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I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life… — John F. Kennedy
Is this the part where you start tearing off strips of your shirt to bind my wounds?" "If you wanted me to rip my clothes… — Cassandra Clare
Poor Christopher-John had fallen into the hands of Miss. Daisy Crocker. I greatly sympathized him, but as in everything else, Christopher John tried to see… — Mildred D. Taylor
Go back and rid the word of that book. Fill it with words before spring comes, or winter will never end for you. And I… — Cornelia Funke
I had paid for my folly and, as a reward, was invited to take part in the nest builderâ€™s performance piece. The script was great.… — David Sedaris
Macy: â€œIn Truth,â€ I said, â€œthere are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.â€ Wes: â€œHow do you win?â€ he asked Macy:… — Sarah Dessen
The earth has a mouth?â€ Buckley asked. A big round mouth but with no lips,â€ my father said. Jack,â€ my mother said, laughing, â€œstop it.… — Alice Sebold
But this road doesn't go anywhere,â€ I told him. â€œThat doesn't matter.â€ â€œWhat does?â€ I asked, after a little while. â€œJust that we're on it,… — Bret Easton Ellis
I stood up. It was all too much. I could not even meet my own expectations, and to be asked to deal with all theirs… — Jeff Lindsay
When I walked down the streets, I asked myself, are these my people?, is this my hometown, am I who I am? — Azar Nafisi
What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?' 'Cats don't have names,' it said. 'No?' said Coraline. 'No,' said the cat. 'Now… — Neil Gaiman
You think you're the foreigner here, and I'm the American, and I just look the other way while the President or somebody sends down this… — Barbara Kingsolver
The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that 'if English was good enough for Jesus,… — Christopher Hitchens
I asked the girl if she could bring a sister for me. She did. Sister Maria Teresa. It was a very slow evening. We discussed… — Woody Allen
Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make… — E. Nesbit
Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own voice,' he said. — Erica Jong
The Nothing is spreading," groaned the first. "It's growing and growing, there's more of it every day, if it's possible to speak of more nothing.… — Michael Ende
Mom and Dad were great, but being asked where I was going every time I left the house - or where I'd been every time… — Lauren Weisberger
Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. 'Did she cry?' she asked sweetly. 'And then you kissed her? You shouldn't have… — Barbara Mertz
What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks?" asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book-box out of the house. You're the one who says… — Cornelia Funke

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