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I asked him what, if anything, got him down about teaching. He said he didn't think that anything about it got him exactly down, but… — J D Salinger
Everyone knows how we white people feel, the glorified Mammy figure who dedicates her whole life to a white family. Margaret Mitchell covered that. But… — Kathryn Stockett
But now that I am old, moving every year closer to the end of my life, I also feel closer to the beginning. And I… — Amy Tan
Tyson," I said "We're turning around!" Going the wrong way?" he asked. Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands. — Rick Riordan
There are some questions that shouldn't be asked until a person is mature enough to appreciate the answers. — Anne Bishop
Duty has a trick of behaving unexpectedly -- something like a heavy friend whom we have amiably asked to visit us, and who breaks his… — George Eliot
Have you ever head this theory about drinking yourself sober?' Eddie asked. 'It's a very popular theory. Amongst drunks, anyway. — Robert Rankin
What did you see?' he asked then. Nothing,' I told him. 'Because nothing is what you wanted me to see, though the man on the… — Alice Hoffman
Yet, she said to herself, form the dawn of time odes have been sung to love; wreaths heaped and roses; and if you asked nine… — Virginia Woolf
Whom are you going to dance with?' asked Mr. Knightley. She hesitated a moment and then replied, 'With you, if you will ask me.' Will… — Jane Austen
It’s funny. I met a man once who did a lot of mountain climbing. I asked him which was harder, ascending or descending? He said… — Mitch Albom
Ah, mother! How do you do?' said he, giving her a hearty shake of the hand; 'Where did you get that quiz of a hat?… — Jane Austen
You could have had anything else in the world, and you asked for me." She smiled up at him. Filthy as he was, covered in… — Cassandra Clare
Are you okay?' she asked me. Of course,' I said. 'Why wouldn't I be okay?' There are lots of reasons why you might not be… — Peter Cameron
I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the… — Rick Riordan
Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it… — Thomas Merton
Templeton was down there now, rummaging around. When he returned to the barn, he carried in his mouth an advertisement he had torn from a… — Elwyn Brooks White
The vampire stared at me, his mouth slack as Ghastek assessed his options. I took a couple of forms from my desk, put them into… — Ilona Andrews
And yet I know I am too young, that we're too young, for me to live my life only as it relates to you. If… — Megan McCafferty
And now," he continued, speaking to Milo, "where were you on the night of July 27?" "What does that have to do with it?" asked… — Norton Juster
Regrets came up and asked me if I’d like to own them. Declined them for the most part but took a few just so I… — Steve Toltz
Such was the love of this grandson for his grandmother that two years after the death of his mother, when she herself fell gravely ill,… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer
When we did eventually get to the party - me walking next to Dad's Volvo driving at five miles an hour - I had a… — Louise Rennison
His right ear still held both studs, and I wondered who had the missing earring. I would have asked, but was afraid he’d tell me… — Kim Harrison
And you've actually watched it yourself?' I asked. 'Willingly?' Sure. I had to see it, you know? Besides we should be safe. Only one in… — Scott Westerfeld

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