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“You see, their entire system is... flawless. They have jobs, but their system works based on need and the ability to fulfill that need...”
Source: The Grate
“You see them? You see the things that float and flop about you and through you ever moment of your life? You see the creatures that form what men call the pure air and the blue sky? Have I not succeeded in breaking down the barrier; have I not shown you worlds that no other living men have seen?”
Source: Waking Up Screaming: Haunting Tales of Terror
“You see then, that Diatribe truly possesses a free choice in her handling of Scriptures, so that words of one and the same type are for her obliged to prove endeavor in one place and freedom in another, exactly as she pleases.”
Source: Luther and Erasmus: free will and salvation
“You see, there are no pretty pink flowers in the woods at night.”
Source: Eye for Eye
“You see there are people who believe the function of the police is to fight crime,
and that's not true, the function of the police is social control and protection of
property.”
“You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.”
Source: A Doll's House
“You see, there's a drill:
1. I [Amy] will say 'Right then, let's go and rescue him [Rory].'
2. The Doctor will say 'Ah yes, but...'
3. And then he'll list the fourteen things that we have to do before we resuce Rory
4. And why they're all more important than rescuing Rory
5. The list normally includes wounded puppies
6. An exploding bus full of grannies
7. You know what I mean
8. So we'll go and do those instead
9. Cos they're all so important
10. And Rory has to come last.”
Source: Doctor Who: Dead of Winter
“You see there's no real ending, it's only the beginning, come out and play.”
“You see, there's some blues for folks ain't never had a thing, and that's a sad blues ... but the saddest kind of blues is for them that's had everything they ever wanted and has lost it, and knows it won't come back no more. Ain't no sufferin' in this world worse than that; and that's the blue we call 'I Had It But It's All Gone Now.”
Source: Replay
“You see-----There were three of us in this marriage.......”
“You see these actor/director relationships in the celebrity world and you understand why. The director knows which buttons to push and it makes it so much more familiarized.”
“You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film.”
“You see, these creatures, these… Bigfoots… as big and as strong as they are… they’re also more intelligent than people. Do you know why?"
"Um, no. Why?" asked Carter.
"Because they fear God more than they fear man." Said James, his eyes filled with conviction.”
Source: The Siege at Simeon Heights: Bigfoot Fiction Thriller - Drama Novel - Family Adventure - Action Adventure - Sasquatch - Cryptid Suspense
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
“You see these dictators up on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police. They're afraid of words and thought. ... They make frantic efforts to bar our thoughts and words. ... A state of society where men may not speak their mind - where children denounce their parents to the police - where a businessman or small shopkeeper ruins his competitor by telling tales about his private opinion. Such a state of society cannot long endure if it is continually in contact with the healthy outside world.”
“You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better; it's absolutely steady, and much more exciting.”
“You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live.”
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird
“You see things and you say, 'Why?'. But I dream things and I say, 'Why not?'.”
“You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.”
“You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.”
Source: Zeno's Conscience
“You see things one way. I see them 420 degrees, because 360 isn’t enough, and I don’t even smoke.”
“You see things really different when your father is so intimately, so indisputably in charge of your continued existence on the planet.”
“You see things You keep quiet about them. You understand.”
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“You see things; you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?”
Source: Back to Methuselah
“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?”
“You see this, don't you?" said Simple, showing me his N. A. A.C.P. card. "I have just joined the National Organization for the Association of Colored Folks and it is fine."
"You mean the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People," I said.
"Um-hum!" said Simple, "but they tell me it has white people in it, too."
"That's right, it does."
"I did not see none at the meeting where me and Joyce went this evening," said Simple.
"No?"
"No! There should have been some present because that fine colored speaker was getting white folks told—except that there was no white folks there to be told."
"They just do not come to Negro neighborhoods to meetings," I said, "although they may belong.
"Then we ought to hold some meetings downtown so that they can learn what this Negro problem is all about," said Simple. "It does not make sense to be always talking to ourselves....”
Source: The Return of Simple
“You see, this happened a few months ago, but it's still going on right now, and it ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.”
Source: Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
“You see this incredible capacity for replication in nature, survival, development, all of these things that are around us all the time in nature that just happen. By comparison, human life is really, really complicated. We're gifted animals, but we are so complicated. Nothing is easy for us, except maybe eating too much.”
“You see, this is partly why Earth hasn’t received any messages from other worlds. Most have perished by the time their light reaches our sky. Sometimes hundreds of light-years exist between even the simplest forms of life.”
Source: How High We Go in the Dark
“You see, this is the problem with conversation,” Solon said with a sigh, and looked at Ander. “All we ever do is talk about ourselves. Let us stop before we bore each other, well, to tears.”
Source: Waterfall
“You see, this is the thing about this world. When it comes to politicians, people always forget.”
Source: The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit
“You see this, O my lovely? This is yours,' he said. 'This street, this path, is yours to walk. If you follow it, it will you into the labyrinth of London's underworld, where you truly belong. All you need to do is embrace the Pale Dreamer. Let her deep into your soul. Let her take away all the doubt, the solitude, the fear you store as Paige Mahoney, and turn it into riches. Let her draw out the gift that lies dormant within you. Do this,' he said, 'and you will make me a fine mollisher.”
Source: The Pale Dreamer
“You see this scrawny, stunted, unmuscled body? It’s built to live in parasitic symbiosis with a couch. It resists training with the force of many million ohms.”
“You see this?” Suryo held up a tiny, green plastic toy soldier about 4 cm in height. It was one of those common plastic freebies found in crisp packages. There was something odd, however, about the toy soldier. There was a dark, long nail that was bent around its crotch.
“What does this mean?” My grandmother demanded.
“A nail around the crotch? Is it a spell to break up our marriages?” Aunt Salma asked.
“Not sure,” Suryo sighed. He looked at my grandfather. “It’s over now. We’ll get rid of this.”
“Suryo, how long has it been in the pond?” My grandfather asked.
“A long time.”
“The toy soldier. Is that meant to be my father?” Adam asked.
We stopped and stared at him. Suddenly I felt frightened. My father. The soldier. Was this spell also meant to bring harm to my father?”
Source: The Keeper of My Kin: The Constant Companion Tales
“You see those stars, which shines at night when the sky darkens it shines for you when your heart is blackened”
“You see thousands of films you forget the minute you come out of the cinema, don't you? Because they don't mean anything. It's the tough ones like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Nil By Mouth' that stay with you, that you never forget. I'd like to leave a few of those behind if possible.”
“You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.”
Source: The Works of John Dryden, Volume XIII: Plays: All for Love, Oedipus, Troilus and Cressida
“You see, time and circumstance are everything. You can’t stop what is meant to happen, and you can’t force what isn’t fated to occur.”
“You see," Tommy said. "You act like crazy man first in class and now on highway. It's midnight and you are lost like hell. But that's okay. Don't need to have panicky situation. No restrictions. Be yourself.”
Source: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
“You see tragedy requires persons of heroic stature. It works on the principle of people being more than humansuper-humanand also being only too human. But there just aren't many great figures around now, so the tragic mechanisms can't work.”
“You see two people together. They're in a relationship. It's really power that holds those people together. And when the designs of power change, those people will separate and there's nothing they can do in the meantime about it.”
“You see, until then I'd been driven. I'd had a true quest, a purpose beyond my function - and then suddenly, the quest was over.
I felt... drained. Disappointed. Let down.
Does that make sense? I had been sure that as soon as I had everything back I'd feel good. But inside I felt worse than when I stared.”
Source: The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
“You see, Valentin, there is no such thing as time. It's just a road, a path to travel on. Most of the world is on a train, traveling forward all the time, speeding toward death, with a set schedule and someone else in charge.”
“You see Viola, this is the body I have and I'm gonna keep it. I've got a potato nose, a bit of flab, a muffin top... I've grown attached to them. And life's too short to worry about what other people think. I've decided to like myself the way I am and to have fun, every time I can.”
Source: Per sempre
“You see we adults have learned how to disguise our terrible characters but a child... well, it's like a grotesque drawing of us. They should be neither seen nor heard. And no one must make another one.”
“You see, we are like blocks of stone out of which the Sculptor carves the forms of men. The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much are what make us perfect.”
“You see, we cannot draw lines and compartments and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping-stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.' He paused, considering what he had just said. 'Yes', he repeated. 'In the end, it's all a question of balance.”
Source: A Fine Balance
“You see, we don’t have enough sense to make these decisions. Somehow, you just get led to where you’re supposed to be, if you’re willing to submit.”
“You see, we were able to give you something, something which even now no one will ever take from you, and we were able to do that principally by sheltering you. Hailsham would not have been Hailsham if we hadn’t. Very well, sometimes that meant we kept things from you, lied to you. Yes, in many ways we fooled you, I suppose you could even call it that. But we sheltered you during those years, and we gave you your childhoods. Lucy was well-meaning enough. But if she’d have her way, your happiness at Hailsham would have been shattered. Look at you both now! I’m so proud to see you both. You built your lives on what we gave you. You wouldn’t be who you are today if we’d not protected you. You wouldn’t have become absorbed in your lessons, you wouldn’t have lost yourselves in your art and your writing. Why should you have done, knowing what lay in store for each of you? You would have told us it was all pointless, and how could we have argued with you? So she had to go.”
Source: Never Let Me Go
“You see we're a country that talks about family values. But we haven't passed anything to help family values since the Family and Medical Leave Act. And the Family and Medical Leave Act was one of the first things I voted on when I came to Congress. It was very thrilling to me, because when my first child was born, I was terrified of being fired. When my second child was born, I was a member of the city council, and in some ways it was easier to respond to 250 constituents than it was to respond to one employer.”