Mumbled Witty Quote by Vivian Arend

“...I bit my tongue and sat through his detailed and strained explanation. Not for the first time, I realized he considered me slightly slow.…

— Robin Hobb

“Hey, Carrots," he says.”

— Cynthia Hand

Have you seen them?" he asked. Arrow looked at him disinterestedly. Will frowned. Not talking, eh?" he said. "Maybe you're a little hoarse." He…

— John Flanagan

“I stopped being half-witted and became sly whenever I took the trouble.”

— Samuel Beckett

“His chuckle was low and soft against my earlobe. I think it’s more like ‘what wouldn’t I do for you?”

— Amanda Lance

“Fine.” He smirks at me. “Nice to meet you, Carrots,” he says, looking directly at my hair. “Oh, I mean Clara.” My face flames.…

— Cynthia Hand

“I'm not that bad,” he said. “I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention I have…

— J.M. Darhower

“That same cool, formal tone. Not mocking or vicious, just overly polite, without emotion. My stomach clenched, and words froze to the back of…

— Julie Kagawa

“You started that one.” Her mouth dropped open. “I didn’t say anything!” “Sweetheart, your eyes said it all.” He lowered his hand from his…

— Cindi Madsen

“I couldn’t help but laugh. “Do you have some tough-guy persona I haven’t seen yet?” “Absolutely,” he said brightly. “I have a black belt…

— N.R. Walker

“I leaned my head back and closed my eyes, my mind a jumble. So much for breaking it off gently, I thought. The humor…

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

“I was supposed to be meeting someone, but they had to cancel. After I’d already gotten here, of course,” I explain, bitterness dripping from…

— M. Leighton