Moved by Words

Quotes from books I've read. All quotes were picked, by me, from the actual books, unless indicated as submissions. Click the titles for links to descriptions of the books. x

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Like the one where Kevin Marcus said "let the record reflect that the middle digit of plaintiff's counsel's right hand is extended stiffly in the air in a widely understood gesture.

Irreparable Harm by Melissa F. Miller

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This is how a man looks when he's deciding that the risk of death is better than the risk of change.

Cell by Stephen King

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I discover that worry is no color, not even gray. And no shape, although it feels long and thin, like a cylinder rolled so tight you can never unloosen it. I discover that worry sits on your shoulders like something metallic and intimate, a dead weight, but also breathing and alive, waiting to sink its metal claws into you. It's a thing so real you should be able to grab it with two hands, but you never can.

When She Was Good by Norma Fox Mazer

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If everyone says they like you, then some of them are lying.

The Game by Terry Schott

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If you're a loser it's because you're acting like one. Get a grip. You want to change your status? Change your behavior.

Promise You Won’t Tell? by John Locke

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Survival is like love. Both are blind.

Cell by Stephen King

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Plenty of lifeless things have the power of motion. Crystals grow and viruses replicate. But to die - actually to die - that's an honour only granted to the living. The cost of admission.

Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham

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Rudy, why does age and accomplishment count for more than youth and fear?

Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster

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This was love, to be eager for tomorrow.

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Tell me. What does it cost to bring a twelve-year old ballerina back to life? How much is a little girl's life worth? What's the going rate?

Night of the Assassin by Russel Blake

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People are afraid of what they don't understand. And hate what they're afraid of.

The Bat by Jo Nesbo