Aloud Quotes

267 Aloud quotes by 218 unique authors

The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book… — Mem Fox
She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy. — Graham Greene
You deserve to die," I whisper, suddenly realizing Iv'e said the words aloud. "Excuse me?" "Nothing." "Not nothing. You just told me that I deserve… — Laurie Faria Stolarz
Today's my wedding day, Mom," he said softly aloud. "I'm marrying the woman I always told you I would someday. — Christine Feehan
Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should… — Jane Austen
I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell anyone. As long as I didn't say it aloud, it wasn't real. — Sarah Dessen
There is a certain unique and strange delight about walking down an empty street alone. There is an off-focus light cast by the moon, and… — Sylvia Plath
It's Mari, Jack," Ken whispered, needing to say it aloud. "What?" Jack jerked around, staring at the sniper as the eyes fluttered closed. "Are you… — Christine Feehan
Carpe Jugulum," read Agnes aloud. "That's... well, Carpe Diem is 'Sieze the Day,' so this means-" "Go for the throat — Terry Pratchett
The young man shivered. He rolled the stock themes of fantasy over in his mind: cars and stockbrokers and commuters, housewives and police, agony columns… — Neil Gaiman
This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud. I should have been with him; she should have left him alone.… — Sarah Dessen
You don't have to see through the eyes of others, hold onto yours, stand on your own judgment, you know that what is, is–say it… — Ayn Rand
During the long stretches of quiet two-lane highway, with the sun setting in the distance, it was somehow easier to say things aloud, and regardless… — Sarah Dessen
The Blushing Pansy," his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. "Tea shop and confectionery." Bram swore. This was going to be ugly. — Tessa Dare
To the men exposed to his rule Lymond never appeared ill: he was never tired; he was never worried, or pained, or disappointed, or passionately… — Dorothy Dunnett
I'm tired," she uttered complainingly. "I know you are." "You don't know anything about it. Why should you know? I never was so exhausted in… — Kate Chopin
Faults They came to tell your faults to me, They named them over one by one; I laughed aloud when they were done, I knew… — Sara Teasdale
This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud. — Sarah Dessen
Alone in my room, wrapped in a blanket, I whimpered and talked aloud to myself, recalling the lost glory of my youth when I considered… — Nicole Krauss
When I said it aloud, it sounded terribly creepy, which is why I had said it aloud. — Amanda Hocking
The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma. — Judith Lewis Herman
The poet dreams of the classroom I dreamed I stood up in class And I said aloud: Teacher, Why is algebra important? Sit down, he… — Mary Oliver
I is reading it hundreds of times,' the BFG said. 'And I is still reading it and teaching new words to myself and how to… — Roald Dahl
Men never hesitated to declare their presence. They were permitted to live aloud, in reverberating thuds and clunks, while ladies were always schooled to abide… — Tessa Dare
Until-as often happened during those first months travel, whenever I would feel such happiness-my guilt alarm went off. I heard my ex-husband's voice speaking disdainfully… — Elizabeth Gilbert

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