Colin emphatically pushed the book cover shut when he finished reading. "Did you like it?" His dad asked. "Yup," Colin said. He liked all books, because he liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.
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Related He liked all books, because he liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a pa... , AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his hea... JOHN GREEN When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his fo... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE About the library," he whispered. He took out the pencil stub from his pocket and poised it over the... LAURA WHITCOMB His mouth captured hers, trying to show her with his kiss what he was still learning to express in w... JULIA QUINN Save yourselves!” Percy warned. “It is too late for us!” Then he gasped and pointed to th... RICK RIORDAN Cowboy Rodeo was a very simple man. He liked his life simple. He liked his ranch full of animals, he... SHANNON NOELLE LONG Where is he? Bridgerton!" he bellowed. Three chestnut heads swiveled in his direction. Simon st... JULIA QUINN His gaze settles on the discarded book. He leans, reaching until his fingertips graze Dante's Infern... VICTORIA SCHWAB Without a word, I moved beside him.He slid the cutting board in front of me. "First," he said, ... BECCA FITZPATRICK Jo Wood was sound, sound as a bell. Solid, cynical, amused and occasionally amusing, he did not appe... STEPHEN FRY He came to read; two or three books are lying open: history and poetry. But after just ten... C.P. CAVAFY I would do anything for you. Anything." With that, he pushed his way out...and as the doo... J.R. WARD Fell?' he asked. 'Or was pushed?' Anton shrugged again. 'It hardly makes a difference,' h... MICHAEL MONTOURE Daemon spoke in his language. The lyrical quality of his words made no sense to me. “Wh... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I took in a breath. "What's the one thing you'd do," I asked. "if you could do anything?" Pass,... SARAH DESSEN Stick Boy liked Match Girl, He liked her a lot. He liked her cute figure, he thought ... TIM BURTON You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Drop something?" he asked, trying to suppress a smile but failing miserably at the act. I nodde... MARKELLE GRABO Is it him?” Dad asked. “Did he get you into trouble?” “Not me,” Shane said. “I’ve... RACHEL CAINE How can you not care?" "Practice," Magnus said, looking back to his book and turning the page. CASSANDRA CLARE You…you got rid of that dress fast," I pointed out between heavy breaths. "I thought you liked it.... RICHELLE MEAD You should spend more time reading the Good Book and less reading all those novels. What are you goi... JENNIFER DONNELLY Anthony Bridgerton leaned back in his leather chair,and then announced, "I'm thinking about ge... JULIA QUINN If he is anything other than a total gentleman, I’m going to gouge his eyes out.” “So you... JOHN GREEN Megan, I love you,. I will always love you." I swallowed hard. "Scared?" He asked. "Y... ELIZABETH CHANDLER Hey," Trenton said, breathless and sweaty. He pulled a few yellow strands of fake hair fr... JAMIE MCGUIRE For all his determination to keep her at arm's length, they had literally leaned on each other. He c... ROBERT GALBRAITH I is reading it hundreds of times,' the BFG said. 'And I is still reading it and teaching new words ... ROALD DAHL Wo wei ni xie de,” he said, as he raised the violin to his left shoulder, tucking it under his chi... CASSANDRA CLARE A good critic is trying to tell you what she has learned about herself from the reading of a particu... KEVIN GUILFOILE So, what did you think of the Unseelie Court?" A slow, wicked smile spread on his face. "... HOLLY BLACK He is one of the most liked person on Facebook because, instead of wasting his time on Facebook, he ... DR HITESH C SHETH The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head, With his own ... ALEXANDER POPE The Kevster’s a friend,” I shared with Ren. At my words, Ren’s brows shot together ... KRISTEN ASHLEY What happened?” Albert asked. Taylor looked at Sam. Sam said nothing. He stared. First at his... MICHAEL GRANT Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops"... STEPHEN CHBOSKY What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks?" asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book-box out of the ... CORNELIA FUNKE That last night,” she said quietly. “Why did you say you hoped you'd never see me again?” ANGELA B. WADE He went farther into the shadows to exchange his pants for the leather breeches. Too bad. When he em... ALYXANDRA HARVEY May I see you again?" he asked. There was an endearing nervousness in his voice. I smile... JOHN GREEN «Hazel Grace,” he said, my name new and better in his voice. “It has been a real pleasure to ma... JOHN GREEN He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone; At his head a grass-green turf, ... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I want us to cool down for a while before we end up on horses' said Scully. 'What?' Hank ... CHARLES GRANT Green heard her voice, murmuring, and Adrian’s, murmuring back. Something inside of him made ... AMY LANE I’ve never been this happy,” I whispered, a little scared by it. Caine must have heard the ... SAMANTHA YOUNG Do you have a favorite constalation, Percy?' I was still kind of wondering about the little gre... RICK RIORDAN Plastic ware," he said slowly, "like knives and forks and spoons?" I brushed a bit of dirt off ... SARAH DESSEN Interesting how fashion is cyclical,” Jaccob said when she came out of the store with two black pl... ERIK SCOTT DE BIE when they asked me : why you still you use this old photo? my answer : photo? it's not a simple... NABIL TOUSSI I’m looking for Fat Hoochie Prom Queen,” I declared. He did not respond. “It’s a b... RACHEL COHN He shook his head, just looking at me. "What?" I asked. "Nothing," he said. "Why are ... JOHN GREEN What did you do to help the invisible man?" And he felt the monster's voice again, like it was ... PATRICK NESS What are you reading?" Darling asked. "The latest issue of Beast Weekly," Rosabella said. As an... SUZANNE SELFORS He Liked Pizzas, she Burger. He Liked Italian, she Continental. He Liked muffins, she puff... NISHANT KUMAR When Pidge wakes up, let me know, okay?” he said in a soft voice. “I got spaghetti, and pan... JAMIE MCGUIRE Percy and Books Percy does not like it when I read a book. He puts his face over th... MARY OLIVER I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I l... CARRIE FISHER I thought Colin Rolfe really stepped up his game Saturday. He really took charge out on the field. JEFFREY NESCHICH Colin : “Perhaps now is the time to tell you that I have a weakness for agreeable women.” <... SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS Oh yes," said Jana. "You want the birdbath." She let him down onto the rim of the birdbath, th... BETSY WOODMAN No milk," I said. "No milk," said my sister. I watched my dad think about this... NEIL GAIMAN What do I sound like?" I asked, more breathily than I intended. God, so predictable. He conside... MICHELLE HODKIN When in Reading Gaol he told me that the warders in the dock had been gentle and kind, but the visit... CHARLES S. RICKETTS Will looked up angrily, shaking his head in disbelief. Will you shut up? he said tautly. ... JOHN FLANAGAN I just want to be really clear about this: Anyone who has read Colin Powell's biography - there&... TA-NEHISI COATES A book can become your best companion in times of crisis. Not only do you learn in the journey ... LIZ HAY The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on. He took a face from the ancient gallery THE DOORS At times , he didn't understand the meaning of the Koran's words . But he said he liked the enhancin... KHALED HOSSEINI I’m about to pee myself with relief that we’re all alive, but mostly because he is. H... RICK YANCEY Then what is magic for?" Prince Lír demanded wildly. "What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unic... PETER S. BEAGLE Father . . . ," Gabriel began. "Father is a worm." Will gave a short laugh. He was in gear as i... CASSANDRA CLARE Hunter woke suddenly. A noise. It was a noise unlike anything he’d ever heard before. Close! ... MICHAEL GRANT One day he said, "I'll tell this town How it feels to be an unfunny clown." And he told th... SHEL SILVERSTEIN Don't cry." "How can I not?" I asked him. "You just said you loved me." "Well, why else di... MEG CABOT Elene gasped and sat up. "Kylar Thaddeus Stern!" Kylar giggled. "Thaddeus? That's a good one. I... BRENT WEEKS Buckley followed the three of them into the kitchen and asked, as he had at least once a day, “Whe... ALICE SEBOLD Two of us in this room, Ace, two keycards," he said and my eyes went to him. When they did, he jerke... KRISTEN ASHLEY I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face. "... BRANDON SANDERSON Abraham Lincoln wasn't much of a dancer. "Miss Todd, I should like to dance with you in the worst wa... JUDITH ST. GEORGE Do you like him much?' I told you I liked him a little. Where is the use of caring for him so v... CHARLOTTE BRONTë Why, Sam,” he said, “to hear you somehow makes me as merry as if the story was already writ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Wouldn't he know without being asked?' said Polly. 'I've no doubt he would,' said the Ho... C.S. LEWIS He was a great boss. He liked to put a smile on the face of the sports page. DAN COUGHLIN when you make a mistake, son, you face it. he's gonna yell at me, dad well, yeah. you brok... C.C. HUNTER Mom?” he whispered. “Dad?” They just looked at him, smiling. And slowly, Harry look... J.K. ROWLING Cam reached for her left hand. Taking the signet ring between his fingers, he drew it off easily and... LISA KLEYPAS Stairs," Valkyrie said, disappointed. "Not just ordinary stairs," Skulduggery told her as he le... DEREK LANDY It's a damn shame that when I finally fall in love that it had to be after I died." He dropped his h... JANAE MITCHELL Abraham Lincoln wasn't much of a dancer. "Miss Todd, I should like to dance with you in the worst wa... JUDITH ST. GEORGE When the Jones family moved into their new house, a visiting relative asked five-year-old Sammy how ... UNKNOWN I’m fine, Ari. Read the book.” “If you’re sure?” He shook his head, lowering his... SAMANTHA YOUNG John Muir, Earth — planet, Universe [Muir's home address, as inscribed on the inside... JOHN MUIR Just those three words, said and meant. I love you. They were quite hopeless. He said it ... JOHN FOWLES Well he didn't treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things." "Like..." I hesitated. ... RICHELLE MEAD Jules lips quivered, and I feared she was about to cry. Then she asked, “He bit off more than he c... LAURA KREITZER When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and g... BIBLE He pointed the gun at me. Then he looked up at my hand & tilted his head slightly. - Journe... STEVE TOLTZ But if it matters to you, you'll be able to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes ... J.K. ROWLING No.” Musa canted his mouth to one side. “When we are faced with our darkest fears, inaction is f... RENEE AHDIEH
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