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A—ris—ta?” Degan asked, sounding horse. “What is it?” “A rat bit me,” she said, once again shocked by her own rasping voice. “Jasper does that… — Michael J. Sullivan
One evening, when we were already resting on the floor of our hut, dead tired, soup bowls in hand, a fellow prisoner rushed in and… — Viktor E. Frankl
He's not going to shoot us in the back by accident, is he?" Deputy Coltrain asked. I smiled, not sweetly. "He promised not to. — Laurell K. Hamilton
Wall Street had been doing business with pieces of paper; and now someone asked for a dollar, and it was discovered that the dollar had… — Upton Sinclair
We'll find out soon enough," Xavier growled. "You don't see too many V Star 250s around here" "How do you know the bike model?" I… — Alexandra Adornetto
So all you want is a kiss?" I asked. A little voice in my head said I was heading for one of those slippery slopes.… — Jenna Black
The question has often been asked; Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? It does not matter what you call it. Buddhism remains what it… — Walpola Rahula
Alan Blunt got in touch with me and asked me to put you up here for the rest of the week, to pretend that you're… — Anthony Horowitz
Don't say anything. Just act cool," I whispered. Mavkel started to shiver. "Like this?" it asked. "No, I mean act calm." Mavkel stopped shivering. — Alison Goodman
And Prometheus was flying directly toward them. William Shakespeare shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Now, I've never been a warrior,and I know little about tactics,but… — Michael Scott
Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and… — Abraham Lincoln
So sadness is a place?' Giovanni asked. 'Sometimes people live there for years,'I said. — Elizabeth Gilbert
Orion nodded, then asked, “Dwarf cheese?” “Cheese made by dwarfs.” “Oh,” said Orion, relieved. “They make it. It’s not actually . . .” “No. What… — Eoin Colfer
He looked from the phone to the unconscious figure of the Salesman. "What did you do to him?" he asked. "He got the wrong number,"… — Anthony Horowitz
People ask me all the time how I got hired onto the Office. Another common question is how do I manage to stay so down-to-earth… — Mindy Kaling
Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars. — Catherynne M. Valente
Do you know what friendship is?' he asked. 'Yes,' replied the gypsy; 'it is to be brother and sister; two souls which touch without mingling,… — Victor Hugo
I couldn't joke about the person who'd saved me from facing absolute heartbreak at home, who fed my family boxes of sweets, who ran to… — Kiera Cass
You will be interested to hear, Hilary, that it [the drug] had a most remarkable effect — even on Selena after a very modest quantity.… — Sarah Caudwell
Whatever one of us asked the other to do - it was assumed the asker would weigh all the consequences - the other would do.… — Sheldon Vanauken
Do you think the ability to sleep in counts as a special skill?” I asked Dad, trying to sound torn over the decision. “Yes, list… — Kiera Cass
You see something you like?" I asked, echoing something I'd said to him ling ago, when he'd caught me in a compromising position at school.… — Richelle Mead
Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive. — Paulo Coelho
We are searching for the same thing,” Stripey said. “How do you know?” Janco asked. “I read his mind.” The Sitian pointed to Ari. “Yours… — Maria V. Snyder
When she set Shane’s glass of Coke down in front of him, she did it with probably a little too much emphasis; he glanced up… — Rachel Caine

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