Yes, but knee pants are so much more flattering. You can see my legs. " You want people to see your legs?" I have very nice legs!" We both paused to admire them for a moment.
That might be nice, an extra pair of arms," Jace said. "Handy in a fight. " "Not if they're growing out of your. . . " Dorothea paused and smiled, not without malice. "Neck.
Because I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me, or paused at least to strike a glancing blow with his sky-blue mouth as he passed.
Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection. " He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try. " (Adrian)
One day the President and Mrs. Coolidge were visiting a government farm. Soon after their arrival they were taken off on separate tours. When Mrs. Coolidge passed the chicken pens she paused to ask the man in charge if the rooster copulates more than once each day. "Dozens of times, was the reply. " "Please tell that to the President," Mrs. Coolidge requested. When the President passed the pens and was told about the roosters, he asked "Same hen every time?" "Oh no, Mr. President, a different one each time. " The President nodded slowly, then said, "Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge. "
Time for Wine Tasting 101. “So here’s how this works. When tasting a wine, as opposed to casual drinking, there are four basic steps you need to remember: sight, smell, taste, then spit or swallow. ” Nick paused at that last part and cocked his head. “And your personal preference on the latter would be…?” “Only lightweights spit. ” His right eye twitched.
Virginia," Billy said urgently. "Don't do this. " "Shut up,Billy. " "Think of the people in San Francisco. " "I don't know any of the people in San Francisco," Virginia answered, then paused. "Well,actually I do,and I don't like them. But I do like you,Billy, and I'm not going to allow you to end up as lunch for some raggedy lion-monster-thingy. " "A sphinx," Machiavelli corrected her. He was standing at the bars again. "Mistress Dare," the Italian said carefully. "I absolutely applaud you for what you want to do for your friend. But I urge you to think of the bigger picture.
You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.
The handkerchief dabbed at my forehead. 'Ouch! You'll have a fine-looking bruise tomorrow. ' 'Then you'll be able to distinguish me from Rose. ' The handkerchief paused. 'I could tell you apart from the beginning. You're quite different to each other, you know. ' Perhaps he could tell, in the obvious ways. The odd one was Rose; the other odd one was Briony.
What have I done thins time?" he paused to ask before continuing with his oral expedition about her body: her husband, the intrepid explorer.
She paused. That's just my way of saying I would've killed you if you'd died.
Oscove?" Valek paused. "He didn't have the stomach for it.
I paused for a light at Hamilton and TWlfth and noticed the Nissan was running rough at idle. Two blocks later it backfired and stalled. I coaxed it into the center of the city. Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! Ffft, ffft, ffft, KAPOW! A Trans Am pulled up next to me at a light. The Trans Am was filled with high school kids. One of them stuck his head out of the passenger-side window. "Hey lady," he said. "Sounds like you got a fartmobile. " I flipped him an Italian goodwill gesture and pulled the ball cap low on my forehead. (Three to get Deadly)
if you find one true friend in your life, you're richer than most. If that one true friend is your husband, you're blessed. " She paused. "And if that one true friend is your sister, don't feel bad. At least, she can't divorce you.
"Catherine. " she paused. I waited, tapping my finger on my desk. Then she spoke words that had me almost falling out of my chair. "I've decided to come to your wedding. " I actually glanced at my phone again to see if I'd been mistaken and it was someone else who'd called me. "Are you drunk?" I got out when I could speak. She signed. "I wish you wouldn't marry that vampire, but I'm tired of him coming between us. " Aliens replaced her with a pod person, I found myself thinking. That's the only explanation
It's a mystery," Vin said, narrowing her eyes and smiling. "We Mistborn are incredibly mysterious. " Elend paused. " Um. . . I'm Mistborn too, Vin. That doesn't make any sense. " "We Mistborn need not make sense," Vin said. " It's beneath us. Come on-the sun's already down. We need to get moving.
It stared at them, and it paused for a hundred years, which transpired in a dozen heart beats.
Can I ask you a question?" "You already have. " He paused, considering. "Can I ask you two questions, then?" "You already have.
So, what did you get for me?" Angeline paused for a beat. "Jeans. " "What?" croaked Artemis. "And a T-shirt.
Valerie was crying, too. She was laughing and sniffling back sobs. “I’m going to marry my snuggy wuggums,” she said. Morelli paused, his fork halfway to the roast chicken platter. He slid his eyes to me and leaned close. “If you ever call me snuggy wuggums in public I’ll lock you in the cellar and chain you to the furnace.