Do You Know Quotes - Page 16

• Discourse has ended in America. It's all just shouting and ranting and demonization. Do you know how the rest of the world laughs at you guys? Have you got any idea? They're just rocking with laughter night and day.

  Felix Dennis

  Laughter, Night, Ideas

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• Do you know we are being led to Slaughters by placid admirals & that fat slow generals are getting Obscene on young blood Do you know we are ruled by t.v.

  Jim Morrison

  Blood, Fats, Young

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• Derek, you just don't say things like that to a woman. Keep going this way and you'll spend your life alone." "Don't change the subject. Andrea is cool. And she smells nice. It will be okay." Apparently I was supposed to sniff people to determine their competence. "How do you know?" He shrugged. "You just have to trust her.

  Ilona Andrews

  Nice, Smell, People

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• Do you know the feeling, when your heart is so hurt, that you could feel the blood dripping?

  Lady Gaga

  Love, Life, Happiness

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• Do you know what courage is? I guess you don't. Do you know that the courage it took at that moment - to actually blow yourself away - was more than enough courage to keep on living?

  Sharon M. Draper

  Blow, Moments, Enough

  Sharon M. Draper (2006). “Tears of a Tiger”, p.173, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't open that door," she said. "The hallway is full of difficult dreams." And I asked her: "How do you know?" And she told me: "Because I was there a moment ago and I had to come back when I discovered I was sleeping on my heart.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Dream, Heart, Sleep

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• After the fire, when I'd tried to express my gratitude for their kindness to our customers, they'd been awkward, uncomfortable. My father had had to explain to me that giving thanks is not a common practice in India. 'Then how do you know if people appreciated what you did?' I'd asked. 'Do you really need to know?' my father had asked back.

  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  Gratitude, Kindness, Father

  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2007). “Queen of Dreams”, p.295, Anchor

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• Morgan sighed. "I," she announced, "am so pathetic." "You are not," I said. "I am." She went over and straightened the cling wrap, corner to corner. "Do you know how many times I've brought in devilled eggs? This is, like, the only time I haven't been sobbing and that's only 'cause I cried all night. And Norman," she said, her voice rising to a wail, "sweet Norman, always just acts so surprised to see the eggs, and pleased, and he never, once, has ever acted like he knew what they meant."

  Sarah Dessen

  Sweet, Night, Eggs

  "Keeping the Moon". Book by Sarah Dessen, September 1, 1999.

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• I was scared. Do you know what it's like to hold someone else's life in your hands? It's like playing God. Can you think of anything scarier than that?

  Sidney Sheldon

  Thinking, Hands, Scared

  Sidney Sheldon (2007). “The dark side of midnight: featuring The other side of midnight, Rage of angels”

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• Impossible things are really rough to do, you know.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Impossible Things, Rough, Knows

  Brandon Sanderson (2016). “The Shattered Lens: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians”, p.51, Macmillan

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• Was it - was she making a real prediction?' Dumbledore looked mildly impressed. 'Do you know, Harry, I think she might have been,' he said thoughtfully. 'Who'd have thought it? That brings her total of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay raise.

  J. K. Rowling

  Real, Thinking, Two

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• Genet raised his hand, and I squeezed my eyes shut, sure I would be receiving the worst backhanded slap of my life. Genet froze and whimpered, but didn't back away. "Oh, ho," said a familiar voice. "That was close !" I opened my eyes as North's free hand - the one that hadn't caught Genet's wrist - gently pulled my arm free. I pushed myself away from both of them. "You interrupt my business ?" Genet sputtered. "Do you know what this wench just accused me of being ?" "A filthy pig," North said good-naturedly. "But there's only one filthy pig allowed in her life, and the position's been filled.

  Alexandra Bracken

  Eye, Pigs, Hands

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• What's the matter princess? Do you know the end of your story?

  Cornelia Funke

  Princess, Stories, Matter

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• ‎"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?

  Francis Chan

  People, Matter, Loving God

  Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.97, David C Cook

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• And do you know, do you know that mankind can live without the Englishman, it can live without Germany, it can live only too well without the Russian man, it can live without science, without bread, and it only cannot live without beauty, for then there would be nothing at all to do in the world! The whole secret is here, the whole of history is here. Science itself would not stand for a minute without beauty

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Men, Secret, Germany

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• Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people have to learn to do it. But once you learn, once you know how to really cry, there's nothing quite like it. I feel sorry for those who don't know the trick. It's like whistling or singing.

  Anne Rice

  Sorry, Thinking, People

  Anne Rice (1997). “Memnoch the Devil”, Random House Digital, Inc.

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• Why are you always smiling? What do you know?

  Nora Roberts

  Always Smile, Knows

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• What do you know about being sad?' 'I know you don't need a reason.

  Aryn Kyle

  Being Sad, Needs, Reason

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• Peter,” Ashley asked softly, “Do you know what that was?” “Of course,” Peter said, much affronted. “A thimble.” “No,” said Ashley, staring, “That was a kiss.” “Didn’t it strike you as a little different from other thimbles you’ve had in the past?” Peter looked shifty. “Well, yes.” “Ha!” “It was my first thimble with tongue.” Peter told her with dignity.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Kissing, Past, Tongue

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• Wellsie frowned. "I'd like you to stay away from him, okay? He's...not right in a lot of ways. Do you know what I mean?" Actually, John wasn't so sure about that. Yeah, the guy was enough to make you think fondly of the boogeyman sometimes, but clearly he wasn't all bad.

  J.R. Ward

  Mean, Thinking, Guy

  J.R. Ward (2011). “J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4”, p.1696, Penguin

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• That is the Wasp, yes. But it was captured by Black Stache, and he’s coming for this ship now.” “And how do you know that?” asked Slank. “Did a seagull tell you?” This brought chuckles from the crew. Something like that, thought Peter.

  Dave Barry

  Black, Ships, Peter

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• Do you know what I think Mayflowers are, Marilla? I think they must be the souls of the flowers that died last summer, and this is their heaven.

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

  Summer, Flower, Thinking

  Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). “THE TALES OF AVONLEA - Complete Collection: 16 Novels & 27 Short Stories (Including Anne Shirley Series, Chronicles of Prince Edward Island, The Story Girl & Emily Starr Trilogy)”, p.133, e-artnow

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• Alice?” She spun toward the door, her skirts whirling softly. “Yes?” she forced out. “Do you know what I am holding in my hand?” “No.” “Care to guess?” “A pitchfork?” she asked in a stilted attempt at levity, hoping to invoke his earlier, playful mood. “No, my dear,” he answered drily. “A key to your room.” “What?”she breathed, aghast. “I should hate to have to use it.” “You have a key to this room?” “Mm-hmm.” She took a step toward the door, panic rising up in her throat. “You’re bluffing!” “Do you wish me to prove it?

  Gaelen Foley

  Hate, Rising Up, Keys

  Gaelen Foley (2002). “Lord of Fire”, p.103, Ballantine Books

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• Ranger picked up and there was a moment of silence as if he was sensing me at the other end, taking my body temperature and heart rate long distance. “Babe,” he finally said. “Do you know the slum apartment building Bobby Sunflower owns on Stark?” “Yes. It’s on the same block as his funeral home.” “That’s the one. I’m going in to look for someone. If you don’t hear from me in a half hour maybe you could send someone to check.” “Is this a smart thing to do?” “Probably not.” “As long as you know,” Ranger said. And he disconnected.

  Janet Evanovich

  Block, Smart, Distance

  Janet Evanovich (2010). “Sizzling Sixteen”, p.20, Macmillan

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• I don't have any regrets, really, except that one. I wanted to write about you, about us, really. Do you know what I mean? I wanted to write about everything, the life we're having and the lives we might have had. I wanted to write about all the ways we might have died.

  Michael Cunningham

  Regret, Writing, Mean

  Michael Cunningham (1998). “The Hours: A Novel”, p.67, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

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