There's plenty more fish in the sea than Prince Jonathan," he told her softly. "And this particular fish loves you with all his crooked heart." -George to Alanna
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Related There are plenty of fish in the sea AMERICAN PROVERB You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him." "So? He was stupid. If... TAMORA PIERCE I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea. NICHOLAS SPARKS I met the oddest little fellow today, Alan of Trebond. TAMORA PIERCE Immediately after a divorce or a breakup, your mind whispers that there are plenty more fish in the ... MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA Fish," he said softly, aloud, "I'll stay with you until I am dead. ERNEST HEMINGWAY Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. ARABIC PROVERB Sparrows and cats will live in my shoe, Sooner than I will live with you. Fish will come w... PETER S. BEAGLE There's nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That's their ins... PETER BENCHLEY The heart is the deepest sea, filled with emotions that swim like fish. SARA STRAIN Into the sea I’d love to sink When with both eyes a shark can blink Is he a brave fish ... MUNIA KHAN We began reading books together. He loved Dr. Seuss. I read those books so often I could turn the pa... JOHN ELDER ROBISON The Fisherman and His Nets
A fisherman, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and capt... AESOP In the summer I stretch out on the shore And think of you. Had I told the sea What I ... نزار قباني A woman shaking in fear from demons in her mind, and the old man who loves her more deeply than life... NICHOLAS SPARKS Do you think you might be able to love me someday?" He asked and heard her laugh softly. ... JASMINE DUBROFF There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught IRISH SAYINGS Inside that darkness, i saw rain falling on the sea. Rain softly falling on a vast sea, with no one ... HARUKI MURAKAMI We speak now or I do, and others do. You've never spoken before. You will. You'll be able to say how... CHINA MIéVILLE To get someone's attention say three words with compassion. Say "I love you", more than me... DEBASISH MRIDHA They drew their net to shore, and there was a fire of coals, and fish laid thereon, another fish. Wh... ALEXANDER MCKENZIE The fish is that perfect, amazing guy it can never work out with—you know, a bird and a fish may f... LISA DAILY Civilised life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willing... J.G. BALLARD If this were a fairy tale, this would be the part where the fishboy appears and Diana shoots him thr... HANNAH MOSKOWITZ But the queen--too long she has suffered the pain of love, hour by hour nursing the wound with ... VIRGIL They keep saying that sea levels are rising an' all this. It's nowt to do with the icebergs melting,... KARL PILKINGTON There's lots of good fish in the sea...maybe...but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, a... D.H. LAWRENCE Hey," Anaxantis protested. "Oh," he added, when the Muktar prince took his member in his mouth. "Oh.... ANDREW ASHLING Poor Cindy's heart was torn to shreds. My Prince! She thought. He chops off heads! How cou... ROALD DAHL We can reconstruct which fish went where and therefore which fish stock -- which are populations of ... DAVID WELCH The way you're going to catch the fish in this area is with long casts. You can't run in on the fish... SCOTT GUTHRIE He sang softly, less with words and more with thought. She cradled his head, stitching together his ... HUBERT MARTIN I love you in my very own way. Like a stone loves the mosses around it Like a sea loves th... ARZUM UZUN The hardworking men and women of this country identify with my father. He is tough, and he is persev... IVANKA TRUMP The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew ... CHARLES PERRAULT Well met, Mistress Lirael. This ragamuffin, as your servant so aptly described him, is His Highness ... GARTH NIX The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches. MARY ASTOR The sea hath fish for every man. WILLIAM CAMDEN The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers. UNKNOWN I fish for the big fish. This is a big fish, ... [Centex] is as big as you get in the marketplace. JEFF STONE He remembered the time he had hooked one of a pair of marlin. The male fish always let the female fi... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for ... LARKEN ROSE A fish might more easily live on the apex of a rock than a man accustomed to crime live a life of vi... WILLIAM BECKFORD I think music is a big, big wide world, and I am voyager on this particular ship in this sea of wild... PHIL ANSELMO He had a honey hole there where he was catching some nice fish. He didn't catch a lot, but his fish ... JIMMY WALKER Only dead fish allow the sea to carry them to and fro. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO I knew more about produce from the sea than any of my schoolmates, and my reports in school, from ki... EUGENIE CLARK Better to be happy with the cod fish in your plate now, than to linger for the taste of a tuna that ... DENNIS E. ADONIS O Heavenly Children, God's messengers are as limitless as the fish in the sea. They come in all colo... SUZY KASSEM When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. MARK TWAIN When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain MARK TWAIN There are plenty of fish but not enough buyers. HARLON PEARCE With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth. JOHN MADDEN With all his tumid boasts, he's like the sword-fish, who only wears his weapon in his mouth SAMUEL MADDEN I love you, Jonathan," she whispered. A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against h... TAMORA PIERCE If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO If you believe in your heart that you are right, you must fight with all your might to do it your wa... LINDA ELLERBEE Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his... CHINESE PROVERB God would not bring you through a Red Sea and turn around and allow you to perish in a fish pond. JOHNNIE DENT JR. When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. Notebook MARK TWAIN Give a man a fish and he won't starve for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he won't starve for his... AFRICAN PROVERB It's a better use of our resources to inform consumers what to do about fish than spending money and... DAVID ACHESON Fish are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which may protect against coronary ... JOSHUA COHEN Sometimes, you don't even see another boat for days. You do see the most beautiful fish, sea birds, ... PRISCILLA BALDWIN There isn't any symbolism. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the f... ERNEST HEMINGWAY He had no idea how wonderful he was. How his hands were so beautiful she could hardly look at them. ... CAMMIE MCGOVERN I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized ... LEONARD LAUDER This is me trying, Perry,” he said softly, the anger being drained of his face. “This is me taki... KARINA HALLE No, he'll impact the fishermen more than the fish. GREG POLICKY You know all of the young gentlemen better than I do,” Lady Manston continued. “Are there any we... JULIA QUINN She rears her young on yonder tree;
She leaves her faithful mate to mind 'em;
Like us, for fis... ALEXANDER WILSON John’s voice cracked when he answered, and she could hear the pain seeping in no matter how hard h... LORI RYAN They say there is other fish in the sea, thats why we masterbait OMEGA YEMI I believe in you, my darling. I believe in you." He closed his eyes. And when he opened th... ELIZABETH HOYT Come on, hurry up, snailpaws,” Toklo growled at Lusa. He poked her in the side with his nose. “W... ERIN HUNTER And I want to be with you till the birds forget how to fly in the blue azure sky and the fish forget... AVIJEET DAS The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea. MAO ZEDONG The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea. MAO TSE-TUNG Anglers who see fish exceptionally well can fish successfully in less productive water than anglers ... THOMAS MCGUANE With all due respect to the nation's fish and game departments, more deer die because people hun... ELIZABETH MARSHALL THOMAS I cannot have a man who is afraid of everything, I don't have the time to soothe insecurities and fe... C. JOYBELL C. Um.” Her jaw bobbed like a fish out of water for a second before her brain engaged. “What are yo... LISA KESSLER This is not about avoiding fish. It is about paying attention to the types and amount of fish you ea... DAVID ACHESON There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. SIR WALTER SCOTT What does Éloa mean?” He narrowed his gaze, answered her literally. “It’s the name... SARAH MACLEAN No toys in the fish tank CYNTHIA LORD Then there is the other secret. There isn't any symbolysm [sic]. The sea is the sea. The old man is ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Can we get back to work now?" Haley asked, sounding innocent, but Zoe didn't miss the woman's lips t... R.L. MATHEWSON Whoever knows it also knows that in love there is no More and no Less; but that he who loves can onl... MAX MULLER Give a man a fish and he will have food for one day. Teach him to catch fish and he will spend all ... ANONYMOUS He settled a hand over her stomach, rubbing in soothing circles. “Lie easy, sweetheart.” �... LISA KLEYPAS The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader... THOMAS SOWELL This is the future of all fish. KAROL RZEPKOWSKI The world is supposed to be full of possibilities, but they narrow down to pretty few in most person... D.H. LAWRENCE With the way fishing is at the moment, there will be no fish left in the sea in a few years' time. KAROL RZEPKOWSKI The betrayal meant he couldn't trust her anymore, and his heart told him he couldn't forgive her. JAMES DASHNER There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Hi," I return, gesturing to the fish. "Nice catch." "Yeah. I'm kind of impressed with myself. I... SOPHIE JORDAN The Fisherman Piping
A fisherman skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Stan... AESOP The fish is even more dangerous for people than toxic water. LYUBOV KONDRATYEVA
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