A Quotes
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“Are you building up your house, or are you tearing it down? Your 'house' is the sphere of relationships that God has placed you in.”
“Are you busy?" I ask.
"I'm working on a paper. Recall? The phone conversation we had fifteen minutes ago?"
I glance up at a clock in the hall, and then back at his smart-ass mouth.
"It was twenty minutes ago."
"I need coffee," he says, and why is he being such an adorable dick, still smiling at me like that? "Want to walk up to Dunkin' Donuts?"
"What about Millie?" I say.
"What about her?"
"Does she want any?"
"Should we call her and ask?"
"Isn't she upstairs?"
"How hard did you hit your head last night?”
Source: Loud is How I Love You
“Are you busy proving your worth or living it? A critical distinction”
Source: An Empowered Life: Mind/Body/Spirit Empowerment
“Are you busy with important stuff? Ask yourself this: Who's doing the important stuff? You? If that's true, then surely knowing who you are should be the most important stuff of all.”
Source: The Unfinished Book About Who We Are
“Are you by any chance acquainted with the words 'steel toe'? Or do the words 'permanent dent' mean anything to you?" My locker door is not intimidated. "My grandfather was a vault at Fort Knox, and if you try to dent me with a kick you will only tear some ligament that will never mend.”
Source: You Don't Know Me
“Are you by yourself, darling? I can’t bear the thought of you dying alone.
No, mum, I’m with my friend. I’m with Courtney...
Courtney...
He called out her name.
‘Courtney,’ he said. ‘I’m sorry...’
But Courtney was already dead.”
Source: The Fear
“Are you calling about the ad?"
"Ad?"
"For the gently used Bentley for sale. It has zero miles!"
Well, that explained the backward driving.
Macrieve & Nix”
Source: MacRieve
“Are you calling her our enemy?"
"No! It would be easier if she was.”
Source: Wizard and Glass
“Are you calling me a weirdo? Highest honor I can bestow.”
“Are you calling me out? (Varyk) I’m calling you slow. Not out. (Dev)”
“Are you calling me weak?'
'No.' Mira squeezes my hand. 'Just... fragile.'
'That's not any better.' Dragons don't bond fragile women. They incinerate them.
'So she's small.' Mom scans me up and down, taking in the generous fit of the cram belted tunic and pants I selected this morning for my potential execution.
I snort. 'Are we just listing my faults now?'
'I never said it was a fault.' Mom turns to my sister. 'Mira, Violet deals with more pain before lunch than you do in an entire week. If any of my children is capable of surviving the Rider's Quadrant, it's her.”
Source: Fourth Wing
“Are you calling me your gift?" "Yes." She smiled. "How do you feel about that?" "Like it's my turn to be unwrapped." He nibbled at her mouth. "Do it slow.”
Source: The Magical Christmas Cat
“Are you capable of being part of a small group that can change the world? Most people could never rise to the challenge. They are the Ignavi – those who will follow any banner placed in front of them – and the Last Men – those who survive by placing petty self-interest above all other things and know how to ensure they will be the last men standing. Their names will never be remembered. You don’t have to be a member of the Illuminati to make a difference. The changing of the world belongs to everyone. Leaders are self-defining, self-creating, self-starting. They take an idea and they run with it. They inspire others. They don’t need anyone else’s approval, assistance or permission. Above all, they lead. Can you?”
Source: The Illuminati
“Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.”
“Are you carrying the right amount weight, too much weight or not enough for your stature-GET FIT STAY FIT BOOK, Author, V J SMITH BARNES AND NOBLE NOOK BOOK”
Source: GREAT SALAD RECIPES
“Are you casting asparagus on my cooking?”
“are you certain that a man's life begins with his birth?”
Source: Ports of call
“Are you challenging me, little miss? Me, the Cuisinier Noir called Monarch?"
"Hey, Tadokoro. Need any help?"
"Nope! I'll be fine."
"Whoa, now! What on earth are you two thinking?!"
"Okay, you're on, babe. I'll be nice and try your food.
But if I decide it ain't up to snuff...
... then both you and Mr. Mad-Skillz Kid will be my slaves forever!
Don't worry. I'll make sure to make real good use of you in my own personal kingdom!"
"Those conditions sound fine to me."
"Miss! This is crazy! You don't have to do this!"
"Mr. Head Chef? Could you promise me one thing, please? If the worst happens and I can't win this challenge...
Well, er... we're all stuck doing what he says for a long time, aren't we?"
"I told you this is crazy!"
"But even if that does happen... could you please not close this inn? Even if disaster strikes and things aren't going how you'd like...
... you need to keep your doors open, no matter what.
Because if you close down...
... then all the customers who love your inn will be saved.”
Source: 食戟のソーマ 31 [Shokugeki no Souma 31]
“Are you choosing to be ethical in your messaging, marketing and ability?
Consider that there is a fine line and clear difference between sharing with potential clients what you have the ability do right now and what you envision yourself being able to do for people in the future.”
“Are you claustrophobic?" His face, inches from mine, was etched with worry.
"I could see you didn't want to go in. I just... I just thought you were being—"
I shut my eyes. "I just want to go now."
"Hold on to my hand. We'll go out."
He knew the maze backward, he told me as we walked, his voice calm, reassuring. I entwined my fingers with his and felt the warmth of his hand as something comforting.”
Source: Me Before You
“Are you cold when you are happy? Are you cold when you are unhappy? Then you are a wise man! Wisdom makes man cool and calm. Wise man is cool and calm!”
“Are you Colt?” he muttered, coming to stand in front of me.
“Yeah.”
“I want an hour.”
“Two-fifty now, two-fifty later,”
Source: Rescued
“Are you comfortable and willing to be of service to others, but find it difficult to receive the same in return? Why are people so quick to resist receiving, even when they need the help? Your ability to receive not only opens the space for great things to enter your life, but it returns a gift of grace to the giver.”
“Are you comfortable? That’s good. But there is somewhere at least someone is uncomfortable! And this should somehow make you uncomfortable too! The world can be a better place only through this way, through thinking others!”
“Are you comfortable with pledging allegiance to a government that failed to prepare for a pandemic?”
“Are you coming along peaceful-like, or am I going to have to hog-tie you and put you in the car?”
Source: Tangled Threads
“Are you coming down with something?" Mom asks. And just for the tiniest of seconds, I wonder what would happen if I told them the truth. That school is nothing like I imagined it would be. That I'm not the girl in the catalog at all. I'm not a Happy College Student. I don't know who I am. Or maybe I do know who I am and I just don't want to be her anymore.”
Source: Just One Day
“Are you coming to bed?”
“With you in your underwear?”
“I can take it off if it bothers you.”
Source: Guardians of Stone
“Are you coming with us?"
He looked down at me, his eyes a cool mint green. He seemed to have calmed down since Cadan left.
"If you wish."
"I would feel better if you were close," I whispered. "Cadan freaked me out."
"Then of course," he said. "I'll follow you anywhere.”
Source: Angelfire
“Are you commenting for popularity and to be seen? Or are you commenting for authenticity and adding to the conversation? People are starting to notice the difference.”
“Are you committed to a lifetime of growing with, and alongside, another human being, or is your mental image of love something that allows, and supports, unconditional acceptance that is, in reality, complacency?”
Source: 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
“Are you committed to your highest vision for your life or are you just satisfied to dream?”
“Are you completely unaware of how devastating you are?" Kai chuckles darkly. "You don't need a blade. I would bleed if you only asked."
"Then I wouldn't ask," I retort sternly.
"No, you wouldn't." He steps out into the hall, tossing his next damning sentence over a shoulder. "As my queen, you would command it”
Source: Fearless
“Are you conceding?' he says, his mouth falling open with mock surprise. 'Seems like that serum did you some good after all...' I shove him as hard as I can. 'Take that back. Take it back now.' 'Okay, okay!' He puts up his hands. 'It's just... I'm not very nice either, you know. That's why I like you so- ' 'Out!' I shout, pointing at the door.”
“Are you confused about being human? The reason is because you are much more than what the mind wants you to think or believe, and you know this innately. Being does not mean that we will not become ill. It does not imply that this human form will not encounter difficulty and pain. Being does not suggest that we will receive a paradise that the mind thinks we lost and are so desperate to find. Being is simply that; it is.”
Source: Love Will Show You the Way: Choosing the Path of Least Resistance
“Are you conscious of the restful influence which the stars exert? To me they are the most soothing things in Nature. I am proud to say that I don't know the name of one of them. The glamour and romance would pass away from them if they were all classified and ticketed in one's brain. But when a man is hot and flurried, and full of his own little ruffled dignities and infinitesimal misfortunes, then a star bath is the finest thing in the world.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)
“Are you considering becoming a creative person? Too late, you already are one. To even call somebody "a creative person" is almost laughably redundant; creativity is the hallmark of our species. We have the sense for it; we have the curiosity for it; we have the opposable thumbs for it; we have the rhythm for it; we have the language and the excitement and the innate connection to divinity for it.
If you're alive, you're a creative person. You and I and everyone you know are descended from tens of thousands of years of makers. Decorators, tinkerers, storytellers, dancers, explorers, fiddlers, drummers, builders, growers, problem-solvers, and embellishers--these are our common ancestors.”
Source: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Are you considering the other person you're calling when you call? Do you ask if it is a good time? If not, why not?”
“Are you cooking the peppers?" she asked.
"I was going to slice them over the top with the cheese," Leo said. "Too much?"
"Nope." Thea let him handle the jalapeños while she shaved off a few thin slices of cheese, a mild cheddar the cooks kept on hand for baking into cornbread or slicing onto burgers at staff meal. It was just the sort of thing she would have been moved to eat if she'd been by herself, except she would have just toasted it on bread or eaten it cold on crackers, meditating on the ring of toothmarks she left in each slice as she chewed. Leo swirled his pan, tilting it to let the last soft rivulets of egg hit the hot pan, and then wordlessly reached one hand back toward her. Thea set the sliced cheese in his palm, realizing as she did that she was a little more buzzed than she'd intended to be, because she placed the cheddar on Leo's warm skin as delicately as if it were a piece of jewelry, a hollowed, painted eggshell. He laid the cheese over the eggs, then scattered a thick layer of chorizo coins over the cheese, and finally a handful of fresh sliced jalapeño.
"And we're done," Leo said. He paused, looking around frantically until Thea realized that he had forgotten where the plates were kept. She reached beneath the prep counter and handed him two.
"Thanks," he said. He ran a spatula down the center of the eggs and lifted a golden orange pillow onto each plate, dropping yet more paprika-scented oil onto the stove and the counter.”
Source: Bread and Butter
“Are you copying others? People won't pay extra for that. You won't be followed for that.”
“Are you crazy?"
"Crazy for you," he whispers.”
“Are you crazy? Flirting with Eli Stock in front of Belissa Norwood, in Belissa Norwood’s house, while eating Belissa Norwood’s cupcakes?”
Source: Along for the Ride
“Are you crazy? I don't want to wear ideas. I don't want to have all these complicated thing.”
“Are you crazy? It's a common phrase, I know. But it means something particular to me: the tunnels, the security screens, the plastic forks, the shimmering, ever-shifting borderline that like all boundaries beckons and asks to be crossed. I do not want to cross it again.”
“Are you crazy? The last thing you want to do is make a scene." "Well, I'm gonna make a movie if you don't show me some respect.”
Source: The Coldest Winter Ever
“Are you crazy?" "Probably”
“ARE YOU CRAZY?" I ASKED. He gave me the same wordless look he always did when I asked that question.”
Source: Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel
“Are you crazy?" I said. "Crazy about you." "Patch!" "Don't worry, we've got time." "How do you know?" He staggered back a step, with his hand over his heart. "Your lack of faith hurts.”
Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale
“Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.”
“Are you curing people by telepathy now?”
Source: Shantaram