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• Have any of you taken a look out at Greece in the last, say, hour or so? (Hermes) What? Are they reacting to the fact I cursed the Apollites? (Apollo) I don’t think that bothers them nearly as much as the fact the island of Atlantis is now gone and the Atlantean goddess Apollymi is cutting a swathe through our country, laying waste to everyone and everything she comes into contact with. And in case you’re curious, she’s headed straight for us. I could be really wrong here, but I’m guessing the woman’s extremely pissed. (Hermes)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Country, Taken, Cutting

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• This felt right. Not just leaving, but how I was doing it. Without regret, without second guessing. And with Wes right there, holding the door open for me as I walked out into the light.

  Sarah Dessen

  Regret, Light, Doors

  Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.197, Penguin

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• Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust.

  Greg Kinnear

  Movie, Games, Actors

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. September 30, 2008.

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• He did not like the grown-ups who talked down to him, but the ones who went on talking in their usual way, leaving him to leap along in their wake, jumping at meanings, guessing, clutching at known words, and chuckling at complicated jokes as they suddenly dawned. He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas.

  T. H. White

  Sea, Jumping, Talking

  T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.39, Penguin

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• Forever this time," he said as Sawyer strode toward them. Tara sighed blissfully. "You know what this means, right?" "I'm done guessing," he said. "Tell me." "It means you're mine," she said. "And I'm yours. No more walking away. We are going to get it right this time." His smile was slow and easy, and just for her. "Well, finally.

  Jill Shalvis

  Mean, Walking Away, Forever

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• Your past wouldn’t frighten me,” I said, buckling my seat belt across my lap. “I’m guessing I’d be more appalled than anything.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Past, Lap, Belts

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Choices, Sake, Sanity

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• Okay, I'm guessing you're gonna give us the bad news first because there's no good news?

  Cindy Gerard

  Giving, News, Firsts

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• You want it to feel like a surprise. You want to keep him guessing whether he'll make you smile entirely so that when you do, he will feel like he's been given a gift.

  Michelle Moran

  Make You Smile, Want, Surprise

  Michelle Moran (2008). “The Heretic Queen: A Novel”, p.70, Broadway Books

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• He landed 10 feet below with a sickening crunch-i'm guessing his enhancements didn't allow him to bounce back up like a ball. we call that a design flaw.

  James Patterson

  Feet, Design, Balls

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• There's a big difference between being alone and being lonely. And I'm guessing that once you've discovered this distinction you can't go back to solitary confinement without serious emotional repercussions.

  Tiffanie DeBartolo

  Lonely, Emotional, Differences

  Tiffanie DeBartolo (2005). “How to Kill a Rock Star”, p.80, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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• Someone, I was beginning to suspect, had a bit of a gangster complex. It wasn't really very hard to figure out who. I mean, I was guessing it wasn't Christopher's aunt Jackie.

  Meg Cabot

  Mean, Aunt, Figures

  Meg Cabot (2010). “Airhead Book 2: Being Nikki”, p.216, Scholastic Inc.

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• I wonder what Proust would have made of our present-day locus of collective fantasy, the Internet. I’m guessing he would have seized on its wistful aspect, pointing out gently and with wry humor that much of what beguiles us is the act of reaching for what isn’t there.

  Jennifer Egan

  Fantasy, Proust, Wonder

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• Unless you are good at guessing, it is not much use being a detective.

  Agatha Christie

  Use, Detectives

  Agatha Christie (1974). “Murder on board: including The mystery of the Blue Train, What Mrs. McGillicuddy saw! [and] Death in the air”, Dodd Mead

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• You have a memory chip that small implanted in you,” he verified. I nodded, guessing this was somewhat worse than having cooties.

  James Patterson

  Memories, Chips, Cooties

  James Patterson (2007). “The Angel Experiment”, Little, Brown and Company

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• You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood.

  Alice Hoffman

  Dog, Language, Persons

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• You’re not making my mistakes, Bella. You sound like you’re scared silly, and I’m guessing it’s because you’re afraid of me.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Mistake, Silly, Sound

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• Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing.

  Charles de Lint

  Looks, Answers, Look Inside Yourself

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• Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point.

  Nick Clegg

  Party, Missing, Want

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• Suddenly self-conscious, she shifted from one booted foot to the other. "I asked the cloud for battle-ready clothing, and this is what I got. There are slits all over the pants, for easy access to the weapons, I'm guessing. But the bustier has me stumped. Unless, of course, the cloud thinks my cleavage will stun my opponents into stupidity." -Annabelle

  Gena Showalter

  Thinking, Clouds, Self

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• It's going to be crazy. I'm guessing when we play against the Dominicans, half the field will be Dominican fans and half will be Puerto Rican fans. With all the big-time players in the World Classic, it's going to be huge.

  Carlos Beltran

  Crazy, Player, Fans

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• You see how wrong I go, how ridiculous I'm making myself in your eyes by keeping on guessing wrong like this! Doesn't that help you to come out with it? Come on now!

  Robert Musil

  Eye, Ridiculous, Helping

  Robert Musil, Eithne Wilkins, Ernst Kaiser (1986). “Five Women”, p.76, David R. Godine Publisher

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• Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings

  Trevor Hoffman

  Softball, Sports, Running

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• I'm guessing whatever 'ways' you have in mind aren't Jill-appropriate either." "Put your books away and I'll show you.

  Richelle Mead

  Book, Mind, Way

  Richelle Mead (2013). “The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.47, Penguin

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• I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the significance of every word, guessing at intentions, frustrating their plots, pretending to be tricked, and suddenly, with a shove, upturning the whole enormous and arduously built edifice of their cunning and schemes—that’s what I call life.

  Mikhail Lermontov

  Christian, Blood, Enemy

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