Asked Quotes
5201 quotes by 2862 authors
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Land!†shouted Thomas. “Is there food?†asked Tubby Ted.
— Dave Barry
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Sir,†James asked, “what are we going to do?†“We’re going to look for water,†said Alf. “And food?†said Tubby Ted. “Water first,†said…
— Dave Barry
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Lend.†“Lend?†Raquel asked. “Yes, as in, lend me your self.†He shimmered into Raquel again. “Why not Borrow?†I asked. “Better yet, Steal?
— Kiersten White
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I had such plans for this evening. The pursuit of blind drunkenness and wayward women was my goal. But alas, it was not to be.…
— Cassandra Clare
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The very good people did not convince me; I felt they'd never been tempted. But you knew; you understood; you felt the world outside tugging…
— Edith Wharton
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When are you going to trust me Max?" asked Fang. "When I go completely bonkers," I laughed.
— James Patterson
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I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
— Victor Borge
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Alice?†She spun toward the door, her skirts whirling softly. “Yes?†she forced out. “Do you know what I am holding in my hand?†“No. 
— Gaelen Foley
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There's a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put Scripture on their…
— Anne Lamott
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I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. You made choices I…
— Simone Elkeles
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I showed the grown ups my maasterpiece, andI asked them if my drawing scared them. They answered why be scared of a hat? My drawing…
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Charlotte leaned forward across the table. “The Dark Sisters never mentioned what use they intended to make of your abilities, did they?†“You know about…
— Cassandra Clare
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If Shakespeare had never existed, he asked, would the world have differed much from what it is today? Does the progress of civilization depend upon…
— Virginia Woolf
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The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss
— Langston Hughes
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Morelli beeped his truck unlocked. “If you’re looking for your rent-a-cop, I told Ranger you’d be with me this morning.†“Did he make you take…
— Janet Evanovich
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He doesn’t look very smart,†Diesel said. “He’s not even giving me the finger.†“Can monkey’s do that?†Hal asked. Carl gave him the finger.…
— Janet Evanovich
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Dear Miss Independent, I've decided that of all the women I've ever known, you are the only one I will ever love more than hunting,…
— Lisa Kleypas
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A writer, or at least a poet, is always being asked by people who should know better: “Whom do you write for?†The question is,…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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And next to Allie, the screamer, once more reminded of his job, began to wail in Allie's ear. Reflexively Allie clapped her hand over his…
— Neal Shusterman
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When I was young, I asked my priest how to get to heaven and still protect yourself from all the evil in the world. He…
— Dennis Lehane
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