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When people asked him why he didn't work with those viruses, he replied, I don't particularly feel like dying. — Richard Preston
The tongue can conceal the truth, but the eyes never! You're asked an unexpected question, you don't even flinch, it takes just a second to… — Mikhail Bulgakov
Did you ever see so many pee-wee hats, Carl?" "They're beanies." "They call them pee-wees in Brooklyn." "But I'm not in Brooklyn." "But you're still… — Betty Smith
I've married a man who owns nine cows," said Jinjur to Ozma, "and now I am happy and contented and willing to lead a quiet… — L. Frank Baum
I’m sorry you asked me out, otherwise maybe I could have liked you. — Ann Brashares
You asked me if I believed in magic, and I said yes, and that's how. You just step out, start pulling your life out of… — Brad Barkley
Love me?” Madeline asked with a faint smile. “It used to be love.” He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. “Now there's no word… — Lisa Kleypas
What --- you don't believe in true love?" Petra asked. "The kind that can then be parlayed into awesome merchandising opportunities?" - "Beauty Queens — Libba Bray
This is a question too difficult for a mathematician. It should be asked of a philosopher"(when asked about completing his income tax form) — Albert Einstein
Did he just rip out the engine?" I asked. "Yes", Saiman said. "And now he is demolishing the Maserati with it." Ten seconds later Curran… — Ilona Andrews
Why can’t I drink the potion instead?” asked Harry desperately. “Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable,” said Dumbledore. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
You okay now ?" he asked. "Okay." He tightened his arms and lifted me off my feet. "Mercy?" he growled into my ear. I wrapped… — Patricia Briggs
Why does anyone commit murder?' he asked in a low voice. 'I-'I blinked.'How should I know?' 'Three reasons,' Christopher said. He held up one finger.… — Meg Cabot
The Lady Amalthea beckoned, and the cat wriggled all over, like a dog, but he would not come near... She was offering her open palm… — Peter S. Beagle
Too much excitement, Your Majesty?” I asked. “He was standing too close.” “He was asking about Andrea.” “Too close. I didn’t like it.” Curran wrapped… — Ilona Andrews
He shrugged. "I was...thinking." "About what?" "The fires of purgatory." She had to sit down. He wasn't making any sense now. "What does that mean?"… — Julie Garwood
The hallway led me to the stairway of a million steps. My leg screamed in protest. I sighed and started climbing. I just had to… — Ilona Andrews
I didn't do it,' he insisted. 'Then why did you run?' Sabrina asked. 'And send rabbits to eat us! I'm a seven-year-old girl,' Daphne said.… — Michael Buckley
But was anything in life, Anne asked herself wearily, like one's imagination of it? — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Laney held up a hand. "I checked it out. He went there on scholarship and paid the rest with student loans. And he's good looking,… — Julie James
Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied.… — Steven Pressfield
Do you have a camera?" Jackson asked. "We could get some pictures and may be take a print or two if we're lucky." Jonas shook… — Christine Feehan
Why don't they just take him out?" I asked. I'm not politically minded, as I guess you can tell. Mr. Cataliades was smiling at me.… — Charlaine Harris
What's possible?” - she asked “Anything,” he said absently. “But that’s not what I was talking about. Oh, hello, Claire. You’re in good time. I… — Rachel Caine
Whoop-de-do," said Ram. "What?" "I'm celebrating." "Was that irony or loss of mental function?" asked the expendable. "Was that a rhetorical questions, a bit of… — Orson Scott Card

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