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“You know, people come to Italy for all sorts of reasons, but when they stay, it's for the same two things."
"What?"
"Love and gelato.”
Source: Love & Gelato
“You know people don't get better as we get older- we just get more of who we are.”
“You know people exaggerate that all is wild in Jamaica. I think that sometimes people fire a shot to try to make you nervous. They are not trying to hurt you.”
“You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't have to be true. There's a way to drink from God's presence so much that worry begins to dissipate.”
“You know, people meet and sometimes they lock into each other like two long-sought-after pieces of a puzzle.
Now, as time goes on, these pieces, they morph and they-they grow.
And they can grow together and become stronger.
Or they can become two completely different shapes that they don't have any room for each other, they don't fit anymore.
If there's one thing I've learned in my life, you can't control what other people are going to do.
No.
No.
They need their own space to become whatever weird-ass shape they're going to change into.
It's nature.
You can't control it, but you can accept it.”
“You know, people react differently when someone breaks their heart. Some would lick their wounds and run. Others would keep their distance and hide.”
“What camp are you?”
“Neither. I choose to fight for my freedom. I owe myself that much, don’t you think?”
Source: Steel Princess
“You know people say the opposite of fear is desire, where we presumably run away from what we fear and toward what we desire. But fear and desire are more complicated than that. There’s fear at the heart of every desire and desire at the heart of fear. So I wonder, by desiring Taymour, what exactly are you afraid of?”
“You know, people start things for different reasons. But ultimately it turns into pure passion and one becomes insatiate. There is no end once you start drinking sea water. Curiosity is an addiction for which there is no cure.”
Source: The World's Most Frustrated Man
“You know people, they will always find something or the other to talk about. Don't take it seriously. But remember that you are going through some of the most decisive moments of your life. You are bearing a burden that is much heavier than a woman as young as you should be bearing. But if you get through these days, you win. Do what feels infinitely right. There will be thousand naysayers. Don't be tempted. Be steadfast...”
Source: Jasmine Days
“You know, people think mathematics is complicated. Mathematics is the simple bit. It's the stuff we can understand. It's cats that are complicated. I mean, what is it in those little molecules and stuff that make one cat behave differently than another, or that make a cat? And how do you define a cat? I have no idea.”
“You know people. Most of them don’t hear anything. Those who hear - don’t listen. A few who listen - don’t understand. And those who could understand… they don’t care.”
“You know policy is driven purely in self interest. The Federal Reserve Bank and the commercial banks and the Wall Street banks are not acting in the interests of the population at large, they're acting purely in their own self-interest, which is a shame because they're actions dictate the reality for 300 million Americans. But they don't see it that way, they see it only as a way to preserve their own self-interest.”
“You know power is the best thing in the world because as soon as you have it, everyone is trying to take it from you.
No one is ever trying to take your friends away, so that's how you know they're less important.”
Source: Firecracker
“You know Quinn?" Macaulay asked me.
"Ten minutes ago I was putting him to bed."
Macaulay grinned. "I hope you keep his acquaintance like that - social"
"Meaning what?"
Macaulay's grin became rueful. "He used to be my broker, and his advice led me right up to the poorhouse steps."
"That's sweet," I said. "he's my broker now and I'm following his advice." Macaulay and the girl laughed. I pretended I was laughing and returned to my table.”
Source: The Thin Man
“You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.”
“You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.”
“You know, reading makes your penis look bigger - don't quote me on it, the science is really new.”
Source: Part of Your World
“You know reviewers, they are the wind in their own sails.”
Source: The Lacuna
“You know,” Rio said, “I always knew I was amazing, but I must have been better than even I knew to deserve a mate like you.”
Source: Fire
“You know, Rose said, You're not the first man in history who thinks his cock is the path to wisdom. You're not the first man to make his hard-on into the Holy Grail.”
Source: In the City of Shy Hunters
“You know,” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to mean something bad.”
Source: Taqwacores: A Novel
“You know,’ said Millie who was now narrowing her eyes, ‘for someone with such a romantic name, he’s a real killjoy, isn’t he? He’s all, Ooh look at me, I’m sensitive and kind and I have a beautiful long name and pretty eyes, and then BAM! Psyche! I’m going to shoot you. You know what I call that, Soph? I call that false advertising, and I’m pretty sure it’s illegal.”
Source: Mafiosa
“You know," said the young man with enthusiasm, "I think you're splendid, simply splendid."
"Cut out the compliments," said Tuppence. "I'm admiring myself a good deal, so there's no need for you to chime in.”
Source: n or m?
“You know, Sam, the other night as darkness descended, it occurred to me that our essence is that of the stars. Perhaps, we were part of the stars at some point in the past and will be again in the future. Isn’t that amazing? What we are now is just one of the millions of temporary states we will take during the course of time…. I do not fear the darkness any longer, I focus on the stars….”
Source: Darkness
“You know, Savannah, if you cry, I won’t tell anyone,’ Ken said quietly. ‘I promise.”
Source: Out of Control
“You know Schmeckle, people are like feet. Most everyone has a pair and yet feet are so unique. So, we must treat all people with respect and accept their unique way.”
Source: Nothing Ever Goes On Here
“You know, school’s not all that great,” she said. “I’d much rather stay here at home with you and Papa.” - Aimi”
Source: Rapture
“You know, sex at seventy-six is getting very dangerous for my health ... since I live at seventy-nine!”
Source: Kensington Gore's Diary: Another Year Closer To Death
“You know, Shayla called dibs on you earlier. Perhaps you--”
“I call dibs on you. Dance with me.”
Source: P.S. I'm Waiting... Vol II
“You know,' she begins, 'you fellas ought to be looking after each other.' Her comment makes me realise that through the lies, the greatest irony is that we are looking out for each other. It's just that in the end, we're letting her down. That's what injures us.”
Source: Fighting Ruben Wolfe
“You know,' she confessed, 'I've always loved your dimples.'
'I know.' He smirked. 'You were so obvious with your love at first sight.'
'It was not love at first sight.' She huffed. 'I only said I like your dimples at the start.' She dropped her hand from his cheek. 'I didn't even like you. I thought you were terrible.'
'And yet.' He grabbed her hand again and wrapped it around his neck. 'You kept staring.'
Well...' She wrapped her other hand around his neck before sliding her fingers back into his hair. She really loved his hair. 'I might not have liked you, but you were always ridiculously handsome.”
Source: A Curse for True Love
“You know," she had said, "I believe we are all given at least one moment in our lives when the world reveals itself to us, in all its workings. We comprehend everything at once, and then forget almost all of it a second later, because none of us could hold it all in our heads. But we are changed afterward," shaking her head, "in a most profound way.”
Source: Lost Everything
“You know," she murmured, "we're all heading straight to hell."
"Yes," said Masako, giving her a bleak look. "It's like riding downhill with no brakes."
"You mean, there's no way to stop?"
"No, you stop all right - when you crash.”
Source: Out
“You know she needs you. Think for a minute instead of playing the wounded ego card.’’ — Derek”
Source: Fix Up
“You know. She once told me there's nothing sexier than a man who's in love with his woman and not afraid to show it.”
Source: Deadly Mates
“You know," she said, carefully. "I think Stanhope deserved what he got."
Isabel grimaced uncomfortably. "To be humiliated so publicly. I don't know. I never wished him ill."
"You didn't have to," Sam said smugly. "You have a sister for that.”
Source: An Agreement with the Soldier
“You know," she said dreamily, "I can remember every man I ever fucked by the way he liked to do it. Not the way I liked to do it.”
Source: In the Cut
“You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lord St.Vincent.”
“There’s a surprise,” he said dryly.
“But for some reason,” she continued, “I never want to kiss him the way I do you.” It was a good thing that she had closed her eyes, for if she had seen his expression, she might not have continued. “There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking things. Maybe it’s because you’re so proper. Your necktie is never crooked, and your shoes are always shiny. And your shirts are so starchy. Sometimes when I look at you, I want to tear off all your buttons. Or set your trousers on fire.”
Source: It Happened One Autumn
“You know," she said, "every so often I meet somebody like you, and I realize it's possible for some people to grow up in this country without ever seeing anything, without ever having anything happen to them.”
Source: While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction
“You know,” she said. “God tests us in all kinds of strange ways, and sometimes it’s hard to see the value in them right away. I’m not trying to erase your hurt and I’m not trying to downplay it, but in times like these, know that you’re loved no matter how much it hurts. Whatever happens, you’ll grow from this—you just need to be strong enough to look through the pain and realize how far you’ve come.”
Source: Eyre
“You know," she said, "if I stay the night I'm going to hate myself in the morning."
Ryker shrugged, the hint of a smile creasing the corners of his mouth. "That's okay. If you stay the night, I'll probably hate you in the morning too. But that's a chance I'm willing to take.”
Source: Bedeviled
“You know," she said, pulling back from his neck. "I've always been wrong about something."
"And that is?"
"I thought there was nothing in the world more seductive than a troubadour singing his observations about his lady love. But I was wrong."
She trailed her fingernail down his arm, raising chills in its wake. "The most incredible seduction is when a knight who is renowned for his strength speaks from his heart. Not as a knave out to woo a woman because he can, but as a man who wants only to give of himself." Her gaze seared him as she stared into his eyes and he saw her innermost sincerity. "I love you, Stryder. I always will."
-Stryder and Rowena”
Source: A Dark Champion
“You know,' she said, 'when you get to my age, the pile of regrets becomes so huge it can obscure the view terribly.”
Source: Still Me
“You know," she says, still staring out the window, "I'm not afraid to date. I choose not to."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Not everything is about my leg. Does it factor in? Yeah, in ways you and Mae and Jules will never understand, and that's fine. But it's not the reason," she says. Believe it or not, I'm good on my own."
"I believe it."
"If I come home to dishes in the sink, they're my dishes. I watch TV, it's whatever I want. I go wherever I want, do whatever I want. I've got a lot going on. I'm not some lonely sad sack out there. I've got a good life.”
“You know she's going to leave my broken heart behind her...”
“You know, Sir Devlan. Many women might find the quiet type endearing," I say. "I admit, a man of few words has an attractive quality." His head turns toward me. "But seeing how you're one of the few people I have to converse with, your lack of conversational skills can be obnoxious.”
Source: Fireblood
“You know sir. When we get home nobody is going to believe this. How the hell could anybody be that brave? It makes no sense.”
“You’re right, but we’ll know. Everybody who has stood and watched a Dervish charge is never going to forget it.”
Source: No Road to Khartoum
“You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.”
“You know so little of war. Battles may be fought from the outside in, but wars are won from the inside out.”
Source: The Shades of Magic Series: (A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light)
“You know so many documentaries now are very carefully scripted before you start, and then people are sort of put in chairs which are beautifully lit, and they tell their stories and you do that with another 10 people and you then construct a story from what they say. You do a sort of paper thing, and then you put some images in-between, and that's your film. And that's so not what I think is a good documentary. It can be so much more than that, it should be much more of an adventure and much more uncertain... like real things are.”