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I grunted. It's something I picked up over a fifteen-year career in law enforcement. Men have managed to create a complex and utterly impenetrable secret… — Jim Butcher
It felt as if maybe the curse had lifted, the tide had shifted, but then the breeze picked up and a skeet took a very… — Ally Carter
Funny,’ Will said, as they picked their way through. ‘Things are absolutely awful and yet people look much happier than usual. Look at them all.… — Susan Cooper
Men had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. He’d felt it on the first day he’d picked up a quarterstaff, though Tukks’s… — Brandon Sanderson
Run!” Piper said. “We are running!” Jason picked up the speed. “Run better!” Leo shouted. — Rick Riordan
Extending his senses, Lorkin tried again to hear his mother’s surface thoughts. What he picked up seemed too out of character, however. He must be… — Trudi Canavan
He was slumped in the back, gazing out of the window, as though his parents were two people who had picked him up hitchhiking, connected… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Sam picked up his pack, but before he could put it on, Mogget leaped onto it and slid under the top flap. All that could… — Garth Nix
I used to think if I married Master Jem—” Sophie picked at the blanket, then looked up and smiled bleakly. “You haven’t broken his heart… — Cassandra Clare
The Romans always wanted bread and circuses-food and entertainement! As we destroy their city, I will offer them both. Behold, a sample!" Someething dropped from… — Rick Riordan
Hey, boss. Where are you?” she asked. “I just picked up something to eat. What about professional belly dancers?” “Um, I don’t know, maybe with… — Darynda Jones
Everyone keeps saying I’ll pick it up. But what if I don’t? I did algebra for three years, and I never picked that up. — Sophie Kinsella
pg. 231-232: They'd given me a minivan. They could have picked any car and they picked a minivan. A minivan. O God of the Vehicular… — John Green
There was a click and then nothing CALL DISCONECTED flashed on the digital display. "NO! NO!" Clary hit the redial button, her fingers trembling. Simon… — Cassandra Clare
Now I know what a piece of bacon feels like when it is suddenly picked out of the pan on a fork and put back… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Enemy giants moved towards the breech, and Tyson picked up the fallen warrior’s club. He yelled something to his fellow blacksmiths – probably ‘FOR POSEIDON!’… — Rick Riordan
I walked over and picked up one of the jugs. "What's this? Some kind of Caster disinfectant?" Lena took it out of my hand and… — Kami Garcia
I don’t think I could have picked a worse guy to be my soul mate. — Elizabeth Scott
Kat picked up a folder labeled Senior. "What are these? Bank records?" She did a double take, looking at Hale. "Did your dad really pay… — Ally Carter
And so he did the hardest thing he’d ever done in his life: he picked up his hat and walked away. — Nicole Krauss
In this room I have picked which gun was unloaded out of ten options. And then they pulled the trigger on me. I have picked… — Kiersten White
Where did she come from, and where can I find one?" "Picked this one up at a gas station in West Virginia, bargain price. Last… — Alexandra Bracken
I was slumped next to him. He didn't pay any attention to me, but kept snickering as he drove. It was annoying. I had PMS… — Jeaniene Frost
Evie picked up the smallest of the rings and tried it on the fourth finger of her left hand. It fit perfectly. Raising it closer… — Lisa Kleypas
« He squeezed his hands into fists. I picked up a grapefruit-sized rock and handed it to him. It went flying. Home run, Beast Lord style. — Ilona Andrews

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