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When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "One word at a time," and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it… — Stephen King
Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it… — Patricia Briggs
So when he asked about getting high, I didn't think, I agreed. We smoked some good California green. Took three tries to put me in… — Ellen Hopkins
Really, these wizards! You'd think no one had ever had a cold before! Well, what is it?" she asked, hobbling through the bedroom door onto… — Diana Wynne Jones
You will, Judas, my brother. God will give you the strength, as much as you lack, because it is necessary—it is necessary for me to… — Nikos Kazantzakis
As far as I know, he never asked where she had been or why she had left and she never told. I guess some stories… — Khaled Hosseini
I asked myself if I would kill my parents to save his life, a question I had been posing since I was fifteen. The answer… — Miranda July
He stood staring into the wood for a minute, then said: "What is it about the English countryside — why is the beauty so much… — Dodie Smith
She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning. — James M. Barrie
What would they do to me," he asked in confidential tones, "if I refused to fly them?" We'd probably shoot you," ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen replied. We?"… — Joseph Heller
Theresa strode over to us in a swish of cloth. "Enough of this, animator. He can't do it, so he pays the price. Either leave… — Laurell K. Hamilton
They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your… — Christopher Paolini
One white man on the platform in South Carolina asked us where we were going--we had got off the train to get some fresh air… — Alice Walker
By the way, did you fellows know that a hummingbird weighs as much as a quarter? Do you think a hummingbird also weighs the same… — Calvin Trillin
She remembered that once, when she was a little girl, she had seen a pretty young woman with golden hair down to her knees in… — Regina Doman
I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life… — John F. Kennedy
Is this the part where you start tearing off strips of your shirt to bind my wounds?" "If you wanted me to rip my clothes… — Cassandra Clare
Poor Christopher-John had fallen into the hands of Miss. Daisy Crocker. I greatly sympathized him, but as in everything else, Christopher John tried to see… — Mildred D. Taylor
Go back and rid the word of that book. Fill it with words before spring comes, or winter will never end for you. And I… — Cornelia Funke
I had paid for my folly and, as a reward, was invited to take part in the nest builder’s performance piece. The script was great.… — David Sedaris
Macy: “In Truth,” I said, “there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.” Wes: “How do you win?” he asked Macy:… — Sarah Dessen
The earth has a mouth?” Buckley asked. A big round mouth but with no lips,” my father said. Jack,” my mother said, laughing, “stop it.… — Alice Sebold
But this road doesn't go anywhere,” I told him. “That doesn't matter.” “What does?” I asked, after a little while. “Just that we're on it,… — Bret Easton Ellis
I stood up. It was all too much. I could not even meet my own expectations, and to be asked to deal with all theirs… — Jeff Lindsay
When I walked down the streets, I asked myself, are these my people?, is this my hometown, am I who I am? — Azar Nafisi

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