Why Not Quotes
657 Why Not quotes by 555 unique authors
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Why not rise from the grave and terrorize a little instead of staying buried and dead in the cemetery?
— Daniel Handler
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Stupid English." "English isn't stupid," I say. "Well, my English teacher is." He makes a face. "Mr. Franklin assigned an essay about our favorite subject,…
— Jodi Picoult
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You're screening your calls?" "Why not? It saves me from conversations with idiots." "Is that an insult?" His voice dropped into a deep growl. "You're…
— Ilona Andrews
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Most of my friends from Columbia are going on to get advanced degrees. And why not? A Ph.D. is the new M.A., a master's is…
— Megan McCafferty
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Teddy grinned again. 'Truths are dangerous,' he said. -'Then why are you writing them in a book?' -'To catch them between the pages,' said Teddy,…
— Kristin Cashore
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Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? Why does one love the night, flowers, everything around one,…
— Pablo Picasso
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Why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?
— Richelle Mead
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Actually,” I said, hesitant to bring it up, “I was thinking along the lines of a curse that can turn you human.” “Or witch?” Ivy…
— Kim Harrison
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We'll win, of course," he said. "You don't want that," said the demon. "Why not, pray?“ “Listen," said Crowley desperately, "how many musicians do you…
— Neil Gaiman
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I hate endings. Just detest them. Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster. … The temptation towards resolution,…
— Sam Shepard
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It's so easy for someone else to say, 'Don't worry. Everything's going to be all right.' Why not say it? It doesn't cost anything. It…
— Rainbow Rowell
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Perhaps one day, all these conflicts will end, and it won't be because of great statesmen or churches or organisations like this one. It'll be…
— Kazuo Ishiguro
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And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am…
— Karen Chance
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I don't deserve you." "You're not allowed to say that." "Why not?" "It's a breakup line. Unless you're breaking up-" Jason leaned over and kissed…
— Rick Riordan
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Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went…
— Dale Carnegie
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As the dog sprinted back, Jack said to the girl, "Sweetheart,honey, why do you have to be so hateful?" "Why not?" Ellie said. "It's not…
— Ilsa J. Bick
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What about this?" I held up a battered copy of Beauty and the Beast. "It sounds romantic." Xavier wrinkled his nose. "Disney... I don't think…
— Alexandra Adornetto
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We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it's too late.
— Stephen King
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Miles: Well, things are kind of complicated right now. When you’re a grown-up, you’ll understand. Jonah: I don’t want to be a grown-up. Miles: Why…
— Nicholas Sparks
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I keep hearing this [expletive] thing that guns don't kill people, but people kill people. If that's the case, why do we give people guns…
— Ozzy Osbourne
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Why not stand up, pump your fists in the air, and scream like a maniac? -
— Hayley Williams
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Instead he thinks up the worst ending imaginable: Hemingway has Catherine die from hemorrhaging after their child is stillborn. It is the most torturous ending…
— Matthew Quick
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I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not?
— Louise Erdrich
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Vlad made a sound too harsh to be a growl. "You won't be satisfied until you've brought me to my knees, is that it?" "Why…
— Jeaniene Frost
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My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling…
— Alexandra Potter
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