it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I tucked my remarks into the pocket of my new dress along with a freshly folded Snowberger’s handkerchief. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Katie refused to dance with the feller provided for her, a vacuous vulgar boy given to remarks like: “I thought you musta fallen in,” when Katie returned from a trip to the ladies’ room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like one of the Lost Worlds,” I remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I have no remarks to make upon it at this time and in this place.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I remember the very loud, very disrespectful remarks Maddy made in the first cooking class. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Some brief remarks of my own, appended to an account of this batde, and perhaps others this army has fought. Some notes as to the tactics.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicer’s master, the herring-pickier, yelled some kind remark to him, but Johnny did not answer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Towards the end of the proceedings, Judge de Wet had remarked in passing to Bram Fischer that the defense had generated a great deal of worldwide propaganda in the case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashima is outraged by the remark, dwelling on it all day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I recall overhearing at dinner one evening, when a particular newspaper had been mentioned, his lordship remarking: 'Oh, you mean that Jewish propaganda sheet.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He immediately regretted the remark as her eyes narrowed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He repeated his remark and I said, “Yes.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z When we were remembering these long speeches, Ruth remarked how odd it was they should have been so unfathomable, since Miss Emily, in a classroom, could be as clear as anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Tate had thrown in a remark about how I might have to transfer back to Carver if my grades didn’t turn around. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z With that empty remark, I smile and leave. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Bliant, in remarking that gentlemanly things seemed to stir something in his head, had noticed truly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, a subject started doing something Dr. Treisman had never seen before: He started remarking about the passages from Doctor Zhivago that were being read in both ears. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her last remark was directed toward Milo’s efforts to stuff one of the large drumbeats into his back pocket. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “I must say,” the bard remarked, “you foretold it exactly.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Without a word and before he could finish his remarks or dodge, Mrs. Lapham gave him a resounding cuff on the ear. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to believe a man could dance this much,” she remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “She has remarkable control for one so young,” he remarks to Hector. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You could be Italian,” Lydia remarks at one point during the meal, regarding him in the candle’s glow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet we learned that they burned a cross just above our house at the Negro school, and that someone remarked they should have burned it on my land. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we can have tea,” Mr. Wigg went on, apparently not noticing her remark. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z After her father’s cruel remarks, Stone told him that she had no intention of ever marrying and that she wished she were even plainer so that no one would ever ask her. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z While I was thinking about her ice cream, she must have been thinking about her last remark, for she said to Pecola, “Did you ever see a naked man?” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr Lewis began to report certain remarks his lordship and others had made at dinner on that first evening after his arrival. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to unsay my foolish remark about lawyers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I remembered the remark when I stood in a university auditorium and saw an audience of brown and black faces watching me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His obnoxious remarks about the children seemed entirely in character; the man was obnoxious on every subject. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even without being able to see her face, Penelope had a feeling that Lady Constance was not amused by this remark. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Commenting on their arrival, the Boston Globe remarked, “Some of the students in times past had considerable experience with the police but until now few of them had experience as policemen.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “You have, M. le Comte, the makings of a very fine criminal,” remarked Poirot dryly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him to forbear question or remark; I desired him to leave me: I must and would be alone. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the past this would have been a trivial enough remark, a kind of scholarly speculation. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Prosecutors are well aware that the exercise of their discretion is unchecked, provided no explicitly racist remarks are made, as it is next to impossible for defendants to prove racial bias. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Some of the messages were smart-aleck remarks and skull-and-bones by cousins who resented me for getting out of lessons inflicted on them because of me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “That looks more like an outhouse,” he remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Besides, of course, there had been the matter of my unfortunate remark. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z This aggravates his father no end, and several other adults have made nasty remarks about it too. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He made that remark to my mother; I noticed, however, that he stared at my father. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes children are stolen by women who can’t have babies,” remarked Ear, overhearing a woman complain that she had too many. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Left alone with him for a minute or two, she chatted and made reassuring remarks about his operation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Presently Heqet remarked cheerfully, “Solder making is the easiest of tasks, if this is all there is to it.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Anthony ordered fifty thousand copies of the remarks printed in pamphlet form, and she spread them around the state “like flakes of snow.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “That boy was on fire, wasn’t he?” a man remarks as Sasha pushes through the back doors to the sidewalk. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “It’s getting late,” Poppet remarks as they walk from tent to tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They’d sat there trying to hide their emotions as I wrapped up my remarks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Captain Murray remarked, “Don’t look much like a necktie party to me.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hate the heat of late summer,” Polly remarked, her hair sticking to her face in the humidity. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Judging from the gentlemen's remarks, Lord Fredrick had led them to expect a spectacular display of wolflike behavior from the children at the party. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Most theatrical producers would likely be flattered by such a remark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I am afraid you won’t leave any of it for him,” said I, timidly; after a silence during which I had hesitated as to the politeness of making the remark. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It has often been remarked upon, how much good he did in the world. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I remark to the person on my left, “It’s hot. It’s really hot.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Penelope found this a thought-provoking remark; it would have served as the very definition of irony if not for the fact that it was so sad—but Lady Constance, rather uncharacteristically, said no more. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to say something that would lead Margaret offtrack, but when I opened my mouth to make some smart remark, nothing came out. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Riding past a graveyard one day, she looked over and remarked, “That’s Florida Forever.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Excepting, of course, for his remark about how none of them seem to age save for the Murray twins, which was followed by an awkward silence broken only by the sound of Mr. Barris coughing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For more than a year, his sponsors at LiNK had been sending him to this kind of event and nagging him to prepare appropriate remarks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 If the world, at least the Hungarians, had missed his anti-Semitic remarks during his press conferences in 1992, they certainly couldn’t have missed his near hysterical posturing on Calypso Radio seven years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The severity of her expression did not alter, and there was no telling whether there was insult or humor or a hidden message in her remark. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Luckily, the children did not hear this perplexing remark; they were too busy staring at the regal woman with the elaborate fur-collared dress who had just entered the room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Meg stopped there, remembering all of a sudden that she hadn’t made up her mind, that she had told ‘her John’ to go away, and that he might be overhearing her inconsistent remarks. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Moms recently remarked that I wouldn’t need to go to the movies later on, because I know all the plots, the names of the stars and the reviews by heart. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place would someday make the authorities yearn for us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “An hour now, and nobody’s argued yet. I haven’t even heard any snide remarks.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Some of the remarks I heard made me fighting mad. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This was what happened when they talked these days; one or the other was always in the wrong, trying to call back the last remark. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As Euwe continued with his remarks, Bobby appeared bored and lonely, even though more than a thousand people were looking up regularly at him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I get the feeling—I don’t know why—this place is full, ” remarked Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Is that a snide remark or an honest question?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Galton’s remarks were brief—but the crowd had already grown restless. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Muslims wrote from other cities that they would join me, their remarks being generally along the lines that “Islam is too inactive” . The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first sour remark she had made to him all the night. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time DeeDee made one of her remarks, I lunged for her, summoning everything my dad had taught me about how to throw a punch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "None of the heirs have had plastic surgery as far as I can tell," the intern remarked. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes overheard one woman remarking on a Cuban boy who had flirted with her on the beach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My father, on the other hand, seemed to admire Tamara’s obvious distrust of us, and later remarked to me that she was the last piece of the puzzle to make Matthew’s future all but certain. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Group B talked to me sometimes, made cutting remarks to me when they didn't like my clothing, and often excluded me from their games, their secrets, and their gossip. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I suggest souse,” remarked George, who had been listening to the conversation from across the room. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “You know, something like that once happened to my whole tribe,” Chief White Halfoat remarked in jolly appreciation, sitting back on his cot to chuckle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One day he heard a chance remark that surprised him so much that he walked half a mile out of his way before he remembered where he was supposed to go. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Now see here, Tom," said Daisy, turning around from the mirror, "if you're going to make personal remarks I won't stay here a minute. Call up and order some ice for the mint julep." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z First, all the sugar must be chewed out of Mexican gum, then the bartender gives a few slips of paper to the aspirant, who writes either a proverb or a sentimental remark on the strip. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He began conventionally, remarking on how fine it was that we were continuing a tradition that had been going on for as long as anyone could remember. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or rather, won’t, since Mother doesn’t make such sarcastic remarks to her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Well, I didn’t vote for Reagan,” White finally remarked. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I heard so many friends remark, ‘What a pity it is she’s a girl!’ that I felt a kind of compassion for the little baby,” she wrote years later. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In her remarks, Dahlgren argued that women had distinct duties in the home and that suffrage would threaten their special status. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Very good,” she remarks, although the pages are full of little red marks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Every family I’ve ever met up here has at least one relative in the penitentiary,” a character in the book remarks forebodingly as they drive up. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I was brought up to look at the atom as a nice hard fellow, red or grey in color, according to taste,” he remarked years later of the plum pudding model. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I have rarely talked to anyone about my mother, for I believe that I am capable of killing a person, without hesitation, who happened to make the wrong kind of remark about my mother. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But those “few appropriate remarks”— delivered to an audience of between 10,000 and 20,000 people— remain probably the single most influential piece of rhetoric in American history. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Joe blinked away some beer fuzz that was making blue streaks across his eyeballs, and remarked, “You don’t even know what all this is about, do you?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When someone remarked to him that he seemed always to be at the crest of a wave, he responded, "Well, after all, I made the wave, didn’t I?" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The guard was passing by, so I remarked instead about the plantain fritters we’d eaten the night before. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People still remark about how extraordinary it was to have four sixth graders make it to the finals. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Elaine remarked, with hesitation: ‘.'My father would give you a castle, if you like, and we—could live there together.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A warning look from her mother checked any further remarks, and the whole family ate in heroic silence, till Mr. March mildly observed, “salad was one of the favorite dishes of the ancients, and Evelyn...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The cane-sucking habit in Kilanga was no doubt connected to the black stumps of teeth most everyone showed off when they smiled at us, and Mother never lost an opportunity to remark upon that connection. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said something, “Give the bowls to me, Mr. Ai,” or some such remark, and I said, “Is it going to be ‘Mr.’ clear across the Gobrin Ice?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z On hearing this remark, my heart jumped clear up in my throat. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like something from Tolstoy, isn’t it?” he remarked. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Well, look who decided to be a man for a change,” she remarked when she saw me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The fact that the team apparently never spoke with him, the monkey inspector, “was bad epidemiology but good politics,” he remarked to me. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I address my remark to the general even though the question came from Magic Eye. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Federation is appalled by these remarks, as any civilized body would be, and sees them as signs of a deranged and devastated psyche. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, either Mr Smith or Mr Jones had remarked: 'Are we not going on with the journey?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s about time somebody pulled down that shade,” remarked Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “It sounds like a strange trip,” my uncle would remark. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After he was gone, Auntie made an inaudible remark from the stove, where she kept her dishpan to keep the dishwater hot. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Out of a trap in Salt Crick,” Grandma remarked. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I suppose that’s very generous of him,” he remarked with no enthusiasm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And whenever he got the chance, he would run down to the front gate and sit there watching for them, so that he could exchange a few common remarks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “I never saw this room before,” I remarked; “but there used to be no Porter here.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Somewhere right along here,” Justin remarked, “we’re entering the woods. You’ll notice the tunnel runs a bit crooked. We had to bend it to go around tap roots—some as thick as fence posts.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And if you do use two, they should act like parentheses to isolate a remark from the rest of the sentence. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them later remarked, “I never have seen such a scared bunch of college boys in my life.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z All during the fiesta you had the feeling, even when it was quiet, that you had to shout any remark to make it heard. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Cultures are like books, the anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss once remarked, each a volume in the great library of humankind. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There were a lot of entertainers and musicians who came through there and many times I heard them remark to the boss, “Rocky, you’re taking a chance having this underage white girl working here.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then Nancy said, “Listen,” and hesitated, as if summoning nerve to make an outrageous remark. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in such a capacity in 1780 that Lavoisier made some dismissive remarks about a new theory of combustion that had been submitted to the academy by a hopeful young scientist. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z All my magazine reading and overheard remarks fell at once into a grotesque but understandable pattern. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at the flea market, Afghan acquaintances made remarks about Baba’s weight loss. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z However, their remarks about the Huntsmen gave him hope for the first time. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t add that I knew from Nelson’s remarks that Leandro and Manolo and Minerva were involved in a serious plot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Perhaps someday you can have one city as easy to see as Illusions and as hard to forget as Reality,” Milo remarked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z His sensitive face was all disfigured with excitement “Isn’t this a delightful place?” she remarked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She pats him on the cheek and head, hikes up her skirt and makes so-called witty remarks in an effort to get Pim’s attention. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Sometime between 1534 and 1549 Jean Taisnier, a musician and mathematician, remarked that Aristotle was sometimes mistaken; he was challenged by a representative of the pope to produce a convincing example of Aristotle being wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They had rowed, as he would himself remark to reporters later that afternoon, “better than they had ever rowed.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The episode began with a prickly remark by Columbia’s Harold Urey, a chemist who maintained a lively skepticism about the cyclotron’s usefulness. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We didn’t discuss any more of those serious things, and if the others sensed something still in the air, they didn’t remark on it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But I didn’t find anything to laugh about in this last remark of hers. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Lena made a final remark, and the fairies flew away. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Wait till your relatives see you riding around in a Laser XL7,” remarked Matt. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I was really upset by Ruth’s remark at the time, but it’s pointless now trying to judge her or anyone else for the way they behaved during those early days at the Cottages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She also tried to ignore the condescending remarks by TASS, the government news agency, about her being of the fair sex. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby accepted it fairly calmly, then Evans remarked: “This is not surprising, but if you see Bobby kiss the girl, then you have a news item!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you girls are dressed mighty fancy for the zoo,” Uncle Bill remarked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “This is really a sad obit,” she remarked when I entered the kitchen and opened the refrigerator door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally, the girl remarked to the other, “Why do you suppose she sold Angel in the first place? Why didn’t she just donate it to the museum?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see the senor’s having a hard time deciding,” Mustafa remarked cordially. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With that cheerful remark, she went upstairs to count sheets and towels in the linen room. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Halfway through his opening remarks, he found himself figuring from the way the pipes ran that there was a bathroom upstairs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to say something, but Hina nudges me under the table, so I bite my lip and keep my sarcastic remarks to myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Warfare, as we remarked, is the enemy of creative activity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Thirty dollars each?” remarked Aarfy slowly, poking and patting each of the three strapping girls skeptically with the air of a grudging connoisseur. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "You live in West Egg," she remarked contemptuously. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Camel’s remark about having an appointment with Blackie suddenly makes sense—as do various comments from my first meeting with Uncle Al. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "One by one they tiptoed out, leaving their wives behind," he remarked. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At her employer’s remark, Ann charged out of the laundry room, her eyes flashing, her stout arms pumping like pistons. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The simplicity of the remark unhinged his brother who went by a wall and found something of interest in the skirting board which he worried with the tip of his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Many remarked on how small and good-looking she was, calling her “a pretty government scryptanalyst,” “a pretty middle-aged woman,” “a smiling lady in a frilly pink dress.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She probably doesn’t realize that in a weird way, her remark frees me, just like Gramps’s permission did. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth was that they had remarked that he was a handsome dog. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Ticks and mosquitoes were indefatigable and present in huge numbers; the ticks were worse than the mosquitoes, Stirling remarked, because they had to be dug out of the flesh with a knife. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That is the kind of remark women in my family have often made before. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The documents clerk handed him his passport, and he remarked to her how nice it looked with the twenty-four new pages perfectly sewn in. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi made a complimentary remark about my looks, I knew that I had made the right decision. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “It makes me seasick to look at it,” Mom remarked as she turned away. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Arthur Ashe meant the remark to be taken seriously,” I said to David one afternoon as we were reading the paper heralding Ashe’s pending arrival. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He remarked that he had not noticed these. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And, as Washington later remarked, Boudinot had “better opportunities than most other officers in the army, to obtain knowledge of the Enemy’s Situation, motions and...designs.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt had paid no attention to this remark at the time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lot of people in London,” remarked Sir Grummore, with a wild surmise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother would smile softly between her remarks; my Either at the other end of the table would chew and chew at his food, while he stared over the heads of his children. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony’s friend Judge William Hay came up with thirteen laws for Stanton to include in her remarks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Then he made a bunch of stupid remarks about what we should and shouldn’t do in the dark. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat the sun, the glare. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was my turn to speak, I chose not to respond to his remarks but to thank him for his efforts over many years to secure my release from prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Things reached such a pitch that at one conference Bohr remarked of a new theory that the question was not whether it was crazy, but whether it was crazy enough. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Another remarked that complaining about unfair treatment was risky because his boss would try to “burn” him out with work. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He told the court that during my remarks to the Natal Regional Command I had stated that all MK cadres ought to be good Communists but not to disclose their views publicly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And speaking of taste, had anyone else remarked upon that dreadful, dowdy number that so-and-so had worn to the such-and-such ball...? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘That is a very interesting remark,’ sneered a voice, softer than the others but more evil. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Paul turned to the photographer and made a remark in a matey undertone, as though they were sharing a pint in a pub. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Any mention of her ‘works’ always had a bad effect upon Jo, who either grew rigid and looked offended, or changed the subject with a brusque remark, as now. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “This one,” one of the guests remarks, “this one is the true American.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Archimedes sighed heavily, and remarked in prophetic tones, “Yon had better get it oil your chest.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s war—Congress or no,” Matt said slowly, ignoring his nephew’s remark. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z No one to echo her every petty remark, round out her laughter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As the usually spotless living room was now covered in dust and bits of brick, this remark didn’t go down too well with the Dursleys. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The stares and remarks, the glances and cackles that we heard as we walked about the world went right over her head, but not over mine. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was, because at one point, he remarked: “Kath, you really know some weird roads.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently Tom lifted his head with a jerk and after staring around the garage with glazed eyes addressed a mumbled incoherent remark to the policeman. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, we’re going to die, so don’t worry about it,” Robin remarked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents had remarked endlessly at the amount of traffic, the pedestrians, the noise. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “What enormous arms you have,” remarked the Wart, watching him stir the spirits with a spoon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In my own opening remarks, I said that with the dawn of CO-DESA, progress in South Africa had at last become irreversible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My father often remarked that it was strange, but now it doesn’t matter. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I was, then, still seated at the table when Mrs Smith remarked: 'Ah, there's someone coming. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They exchanged a few brief remarks, and presently the girl rose and went back to her compartment. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z "Had she taken a bullfighter I would have understood," he remarked in wonder to a friend. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z However, as Mr. Clutter often remarked, “an inch more of rain and this country would be paradise—Eden on earth.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Finnick’s remark is followed by a general rumble of assent, but I stay silent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Deirdre says she misses you,” he remarked with a sly grin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Whenever I gave them a smile, they remarked, “He loves stories. Well, you came to the right place.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The older people always remarked, “He is old enough and responsible enough to find himself a good wife, but he likes to be alone, he likes that loose life.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “I have never seen you take such a sudden interest in a new rêveur,” he overhears Lorena remark to her brother. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Robert had never known the house, and looked at it with interest “I never knew you in your former home,” he remarked. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is nice of you,” I remarked as I washed my hands. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My head seemed to be full of bright remarks this evening. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, it did, you know. Caroline and I both remarked on it. He was never the same after that.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are some who seem to find it possible,” remarked the minister, staring meaningfully at a ceiling beam. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I half expect him to make some sort of remark about my clothes, or at least raise an eyebrow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was nicknamed Muck House by the people who worked in it, she remarked. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He ran his finger down the column of figures—$25,000 for the new cyclotron, $40,000 in combined annual operational expenses— and remarked, “It’s a pretty large undertaking.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No doubt it was nothing more than a glib remark, meant as a joke, but it sounded as if Lord Fredrick had no intention of sending the children away. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “When you last brought her we could at least put her in a playpen,” she remarked coldly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “They aren’t going to have any good complete training,” others would worriedly remark as we walked by. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “You know, you got a really nice voice,” the driver remarked. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham had met Ogden Loring at a PTA meeting and had come home with a single remark: “Any man who teaches a girls’ course like English is bound to be a pansy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had this remark passed his lips than a harp string snapped in two. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The “cowgirl” remark was so lame, it wasn’t worth getting mad about. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up a little silver whistle, as he remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he stood up, looked into the keyhole, blew into it, and turning to his employers, made some remark. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Granny and my mother offered consolatory remarks to the strange woman. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin, remarking that I seemed out of sorts, offered to walk me back to the pub, but I declined. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was a cheeky thing for a sixteen-year-old to say to his principal, but Pete was the one kid in Torrance who could get away with such a remark, and make it persuasive. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z A few European observers before Holmberg had remarked upon the earthworks’ existence, though some doubted that the causeways and forest islands were of human origin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ernestine used to remark, in a tone tinged with envy, that Lill was probably New Jersey’s youngest gold digger, and that few adult gold diggers ever had received more, in return for less. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even if God won’t” he remarked bitterly, we could apply to the Pope.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If the country offered him asylum, his past remarks would get him arrested as soon as he entered. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Besides remarking that “all the little tree birds” seemed to have disappeared after the land had been treated, most of these people reported losses of livestock, poultry, and household pets. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Week after week and year after year the performance never changed, yet I don’t remember anyone’s ever remarking on her sincerity or readiness to sing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first intelligent remark any man, woman, or child had made about Johnny’s hand in any shop he had been in. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh will remark that “the recipes belong to the chefs themselves and I am not one to deny them their privacy.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "I thought you were dead," he remarked, finally smiling at me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I remarked on this to the man once he had finished with the radiator and closed the bonnet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Professor Flesser made the same remark once about biology,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “I think coffins are old-fashioned,” she remarked, and made a disapproving face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were several experienced verbal stunt pilots in the Glass family, but this last little remark perhaps Zooey alone was coordinated well enough to bring in safely over a telephone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After they had gone we laborers looked rather emptily across the newly cleared rails at each other, at ourselves, and not even Brinker thought of the timely remark. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The remark was echoed in public by my teachers, but only in part: ‘Boys and girls, don’t write in your books. You must learn to treat them with great care and respect.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The forest seemed to fall deathly silent at that last remark, and Mark’s breath froze in his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “That is a lot of pills,” I remarked, not knowing what else to say but the obvious. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The girls turned their backs to him, not so much to ignore his veiled remark as to show him they had no fear of him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You are beginning to fit things together,” remarked Archimedes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "I soon discovered I had a significant advantage in casing operational sites by not having surveillance," she remarked. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Let us start with a remark made to me by M. Bouc in this very place on the occasion of our first lunch together on the train. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked what a certain medieval commentator had remarked about that statement, and Danny answered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Afterward she remarked that it had been “more saw than music.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As you may know, complimentary remarks of this type are all too often made by well-meaning adults to children who are, to be frank, perfectly ordinary- looking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Giles was more concerned with food than with the conversation, though now and again he remembered my existence and flung me a remark at hazard. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the tour resumed, Farmer kept remarking on how pleasant and peaceful the quarters were, and finally I said to him, “I find them kind of depressing.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Whether there is some transmission of knowledge through the ether, or whether physiognomy and expression have some linguistic virtue so subtle that we do not remark its operation, the eyes may indeed speak. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The fact that he could still make a light remark pulled me back a little, and I went to a chair beside his bed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Rule one: disparaging remarks are punishable by early dismissal. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Though I was scheduled to give the concluding remarks, I told him that I would take up the matter with our National Executive Committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I still felt the sting from her remark about the Ocotillo Ball. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She did not want to repeat her mistake of bragging about the childrens accomplishments, yet she could not let Baroness Hoover’s mean remark go unanswered. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The irritating thing was that in the racket of voices Winston could hardly hear what Parsons was saying, and was constantly having to ask for some fatuous remark to be repeated. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then, taking a long breath and straightening his shoulders he remarked in a determined voice: "Wonder'ff tell me where there's a gas'line station?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Oliver remarked that Xuma could have at the very' least offered us some transport. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to his room after peeling potatoes and remarked on how hot it was. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "You read books and find statements that such and such a society or archaeological site is 20,000 years old," he remarked. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On any other occasion, Mr. Pittluck would have silenced these remarks, but he seemed to view them as part of her punishment. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I recall Lady Astor remarking, not without a certain bitterness, that our silver 'was probably unrivalled'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z On the roads outside town, we'd drive past the gateways to what were once slave plantations, though they were enough of a fact of life that nobody ever bothered to remark on them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After class I reread the remark several times. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief ignored Trengove’s aspersion and calmly remarked to the bench, “My Lord, I think the Crown is running wild.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And she looked hard at Josiah when she made the remark, as if to let him know that there were others who prevented her from carrying herself quite so proud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Funny thing to be taking a picture of,” the clerk at the Fotomat remarked as he handed over an envelope of prints. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I knew I should grin and say, “Why no—it’s just nature,” or some other disarming remark to avoid provoking him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I object to that remark very strongly,” said the Bulldog. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It was such an unexpected remark that he blinked. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Brave fellow,” remarked the icy voice, still from somewhere in the air, and the humpback moved to pass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z An Irish police captain remarked with deep conviction: “I’m convinced that death is the only cure for the likes of him.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff had thought often of that remark. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have this left in me anymore,” she remarked at one point. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not a very intelligent remark when Lion won two firsts at Crufts’ last February,” said Beatrice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “High time they put the RAF in kilts,” she remarked, flipping the hem of her uniform skirt disdainfully. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In his simple remarks he confirmed for them that America was still great, still number one in the weekly top twenty poll, whatever the threat of the Japanese and the Germans and OPEC. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the few ironic remarks Phineas ever made, and with it he quietly brought to a close all his special inventions which had carried us through the winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He fell asleep murmuring “Sanity is not statistical,” with the feeling that this remark contained in it a profound wisdom. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, she had bigger concerns than Octavian’s petty remarks or Rome’s contempt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Occasionally someone remarks on what a lucky coincidence it is that the Earth is perfectly suitable for life—moderate temperatures, liquid water, oxygen atmosphere, and so on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite all my preparations and rehearsed remarks, I couldn't stop myself from apologizing repeatedly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I object to any such remarks addressed to a witness before this committee,” the chairman said, “and I will ask that Mr. Burnham withdraw his remark.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No unintended slights, quick nods, easy smiles, teasing remarks or harsh words. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Judge Patterson's only remark during the oral argument came at the end, when he slowly but firmly asked a single question that echoed through the mostly empty courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t hold this against her, any more than I associated her personally with the first remark she made. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least it isn’t raining,’’ remarked Elinor, looking at the collapsed roof. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And now it is time that I should bring my brief remarks to a close. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “An axe, a dagger, a choice remark. Though I’m deadliest with my crossbow.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That looks more like a doghouse,” she remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s one thing to win an election and quite another to be President,” he remarked mysteriously to his teary co-religionists. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been reading her like mad, and no vulgar remarks, please. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After all, they didn’t know any biology, and so it was best to take their remarks as politeness, even condescension, toward someone opposed to the competitive pace of postwar physics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I have not much wisdom, but I know a few things,” he remarked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The moment is ripe for some sly remark, but we’re both beyond that kind of thing now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The mute never smiled until several seconds after the funny remark had been made; then when the talk was gloomy again the smile still hung on his face a little too long. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Lady Catherine continued her remarks on Elizabeth’s performance, mixing with them many instructions on execution and taste. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z A remark of Gebu’s sprang into his mind: “...him and his paltry wineskins! There are far bigger birds in the air than Rekh the goldsmith.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Now those are some names you don’t see very often these days,” one of the chaperones, passing by and looking down at his rubbings, remarks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At one-thirty a drunk wandered in and passed a remark which was considered insulting to Doc. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him that I resented his remark, and before I had even finished, he uttered something so offensive and uncomplimentary about my wife that I immediately lost my temper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A casual remark to the tailor while getting fitted for a suit might land you in the dungeons of Poleh-charkhi. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z O’Brien’s remark must obviously have been intended as a signal, a code word. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Horatio’s eyes grew wide in wonder as he remarked, “Henbane! Hamlet told me his father’s ghost did name that killing poison poured into his ear!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z That was the kind of remark I couldn’t ignore. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your wife doesn’t seem to get down in the dumps,” I remarked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m lying on my bunk now, listening to the Little School discussing how a woman revolutionary should handle a low remark by a comrade. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers were amused and entertained by my clever answers, my witty remarks, my smiling face and my critical mind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The crowd, which had gone noisily wild during the butchery, were now sinking back, satisfied, with smiling faces, exchanging remarks with their neighbors. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The first time the office was threatened the caller had made racist remarks about the need to teach us a lesson. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On Saturday I got up before dawn, sat in my closet, and wrote some remarks to give at Dismay’s Life Service. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He remembered remarking to the pathologist, as he cut up the little pink chunk of mystery meat in the tin foil, “Good thing this ain’t Marburg. ” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This rendition of the story was also compatible with Hamilton’s remark in the boat afterward, when he seemed to think his pistol was still loaded. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She didn’t even know she had a neck until Jude remarked on it, or that her smile was anything but the spreading of her lips until he saw it as a small miracle. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden Mrs. van Daan, who feels the need to bring herself into every conversation, remarked, “I'm very modest and retiring too, much more so than my husband!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Over the following days, however, I came to learn not to be surprised by such remarks from my employer, and would smile in the correct manner whenever I detected the bantering tone in his voice. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Sutpen drank himself now, though there were probably others beside Quentin’s grandfather who remarked that he drank very sparingly save when he himself had managed to supply some of the liquor. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mr. Benedict had remarked, they were all quick learners, but even so it took them some minutes, for everyone but Sticky had to keep checking the charts. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Listening to them now, I can hear them exchanging one bantering remark after another. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They remarked at her fine eyes, dark and glittering as the night sky, her black hair shot with gold, the birthmark on her forehead in the shape of a crescent moon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z McNeish remarked that the penguins were particularly attracted to the banjo music. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Some kids at the back of the room start to snicker and make smart remarks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "It is at least a fair assumption,” a widely used college forestry textbook remarked in 1973, "that no habitual or systematic burning was carried out by Indians.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The word ‘gene’ is completely free of any hypothesis,” Johannsen remarked. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As is the Chinese cook’s custom, my mother always made disparaging remarks about her own cooking. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To Adams, on the other hand, he claimed that his remarks on the Davila essays had been misconstrued, that he was actually “not referring to any writing that I might suppose to be yours.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z King Arthur might turn to Guenever in the Pavilion, and remark that the great man’s footwork was as lovely as ever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah had been saying something I had not caught, and the charwoman remarked— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Thomas looked to see how Alby would respond to Minho’s sarcastic, almost cruel, remark, but he acted as if he hadn’t even heard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The speaker had become more violent than before and his remarks were about the government. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “The chaplain wants you to let them send you home,” Major Danby remarked. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The rest of her prepared remarks flew out of her head. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Frowning, he made some curt remark—actually, I’m surprised I’ve forgotten it, I was so embarrassed—and I never mentioned it again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was not quite the right occasion for the remark, but Penelope thought the children’s sincerity was clear. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z An idiotic remark to a future king, but I was thinking of Lucinda. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "Good thing I took those flight lessons on the internet," he remarks coolly. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “We cannot just stand here forever,” Musa remarked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “What a calm, efficient young mouse Cornflower is,” the Abbot remarked to Constance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Chandresh remarks suddenly, turning to gauge the reaction to the question. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “One thing my mother did not whisper in my father’s ear during that long miserable crossing. And because a great many were deadly seasick, no remark was made of her illness.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Anticipation of pleasure is a pleasure in itself,” Nala remarked wisely. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Occasionally, in the course of my work, someone would make a remark suggesting that perhaps the War on Drugs is a racist conspiracy to put blacks back in their place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Kondrachev would approach carefully, and "in his grey, soft felt hat and smart grey raincoat he seemed almost part of the fog," Blake remarked. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “When Orddu and her friends say farewell,” remarked the bard, “they mean it. I doubt we shall see them again.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “It was neither a very true nor a very polite thing to say,” she remarked, directing her eyes to the ships again. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I expected Mom to come back with one of her choice remarks, but she listened to my tirade in silence. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I remarked to him upon the prominence of the veins that crossed her cheeks, which I followed with a finger. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The young man could not help remarking that Beowulf's body had shrunken with age. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked on my remarks while sitting in a hospital room at Walter Reed, where my mother was having back surgery, my thoughts flowing fast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, they did. And both of them remarked about how sometimes it was darker than other times.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In particular, note the length of the silences between utterances and to the tone of Klotz’s remarks. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He chose the extreme of closing down the city’s sixty-eight parks, thirty-eight playgrounds, six swimming pools, and four golf courses rather than allowing black people to enjoy them.6 “Federal meddling,” Connor had remarked. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I remarked on his sleepless nights, his hundred-hour weeks, and his incessant travel as he hobbled along. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Not quite out of the trenches yet, are we?” he remarked softly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Katie remarked that it was a free country and ignored the note. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Perry murmuringly remarked that in his opinion any credit due belonged to Mrs. Meier. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Giggles followed his last remark as he picked up a piece of chalk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Up to 1953 I had regarded as gospel everything that emanated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the agricultural colleges,” one of them remarked bitterly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “No, I’m not. I’m serious. I’ll even be sad, Ben. Even though you’ve spent your whole life making vicious remarks to me, I will try not to be amused at your funeral.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “El Patron hasn’t asked about the beast in years,” remarked the doctor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Two weeks ago I saw a crocodile in here. Nine-footer,” remarked Beatrice’s stepbrother. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of such incidents, I listened when my parents remarked that Mexicans were often mistreated in California border towns. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I got it right on my spelling test,” I remarked, trying to make a joke. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z More nuanced and more revealing is Wills’s other remark—that “Everett’s classicism was as much the forerunner of Lincoln’s talk as its foil or contrast.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Then there would be no work of art and his remark would not even strike us as an interesting bit of conversation. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes he thought of a favorite saying, a remark by Louis Pasteur, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This type of remark was invariably accompanied by nervous laughter, intended to convey the impression that although the idea had crossed their minds, it was not an idea a reasonable person would take seriously. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z During his remarks, Wilson looked up and appeared to read the banner, but he continued with his speech without acknowledging it. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Soon ladies in their backyards were repeating that remark, fence by fence, from one end of the valley to the other. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But Lillian always remarked that the doctors had taken a badly burned, homely man, and with all the advances of modern medicine at their disposal, turned him into a grotesquerie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I fumbled in my pocket for my remarks. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember how he would make fun of Joe Namath in those old cologne commercials, remark that he was too ugly a man to have so many beautiful women surrounding him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson also made a few, much briefer, remarks to the press. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I forgive Mother too, but every time she makes a sarcastic remark or laughs at me, it’s all I can do to control myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He drew me into his office, remarking in a reverent voice that it was a sad time for all of us, and offered me a cigar. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I remember a remark Farmer made to me a year ago in these hills: “You should compare suffering. Which suffering is worse. It’s called triage.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I object to that remark very strongly,” said the Bulldog. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “That is perhaps the most childishly obvious remark I have ever come across, but what can you expect from a strangler. Why won’t my arms move?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s like being in the acrobat tent,” Lainie remarks, looking up at the domes that line the ceiling, each one dotted with circles of turquoise-tinted glass. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Someone on the train idly remarked, “Well, Washington is picking up.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And the Earl of Maytag’s awful remark about hunting still gnawed at her insides. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As I ran I thought about Manuelito and the experiences I shared with him and others in Bonetti Ranch; I thought about racial segregation in the South and about Paul’s remark about college. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A few smart remarks come to mind, but I dismiss them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He punctuated his last remark with a villainous laugh. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z This remark set him to coughing so long and hard, I thought he might vomit, but he didn’t. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was like her self-forgetfulness to transfer the remark to my sister, and to get up and be busy about her, making her more comfortable; “that’s sadly true!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Sophie’s sense of patriotism was suddenly so bruised by this remark that she became quite angry. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The little girl, her beautiful brown eyes wide with interest, never seemed to mind these remarks of her mother, but they made Cilia cry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I object to that remark very strongly,” said the Bulldog. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He was also sensitive to remarks about his drinking. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I turned to say something else, some stalling remark, something to delay even a few seconds more, and then I realized that in turning I had begun to lose my balance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After that “shrimp” remark, I couldn’t resist messing with them. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We drove all the way home in silence, except for one remark. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This noble remark shows the faith she put in Mark Antony’s leadership and might. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z There was little doubt in Mother’s mind, anyway, about what the baby would be named, and Dad clinched the matter by the next remark which he addressed to the baby. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In his acceptance remarks, the honoree alluded to his treasured principle of interdisciplinary collaboration. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z As Hobbes remarked of his friend, ‘Roberval has this peculiarity: whenever people publish any remarkable theorem they have discovered, he immediately announces, in papers which he distributes, that he discovered it first.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Brother Alf remarked that Friar Hugo had excelled himself, as course after course was brought to the table. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the silence that followed C.P.’s remarks, Clement stood up and thundered, “Right on, brother Ellis.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Bailey would not refrain from remarking on our classmates’ lack of knowledge. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Van Sittert was a good-natured fellow who did not say much, but he started at my remark. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A heavy air of preoccupation hung over him for days after his return, and I recall once, in reply to my inquiring how he had enjoyed his trip, his remarking: 'Disturbing, Stevens. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The boys walked on slowly, looking slyly at the big boy who had made the remark about the girls, and wondering whether he would lead off into a dirty talk session. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You really are bad for business,” remarked Mr. Thirsty as he went back to polishing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so glad nature is not benign.” he^ remarked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The article doesn’t say how big those gators were,” Roy remarked. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That occasion also was memorable because of the remarks of a frank neighbor, who watched the blaze from his yard. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He was asked along, relatively late in the day and more or less informally, to make “a few appropriate remarks” after Edward Everett’s oration. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Shy and awkward, Robert nevertheless read his prepared remarks and was given a hearty round of applause. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But the remark, I noticed, annoyed my mother, who sat tracing an invisible design with her finger on the tablecloth. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the family circle, I remarked to myself how like a cyclopean eye was the belly of the red-hot stove. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z People working at the Grand Central Post Office grow used to strange remarks. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z By that time I’m so sick and tired of their remarks that I race to the bathroom and restore my hair to its normal mass of curls. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The remarks grew ever more debased and treacherous so that Mr Charles - at least so he claimed - was obliged to intervene with the suggestion that such talk was bad form. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For some reason, no one laughed at his remark. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My father in a typical remark said, “Watch out they don’t kill you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When we four went into the Domestic Sciences tent, Grandma remarked, “I said there’d be flies.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Zooey shared his amusement at this remark with the reflection of his own eyes in the mirror. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “I heard he had a secret romance with the illusionist,” Elizabeth remarks, smiling over her glass of wine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But I didn't have the vocabulary back then to explain even to myself what annoyed me about their remark. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Now, though, because of Matt’s incautious remark, the old man was roaming around the house by himself. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even months after the event, such remarks still tended to make Miss Kenton go quiet - though by this stage, I fancy, this was due more to embarrassment than anger. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A steady stream of circus performers comes to see them in between acts, taking turns holding them and inevitably remarking on their exquisite timing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Garner remarked, he was good with his hands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Or turned them into bogeymen. Then they’d still be around,” remarked a woman. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “There is not enough time,” I remarked to one of my superiors. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I’ve, had to listen to countless remarks about our sudden friendship. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And she remarked to old Grandma, dozing beside her stove with the dial turned all the way to HIGH, and to Tayo who was oiling his hunting boots: “I tell them, ‘It isn’t easy. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Guests at sugar plantations often remarked on how many one-armed people they saw. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In fact, Grandma has been over here more than a minute and hasn’t made one snide remark about her yet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Kochi would, in fact, use the phrase in his opening remarks at the meeting. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I did not say I was surprised at you,” remarked Dallben. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Following Bobby’s 9/11 remarks, editorials were written denouncing him; the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “That made me about half-sick, Grandma remarked. At this point we could have used an intermission. But Mrs. Merle Stubbs of the Ladies’ Committee mounted the stage, carrying a portable Victrola. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He rode directly to his dwelling, exchanging only small jokes and unimportant remarks with Asher. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He hoped the demolition would be quick, and he quoted a recent remark by Burnham: “‘Let it go; it has to go, so let it go. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was a remark Papa used to make about his girls. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra imagined the Chaplain speaking loftily, listening to the star daemons’ remarks, and then nodding judiciously or shaking his head in regret. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Serjeant, we yet discuss mutability. Private Williams is providing us with an excellent example. He demonstrates how change occurs, and how the senses remark upon change.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was leaning against the stool in the room where I did his makeup, but after his remarks, he never came back inside. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He made this confident remark almost but not quite to Phineas, who was still sitting alone in the middle of the room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z After the commander’s remarks, contact is established with Professor Pierson, who witnessed the carnage before finding shelter at a farmhouse. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As I’ve remarked earlier, the most effective rhetoric is often the least obviously rhetorical. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “So, of course,” said Taran, nettled by the girl’s remarks, “you’ve made up your mind that I’m not—whatever it is.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When I came into the yard, my sisters and brother surrounded me, their curiosity comforting, as they pulled on my dirty clothes with remarks that I smelled bad. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z "Arya and I were remarking on how pleased we were to have the princess with us today," she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z On my affording an opportunity, through the medium of the currency of the realm, of the allaying, at a later period, this beneficial evil, one of the men remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Cash is king,” I remarked with a little swagger. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Physicist Mark Oliphant, arriving at the Cavendish from Australia in the mid-1920s, remarked on its “uncarpeted floor boards, dingy varnished pine doors and stained plaster walls, indifferently lit by a skylight with dirty glass.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I heard the remark ironically as a reminder of my separation from los braceros. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Cohn made some remark about it being a very good example of something or other, I forget what. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But he recovered himself quickly with a short laugh and remarked: 'Nice view of the village on your side.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But now, as though she hadn’t noticed Angeline’s remark at all, Ten Snow’s hand was stroking Omakayas’s arm and she was speaking. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As summer approached, the reality of the match caused such heightened curiosity that it seemed like Fischer’s every remark, his every action, was recorded around the globe. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Our wish is that you will take our remarks—which are given with sincere enthusiasm—as a basis for another draft. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Such remarks infuriated Helmut, and he would rail at the restaurant owners and call them bigots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Erik made his remarks, and Arthur repeated them, as if nothing in their pathetic lives had changed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "I move we issue his remarks in a pamphlet," he said, running his finger over his chin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Many students protested the leader’s remarks, booing him off the stage. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This upstart chief was ruining my day, spoiling the proud feeling with wrongheaded remarks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Most particle physicists feel, as Leon Lederman remarked in a 1985 PBS documentary, that the Standard Model lacks elegance and simplicity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Stanton said that she was pleased that she didn’t know Phillips’s opinion before she made her remarks because “the desire to please those we admire and respect often cripples conscience.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His headquarters is always near Lee, and men remark upon the intimacy and some are jealous of it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He said: “Amen,” cautiously, after her last remark, and cleared his throat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A few of the rowdier customers kept up the remarks, amusing themselves at his expense. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Hazel Goldreich, Arthur’s wife, was watching me and jokingly remarked that I would never hit my target. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the remark when I was introduced to an all-white audience and heard their applause so loud. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The cashier took my last half dollar without remark and gave me a ticket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Boys in the schoolyard see the three of us walk out and they pass remarks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Other rabbits were making their way along the run and Strawberry spoke to several of them, more than once remarking that he would enjoy taking their new friends across the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good. I suggest, however, that you listen carefully to the rest of us. We'll all precede you so that you can get pointers for your remarks. You'll be last." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Their remarks and responses were like a Ping-Pong game with each volley clearing the net and flying back to the opposition. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ann added her own outrage to the previous speaker’s passionate remarks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Constantine remarked as much when they were out in the corridor again. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing but a flash of the eyes and a single equivocal remark; beyond that, only his own secret imaginings, founded on a dream. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She was alone, pacing slowly, talking under her breath, pointing and directing remarks to an invisible audience in the room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As he ran, he gathered from some shouted remarks that a convoy of Eurasian prisoners was passing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It occurs to me now that the man might just possibly have meant this in a humorous sort of way; that is to say, he intended it as a bantering remark. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When she finished her remarks, she smiled and bowed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “One good thing about the ski crowd,” she remarked, “they may track in snow, but they don’t bother to drip-dry a lot of clothes and clutter up the bathrooms.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z "I like your dress," remarked Mrs. McKee, "I think it's adorable." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A girl was not in town long enough to cause remark either by citizen or town marshal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the night slipping in and out of a doze, imagining the cutting remarks I will make to Peeta Mellark in the morning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I scanned the words on the page, but couldn’t drown out the sound of the students’ giggles and snide remarks. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He remarked that this type of virus had never been seen before in the United States, and it was right outside Washington. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy hunched his head down between his shoulders, like someone used to being beaten for every thoughtless remark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Padva remarks, subtly tilting her glass in the direction of the door, where Marco is standing quietly to the side, his hands clasped behind his back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Simple if you know the trick of it, remarked the vulture as she laid a falcon egg.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Dangerous is what you mean,” she remarked as she brushed dirt off her knees. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They took Emmett out to their car where a white woman identified him as the one who had made “ugly remarks” to her, and then put him in the car and drove off. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “There is Mrs. Smith’s house,” Granny remarked as she led me up a long driveway of a beautiful villa-type house surrounded by a well-manicured lawn with several beds of colourful, sweet-smelling flowers and rosebushes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She makes some remark that I think includes the word “bob,” then pats her belt. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Their remarks, always witty, always new, weren’t rehearsed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Kamara, the director of the center, gave a few remarks, and then boys started telling Bra Spider and monster stories and performing tribal dances. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Be real careful about calling a customer a liar,” she remarked. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As the truck lurched over a bridge across the Nenana River, Alex looked down at the swift current and remarked that he was afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope this is the emotion you’ve brought with you to paint today,” he remarks. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “It’s no trouble, Mr. Franklin. I’m a good problem solver,” Styx remarked. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He showed up every day in the same rumpled sweater, the only one he owned, and almost every day there were snide remarks about it in the locker room. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “At least he isn’t hiding today,” remarked Emilia. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave orders, sang, whistled, threw remarks at the silent Ralph-remarks that did not need an answer, and therefore could not invite a snub; and still Ralph was silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I never knew you in your home,” he remarked. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “When we come to conditioned reflexes,” remarked Archimedes sourly, “I prefer to look for a mouse.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, after my anger abated, I realized that Badenhorst’s crude remark to me at the quarry was a calculated one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to encourage him by remarking that he was lucky at least to have found a position. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not let his remarks go unchallenged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And he concluded with a remark that Joe would never forget. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This girl’s guileless remark came as an illumination, an instant knowledge that brought with it the first buds of true shame. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In my remarks, I had sent messages to both places. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had she felt the need to exaggerate the children’s progress just because Lady Constance’s remarks had annoyed her? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He had, indeed, remarked eighteen and snubbed the rest. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He emphasized his last remark with a dark and ominous look. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The men and the women raised their eyes at his remark, and asked him to explain what he meant. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He remarked how quickly the time passed, and in a way it was true. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The copies of my poems Rudy handed back had on them brief, inane remarks I read and reread for double meaning. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Penn then remarked that Engel’s English must have been picked up in the American Midwest, which left the rest of us speechless for a longish moment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Just when Mrs. Granger was really building up a head of steam over something, Toby would make some little remark and Mrs. Granger would start choking and have to turn her back. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It says here that this General Buckner and Grant was comrades at West Point,” he remarked, without lifting his eyes from the paper. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z With this in mind, I can rise above every nasty remark. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Of course, she was the first to speak—intelligibly, I mean, for the emotional remarks which followed her impetuous “Oh, yes!” were not of a coherent or reportable character. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We fling remarks at them in broken French, anything that comes into our heads, hastily and all jumbled together, anything to detain them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well then,” there was no light remark anywhere in my head, “I’ll get you some books.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Somehow, I don’t think Mr. Thirsty has quite captured the spirit of Christmas,” remarked Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That night, at supper, someone remarked casually that since the army needed ammunition, wouldn’t it be proper for the ammunition factories to stay open on Sunday? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were getting good, too, until Major and Sonny and Hollis began hanging around the playground, making remarks and kicking balls out of their hands. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Without really meaning to, I manage to alienate everyone but the endocrinologists, and even some of them are put off by a remark I made concerning blood calcium levels in hypoparathyroidism. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And when she was hardly in the door, I heard one servant remark to another, “Fifth Wife is so young she did not bring any of her own servants, only a wet nurse.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In his opening remarks, Tho referred to the Saigon government as an American “puppet,” one that could never stand without a foreign power holding its strings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Lately the tenants had begun remarking on how grown up she looked. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Her muffled and restrained voice remarked plaintively: “You said you were happy just now.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d written his remarks over the course of a couple of weeks, working on them in between Illinois senate votes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I have had a letter from your friend,” she remarked, as she poured a little cream into Edna’s cup and handed it to her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was waiting for him to greet her, but he finished his remarks about the tide and pilotage before turning to the incomers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Shouldn't take longer than a day,” I remarked, throwing the too-light packs on the floor of the front hall. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to touch me last time,” she remarks, but she does not protest. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every minister was ordered to make no remarks at all concerning the assassination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help overhearing these remarks, and he couldn’t help worrying. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I heard Mr. Hubble remark that “a bit of savory pork pie would lay atop of anything you could mention, and do no harm,” and I heard Joe say, “You shall have some, Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Phil stood up and welcomed the guests, and then Gay made a few remarks. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “As I tried to say earlier,” Luke remarked, “living in a haunted house plays hell with a sense of humor; I really did not intend to make a forbidden pun,” he told Theodora. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I sat there smiling inwardly as I listened to the remarks that followed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We wanted to run a full-court game, so we directed a few nasty remarks to the other side of the small gym. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Other women, hearing these remarks, joined in the protests. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z After the many brilliant speeches that had been made on this very spot Ralph s remarks seemed lame, even to the littluns. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As far back as 1961, when Mr. Muhammad’s illness took that turn for the worse, I had heard chance negative remarks concerning me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She ignored this remark and, looking out the dark window, took another sip from the teacup. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His rambling remarks described the predicament of slave owners as truly tragic and not of their own making. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t look Very inviting,” the bug remarked, for, as they climbed higher and higher, not a tree or a blade of grass could be seen anywhere. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my remarks from my pocket and smoothed them out. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In keeping with tradition, Barack had gone out to play basketball earlier in the day and had since settled into his office to put finishing touches on his remarks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Man, how long did your ancient ancestor work on this project down here?” remarked Kojo, admiring the carefully crafted corridor of stone. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Opening the book, I see the familiar illustrations and then the words: “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And he remarks that with this equipment you will find it easy to establish that garlic and diamonds do not disempower magnets; you can do the experiment whenever you like. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A caterer served food as music blared over stereo speakers and people remarked on the tasteful grandeur of the house. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Only old Benjamin refused to grow enthusiastic about the windmill, though, as usual, he would utter nothing beyond the cryptic remark that donkeys live a long time. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z When I told him this was so, the speaker shook his head doubtfully and remarked: Tou won't get much of a sleep up there, sir. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he pulled himself together and answered Sam Adams’s remarks about the spy system. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z An American reporter remarked on the army of Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z An offhand remark about a bit of bad luck would prompt the entire story of how Job suffered but did not curse his Lord. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But as far as I’m concerned, a moon is a moon, and they all bear remarking. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The results were remark able by any standard—one delicate bust that Lechtman analyzed was less than an inch tall but made of twenty-two separate gold plates painstakingly joined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know you could fry toast,” I remarked, to which Kev replied that there wasn’t a food he was aware of that couldn’t be improved by frying. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “It’s rather astounding that you still have a job,” Chuck Muckle remarked. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, I should try once again to be friendly and keep my remarks to myself! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Fishermen remarked on the extreme scarcity of grilse — the youngest group of returning fish. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z These remarks were lost to the class because the girls, bored with the scuffle discussion, were waving their clippings from the Cucaracha Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “There goes that vermin, again,” a man with a hideous scar on his left cheek remarked, making an obscene gesture at the passing trucks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Some even remarked that Peach had done so well, to which Aunt Goldie replied, “Oh yes, he has come a long way, hasn’t he? He’s quite the brave boy! Just look at him!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once Adam had remarked on the quiet splendor of Lee’s clothes, and Lee had grinned at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “This man has a celebrity in a certain way,” Washington remarked concerning Bache, “for his calumnies are to be exceeded only by his impudence, and both stand unrivaled.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A reporter in the room remarked, “One wishes for more air.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “There are times when married life is not what I expected” Lady Constance finally remarked, after three quarters of an hour had passed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z No sooner had I apologized for my lateness than Brother Jack struck the table with his gavel, addressing his first remarks to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t seem so very dangerous here,” remarked Meggie as they drove past another pink house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As she departed, Mr. Dashwood put up his feet, with the graceful remark, “Poor and proud, as usual, but she’ll do.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirty-four-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ascended the platform to address the crowd, easing into his prepared remarks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The ones who practiced the shy, downward glance, who pretended giggly outrage when a boy made a suggestive remark, who waited to be seen and never made the first move. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Only rarely did he allow an undisguised racist remark to slip through, like the time he referred to “the purely scientific statistical evidence of natural racial distinctions in group intellect.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He remarked that he had watched General Lee during much of the engagement that day and that the General rarely sent messages. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was often remarked throughout the South that the “better class of people” were far more relaxed, even friendly, in their relations with blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I suspect that is a wise man,” remarked Mr. March, with placid satisfaction, from the hearthrug, after the last guest had gone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Caroline would remark mildly that my fingernails were dirty. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I ignored this last ungracious remark and thought for a minute. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “If he wants to be the man of the house, he’s going to have to stop biting his nails,” Mami says, breaking the tense silence that follows such remarks. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The young man seemed to find this remark rather baffling. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for her to say something, having grown used to her chirping at his remarks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Often diners remark that they are too pretty, too impressive to eat, but they always find a way to manage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Where the old drifters keep moving sign used to hang, a new billboard in fancy lettering read: “You’re in trouble right there,” Mary Alice remarked to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As he remarked, there are plenty of stones here to play go with. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Mother, and most of the guests, laughed away remarks like these without too much embarrassment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time, a publication called the Electrical Engineer remarked that the tabulator bested even divine speeds. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “You have a new assistant every time I visit,” Lainie remarks, after the latest version brings a tray with their tea and quickly disappears again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The import of the remark was clear to his audience: it meant that two young soldiers, who had been standing trial for the murder of a Kansas railroad worker, had received the ultimate sentence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered if this rebellious streak was the reason why “so many people remark that I should have been born a man.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Of the Battle of Gettysburg he is later to remark: “It took a great many mistakes to lose that battle. And I myself made most of them.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I perfectly agree with you, sir,”—was then his remark. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z "I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today," she remarked. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z My brother punches arms and makes remarks about smells like the rest of them, but he has a secret. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They went on talking and remarking about it while Mother built a fire in the stove and put in their antelope leg to roast, and mashed some plantains. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny, in angry mouthfuls, told him what he thought about Dove and the charcoal, and threw in a cutting remark about Dusty. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hear Ropes and Hodges are selling the chandlery,” a man remarked. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The well-known remark of William Blake that our great laureate of the War in Heaven, John Milton, was “of the devil’s party without knowing it” is testament to this. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Probably it had been tactful to leave Daisy's house, but the act annoyed me and her next remark made me rigid. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I waited for her to make a sharp-tongued remark, but she didn’t. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other man remarked that tea was always more delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma was retained. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with polite remarks on either side, the search party withdrew. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Welcome or not, I found it necessary to attach myself to someone before I should begin to address cordial remarks to the passers-by. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The man’s face broke into a smile, and he tore our tickets and remarked on what pretty children we were. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z In 1926, the Osage leader Bacon Rind remarked, “There are men amongst the whites, honest men, but they are mighty scarce.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In fact they had simply stopped remarking on the holiday because they had absorbed it into their thoughts, into their language, into their lives. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But that didn't really make sense, because Colin had certainly remarked all nineteen. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “He isn’t as big as that pig next door,” remarked one bystander, “but he’s cleaner. That’s what I like.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He didn't roll his eyes or make some smart remark in typical Noodles fashion. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z From time to time Winston caught some such remark as “I think you’re so right, I do so agree with you,” uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They never demanded the impossible. made no offensive remarks, and sometimes even smiled at the lady of the house. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Neither do they,” Alec remarked sadly, “but it hardly matters, for they don’t miss it at all.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When you pick up a new book in the bookshop, you’ll very likely see quotations—kindly remarks about the book on the jacket from names you know and trust. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Henry explained that he had started a career as a journalist, but after hearing Reverend Finney’s remarks, he was inspired to leave journalism and enroll at Lane Seminary in Ohio. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All the whispers and giggles and stifled remarks I’d heard at school kinda flooded my mind. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He gave forth with a low, muffled “Gaaaaaaaaaa!” all through the emotional remarks Daddy made about Aunt Florentine. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When Burr first demanded an apology, Hamilton refused to comply, complaining that he could not possibly be expected to recall all his remarks about Burr over a fifteen-year period of interaction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Wilbur heard several people make favorable remarks about Uncle’s great size. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z White girls don’t get sent to the office for making snide remarks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You’re ruining your lungs with that thing” was the first remark out of her mouth besides a cough from a misdirected puff from my cigarette. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He made disparaging remarks about the United States. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I see he’s living up to his notoriety,” remarked the principal, noticing that I had been bound. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The contentment of the does spread to everyone else, until one evening Hazel remarked that he felt a perfect fraud as Chief Rabbit, for there were no problems and hardly a dispute to be settled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So changed, he looked as never before upon the Akhaian beachhead, but like a beggar, merged in the townspeople; and no one there remarked him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad began a lecture, pausing often so Mother could ratify his remarks. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not sure whether the remarks were addressed to him, he stopped. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Like magic, he overhears someone remark, and Herr Thiessen has to agree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I looked at my ten pages of remarks. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Out of politeness, Robbie too had moved back in his seat to hear the remark, but even in his state he flinched. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Eisenhower’s remarks revived the contempt for the very concept of a “safe” thermonuclear weapon that had been raised by Strauss’s invention of the “humanitarian H-bomb.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On campus, he emerged as the “Pied Piper of theoretical physics,” Serber later remarked. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But Menelaus had remarked it and he guessed who he must be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To save my sanity, I learned to pad around hardship in soft slippers and try to remark on its good points. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We tried to ignore his strange remarks, but we all did hear him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It won’t hurt them to bend their backs for once,” Grandmother remarked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a muffled argument, punctuated by squeaks, bumps and complaining remarks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “A colliery,” remarks Uncle, with a twinkle of the eye. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, everything looks very peaceful now,” she remarked when Meggie turned a little pale at one of these stories. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, they used to be lovebirds in the old days,” Mom remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They remarked on her intelligent fingers and her strong arms and her fast legs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z By the time I figured he must consider himself quite a fine fellow and had thought up a cutting remark about how only a mother loves a fat man, he was gone. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Some early settlers remarked that in many places they could easily have driven carriages between the trees. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess I’d better be going. Thank you for your friendly remarks.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z An unnecessary remark, I suppose, as we both watched the peculiar insect struggling in his hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I knew my feelings for him were vulnerable to being felled by my mother’s suspicions, passing remarks, and innuendos. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother then made a remark about how Western Civilization was in a decline because people of my generation knew how to nitpick but not how to write a B & B letter. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z But as she listened she received the impression that Mr. Tuffett’s were general remarks directed more to the student body than to her, they were an echo of his early morning feelings. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I knew Norton had to make believe he didn’t hear that last remark because he would have had to run after me and try to bash my head in with a rock otherwise. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Up front, the professor, a bald white man with small spectacles and a florid face, has already started delivering his remarks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time,” he remarked one day as he walked dejectedly home from school. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Bull remarked that it was usually a smart idea to put on shoes before you started kicking somebody. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A dim background started to take shape behind him but at her next remark it faded away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z But at that moment Mr. Butterbur was called away by a demand for more ale and his last remark remained unexplained. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The man in the red vest who worked in the Jumping Frog Lounge came out, yawned, and remarked that he might as well close for the night. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There were a few whispered nasty remarks but no outbursts. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still flying the plane, or rather W.E. was flying it with Gilly looking on and making admiring remarks from time to time, when Trotter and Mr. Randolph came out on the porch. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I jotted some remarks in my notebook, where I had practiced the forgery. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “So I take it this isn’t your first feature film starring an Indian wedding,” he remarks dryly. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I was afraid of that,” Colonel Korn remarked -with an elaborate sigh, locking his fingers together comfortably on top of his smooth, bald, broad, shiny brown head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But when such remarks caused him additional fears and concerns, he just enforced new rules upon his children—hard-to-follow, strict rules. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Almost as if it wasn’t me he was talking to, he remarked that sometimes we think we’re sure when in fact we’re not. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Naturally, I disliked this, but there seemed nothing alarming or unusual about it; though some of those casual remarks and private jokes assumed a horrific significance much later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In a press conference after the flight, Svetlana couldn’t hide her irritation at remarks made about women bringing a pleasant atmosphere to a space station. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They walk to the museum, and her father remarks distractedly to the warder who meets them at the door, “They say we are holding the river.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “The king shortens no man’s shadow, though he may try,” Estraven remarked, and the cook looked satisfied. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Her remark was echoed by others who cared for him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My sister made some remark about how cheerleading is stupid and sexist, and my brother told her to shut up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He seemed not to notice, but remarked that the smuts in London were not quite so bad as they used to be when he was a student here. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z While the farewell lunch was going on, the family concealed its nervousness with festive expressions and they celebrated with exaggerated enthusiasm the remarks that Father Antonio Isabel made. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Guilty it is, then,” remarked the officer without insignia, and wrote a word on a page in the folder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "I sure hope Doctor Deere likes asparagus," someone remarked. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the paper, gazed in a visionary way in front of him, and then remarked, “That was Leper, of course.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He then remarked rather cryptically, “As long as you don’t make trouble, you’ll get everything you want.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He made some remark, and I looked up in time to see the absolute disgust in her face. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “You say nothing of her,” remarked Miss Havisham to me, as she looked on. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Usually such a remark came with a laugh. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He walked as if he were in the company of the elect, so that even Mrs. Cobb would have had to stretch to find something to remark on. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z To clarify a remark someone made earlier, I confess that I am making up all the proper nouns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It is the air, the rice, the wind, their relatives casually remark; they were not made to survive in a poor country, they say. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Before there had always been his polite capping of remarks like this: “Yes, they do, that’s what they call it”—but today he glanced speculatively at me and said nothing. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z None of these well-intentioned remarks cheered the dwarf, who strode angrily ahead, swinging his axe from side to side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They were inclined to be taciturn before the sun came, only making occasional remarks, or crying their single wam- ing-note if danger threatened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’ll just eat one of you,” he remarked unhappily, “and save the rest for later. I don’t feel very well.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And even though she is the age she is, my grandmother blushed and said, Sha! a shanda far die kinder, a remark I had heard many times before Grandma and Grandpa moved to Century Village. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It had been on the tip of his tongue to say “Except the proles,” but he checked himself, not feeling fully certain that this remark was not in some way unorthodox. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s done at last,” he remarked with a final nod at the smoking embers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The docile, obedient student came home a shrill and precocious son who insisted on correcting and teaching his parents with the remark: ‘My teacher told us....’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So I put my remarks aside and tried to reach into my hurting heart for something to say. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They need to learn a few things first before they start making so many remarks about the younger generation! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Someday we have to send the Wild Child off, you know,” Mother remarked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope,” he remarked, “that my parents have fixed you up with a decent place to sleep.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I remarked favorably its buoyancy, which stirred the heart at the thought that such excellently spoken men determined our fate. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And a couple of boys who were saying, “Hey, look at the new girl!” and, “Ugh! A girl!” and other typically fourth-grade remarks were suddenly silenced when they met April’s ferocious glare. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never mind the side remarks. Are they getting any closer?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The engineer from Pittsburgh felt himself “cut to the quick by the truth of these remarks.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I began to understand Lionel Trilling’s remark that culture—learned behavior patterns so deeply engrained they produce unconscious involuntary reactions—is a prison. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I greeted him warmly, but his response was exceedingly cool and superior, and he made a disparaging remark about the fact that I would be staying in the freshman dormitory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At her biting remark, I thought Grandpa was going to blow up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And because my planned trip had aroused some satiric remarks among my friends, I named it Rocinante, which you will remember was the name of Don Quixote’s horse. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Reed took her hand away, and, turning her face rather from me, she remarked that the night was warm. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Biddy,” said I, “I made a remark respecting my coming down here often, to see Joe, which you received with a marked silence. Have the goodness, Biddy, to tell me why.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Rondon kept his temper under control but made the chaffing remark, “Well, you have had a splendid bath, eh?” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “It’s bin long sence you hev told me any of the old lessons Shad used to lam you, Jeth,” his mother remarked one morning, as she sat before the fire watching him pace aimlessly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sounds as if maybe that editor is having a little fun,” remarked Matt. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Anthony was struggling to draft the remarks she was to present at the upcoming state teachers’ convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When he was telling me the news about Hailsham, Roger had made a remark, saying he supposed it wouldn’t make so much difference to the likes of us any more. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I could carve gems and do all those other things,” Taran remarked sympathetically to Doli, “I wouldn’t mind not being invisible. All I know is vegetables and horseshoes, and not too much about either.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z "I just got wised up to something funny the last two days," remarked Wilson. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The remarks still seemed appropriate, especially one passage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "If it's any comfort to you, Mrs. Wexler," Judge Ford remarked with biting dignity, "I am just as appalled by our purported relationship." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z While the presenters made the introductory remarks, the room reverberated with chattering and clinking glasses. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Hortensia paused to observe the effect these remarks were having on the two titchy ones. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 Even when the shirt-sleeved crowd cried out in angry affirmation of some remark of the speaker, they paid no attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them later remarked, “It just shut you up. The strangeness of it. Going out there, where we’d always had such a welcome.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of the talk centered around events to which I was not privy, and even Charles’s kind parenthetical remarks of explanation did not help much to clarify it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His well- intentioned remarks never came off, and even now, when the possibility of humiliation hung over them, Rosy was as indifferent as ever to his presence and directed all her attention to Gosling. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z My remarks apply primarily to historians of North America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z McPhillips, who shares Bennett’s belief in the potential of faith healing, remarked that he had once cured an employee’s migraine headaches just by praying for him. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Guess Mr. Lemoncello never throws anything away,” Haley remarked as she scanned the heaps, looking for the #12 mentioned on her bonus card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I made my remarks brief—but I made them strong: “How can you condemn Portugal and South Africa while our black people in America are being bitten by dogs and beaten with clubs?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I prided myself on never letting remarks made by patients or their families surprise me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mort Sahl remarked about the 1980 election, for example, that people weren’t so much voting for Reagan as they were voting against Carter, and that if Reagan had run unopposed he would have lost. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But Cynthia was a perceptive person, and the fact that she wasn’t part of our group just gave her remark more weight. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice got shaky, and I had to rein myself in to finish my remarks. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It must be rather odd being only part of a person,” Milo remarked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Three white men and a woman took the boy from his uncle’s home early Sunday after the boy allegedly made “ugly remarks” to a white woman. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "Hiroshima has shaken the whole world," Stalin remarked. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Although some on the executive sympathized with my remarks, no one could support the intemperate way that I had made them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He remarked, “The alchemical worm Ouroboros that encircles the world devours itself.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mary Ann remarked that she supposed some one must be very ill, as Mr. Bates had been sent for at that time of the evening. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After the execution, Clinton remarked, “I can be nicked a lot, but no one can say I’m soft on crime.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “They are brilliant with atmosphere,” Chandresh remarks to Celia as he joins their conversation, switching her empty glass of champagne with a freshly poured replacement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They reported teachers, priests, religious leaders, and other adults who made derogatory remarks against the Nazis. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The rare remarks he addressed to me were cryptic and incomprehensible. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And with the remark she remembered her past. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, why would I want to? And could you now kindly stop making personal remarks? Hasn’t your father ever taught you that it’s bad manners?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It is similar to another remark made to me once by Georges Laforgue, on an occasion when I had been extolling Julian to the skies. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As Guth has remarked, “It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He pretends he doesn’t care about anything in the world, and he’s always ready with some outrageous remark, but if you ask me, any real hostility he has is directed against himself. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “It is much confined,” a resident remarked, “ill-aired, and, in every respect, is a disagreeable street.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In former days I would have said something annihilating to her, some scabby, scalding remark, but I can’t think of anything right off the bat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “They must have gone back to themselves again,” remarked the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Selena and I had a routine now that consisted of ignoring each other at first, making faces from across the aisle, and eventually trading smart-aleck remarks. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I do not know where she got her looks: not from me, nor from Nathan, but there it was; and not only we but other people noticed and remarked on it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In another, more likely version of events, Judge Cady is said to have strongly objected to his daughter’s remarks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z As Lincoln spoke, one observer, Mrs. Lincoln’s dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, a free black woman, standing a few steps from the president, remarked that the lamplight made him “stand out boldly in the darkness.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone else remarks that it would be a travesty to dye over such a color, a shocking red much brighter than their mother’s auburn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps she could think of some way to tell them, some apparently innocent remark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The prosecutor remarked indifferently that if he was not mistaken, that was the day after Maman died. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “I’m just gonna say thank you,” said Paolo, “even though you made mean remarks about golf. I’m glad you remember me. Have you read him?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It’s nice to see a family outing,” remarked Ear after he repeated what he had heard. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Joe ignored that by remarking, “Look at all the birds 1 caught.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I guess you’ll want to look in on the show,” she remarked. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Three-quarters of the way to Camp One, Hall remarked at a rest stop that the Icefall was in better shape than he’d ever seen it: “The route’s a bloody freeway this season.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Not fair, not fair—it’s my party and all anyone wants to talk about is these awful, awful children. The little one almost bit me yeshterday, you know,” she remarked to no one in particular. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Sheriff Smith said Bryant admitted taking the boy from his uncle’s home but said the youth was released when Mrs. Bryant said he was not the boy who made the remarks to her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “When we find a room with a window,” the doctor remarked, “we will open it; until then, let us be content with opening the front door.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z "Neither of my parents had ever been outside the United States before," Powers remarked. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In all matters of consequence, General P. P. Peckem was, as he always remarked when he was about to criticize the work of some close associate publicly, a realist. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A day after the results appeared in the World the principal called me to his office, where I found several teachers full of smiles and congratulatory remarks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It annoys a certain lady that her spouse has such supreme faith in the British, and a certain husband attacks his wife because of her teasing and disparaging remarks about his beloved nation! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The student next to me said he’d studied Isaiah Berlin at Oxford; the other said he’d already heard this lecturer’s remarks on Berlin when he was an undergraduate at Cambridge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As bad as I felt, I didn’t need the extra burden of having the class turn and look at me while she made nasty remarks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “So they say. I don’t think a bird with a jackal mother lasts very long,” Dr. van Heerden remarked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, this remark did not elicit the dramatic response I expected. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z No one remarked on their absence and Hazel went underground at once, telling Pipkin to say nothing about their adventure for the time being. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t catch my breath soon enough to respond to that remark. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “It’s damp fur down and warm on top,” he remarked, poking a brown hand deep into the soil. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Raymond Birge, who became department chairman upon Elmer Hall’s passing that same year, was fond of remarking with a wry jocularity, “I don’t know what goes on over there in that Radiation Lab.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I would have concluded Herr Bremann was suffering from some serious illness, but for certain remarks his lordship made at that time assuring me this was not so. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But Mary Poppins, though she appreciated the remark, was not taken in by it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z From press reports, conversations with visitors, and even the remarks of prison guards, I learned that a large and vociferous turnout was expected. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that remark, my nephew’s life slips out of my grasp to imagine. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “What would the She Elephant be doing at the Starlight Room?” remarked Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom was the sort of girl who had had boyfriends in high school and often remarked that she wished she hadn’t wasted her time. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I sometimes wonder how much irrationality in the world has been excused by the nonsensical saying “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” a corruption of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark about “a foolish consistency.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z His manner was unexpectedly civil from all accounts, absent his standard sardonic remarks. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He seemed to regret immediately this last remark and looked at me sheepishly, as though expecting me to say something comforting back to him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Equipped with pistols and rifles, they strutted around the hall pushing people around, making insulting remarks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason is that until he fell in love with Brett, I never heard him make one remark that would, in any way, detach him from other people. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Jenny is fur and away too young to be thinkin’ about Shad or ary other young man,” her father remarked quietly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he knows about me as well, whether he’s making remarks about my knickers behind my back. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The remark brought more guffaws from the others. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘Many men have been hanged on far slighter evidence,’ I remarked. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t think it works that way now,” I remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tara remarks that they seem to have more productive post-dinner meetings when he is there, though he offers only occasional suggestions as to how the circus itself should be regulated. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he turned to the sergeant, and remarked,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z King’s remarks were carried in The New York Times, and he knew Johnson would see the article. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I have thought a great deal about this passage, also about a particularly shrewd remark once made by, of all people, Bunny. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Another officer must have remarked on it to him, she wrote, because when she came back on duty, the next day he was “irate” that she had written it down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Young Till allegedly made the ugly remarks to Mrs. Bryant, wife of the storekeeper who faces a kidnapping charge. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s a passing remark, really, about how she couldn’t get shrimp for a party, but it tugs at me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “It matters exceedingly to my parents,” remarked Heqet with a laugh. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “At your age! Shocking!” and other remarks along those lines. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dr. Constantine was at a loss to know what to make of this singular remark. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good grief,” he remarked, “this obituary might scare some of these old folks to death.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “That was carrying casualness rather far,” he remarked later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “All that splashing ought to attract a gator soon,” another one remarked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The man backed off, embarrassed by her boldness, and Stanton continued with her remarks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At first the women said it and the men said they were jealous; then men too began to notice and remark on it and wonder why her husband did nothing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z On May 23 he had seemed so uncharacteristically narcotized in starting-gate drills that a bystander had remarked, “You’d swear he was a dull-witted lead pony instead of the high-strung animal he is.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Barry McCaffrey, former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, once remarked, if your child bought drugs, “it was from a student of their own race generally.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Even my brother, who had a smartass remark for everything, was struck dumb. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have said that remark about autistic kids. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, the local people were now observing a polite silence, awaiting my next remark. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They hold each other tightly and remark at its beauty, at how lucky they are to witness this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic marvel. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “If he could be the Minister of Education without finishing school, there’s no reason why he can’t be the Minister of Agriculture without ever having seen a cow,” Senator Trueba remarked. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione’s remonstration was drowned by a loud giggle; Lavender Brown had apparently found Ron’s remark highly amusing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Turner’s mother raised an eyebrow and remarked that he had started to become a real Maine boy, thinking of the tide and the weather. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Jane made some remarks, which no one believed, about having left for just an instant, and stuck her hand out for her fee. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell brushed his mustache the wrong way, “So help me, Mike, another fool remark out of you, and I’ll take away your rattle and teething ring.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z When he had succeeded, there were plenty of remarks from the other passengers. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z "I used to know a Bill Biloxi from Memphis," I remarked. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “There must be something wrong with him up-stairs,Dad remarked, and tapped himself on his noggin as if to say that Mr. Spizz was nuts. “How can you tell if he’s cracked?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The funny thing is, I thought she was enjoying it, too, till all of a sudden she came out with this very dumb remark. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He remained where he was as the does hopped away, Nelthilta raising her voice to remark, “What a great oaf!” and half looking round in the evident hope that he would take her up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It took no notice of this remark and immediately began eating grass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z One of these nights, I remarked that I had saved about half enough to get a zoot. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure you heard a lot of sarcastic remarks when you first arrived, but by the time I got there, to everyone else you were just a part of the party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was an interest, he remarked, that Turner shared with the young Charles Darwin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A succession of heretical readings o/Paradise Lost, television chocolate ads, and styling decisions for emporia of “adult toys” indicates, Milton wasn’t the only one of whom Blake’s remark could have been made. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “I am already married” she remarks to the empty air, twisting the ring on her right hand that covers an old, distinctive scar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When one nun told my parents that their youngest daughter had a ‘mind of her own,’ she meant the remark to be a negative criticism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must be mature for your age,” he remarked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The women stayed seated and listened to the rest of Wilson’s remarks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Sure, she struck all the right poses, but she also kept up a running series of rude remarks. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “She always did like him,” remarked Sarah into the silence. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer’s unguarded remarks about race were still the exception among “quality people,” however. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Judging from his comments to his associates, his remarks about Chicago’s infernal July weather, and his general aversion to racing in “the West,” Riddle was almost certainly not considering the Arlington offer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Which was maybe the stupidest remark that could have been made. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As I clear the bed to study, I think about Amu’s pointed remark about Muhammad staying with him. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Not much light for a photo,” I remarked. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “She didn’t ask how much we charged. That’s always a good sign,” remarked Ear. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “If that is all you have to say, sir,” I remarked, “there can be nothing left for me to say.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s funny. I never thought of him as having a name,” Ear remarked. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At his campaign talks he often addressed his remarks to a stuffed eagle that he carried with him as a prop. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Thus there was seldom chance for anything but banal remarks. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He skims the opening pages that are filled with polite inquiries into his own days in London, remarks about how she misses the city, misses him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His head slammed against my cheek with each catty remark. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “No, nor you either," Billy remarked philosophically, “nor me, nor anyone." The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some men and women make rude remarks; boys follow in crowds, or shout from behind fences.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z John Faulkner, of the Lick Observatory in California, has suggested an interpretation of these remarks which flies in the face of the Newton legend, but closely matches Newton’s known character. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “If it were a sceptre,” Franklin remarked, “he has merited it and would become it.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In particular, I will remember that as my five younger sisters and I gathered onstage for Harry Belafonte’s closing remarks, 1 remained full. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He undid the front door, remarking, "Latch pushed back—so he could get in again easily." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “No, my advice to you,” he remarked, “is that you fly your sixty missions like the rest of us and then see what happens.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I stirred uncomfortably when she raised her eyes from her prepared remarks and seemed to be looking directly at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “This seems so silly,” she remarks, frowning at the tangle of ribbon. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As Calder ran down the hall, he heard his father remarking to his mother, “Must have Spelling today.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I thought about that, and about the instructor’s remark—kinds of pain, kinds of bad memories. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m as smart as can be,” he remarked in twelve different languages, “and I’m as stupid as can be,” he admitted, putting both feet in one shoe. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to respond with some kind of sarcastic remark, but Jake cuts me off before I can utter a word. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I thought I heard a voice, the cow remarked as she stood on the leopard’s tail.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z "Arya and I were remarking on how pleased we were to have the princess with us today," she said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I brush through the leaves and wipe him from my sight, hearing his voice and the constant remarks during cards. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Even the woman who performed the last offices for the dead remarked to me, in a confidential, brother-professional way, when she had come out from the death-chamber:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Even the remarks about the executions were in a formula, and only varied as to the registration number of the criminal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was falling into meditation on my guardian’s greatness, when Wemmick remarked:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “This is really old,” I remarked, and gently touched the chrome-rimmed keys. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The woman sitting on the counter didn’t remark on the change of hair color. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “What a haughty, uninteresting creature that oldest Miss March is!” was the unfortunately audible remark of one of the ladies, as the door closed upon their guests. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It will be retrieved without remark by a diplomatic maid in the morning. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The salmon lady well to the front, her face eager with expectation, a remark for every star that fell. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “That might be sooner than you think,” remarked Tock, looking back at the suddenly trembling bug; and the trail turned again and continued to climb. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Once in the washroom, Francie overheard a remark about Miss Armstrong being the boss’s mistress. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone who saw the twins remarked on their difference one from the other and seemed puzzled that this should be so. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson opened her mouth for a sharp remark, but Mr. Richardson quieted her with a glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At length he prolonged his remark into “Pip, I do assure you this is as-TON-ishing!” and so, by degrees, became conversational and able to walk away. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she remembered Lord Fredrick’s words about the old coachman, as well as the coachman’s own remarks. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For some reason, this remark also provoked laughter and even the teacher joined in. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The fact he represented himself to be an Indian would make him get along pretty well with the Indians, wouldn’t it?” another lawyer skeptically remarked. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Mom’s going to strangle you for eating upstairs,” I remark without looking at him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The next May, the president of the society remarked parenthetically that the past year had not yielded any particularly noteworthy discoveries. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The men were angered by Mr. Hynning’s remarks and annoyed that he had been permitted to see us at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a goal that could be reached, barely, if the Rockefeller Foundation, the university, and private industry all contributed; at least, he remarked later, it would be “not an entirely forlorn hope.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Once inside, he paused several times on the stair to remark upon scraps of debris that the janitor had missed, feebly kicking at them with his foot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z At this remark, Papa and the judge laughed until their eyes watered. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Such remarks would be said so casually that I wouldn’t quickly realize that they were being addressed to me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The judge asked if the government had any remarks, and St. Lewis stood. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z C. P. Snow recalled how once in a Cambridge tailor’s he overheard Rutherford remark: "Every day I grow in girth. And in mentality." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “But there are many other ways to look at things,” remarked the boy. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “That'll be one doozy of a shiner,” Dean remarked, “will that.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The remark was probably intentional hyperbole, but I heard it quoted as fact by a number of media people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For some few weeks, I continued my studies as before, Dr. Trefusis guiding me without remark through stories of slaves who had achieved greatness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The jury was to disregard that remark also, Judge Byrne declared. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I love the dark of the night. It helps me to concentrate,” Bobby once remarked. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Constantijn Huygens, a poet and diplomat of the time, remarked that the Town Hall dispelled “the Gothic squint and squalor.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are very kind to think of gifts for the children,” Penelope remarked. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Some Birthday vs. a Particular Birthday Sigmund Freud once remarked that there was no such thing as a coincidence. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But for those who have actually tried to prove race discrimination under the Fourteenth Amendment, the Court’s remark amounted to cruel irony. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “How dare you say so, when he’s got both his eyes? And very handsome ones they are, too,” cried Jo, who resented any slighting remarks about her friend. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He helped prepare Woodhull’s remarks, but she was a quick study and she soon embraced the arguments as her own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z One of my teachers, Mr. Desain, overheard the conversation and told the girl her remark was inappropriate, and she had to apologize. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z While we were motoring along this stretch, I remarked to Rousseau that he must be very confident to drive with me alone and unhandcuffed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would end his remarks, he said, by emphasising once again the friendly feelings that subsisted, and ought to subsist, between Animal Farm and its neighbours. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Look at all them stink bugs,” Hazel remarked, grateful to the bugs for being there. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just what do you mean by that remark, Chaplain? Are you trying to be funny?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z No less an authority than Oliver Cromwell is said to have remarked that there would have been no Irish rebellion ‘if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z There was something between them, and even she had to acknowledge that a tame remark about the weather sounded perverse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “The moon of the Lunas,” my uncle remarked, breaking the silence of the entire trip. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I couldn't get to the house," he remarked. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “White folks are fleeing by the droves,” I remarked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yes, I still have one!” remarked Capricorn, scanning the uncomprehending faces with pleasure. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At some point Miss Love made the mistake of remarking that Loma had just the perfect figure for the stylish new shirtwaists with lots of tucks and ruffles in front. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Think of the strain it had been standing all the time, and holding on to the last, as if it knew what it meant to us,” Shackleton remarked later. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Boats passed out of the harbor and into the harbor and each one slowed to remark on my sailing gaffe and give me advice. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The minister, who took his ecumenical and—some felt—slightly impersonal remarks from Saint Paul’s sermon on Love from First Corinthians, talked for about half an hour. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “He sends me these creatures, then expects me to make something of them,” he remarked to no one in particular. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I have remembered these remarks because they truly surprised me at the time, his lordship never previously having shown any antagonism whatsoever towards the Jewish race. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I was expected to laugh heartily; or indeed, reciprocate with some remark of my own. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z One of Bobby’s closest friends, Anthony Saidy, said that he never heard Fischer make an anti-Semitic remark until at some point after the 1972 championship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In silence the miner belted down the liquor, then belched, his eyes starting to water, and as he left he remarked: “What does that little jerk want to do, cause a lot of trouble?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z How he hadn’t been the least bit cowed by the rude remarks or digs of the night. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Someone could have remarked that it is Leah who wears the pants in our family, which is true. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She made the remark almost to herself, obviously not meaning much by it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he came out with a curious remark: "In any case," he said, "it was just personal." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His remark was not intended for flippancy nor even derogation. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed on the verge of making some joking remark, but when he saw me his eyes got wide and his mouth fell open into a small round o. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She used to sit next to me at the conference table, and when the visiting celebrities were talking she'd whisper witty sarcastic remarks to me under her breath. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Briony, it was a perfectly bland remark about the weather. You’ll apologize, or go now to your room.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Ready for this, Odysseus answered: “Old woman, that is what they say. All who have seen the two of us remark how like we are, as you yourself have said, and rightly, too.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d all wandered into different corners, and were staring at one picture after another, only occasionally making the odd hushed remark like: “Come and look at this!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z For Izzy did grow: despite her early start, she displayed a tenacity of will that even the doctors remarked upon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z |
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