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Tabitha blinked innocently. "Why is your consort speaking to me without my having addressed him first?" she asked Kaia. "Have you not taught him the… — Gena Showalter
What shop did this book come from? she asked. Her father was looking worried at the cooker. He always got rice wrong. I don't know,… — Ali Smith
Arya, What are you doing?" "Syrio says a water dancer can stand on one toe for hours." Her hands flailed at the air to steady… — George R. R. Martin
They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting among them. From… — Rick Riordan
So why are we practicing this, anyway?" Percy asked. "Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities? — Rick Riordan
Mom's eyes held yours for a moment. 'I don't like or dislike the kitchen. I cooked because I had to. I had to stay in… — Shin Kyung-sook
Star Trek?” I asked her. “Really?” “What?” she demanded, bending unnaturally black eyebrows together. “There are two kinds of people in the universe, Molly,” I… — Jim Butcher
As one, the shapechangers turned and looked at me. I wondered what they'd do if I asked to borrow a cup of sugar. — Ilona Andrews
People always get what they want. But there is a price for everything. Failures are either those who do not know what they want or… — Wystan Hugh Auden
No, my young apprentice. You said the exact right thing. Again. I'm just laughing at life." "Why?" he asked, opening both his eyes. "Because sometimes… — P. C. Cast
Is that a yes?" he asked, pushing his fingers through my hair, fanning it out around my shoulders and searching my face intently. "Please let… — Becca Fitzpatrick
You asked me where I generally lived. In my workshop [i.e. in his study] in the mornings and always in the library in the evening.… — Benjamin Disraeli
When I talked to him earlier, he said he had to work tonight,” Peter explained, “but that we should go ahead and draw for him.”… — Richelle Mead
So what do you wear to dump somebody?" she asked me, twirling a lock of hair around one finger. "Black, for mourning? Or something cheerful… — Sarah Dessen
I asked my schoolmate Mary to write a letter to me. She was funny and full of life. She liked to run around her empty… — Jonathan Safran Foer
What did he say?" Hazel asked. "With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top," Percy replied. — Rick Riordan
Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot.… — John Green
Any tips for winning?” she’d asked. “Yeah. Do what you gotta do to survive.” “That’s it? Wow. You suck at pep talks. — Gena Showalter
When is your birthday?” (…) Wide silver-gold eyes swung to him. “You don’t know?” “No.” Pouting, she twirled a strand of her hair. “How can… — Gena Showalter
But that afternoon he asked himself, with his infinite capacity for illusion, if such pitiless indifference might not be a subterfuge for hiding the torments… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This is Simba," Nicole said, pointing to the lion. "Is he dangerous?" Asked Chase. "Not really. He mauled a trainer, but nothing much. — Roland Smith
What I wanted to do was to fasten my index finger and thumb at the bolts of your collar bone, push out, spread the web… — Jeanette Winterson
You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked. She shook her head. He didn't seem to notice.… — Cassandra Clare
If I ever think you are even considering leaving me again, no matter how good you reasons, I'll have you locked in your rooms and… — Judith McNaught
Why should I tell you?" he asked, with no small amount of petulance. "If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And… — Rachel Cohn

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