| 单词 | believe in |
| 例句 | “You never really said anything about what you Koreans believe in,” she said. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "All this talk about gods and goddesses—it's hard to take in. Y'know, I was brought up as a Muslim, to believe in the Shahada." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Your father believes in you, she had said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Bobby tried a psychological tactic himself during that game, despite his oft-quoted demurral, “I don’t believe in psychology—I believe in good moves.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the tide is high, you believe in the walls of this place. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then he crossed his ankles on the table and mumbled that it was someone who believed in Karl Marxist. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She believes in many gods just as African slaves did. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z My father would not have believed in the possibility of sub-rosa vocations. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it Flora’s job to believe in Ulysses? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I can’t believe in the middle of all this, you went and got malfunctioned. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought the Negro paper believed in reporting the truth,” Stella pressed, frowning. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I guess now was my moment to believe in the Port-a-Cath, which was an IV tube that had been surgically implanted under the skin a couple of inches above Jeffrey’s right nipple. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After saying he believed in me all year, now he was telling me I was destined to get kicked out. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Most people believed in the miracle and they even lighted candles and celebrated novenas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He has trouble believing in any miracles, even the ones in the Bible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She’d taught her students that if people took the time and effort, they’d still believe in what America pretended to stand for. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in all that spirit talk,” Polly said quietly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “If only Mija’s mother had brought her to me even a few hours earlier, she could have lived. If only they didn't believe in shamanism more than medicine.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I couldn’t understand her stubbornness in refusing to believe in dragons. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She squeezed back, the strength in her touch telling me how deeply she believed in me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Perhaps things would not be so difficult if he believed in the golden carp,” he said softly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I believed in my heart it was true—that I could let God redeem my past. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Though I don’t believe in anything, I know it’s important to sound religious when talking to old people. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Grote doesn’t believe in government telling him what to do. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z ‘I never believed in it. But I’m sure going to lay it onto that kid as soon as I get my hands on him.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dad said he didn’t believe in luck, but I did. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z So she never had to explain the demons who believe in God, or what was rude. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was glad to be driving sedately at twenty-five miles an hour through vast, straight-furrowed grainlands, under an even gray sky, towards a capital whose government believed in Order. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Thus she did not quite believe in the war, not even when Troop C, our militia cavalry, was called out, loaded its horses on a train, and set out for the open world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We don’t believe in shedding blood at that time. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, it’s starting to sound like you actually believe in me. You’d better be careful.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z ‘What that you say you believe in? You speak so hoarse I ain’t able to hear you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If she believes in me, if she feels the enormity like I do, she will believe in this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “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 I find it hard to believe in these whisperings, these revelations, though I always do at the time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There were Christians among us, like Kiowa, who believed in the New Testament stories of life after death. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down next to Noelle and it starts off right away, like it was destined to—though I don’t believe in destiny; I just believe in biology, and hotness, and wanting girls. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Be ready to die, my grandfather says, for everything you believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z When he said I always helped him when his parents were arguing, I was tremendously happy; it was one step toward making me believe in his friendship. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Shackleton had consulted the British Army’s nutritionist, who believed in the newfangled idea of vitamins and who helped concoct the rations. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Ash looked at her stepsister steadily and said, “It’s not surprising it didn’t work — you can’t see what you don’t believe in.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If the person who’s meant to love you forever can suddenly stop, then what is there to believe in? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Though he’d never been religious, he realized now that he’d always believed in the soul, in a force of personality that survived death. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “No. You know me better than that. You don’t believe in it either,” he reminds me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z That is because he wasn’t like Sherlock Holmes and he believed in the supernatural. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even though I know Eric probably doesn’t believe in any of those things, I find myself smiling, because I believe in them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wasn’t raised very religiously because my parents went to Catholic school, but I do believe in God very much. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in God the Father Almighty—” she began. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone who has listened to me will have to agree that I believed in Elijah Muhammad and represented him one hundred per cent. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You do not believe in doing your utmost to further the ends of justice?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “You believe in spirits,” Miss Joe says, “but do you believe in guardian angels?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It seemed to her as she thought back over the last month that she had never really believed in her mind that the violin would work. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And we have difficulty convincing you that we believe in you, that we don’t believe that you will grow up to be members of gangs, that you can achieve anything that you want to achieve. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have always believed in your blessings,” she praised God in that same tone she used for exaggerated Chinese compliments. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As if any of that could stop me from believing in God. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Father announced this was the unfortunate effect of believing in false idols and he washed his hands of the affair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Carrie, remember, was the one who read poetry, studied Latin and Greek, talked cultured, believed in human excrement, and put mourning dye on Mary Toy’s hair for Granny’s funeral. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But at least for a brief amount of time, we stood strong for what we believed in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks. For believing in me and being my friend.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I thought that perhaps it was this kind of strength that allowed Florence to say he did not believe in God. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “He believes in figuring out the truth, no matter what anyone else says. Calder and I like that. I mean, he’s such a fearless thinker.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a miracle, I tell you I A miracle! I believe in God again. I really do. Washed ashore in Sweden after so many weeks at sea! It’s a miracle.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But it was a shallow excuse, for he did not believe in eating meat either. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Who knows if she even believed in her bible at all or if she just preferred a world where hope and creativity and faith trump reason? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She believed in decency, she was nice to the Jewish maid, or nice enough, nicer than she needed to be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They believe in debts and bargains, and the person I am meant to be most indebted to is not here. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mistress — my mother explained mistress, she did not believe in mystification, I had a pop-up book of sexual organs by the time I was four — the mistress had once been very beautiful. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the God I don’t believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God. He’s not the mean and stupid God you make Him out to be.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “People round these parts say you all are some kinda magic witches or something. I don’t believe in no witchcraft myself, but I do believe you people are up to no good.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I hold my breath, believing in spite of his words to those bad ones that this guy may be Death. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Like the demons who believe in God, I had accepted my fate. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in your theory of the weak and the strong,” Jaime replied. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to believe in God to be a priest.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z But after everything that had happened with my parents, Thomas, Tamika, and Sir Fig Newton, I realized that it’s okay to believe in something unknown, something bigger than myself. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “They don’t expect stuff to work, so when it doesn’t, it’s no big deal. They don’t believe in maintenance at all.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in my ability to beat her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I...believe in you, Ally. Now, forget what you wrote. Put the paper down and take a deep breath. Close your eyes if it makes you nervous to see everyone and just be honest. Be...you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He believed in giving his children and grandchildren names that meant something, like parents did in biblical times. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z People who are religious should be glad, since not everyone is blessed with the ability to believe in a higher order. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in any gods at all.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Of course some people believed in the peace process more than others. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t believe in witches at all, do you, Shad?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even believe in a calling or a purpose. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Just like the Freedom Riders, we are going to fight for what we believe in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Too bad we didn’t believe in competition—all that emphasis on trophies and medals, the shiny symbols of an empty soul. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She knew where I was confident and where I was less sure, and she believed in me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And when he reached the granite ledges and looked across to Malaga, he could almost believe in hope and prayer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At first they did not believe in his existence. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was just like Mamá, who didn’t believe in biting your nails, no matter what the circumstance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But believing in one another was not really at issue anymore. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Toward the coast. We must hide among other people. That’s the only thing that can save us. Down there the nights are bright and nobody believes in the devil.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even believe in my own ability to protect these kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Why burn the only things that taught one to believe in the future, to fight for one’s right to live in freedom and dignity? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I thought you didn’t believe in my dreams. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z All members of the Inner Party believe in this coming conquest as an article of faith. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “We believe in a God who gives peace and cherishes it,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Conviction, that’s what it needs. You really have to believe in El-ahrairah and Prince Rainbow, don’t you? Then all the rest follows.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The slightest air of disbelief offends it, naturally. How would you feel if people refused to believe in you?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because I need to believe in something that I never question.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He told himself he didn't believe in any of it, but he had to, because Broughton-Smith's warts were gone, and because the next morning, Kingshaw saw him, looking and looking at him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He believed in palaces of ice and hearts to match. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z No way does she believe in that stuff. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He believe in spirit, my daddy, but he be above worry. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He apparently believes in the cure, rather than the punishment of crime. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “But I know he stood up for what he believed in.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There was once a time when hardly anyone believed in air. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Whoever Reverend Frank Obertask was, he certainly believed in the power of the written word. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “There are such things as ghosts. People everywhere have always known that. And we believe in them every bit as much as Homer did. Only now, we call them by different names. Memory. The unconscious.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in brainy Martians, though he recognized the premise of a winning story. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Apparently the people David is describing, whoever they were, believed in that problem too. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Students, get out two sheets of paper. One to write on. One to cover your answers. We believe in honesty, but an extra sheet of paper can’t hurt.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You believe in those boys,” I blurted out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Singleton, you need to believe in God worse than anyone I ever met.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Like their Christian counterparts, they refused to believe in the infinite or the void. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Nately’s father believed in honor and knew the answer to everything; this old man believed in nothing and had only questions. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Ida Nee said, “This is ridiculous. No one faints in my classes. I don’t believe in fainting.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Once the lock gave way, he said, “If you believe in praying, Cas, this might be the time to send one up.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “But if he’s a preacher,” I said, “and he believes in a different hell. ...” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It lifted her soul and gave her more to believe in than what was in front of her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Samuel may have thought and played and philosophized about death, but he did not really believe in it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The former perhaps believed in reincarnation, while the latter thought this was nonsense. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A nice idea, if only he could have believed in it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When you believe in your own ability to do something, even something scary, it gives you an almost magic power. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Like a true gentlemouse he believed in tempering triumph with mercy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You’re right, I am a bit of a hippie. I believe in love, peace, and flower power. But I’m also a teacher.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Washing away the old, believing in the new. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She said I could have a seat on the couch if I wanted to, but I told her I didn’t believe in leather, so I stood. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z All they had to do, he told them, was to continue to believe in one another. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You believe in everybody. Someday if you don’t watch, or I don’t watch for you, someone will steal the roof.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then tells me how Kay believed in fate and destiny—everything that ever happened or was going to happen couldn't ever be avoided. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I know how that feels. Your dad not believing in you. That’s a bad feeling right there.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I want to believe in angels. I think.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Hazel had believed in woodsmen and magic shoes and swanskins and the easy magic of a compass. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z What was the point of being holed up with someone who didn’t believe in me when I had people out there who did? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He doesn’t believe in physical punishment; he believes in staring so cold at me that I turn into a ice-covered ice cube with an icy filling. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In fact, most people of the time still believed in “spontaneous generation,” a theory put forth by the philosopher Aristotle in 330 B.C., almost two thousand years before Maria’s time. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “What do you mean?” he asked her, and she heard a looming disagreement in his voice; he, too, believed in unbending, unambiguous honesties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It follows, not only in a trivial sense but also I believe in a very deep psychological sense, that war is murder writ large. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Jehovah’s Witnesses took the Bible as the sole rule of faith and believed in a coming Armageddon between good and evil. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her and could not believe in her existence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not because I believe in your crazy dream. Call it an old man’s whim if you like.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we don’t have a microwave. My parents don’t believe in them.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He patted the palm trunk softly, and, forced at last to believe in the reality of the island, laughed delightedly again and stood on his head. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Because of his mother or his father or the way she had appeared in the barn, Finn hadn’t believed in Roza. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I force myself to believe it will work the way I used to believe in unicorns and Santa Claus. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You’re raising my granddaughter to believe in magic? This is what happens when you major in drama.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He had simply not believed in it before. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He ended the subject by quoting the poem he believed in like a prayer: “Love each other or perish.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me you believe in myths of jinn and efrits and wraiths that kidnap children in the night?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Large numbers of strangers can cooperate successfully by believing in common myths. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I told them I believed in the Freedom Charter, that the charter embodied principles of democracy and human rights, and that it was not a blueprint for socialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been “believed in some quarters that brilliant new ideas would flow from the establishment of competition,” he wrote Colonel Fields at the AEC. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She believed in the bloodstained cloth, just as her daughter did. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z No matter what your outlook, it is always better to believe in God, thanks to the magic of zero and infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I had not settled in my mind whether I believed in God or not; His existence or nonexistence never worried me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chaplain, did you say you did believe in God in answer to my question? I don’t remember.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If I could believe in myself, why not give other improbabilities the benefit of the doubt? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I am, for example, a materialist largely because I was brought up to believe in the central mystery of the Church—the redemptive Incarnation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the hem, wanting to believe in its weight but knowing that custard was all that it hid. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “A man of science, and yet you believe the myths. You believe in the might of reason, but you also believe in fairy tales. Goddesses and curses.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “So you’re just being polite. You don’t believe in Jesus Christ at all.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z How can you believe in thunderstorms when all you see is a mostly clear sky? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z His procrastination would have disastrous effects, if you believe in that sort of thing, which, some days, when the old Greek blood is running high, I do. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I believe in my mother on a bus and Black people refusing to ride. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z But he cut me off and urged me one last time, drawing himself up to his full height and asking me if I believed in God. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A piece to make him believe in me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z But Uncle Jet would probably make fun of Nathan for believing in the Holy Beings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s wonderful to see that you’ve done well since your family abandoned the lifestyle and value system they believed in.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She did not want her daughter to do something she didn’t believe in just for appearances’ sake. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents have never believed in grounding us or taking away our phones or computers, all the things Amanda’s parents do to her when she gets caught breaking the rules. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Virgil took a heaping bite of cereal and said, “Do you believe in fate?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She was used to his gentle jibes about her social-service faith and she would have responded to say that she was not even sure she believed in a Christian God that could not be seen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All of this seemed mysterious to Jack, who believed in God but at that time knew more about the Catholic faith than the Jewish faith. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Some days he believed in it, some days not. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She halfway believed in things not true and didn’t know where fairy tales ended. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A year ago, I might have written about something silly, like ghosts, which I don’t even believe in, and even if I did, ghosts would not be at the top of my list. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Luke, do you have anything, anything at all, to believe in?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You don’t believe in God? Not even a little?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Ken and Toby didn't believe in talking to girls. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I understood how he felt: I didn’t believe in ghosts who used Morse code to communicate with people they’d never liked. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I know you’re dead, and I don’t believe in zombies, so you don’t need to write back or anything. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He could not believe in his own escape. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous to think he could perform sorcery, Farmer said, but almost every Haitian believed in its powers because their culture had evolved in the absence of effective medicine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Grandma believes in God, but she doesn’t believe in taxis, so I bled on my shirt on the bus. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Like if they refuse to believe in gravity, they can simply ignore it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I had to believe in myself and not allow apartheid to define my humanity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “In time he wall learn of my devotion to his firm, of my dedication. My example, in turn, may lead him to once again believe in Levy Pants.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I know you want to believe in me,” he said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in soul mates, but there’s an understanding between us that I just haven’t felt before, or at least, not for a long time. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It is quite possible that she did not believe in any other tendencies in humans, for while she was preternaturally alert in some directions she was completely blind in others. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I believed in him completely just then, believed in the fierceness flashing in his wild eyes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I would reply, “He is wise indeed,” showing I’m a good guy in the story who believes in God, and not one of those djinns who speak against him. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She cried because girls who believed in happily ever afters could be murdered in attics, and because men who just wanted to have their voices heard could have their words choked off forever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I want to believe in it, the creams, the rejuvenating lotions, the transparent unguents in vials that slick on like roll-top glue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was really cool the way Ellie had come to my defense, but I wasn’t so sure I believed in me as much as she believed in me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “We believe in peace and understanding and freedom. We believe in sharing and helping each other. We’re going to change the world.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z You slip out of your own skin, like molting, shedding your own history and your own future, leaving behind everything you ever were or wanted or believed in. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I ask my mother what she believes in, she stops, midfold, and looks out the back window. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “But we believed in ourselves and each other. We believed in our hearts.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I also learned that Marley had been a Rastafarian, and that Rastafari believe in a “whole body,” which is why he had refused surgery to amputate the toe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yep, if I believed in magic, in ghosts, then I think maybe I was rising on the shoulders of my dead grandmother and Eugene, my dad’s best friend. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z "He believed in you. He knew who you were, and he didn't think you were broken." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I suppose for her part, she could not understand why I believed in them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the story I believe in: When God was a child, the Rift Valley cradled a caldron of bare necessities, and out of it walked the first humans upright on two legs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Why, then, do so many people believe in astrology? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In his private notes, Charles wrote that people do believe in things that can’t be proved. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But people believe what they want to believe in the face of logic and evidence.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in witchcraft, but she knew her audience. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My last name means “one who believes in God,” another aspect of my name that helps define me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mostly I kept thinking about all the stuff I believed in without any proof. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And probably because I really believe in responsibility for your actions. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The way I see it, people be lookin’ for change, for something to believe in.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if you even believed in God. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z By Eratosthenes’ time, most of those who thought seriously about such questions believed in the sphericity of the earth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I never failed to cite that even Billy Graham, challenged in Africa, had himself made the distinction, “I believe in Christ, not Christianity.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’m not anymore, I used to be an atheist, which means I didn’t believe in things that couldn’t be observed. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But what was it about the stubbornness of hope, the need to believe in your own exceptionality, that these things happened to other people whose friends were not like yours? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Back then I’d believed in destiny, and believed in it absolutely, with every strand and fiber of my little kid heart. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You want to be the big hero again. You want everyone to adore you and believe in you and follow you.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was nearly impossible to fight for something you didn’t believe in, for a country that didn’t believe in you. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But white Americans do not believe in death, and this is why the darkness of my skin so intimidates them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I believe in the city and the South the past and the present. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z They come to believe in what he believes—not in art for art’s sake, but in art as a way of fully embracing, and understanding, life. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I believe in that line from An Imperial Affliction. ‘The risen sun too bright in her losing eyes.’ The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “He won it, if you really think there was a Gallic War ...” Caesar, from the first, had been the one historical figure Phineas refused absolutely to believe in. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to live in the messiness and easier to believe in the dream. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But during that year, while Liberals and Conservatives tried to make the country believe in reconciliation, he attempted seven other revolts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You are nothing more than a low country girl who believes in archaic superstitions. You’ll never become more than that, Aisling. Never. Now get out of my room.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were telling him to believe in himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z So I was like, You got to believe in the people, it’s a democracy, we can change things. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z McKissick, just five years older than Moore, not only believed in developing new strategies for achieving racial justice; he was an activist in his own right. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you exactly. The Quakers are queer stubborn people. They don’t believe in the Sacraments.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z If she wants to believe in a government conspiracy, I don’t think I can dissuade her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They must have believed in goodness because, like us, they were a Y.M.C.A. family, but what they stressed was being free and natural. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it was impossible; all men believed in God, even those who turn their backs on him. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z We believe in such things no longer, we believe in the war. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Communists don’t believe in long fingernails. They believe all people should be working people, no one pretending to be better than anyone else.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s getting a treasured place in my room when we’re done with the film, a reminder that there are people who believe in me and the message I want to send the world. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You know, it’s worse than trust. I believed in you.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Partly out of angry frustration and partly because I didn’t believe in its flesh reality. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Still believing in a God who chooses sides. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “It’s somebody who doesn’t believe in violence,” he said. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Haunted, haggard, somewhere beyond hopeless, it suggested starkly that he no longer believed in himself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The overall bluntness of much of my life, the enforced reality of it, kept me from completely believing in things like psychic abilities, especially those from animals or other possible fairy tales. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She is not afraid, she says, to die for what she believes in but doesn't plan to die without a fight. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z For Glanvill, and others like him, the new science was intended to serve as a bulwark against materialism and atheism; being modern and believing in witchcraft went hand in hand. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Lloyd is a quiet young man in school who could do a lot more things if he would believe in himself. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And what I’ve learned from them is that Jesus loved and believed in helping everyone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The question that came to mind then sounded silly, but it persisted: “Do you believe in enchanted places?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Back then, we still all believed in happy endings. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In a sense, we shall be obliged to swing back again, still believing in the new way but constrained by the facts of life to live in the old. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then it’s up to us to find a way of making her believe in them,’ Sophie said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Your ends may well be right—I think I believe in the same ends—but you cannot use people as your pawns, Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They all bring their children; his parents’ crowd does not believe in baby-sitters. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘He believed in the holiness of the human spirit.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If Francie saw the good in her father, even though most people considered him a shiftless drunk, maybe I wasn’t a complete fool for believing in mine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in the brotherhood of man,” he said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was such a welcome relief to have someone who not only rooted for me, but also believed in me as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If I still believed in spells...he thought. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana’s entire family believed in reincarnation because it made sense to them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z People easily understand that ‘primitives’ cement their social order by believing in ghosts and spirits, and gathering each full moon to dance together around the campfire. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmer had never cared much about the religious dogma he’d been taught as a child, and he still didn’t believe in most of it now. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He then solemnly asked if I had been a very, very good girl this year and did I believe in Jesus Christ and obey my parents. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Louisiana’s grandmother did not believe in stop signs, or she did not see them, or maybe she did not think that they applied to her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “You know,” Travis said, staring forward, “Gary made me believe in myself more tonight than my dad has in my whole life.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was nothing he could do down here except trust and believe in Uncle Jet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Young boys are more likely to believe in themselves if they know that there’s someone, somewhere, who shares that belief. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “But you say they were gods?” asked Mouzaive, the natural philosopher, who was hard-pressed to believe in the divine. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At least, that’s the way Onofre himself liked to tell the story when he had an audience of children and other gullible creatures who believed in werewolves, flibbertigibbets, and miracles. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know, I wanted to start believing in my fellow Dominicans again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right. Before yesterday I wasn’t even certain I believed in a ‘second soul.’ Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z One night a group of black comrades came to my house and warned me against believing in Ross’s ideas. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It's easy enough to wait around for the minute a man is safely buried and then stand on a ladder and smear the memory of everything he believed in. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And if she doesn’t believe in me, if she doesn’t feel the enormity, then I will simply seem like one more crazy person let loose on the world. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, for goodness sake, Lissa, only ignorant people believe in ghosts.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Thus G. E. Moore thought it was common sense to believe in an external reality, but not in a creator God or a life after death, while these beliefs have seemed commonsensical to many people. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When it’s glorious, I want to live in that place, where the stars are just marking a vast unreachable shell, like they used to believe in days of old. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I wanted to believe in stories on top of stories. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When I asked him why shouldn’t I take you to school, seeing that you were now of age, he replied that he doesn’t believe in schools. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida's story sounded so true that, for a moment, Hornet herself almost believed in these quarreling parents. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom has always believed in setting clear goals. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her very existence continued to be known only to those few outsiders who, like “Dogbreath” Doge, could be counted upon to believe in the story of her “ill health.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We think. We read. We are not peasants. We are mechanics. But even the peasants know better than to believe in a war. Everybody hates this war.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It is for this reason that everything white Americans think they believe in must now be reexamined. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It was free when I decided that dying for what I believed in was worth it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If you believed in that sort of thing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z So I still believe in the Great Perhaps, and I can believe in it in spite of having lost her. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Addison himself claimed to be neutral on the subject: he believed in witchcraft in principle, but not in the validity of any particular accusation of witchcraft. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then he says, “So you don’t believe in God?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z What if they could tell I didn’t believe in God? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Lot a folks think if you talk back to you husband, you crossed the line. And that justifies punishment. You believe in that line?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “They all died out. Didn’t believe in sex. They just named the town after them.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Um, I believe in the equal treatment of women,” I said, trying to say something important. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But for those who’ve lived as refugees longer than memory, learning to believe in the nutrient cycle requires something close to a religious conversion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not be oblivious to the unrest around them, but his sister always believed in putting on the brave show. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So the boy was disappointed; he decided that he would never again believe in dreams. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad wasn’t the kind who believed in angels flying around. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Other than how she dressed, that she believed in Vonetta before I did, and that she thought women could run things. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I believed in this great sense of fairness, overseen by God Himself, that would reward the good and the pure of heart. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “My point is that you have to fight for what you believe in. So what do you believe in? You must believe in something. What do you want to do?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She doesn’t believe in boredom when there’s so much to do around the house, as if cleaning the apartment were as entertaining as a day at the beach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They believed in God’s power to heal; we left our injuries in God’s hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Does Hanneli really and truly believe in God, or has religion merely been foisted upon her? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I want to make the shadow pass over all the clean, startled faces, all those who believe in president grandfathers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This white man believed in him, and the moment he felt that belief he felt guilty again; but in a different sense now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She was careful to sip at the punch rather than drinking it down, however, because she didn’t believe in tempting fate. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I said he had some influence with the Korean businesspeople in the community, that he believed in fairness in pay and hard work, but that he could only do so much. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But in Holland, the astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who believed in both, was showered with honors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it just about broke his heart to see any thing or any person tricked into believing in something that wasn't real. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Government grants,” I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They believed in rules, and their rules were posted on doorways and in hallways and above each child’s bed. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Einstein hadn’t been afraid to share his theories, and he’d definitely believed in them. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I believe in giants, even if you don’t!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He believed in a child-centered education that promoted understanding the world from the child’s level, taking into account individual development and concrete, tactile experiences such as working directly with plants, minerals for science, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z ‘Well, first of all,’ said the BFG, ‘human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared after him believing in spite of myself that he really felt sorry for me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But did we really believe in the Gallery? Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe in the spirit world about as not at all as the next person. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the only conflict he had ever believed in. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Communists don’t believe in ghosts,” Estha said, as though they were continuing a discourse investigating solutions to the ghost problem. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughed, and said he didn’t believe in heaven or hell, just dust unto dust. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa didn’t have electricity or running water and didn’t believe in hiring colored help. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They believed in dressing well, behaving properly, and being friends with the right people. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You know, Enrique, that I don’t believe in fortunes,” Mama says evenly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't believe in the beast of course. As Piggy says, life's scientific, but we don't know, do we? Not certainly, I mean-" Someone shouted. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about Lucy’s death as any of us; but he bore himself through it like a moral Viking. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Florence needed at least one god, and I was sure he would believe in the golden carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I bet she can’t wait to get back to her know-it-all friends and tell them how Jane McKeene is a mad half-wit that believes in invisible creatures swimming around in our blood. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I said, “Oh, does that mean you don’t believe in war, either?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z No one believed in the old myths anymore. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He believed in a Purpose as surely as he believed that the stars above him were really there. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother wanted to call her Clara, but her grandmother did not believe in repeating names, because it created confusion in her notebooks that bore witness to life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Herb was never one to believe in miracles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He believed in science and reason, he said, not superstition and voodoo. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z All her life, she’d been led to believe in certain truths, but there were things Mama had never told her, things Mama had even hidden from her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For weeks after that I could not believe in my feelings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And it’s none of their business what June believes in. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I pray you continue to believe in the power of us. It is the only way we can accomplish any goal—by coming together. Thank you.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dad believed in Sunday school, though, because he thought everyone should have some knowledge of the Bible. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in God, but I believe that things are extremely complicated, and her looking over me was as complicated as anything ever could be. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Helmuth believes in prayer, believes in God, has always believed in God, even now doesn't believe that God has abandoned him but has grown closer. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I would explain that we Muslims believe in die Prophet Jesus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But for someone who did not believe in taking anything from anyone else, he was generous to a fault. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in sunblock anymore,” says Johnny. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Your husband reported to you that he had encouraged Mr. Miyamoto to believe in such a possibility?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It made me shiver, not because it was cold but because the roots of everything I had ever believed in seemed shaken. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe he stole any money. I believe in the war he did just what he said he did and was just where he said he was.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It exists whether you believe in it or not.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z People didn’t really believe in war even while they planned it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Back to Deep Water, where life would become again an empty trailer, an old man’s declining will to go on, a crazy fool believing in the mysteries of a beat-up vinyl suitcase, and me. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z When asked why he doesn’t believe in astrology, the logician Raymond Smullyan responds that he’s a Gemini, and Geminis never believe in astrology. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dewey believed in doing, in working on relevant projects in order to learn how to think. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Your grandmother told me to say to anyone who is interested, ‘The only régime I believe in is God’s régime.’ Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And that was more or less what we all believed in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our merchants bought that man, and brought him to Egypt. All of us know that whoever believes in dreams also knows how to interpret them.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess this means I now have to believe in god. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in you. That’s not the problem. But come back from where?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I hope you write something really good. Something you believe in.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At first, she said, “No, I’m a Christian. I don’t believe in those things.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Hardly any wizards believed in the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I sometimes have trouble believing in it, because it doesn’t seem like the kind of life I could ever get away with, or deserve. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, absolutely. Not like a heaven where you ride unicorns, play harps, and live in a mansion made of clouds. But yes. I believe in Something with a capital S. Always have.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “How can you do that if you don’t believe in God?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Coming night after night, it began to dominate my thoughts, so that first I hoped and now I believe in what it seems to tell: there is another place where I can live. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Unlike lying, an imagined reality is something that everyone believes in, and as long as this communal belief persists, the imagined reality exerts force in the world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Catholics, Protestants, Christians, Baptists...they all believe in the same things, I think. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Pet was very clearly here, but those who didn’t see or believe in it, all those families who were still living their normal, monsterless lives, they were the majority. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I do not believe in your science,” said Henry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Because even when Flora's father was thinking that things were hilarious, even when he was talking like a parakeet, he still, apparently, did not believe in speeding. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I can but die,” I said, “and I believe in God. Let me try to wait His will in silence.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re going to hell, Florence, because you don’t believe in God!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought about Jasmine often, she said, and she believed in forgiveness. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What an extraordinary spiritual phenomenon this is: people believe in God and yet do not know God. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z How could he believe in that which he had killed? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I thought they were secret. Most of the kids who come out here don’t even believe in them.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was a traditionally trained doctor, but he also believed in things Charles thought were nonsense, such as diagnostic clairvoyance and spiritualism. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I burst out crying into my hands; I cried for Phineas and for myself and for this doctor who believed in facing things. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, so quietly that she has to lean forward in her chair to hear, Vivian says, “Yes, I do. I believe in ghosts.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Look,” said Roy, “every day we’ve been reading about regular people, ordinary Americans who made history ’cause they got up and fought for something they believed in. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was fine by me, because I believe in the power of the written word, too. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Both Colin's parents believed in keeping him on a semi-normal educational track for the sake of what they referred to as his “sociological well-being.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He takes his position as the oldest pretty seriously and believes in looking out for his little sister, even though I’m as tall as he is. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z This thing they had never really believed in was coming true. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even know if he believed in the afterlife or a literal Jesus or what.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Trout believed in things like that, was greedy to have their existence proved. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't believe in baptism or the waters of Jordan or anything like that, but I guess I feel about a hot bath the way those religious people feel about holy water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z "We were artists, Gerta. We believed in beauty, truth. We wanted to pull heaven down to earth. We had many friends, went to many parties—we were part of a club. A Jewish club." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in worrying. It’s a waste of energy.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The thing is that I do believe in college, and jobs, and maybe even babies one day. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I believe in the Free Masons,” the lieutenant said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z From that moment on, I believed in the cow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We must come together—no matter what you believe in, no matter how you look—and find some concrete solutions to the problems of the ghetto. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their singing caused him to believe in the presence of the Lord; indeed, it was no longer a question of belief, because they made that presence real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She had never heard of the Brotherhood, and refused to believe in its existence. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She knew that she was walking a tightrope, supporting a cause she believed in and a man she loved, all the while spying on the country she called home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My roommate doesn’t believe in missing meals, and apparently that rule goes for me too. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Like I said, I didn’t really believe in any sort of higher power, The Picard notwithstanding. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I’m too old to believe in Santa, but I pretend along for my little brother. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He says, no more than a murmur, “You believe in the Trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I just believe in the Father.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Pascal argued that it was best to believe in God, because it was a good bet. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Our own generals didn’t believe in the coloreds as soldiers then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I don’t know if all of this is something I believe in, it’s nice to be a part of something. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But as the climb goes on, you grow accustomed to the exposure, you get used to rubbing shoulders with doom, you come to believe in the reliability of your hands and feet and head. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I knew he was proud that I was working hard for something I believed in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I wanted to argue that I didn’t believe in God. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was a natural teacher, and believed in utilizing every minute. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In more primitive ages, when a just and peaceful society was in fact not possible, it had been fairly easy to believe in it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Believing in perfect places was as stupid as believing in unicorns, or that a TV personality was a good substitute for a real momma. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Mom also believed in letting nature take its course. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But I was standing before them because I believed in my husband and what he could do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They were solitary individuals who no longer believed in things, and didn’t understand that shepherds become attached to their sheep. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It must be nice. To have them believe in you like that. Your teachers too.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her manner had been both stern and kind, as if she believed in my potential. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like Hitler, August’s mother believed in a master race. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe in ghosts or spirits or things that go bump in the night. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s not that I believe in things that can’t be observed now, because I don’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I am a person who believes in form, in the harmony of order. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The experts don’t believe in coincidence as much as I do, and I don’t want them to throw doubt on something that I’ve felt always, and actually known for about twenty years.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As a Russian, Boukreev came from a tough, proud, hardscrabble climbing culture that did not believe in coddling the weak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z No one had to tell me to believe in God or to love everything that lives. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During this warfare Arthur became genuinely fond of Lancelot, and, by the time they came home, he no longer believed in Merlyn’s prophecy at all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z John thinks he pays them off, but I think it’s just that old Tony has a nice, friendly face and believes in the old days when they thought a little alcohol was good for everyone. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Gaur believed in finding solutions rather than in spouting theory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was limited in my wardrobe choices because I was stuck buying in the shops my mother let me go to, and my mother did not believe in spending money on clothes. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Well, I believe in true love,” Isaac said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to believe in Gran’s faith without any proof. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in prayers any more,” I said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Marmeluc asks, “Are there Jews who believe in other parts of the Trinity?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z William had to work closely with officers who believed in these theories. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Even at that young age, I just couldn’t believe in the Christian concept of Jesus as someone divine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Benton Sage no longer believed in Christmas, because he felt that God had misled him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, but -’ ‘We have to believe in Leo. There is no way he would die so easily. He’s a tough guy.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “But I want to believe,” I looked up and pleaded, “it’s just that I have to believe in Him?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “My friends, there is something we should think about. I, too, believe in what Ampai was trying to do. But I will remind you of her plan—her entire plan.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The nonparty group declared that this would limit the club’s membership to those who already believed in Communism. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally decided that people believed in an afterlife because they couldn’t bear not to. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They stood looking at each other in the half-light, Faber and Montag, as if each did not believe in the other's existence. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if I believe in God, but I know you’re not supposed say his name like a curse word. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Everything outside the wood had receded until he no longer believed in it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Despite her journal sketches, she no longer really believed in characters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So now I give my allegiance to the cause she believed in. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I believe in bold and shattering commitment to the problems of our times. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, unable to believe in her own endurance, despite her already quieting heart, she stepped out of the cocoonery to take a last look at the world she wouldn’t be leaving for another fifty-eight years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That was how I first began to realize that I had believed in Mr. Muhammad more than he believed in himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My father says he doesn’t believe in brainwashing children. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hope that other people will believe in her as much as I do. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He came from a religious home and he believed in the lessons of the Lord. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Scholars do not, on principle, believe in the supernatural. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “She is like us. The only régime she believe in is God’s régime. She says she wants to write things down for posterity.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A rumor based on a kiss started a reputation that other people believed in and reacted to. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “You would give up everything you believed in?” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I'm half Asian, a girl, and I believe in aliens. Pretty much every lifetime before mine would have sucked for me.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As they headed for the police station, she said in a still-shaky voice, “If you’ve ever believed in anything, please believe me now.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z This had been a shock to me, since our church didn’t believe in wine or, for that matter, in women having a lot of say about things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z External realities of a frustrating nature she obliterated by refusing to believe in them, and when one resisted her disbelief she raged at it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom was the one who believed in this flower—in all it could do. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She’s the kind of girl who doesn’t believe in “good enough.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I do not believe in ghosts, unless they are just lingering atoms from the dead; atoms that didn’t know how to let go of one another. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Also Sherlock Holmes doesn’t believe in the supernatural, which is God and fairy tales and Hounds of Hell and curses, which are stupid things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I did not believe in magic, in spells, in things that defied logic. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Rutherford had believed in discouraging students from night work, since the summer evenings were more suitable for tennis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Neither do I, but I believe in the story!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I believed in Elijah Muhammad, and he had convinced us that Allah’s chastisement upon Reginald’s mind had taken away Reginald’s ability to gauge distance and time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Touching this rock is the closest I ever come to believing in God. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Stanley and his parents didn't believe in curses, of course, but whenever anything went wrong, it felt good to be able to blame someone. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I believe in johnny pumps and jump ropes, Malcolm and Martin, Buckeyes and Birmingham, writing and listening, bad words and good words— I believe in Brooklyn! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Before, you used to hear the word immigration and it sounded like everything you ever believed in. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She also believed in action movies, weight training, the power of makeup, memorization, equal rights, and the idea that YouTube videos can teach you a million things you won’t learn in college. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The moment I started to believe in myself was the moment I saw Dana starting to believe in me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But I also don’t know if I believe in the same God they do. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He did not want to be recognized by a medium who could claim later that Huxley believed in conjuring up the dead. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not even sure I believed in the lock anymore. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They were not meant to help those who did not believe in Islam, but Rashid felt the need to say the words anyway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He believed in Ultima’s power, and he knew it was his last source of help. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I always told her to stand up for what she believes in, what comes from here.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Sabrina ends the night with a talk about following our dreams and believing in ourselves. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure," Stanley's mother often pointed out, whenever Stanley or his father became so discouraged that they actually started to believe in the curse. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It turned out that he and I were taking the same exam, but he wasn’t studying at all—didn’t believe in it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they both believe in the existence of laws, justice, human rights—and the money paid out in fees. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Both my parents believed in sports almost as a way of life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I believe in God, that He works in mysterious ways...but this, this is too much. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I had always believed in the maxim that the best way to predict the future was to create it. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z My grandmother believed in the power of prayer. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As a boy, I believed in God by believing in His Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmers didn’t believe in Wood fairies, but they listened for the tread of field dwellers and hobgoblins, who could bless a crop or eat it all. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo said that I made them both believe in love at first sight. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Before Christianity came to Southern Sudan, people there believed in witches, and they thought that illnesses came from being cursed or bewitched. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A person who believed in patterns might be tempted to believe Diego and I were fated to meet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z What they believed in she didn’t know, but it must make them happy—they were always smiling. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Not that I really believed in my mom’s phase theory. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I mean that filling their houses up with lots of relatives is part of their culture. They believe in living under very crowded conditions.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t believe in calming spirits that walk by your side after your friend or your sister or your father has died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t the struggle in South Africa be not one of black against white, but one that pitted those who believed in freedom, justice and equality against those who didn’t? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The tales about Goldstein and his underground army, she said, were simply a lot of rubbish which the Party had invented for its own purposes and which you had to pretend to believe in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The family prayer binds him to his parents, but what if a person no longer believes in prayer? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “She does not believe in the destruction of information. Only its containment.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “The fact is,” I said, “that you’re unable, or unwilling, to believe in the fact that I believe in you.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In 1789 the French population switched almost overnight from believing in the myth of the divine right of kings to believing in the myth of the sovereignty of the people. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t. But I don’t believe in defeat. Though it may be better.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm didn’t argue with her; there were other customers to attend to, so he was busy, and besides, he believed in Asta’s feelings. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But Hazel knew her mother did believe in some magic. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “There en’t no such thing! They just made that up! I don’t believe in it.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I believe in my sister's brilliance and the too-easy books I love to read. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “It’s about how we deal with the repercussions of magic when placed in a public venue, in a world that does not believe in such things. It’s a test of stamina and control, not skill.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Tell the truth, he doesn’t believe in government at all. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Of course, no one really did see it, and the more we did not see it, the more we believed in it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I don't think he had ever really believed in its existence before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I do not believe in giving people more information than they can handle,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Had his will to believe in a new picture of the world made him act a fool and thoughdessly pile horror upon horror? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally I said, “I didn’t understand everything. But he made me want to believe in every word. Even the ones I wasn’t sure of.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z How hard it was for her to lose friends because of the way they looked, or what they believed in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then Bronwyn said, “I believe in you, Jacob. I haven’t known you too long, but I feel I know your heart, and it’s a strong, true thing—a peculiar heart—and I trust you.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But after ten years of research, she stopped believing in the Cobalt Blue Orchids. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In fact, many felt its power had become too great and thought it no bad thing when it was forced to close, I believe in 1932 or 1933. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I believe in nonviolence and "Power to the People." Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Does that mean you don’t believe in the apparition?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in God and that was okay. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I think I hadn’t really believed in it before. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled and smiled at me now, but I didn't believe in that smile for a second. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Does a man ever believe in his own imminent death or in the possibility of accident? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Everybody wants to believe in a higher power. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Just like Baba once believed in you, said a cruel voice in his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “We will go and see if any of these monsters believes in food.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Abbey says Mom’s only kidding, but I think she really believes in it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She was able to believe in this because she needed to; and, believing, was her own true, promising friend once more. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z By the grace of a god I never really liked, much less believed in, my mother is actually coming back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Much safer than trusting me, than believing in some future Oak. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The cow had become something to believe in or not to believe in. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z And my mother, who tried all her life to believe in God without ever quite succeeding, looked up at him for guidance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When Permian went ahead 35-0 in the third quarter Gaines started to substitute liberally because he didn’t believe in running up the score. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t believe in an evil god that could be persuaded to put a curse on somebody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But take the title words—“true love and high adventure”—I believed in that once. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “How about vampires and werewolves, you believe in those?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z More important, Makowski says, researchers have little evidence that ancient Peruvians actually believed in a single overarching deity called the Staff God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "I'm not sexist. I believe in equal pain." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z You won't believe in my invisibility and you'll fail to see how any principle that applies to you could apply to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Finn didn’t believe in ghosts, and though the corn wouldn’t stop yapping at him, he was pretty sure it stayed put. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t know if he believed in fate, but it made sense. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "See, we don't even know each other. I have to find out if I believe in epiphanies, Will." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir. I did say so, sir. I do believe in God.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in God anymore and yet he still wished that God would help him. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I’m not a real Jew or anything. I don’t even believe in God to begin with.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He was a Buddhist and believed in the laws of karma, so it made sense to him that he might pay for his war murders: everything comes back to you, nothing is accidental. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I believe in knowing where your roots lie. That kind of thing shapes your identity so much. I was born right here in Shaker, did you know that?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She told him that she did not believe in a personal God. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To be clear: I don’t believe in fate. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Jacob—real carefully this time, and his voice all raspy now—says, “I do believe in God.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in Santa Claus anymore, but if I did, I’d ask him to bring me a whole set of Shakespeare books. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He did not hesitate to speak like that, to his father and his uncle, because the subject was books and scientific knowledge—those things that Rocky had learned to believe in. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the kids would ask if I believed in God, and they seemed dubious when I said yes, as if there were no religions in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They are the type of parents who don’t believe in having a social life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Indeed, this used to be the main argument of opponents of black holes: how could one believe in objects for which the only evidence was calculations based on the dubious theory of general relativity? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama, who had decorated the restaurant, did not believe in fake plants. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I just...I believe in things I can see.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The best guides to a knowledge of Greek mythology are the Greek writers, who believed in what they wrote. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans believe in the reality of “race” as a defined, indubitable feature of the natural world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He hadn’t wanted her to know, because believing in spirits in the pines wasn’t American. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “But you no believe in the Stove King.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You believe in the struggle of my people for their human rights?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in systems when I’m on vacation,” June says, her body folded halfway over Alex’s, trying to slap Nora’s hand out of the way. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When one has such a dream and the predicted event hap pens, it’s hard not to believe in precognition. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe in my little brother's pale skin and my own dark brown. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Looks can be deceiving. The Survivalists have had trouble getting a foothold in the Northern states. People up there are more solitary, and still believe in the legacy of Lincoln.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "I believe in steel swords, gold coins, and men's wits," said Tyrion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Is that what he believes in—in ordinary acts of bravery? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And although my father was not a fisherman but a pharmacist’s assistant who had once been a doctor in China, he believed in his nengkan, his ability to do anything he put his mind to. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want any part of this. I don’t believe in early marriage anyway.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The statement ‘I believe in God’ is either true or false, but only I can know for sure which, because it refers to a purely internal state of mind; it is inherently subjective. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Carrel was a mystic who believed in telepathy and clairvoyance, and thought it was possible for humans to live several centuries through the use of suspended animation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It’s silent in the Impala except for Tupac asking who do you believe in? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The child must believe in him until she reaches the age of six.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z How, though, are we to explain the peculiar fact that della Porta both believes in and rejects the garlic/magnet antipathy? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Billy Ray Gusdorf, known simply as Ray these days, was a lean, quiet man who, in a lean and quiet way, believed in God. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean, whether people believed in you or not,” I said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t go to church, but we believe in God.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I believe in Martin's power, though the King is gone. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in wasting nothing, so he chawed every single piece! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He speaks for a lot of men, Polly. I’m not saying there are many as mean-spirited as he is—thank heaven. But there are hundreds—thousands—who don’t believe in ‘book sailing.’ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Most millionaires sincerely believe in the existence of money and limited liability companies. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You believe in God, don’t you?” they asked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In my concrete relations with others I had encountered nothing to encourage me to believe in my feelings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “One more question. Do you believe in true love and all that stuff?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a perfect situation. But when you have to choose between two bad options, you pick the one that saves the people you love and believe in most. You just do. Okay?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I suppose if enough people believe in the hype, anything is possible. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope I don’t come off as bitter in your story. I’m really not. I still believe in ‘true love’ and ‘meant to be’ as much as anybody else. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But they both knew why she wanted him to read that chapter: She desperately wanted Charles to believe in Jesus so he would go to heaven with her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He did what he did because he believed in my strength. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I used to believe in em. I don’t anymore. They in our heads. People like Miss Hilly is always trying to make us believe they there. But they ain’t.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I know you believe in it, but I don’t.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He did not, as a rule, believe in running. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z And it’s possible — that along the way I started believing in it myself. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I believe in Mr. Muhammad and will lay down my life for him.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “And they don’t need me to believe in them as much as I need it for myself.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My example, in turn, may lead him to once again believe in Levy Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, it didn’t make sense to me to hold on to any grudges or focus my energy on the people who hadn’t believed in me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Boyle and Newton believed in the transmutation of base metals into gold; but they were excellent judges when dealing with other empirical questions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We still believe in you and think there’s hope,” Garvey said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I believe in Christmas and the New World. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z World- conquest is believed in most firmly by those who know it to be impossible. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I believe in oligarchy,” and thirty pencils wrote an approximation of the word “oligarchy,” knowing that it would appear on some test at some future time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "My lord, do you believe in the old powers?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He does not own slaves nor believe in slavery, but he does not believe that the Negro, “in the present stage of his development,” can be considered the equal of the white man. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned his head against the spool of thread, and he smelled celery there and he thought of Hovis and how Hovis seemed to believe in him and his quest. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It was as if her believing in his writing made it real, and he showed his gratitude by attending the parties he disliked. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I do what I want to do. I don’t believe in apartheid laws, I told you. You’re my friend, just like any other white friend I have. Are you afraid?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had grown up believing in America and the individual and it was a stronger faith than his faith in God. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in anger. The Bible says there is a time for anger.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The Abbouds did not believe in the devil, except the devilish spirit inside people doing bad things. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Look, Merlyn, I don’t like knowing about the future, and I am not sure whether I believe in it...” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Woundwort believed in emulation and he let it be known that there would be plenty of chances to win rewards. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Larsen believes in hard work and no handouts and limited government intervention. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He says, “I don’t believe in stuff like that.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It was ironic, but liberals believed in the South’s racial Manichaeanism almost as completely as Jesse Helms—they just aligned themselves with the folks on the darker side of the color line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You are right to laugh, Captain Short. For a while there, I did believe in all that under-the-rainbow crock-of-gold blarney, but now I know better. Now I know about the hostage fund.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z People wait for the countdown to tell them that it’s okay to believe in themselves again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Rob says I don’t believe in true love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He would have felt sorry, sure, would even have put an offering on the Scavenge God’s scale to help her get on to whatever afterlife she believed in. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Working through his doubts, he found ways to believe in God and in an afterlife. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Considering the human beings she was surrounded by, believing in a squirrel seemed like an increasingly reasonable plan of action. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She could not crumple into a puddle of fear—that was not why her teachers had believed in her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Maybe believing in God is a habit I got stuck in. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t believe in spending thousands of dollars for summer activities when I could have fun at home for free. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Felicia believes in the gods’ benevolent powers, she just can’t stand the blood. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Because maybe even after everything that’s happened, I still wanted to believe in that last shred of magic. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mom never went to church when she was a kid but said she believed in God. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But despite these common characteristics he was different, very different from those who surrounded him—in background, in what he believed in and what he did not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But she always made such excellent excuses, and purred so affectionately, that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Marv believes in it, and I realize I shouldn’t look down on that. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in any nonsense about cats. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me you believe in Special Circumstances.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Because Patrick didn't believe in having himself bonded, we rarely moved anything of great value, no museum-quality paintings or extraordinary pieces of furniture. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “No, we don’t believe in capital punishment for the genetically damaged.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Roads weren’t marked very well in those days, and Dad never believed in signs anyway. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t need to believe in the supernatural. Not when there’s worse that roams the night.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Like Farmer, the priest believed in liberation theology as a “powerful rebuke to the hiding of poverty,” and he worked diligently to bring public awareness to the plight of rural Haitians. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She believed in running—lots of running—and drilling until the players were exhausted. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “She didn’t believe in magic. Not really. She was just faking it, for the money.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Republic of the Animals which Major had foretold, when the green fields of England should be untrodden by human feet, was still believed in. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In the daylight, maybe, you didn’t believe in this stuff. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in destiny or soul mates or the supernatural. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And to think that she had believed in him! The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A person who believes in Satyagraha will not fight physically, but instead resists through his or her own inner courage, knowing he might be jailed or beaten. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Weird question: Do you believe in the afterlife?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I believe in you. Will you believe in yourself?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Somehow, some way, I believe in my heart that we can make this happen. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she had lost her love because she had not, in the end, believed in it enough. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z No one should force her to do something she doesn’t believe in. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’ve made it clear I want cremation, but my mom doesn’t believe in it. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Its graduates are monied, but believe in the concept of noblesse oblige. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Anaxagoras believed in a special mind substance and disbelieved in the existence of atoms. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was reading the Bible that had set my mind in such an open frame, ready to believe in any bizarre possibility. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So many people, like Sam, didn’t believe in me and doubted my potential. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He believed in an infinite number of worlds, all inhabited, and all subject to cycles of dissolution and regeneration. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z These two conservative barons had never yielded to Arthur, and they did not believe in any form of government except the rule of force. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “I thought you didn’t believe in such things.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She had always reminded me, who was going to believe in me if I didn’t first believe in myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was street nobility incarnated in someone who still believed in dreams. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I believe in Black people and White people coming together. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I do not like being left in the dark. I am not particularly fond of believing in impossible things.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Mr. Irizarry knows you are the last of the great old-timers. He knows that you believe in the rules and that you remember fondly your youthful days in the old neighborhood.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Nobody but themselves and Professor Dumbledore knew about how Sirius had escaped, or believed in his innocence. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z My parents believed in telling a person bad news in public so they couldn’t make a scene. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I said that I didn’t believe in God. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He and his contemporaries had no reason to believe in progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He needed to know she believed in him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Kids wake up each day believing in the goodness of things, in the magic of what might be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She reminded Calder and Petra that Charles Fort didn’t believe in coincidence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Again with that? No. God. I don't want to date anyone. I see what it's done to you. As you well know, I believe in saving Thunderstick for one very special lady.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He wept because God was unfair, and because this was the way God repaid those who believed in their dreams. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m only used to Ma believing in me like that. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Really. But don’t tell Dylan. He doesn’t believe in multiple best friends, and he might hire someone to make you go missing.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And then I remember that Ross and his dad don’t even believe in the Holocaust. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “He believes in survival of the fittest. And it looks to me like those turkeys are only fit for Thanksgiving dinner.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A 1986 Gallup poll reports that 52 percent of American teenagers believe in it, and a distressing number of people in all walks of life seem to accept at least some of its ancient claims. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed in equal rights, in knowledge, in hooks; he taught me about people like Paul Robeson, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and Joe Louis. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then don’t mess this up! I believe in you!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Catarino, who did not believe in magical tricks of strength, bet him twelve pesos that he could not move the counter. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The altar bell tinkled and we knelt; we bowed our heads and with our right fist softly beat our hearts, saying we believed in the mystery taking place before our eyes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The faith itself was simple: he believed in the dignity of man. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana’s family believed in God and goodness and hope and positive thinking and praying. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Ghosts don’t care if you believe in them,” and even though I was an atheist, I knew he wasn’t right. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Before I could say anything, JoJo said, “He’s a believer. He believes in himself. Matt, who shot you?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z White workers understood the lure of the Klan and a majority of black workers, believing in redemption, accepted C.P.’s change. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He believed in Leader, and in Leader’s insistence that all of Village’s citizens, even the children, read, learn, participate, and care for one another. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z It will be the only metropolitan area in the country governed by people who don’t believe in genetic damage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Lancelot would have expected you to go, my dear, whoever it was against He believes in justice too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider it, but I think going to church just for a free meal isn’t OK if you don’t really believe in God. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And now against her will, she is caught up in something she doesn’t believe in and is against the law. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He was too upset about Mama losing her trip, I reckon, and anyhow he believed in a boy fighting his own battles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And beyond that, there are so many things I love about him: he’s kind and strong and he believes in the intrinsic value of women as human beings; he’s fun and deep and loyal. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But just spending time with Thomas online and knowing that he believed in me truly made me feel like the strongest, luckiest element in the world. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z George didn’t really believe in the electric fairy anymore, and sometimes she didn’t even know what she was wishing for, but counting telephone poles had become a comforting habit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z And a tough, strutty little man said, “I believe in capital punishment. It’s like the Bible says—an eye for an eye. And even so were two pair short!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Long dead. Malaria. They were with the Peace Corps in Namibia. They gave their lives for what they believed in.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And I don’t want to jump to conclusions or anything, but Box Boy believing in the universe is definitely a sign from the universe. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As reported in the Chicago Daily News, black leaders believed in black people’s freedom to spend their money “wherever the white man’s money is good.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Forget it. It’s silly. I still believe in true love, though. You’re wrong about that.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Both Bookman and Noyes believed in the American concepts of “growth” and “progress”; hence, they could see no justification for the small farmers’ wrath. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Richie stopped going to Sunday school after that, though he never stopped believing in God. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “But all the same,” insisted the Savage, “it is natural to believe in God when you’re alone—quite alone, in the night, thinking about death ...” “But people never are alone now,” said Mustapha Mond. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to take him a long time to believe in the rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We may keep a boy on short rations for a day if he misbehaves, but we never use physical punishment. It’s against everything the Keepers believe in.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You sound to me as though you don’t believe in free will,” said Billy Pilgrim. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We both believe in buy everything you can. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But I didn’t answer, because I was still mad at her, and also because I don’t believe in questioning good luck. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Akhi kept reminding me that believing in myself and being in the right head space when stepping on that strip was just as important as being in prime physical shape. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z About how deeply I had once believed in unicorns. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Also, we’re Changing Woman’s grandchildren, but mostly because deep down we believe in the Holy Beings. Your grandma looks like she needs you. I’ll see you around, healer of the water monster.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps they were the children of the leader, in a culture that believed in either family charisma or strict rules of succession. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Extraterrestrial Life, Yes; Visitors in UFOs, No In addition to astrology, innumerates are, I believe, considerably more likely than others to believe in visitors from outer space. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The regent did not believe in sending money to his children at school and I would have had empty pockets had not K.D. shared his allowance with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even some of Copernicus’ admirers argued that he had not really believed in a Sun-centered universe but had merely proposed it as a convenience for calculating the motions of the planets. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d still go Demon Hunting in the desert together, for old time’s sake, since by then I was seven and too grown up to believe in demons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I want support for believing in something bigger than just me.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I suddenly realize why people believe in déjà vu, why people believe they’ve lived past lives, because there is no way the years I’ve spent on this earth could possibly encapsulate what I’m feeling. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I did not believe in a war in mountains. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I was curious to find out what kinds of individuals the two were because their last name sounded Afrikaner, and I still had yet to meet an Afrikaner who did not believe in apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Andrés seems annoyed that I find it so funny, that I’m having a hard time believing in romantic love between two animals. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I do not believe in the Free Masons however.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He no longer believed in the chupacabras or vampires, but the dark, dead stillness of night brought them back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood on the porches and tried to believe in the existence of Earth, much as they had once tried to believe in the existence of Mars; it was a problem reversed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I thought you didn’t believe in God,” he says. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It is not enough to give lip service and to believe in equal pay: there has to be a conversion, from the heart. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He also confirmed for them that what they believed in, what they cared about, was the very essence of what it meant to be an American. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a little old to believe in Santa Claus.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was just a cockney in a nice dress. Until she believed in herself. Then it didn’t matter what dress she wore.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Cora believed in that part of the holy book, at least. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You know I don’t believe in all this spirit business. And I think it’s a disgrace that you, the daughter of—” Minou’s eyes flashed with anger, and Minerva herself stood before Dede again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking at First Sergeant Shinn, I could see that this was indeed a man who believed in what he said. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, we just heard that Southwest Airlines is going to honor us with the Freedom Fighter Award because they believe in our cause. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As much as he believed in anything, he believed the guards’ preaching about original sin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Carefully, afraid to believe in it yet, he examined his plan. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In the old days, spies had done what they’d done because they loved their country, because they believed in what they were doing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe the psychiatrists, she didn’t believe in aliens, but she always believed in me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Toby laughed, as if she didn’t believe in gravity. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His brother had faith in him; he believed in him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Two Serbs who have never met might risk their lives to save one another because both believe in the existence of the Serbian nation, the Serbian homeland and the Serbian flag. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx Malone didn’t believe in miracles, but he was one. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Dad had been raised Baptist, but he didn’t like religion and didn’t believe in God. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z You don’t have to believe in obsessive parenting to think that the second boy doesn’t stand a chance and that the first boy has it made. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z If Fred couldn’t believe in his hero, who could he believe in? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I wanted to be ten years old again, so I could believe in princesses and queens. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed in magic, like a child, and in ghosts, like a peasant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The results of the test, to the dismay of Osprey’s sheriff as well as Alvin Dewey, who does not believe in exceptional coin-cidences, were decisively negative. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Gram taught me to believe in magic, not ghosts. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s not that Mama Ya-Ya doesn’t believe in God or church. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what I’m talking about. You’re the one who believes in all the angels.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in luck or streaks or whatever else you’re talking about,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “See? Is that a miracle or what? We can burp, though we’ve eaten next to nothing. Now do you believe in God, Akka?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And religion—whether you believe in God or Yahweh or Allah or something else, odds are that at heart you want the same things. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And you know that not everyone believes in those things, that there are people—a great many people—who believe the world cannot be any more than what they can see with their eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s all right not to believe in luck and omens. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not believing in God doesn’t make June evil. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I might not have believed that Jesus created zombies, but I did believe in fighting for Fig. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It goes, Do you believe in life after love? Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Colin, of course, did not believe in running when walking would suffice—but here and now, walking would not. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Everyone who’d believed in him and was now counting on him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You were the one who said if we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply, even if we are dead. We can’t stop now.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “To fight for what you believe in isn’t suicide,” Nancy said. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am merely being frank. I don’t believe in sugar- coating things for the young. That is how I was raised, and I turned out perfectly well.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I was strong because I fought for what I believed in and I never gave up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He’d really have to believe in his client to make a good fight. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He was always saying, “I don’t believe in them.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They believed in the prevailing concept of God: God as benevolent Father who created every single species as it existed now, unchanged. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Garvey and I believe in your potential, but you haven’t earned trust. Not trying to escape in the skiff is a good first step.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I know that is an absurd thought, but I believe in the goodness of imagination. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The flash was kind of a legend in the Keys—some people believed in it and some didn’t. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He had come to believe in the myth of his own authority, and after all I am an outsider. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I believe in my decision with absolute certainty, a certainty that thrums through every cell in my body. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In more ways than one—I really do believe in myself because of him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Don’t believe in giving them one more excuse to knock a colored man down,” Daddy says all the time. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Maybe it was Carmen saying she believed in me...and, well, that stupendous kiss. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Not that I really believe in love or those kinds of relationships anymore... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But most people in Cannery Row simply do not believe in such things and then live by them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe the God he had never believed in. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda often read poems addressed to lovers, sonnets set in bedrooms, and she knew her mother did not believe in sex for girls. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “But I’m not a Jackboot. How can I believe in angels?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “If anyone is thirsty,” my father shouted, “let him come to me and drink! If anyone believes in me, streams of living water shall flow forth from his heart!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather is one of the few Masks who doesn't believe in Augur rubbish, and I repeat his mantra in my head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I believe in thought transference now, vibrations in the ether, that sort of junk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you believe in the words of the Bible, madam?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in bragging, nor do I think that I am a genius of my own making. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the crime of destroying the body of Prince Jones, I did not believe in forgiveness. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He trusts Henry, and he believes in him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And with all that, who is there who believes in vampires? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I believe they are wrong. I believe in my father.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If s a silly impulse, but Daniel’s almost got me believing in meant-to-be. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When most people believed in an essentially static and unchanging universe, the question of whether or not it had a beginning was really one of metaphysics or theology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if you don’t believe in relationships that last longer than a year. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I don't have a soul, so I don't believe in soul mates. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Nowadays, people are too cynical and don’t believe in magic anymore,” Abuelita Remedios said as she drove us down the road. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Comes a time when a man’s got to sit down and think, and that’s the time you got to make up your mind to sell your life for something you believe in.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's hard to believe in coincidence, but it's even harder to believe in anything else." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z So she decided she would believe in it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Banks was glad because she was able to tell everybody that her children’s nurse was so fashionable that she didn’t believe in giving references. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z His father’s words had affected Doha deeply and he realized this was something his entire family believed in and was a motto they lived by. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Because Jews did not believe in the divinity of Christ, they found themselves locked out of medieval society. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z It used to be that no one believed in us, but now our whole community is behind us and cheering us on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "As long as I have the people with me I'll believe in what I'm doing." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had always said, “Let them kill me. I will die for what I believe in.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And why was it so important to her to make me believe in the charmed folk? How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I said, “I wouldn’t like it. But I don’t believe in gods.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Both Aristotle and Newton believed in absolute time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And what would this God be like, this God of Ben Meecham, this God that Ben was losing fast and barely believed in? The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do believe in it. I believe in everything. I believe in anything that will bring my sister home.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At that very moment I changed my mind, believed in us as a team, believed that together we could get through anything. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “We don’t believe in doing that,” she replied. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Anyway, I know May herself believed in spirits from the next world. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The truth was all I had and Blanca believed in the truth. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She would believe in it as hard as she could. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We believe in this cause so much and have given so much to it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z By the time she was ten she no longer believed in a mother made up by Mo, she believed in one who had simply gone away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They'll have loads of food at the concession stand, but I don't believe in mixing meat with my movies. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Jo’s eyes sparkled, for it is always pleasant to be believed in, and a friend’s praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t believed in the significance of recurrent dreams, he would not have met the Gypsy woman, the king, the thief, or . The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She scorned pretense, and she believed in plain speaking. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "Between you and me, Brother," he said, "there are those amongst us who don't really believe in Brotherhood." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the kind of fatalism and pessimism typical of a repressive feudal system, where peasants have no reason to believe in the efficacy of their own work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Scientists never give up. They keep trying because they believe in the possible.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in stuff like that. Fate. The stars. Destiny.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When she presented her design for her final class project, the professor didn’t think much of her concept and gave her a B. But Lin believed in her design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z How can you find a place you don’t believe in? Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He believed in a loving Creator, the maker of life. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Me too. You wouldn’t believe the things I believe in,” I interject, sounding frantic, wanting to join in their repartee so I don’t stare at it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She believed in facing up to a bad situation and then moving on. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “A man of bones. You can’t be up to your eyeballs in bones and not believe in enchanted places.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “You girls won’t remember my grandparents. Lexie was only a baby when they passed. Anyway, they moved here and stayed. They really believed in what Shaker stood for.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s the sort of communication there’s no particular reason to believe in under ordinary circumstances and I’m generally not big on ghosts. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of people don't believe in curses. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He had come out of a German university tradition that believed in dueling. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And in Basin and Range, published in 1980, John McPhee noted that even then one American geologist in eight still didn’t believe in plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lee she used like a slave since she didn’t quite believe in him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ekon Okojo, who was not an academic, knew better than to believe in myths and folktales—they lacked accreditation—but there was one thing he believed in with certainty. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Like most people in the Midwest, Embryo doesn’t believe in humor, especially when it pertains to sensitive subjects. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As I left for the car I told him to be brave, to believe in himself, to set goals, to have faith, to strive doggedly to realise those goals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not afraid to die, Maria and I shout, fists high, for what we believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Not long ago, when Tommy and I were reminiscing about all of this, he thought we’d never really believed in the notion, that it was a joke right from the start. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d always known that my father believed in a different God. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She had believed in these things, but not anymore. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I’m glad to hear you believe in something,” said his friend. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He does not believe in the weapon salve or that murdered bodies bleed in the presence of the murderer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And on those days, so much light and warmth fills the room that it's hard not to believe in a little bit of everything. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I said, “Timothy, you can’t really believe in that” My father had told me about “obediah,” or “voodoo,” in the West Indies. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Of learning that she’s kept him from experiencing something, even if it is a tornado drill, just because she doesn’t believe in him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Simon mumbled confusedly: "I don't believe in the beast." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I suppose so. You sound as if you believe in spirits.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like the food you eat...the music you listen to...the things you believe in.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I look at it and I say, “You’ve got the wrong fellow. You may not believe in life, but I don’t believe in death. Move on!” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in “sadness,” “joy,” or “regret.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I believe in God with all my might, but have been thinking lately that most of the details seem pretty much beneath His dignity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She believed in love so much, it was impossible not to feel giddy when she talked about it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As if heeding Uri’s words, bread soon became something more to believe in than to eat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t know what he believes in. No sooner do you hear one thing than he’s switched to something else.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I believed in Papa’s stories a lot longer than I should have. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “If these people believed in me as an artist,” she said, “then I could venture to be a better one.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “You just have to believe in it. You just have to trust.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His afterlife is definitely more impressive and thoughtful than Dad’s—Dad believes in the usual golden-gated island in the sky. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z That’s according to Sterling, who believes in praying for everybody and giving them the benefit of the doubt. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chip did not believe in having a sock drawer or a T-shirt drawer. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The truth is, despite the fact that I don’t believe in miracles, I was hoping for one. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “But it would be wonderful if you could, at least once, believe in me.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in drinking the warm blood as some hunters did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There can be no doubt that the overwhelming majority of present-day Muggles refuse to believe in the magical beasts their ancestors so feared. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no understanding of it and I am not sure that I believe in it. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t believe in any single method for dealing with struggling kids, and freely admits that the Fugees hasn’t worked for everyone. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z If I had believed in God I could have cursed him and died. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was better that he was genuine because she could believe in him. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “He believed in something. It’s never wrong to fight for what you believe in. What you want.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he believed in the Real World, more than words, more than he believed in her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He declared, “The Lord have mercy on us all, if we have to believe in such rubbish.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t really believe in charms or fortune telling or ghosts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I believe in mystery and old-school modesty, so I wear a sarong in the bathing suit competition. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I thought you didn’t believe in destiny,” said Emma, assessing me skeptically. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “My parents only believe in three things: family, education, and hard work. By ‘family’ I mean one man, one woman, two children, and a dog. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hollywood doesn’t believe in God,” my dad said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Out of nowhere, Augustus asked, “Do you believe in an afterlife?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She believed in ghosts and fairies and all supernatural folk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They believed in preparing for the Second Coming; we were actually prepared. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Even though June and her mom don’t believe in Jesus, they still celebrate Christmas. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He spoke to me because even before I knew the details, I believed in him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The father was looking up, and Ifemelu knew that he was stunned by his own faith, stunned to find himself believing in things he did not think he ever would. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I explained as best I could, that my parents didn’t believe in public education, that they’d kept us home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And maybe that was a sign—he didn’t think he believed in signs, but after the coyotes last night, he wasn’t sure he didn’t. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We do not believe in displays of distress. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Of course not. I don’t believe in government. I come from an autonomous collective.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z "Illyrio protected us from the Usurper's knives, and he believed in my brother's cause." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He’s coming to believe in human goodness in his old age, which is certainly a change; I’ve even found some herbal tea in the cupboard. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in divorce anyhow,” said Sissy who always remarried without the benefit of a divorce. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t really believe in it save that it works.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But they did believe in something that had become just as sacred, Ector High School. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I believe in second chances. You’ve responded to my call for recruits. You have the proper credentials and letters of recommendation. Do you pledge to follow my orders and serve the legion?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, it’s Chinese. A form of divination—fortune-telling, really....And, yes, they use sticks. It’s only up there for decoration,” she said, as if to reassure Lyra that she didn’t really believe in it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The man I interviewed that night didn’t believe in me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Hulls believed in fresh air, so they had a sleeping porch where the whole family slept, winter and summer, with the windows wide open around three sides of the room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But Linton, while he believed in God, had lost his reverence for the Church. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Not good enough. Do you believe in your parents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t believe in fortune-tellers, but how had she pulled that one off? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “The eager beavers, the brown nosers are out selling chocolates like mad-men. So are Leon’s pets, his special boys. So are the kids who still believe in school spirit.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no contacts and I believed in nothing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby asked Gardar what religion, if any, he believed in, and when he was told it was Catholicism, Bobby pressed for more insight, wanting to know the nuances of that theology. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Jack believed in something—he believed in white witches and sleighs pulled by wolves, and in the world the trees obscured. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z While Emma never stopped believing in God and Jesus, her faith seems to have become less intense. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you believe in enchanted places?” she said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z "Fifi drops out of college and goes off on a church trip to Perú, chaperoned, of course, otherwise we wouldn't have let her go. We don't believe in all this freedom." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We noticed right from the start that there were some among them who believed in fairness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe that there is good in each of us no matter who we are or what we believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Jesus. But I believe in God.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "I think I still prefer surgery. And in this case especially, with this, uh . . . background, I'm not so sure that I don't believe in the effectiveness of simple prayer." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t care what prayers we say at bedtime, or whether we admit we believe in it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished his mother believed in chemical warfare. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But I bet now you can believe in anything. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Viserys had believed that the realm would rise for its rightful king . . . but Viserys had been a fool, and fools believe in foolish things. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And besides, in sales you not only have to believe in your product, but live by it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z No normal adult would believe in tiny people who lived under the floorboards. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Today Deirdre is alone, knees wobbling, and crying because, as much as she wants to believe in better days, her job prevents her from doing so. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Lowell and Schiaparelli and others, doing visual observations under difficult seeing conditions, were misled—in part perhaps because of a predisposition to believe in life on Mars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know, Mary Anne. That’s true. I used to be a little kid. I used to believe in Santa Claus and leave him milk and cookies on the mantelpiece.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have really believed in what she was doing to take that risk. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I’d been raised, after all, in a family that believed in forethought—that ran fire drills at home and showed up early to everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I prayed to all the gods I never believed in my whole entire life that there would be enough for Piper and maybe some left over for me. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in ghosts,” he said, even though that wasn’t true at all. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Did this man believe in him that much? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had destroyed the only thing I believed in. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t stand putting them in danger! It goes against everything I believe in.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Many people still believed in spirits that lived in animals and plants, and these spirits spoke to them about the coming of a very bad time. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z You want to put an end to the Strong Arm, by having a band of knights who believe in justice rather than strength. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sylvester kept an extremely large jar of candy corn on her desk at all times and in all seasons because she believed in feeding people. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “That’s how we all started. Once you start believing in them? It doesn’t get any easier.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The sort of magic I hadn’t believed in since I was six. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Oh, I knew it well, who had believed in grieving's seemliness; I knew it as well as she—Clytie—knew it. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z When parents were poor or ignorant or mean, or even just didn’t believe in having a TV set, it was up to their kids to protect them. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “He shouldn’t even be here if he is not going to believe in the laws we learn,” Lloyd said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By telling you anything at all I’m at least believing in you, I believe you’re there, I believe you into being. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel believes in me, he thought. lean do this. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z All I can think of is the other okapi, the one they used to believe in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z American leaders fervently believed in the “domino theory”: if one country became Communist, the country next to it would fall to Communism, then the next, like a row of dominoes, rapidly knocking each other over. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I was his most faithful servant, and I know today that I did believe in him more firmly than he believed in himself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma Wedgwood now firmly believed in a heaven and a hell. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not superstitious and do not believe in omens, but the death of the snake did not please me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching a love that he really believed in fall apart wasn’t playing out well for us. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “You don’t believe in my powers of persuasion?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He thanked God for making him believe in his Personal Legend, and for leading him to meet a king, a merchant, an Englishman, and an alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finally got up with sharp grains imbedded in my knees I found, to my surprise, that I no longer believed in God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It reinforced my belief that among white South Africans there was that small minority that really believed in love, freedom and human dignity for all. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimly, he remembered reading about that; in the olden days they had believed in canals on Mars. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I whispered back, “I don’t believe in the paranormal.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Faeries don’t believe in dismissing gratitude with a few words. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My mother believes in punctuality the way other people believe in God. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “We already talked about it. He believes in the peace as much as we do.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Like Girard, Dr. Devèze was French; like Girard, he did not believe the fever was contagious; and like Girard, he did not believe in the Rush cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in prom,” I reminded her as she rounded a corner. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He did not believe in anything he could not see. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I’m glad Mr. Morrison doesn’t believe in ghosts,” I said. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z In a country where so many people consider it a waste to send girls to school, it is a teacher who helps you believe in your dreams. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Chris said, “Kids are too smart nowadays. They don’t believe in magic anymore. Except Marly.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “I love you. I will always love you. Nobody sensible believes in ghosts anyway—that’s because they’re all such liars. Smell the lovely breakfast I’m making for you.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z His family belonged to a Baptist church, and he sang in its choir and believed in the doctrines. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z So he spoke, believing in his heart that no one could make the attempt and come back alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But how could she believe in me if she wasn’t there? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z See, I believe in giving my kids names that mean something. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z You need to present yourself as someone the jurors can believe in. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z But I don’t believe in fighting—even though my fourteen- year-old brother, Khushal, annoys me to no end. / don’t fight with him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Scaling Revolution had the effect of forcing even those who continued to believe in a divine architect to recognize the coherence of this view. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “But their blood—” “I don’t very much believe in blood,” said Samuel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But there’s part of me, the part that doesn’t believe in God or true love, that really wants him to prove me wrong about not believing in those things. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” I say, even though I’m not sure I believe in praying, mostly because Dad, Pop, and I stopped going to church when I was a kid. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And it feels like a suitcase. So if you believe in the actuality of suitcases I reckon this is one, all right.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z That’s why we nicknamed him Santicl6 after the big, jolly American “saint” who brings gifts even to those who don’t believe in Jesus or the three Kings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Jericho heads suggest that some peoples of the Neolithic era believed in a spirit or soul, located in the head, that could survive the death of the body. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the other we have ordinary men, training, indoctrination, honor, glory, reputation, shame, loyalty, code, and believe in a cause. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z ‘I has told you before that human beans is simply not believing in giants.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in souls, but his soul was on his face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It must be added that the Negro himself no longer believes in the good faith of white Americans—if, indeed, he ever could have. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It was about him standing up for what he believed in. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The man with the beard and the turban, who did not believe in ghosts, was looking around him nervously. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “They’re not sitting around getting wasted, denying the existence of God or anything. My dad considers himself a believer. But he also believes in enjoying a glass of wine now and again.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t believe in lying—was against it in fact—but she also didn’t feel we should go around telling people things that would make them think we were fibbing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Edwards wanted with all his heart to believe in her goodness, but he was forced not to, as much by his own particular devil as by her outbreak. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She daydreamed about Crisfield and a farm; but she had learned her lesson about believing in daydreams, learned it from Cousin Eunice and her house that wasn’t a big white house by the ocean. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “What’s serious? I was a kid. The thing is, I believed in God and all that, but it wasn’t the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that’s all. Being decent.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z April and Melanie didn't believe in encouraging Toby by laughing at him, but that was too much. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Being a Buddhist, Pa believes in visions, energy fields, seeing people s aura, and things other people might view as superstitious. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Abbey says Mom’s only kidding, but I think she really believes in it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Who believe in the Nazis, or who've decided it's smarter to support the invaders. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Besides, there was something about being in those ruins in the Mexican countryside that made anything possible, because that night I believed in us—cinco hermanitas, five little sisters, together forever. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Old Nan had told him the same story once, Bran remembered, but when he asked Robb if it was true, his brother laughed and asked him if he believed in grumkins too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jacob, warily, replies, “No. We just believe in the Father. That’s what makes us Jews, I guess.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She smiled and said, “No, Billy, not every time. He only answers the ones that are said from the heart You have to be sincere and believe in Him.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Most human-rights activists sincerely believe in the existence of human rights. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was everything she had taught me to believe in. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It takes a lot to believe in those right now. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “But there’s another difference between you and her. You see . . . Kelly believes in women’s rights so much that she would never let a guy hit her. I guess I can’t say that about you.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally he blurts out, startling me, “The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything...” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When Elizabeth did not want to be confirmed, she felt free to tell her mother that she did not have the heart to pretend she believed in the Trinity. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While his main love was for chemistry, he believed in a rounded education. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For instance: Hudson Clark hadn’t believed in doors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But Ashima does not believe in crossing out names, or consolidating them into a single book. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I do not believe in miracles. But I grant that there are things—events and beings, perhaps—beyond the reach of reason,” I say, turning my thoughts into words with difficulty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I believe in the power of the individual.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z And it was because of this terrible wanting that she was able to believe in Roscuro's plan with every ounce of her heart. 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 wasn’t sure whether I believed in heaven or hell or reincarnation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Like Charles, he had stopped believing in the literalness of the Bible. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you really believe in God? You never go to church.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And she doesn’t just collect angels; she believes in them. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I had said in church once that there might be demons who believe in God, and that’s what happened. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z God remembered that she had said that she didn’t believe in Him and He’d punish her by taking Mama as He had taken Papa. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles wrote back, “To my mind an enourmous weight of evidence would be requisite to make one believe in anything beyond mere trickery....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t have the concept of a limit because they didn’t believe in zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z People believed in him, but the person they believed in was a lie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I suppose it’s better to believe in our own stupidity than it is to believe that all the clues in the world wouldn’t have changed a thing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z ‘Either one or the other. And although I don’t believe in war I’m ready to fight for what I know is right.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If I unfocus my eyes, I see exactly what the Candor don’t believe in—gray. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, the Titans didn’t believe in restrictions like that. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I have lost faith in more than that,” Massey said, his breath a pale mist in the air, “but I still believe in supper. Will you join me, my ladies?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’d won the competition fair and square, and she still believed in her design 100 percent. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z What must it have been like to believe in something greater than oneself? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I like these foreign pictures because I can believe in them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But, while Jefferson thought of slavery as an evil that he hoped would eventually disappear, he still believed in his own right to buy and sell slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I believe in good friends and good food. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I wanted to make sure my words reached them, and most of all I wanted them to know that I believed in them even if they didn’t yet believe in themselves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But she saw it every day, and for a long time when she saw these things, she felt embarrassed for the old people at home, who did not believe in these things. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sapo believed in Bodega because he knew other reasons why Bodega was renovating the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Janie, Mikayla’s best friend, raised her hand and explained that she, too, believed in animal rights and must be removed from the experiment. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He cared about this city and believed in his heart he could be of use. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The more difficult it was to love the particular man beside us, the more we believed in Love, abstract and total. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of the lines I remember from the Dauntless manifesto is, ‘We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.’” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z For instance, I believe in these words I am writing, because they are the truth of what happened to me. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z If you believe it’s true, that there is a God and He wants you to believe in Him and He sent His Son to die for you—then it has to take over your life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “When you stopped believing in God,” he went on, “did you stop believing in good and evil?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And because the house was locked and dark, and because she only believed in forty-watt bulbs, her lipstick mouth had shifted slightly off her real mouth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not one of the reformers who had campaigned for Prohibition, but she believed in the rule of law, and the rise of the gangsters appalled her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A lot of people don't believe in yellow-spotted lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn't make a difference whether you believe in it or not. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I’ve always believed in the value of a good education,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t believe in locks or chains or tying things down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But unlike many Pythagoreans, he believed in observation and experiment in the real world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, Einstein refused to believe in the reality of quantum mechanics, despite the important role he had played in its development. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I no longer believed in Santa, so I knew the holiday was all over. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I wasn't exactly sure what she was trying to say, but I looked at her and replied, "Yes, I don't believe in killing people, either." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I guess I believe in right now, she says. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He believed in good omens and positive thoughts and happy endings to films, a trouble-free belief, because he had not considered them deeply before choosing to believe; he just simply believed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Appleby was a fair haired boy from Iowa who believed in God, Motherhood and the American Way of Life, without ever thinking about any of them, and everybody who knew him liked him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When had I started believing in “normal,” anyway? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He believed in the Aristotelian universe; the universe was contained within a giant sphere. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Do you believe in an afterlife? Nick, do Jewish people believe in heaven?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But Marmeluc says, “How can you believe in God but not Jesus?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I believe in the words of my grandfather. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I don't believe in phrenology at all. It's easily disproven, the pet hobby of bigots.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "Do you think they'll take somebody like you, right off the bat? Why you've got to know all these catechisms and credos and believe in them, lock, stock and barrel. A girl with your sense!" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z For example, some people believe in the ghosts of people who have come back from the dead. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “My mom doesn’t believe in divorce. She gets really upset every time I mention it.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Unlike her father, unlike me, she believed in the balance of justice and forgiveness. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You speak of the fairy court as if you believe in it,” Ash said, taken aback. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in schools, woman,” my father said emphatically. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently Governor Stassen believes in the opinion of one group of scientists, and Admiral Strauss follows the views of another group,” Eisenhower observed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I don’t want religious people talking about a God I don’t believe in,” says Gat. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z "If you do not believe in gods—" "—why trouble with this new one?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I hope you realize that we are willing to die for what we believe in,” one student said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Though backshifting usually occurs when someone said something in the past, it also occurs when a proposition was generally believed in the past, as in This meant that Amy was taking on too many responsibilities. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “If you were a scientist,” said Will, “I don’t suppose that was a good thing for them to say. You might not have believed in angels.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The people at this particular meeting didn’t believe in Mojo, for its magic, like everything else in Odessa, had never extended across the railroad tracks. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Most Christians and Muslims believe in a heaven and a hell, though there’s a lot of disagreement within both religions over what, exactly, will get you into one afterlife or the other. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t know! I don’t want to know! What good is it to believe in peace and talk about peace if you only want to live the same old ways?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, for heaven’s sake. What does she believe in?” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Hazel believed in monsters, but some of the descriptions were so wild, she had thought they must be just ridiculous rumors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Tell us one thing you believe in, CJ, that we wouldn’t believe.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I believe in them and I don’t believe in them, both at the same time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hope it will speak truth to you as well I have always believed in the power of language. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, here goes. Do you believe in spirits? Or ghosts?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He still believed in letting sick children alone, but with all of us sick—or all but Martha, at any rate—he became so lonesome he couldn’t stay away. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in logic. And logically, I shouldn’t go out on this non-date with him.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Did you know she believes in angels and dreams?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Aristotle was not a particularly ardent champion of women, but he nevertheless believed in using evidence as the basis of theory building. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z After three years of him believing in me, pushing me, tailoring my workouts, I’d become the fastest 400-meter sprinter in the league. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I told her, “People’s deeds I believe in, Miss—not their words.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother believed in God’s will for many years. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just have to keep working at it, keep practicing. I believe in you.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I spell it like it sounds. Benjamin Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt both believed in it,” he says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If you believe in stereotypes, British cooks fall into two categories. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “That Corporal,” continued the Frenchman, “he is one who believes in the struggle with all his heart. He believes, truly. I do not take an opposition to him.” The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z His parents believed in the dignity of the honest trades, envisioning the generations of their family branching into the future, each more accomplished than the last. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I believed in him not only as a leader in the ordinary human sense, but also I believed in him as a divine leader. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He has robbed me of my friend, who believed in me and who now believes in him; he was my shadow and is now Gotama’s shadow. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I saw Branwell at the Behavioral Center, I had said to myself that even before I knew all the details, I believed in him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Up to the beginning of this century people believed in an absolute time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For when you had to struggle for something you believed in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And then, for some magical reason, I believed in him. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z After being pressed up tight to life and death, it’s what I believe in—a distilled hum that I plan to follow through this life and maybe the next, like my own personal anthem. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Explaining the reversal to the Associated Press, Ulbrickson broke cover, abandoned the dance of doom, and said simply what he believed in his heart about the sophomores. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After the Georgia legislature declared a prohibition against alcoholic beverages in 1907, Papa quit making or drinking beer—he believed in being law-abiding—and the churches started using fruit nectars instead of wine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Dad said he believed in God, but that he couldn’t stand clergymen. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe in the integrity and professionalism of our officers.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The wait makes her heart begin to believe in hope. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Habiba announced that I wasn’t an Olympian, it reminded me of all the naysayers and people who hadn’t believed in me or my fencing potential. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The only people he could move to believe in him were those who shared his own world of fear, and all the world that lay beyond his terribly restricted vision was enemy ground. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she believed in true love and one wife for one husband. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She’ll be allowed to nurse the baby, for a few months, they believe in mother’s milk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z So Aisling’s father had ordered all the old rituals, even though he did not believe in them, just in case. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to thank everyone who believed in us and our egg,” she said, addressing an invisible audience as if she’d won some grand award and inexplicably putting on a fake British accent. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Ambrose and several of his friends. It’s enough to make me believe in a just universe.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A good sign if you believe in that kind of thing. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “To believe in things that you cannot. Let me illustrate. I heard once of an American who so defined faith: ‘that faculty which enables us to believe things which we know to be untrue.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Emma was not asking Charles to believe in everything as it was written in the Bible. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t believe in hell,” she said, by way of answering. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He did not believe in offensive warfare when the enemy outnumbered you and outgunned you and would come looking for you anyway if you waited somewhere on your own ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard not to believe in fate when you watch a boy climb out of a well using a jump rope. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I’ve missed being a part of something you could really believe in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Please don’t harm my schoolchildren, he wrote, because the God you believe in is the same God they pray to every day. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If he thought no one believed in him and that his only escape was at the end of a noose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When his once-thick golden hair had begun to recede, he had commanded his barber to shave his head; Lord Tywin did not believe in half measures. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One moment he insisted he believed in miracles, the next he doubted his own belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We did not believe in voodoo spirits, and informed each other of that fact till we were blue in the face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ghosts, you mean? I do not believe in ghosts.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z What displeased Corporal Whitcomb most about the chaplain, apart from the fact that the chaplain believed in God, was his lack of initiative and aggressiveness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I lay on the bed, I wanted to feel what you felt, I wanted to tell you everything, she lay next to me, she asked, “Do you believe in heaven and hell?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He had believed in the stories for a long time, until the teachers at Indian school taught him not to believe in that kind of “nonsense.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The fact that she had seen them didn’t make her believe in them one bit more. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She has never believed in fate; it would’ve been dispiriting to accept that her life so far unfolded as it did according to some preordained pattern. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She was already awake—she believed in waking up with the dawn whenever possible—when she heard the bells of a Buddhist monastery chime from her phone. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I don’t know exactly when I stopped believing in God. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z That was because Mrs. Forbes is very old and she believes in heaven. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As I held my stare with Miss Trotter I knew it didn’t matter that I didn’t believe in hexes or curses. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes into French class, Madame O’Malley was conjugating the verb to believe in the subjunctive. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Starving. I had to take a make-up quiz during lunch. Did you eat already? Please tell me your parents at least believe in eating lunch. Otherwise I might actually have to call Child Protective Services.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Besides she was a Catholic and didn’t believe in divorce. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a person believed in the invasion and became frightened, he or she unconsciously ignored announcements and clues that contradicted that belief. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As tough as she is, she wants to believe in something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He didn’t believe in war, or that violence was the way to solve problems. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Farmer didn’t believe in Marxism, but he was impressed, as I was, by just how much a country with little in the way of natural resources could accomplish. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She wished she believed in the devil, in a being outside of yourself that invaded your mind and caused you to destroy that which you cared about. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In high school I started saying that I believed in Catholicism. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, a small group of friends and associates, people of power and influence who believed in equal rights, was planning a campaign to marshal public opinion. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Some sorcerers are charlatans, but most sincerely believe in the existence of gods and demons. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is what happened: Our teacher, Mr. Nossik, believed in making history “come alive.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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