“ [Karen Lundegaard] was quite frail, debilitated by metastatic breast cancer, which she had long known she had but for which she had been unable to get adequate treatment because she lacked medical ins… Amy Tan
“ Your friend Lila is calling from her car phone,' Ned said, half amused and half annoyed. 'Apparently something earth-shattering has come up, and unless she can talk to you this very second, she claims… Francine Pascal
“ You're a hopeless romantic, said Faber. It would be funny if it were not serious. It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books. The same things could be in the 'parlor fami… Ray Bradbury
“ You could sketch me, said Emma. She flung herself down onto her seat, leaning her head on her hand. ‘Draw me like one of your French girls.’ Julian grinned. I hate that movie, he said. You know I do.… Cassandra Clare
“ Wedding song (reprise)But you and I, through burning plains, through darkness of the earth, affirm the world, its people, the heavens that gave them birth, the breath that passes between us, this new… Margaret Weis
“ Traditions, with all their folksy redolences, are relatively safe matters for scholars to speculate about. Maps and nautical charts on the other hand -- especially accurate, sophisticated maps of the… Graham Hancock
“ Then the voice - which identified itself as the prince of this world, the only being who really knows what happens on Earth - began to show him the people around him on the beach. The wonderful father… Paulo Coelho
“ The lack of conflict is precisely the cause of one of the biggest problems that meetings have: they are boring. Patrick Lencioni
“ Shortly before the monsoon, the heat becomes very intense. It is said that the more intense it becomes the more abundantly it will draw down the rains, so one wants it to be as hot as can be. And by t… Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
“ Please, help me. Young werewolves in love. I turned to walk into the house, moving carefully.I had never much believed in God. Well, that's not quite true. I believed that there was a God, or somethin… Jim Butcher
“ Oh Lord! Don't, don't start rhapsodising over that cod again, darling! I can't bear it and I know you are going to! She laughed.You don't understand. It was because it was so typically English. Georgette Heyer
“ No, said Hermione shortly. Have either of you seen my copy of ?Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading, said Ron, but very quietly. J.K. Rowling
“ My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Maybe I owe you something too, human, she said, drawing her pistol. Butler almost reacted, but decided to give Holly the benefit of the doubt. Captain Short plucked a gold coin from her belt, flicking… Eoin Colfer
“ Jeremy had a plan for getting Clay back and I wasn't allowed to know anything about it or allowed to help him carry it out. As one might expect, I accepted this news with grace and understanding.That… Kelley Armstrong
“ I’M LOSING FAITH IN MY FAVORITE COUNTRYThroughout my life, the United States has been my favorite country, save and except for Canada, where I was born, raised, educated, and still live for six months… Stephen Douglass
“ Is this necessary? I said, gesturing to the paint and clothing.Of course, he said coolly. How else would I know if anyone touches you?He approached, and I braced myself as he ran a finger along my sho… Sarah J. Maas
“ Inside, upstairs, where the planes are met, the spaces are long and low and lined in tasteful felt gray like that cocky stewardess's cap and filled with the kind of music you become aware of only when… John Updike
