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I had hardly begun to read I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and… — W S Merwin
When you asked me how I was doing, was that some kind of joke — Bob Dylan
How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Poor, unhappy Erik! Shall we pity him? Shall we curse him? He asked only to be 'some one,' like everybody else. But he was too… — Gaston Leroux
Terry Kitchen asked me one time why, since I had so few gifts as a husband and father, I had gotten married. And I heard… — Kurt Vonnegut
A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is… — George Bernard Shaw
It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his… — David Sedaris
Tibby was shaking her head. "What?" Bailey asked. "Nothing. Just that you suprise me every day," Tibby said. Bailey smiled at her. "I like that… — Ann Brashares
I have my own set of survival techniques. I am patient. I know how to pack light. But my one might travel talent is that… — Elizabeth Gilbert
A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... "Stake?" I asked cautiously. He was still smiling,… — Sherwood Smith
They're trying to kill me," Yossarian told him calmly. No one's trying to kill you," Clevinger cried. Then why are they shooting at me?" Yossarian… — Joseph Heller
Is there anything else you need from me?" Ranger asked. "Not right now." "There will come a time," Ranger said. "Let me know when." And… — Janet Evanovich
I looked over at him. "Is that a proposal?" There was total silence for a couple beats. "I'm not sure. It just popped out." "Let… — Janet Evanovich
we only asked for leopards to guard our thinning dreams. — Charles Bukowski
The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime,… — Mark Twain
How'd it feel?" Rube asked himself. "I don't know exactly, but it made me want to howl. — Markus Zusak
What are you going to do?,' he asked me. Me? Nothing. Something has just been broken inside me; you yourself will never be able to… — Consuelo de Saint-ExupÃ©ry
I never asked my mother where babies came from but I remember clearly the day she volunteered the information....my mother called me to set the… — Sloane Crosley
The children were overwhelmingly morbid. Not a single adult asked me where butterflies go when they die, but this question was more popular than pixie… — Sloane Crosley
When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and… — Isaac Asimov

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