“So they promised you a throne, did they? Really, Henry, you are not fool enough to believe they will deliver it,” said Ripred, breaking into a laugh. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What did you say? I—” His eyelids drooped. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

‘There’s nothing for it but to scramble down this gully, Sam,’ said Frodo. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This is all I hear about it until several years later, when he sends a postcard of the Statue of Liberty from New York, which says: Got divorced. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You never talk about class anymore,” he said on the phone one evening. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Caroline said nothing, letting her body drift down into Ma’s arms as though she were an invalid. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“When the Union members vote and say we accept fully the conditions offered, then I’ll say it was a victory.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I must have seen fifty cars along the roads between here and town,” said Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and said, “I couldn’t help myself. So what’s on the menu?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The flight engineer said, “Eh?” in an astonished tone of voice. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Rick said, “It’s going to be hard even for the two of us to take out Luba Luft; she’s more than I could handle, anyhow. Let’s keep our attention focused on that.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go there first tomorrow,” he said to himself as he faced the foothills. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She really is the greatest dog in the world,” said Via. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It would be said later by those who knew Agnes that Red was, for her, a liberation from herself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam says, I don’t know, he’s only eleven and he had that typhoid and the coal dust wouldn’t be good for his eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I was looking at my own paper,” I say. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“This is only the third time in the past decade that you’ve left home, but someone named Edmon said it was important.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Thug said, “Now all that’s left is to give little stuff here a name.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Canned soup isn’t made with love,” I say. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Joey knew I was going to tease Byron so she sat there looking like I should be careful what I said. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could say it in a celebratory sense. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Special announcement!” said the loud speaker in a pompous voice. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Your mama sure does have a hand with the baking,” Mr. Jones said with an agreeable nod. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But whatever Father said to me, his meeting with the demon made him look doubly hard through the demons’ papers for signs of the true magic. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the Widow Cane, she is dead, no?” said Callisto Matenopoulos. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t even two years ago, and now he was one of the richest men in Monroe County, or so he said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"We don't know who lived here before us," she says. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Finish learning this song as quickly as you can. You will be leaving for the Third World in three nights,” Darkness said, shocking Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then I said, in a grown-up voice, “Will you excuse me a minute?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You're not grounded," his dad said, concentrating on his meat loaf. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And she said, “I’m not a stranger, Christopher, I’m a friend.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she looks directly at Keisha and me and says, “I hope some people know better than to actually show up.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This is our country before the Purity War,” David says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It takes me a minute to piece together what she said. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t saying anything, but I kind of had the feeling he wanted her to take me up on my offer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping to speak to Warren’s sister as well,” she said, and pretended to consult her notes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“There was a big black thing,” said Harry, pointing uncertainly into the gap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He said he wanted to get some air. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

We don’t say nothing about it, just watch it gleam in the middle of the church. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling dropped his hand to his desk and didn’t say anything. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t be the first time,” said Joseph’s father to Mrs. Stroud. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

My mom said, “Don’t be scared,” which was the first time I thought, Maybe I should be scared. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I mean, you can be upset about whatever you want,” I say, frowning. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Good luck at your new school,” says Mrs. Schnell as I climb out of the car. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I would let you use mine but I am working with it and it is risky,” Iloba said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know if he’d meant to say he couldn’t feel anything. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How are we going to help these people, Will?” she said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You may say what you chuse—but your countenance testifies that your thoughts on this subject are very much like mine.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“When the hour of need arises,” Dad said, “the time of preparation has passed.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘You two are full of good cheer,’ Leo said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I remembered more, but I didn’t think it would be a good idea to say it out loud. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She says it’s her responsibility to know my private thoughts, that I’ll understand when I have my own kids. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now then, now then, now then,” said Slughorn, whose massive outline was quivering through the many shimmering vapors. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I came to show that the English are in sympathy,” she said. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You left the East Wind to me,’ said Gimli, ‘but I will say naught of it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” I said shyly, and Rashid Uncle gave me a nod of his head in reply. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Lord Seaworth,” he said, “we do not have much time. Please, come with me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“She’s cute at first,” I said, “but trust me, it wears off once she crowns herself the pope and declares the bathroom ‘religious grounds.’” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Presently,” Belknap said, “I heard my door tried and then a key was slipped into the lock.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The words on that monument said there were no survivors. That means that all the soldiers were killed, right?” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Will said, “Can you tell me why you want to make so much?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going on a fetch,” she said to Ben, when she found him in the kitchen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I realize it’s the exact same thing I said the other day when they were unloading their ice. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I finally say, “I probably won’t try out for the pageant anyway. I’m ’a be busy with school, so...” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Each man would have, she said, six minutes of conversation with each woman. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Here is the explanation of the victim’s inertia,” he said quietly. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he left him, there was something he had to say. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I decided to skip that and just say what I really came to say. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Father,” said Noor, her voice dropping an octave, “I have to tell you something. Something I’ve been meaning to tell you...but not in front of Mother.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Shut up,” said Mr. Milgrom as he helped his wife up from the mattress. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“It might have done, once,” he said, “but times have changed. Why have you come to this world?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Say no more, Master Barty, say no more, you is getting your father into trouble!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But it still felt good to hear his parents say that. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The two hit it off, and some people said they became lovers as well as political allies. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Which leaves us with only one conclusion,” Leon said, his voice bright and triumphant, as if he had made an important discovery. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like ladies’ designer clothes,” Imani says as we get closer. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The little boy had been portrayed well, but as for the rest...the less said the better. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I know. Tomorrow, when you go to school, give the candy to the kids in the dumb class. And tell them I say hello.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Doc say a half a inch closer, he’d have been killed for sure. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Jack, in the doorway, said, "It's not urgent." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God will deliver us,” I said, knowing Papa would like my saying that. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When the sheriff didn’t reply, she said, “Oh, I see. He’s only a danger to us, not to white folk.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A trip to his lab, he says, will help illustrate his quest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Shortly into my nap, I dreamily heard Florah’s voice saying, “Look!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to take me to that place,” she said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

This is what she said when I told her that Branwell’s silence had changed. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” John said cheerfully, covering his own surprise at the change in the Pigman’s appearance. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Joe, “it’s a kind of family name what he gave himself when a infant, and is called by.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“They float very nicely,” he said without turning around. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And he had never once told Harry...never bothered to say... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Even,” I say, looking him in the eye, “for now.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father said they didn’t have rules for dealing with the Chinese wife of a Caucasian citizen. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Saying what? What can they possibly say? There’s a homely kid in your class? Come on.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Mom,” Will said with a sniffle. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And, as I said above, he should not depart from the good if it is possible to do so, but he should know how to enter into evil when forced by necessity. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but he’s four hundred pounds and he has claws,” she says quietly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My mind works in mysterious ways,” says Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“That was a great revelation. It explained everything about the difference between both countries,” Emenike said, knowing that they would laugh, and they did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, I always think better after I’ve eaten,” the boy said, and he stood up and opened one of the crates. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Charles Chiltington was outside, as usual, walking back and forth on the sidewalk, carrying a protest sign that said “Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Is Execrable.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

More than once, she said that she liked the attention the hijab brought, and it helped her know exactly who her friends were. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When your whole life is sunk, it don’t matter what nobody says about you, they can’t make it worse. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I would have said, / hope this softens you toward the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not gross to say she was pretty, because I’m Scheherazade and not her grandson right now. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Mister,” the boy said, “we found a big can of liquor over there in the weeds. You want to buy it?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka said she had written the magazine to tell them what she thought. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Getting into Nature for me is like winning an Emmy,” he said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

One was rowing, so the other could look forward, and as soon as he saw Malcolm in the canoe, he said something to the rower, who turned to look. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Because,” he said, his head tilted low so that he was looking at us all from over the tops of his glasses, “they have so many problems.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard him say: “I wasn’t trying to spy on you. But I saw you from my room. I saw you come out here and pick up that pile Keffers left.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’ll take that rule to heart,” she said to him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I got the bucket and gourd back she said, “Come close and keep your voice down. What you doing here? You work in this stable?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

‘Weariness, grief for his father’s mood, a wound, and over all the Black Breath,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I can turn, or we can take off. The stabilizers are working again. But I need to know quick—” “We have to keep going,” Annabeth said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Under His Eye,” I say, trying to sound fervent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if you want trouble, trust me, you will get it,” Ifemelu said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She smiled, but in a way that wasn’t just happy, and said, “You sound just like Dad.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A what? I am not a pest,” I said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And she said that I would still get to see my dad and that I could talk to him whenever I wanted to. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I would make a poor princess,” she said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate said quietly, “I’m trying to hold on, Mother. I didn’t know anyone could be so good. I’m afraid if I say anything too quickly or come too close to you, I’ll break to pieces.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not usually lie in bed reading his textbooks; that sort of behavior, as Ron rightly said, was indecent in anybody except Hermione, who was simply weird that way. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not telling you my combination,” I said, even though I knew my chances of seeing my history book were fading. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

‘Evidently,’ said Rab, ‘he explained too little in his first letter and too much in his next. So he tore them both up and tried a third time.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled and said that since we didn’t have a male, she would ask Father Amadi if he wanted to accompany us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I think you will, Miss Honey, because I have to use your first name to make things rhyme and that's why I don't want to say it." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The waiting guards said nothing, but their eyes bulged like crickets’ as the children passed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay, so...,” he said, turning his notebook around for me to look at his scribbled numbers. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A peeling notice taped to the glass said it wouldn’t open for another month. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Harry, feeling stunned, “I’m betting it wasn’t the Dursleys.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A few sociologists go so far as to say that social complexity has made the concept of class meaningless. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Her speech is nothing. She is a harmless creature,” said the white-haired gentleman in a reassuring tone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Privately, they said to each other, “Do you think she’s pregnant?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She stopped, turned to me, and said if I didn’t leave her alone, she was going to chase me with a machete! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I did once I found it,” she says as she starts walking around the outer edge of the space, peeling off what look like curls of paper from some of the trees as she goes. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, that was rude,” he said as we walked. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Nice picture of you in the paper, Melody,” she says. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Repetition teaches the donkey, as the old Iraqi saying goes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She said: “There are some things the same and some that are different, that’s all. I don’t know everything about my world. Maybe they got this Ching thing there too.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you feel guilty about what happened, and we were pretty terrible to you. I admit that,” Elena says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m what the botanists call a hybrid,” he said the first time Cora heard him speak. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He had been a POW in Vietnam, people said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd say you could make your way up there, no trouble. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I said, sitting down in front of the new computer she had set up at my desk. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And keep it under your hat,” said Will. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, lots of Romans spoke Greek,” Hazel said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s...something like three hundred miles out of our way to get to Venice. Then we’d have to backtrack down the Adriatic. And you said something about baloney dwarfs?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He did not let anyone know of the trip beforehand, but on leaving he tacked a note to his door saying that he would be absent for several days because of business. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I say, happy to see the rubber band did the trick. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Sure. So, how about you, uh—you know—just, uh—” he says as he awkwardly half stands so he can lean across the table to kiss me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” I say, much happier with my new version of Blancaflor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

During the years that I stayed in the Norfolk Prison Colony, never did any official directly say anything to me about those letters, although, of course, they all passed through the prison censorship. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I don’t want to avoid the issue,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I really thought I could control him,” I said, leaning my forehead against the cool window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“But the one allotted bullet per person was not always enough to kill instantly,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She points west and says, "I live about four blocks that way. How about you?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Grandma in the mirror and said, “What’s he saying?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Madge gives me a funny glance, but I don’t say anything. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, Jonathan Isaac from the Orlando Magic,” I said with a heavy sigh, “I would definitely kiss him.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The mark allowed how he was being interested, so Black said he would tell his friend and they’d get in touch with him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I said was, “If you ever do this again, I’ll tell everyone. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll blind you.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, what do you mean?” she said, not looking at me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Will stopped under a window at the second-story level and said to Pantalaimon, “Can you fly up there? Can you look in?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When it’s Mom, it doesn’t count as pushing us around,” he said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was even more irate when I read the article, which quoted the Mosses’ attorney as saying he thought it was a very fair agreement and that the charges were “pretty outlandish.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The story tells that the snake said, “What do you know? What do you remember? What do you see ahead?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Columbus Day,” I said, anxious now, thinking I was going to get some important background information. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Emergency personnel only. Clear this area. Please get back!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Come help me,” she says when she sees me sitting. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought,” Eleanor said carefully, “that I might even look around. Old houses are usually cheap, you know, and it’s fun to make them over.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we have some sick monkeys in here,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard you cut off your braid,” Mom said to me, sitting down at the edge of the bed next to Daisy. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“By this means I will test the mettle of Cristiana and her two suitors,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Corax is overwhelmingly likely, he says, to have been a nickname. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Call me when you get there," his dad said quietly. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

They all laughed then, and Joe said, “Do you know what she said today? That a mouse was as important as a buffalo!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I might survive the death serum,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If galaxies were frozen peas, it would be enough to fill a large auditorium–the old Boston Garden, say, or the Royal Albert Hall. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Not entirely. But I got it for a song,” he said confidentially. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when she says that the American School is going to close its doors temporarily, it’s like the last straw Chucha says broke the donkey’s back. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Jimmy pointed at me and said, “Ha ha!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say more, to explain to Emily what the bishop had explained to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

More and more these days she didn’t come right out and say what she meant. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess you’re done now,” she said, anxious to shoo them out the door. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sheed said, “Come on, lady. What kind of secrets are you talking about?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It says DON’T BE GAY, and it’s got one of those red circles with the diagonal line through the word gay. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I thanked her, and said a few other words, and then watched her leave the tearoom. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I think this one’s yours, Maverick,” Uncle Carlos says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

John nods, although I can tell he wants to say more. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m from Virginia myself,” she said, and for some reason this stirred up the current that had moved in my limbs when I’d first entered the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have decided that she was sincere, because he said, “This is America.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I say, my first instinct was not to believe it, and to suppose Chrissie was up to something. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom says you can have the fink bedroom that looks over the garden and down on the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ruti, be a good girl,” he says, and bends down for me to hug him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

So I say nothing as we walk through the bodies of the dead toward the outer wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“They say a girl becomes a woman when she loses her mother,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

At last, after a long pause, he said to me in a faint whisper:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Your grandma’s a trip,” Lindsey told me after Grandma said something about my having mermaid blood, or at least guppy blood. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything, but I felt pretty surprised at this new turn of events. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Why not listen? I’m saying that whatever powers this ship is enclosed, and evidently not meant to be handled. The ship is running by remote control.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s not uncommon for an addict to have a relapse,” she said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I have been done, Drew. We both said what we needed to say.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She and Ma Charles were so much alike I expected my great-aunt to turn to me and say, “Young’n, get me a switch.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” he says, suddenly moving around, digging here and there. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

"Come on, let's eat," I say and plant a quick kiss on the top of her head. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"When I return with her heart, there will be years aplenty for all of us," she said, eyeing her sisters' hairy chins and hollow eyes with disfavor. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mama, I wouldn’t ever say this to anyone else but if we died, would that mean we could be with you? The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I even have some false beards!” she said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When you are ready, mah, the food is here,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Winnie blinked, and all at once her mind was drowned with understanding of what he was saying. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to talk to you,” I say, “about Saturday night. That Saturday night.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, ma’am, we’re here to see Jackson Miller,” he said to the lady behind the desk. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I hope you don’t mind my asking,” I say to her one day, “but are you Jewish?” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

But my rolling days are ending, and now we shall have much to say to one another.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In one of his plays, Medea says, “What greater grief than the loss of one’s native land?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Asked if Anna had been slumped over from drinking, she said, “Just sitting like they all sit, just about like this.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t know you were so sick,” he says. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"It's just a chair, Patty," Maddy said, skeptical but coming to my side anyway. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for what I said to you.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, honey,” Mom says, and tells me breakfast is a quarter of a watermelon that’s been sitting in a corner of our refrigerator for a week. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It says,” the king said slowly, “You only lose what you cling to.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Consider two baseball players, say, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miles, without a z. My apologies for the stuff I said about your dad in our battle.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His victim was his ex-lover, but he claimed to have been falsely convicted—“because I just happen to be poor, black, and gay,” he said. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father has the irritating habit of saying the same thing whenever something bad happens. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cobb did not have to say her last words that afternoon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m not even bringing clothes, so I don’t wuss out,” Radar said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were waiting for me right on the corner in front of the barbershop like Daryl’s message had said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been dating Derek Wellington for a bit,” she said, “but I don’t think it will last. He’s such a boy. But enough about me. What is new in the Hazelverse?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll always remember you,” she said, tapping it with her fingers, the black nails bouncing up and down like flies. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And all the company laughed with them; for most were drunk; and we who were sober—we still wore shirts on which it said, Liberty to Slaves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The Bird Woman was there and she was saying it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “It don’t count, I’m just trying to...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Once, I told Apá that I wanted to be a writer, but all he said was that I had to make enough money so I didn’t have to live in an apartment full of roaches. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He said there was nothing to worry about, because Phoenix was so big and growing so fast that he could find another job at a site where they hadn’t spread lies about him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The old woman, small and grey as a mouse, never said a word, but the girl made up for it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This is because Ms. Wyman is big on rules, which will not surprise you, and one of her rules is: Everybody says the Pledge. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know the gentlemen here? You have not exchanged a syllable with one of them? Will you say that of the master of the house!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, Finn, maybe the Google pictures of the other street were taken so long ago, those fences weren’t built yet,” Natalie said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"Maybe one of us should have kept an eye out," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I wished Mandy could come in to say good night, but she wouldn’t arrive from our old home until the next day. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The lightning bolt hits the tree,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad, the last time we went to Dr. Randolph you said he wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed anymore.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She looked into the fish’s glazed eye, said nothing but vomited silently and thoroughly all over Johnny’s tuxedo jacket. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The residency director began checking on me three times a day, and said I needed to see a counselor. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Smell like cinnamon in here,” he said, sniffing. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He said when he was in the English army in France the Germans sent gas over which made him so sick they had to take him to the hospital. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You guessed wrong,” said the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry, sir," I said, "but I don't think he understands you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He mulled around and it would be safe to say “he paled.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is too weird to handle, West, and I'm not saying it was your fault or anything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“As a general rule,” he said, “men are in a more receptive mood for pointers when working with familiar teammates.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t of got my tubes tied, it could of been me, say I was ten years younger. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our daughter called you a liar in that note she left. I’d like an explanation why she might say something like that.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I rode a horse,” Yanna said, and her eyes softened with the memory. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not doubting Arion’s strength,” he said carefully, “but will the chariot hold up? The last one—” “This one has Imperial gold wheels and axle,” Percy said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for making us lunch,” Dad said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“And we’re going to have to be extra careful for the next few days to make sure nothing’s—” She breaks off, unable to say the words. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ave Maria Purisima,” my mother said and slumped into a chair. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear this picture is good,” he said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, ma’am,” said Pong, bowing to the first guard. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Robin was hauled aloft so quickly that he had no time to think what he should do or what he should say. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

My dad, focused on the road ahead, said nothing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

That was why Mr. Curtain got so angry when Milligan said his memory was fine. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The word “together” said with more animation than Ifemelu had ever heard from Morgan. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It was like dropping an atomic bomb on a town,” said former mayor Hank Avery, and the explosion was felt in Odessa. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love him,” she says, “but not like before.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I hadn't understood much of what he had said, only that he had spoken with great confidence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the invite, Miss Love said, “It’s been nice to see you again, Mr. McAllister.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I had to admit I wasn’t certain about that, but the Reverend said it was all right. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say much, I am awkward and uncertain, because whatever I do say might be the wrong thing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m thinking, I’m thinking,” she said, her voice filled with desperation. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I know,” Mr. Birkway said, “and I want to apologize for reading it aloud.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Ah, a cousin of mine,” he says with a mischievous smile. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It feels so soft. I like the way you said Coo will give you courage, comfort, and strength.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

"They might call you,” Eliot said eventually to Mrs. Sen. "But they might complain that you were making too much noise.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was like somebody had said, “Okay, on the count of three, hold hands.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Please do not use that offensive word in front of me,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Rishi said, trying not to let his voice reach the crescendo it wanted to. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But—but they won that last battle. You said so,” Jimmy protested. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Dad’s best friend, from when they were growing up, he passed away,” she said gently. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Look how giant it is,” he said, pointing his bottle at the ocean. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We have been truthful with you,” he said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘Maybe,’ said Elrond, ‘but let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That could not have been less helpful to our present situation,” said Enoch, “were it a story about cats on the moon.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay, I’ll write to him,” said Harry, throwing his last piece of toast into the lake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bryce took the harmonica out of his mouth and said, “He could dance some more if you want him to. He could dance to pay for what I ate.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Have her here, have her there. Like mutton. Degrading her to so much mutton. She said she’d think it over, she said she’d give me an answer this week. Oh, Ford, Ford, Ford.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Move that truck or I’ll call the police,” their landlady said, and slammed the window shut. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Some even said Lanre had killed himself and gone searching for his wife in the land of the dead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old man who’d given up his seat saw us noticing and said, in English, “Amsterdam’s spring snow. The iepen throw confetti to greet the spring.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It makes her think of Sierra Kincaid and some girls at school, who’d eat two bites of yogurt and a carrot stick and say they were full. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I had never heard of alchemists before,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, “your father said you were coming to read.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“My school,” he said, “is everywhere and always in session.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“He says that it is good luck to rub the head of a dwarf,” Haldon said after an exchange with the guard in his own tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Miss Elisabeth Du Barry will also be stationed at court," she says without enthusiasm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I also knew that turtle when I was a small child,” said my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But strange can be OK,” Lena says at last. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Today," he said, slowly, "Alfred Brooks is resting himself for his big opportunity for advancement." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1960, Tanganyika was still under British colonial rule, and Louis said it had been very difficult to get this permission. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing in them that would help you,” he said curtly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words cut me: yet what could I do or I say? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mustafa stares at him and opens his mouth to say something else. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart, do what Mommy says, it’s better to be too warm than too cold.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And they could have called it and the fire would have done what they said, like Taborlin the Great?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Right!” said Hermione, red patches blazing in her cheeks as she pulled a very old piece of newsprint out of her pocket and slammed it down on the table in front of Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Give me a hand with some of these boxes, Lissa,” her father said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was so much to say, but also nothing to say. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he loved saying it because it was a word he was not allowed not use, a word that was banned. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Child of Athena,” the giant said, “I am not your friend. I helped mortals once, and you see where it got me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The anchorman said something like, “Finally, a play that looks like it was drawn up by the Three Stooges. Watch closely.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think Jimmy was serious, but Colin said we should show up at lunchtime the next day, just in case. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help myself from saying, “Tell me again how many years of schooling you’ve had.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Starving,” said Harry, taking a large bite out of a pumpkin pasty. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost certainly has in mind the famous saying that we are dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Chiron,” I said, “what about Grover and Tyson? Do you think—” “I don’t know, my boy.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He has the same name as you,” Chess said, sounding dazed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you?” said the boy, with a slight sneer. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“It smells good in here,” said Louisiana in a dreamy voice. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I was relieved when the attorney said that there would be no need for the rest of us to testify. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Speaking of, Amber says hi. She’s doing a lot better. Some distance did her good.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take one thing at a time,” I said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There is nothing calculated about him; he means every word he says. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Yesterday. They thought if I’m going to be in the field with you, it could be a backup system of communication,” says Gale. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But he spoke that same evening to his eldest son, saying, “Have done with all this painting and polishing. It is enough. We are, after all, country folk.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said after an hour, “we know he’s probably not dead and hasn’t been arrested in the last three years.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Will,” she said, “I have come to ask your help.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Sarah’s going to do good,” I say, confident. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“This is nothing personal, Mr. Squirrel,” said Flora's mother. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then Joey turned to Grandma, who said, “Probably not the best move, young man, although personally, I’d like to see you pound the snot out of them.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“The turkey’s going to be done earlier than the chart says. I’ll bet that bird doesn’t weigh eighteen pounds.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can say anything, my mom goes, “What does that have to do with anything?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

"I don't want another slice," the boy said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I heard your paintbrush was stolen," the judge said to him craftily, "so I had my officers search for it, and we've found it. I'm happy to return it to you." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He said, “Never seen anyone go in or come out. Just a lot of deliveries and a lot of trash.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, Jordan,” said Angel, holding the can out at arm’s length. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the third door on the left, which had a sign on it that said wtlltam black. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He set up a trust account for Nick, and the bank manager said he could make arrangements with Mr. Lawrence so any other money would be deposited automatically. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A dark-faced Mary is not as unusual as you think,” August said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Banks, who owns it, said to Mrs. Banks that she could have either a nice, clean, comfortable house or four children. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

‘Next time,’ Jason said, ‘look at me when I’m talking to you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I would say my brothers are being obnoxious, but there’s a good chance McCoy actually has a melon bailer in his desk drawer with Boss’s name on it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Everyone said so; she even knew that while her American age I25 was three-and-a-half, her Chinese age was a year more. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no radio here,” he says, and shuts the door. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, so my father said I have to come home and watch my sisters.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Come in, come in,” he said, waving me in frenetically. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Wormtail,” said Voldemort, with no change in his quiet, thoughtful tone, and without removing his eyes from the revolving body above, “have I not spoken to you about keeping our prisoner quiet?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, look here, then. Billy says the best way for you to be a good hand with horses is to raise a colt.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t remember—maybe because of the way I saw you. I told Mama, and she said I couldn’t have really seen you that way.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother said something to my father in Spanish and he nodded. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He said I was “developing” at a rapid pace and gave me a different kind of book as “a reward.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That said, I could really use some advice, you know? Got any advice?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“She scares me half to death,” Phoebe said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“They’ve agreed you can join a team and start playing in competition with the adults, if you think you’re ready,” Frank said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"They say it grows so cold up here in winter that a man's laughter freezes in his throat and chokes him to death," Ned said evenly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Fischer insisted—and rightly so—that only he could say what disturbed him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at how the little sister is laughing here,” she said, tapping one of the family portraits. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hadn’t Oliver just said he was going to work in Geneva? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood for thousands of years, was saying back to her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

"I don't understand," she says when we’re back in the house. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, but I knew he smelled monsters. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"Believe or don't believe," the Old Man said, standing up and putting the big book on his back. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“What did you say?” asked Ear, but Arm was already on his way to find the maitre d’. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “He...he needs to get out of our garage!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I thought he was playing sick. People are saying that he’s been kidnapped but I think that’s rather silly, don’t you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I miss him,” Ophie said, forgetting their unspoken rule, breaking yet another promise. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I finally got all the story out, she said, “How can such wicked people be?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

What I can say for certain is that I would rather Maman hadn’t died. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Place the done ones there,” she said, pointing to the shelf. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He ate and ate and ate, and when he was done he said, “May I call you Thoreau?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He would be grieved to know that I read such tales, which men say are not fit for a lady’s ear.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Message," he said, as if he had never heard-the word before. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And paid for by wizards,” said Bill quietly, and the goblin shot him a look that was both furtive and challenging. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Wake her up,” my dad said after he parked. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Today, July second, 1964,” he said, “the president of the United States signed the Civil Rights Act into law in the East Room of the White House....” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Jacob says to the little boy, “Where’s your beard?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“My parents are weird,” was all he said by way of explanation. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was the first time she practically said anything. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I knew they wanted to comfort me, but didn’t know what to say. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m by the church you took me to, actually,” I say. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

George said, “Slim, will we get canned now? We need the stake. Will Curley’s old man can us now?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanna show you something,” she said, gazing at whatever was in her hands. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Now,” I say, “who knows how to make challah?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“A book about Langston Hughes,” I say, like it’s no big deal. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Where to begin,” says the doctor in a hollow tone. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe when Dad’s at home, he’s not buying groceries just for him,” Candice said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Robert and David, come here, please,” she said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

"It made my husband and me sick as well," said Mrs. Ten-nyson, "but it nearly killed Becca, what with her being so young. Sam saved her life." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I realized that I had probably said too much about what Wallace had told me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We tried to get an interview with young Eddie Ball,” the sports guy said. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That must make about six so far this year,” I said. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not the only person left in the world to prove that your grandmother was right,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t move,” he said again, only a few yards away now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“At times, yes. At times, no,” Teddy said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Dad mimes strangling Prophet with his bare hands, then says to me, “How about that haircut? Looking pretty pre-Raphaelite there with all those long, dark locks.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In school, he says, “I lived a facade. “I wanted to be liked so I made myself likable. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

‘Four days and nights, and on into a fifth, we rode from the Black Stone,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Welcome home, son,” she said and gave Dad a long hug. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make him feel better, but I wasn’t sure what to say. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ork,” it said again, and this time it held out its flippers and jumped over the packing debris. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fizz likes what he has to say about me? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Paul Marshall said, “Nonsense. Name a single rule that changes.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Here it is,” I said, handing it to her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Never finish practice with a miss,” he said. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma says as she joins us in the kitchen. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I felt angry because someone broke the play area rules,” Lily had said once, making a fist with her small hand to indicate her fury. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” the homeless man said, “you’re never completely without friends.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I hope it’s us, making trouble,” Tally said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We don’t cash any checks of any kind,” she said firmly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says I need to make decisions based on love, not on anger. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“My mom said to stay away from you because you might be dangerous.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No monster,” I said, feeling a little better, to my own surprise. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I move a few feet away and say, “I’m at Prospect Park, Vik. Can you come out? I really need your help. Like, now.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

We knew we could not tolerate this much longer, but said nothing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Still,” said Curtis, “I can’t wait to get my new library card!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“My mother and father were so excited,” she says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“The coach says they can’t play in any lightning. It’s their school policy.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So if the gods fight,” I said, “will things line up the way they did with the Trojan War? Will it be Athena versus Poseidon?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mabinty Suma and I would screech every time we came to the page that said, “This is our family dog. His name is Alaska.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer signed his score sheet, made a helpless gesture as if to say “What am I supposed to do now?” and left the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Davos had been more interested in what the captives had to say about the defenses at King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I want to tell you fellows,” he said, “that I got a couple of fine children home and a pretty wife. And I want to tell you that I’m not good enough for them.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s the thing with Summer Dawson: she has this way of talking where she can say stuff like this, and people don’t seem to mind. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You still there, love?” said the van driver. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They say behind the mountains are more mountains. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s early,” I said, caught by the snow-spell for a moment. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Alas for Boromir! It was too sore a trial!’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I even try to have a conversation with you,” Lillian said angrily. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This’d hit the spot about now,” he said, glancing quickly up and down the hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Whole family?” he said, pressing my fingers with his moist palm. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“What else do they know about him?” she says. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The assistant director says, “I have other matters to attend to, Sergeant Major.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“By then most antibiotics were useless,” she says. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If a customer started saying her condolences, Grandpa would nod and cut her off with “You be needin’ anythang else, ma’am?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Guess what!” we both said at the exact same time. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe my problem is that I was starting to think of myself as one of the ‘greats,’” I said. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Only remember what I said. Come on, Brother Clifton. This man's full of pus, black pus." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My father,” says Etienne, panting, “used to say Christ Himself could not have carried this wardrobe up here. That they must have built the house around it. Another now, ready?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say anything because, of course, there was nothing he could do about it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I'll catch up with you later, Warren,” I say with a half smile. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

If she wanted the stove, he said, she could have it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The article doesn’t mention there being proof or if JonJon was arrested, but it does reiterate what the headline said: he was kicked out of his baseball league and stripped of the records he’d set. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“There’s some in the kitchen,” Charles said, yawning and running a hand through his hair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Piper,” says Emily, waiting for me at her car. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I saw a towel in the cabinet,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Isabel takes my hand and says in earnest, “Ophelia, you shall be my priest, for you are as secret as an effigy on a tomb.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“They need me here more,” Zeitoun said, trying not to sound too grandiose. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Did you say Hail?” inquired the King, looking about him nervously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No telling. But it's good for us. A death should hold the crowd for a bit. Maybe we'll have time to do something before the Gamemakers decide things have been moving too slowly," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain," said Jack, "so you shut up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We don’t expect people to be quiet all the time,” she likes to say. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m not supposed to believe anything you say.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, so long as you don’t forget you are pregnant,” he said shortly and turned away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, we might say that a 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of voters favoring candidate X is 45 percent plus or minus 6 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t say it, but I’m disappointed not to see him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You realize it’s the solstice,” the girl said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"We'll never get Harper to agree," I say, even though I love her idea. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He really started shooting the questions at me so to stop him I said, “Sir, could I please have the sandwich and the rest of the red pop before I answer any more questions?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Before Papa could answer, Grandpa said he’d rather take a day trip, get back to his own bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that would be a good idea,” I say, smiling right back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she says, and hands me back my book. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t lose your language,” Señora Oralia said, like words were something that might end up under the bed with mismatched socks and dust bunnies. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Her father says to tamp down her imagination. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It was still dark when I got here this morning,” Mr. Gonzalez would say to Mr. Levy on those rare occasions when Mr. Lew was forced to visit Levy Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because he can,” he said, and put down his cup of coffee. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Serves you right,” Char says, drying her wet hands on my backpack. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, however, it is unavoidable,” said Dumbledore, shaking back the sleeve of his robes and exposing the forearm of his injured hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dad said it was not that the people were bad to begin with. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate crazy girls,” I hear her say more than once, even though there is always plenty of drama swirling around Krause herself. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I saw you at the revival, ’’Junior said, sitting down at the fire. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No man will call me a coward,” he said. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy said it had been so warm for two days that week he’d worked outside in the sun. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’s the older, more sparkly sister, but there’s no happiness in her words when she says, “Your mum is doing her best to take care of herself. Things are hard for her right now.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Family history, breaking and' entering, weird secrets locked up in a Ivy League fortress,” Neville said. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Doc said he didn’t see how I’d made it without bleeding and a good emetic. Says I’m still weak because I didn’t get all the poisons out of my body.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“None. I’d forgotten what a real night’s sleep feels like,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Never mind, you’ve got the tarlaton for the big party, and you always look like an angel in white,” said Amy, brooding over the little store of finery in which her soul delighted. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lemonade, please,” I say, but as I start to sip it, I get more overheated. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Sir. Yes, sir,” the guard says and steps back into his car. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Are you coming with me or what?” she said to the crow as she left her home and slid into the green. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Coach says, resting his hand on my shoulder again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Will looked from them to Lyra’s rucksack and back again, and he didn’t hear a word they said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a single person in that audience believes for a second that what I do up there is real,” he says, gesturing in the general direction of the stage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even though I said it, and even though I know it’s true, it doesn’t feel real. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to tell him what really happened with that snake at the Dueling Club,” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The soldier was shouting, “Don’t waste your bullet! I say one vandal one bullet with immediate effect!” while the little boys gathered around him, taunting him, laughing at him, singing praise names for him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You may pay my taxi fare home,” she said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once it’s working, it responds to the other voices in the squadron so if, say, Boggs were killed or severely disabled, someone could take over. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I believe in all that stuff, though,” he said in this confidential tone, like I might have cared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He said: “I know. We didn’t get the generator going in time.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As we pass her, she looks right through me without saying hello. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He says, “This would be a helluva lot more fun if you were naked too.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Father must have sensed her discomfort, for he reached for her coat and said, “Let us go together then.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Toomer said lying on his back and staring straight up into the stars. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The two great divisions of society are not the rich and poor, but white and black,” said the great South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I was so mean to you last night,” Claire said. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“You won’t believe who posted your freestyle from the other night,” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Come with me, son,” he said, taking Beto by the shoulders. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We all stared at him like he said he’d seen a ghost. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

When his laughter tapered off, he said, “That’s the answer I was expecting. So now, let me give you our second proposal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She looked at me and said simply, “Go get ready for the beach.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I hate you,” Jupe says, poking her head out the door while she finishes dressing. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t have walked away so abruptly after I said that, but I did. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now Uncle Henry said that Charley must come to the field. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon,” I said, knowing it was too late and Mrs. Baylor probably wanted it to be too late. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

At a mass meeting he said, “If I am stopped, this movement will not stop, because God is with this movement.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He said he had a row of girls waiting for him, that all he had to do was snap his fingers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Here, the Romans burned a tattoo into your flesh, as if to say: You belong to us. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe in the summer we can go fishing and swimming,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she wanted to be a super architect when she grew up—she loves math and historical buildings and all that—but I hardly understood a word she was saying. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At night, Papi said, he could hear the moans of the ships leaving Havana. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got no right,” she said between her teeth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Please come this way,” he said to her stiffly in Korean, appearing from the hallway to the bedrooms. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hammer marks on the end, sure enough,” she said. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I meant to,” Mom says, “but then you asked for my help with the basement, and I got caught up in that and forgot to bring it up.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the MC said “the new father,” he had been strangely startled to realize that the MC meant him, that he was really the new father. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You are a freaking idiot,” Moody said, when they had intercepted Izzy in the foyer and safely barricaded her in the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I yield the floor to you,” George says to Byrd. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry. That must be so hard," he says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been waiting for years to retire, but every year they say I have one more to go. They work you till you drop,” Miss Trixie wheezed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Early access to the Electronic Learning Center will be tonight’s second prize,” said Dr. Zinchenko. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You did, too. You said, ‘Who ever told you that we’re going to hide out in the woods?’ From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a curt smile, she says, “We expect to have a positive experience with you. Don’t do anything to threaten our trust.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mesmerized when she said things like “slippery slope,” which, behind her lips, exposed the underside of her tongue. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“You have to feel sorry for them,” Rain said with a sigh. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I couldn’t stand the gratitude in Mr. Quintana’s eyes when he said good-bye. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“The Twins are thought to be responsible for shipwrecks, said to appear to sailors as St. Elmo’s Fire. Know what that is?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When we got out in the hallway, I said, “We’re on a spy mission. Top secret.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“But you built me dreams instead,” Celia says, looking up at him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s a hall where they have dances,” I said, figuring it was my turn to answer. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

You were saying you have a crush on me? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The girls mumbled to one another, and then the tall one said, “Thank you” in English. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Come here,” he said, and reached for me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right,” he said, “give me your hand. I’m going to have to show you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I am not your mother,” said the robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“From the perspective of Aeneas,” said Reverend Buckminster next, and Turner despaired with the hero in the groaning and stretching ship—or maybe it was Aeneas who was groaning and stretching. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

‘Not a sound but the wind,' he said. ‘There are no goblins near, or my ears are made of wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At dawn Van Helsing hypnotised me; he says I answered “darkness, creaking wood and roaring water,” so the river is changing as they ascend. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I put a whine in my voice when I said Tasha's name. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“So you memorized a book, but you don’t know what it says?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Pa said, “Amen. Let’s eat,” and that was that. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Since we got into that boat, I have felt as if my heart had been torn out and thrown still beating on the shore,” he said. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Here,” said a woman’s voice, and then, “Let him sip this.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I hope so. You have sons of your own, you said.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Apa, you have to give back the number, I say again. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Well, can you use him?" the boy said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re my clever boy,” she said fondly, giving Matt an extra slice of apple pie. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that you’ve got the hair off my face, maybe you’ll know me,” I said as I stood up, waiting for a sign of recognition. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped to put down his window and say hi. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The university?” said the bald man, still wincing with pain. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"You cannot stop them talking, my liege," Davos said, "but when you take your vengeance on your broth-ers' true killers, the realm will know such tales for lies." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Your life is not going to be easy, little Melody,” he’d say quietly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people walking together, carrying candles and signs but not saying one single word? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, I’ve got to find Roger,” said Lyra, burning with her new idea; but it was for Will to know first. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“All those people saying all those wonderful things, and Irv never got to hear any of it.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad just needs some time,” she says, nodding slowly. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

‘Johnny’s forgotten morning prayers and all those wonderful humble people,’ said Cilia. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A word of warning to you all," Miss Honey said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

"He thought his friends were poisoning his whiskey" I said. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

What do I say when the waiter asks, "Which wine, sir"? The same principle works with exclamations inside exclamations, and with sentences that have both exclamations and questions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's never too early to plan," he says. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

All I can say for a certainty is that he called it, and it an-swered, and since that day I have hated magic and all those who practice it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I saw it moving earlier!” the conductor said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Myron says he spent his life traveling around the country too busy to see it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He said I had to go outside and pick out the right piece of cloud-pine out of all the others to show I could really read the alethiometer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been to a psychic's house before, but I guess I expected something different, like a big glowing sign that said palm reading or fortunes here. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Why, Peas! How nice to see you,” Mr. Stone said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you keep away from her, cause she’s a rattrap if I ever seen one. You let Curley take the rap. He let himself in for it. Glove fulla vaseline,” George said disgustedly. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, and quickly faced the window. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Rescued from other loops,” he said, holding a door open for us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Once when he said, “Aristotle shocked people. Charles Darwin outraged people. Aldous Huxley scandalized millions!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have quite a lot of money,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can go in there,” I say. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“They were big,” Mong said, “but they also knew they were wrong to take our money. They knew they deserved to lose.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t have stopped to pack a bag, or say goodbye to my friends, or to even unplug my projector. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I assumed people would come to their senses,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My mother used to smile at me and say, “Be careful where you put your feet, Beatrice. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And when Cal still did not answer, “Who were the men who said it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It goes hardly, but it goes our way,” said Robin importantly. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Milton, olive complexion turning a shade pale, only says, “Look. See the wheel?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, Diana!” said Laurie, with the look of satisfaction she liked to see in his eyes when they rested on her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then an idea seemed to strike him and he said shrewdly: “Yet I will myself take you there, and if you prosper you can pay me.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Momma would say, getting that message has me all up in my feelings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I would say that, all in all, today I’m a happy man. It’s not always easy, but, yes, I am.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“All I have is the letter,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We certainly don’t,” said Summer, handing Ximena a box of Kleenex. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Thought we needed something a little more exciting this year,” said Daddy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What did you say?” they said, each in a different tongue. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He only followed different instructions to ours,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I said, as I glanced towards the nursery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I want to go with them as a guard,” Peeta says immediately. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Is the flight on time? Remember we are taking Nigel out for his birthday,” she said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I say, wiping my eyes with my palms again. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Rachael said, “Our present crash program and overall planning call for us to obtain an additional owl which can mate with Scrappy.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“At least I get to hang out with you guys in the Hideout,” Miles says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“My baby,” Mia would say to anyone who would listen, tapping her mother’s belly with a finger, and infallibly Warren would kick in reply. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At this point Miss Baker said "Absolutely!" with such suddenness that I started--it was the first word she uttered since I came into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The star had said nothing about being hungry. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You said it lasts for a year, and then what?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay, this is it,” he said, and headed for the rabbit hutch. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t run when my friends need me, Percy had said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She seemed to expect her to say yes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And two days later, as a red dawn broke across a windswept sky, Bran found himself in the yard beneath the gatehouse, strapped atop Dancer as he said his farewells to his brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The boys had been shocked out of tears, and now Pierrot, as usual eager to repair a bad situation, said brightly, “What shall we do now?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There were about a million things Roy wanted to say, but the only words he choked out were: “Good luck tomorrow.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He might be in bad shape when I get him," Beck said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ornithologist David Sibley says that in Cape May, New Jersey, he once spotted a bird in flight from two hundred yards away and knew, instantly, that it was a ruff, a rare sandpiper. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Then go ahead,” Chaol said, pointing to a distant target along the far wall of the abandoned hallway. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Eaton is really a vampire, you know,” I say slowly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Killer Man harrumphs again and says behind my back, “Perhaps next Friday you will no longer be working here at all, Mr. Goodspeed.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll complain about the hours and say that I don’t see you enough. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You say that now,” I said, shaking my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It does begin to come back,” said the Horse thoughtfully. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ron said, the moment Harry had sat down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hana gets all silly when she and Regina are together, or texting each other, or pretty much if you just say Regina’s name. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I can call you both out of… You said there were two options. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I hope we can go someplace warm and sunny,” she said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” she said, “my dear,” and held out her hands to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No — don’t —” said Harry weakly, but Lockhart was twirling his wand and a second later had directed it straight at Harry’s arm. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Come on, you guys, let’s get in there,” I said, hoping to get them interested. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I knew it was a big mistake as soon as I said it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute,” she said, “you mean none of our mother regular cells still livin? Just her cancer cells?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For answer, Sissy let out a blood-curdling yell and said that her pains were killing her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure, girl,” he said, “you’re coming right along with us. The man at the station house wants to ask you some questions.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You must do as you please,” said the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you say you are a painter, you will be looked at strangely. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere beyond it all, the ocean was still beckoning, a distant and urgent cry, but the terrible voice saying Sierra’s name drowned out almost everything else. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Nice shooting,” Magdalys said, swinging the dactyl for one more circle over the walls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was not only a point of honor, he’d said, it was also a matter of having to go because his face was Japanese. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the fish or crops,” he said. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His master’s calloused hand would rub the great neck, and he’d say “Good Sounder, good Sounder.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have some more, thanks, if you don’t mind,” Bunny said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mostly he says incomprehensible things in Kikongo but also speaks like Mr. Poe’s Raven a desultory English. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No children,” she said, “but I left my first husband behind.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He called the future Katherine XIX that Friday after school and asked her out for coffee the next day, and she said yes. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It says nothing about what drove the progression from bands to tribes to chiefdoms during all the millennia before the prospect of large-scale irrigation loomed up on the horizon. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Got that right,” Grandpop said, coming from a door just off from the living room—which was just off from the kitchen—glass in hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Odysseus caught his companion’s arm and said: “My friend, here is the beautiful place—who could mistake it? Here is Odysseus’ hall: no hall like this! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I also leave her one thousand dollars, as promised at the time of said marriage.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Wah-Ti-An-Kah said that he was not ashamed of his body, and after he and the delegation pressed their case, the commissioner agreed to end the ration policy. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"He's a friend of mine, I want to help . . ." I said, finally stepping upon the curb. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The driver’s ready when we are,” Rachel said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He said, “Arthur? He’s out in the truck,” as if to say, Where else would he be? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some say that too much is being made of all these distinctions. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She put a cooing tone in her voice and said, “Come, my baby, put your head in Mother’s lap. Come, my little son. Mother will hold you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it was because he was the town drunk, and they said he never did anything useful. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then right away he says, ‘Okay, now go somewhere else with it. Make your character better. Make him more believable.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Henry started to say something, but she gave him a sharp warning glance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The man from the undertaker's said something to me then which I missed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“And I have to say you have a lot of the skills and attributes that we’re looking for in our paralegal candidates.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Imagine if we could have said, “Oops, this is too hard,” and shrunk in size, returned to a place of being just kids, the way we always had been. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Francis, who knew this territory better than we did, had said there was an inn nearby but it was hard to believe there was anything habitable for fifty miles around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I said it would be better if we weren’t friends, not that I didn’t want to be.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She tapped her hand on the sapling and said, “You did a good job, though, tracking him this far. It was a difficult trail to follow.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we need something more than just a written report,” Jonah says, tapping his pencil on the plastic desk to some inner beat. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Right,” I say, pulling at the loose strings on her flowered comforter. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He said he was sorry again, Claire went inside, and Will rode home. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“That will be your problem,” said her mentor. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s perfect,” I say, combing out my hair with my fingers. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When the milkman grabbed a nearby policeman to arrest the men, the policeman shrugged him off, saying he was “too busy” and “it is all right anyway.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Slovo: “Do you mean to say that you reported these speeches in English but you don’t understand English well?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There it is again—that feeling that I'm a little more normal if Max says so. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You all right,” he said, as if he finally approved. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Jack up Char,” one of his friends says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The bus leaves for the convent on Thursday afternoon,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Tough enough to see that you don’t graduate,” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You dropped this,” a voice said from behind me, and I opened my eyes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can hear her saying to me, “I don’t want some kids to find me swarmed with flies on a Saturday morning in Jefferson Park.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying there’s no truth to what I said? If so, you’re blind.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s the very thing for this kind of work,” Papa said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like they check you at the door,” I said, liking the feel of that finger but afraid of what it meant. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

I felt my heart lurch when she said that. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Fourteen more newspapermen told about the smoke and the bones and said that Bigger acted “just like all other colored boys.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Styx says we need to move on it,” I said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Ours usually forgets,” I said, not knowing whether or not that was true. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Uncle Henry, who was over helping, said, “You always got to take something over nothing and be grateful to the Lord for that.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When your boss says you should be more of a team player, that means she wants you to take on more of her work. thick as thieves. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since graduation, he said, he’d been working on his uncle’s farm; the waiter’s job was a new thing, something to fill the winter hours. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dale looked down at me while I tried to cover myself and said, “Want some candy, Ho? I’ll give you more candy anytime you want it.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I know why you’re talking like this,” I said, struggling to keep up with him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said to Jeremy: “Thank you very much. I will go and talk to the owl if you will take me. It’s a great favor.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she thrust out her lip defiantly and said, “You’re running too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Go on inside. He’s waiting for you,” the deputy said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It was our pleasure!” said a flock of smiling sparrows before they flew away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Forgive me for asking,” he was saying to her, “but why despair? Of all things to be goddess of.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“No, I’ll put him a cowhide on the floor and make him sleep there,” I said. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About ten thousand mice are hoping you build it loose,” Garvey said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see a little more fins this time, carp,” Byron would say, then throw Larry into the fence. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do believe I just said that, verbatim.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t lie: it’s real fun making your cheeks all red,” he says. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Toby Mackey said I could have his sister and Mr. Benson heard him and took him out to the hallway and knocked him around till he howled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Petit fours,” Cecilia said, smiling indulgently at the expression on Pita’s face. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m ’bout near pure as you, Cap’n,” the woman said, causing Bull to throw his head back and holler with laughter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to stop calling me sport,” Conor said, not taking his eyes off his mother. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He said ‘girls’, but he meant Jo, for she was the only one who kept up the old custom. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if he said he meant to do something—like keep his corn whiskey in your closet or marry Miss Love Simpson—if you couldn’t say yessir, you sure-dog didn’t say no sir. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Of the thousands of cables I received during my seven years in the Defense Department, this one disturbed me the most,” McNamara later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I feel fine,” I say, taking a deep breath and fitting a new bolt into the bow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And he repeated over and over, “I will tell it to the village—I will tell it to the village...” until at last Wang Lung said unwillingly, “What do you want me to do?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I said, Ma am, we re just— “Ha!” the man snapped, which made me jump. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You should come in with us. We can all wait inside,” Chou says to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish,” she said, giving them a smile that was almost wistful. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not what I mean,” said Mia, and Pearl noticed the wrinkle between her mother’s eyebrows that meant she was deeply worried. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I said get the hell out of here.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But then he looked right at me and said, “Want my advice?” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I have to go see the eaglet,” Axel says first to Ray, then loudly to his mom. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They say: There’s no proof of increasing tolerance levels to technology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“A magnum,” Dad said, his voice choked with gratitude as he eased the big bottle from the bag. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I hope you didn’t expect to get anywhere by listening to me,” said the voice gleefully. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And except for his strange shouts, nobody said a word. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Mac. This is the Twinkie, O.K. I guess you don’t have any bone to pick with me. I sure got a big one to pick with you,” Red said, going for his knife again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about what Linda had said about her father—that if I came up their walkway, he would just turn me around and send me back home. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If it was an apology they wanted, I knew there was nothing anyone could say that would make this right. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing was looking at her fixedly as she spoke, and said, suddenly but quietly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He’s made a marvelous recovery. He refused to lie in bed and has been up on the wall helping out. You can’t keep a good Fieldmouse down, my dad always says.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As soon as I mow that corn, I said to myself, it will be like lighting the fuse on a stick of dynamite. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t gobblefunk around with words. I will now give you another example. Human beans from Jersey has a most disgustable woolly tickle on the tongue,’ the Giant said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard about the knitting needle,” he said casually. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Joey said, “Yeah, I saw those guys, too, on the way in and on the way out. They were bad news, no question about it.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “No, sir, I wouldn’t never do nothing like conjuring. I waren’t doing nothing but chunking stones.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Dear Brother Adam,” the letter said, “I take my pen in hand to hope you are in good health”—he always started this way to ease himself gently into the task of writing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that’s what I was saying,” he said into the phone. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, Artemis Fowl would not have been willing to put up with such discomfort if something extremely important had not been at stake. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Are you angry at me, Mr. Poole? Wouldn’t you like to say something unkind?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“So you can see,” I say against her mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think you could lie, dearie,” he said, and she smiled, thinking it a compliment. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had also read a great deal of Freud, he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I could say what I felt around them, and it wouldn’t get back to either of the Weylins. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grace says, “God makes babies,” in that final way of hers, which means there is nothing more to be discussed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Tie it up, so as it can’t come sneaking after us no more, I say.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I went over to the Object and said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I say “I have to kill someone, all right? Is that all right with you?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Good riddance to bad rubbish, she said, chuckling. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again I say the word that makes her so happy, “Laanchu.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were going to win,” he says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’ll be any more trouble, Minerva,” he said, tapping his nose knowingly and winking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"He said he'd be back by my name day," he admitted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s easier for me to say, “In a way.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of what was said around her she could figure out, but she knew the value of keeping her mouth shut and acting ignorant. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a moment, Bast,” Kvothe said as he tried to catch the stupefied mercenary’s attention. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And Raven had said there were fifty copies total of The Gold-Bug hidden around the city, so if Mr. Remora was interested in it for the game, he could find his own copy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She said, “Is that your point of view, Father? How interesting that you think so,” and so forth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because,” he said, and for the first time ever, his eyes looked clear and knowing to me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Mom and said, “Jamsheed took him to the doctor today.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He went through a plant phase, which didn’t last too long because he said his thumb just wasn’t green enough. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“She says not to bother you if you are otherwise occupied.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Yet in among his mumbling there were words of what the bird had sung and what the water had said falling. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

One night at dinner, after I have been living in their house for several months, Mr. Nielsen says, “Dorothy, Mrs. Nielsen and I have something to discuss with you.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I look at Russ and say, “Why would I want you to do that?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad has always said that violence is something to avoid at all costs,” Albert tells us. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

All the things we knew without them being said out loud. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to hear that,” the woman said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” I said, remembering my last visit to the headquarters of the party, and my status as an “enemy.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know it, so we might as well just say it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The doctors told me not to add stress to your life,” she says. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She can reach out, touch my wrist, and say, “Timmy, stop crying.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still not knowing if Guzzo had said anything to Paul was starting to eat away at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“All right, then,” the agreeable voice continued, “say, ‘Mom, trust me.’” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The guy is looney,” Belle said thoughtfully, “but also generally polite. Polite is always worth something.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

We had several fines after the coffee, and I said I must be going. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It usually wasn’t very hard to pick the real meaning out of things people said, if you watched them closely. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was not in dothe,” I said, “I was in a sonic field.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm happy to return, Your Majesty," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He said I could tell her it was a loan from the church. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he needed to get together to discuss something important. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s that, crazy? Shut up your silly mouth. I’m fed up. I’ll take care of you. You say you wanna take a rest? I can fix you up with a nice rest.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Relieved because she said nothing but only continued squeezing the starch, I went away feeling pretty good. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a poem,” said Flora’s mother, “by Ulysses. It’s for Flora.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to meet these new friends of Zion’s,” she said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, girls, if you haven’t signed your name on the tryout sheet, please do so now,” she said, pointing to the clipboard on the table next to her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I stood there a moment without saying anything. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything about his lips in her hair, or the fact that his breathing had gone ever so slightly ragged. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Okay, my turn, my turn,” her mom said from the driver’s seat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m still working on that,” he said crossly, tapping his forehead. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We can’t stay here, Maverick,” she says, and her voice is shaky, like she’s been holding something in this entire time and is just now letting it out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

"The world is really and truly green all over," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Soon as we do our digging,” Sairy said, “I’ll go on back to the hospital. Tiller will be sorry he missed this, though.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Woody wanted to go with him, but Papa said it was a meeting for “heads of households” only and he insisted on going alone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he heard me say that the Summerhill Agency might still find Vivian another family, I got quite a reaction. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last with a little shrug, he said, “Be so kind as to give us some advice, old man. We’ve come on a fairly important errand.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Principal Cody laughed a little under his breath, said: “Many times.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The first girl he kissed had red hair, but that was a long time ago, he says, back when he was young and good-looking. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

That was one of the great things about Archie, you could say things like that. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” she says, smiling, “I think this might be the one for Carlton.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not stupid,” he says, pushing his hands through his hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Now I have to take you back," he said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll call you tomorrow,” he said, but she had hardly settled into the car when her phone beeped with a new text message from him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t look at me like that. Yes, your little brother ran away from Esther again,” Victor said to him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I might,” said Ged, “but it would likely sink the next minute, unless I kept the spells up. But if you like...” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s important to the emperor,” Yanna said, turning to lead them farther. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"No?" he said with a note of surprise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to say nothing, but watch that cook.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every year I get calls from his teachers, saying he’s not doing his homework, and he’s failing tests. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In return, however, I will ask you to contribute to our little effort,” Charity says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Will said, “You know, it sounds funny to hear you use all those two- bit words. I’d swear to God you used to talk pidgin.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said she had just thought of something, and fled up the stairs. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were flattered to be asked about themselves and if she said nothing after they spoke, it made them say more. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Birkway,” she said, “I do hate school, I do hate books, I do hate English, I do hate symbols, and I most especially hate these idiot journals.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The principal sat me down and said, “Trevor, we can expel you. You need to think hard about whether you really want to be at Maryvale next year.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“So this is Mars,” said the captain, undressing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Mom? Mom, it's me. I got home fine, and now I'm fixing some food ... it's about nine, I guess. So ... say hi to Dad, and I'll call you tomorrow. Or you can call me. Bye." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now you're free of illusions," Jack said, pointing to my seed wasting upon the air. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go and see the place,” his father said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Parky,” he says softly, “what is there to say?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear Oscar say, “You couldn’t possibly understand! How could you?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but there are so many ways of saying that,” he replies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I say, even though I’m a little nervous. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Because .. . well, I had to get yours secondhand, and there wasn’t a lot of choice!” said Mrs. Weasley, flushing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Declaration started to sit but then stood up again and said, “Missing people you love is hard.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We were out there whistling and calling for you and you were right here all along. Thank you,” I said to everybody. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“That wouldn’t be right, not for someone else to know before the king does,” she said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She said hello to me and her voice surprised me with its pitch, clearer and higher than I was hearing those days. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s awesome,” Dimple said, looking him up and down in appreciation while also not letting him see just how appreciative she was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to figure out what campesino family lived there, but I couldn’t say I had ever met them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped Dad was going to say that I helped him by keeping him company, but, “No, some of the credit has to go to Scientific Popular.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be careful of your sorrow,” he had said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He nodded and said, “I don’t want a doll baby. I want a woman. A grown-up woman that’s not scared of her daddy. I guess you don’t want to be a grown-up woman, Corrie.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I say we should pray for the Kaiser—he's going to need those prayers once he meets you! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Kneeling by my chair, she says, “Goodness, child. Have you been here long?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Dear madam, do not go. I beg you will not go. Mr. Collins must excuse me. He can have nothing to say to me that anybody need not hear. I am going away myself.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m a pilot,” Maddie said—you know, she was so matter-of-fact, she wasn’t proud, she wasn’t defensive—just, I’m a pilot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Marilyn vos Savant said that you should always change and pick 6 2 the final door because the chances are 2 in 3 that there will be a car behind that door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You want me to say I’m miserable? Okay, I’m miserable.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say much except “It sure has been hot here lately” or “I’m getting fat eating jailhouse food. Ha ha.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I patted my new case and said, “This here’s my case now, I’m going to be going around with you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Gram says, "She feels bad about how she treated you, Maxwell, dear, and she wants to make it up to you. You don't have to go, but it would be the right thing to do." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know he had an elderly aunt,” she said, after Hazel told her what had happened. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

About halfway up the walk, he said something. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He looked me in the eyes as he said that, and somehow it felt like he wasn’t just talking about the Midfolk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then there’s a baby’s cry and Malachy says, Dad, did Mam get a new baby? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Kaira hesitated a moment, then said, “Oh, yeah, she really rocks!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s you, pal,” Finny said to me at last, “just you and me.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what my father always says, Todd Hewitt?” he leers up at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"I can make sure no one finds out," the father said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Imagine that,” said Mrs. Baker, and walked away. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Sofia. I like that name,” said Bo, peeking into the pigeon basket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. But you were awarded a scholarship because you are smart, not because you are black,” Maxine says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I also use lemons to make cake; lemons are very good for the body,” Harrison said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘But I thought it looked good, Salim,’ Kat said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My brain,” I say, leaning my forehead against the cold wall. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Garrett said, waving his arm in front of her blank face. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, “so you’re back here at your house. What did you guys do next?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Go ahead and tell him, Daddy," Turtle said. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right. You’ve had your fun. Let’s go,” Mr. Levy said to his wife. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Calder could say anything, Mr. Watch pointed toward a massive pile of children’s picture books. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t get angry with me,” he said, his voice straining almost like the boy’s. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was said, and repeated, that children nursed by the same woman would instantly become siblings and must never marry. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m Colin,” the boy said, before darting a glance up the stairs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want it!” she said, her eyes shining like glass. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Very good, very good,” he says, “I have faith in you, Seaman Bosch. Faith that you’ll do the right thing when a thing is right to do.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Once I dared to say as much to Kenny and he looked at me a little sadly and said there were other ways which he could not explain to me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I swear it," she said in the Common Tongue of the Seven Kingdoms that by rights were hers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Finally, I’ve got you speechless,” he says, his voice pouring out of the phone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I need nothing but the Lord who nourishes my soul in the bread of the Eucharist,” she says. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

God, I said when I went to bed, I know you are busy with many, many things around the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Even the truest knight cannot protect a king against himself," Ned said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Coach said his father makes him salute and everything. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “You sure he sent you?” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Lion said nothing and Digory knew that he had not told enough. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Most people don’t recognize me outside of the circus,” Celia says as he takes her hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“He needs to see a vet,” Dad says, concern written all over his face. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“A small man—dark—with a womanish voice,” said Poirot thoughtfully. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, he was not very interested in what people had to say. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Here she is,” he said to his uncle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my father says thanks, it’s just a word. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Iloba, why are you talking rubbish? Stop crying, my friend,” Obinze said, pleased to be in a position to pretend strength. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to try to find a way out,” I said breathlessly, twisting around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I think she’ll still be a little young...,” said Sister Fenella, and then she stopped because they heard voices in the corridor. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

‘They is usually just popping them straight into their mouths like popcorn,’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See you tomorrow,” Russ says as he climbs back into my bedroom. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish we had an archivist,” he said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“She kept our hopes of finding you alive,” Baba says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Just got to figure out the right moment,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Her aunt had said brown; the beauticians said black but Violet had never seen a light-skinned person with coal-black eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He worked in the kitchen of a naval hospital and they both said he was a medical dietician for the United States Navy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there’s anything you still want to discuss, please write, because it’s easier for me to say what I mean on paper than face-to-face. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

When I was young, as I have said, I knew that, somehow, I would go to Africa and live with animals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It is a fine plan," said Tertius in the crackling of the dry wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have this meeting to go to,” I say, glancing at Jeremy apologetically. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“An average tree will give twenty gallons in a season,” Mr. Chris said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I have three weeks left,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He said nothing while Ivan sat on her other side and likewise put his arm around her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, almost choking, “then what on earth was it? Was it something you were trying to protect? Or steal? Or what?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Hello there,” he said, as cheering as he could. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Axel waits for Byrd to say, “And for our buttervore,” like she usually does when the elbows come to the table, but tonight she’s more interested in fluffing the napkin on her lap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This conversation must be largely instinctive, she thought with amusement, and said gently, “You must be a very lonely person.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

My brother said its possible if you have an antenna and a rectifier and something to seme as a speaker. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Most really broken people don’t know they are broken,” Rashid said. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever,” Czerny said to me one day, “thought about starting a little after-school program for kids?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She let him stand like that for a few seconds before she said, “How old are you?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re a great guy,” I said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m not your son any more,” it said. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's been looking all over for you," the girl at the desk said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Only one thing is clear to me,’ said Otho, ‘and that is that you are doing exceedingly well out of it. I insist on seeing the will.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pressed a key on his desk intercom and said, “Send one of the bounty hunters in here; I don’t care which one. Okay; thank you.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You need to send scout ships out ahead to make local field surveys and find the best landing sites,” she says, without sitting up or even moving her head. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Such being the case, I felt not a little surprised when he raised his head suddenly from the desk over which he was stooping, and said— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, you won’t get away with your swanky ways here,” the man said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to say that I don’t think the stuttering is like, a real problem. I just think it’s one of my symptoms.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure they must all model themselves on you,” Theodora said soberly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without saying a word, she placed a stick of butter, the wrapper half-open, on the counter in front of me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Now hear this—especially you,” she said to Little Miss Ethel Waters. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered how some people say Einstein had it too. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been playing bridge twice a week for eleven years,” Eleanor said, “with my mother and her lawyer and his wife—I’m sure you must play as well as that.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Craig somebody said that the story would likely lead the state page in the morning, but I told him we didn’t get the Baltimore paper. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the people who made the league were saying they didn’t want me to play with them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“But I tell you this,” Grandpa would say, taking off his hat and running his fingers over the dent in his skull. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he says, almost choking on the word, “he would have wanted it that way.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My brother says there’s nothing special about the stairs inside, they’re plain ordinary stairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The skin between Declaration’s eyebrows wrinkled up—she looked like she was thinking about what she wanted to say next but couldn’t quite come up with it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She followed Joe down the stairs, wishing she hadn’t said a single word. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to see some design ideas for when I buy my own run-down house in Bushwick and renovate it,” she says in a dreamy, la-la-land voice. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This is totally going to fail,” Bongo said at the very same instant. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“A lot of my friends are from the broadcasting club,” Nora says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t they see us?” he said when it had gone. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Especially your halmoni. She said not to complain, don’t bring more attention to us. But he wouldn’t listen. He was so upset! I’ve never seen your father that angry before!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, come on in!” the woman said when I hesitated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It said, “Have you seen my baby? I’m missing my baby.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

And Lotus mused until Wang Lung said hastily to waken her, for he did not like her to think on her old life, “What was his business, then, with all this silver?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You get to choose a vial,” Percy said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“The more scared you are, the bigger Pah gets,” the girl said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He had to say something, make it better. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Gee, let’s get this changed,” the boy said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the truth,” I said, and then I told the whole story, for the first time ever, spoken aloud so I could never get it back. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At the next session, he said he knew about my activism, and he asked me about that. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They say in this place where we live that someday La Bestia, The Beast, will get you. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bod said, “This is my home. Why would I want them hanging around here for the rest of time?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I just got a disturbing call from Mrs. Fisher. Again,” he says, and I can tell he’s not playing this time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It was then I said, “I need you to take me to the White Stag tavern.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Granny said it ‘took the tuck’ out of Father.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Nice hair, Patty. Different," he said, which of course caused a few giggles, the loudest coming from corny Curron. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“We believe there is a network of them,” one aide says. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A cursed lamp is a much more interesting topic than, say, a visit to the dentist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The way he says it, it’s like I have no choice in the fact that I’m having something. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You know what—I had to get them up that hill, just like you said I would.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“A dozen births,” Nicasia says, which is wrong enough to make me wince. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"A fit quality in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just the Flint Avenger now,” Jennifer said, and pushed ahead. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The man who said this had his arm around me and my arm was around his neck. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You want to consider it,” said Moody, nodding and looking at Harry thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When he reached the farm fields, he said, a family from a nearby home brought him the clothes to cover his body. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Be quiet, Wilbur!” said Charlotte, who had been listening to this awful conversation. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen any of them,” Drew said out of the corner of his mouth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I was about to say that my future appeared the worst of them all, dark and unhappy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“If what you say were true, then the murder of your father would be written on Claudius’s brow,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know, we can’t let you have the car,” said the policeman with the red moustache. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘And we have learned,’ said the messenger, ‘that the Black Captain leads them once again, and the fear of him has passed before him over the River.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He said we wouldn't have to, as he knew how to build a boat. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their wedding was blessed, and some say that their son, Fjolnir, went on to become the first king of Sweden. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The repeater kept saying we had to make it through the first winter. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“All is fair in love and war,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Did you know it would turn into this?” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Better hurry,” he said, “or they’ll put you in the guardhouse.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put on some weight next time I see you,” she said, “it doesn’t suit you to be so thin. Give Maxim my love, and forgive me for to-day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom, she was really beautiful. My dad used to say she could make trees bloom just by looking at them.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

You said there were a few people you needed to see and that we should meet up later. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Papa said the apartments here cost too much,” Hyacinth added. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But I don’t actually know what to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"Still can't bear to look, can you?" she heard him say. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean?” said Henry, a trifle sharply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pa said everything was all right with the celebrating until the parade got to the schoolhouse and most of the speechifying was over. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Not true, the Ferris Company said; the story was the concoction of a reporter “short on news and long on invention.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Selena and her brother said thank you at the same time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Magic,” the old lady says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

‘It’s a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place,” Mo always said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“If she knew I’d be looking, did she say anything, leave me a note or something?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Hush up,” Jay said from the side of his mouth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Among other things, you . . . you are someone who is aware, when they are in a simulation, that what they are experiencing is not real,” she says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Sit down and drink this,” he said, and filled a small glass with a dark golden liquid. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were right,” said Harry, holding out his hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“God has heard our prayers,” said Kushal, stroking the cub’s head as he held her. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was getting himself worked up, wanting to say something inspirational. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or say things like “Wow, you’re great at softball for a girl like you”? Do they touch her hair without permission or make comments about her edges when she sweats and they get frizzy? Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I waited, but she didn’t say anything else. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I see their faces coming toward me bearing that careful rearrangement of the features that’s meant to say, This is none of my business. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t patronize me,” she said crossly, then her tone softened again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Probably a King Lord,” he says, brushing the sides of his fade. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“This the one you were in last night?” he said, blinking in the rain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

White explained that they had talked to a man named Burt Lawson in the pen, who said differently—said that Burkhart knew a good deal about the murders. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I wouldn’t actually say anything about it to my parents. They’re not big smokers.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, to say something, I go on. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said to myself, the statement rising to a question as I recalled how suddenly he had abandoned our bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As I was about to leave, she said, “Percy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My mind raced through all the hours we’d spent talking on the quad, on the phone, all the times I could have said, “Hey, Zaheera, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “come back in about six hours, then.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her breath heaves now, as if she's having some sort of fit, but she barrels on, determined to get out whatever it is she wishes to say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When not concerning himself with railroad matters, he said, he led a quiet life on his farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I flinch whenever she says my Virginia, as though I’m her pet. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning my mom got up and went halfway across the world, as my dad likes to say. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Believe me, Lily,” he said, calling after me, “the pleasure was all mine.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, yeah. I do,” I said back, retrieving the ball from the grass. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I suggested that we split up and start searching, but Dad said no way, it was too risky. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As you say, it is too late to turn back the clock. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The guys on the block said he could really play ball, too. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He can talk,” said Emilia after the first shock had died away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We shall see," said Primus, and his voice was the wail of a distant night bird. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then Roger said that he had asked the bank for a transfer. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t give me away, Silvertongue,” he said before he closed his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Them cottonmouths can kill a person,” Curly said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nine,” said April, with a cool smile, “is a lot younger than eleven.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You still mean to ride to Hard- home. I see it on your face. Let them die, I said, yet you will persist in this mad folly. Do not deny it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go,” he says, stepping over a dog and heading for the door. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“I am still the person who would have died rather than kill you,” I say, remembering the attack simulation and the feel of his heartbeat under my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had taken that name and it said so on the store awning and Francie believed it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t putting it down, so just forget it,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid Maxim is not here,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had just placed myself under the protection of Christ, and I could almost hear Jesus saying from that window, “Carolyn, I’m here, watching over you.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She look more like my mother’s people,” Ma Charles said, which was her way of saying “plain old Negro.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was a good honeymoon, Grace always said, two weeks picking hops with her husbands family, and sleeping in a gypsy caravan parked in a farmyard. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You said you would be back soon, and it’s been weeks and weeks.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Your father and I, we used to be very close. He was a great farmer,” Sergio says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Look what I found,” he said, flashing his money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I hope we reach Digitopolis soon,” said Milo, thinking of the breakfast they hadn’t eaten. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They was ready to fight; and I said, ‘If they’re ready to fight Lord Dunmore, time may come when I am ready to join him.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Come, the cold said, and I will embrace you. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jamie was always saying “I’m almost out of juice” or “I need to bum up some of this juice.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

One of the Orcs sitting near laughed and said something to a companion in their abominable tongue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Take this,” he said, “and hit the patch of bluish crystals just across the crooked fissure. You see it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She also wants to see me every week for therapy, and says I need to take medication to balance out my brain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You do me too much honor, sir,” said I. “I do not. You are a prince, are you not? And you are in the bulrushes.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That was the first time he’d ever said anything to me about my brother. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I think,” she says, taking a sip from her mug and winking, “it’s gonna be one of them years!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Without a beat, Kaisha said, “No, unfortunately, it’s not. At least not anymore.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then, on this same program, this black newscaster came on and said that any idiot could get 700. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” my dad said, “he was a bully. And his behavior was deplorable.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The therapist Mark and Linda made him see had called it a defense mechanism, and Joaquin thought that sounded exactly like something that someone who never needed a defense mechanism would say. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The tiredness in her voice says there’s no use arguing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, what did she say about my gift? Speak up,” Ma Charles demanded. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” said Professor McGonagall coldly, as though she didn’t think this was the moment for lemon drops. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s a good Sunshine Buddy thing and all,” he says, trying to convince me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“There has been a worldwide network of dedicated people keeping the preserves secret for thousands of years,” Grandpa said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I wave a hand in the air quickly, like I'm trying to erase what I've said. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Now he’s saying, You’ve got the better of me. But beware. Look away, and I will take you!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t trouble yourself,” he says from the couch. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Longstreet said, “The man has the position of the Union Army. He says they are very close. I have a map.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We had not been attacked in this way before,” Mariya said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure it’s possible for a lone black woman—or even a black man—to be protected in that place,” I said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said, “Cade’s parents got a crazy phone call from some doctor in Oklahoma.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But let’s not lose sight of the real problem,” said Louisiana, “which is that Ida Nee is missing.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I told Mrs. Johnson that but she said it was time to see you NOW. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mulefa were planting a grove around it, because it was a holy place, they said; they would maintain it forever; it was a source of joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He sounded like he did when he threatened me with the bloody knife,” I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They should have done more to prepare the kids,” Mom said to Dad. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Malachy ran to Mam and she said, There, there, love, don’t cry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I noticed she didn’t say “in name only.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seems like even Miss Dancing Queen had to take a break,” Eddie said, pointing at Susan, who was now in the process of pulling her curly brown hair into a ponytail. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said, and rested her cheek against the pane of glass once again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“The only other thing,” said Sir Grummore, “is to have a tutor.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Lord Stannis knew of this sailing, he could not choose a better time to said his fleet against us. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Oh, is that so? You know what, I'd love to help but forgot my wallet at home this morning," he says with a disappointed shrug. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She said she had applied for a UN job and they would all live in The Hague with a Dutch ayah to look after them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What is it you want to ask me, my darling?" she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“That letter was half-buried in your garden. I only got to read the beginning, but it said something about an old crime and art.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then quietly, more as if speaking to herself than to him: 'But the healers would have me lie abed seven days yet,’ she said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I remember saying the glass was half full. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I asked what movies he had been in, Calista said, “Well, not much yet. But he goes to lots of auditions.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That might have been the first positive thing they’d ever heard him say. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be fine,” I finally say, and thankfully, like a miracle, she leaves without saying another word. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“He’s definitely got a place at your school, you say?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Madam,” Luke said somberly, “you are no longer welcome as my guest.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

In a surprisingly soft voice, he said, “Can you walk?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Listen to the mouse,” he said and gave Tucker a pat on the back that sent him rolling over and over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” she said, her voice low and cracked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I definitely said ‘yes’ out loud,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Look at Malone,” said a man named Jack one evening. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I hear a few murmurs from the class, and someone whistles and says “awesome” under his breath as I remove the ski mask and goggles and replace them with a pair of aviator sunglasses. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Just thirteen more days before you tell Mister Johnny about me,” I say, and like I knew she would, Miss Celia gets up from the kitchen table and heads for her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“The little singing girl,” the woman said, her voice a hoarse whisper. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when I offered to fetch a tonic, she only shook her head and would say no more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He said he needed to come to my stronghold to give me something. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sammy said, driving in silence for several minutes as he considered a suitable drop-off point. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very pleased to hear it,” said the President. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You have to spit your gum out before you swim,” I said, thinking again of Irene. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“The Paper said the emperor would be immortal.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Looks like...yeah...he lost three, right from the front,” Crab said, picking each tooth up off the ground. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Something to be said for writing my journals by hand, eh?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Listen. Easy now,” said the old man gently. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um,” I say, digging the toe of my shoe into the track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

For one thing, it has nothing at all to say about gravity. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like any of this,” said Nina. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sir, sir, what I see ” said Lustig, and he began to cry. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That's good," said the hairy voice, "because I wouldn't want to disturb you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody special wants to talk to you,” Agent Jones said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Only three months, and listen to you,” she says, telling him that after twenty years in America, she still cannot bring herself to refer to Pemberton Road as home. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, gods," he said, choking on his laughter and shaking his head, "I suppose I do rather look like a grumkin. What does he do to snarks?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Sweetheart, no one says yes to ice cream and a second later changes their mind for no reason. What’s going on?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He only applied for a spouse because he wanted a dwelling,” he said. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Old man Randall said nothing about his birthdays, and neither did James when he took over. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Lice? What are you saying? How can Baby have lice? I keep her clean. Baby! Baby!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“These will work out all right as paddles,” he said. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have to say it, that he was with us now. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everybody calls it the Cold Sassy tree. Back a hundred years ago it was a big sassafras grove there, and the wagoners goin’ through said that was the coldest spot between the mountains and Augusta. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I paused before saying, “Your father and I were nursed by the same woman.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever taste an orange?” he said. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Your dad didn't have the affair, honey. It was Brandon with—” She doesn't want to say it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The slave had said, “But we are slaves.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn't say, Yes I’m carrying my worst American habits in the zipper pouch of my suitcase and I plan to let them loose in your streets. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Thank you," I said, waiting to follow him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she say, ‘You done got took to the gates of Heaven and turned you’self back ’cause you might not never see me again? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I walk to the fridge, where Dad has left a note that says @ the hospital. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tolld him I dont feel bad and I do plenty of talking all day so why do I have to go to theripy but he got sore and says I got to go anyway. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yite,” he says softly as the city recedes into the distance. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But Janis shook her head and said No, she was not. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s still too hot in here,” she said. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

People say it all the time: The world was a better place with her in it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They ran as Robert said they did, wilder than antelope, smarter than elk about human beings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? I thought the transfers would go through Four’s landscape,” says Uriah. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You gave them everything I had!” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But none of that is from the Pyramids,” said the alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trip said, turning to Moody at last, and Moody felt a mean thrill shoot through him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Just let us know if you need any help, Z,” Aech said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s what he’s been doing in different towns,” she said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She wanted to stay and hear everything that they said, but Bubber was on her mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They have poison inside them,” said Jule, still talking about the vipers. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted to get your thoughts,” he said, releasing me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Brown asks “Samuel” to come to the front of the room and say a little something about himself. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you see, Glerk?” she said, showing off her mechanical cricket, made of polished wood and glass eyes and tiny metal legs attached to springs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She said they freaked her out at night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"It's like you miss a year of your life," Scott said. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

When we got home, Dad said he was going to spend the weekend in bed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the only store he remembered was about fifteen minutes away. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Iron Rod can shrink to the size of a needle, the Sea King had said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to hook up with Garrett,” I say, louder than I mean to. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“This is why no one can stand you,” Madison said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I wasn’t really bothered by what Carlotta had said. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t there to hear her say that we were going to be a family again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Have a good term,” said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There we are, our first trip this far away, watching the night turn to sparkles and light, in a place we haven’t been, with strangers who say they’re family. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Shut up, Tab! Who said anything about a sex parade?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he got a place that’s about ten minutes away, or that’s what he said. I guess he was pretty eager to leave.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You want me to tell Hilly you said hi?” she says, coming out of the bathroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I want to be able to say now that he was not good. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Catch you later,” I said as she walked up the steps. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I know that, but she did, about ten minutes ago. I told her I could pick up anything she needed, but she said she needed to go herself." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Ghosts are the least of it, boy. Night-ghasts, specters, apparitions—all they can do is say boo and frighten you.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The original novel is four hundred pages long,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I probably should have said it directly in the moment, but I chickened out, knowing it would hurt, both to say and to hear. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“But for real, this is what I wanted to talk to you about,” he says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Henry to emerge and say 'Why, it’s Rosa, Aunt Rosa. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m proud of you, Julian,” she said, squeezing my shoulder. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was the last thing any of them said on the moving train. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems the only thing to do,” he said suddenly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I’ve got a Swiss Army knife and it has a saw blade and it could cut someone’s fingers off.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What if you could smash them all together?” his friend said as they walked away. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I say in my email that I am huge today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for showing us his picture,” Valley said softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My art teacher had said that if you breathed deeply and imagined something, you could be there. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I think about what the bird said: My dearest friend, these are the last words of Liriope. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The doctor says the limp should go away, but it might take a long time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He tried to drag her out the front door, but she said, “Don’t you want to pack anything?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know who you are,” Cabot said, nearly smiling. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I can almost hear what she doesn’t say. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Adam said uneasily, “If you don’t mind, sir, I think I’d better report to Colonel Wells.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Prince said, “I’m not joking. Ask any man on board.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's no one around here for miles," the aunt said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not that it was my fault, like Fern said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Don’t put on your uniform because you’re not going to school today,” Mami said as I came out to the kitchen, rubbing my eyes and scratching myself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ralph believed that everything he said had to be epic, shocking, and elaborate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“So sorry about that. We had to have that conversation,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With that, he went down the hill without saying another word. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to meet with my father,” he said, running his gaze along the body of a particularly pretty lady. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess it makes sense,” she said, relaxing now. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we should call the police,” Phoebe repeated; “Phoebe, if she was kidnapped, would the lunatic—as you say—allow her to sit down and write these notes? Mm?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Just a joy” she said firmly, and closed the door behind her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Welles insisted on this so that, he said, “I can hear it fresh aloud.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I said nothing, unwilling to move or speak lest I offend the strange sorcery of physics that I still believed had saved me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Your mother’s going to be very proud when she sees the footage,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“And, see, here’s my mom’s butterfly logo again,” Finn said, reaching the bottom of the bakery homepage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“When I was your age, I couldn’t even afford to buy new clothes,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I said, “Mom, I would have taken care of her. I would have gone to school to be a nurse and learned to take care of her.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I turned to him and said in a measured tone, “I am here already, I will not go back.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could wait,” I said, thinking if Diego would say he could wait or not. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Patrice says we need to be our own support group because of how openly racist a lot of kids have been ever since the presidential election. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Papa had said “they” were midlevel government workers: “Any old idiot can decide your entire fate. That’s the way government works.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No,” I said, turning down his offer to buy my land for a second time. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You! Boy!” he said, and although his voice was small in volume, it was as deep as a grown man’s. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say anything, just puts his arm around her shoulder and kisses her hair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

We called one of the boys Ateermadang, which is the name of a spirit that the boy said dwelt inside him. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, really, what could be said, what needed saying, when you’d shoved the barrel of your gun into your wife’s mouth? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He said this last with a flourish that indicated the grandness of her attitude. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said you had to go? Then just go.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No one,” she said, and gave me a cross look. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand it,” he says, raking his long fingers along his hair. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe snake not mad enough to bite,” Amari said as she worked to catch her breath. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how the Lord God puts up with such waste,” she said grimly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” he said, without interest, and brought his glass up with an unsteady hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could hear her eyes rolling as she said, “You are probably the only person I've ever known who wants to be a Siamese twin.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

They were neither anxious nor hesitant, as if they knew a man has to say what he has to say. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is, as much as a war of passiveness and inaction could be said to rage. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

They say that if you mention the devil's name, he is likely to appear. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Call the turn now, Greg. They say the ship is finished. They don’t know what it is, but it’s finished. Let’s go, Greg. Let’s grab the controls right now.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Because I watched her when she was putting the books away, and her mouth didn’t move at all the way mine does when I’m saying the alphabet in my head. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had just finished serving a glass to a gentleman when a voice behind me said: 'Ah, Stevens, you're interested in fish, you say.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Some people just skunks. There ain’t no other way to say it.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We must be close to Daedalus’s workshop,” she said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I feel sad when we have to say goodbye, but I just keep imagining how excited Mama will be when she gets back. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, you keep an eye out sharp,” Judd says, “and if you see him, you throw a rope around him, drag him over. Hear?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his own angel shape, shimmering like a heat haze in the sunlight, he said, “You were foolish to go to her. All you want to do now is see the woman again.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I told you I was bad,” she says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“My life, in convenient pinball form,” Jacqui says, slamming the flippers and keeping the metal ball bouncing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for the information,” Tali said, his voice nearly drowned by the din. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Wish I could say the same for my mother.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said, “that is my duty. You must return to the sitting room.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A hard journey, was it not?" a voice said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"No one was hurt by her little deception. Now, go in and say hello to your friend." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But that’s not a good thing to talk about,” said the Emperor of China. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“That boy, him talk too much,” Father said sternly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess he goes to Islamabad for now,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded like a circus or a carnival the way he said it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I reckon,” he said, malevolently, “you is just made up your mind to serve Satan all your days.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Come to my house and tell me what she says.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, we tried to make you happy here,” my uncle said, sighing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look pale, Amir,” she said from the couch, the same one her parents had given us as a housewarming gift for our first apart­ment. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As April was getting ready to go, she said, “Well, good-bye, and thanks again, Profes—I mean Dr. Huddleston. My grandmother says your name is Dr. Julian Huddleston. Are you really a doctor?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The lady from the office said there was some yelling in math class. Do you want to talk about it?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “A storms coming,” to Coach Warner, but he just smiled and agreed with her, “Sure is!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking the receiver from the harness bull, Rick said, “Mr. Bryant?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, that was a whole barrelful of awkward,” I say. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Please let us pick up my people first,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Andrews’s mouth said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I ask my mom what they were saying. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“But you said it’s a fake shelter,” I replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At this point, Miss Kenton seemed to have nothing to say in response. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, Bun, I wish you would wait just a minute,” said Charles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I got my UN blanket, I put it over my head and ran around camp, smelling it and saying, “This is mine.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The secretary watched Alex leave, wondering why she had said that. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“What could your father possibly see in that woman?” said Raymie’s mother, almost as if she knew what Raymie was thinking. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t, Will. Don’t say anything at all. This is for grown folks. Anything you say might just make it worse.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re fighting a losing battle there, dear,” said his mirror in a wheezy voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I struggle to comprehend the truth of what he’s saying. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

May would tell strangers where she was from, and I would see her glance up at the sky with a sassy kind of grin on her face when she said the words “Deep Water.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the desperation of her feelings, she resolved on one effort more, and, turning to Elizabeth, said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He looks up and says, "Em, would you plug in the scope?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” said Harry, who had more pressing matters on his mind than Snape’s detention, and now looked around surreptitiously for some indication of what Dumbledore was planning to do with him this evening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He moaned and twisted over on his stomach once I had him on land, so I stood away and let him figure out where he was before I said anything. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Here,” said Merlot, “follow me, small brother, and I will instruct you on the fine points of how to nibble paper. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I said, Your Lordship, I would swim with you,” offered Druggett again, applying more fat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the last thing I see before I go to sleep is Jimmy unfolding his brain map next to me and comparing with Ebony, who says of course hers is a lot prettier. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel remembered what Phineas had said in Portland—how he had had a shortcut back from death, thanks to Gaea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I have thought of a name,” he said when he came back. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to get everything in order, he said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There are clouds that look like big fields of sheep, Rachel says. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled my hand from hers and said, “Well, that’s just about it for the dishes.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Now, see reason, Betsy,” said Mother Slaughter, a tiny old thing, in the huge bonnet and cape that she had worn in life and been buried wearing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He slapped Papa on the back, saying, “I’m sure glad you could go with us. It’ll do you good to get out once in a while.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well,” he said, "it looks to me like a white tomato.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I came close she bowed and said, “The Herr Englishman?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“If there were a side gate—” he muttered, and she nodded after a little thought, as though she did not understand too quickly what he said. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Bet you never saw this out in the country,” a familiar voice said in my ear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am disappointed in you girls,” Mrs. Kluck says, her words all scratchy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Everyone looks stiff and worried, but no one says a word. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The way he says it opens a space in me, like a skipped heartbeat. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“You can return them to me on Monday,” I said, a little under my breath. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The woman was not, as Mama said, a lark, but more a night owl. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Oh, come on," my mother would say "I'm sure she's not that bad. Give her a break. The girl's just trying to do her job." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“But nothing really changed for Mabel until the day she found a book in the street. She always said it had fallen from someone’s bag, although if you ask me, I think she stole it! ” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You are to read the letter addressed to you and write the translation underneath,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I really feel like I’m going to throw up,” I said, leaning my head back on the bed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Not declared yet, he said, when he sailed, but doubtless it was declared by now. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Bud Martin talked about you. He said you were real good, but you cut too easy." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the end of the line,” he said. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m from Saturn,” said another, eyes glinting slyly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron looked half resentful, half sheepish; he rocked backward and forward on his feet for a moment, then said, “Right then, well, that’s...yeah.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“If they had words,” I said, “they wouldn’t be able to think of anything to say.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Viola went straight to Mother and said, “You better think about that boy. Those turkeys is his pets.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow I felt that Bledsoe and Norton were behind it, and all day I was inhibited in both speech and conduct, for fear that I might say or do something scandalous. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tony told Carmen something else that shocked her, what the molasses company was saying about why the tank broke apart. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

“It’s lucky,” he says, “because good things happen when I wear it.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mention it to Mr. Johnson, and he didn’t say anything to me about it, either. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you promise not to laugh at me or say it’s gross?” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I do declare the bow tie was a fine decision,” she says, nodding in approval. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I almost forgot. I told her I was gonna call you, and she said to say hi.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached Shay’s eye level she said, “I’m coming. I said I would.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Uh, see you later,” Armpit said to her, but she didn’t turn around as she quickly walked away. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I think I can show you proof,” he said. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, Erlan had put the quilt up in front of his door, so he said the entire room was a quilt fort now, which meant no cameras ever. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If I say yes, may I kiss the cheek again?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one’s feet than die on one’s knees. That is the way the saying goes.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Good that,” Newt said with yet another roll of the eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say anything if I wanted to get out of here in one piece. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Because the good Lord has seen fit to bless you with another day,” she says, coming to my side. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Rice said, glasses to his eyes, “My God, I can see all of it. Sickles is being overrun.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our fingers touched a couple of times, and when they did, I said, ‘Sorry,’ and she just smiled shyly. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From a distance it looks okay,” she said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There are times you just want to sink through the floor,” she said, “but then you realize there’s no air out there.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimming the flashlight, he said, “Don’t worry, sport, I’m not going to hurt you.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am here with my husband,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Take this, the Blob says and squeezes us tight as saved money. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I want to go with you,” I said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

August, who was listening in, said, “Blue,” and winked at me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, none of the adults knew quite what to say. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“There are legends, though,” said Harry, and as his heart rate quickened, the pain in his scar became more intense; he was sure that Voldemort had decided to put his idea into action. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“An elevated spot between two mountain peaks that looks like a saddle,” Jake says. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But the presiding judge asked me if I had anything to say. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We better go back and see what the Sparkle Ponies have found,” Taylor said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I can’t breathe, and then I feel someone pulling me away, and my father says, “I think we’ll take her home.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The woman chomped her cigar harder and said, “Left.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“No, I have to get your permission on something,” I said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Delightful,” he said and poured another cup for himself. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No, I don't think so," his mother said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think it was true,” he said, full of relief. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He said he had had no idea that the horse was injured. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We just need to get to Juárez,” she says, suddenly energized. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Ali and I work with a resistance movement in Ankara,” Musab says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is terrible, isn’t it?” he said, but with an expression that indicated that he thought it rather tasteless of me even to use it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I was in there last night,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s left the school to do something with the Order,” said Hermione in a low voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I say and my voice, it sounds small. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You so meant that,” Maya said, but she stopped moving, her bag dangling from her hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“If he tries any treason,” said Lancelot, clenching his fists, “I will kill him myself.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? What did you say? Do not dare to mention blasphemy where the children can hear, Gabriel Márez!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went outside to greet her, but before she could say anything Kaisa asked, “Do you have riding clothes?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Actually, there are two ways to write each letter," Stanley said, as he realized this was going to be even harder than he thought. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Well! About time you was getting up,” said Sarah. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You knew about the Labyrinth entrance, and you didn’t say anything?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Call over to Miss Trotter’s,” Big Ma said, finding herself. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

‘Do be careful of that ring, Frodo! In fact, it is partly about that that I have come to say a last word.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They have everything,” a jet-black woman said in a shrill voice, “and we have nothing.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow we will begin our lessons, children,” she said, putting away the card. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Just once in my life,” she says, “I’d like to see a bite of food go direct from the dish into somebody’s mouth without a detour of any kind.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he said he was the baby’s father.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We still might have to leave,” I said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Reznak, “and afterward there is a special cake. A women’s cake, baked only for betrothals. Men are not allowed to taste it. I am told it is delicious. Magical.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After he swallowed he said: “They so crispy, Mexico. You the smartest person I ever met.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

And he said, “OK, let’s keep it simple. What are you doing at the railway station?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Take a pin from your hair," Amber says, ruining her Belle-bun as she extracts her own. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Gasemu looked at me and said sadly, “I didn’t know this was going to happen.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Poet said once we crossed the ice, we could walk down the narrow strip of land to one of the ports. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“A very good choice,” he said, “and if you please we will proceed at once.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon Mr. Gonzalez looked over the stack of papers on which he was working and said, “I wonder where Miss Trixie can be.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say all the things I was holding back. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m dizzy. You know, from riding Wind Being’s back for that long time,” Nathan said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“She said that Cecile got you all mixed up with the Black Panthers.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“What — the — devil—are — you — doing?” said Uncle Vernon through gritted teeth, his face horribly close to Harry’s. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They both say hi like we’re all friends, but I remember Noah’s squeak joke when he first saw me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

If you dont put down the knife and get away from the cart, the man said, I’m going to blow your brains out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

On their walk home from the restaurant, she brought it up, saying that his comments had upset her, why hadn’t he told her these things? The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about them,” she said, already standing. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“When the waiter came to take our orders, he said it so smoothly—‘oh, but you do realize that tenderloin is pork, don’t you, Portnoy? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Going once, going twice—” “Wait a second,” said the girl who sat next to Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It seems a little shallower down that way,” said Eilonwy, pointing to a spot where the river curved around a sedge-covered bank. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Go slow,” Dadi said, her tears still spilling out, patting his hand over and over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Everybody else does,” I said, not looking at her face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doctor’s orders,” she said, and dumped some water down my throat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When he could speak again, he said, “Still them raggedy clothes, huh, fish?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was wrong to steal the locket,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” she said softly, “but I just couldn’t shift my early appointments around at work. Those ladies get pretty fussy about having their hair done on time. Still, I have two presents for you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In some of the old rooms,” she said finally. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We can find a way,” I say, but already my Noise is whirling, thinking, remembering. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Goddard and his junior scythes totally owned the Capitol steps when they came up,” said an apprentice Rowan remembered from last conclave—the one who knew his poisons. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She stopped, turning a little pink, fearing a loss of tact, but I agreed with her at once to save embarrassment, and I heard myself saying, boldly, brazenly, “Rebecca must have been a wonderful person.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

What did you say to people who’d lost someone they loved? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It happens, as the bumper sticker says, and it happens to a cleaning person every day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put your pants on, Ben 10,” says Dylan. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“First, we have to get out of the city,” Yishan said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He said, “I know your father, everybody in Grand Rapids does.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We share a prolonged celebratory drink, and I say, “Here’s to you, Mr. Doorman. May you live another year.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He said, “Okay, get ready to leave in the morning. There’s transport for you.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

"May your voyage be attended by white birds," he said, tears trickling down his cheeks. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He never said, my lord. Only that he won the coin at dice.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

An Yi said that I seemed to have changed into a different person. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s just a toy,” Billy said, but his voice was a little shaky. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Right here, Dill,” she said, in some alarm. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Get up,” he says, his horse still jumpy and edgy from the heat coming off me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But Lon wouldn’t be able to examine them until the Master Librarian said he was ready. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

What matters, Marin says, is for the boys to see us and for us to see them. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed in the only way Mama said was all right for a lady, and took my shoes off. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dany could not have said why the city needed a gate when it had no walls . . . and no buildings that she could see. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If we were walking to school, we’d turn that way,” James said, pointing down the sloping street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her lips pursed and she looked at me with a face that said, “Just wait till Carmen leaves.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Just stay home, fool, is what I want to say to her, but I don’t. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her words had challenged him and he felt he had to say something. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are dunces, both of you, believing that rot,” I say. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Harry, not entirely truthfully, because he could still spot a gaping hole in the plan. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But finally he stopped and said, "I think Lommy's going to die." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I said swing through. Now, get out of here.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to do my part,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"I was forcibly abducted in Rome by some unknown persons," Yurchenko said. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re not hungry now,” I said confidently — stating, not asking. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ucho said, and he poked a finger into Sumac’s beautiful red belly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course that’s different,” he said, “you can wait here if you like. Would you like to take a seat just inside this room?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I'll expose you, all right," he said, sticking out his chin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We came out from our hiding places, but she didn’t say a thing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He says since the first time he met me, I acted like I was better than him. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I believe you will give it to me if I say you must. Do so, Ella, for friendship’s sake. You must.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a job in the tailor shop,” I said, sniffling. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t know. They said I could summon them when the time comes. Maybe Artemis and Apollo can explain -’ A section of the wall calved like a glacier. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You are my perfect partner,” she said grandly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She tries to remember what Dr. Mann has said again and again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Better do what she says, Scip!” he urged as they walked toward the stables, which looked just as decrepit as the main house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which made me laugh harder, and 1 said, “I love you.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another student says, “She makes everything about race.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Might have been good if I had looked into you,” Adam said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We like renting charters a lot better,” I say quickly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Thorn, you’ll be fine, but not because of what Seven is saying. There are no Nightbeasts in Blue Mountain Forest. At least not yet,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What did he say? Those near the front passed word back. “Making every effort,” they said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I am giving it back to him,” Emily said, a touch defensively. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Madrina said it would be good to be with family.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You Renegades are going to cook out there tomorrow,” Mom says. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Rather be out here than back there,” someone said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain said that everything we did we did for the highest reasons that men knew. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They definitely don’t want any lights,” Bushra says in my ear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And you said...you said you knew a secret...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Let me,” he said as she bent to pick it up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer Lucy’s question, but instead said, “Now, class three. You have two minutes to find your seat for the school year. Once I call 'time,’ your seat will be your permanent seat.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I have to say, this is the point when I started thinking, Okay, what the heck am I doing here? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Easy for you to say. You’ve traversed time and space. Where you come from, I bet everyone thinks good stuff about you.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“My dad is a professor at West Point,” she said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“This is a key chain,” she said, feeling the boy’s eyes look up at her. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk to him that way,” said the major. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

On the way home she says, “You better not have let me win. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Quite a storm,” Wesley said, leaning forward over the wheel to look up and out the windshield. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mrs. Holton. Ma said to tell you she asked ’bout you.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Ah,” said Botticelli, “you are armed. How charming.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Because you already had seconds,” he said instead. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes pool with water before he even says a word, and when Mayumi takes hold of his hand, he doesn’t let go. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mom said we should all live near the Pacific Ocean at least once in our lives, so we kept going all the way to San Francisco. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not today,” I said, and shut myself in the toilet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “He’s in a tough spot, son. What would you have him do?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I never had a chance,” I said, which was true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, just held him, which was exactly what Luke wanted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Meryl Lee,” I said, “there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords. Look thou but sweet.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never been in there,” I say, “but my dad says the cells are like cages. Each one has a toilet, a sink, a bed and a man.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. No. I couldn’t do that,” said the young man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She said the pieces had simply come away in her hand, but that was hardly to be believed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mama opened her mouth to say something, but the far-off car engines grew louder in their approach. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They were planning to volunteer at the local office, they said, and they’d try persuading a spouse or neighbor to come along, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There were too many things she could say that Tom Weylin in particular would resent. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You,” said the policeman, pointing an accusing finger at the Humbug, who was brushing himself off and straightening his hat, “you look suspicious to me.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Majesty, why did you do that?” she said. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Tell him I said you need to get some game,” Ice said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You might want to brush up on your jousting skills,” I said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She turns back to me and says, “Yeah, but that’s the least you can do. The meekest thing. If that perv had tried to hurt me, believe me, I wouldn’t be just writing it out.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“That is probably exactly the flower that Mr. Wordsworth meant,” Mr. Randolph said. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And indeed I have been,” said a voice, and out from behind the desk where he’d been sitting, hidden by the piles of books, appeared a bespectacled, green-eyed man in a green plaid suit. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma said, “Don’t make a fuss over everything. Every good-bye isn’t gone.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Terrible how they let kids so young play rough sports these days,” she said to her friend. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Mrs. Baylor said in a breathy way, as if she was about to hear something good or at least have a question answered. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The dog scampered to them and raised his leg one last time against the doorsill, saying, in his way, “I have been here.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They say, But maybe you should be a teacher, a lawyer, do hair . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If Mother is any sicker than she was when she came down to dinner, all right,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said: “There is too much work. But quite soon now I will be able to do some of it. Then you must show me how to operate the tractor.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What I suspect, from what most American officials say here, is that it’ll be a long war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I’d said it casually, but the phrase caught hold and was amplified across the press. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting paid good butler money, though,” Charlise says, as she unbuttons her shirt to reveal a black sports bra underneath. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said someone, “there’s that guy runs Redeemed Repair.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Got to take care all your own, she says shaking her head. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at the chest on that one,” an old geezer says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I'm not even sure I know what I'm saying,” I said quietly, struggling to find the words. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A few years earlier, my mother had said she was tired of the tile backsplash behind the stove in the kitchen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She turned to Pa and said, “Congratulations, son.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“A man’s fortune is his own affair,” said Wednesday, stiffly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Then he said: “It’s best if you handle it. There are other considerations involved.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” he said, sticking it back in his pocket. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Down there near the riverbank,” she said, “where the bushes grow thick, are sheep with fleeces of gold. Go fetch me some of their shining wool.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's still so hard to see," Mina says. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I said, and returned to the living room and lay down on the sofa. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Well,” says Kelton, looking around at all the dead fish, “they definitely didn’t come for sushi.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming down enough to say, “Harry was talking to it, weren’t you, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat, said: “Maybe boring isn’t so bad compared to other stuff that could happen.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As we said good-bye to each other, Stan and Marjory asked me if I was planning on coming to Ellis Park the next day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom says not to talk about it,” sighs Elise, twirling hair around her finger. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Somebody has to know something about how this happened,” Sheed said. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I longed to say that I did not want to spend the rest of my life dressed as a widow, but I knew Sass would be scandalized by such words. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of September 10, driving out of Cut Bank after buying some parts for a malfunctioning combine, he pulled over for a hitchhiker, an amiable kid who said his name was Alex McCandless. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They must have known we would shoot at them, but they came anyway,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I always stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays,” he said, “and I don’t ever want to go back to Privet Drive.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“So, you said something about a bath?” he said to Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"So let's talk to that man tomorrow," Rani says. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

—How can you say you want to go to college? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A few people still die each year, as with any surgery,” he said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I finally said with my cheek still full. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He says with a laugh in his voice, “Look, dude, I have no idea how to get home. I tried and ended up back here. I’ve been waiting for you to lead the way.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I promise you,” Ben says to my parents, glancing toward the window again, “I’ll do whatever I can to get them there safely.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m too dumbstruck to think of anything else to say. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She said, “I’ll be in and out of meetings all day, but Grandma can come by if you need anything, and I’ll call to check on you every hour.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

What was worse, she was speaking so quickly that I had no idea what she was saying. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"I said have you got any water? I'm thirsty." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This is the Vilkas family,” she said to an officer holding a clipboard. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll feel better knowing you made it here safely,” he said, which sounded like Mom. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “No,” because I knew, what keeping an eye on someone meant but he couldn’t look at me when I was in the toilet. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m the only one at the dance wearing it,” Lucy said, taking a spin around and pretending to look for anyone wearing her dress. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“A real wagon-tipper, as we used to say back in the troupe. All the wind and rain might have scattered one loose from the pack.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Speaking. What did you say your name was?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Mind!” said my convict, wiping blood from his face with his ragged sleeves, and shaking torn hair from his fingers: “I took him! I give him up to you! Mind that!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He said it in such a chill way, like it was nothing special, but I thought: What? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Five feet seven or eight with a wiry build, he claimed to be twenty-four years old and said he was from South Dakota. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop it,” she said, playfully swiping at his hand. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The woman who offered me the butterscotch stops and says, I had a drop taken, child. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He just says, “People should know that happened. And now they do.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tonya was the coxswain for a young men’s rowing crew, and they all went to enlist as soldiers together when the war started—“eight boys and myself,” Tonya said. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Cotton futures are up, I believe,” said Granddaddy, “and Calpurnia and I had our photograph made.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Besides, your mother says that maybe First Congregational doesn’t need to know everything we’re thinking.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I say, stepping in front of her. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s too bad I can’t send you some in the mail,” I said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Not covering your mouth while sneezing is disappointing,” I said. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Please. We don’t need that,” a mother of a first year said to me, using her forearm to block me from handing her daughter one of my pamphlets. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't mean half the things he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I do already own clothes, you know,” I said. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He pauses, then says, “Maybe it’s because I’ve spent a fair bit of time with your photos now. They speak volumes.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The men who looked asleep were as dead as Mr. Crumbley downstairs, Horace said, and if we touched them, they would disintegrate in just the same way. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He walked off, his mind still full of what Ernie had said about him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“You cannot plead that boy both guilty and insane,” Buckley said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His manner changed and he said more harshly: “And you consider yourself morally superior to us, with our lies and our cruelty?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Thinks he’s something special today, doesn’t he?” said a snide voice, and Harry was nearly knocked off his broom as Harper collided with him hard and deliberately. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe a great number secretly want it; maybe that's why they scream when it's farthest from possibility — "That's it," she said tightly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m still not convinced, but I say, “Fine.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My God,” said Lupin softly, staring from Scabbers to the picture in the paper and back again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Her father said he had been calling everyone he could think of, to see if her mother had indicated where she might be going. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Those scars, everyone said, were cigarette burns inflicted by his captors during one of those experiences. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From that moment on,” said Alfons, “I belonged to Adolf Hitler, body and soul.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But I have money,” I said, feeling like I would cry just any second and keeping my eyes away from hers. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“He isn’t home,” I said with bated breath. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my neighborhood,” I say as we pull up to a red light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go to Bess and talk to her, but I knew no words to say to her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She checked her watch and said, “Gotta get the first load going!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Use your power,” she said, “and make the hussy fall madly in love with the vilest and most despicable creature there is in the whole world.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So!” said she, assenting with her head, but not looking at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

By sign language, he said he would return within three hours, then he left. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Mila, it was about you. The points were for saying things to you, touching your body, your clothes—” Omi’s hand flew to her mouth, and she started crying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Missus Nedraw said, “No. More like a prison warden. Now please go collect that mirror before it gets away.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘Peace!’ said Saruman, and for a fleeting moment his voice was less suave, and a light flickered in his eyes and was gone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Grace says, “I thought we were going to have a few laughs tonight.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was only a cheap one,’ I said. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister would say to discuss what I like about each one. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I...I don’t know what to say,” I stuttered. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She says the word friend like it’s a secret she wishes she knew. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She said nothing more, and Moss could see the irritation build in her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I shall join you in the castle shortly,” he said in his high, cold voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I think we didn’t really know what to say to each other. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dennis hemmed and hawed on it and finally he said, “Let’s live together as husband and wife. We don’t need the world to know we’re married. The world isn’t ready for us yet.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know,” said Mother, “I think it does.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, she involuntarily sighed and said, “I don’t know why, but all this has a bad smell to me.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for coming to find me,” I said, closing my eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry I can’t help you,” Pastor George said politely, though his tone made it clear that what he really wanted was for me to go home. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then talk to me. Tell me something else,” she says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I said, “Can I do my maths A level?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The lady told a speech and asked us did we wanna say anything too.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help it, that was a good one, plus it reminded me of something my mother used to say. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I never leave my mountain without food and gear for a week,” I say. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him and didn’t know what to say. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She sort of shrugged her shoulders, the way she did before, and then she said, very cold, "Do you mind getting me my frock? Or would it be too much trouble?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s a pretty nice fella. Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he’s pretty nice. Tell ya what—know what he done Christmas? Brang a gallon of whisky right in here and says, ‘Drink hearty, boys. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we stay together, we will die together,” she says quietly, “but if they cannot find us, they cannot kill us.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say I have to wash the dishes myself. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“So you took the wand,” said Dumbledore, “and what did you do with it?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Johnny always had something to say to make the class laugh. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I had a friend who went that year,” says my mother quietly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You said it used to be your favorite. What happened?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’d let it slip my last night on Buck’s Peak, the same night he’d said he wouldn’t come to see me graduate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say anything about my face, Bucky Beaver,” Pinkie shot back. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saturday, and watch your tongue, young man, she says—I already told you, it’s Friday. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Just one thing,” said Harry, and still they circled each other, wrapped in each other, held apart by nothing but the last secret. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The Ashley River runs parallel to this road,” he said, pointing to the west. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see I’m not going to make it without some-thing to eat,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Out of every tragedy,’ he said, ‘comes new strength. Today, we thank the gods for this victory. To the gods!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I want to go over your father’s CAT scans with you,” he said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ricky took a drink of his beer but didn’t say anything else. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I can play the piano,” he said at last. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then the unthinkable: “I’ll be there no later than five,” she said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you know,” she said, “why I think we’re having such bad luck this time around?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Many think it strange that Claudius has wed his brother’s widow with such haste. Tell me what is said m secret among you ladies,” he demanded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I pushed the pie tin way back up into the corner of the trap and said, “Okay, now all we have to do is wait.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

At Hanawon, the resettlement center in South Korea, job counselors say that workplace paranoia, stormy resignations, and lingering feelings of betrayal are chronic problems as North Koreans adjust to new lives. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Very well, then, Stephen, what harms humanity? Economic dislocations most of all, from whatever cause. Wouldn’t you say so?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

For a while he was always saying, “Baby going bye-bye.” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rolled his eyes and simply said, “Yeah, just get out of here.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t even have guards near the fence until five years ago,” says Will. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I said he could resist it, not that it didn’t work at all,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"Hold on, let me count it out," Simeon said. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Forgive me, but as I say, it is something that has worried me for some time. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My daddy don’t care if I talk to girls,” Fornatee said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she said with a grateful smile, and he held up his glass to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Moss said, his voice cracking on the last word. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Very strict,” said Neel and his father together, and all five of them laughed. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

It says: Bound across the highway when the truck is coming at you. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z