Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end." "Should I try Fox News?" I asked. Mom shuddered. "We're not that desperate," she said.
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THEA HARRISON Im okay Im okay now. But you really need to listen to me 'cause im telling you the trut... GERARD WAY Despite everything my mom and doctor and dad have said to me about blame, I can't stop thinking... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And how is Jamie doing?" "Fine. He seems to be spending a lot of time in the shower," I n... MOLLY HARPER The End is Nigh!" the man shouted. "Is there still time for hot chocolate?" Riley asked. T... JANA OLIVER What the hell, Cade? You knew, and you never thought . . . ‘Hey, maybe I should tell my broth... MAISEY YATES Well," Mr. Cheeseman interjected. "Perhaps there's an easy solution to this. Maybe Captain Fabulous ... CUTHBERT SOUP He had then warned his daughter not to violate the Eleventh Commandment. "Which one is that?" I... ERICH SEGAL Are you not thirsty?" said the Lion. "I am dying of thirst," said Jill. "Then drink," said... C.S. LEWIS She asks why I like her. Might as well ask Why I breathe. 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"Can you do me a favor?" she asked in that way that implied that sayi... JOHN COREY WHALEY Maybe,' he said hesitantly, 'maybe there is a beast.' The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph... WILLIAM GOLDING Amanda, you finally decided to answer the phone,” her mom exclaimed after picking up at the first ... REBECCA MCNUTT Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!" ... CLARE B. DUNKLE I've noticed the Fair Folk often say 'perhaps' when there is a truth they want to hide," Clary said.... CASSANDRA CLARE so what brings you to the doctor today?" "hmm, im afraid i have the chronic desire to save peop... DEB CALETTI You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware o... RICHELLE MEAD Hazel has to realize that her mom was wrong when she said, “I won’t be a mother anymore.” The ... JOHN GREEN When last I checked, you were a sorcerer, not a Jedi." "You've seen Star Wars?" "Seen it a... KATE GRIFFIN You’re doing it again,” he said. “Doing what?” I asked, wondering if I had done somethi... MARY TING Wolves eat coyotes," Gordon said[...] If he weren't an old man, I had some rude things I could have ... PATRICIA BRIGGS I’ve got good news and bad news for you, Ryan. The bad news is that you’re the only one in the w... DEREK LANDY You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said. "There's an easy way?" I asked. PATRICK ROTHFUSS So now the sky was falling. Maybe the end of the world. Maybe Jesus coming again. That s... MARY CONNEALY Are you, are you happy?" I am today," she said. Maybe that's what really matte... STEPHANIE KLEIN A mistake? The most passionate night of his life was a mistake? Her first time and that’s what she... R.L. MATHEWSON Too much champagne?” “Maybe.” “Silly girl,” she said, looping her arm through ... LEIGH BARDUGO Do you love him?” I jumped out of my skin. She was standing right beside me. “Who?” JULIE ANNE PETERS When Mom had her first nervous breakdown, she said she had a vision of Christ coming to her in the l... SPALDING GRAY It's a secret code," said Calvin. "Girls are not not like boys. If a boy wants to kill you, he says ... LENORE LOOK There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day. NICHOLAS SPARKS How fast were you?" Wes asked me. I said, "Not that fast." "You mean you couldn't... fly?" he ... SARAH DESSEN Where's Simon?" Clary interrupted. Isabelle wobbled. "He's a rat," she said darkly. ... CASSANDRA CLARE Do you have a Wish?' he asked, referring to this organization, The Genie Foundation, which is in the... JOHN GREEN So," he said as we turned onto the main road, the muffler rattling, "I've been thinking." "Yeah... SARAH DESSEN And this must be Avery?" "Oh, God, no," Cam said. "This is Candy, Mom." His mo... J. 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Don't think we won't be telling that story to our kids someday," David said. DEBBIE VIGUIé but my dad said it was no excuse. "But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, s... GILLIAN JACOBS
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SUSAN BETH PFEFFER But today when I am 17 and warm and well fed, I'm keeping this journal for myself so I can always re... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER ...when I came back, I found Mom sobbing at the kitchen table...Then I asked her what had happened.<... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Lisa's baby was due about now. I've decided she had it and it was a girl. I've named her Rachel. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were lis... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER This morning the electricity came on for a few minutes, and when it did, Jonny said, "Hey, it's a bl... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?' 'To see... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER It wouldn't be New Year's without a resolution. I've resolved to take a moment every day for the res... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER They say asteroids hit the moon pretty often, which is how the moon gets its crater, but this one is... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER About 10 minutes ago, we all woke up because of this strange roaring sound. We all raced toward the ... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Mom, is the world coming to an end?" Jonny asked, picking up the plate of cookies and ramming one in... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I feel myself shriveling along with my world, getting smaller and harder. I'm turning into a rock, a... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I hate the moon. I hate tides and earthquakes and volcanoes. I hate a world where things that have a... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies." "We'r... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER We may not have a future, but you can't deny we have a past. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I live about 60 miles northwest of New York City, and whenever there's news of a big snowstorm c... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence. SUSAN BETH PFEFFER So what if I don't learn algebra?' 'Someday schools will be open again,' Mom said. 'Thing... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Profits are related to customer retention. Customer retention is related to employee retention. Empl... JEFFREY PFEFFER Every day, every hour, every minute, they're adjusting in real time. JEFFREY PFEFFER You can never cut your way to success. How would those analysts like to be treated like they think (... JEFFREY PFEFFER Retention is the key to economic success. JEFFREY PFEFFER As a kid, I was always mad - just noticing the women at Thanksgiving, running around the kitchen, wh... BETH DITTO A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house. BETH DITTO It's not the winning that teaches you how to be resilient. It's the setback. It's the lo... BETH BROOKE My dad would always say, 'Girl, you've been given gifts. Use them.' And what he meant by... BETH BROOKE I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned te... BETH DITTO Setbacks are just learning experiences. BETH BROOKE I'm shameless, and I love a pun. There's a lot of Beth puns. BETH DITTO Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound. BETH GIBBONS The upside to smoking is that you get to be social. I was looking for a light when I bumped into Ben... BETH ORTON I enjoy doing fun things outdoors with my son to stay in shape. We like camping together. After a we... BETH RIESGRAF My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigge... BETH DITTO We are, at least in part, who we remember ourselves to be. Take away our memories, and you take away... BETH REVIS I've belched a lot more since I had gall bladder surgery. I don't know why. BETH DITTO I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money. BETH HENLEY I think that people have to be able to see two sides of the coin to survive because it is a racist s... BETH HENLEY I think I had a job in a children's theatre. I taught badly because I was into nihilism at the time ... BETH HENLEY I remember not knowing what a cue light was because I'd never worked in a production that was high c... BETH HENLEY I love writing for the screen. BETH HENLEY I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness. BETH HENLEY I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. BETH HENLEY I didn't really know how to get it to a producer or how to get it to an agent. Nobody's going to loo... BETH HENLEY I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. BETH HENLEY But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a ... BETH HENLEY Jessica. For god's sake," he said. "Allow me to do at least one common courtesy for you. In spite ow... BETH FANTASKEY Choice or no, my heart is his. BETH REVIS Where do you. come from?" Frank challenged, puffing his chest, a little bolder now that he could bre... BETH FANTASKEY Why did I sign up for this?' 'Because we grow by challenging ourselves. BETH FANTASKEY "He started hating me, cause I couldn't laugh at his jokes. I just started finding it impossible to ... BETH HENLEY I don't suppose you have to believe in ghosts to know that we are all haunted, all of us, by things ... BETH GUTCHEON What is clear is that business leaders must commit to champion change - to be transparent about thei... BETH BROOKE What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasn&... BETH HENLEY Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists... BETH DITTO I didn't have a fireworks moment for my salvation. I had a falling in love with Jesus in Sunday ... BETH MOORE Tone is so important because you can have a great script just be ruined with the wrong director - if... BETH GRANT God wants us to believe Him to be huge, even if we don't know what to believe Him for in a parti... BETH MOORE I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myse... BETH DITTO The fans of 'Speed' are very different from the fans of 'To Wong Foo,' which are dif... BETH GRANT More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes. It mu... BETH REVIS I have this vintage Valentino clutch. Ughhh, it's so pretty! Also, I'm not a big fur person,... BETH RIESGRAF As a business that's strategy-focused, I regularly experience bias on the part of male clients who a... BETH ZIMMERMAN Many of the environmental modifications of interest to women are so fundamental that I expect them t... BETH ZIMMERMAN Women want to simplify what they perceive to be an unnecessarily complex shopping process. Above all... BETH ZIMMERMAN When you go from one lecture hall to another or even home for the holidays, there is a desire to be ... BETH ZIMMERMAN The key is for product manufacturers and developers is to maintain as much of the essential function... BETH ZIMMERMAN Have some idea of how much you want to spend when you go into a contract with anyone. Allow approxim... BETH YOUNG I always do landscape design with the functional needs of the homeowners foremost in my mind. BETH YOUNG I think the confidence and optimism are there. I think they are really starting to believe. Confiden... BETH YOUNG I heard her shout that she was good for 16. I told Simone I was going to hold her to it. She said, '... BETH YOUNG There's still a lot of basketball to be played. We visit Allen on Tuesday and they're always tough. ... BETH YOUNG We probably have six who can score 18 to 20 points. We have five to six which can easily do it. BETH YOUNG We are the epitome of a true team. We don't have any superstars and everyone has stepped up in one w... BETH YOUNG There's a lot more attention being given to board leadership than there was a couple of years ago. W... BETH YOUNG You can't get down in this district. We started 0-2 and that makes it hard. You can't ever give up. BETH YOUNG I'm still waiting on that one. We shoot about 30 percent and that would take about 300 shots. I thin... BETH YOUNG It adds so much beauty to downtown, ... 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BETH WILLIAMS Only 5 percent of the death sentences were actually implemented, and I think that would be difficult... BETH WILKINSON This was no mistake, no coincidence, BETH WILKINSON This exciting program inspires young people to continue their education and consider law-related car... BETH WILKINSON This is an ethical dilemma, and we did find several instances in which individuals stepped over the ... BETH WILKINSON No matter how mad he makes you, don't do that, BETH WILKINSON the death penalty was designed for. BETH WILKINSON We never knew such a dark and horrible place existed in America until Timothy McVeigh sent us there,... BETH WILKINSON He knew that death was a possibility and he didn't care, BETH WILKINSON about as credible as sightings of Elvis. BETH WILKINSON Agent Burmister found high explosives residue on Mr. McVeigh's clothing, including both his shirts t... BETH WILKINSON Heartbreaking. I don't know what else to say about that. Frustrating. BETH WALTERS Our errors killed us in one inning. BETH WALTERS It was a pretty good job all around; the bats finally came through for us. BETH WALTERS We made it interesting. That's what we have a tendency to do, whether we need to or not. BETH WALTERS We had a pretty good game. We didn't hit but errors killed us. The players are still learning. BETH WALTERS It's a tough way to start the season. We played well but a few errors hurt us. BETH WALTERS In order for us to be successful, you have to have hitting throughout the lineup. Everyone throughou... BETH VESA It's an awfully difficult sectional. BETH VESA I thought in the third quarter we did a nice job offensively of being patient. We definitely need to... BETH VESA I didn't think we were too rusty, we played pretty well. Actually, the break was tough for us, we ha... BETH VESA The third quarter was bad for both teams and we were fortunate that they didn't capitalize on our po... BETH VESA It's nice any game you can come out and execute and do things the way you're capable of doing. No ma... BETH VESA The first three innings she mowed them down. In the fourth they got a couple of runs on her, but she... BETH VESA It's been great having the support and for mom for being here. BETH TWITTY Don't allow yourself to get into a condition where you are not able to defend yourself. This is not ... BETH TWITTY I was confident I had taught her all she needed to know. But she'd built up a false sense of securit... BETH TWITTY I was so glad to see that passport. Seeing it told me she was still on that island. Maybe I could fi... BETH TWITTY It's such a difficult age. They're caught between a delicate balance of being under their parents' w... BETH TWITTY Of course I'm encouraged about the news and the new development and the arrest, and I hope it leads ... BETH TWITTY publicly acted as judge, jury and executioner. BETH TWITTY One thing is we're going to have to have an answer. We're gonna have to. There's no way that I can j... BETH TWITTY They have placed barriers to the advancement of the investigation. They should be replaced. BETH TWITTY We hope that Aruba will show us they do have enforceable laws, such as perjury and obstruction of ju... BETH TWITTY While we've heard a lot about the problem of obesity, only recently communities, schools and workpla... BETH TRAPANI Despite efforts to address it, it's still a major health issue and a major challenge. BETH TRAPANI Our society today has changed to the point where it's easier to be overweight than to be fit. We've ... BETH TRAPANI While we've heard a lot about the problem of obesity, only recently communities, schools and workpla... BETH TRAPANI In 2000, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended this (tracking BMI) as a b... BETH TRAPANI That's a good stinger for us. We needed an eye-opener, and every match is going to be just like that... BETH TOCCI We keep plugging away. We work a lot of reception and getting more out of our serve. We have to comp... BETH TOCCI Our focus was a lot harder this week on serve receive. And our kill efficiency was excellent. We use... BETH TOCCI Our serve receive was huge. Our kids passed incredibly well. BETH TOCCI It's nice, it's an honor. What a privilege to be able to defend a state title. So my job is to get t... BETH TOCCI I thought we served well and I thought our back row defense was pretty good. I wasn't pleased with o... BETH TOCCI It's a big job to find that many people to participate in this event. BETH SWENSON I've requested every day off from work, so I'm waiting to get approved. BETH SWENSON If people want to compete, they should be able to. BETH SWENSON I was told I couldn't compete. BETH SWENSON It's sort of a challenge to get food to people who can't find a way to eat. 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BETH SMITH You could be right about the elderly benefiting from the experience, but there are lots of questions... BETH SMITH The chief of naval operations has outlined an aggressive enterprise IT strategy, and formation of th... BETH SMITH We run generally about 15 teachers pretty much throughout the year. Many of them have classes that t... BETH SMITH I want this to succeed for Tim, because if it succeeds for Tim, it succeeds for us, because we'll be... BETH SMITH He was a hard catch. That's why I say he's my biggest and best catch. BETH SMITH We're here to educate lawmakers on a poorly written bill that basically advocates for the fugitives ... BETH SMITH We need to be more aggressive with our swings, ... But they are all things we can work on. BETH SHELTON I was very pleased with our passing and defense, and we had some good heads up play, ... Overall, I ... BETH SHELTON We're going into the game giving it everything we've got and hope to come home with a win. BETH SHELTON She did very well in the tournament, but we knew she would, ... Beth is a steady player, she keeps h... BETH SHELTON We have to focus on getting hitters to transition aggressively and play strong every time, ... We go... BETH SHELTON Proceeds go for books for the library, and also every student gets one book for their birthday. BETH SCHWIER We put tents up so they can sit in there and read. BETH SCHWIER I would say mystery is probably the favorite. BETH SCHWIER And there's a book scavenger hunt. BETH SCHWIER Companies using electronic bill presentment generally achieve overall savings on their billing costs... BETH ROBERTSON After 9/11, families were looking for things to do together and fun that was closer to home, and tha... BETH ROBERTSON There are a lot of things in motion that will contribute to more bills being presented electronicall... BETH ROBERTSON One of the things we know is that this is a worldwide trend. It's not just in the United States. BETH ROBERTSON At this point, the market isn't that developed yet. Ten percent of all consumer bills will be presen... BETH ROBERTSON It was great, a fabulous year. It was different than any other market I've been through in 36 years.... BETH ROBERTSON Companies using electronic bill presentment generally achieve overall savings on their billing costs... BETH ROBERTSON Each subcommittee has a time frame in which they need to get their stuff finished in. Once they fina... BETH RICHARDSON It will not be tax dollars. BETH RICHARDSON The evacuation went smoothly. We practice it all the time. BETH RICHARDSON It was three days away from being operational. BETH RICHARDSON Thankfully, there were no reported injuries. BETH RICHARDSON All they had left to do was take the caps off, pretty much. But those things are on schedules. A few... BETH RICHARDSON We'll need a lot of volunteers to open their homes. We won't place any of those until after May 1 wh... BETH RICHARDSON Luckily, we've had an outpouring of those who have called and said they'd be happy to provide housin... BETH RICHARDSON There are a lot of non-profit organizations that are wanting to find a way to make money. A lot of v... BETH RICHARDSON It was just an unfortunate accident, but the building performed exactly how it was built to perform. BETH RICHARDSON He wasn't going to look at the Ivy League. I told him he didn't want me to tell his children that he... BETH PUCHTEL We said, 'No, you didn't have to go there. You've got three more options. We couldn't talk him out o... BETH PUCHTEL I think at first it was not a perfect experience. There was zero student participation. He would pla... BETH PUCHTEL Dreaming. Numb. Totally numb. We walked out and said, 'What just happened?' He just obviously felt l... BETH PUCHTEL