Nodded Quotes

#1. Do you believe in an afterlife?" the gunslinger asked him as Brown dropped three ears of hot corn onto his plate.
Brown nodded. "I think this is it.

Stephen King

#2. I'm wondering if you can speed this story up a bit," Ms. Jordan said. "I spilled pudding on Missy Trillin's head while she was taking a pee." "I see." Ms. Jordan nodded. "Now I think we're getting somewhere.

James Patterson

#3. Somewhere, Charles Darwin nodded and smiled a knowing smile.

David Wong

#4. Can I ask what you're reading?" ... She turned the book so the cover faced me. Wuthering Heights. "Have you read it?" She said. I nodded. I could feel the pulsating beat of my heart behind my eyes. "It's a sad story." "Sad stories make good books," She said. "They do.

Khaled Hosseini

#5. I never talked about you much. I said to Hardy. My voice sounded odd to my own ears.
Hardy stared into my eyes and nodded, understanding that some things mean too
much to be expressed easily.

Lisa Kleypas

#6. Your father is proud of us for having a
baby."
Gabriel nodded, as he continued brushing.
"That means he's proud of us for having sex and you for impregnating me. Do you think they make T-shirts for grandfathers that express those sentiments?

Sylvain Reynard

#7. Liam. We'll figure something else out. Please don't go."
"Why not? Would you miss me?"
Ty looked into his eyes and nodded jerkily. "Yes, I would."
"So tell me why I shouldn't go." They stared at each other. Liam took a step back. "Or better yet, come with me and tell me every night.

Abigail Roux

#8. Roger nodded. He was too old to hug his dad for long, and returned to his chair. "I'm gay." Saying it out loud was a relief. It was over! The hiding, the worrying, at least here, at home. "Well, you're not the only one in the world." Roger

Brad Vance

#9. There's nothing I can do that's going to drive you away, is there?" I murmured.
Owen flashed me a sly grin. "Finally figuring that out, are you?
I nodded.
His grin deepened. "Well, it sure took you long enough.

Jennifer Estep

#10. Your thigh? Your shoulder? Is there any part of you that hasn't been hurt yet?"
He seemed to be contemplating my question for a moment and then he nodded. He tapped his chest. "Yeah, my heart." He looked over at me. "But its feeling mighty vulnerable these days, so who knows.

Tess Oliver

#11. So...you really feel a difference from drinking it?" Lad asked.
I nodded. He nearly jumped out of the chair and charged past me to the kitchen.
I followed him. "What are you doing?"
"Getting you a refill.

Amy Patrick

#12. You're gay," wash stated.
Rhodes nodded, a short jerk of his head, dropping his gaze to his beer.
"As in, you-like-men gay."
Still eying his beer, Rhodes gave an affirmative shrug.
"As in, you like-to-fuck-men gay."
"Yes!

Katie Allen

#13. What do you think about when you close your eyes?" she asked. Alex looked at her, her silky orange eyes catching light from the fire, her hair falling against her cheek, her lips soft and full. "You really want to know?" She nodded. "Yeah." "I think about you,

Lisa McMann

#14. Go back," he said.
"Can't. Stand aside?"
"Can't."
"So it's like that?" I said.
Fix exhaled. Then he nodded. "Yeah."
And for the first time in a decade the Winter Knight and Summer Knight went to war.

Jim Butcher

#15. Holden shot him in the throat. Somewhere in his brain stem, Detective Miller nodded in approval.

James S.A. Corey

#16. I thought you didn't like staying after school."
"I didn't at first, but I kind of like it now."
"You do?"
He nodded. "Miss Andrews makes me feel special.

Nicholas Sparks

#17. Go into all the world and preach the gospel.' " Martha nodded slowly. "So the challenge is to do that without getting in the way of the message." Alban added, "He must increase. I must decrease.

Davis Bunn

#18. Candy nodded absently.
"Okay," she said. "What shall I wear?"
"A gun," I said.

Robert B. Parker

#19. Dan nodded emphatically, as if his mouth had just uttered, independently, something that his ears found quite profound.

Dave Eggers

#20. Nodded. I see that you're a first-level Fighter. Which makes it all the more

Daniel Suarez

#21. Finnerty shook his head. "He'd pull me back into the center, and I want to stay as close on the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center." He nodded, "Big, undreamed-of things
the people on the edge see them first.

Kurt Vonnegut

#22. Do you know how to read?" "No. It is one of the black arts." He nodded. "But a useful one," he said.

Ursula K. Le Guin

#23. Jesper gave him a little shake. "Pull it together, kid." "Not a kid," Wylan mumbled, batting Jesper's hands away. "Fine, you're an elder statesman. Do you know how to shoot?" Wylan nodded slowly. "Skeet.

Leigh Bardugo

#24. Are you ready?"
I nodded and whispered, "Yes."
"And nothing changes us."
"Nothing changes that we love each other.

Raine Miller

#25. I said alone!"
He nodded in agreement. "Aye, you usually say that, and I still stay. It's our way.

Kresley Cole

#26. Jax gave him a look, and he nodded, silently agreeing he wouldn't do anything stupid. Like kiss her. Or go to her house to watch Star Trek outtakes.

Trinity Faegen

#27. You could try," Reacher said. "But you'd get hurt. You're out of your league. You're up against something you never saw before."
"You have a mighty high opinion of yourself."
Reacher nodded at Neagley. "I'm talking about her. I'm just here to clear up the mess.

Lee Child

#28. Oh . . ." I nodded faintly, my throat suddenly dry. I attempted a smile.

Penny Reid

#29. After a long discussion of the country's woes, the interviewer asked Bobby, "But you are an optimist?" Kennedy nodded and smiled his weary-eyed smile. "Just because you can't live any other way, can you?" he replied.

David Talbot

#30. Jenna nodded, wiping tears away with the back of her hand. She leaned toward David and they hugged again. "I was never okay with losing you," she said quietly. "You know that, right?

Melissa J. Morgan

#31. That's how you're defining right and wrong? By what makes me happy?"
Pride lit his face as he nodded.
Oh Jesus. "Walker, you can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because I shouldn't be the center of your life!"
His voice was gentle, a little confused. "But you are.

Rowan McBride

#32. He nodded once and only once. When he

Brittainy C. Cherry

#33. He whispered in the king's ear, "If you ask me, I think you should find a wife for Siddhartha. Once he has a family to occupy him, he will abandon this desire to become a monk." King Suddhodana nodded.

Thich Nhat Hanh

#34. Was. "Uh, hi, Walter. This is my daughter, Hayley, and this is her mom, Maggie McPherson." "Hi," Hayley said shyly. Maggie nodded and looked uncomfortable. Walter made the mistake of thrusting his hand out to Maggie. If she could have

Michael Connelly

#35. So, the MacGregors."
"Yeah." Jane nodded with a long sigh. "The MacGregors."
"I don't get what the big deal is with them," Charlotte said.
"If you saw under their kilts, you would get what the big deal
" Annabelle tried to break in.

Michelle M. Pillow

#36. She's just a little faint," I reassured Mrs. Hammond. "They're blood typing in biology."
She nodded, understanding now. "There's always one."
I stifled a laugh. Trust Bella to be that one.

Stephenie Meyer

#37. I looked at Monty, who nodded and was thoroughly enjoying himself. I would spike his tea later - my revenge would be bitter and its name was coffee. "How

Orlando A. Sanchez

#38. I sat down at the table, took a deep breath, smiled at Detective Masterson, and nodded at Deputy Slalom. It was going to be a great summer. Normal.

Erynn Mangum

#39. Jack nodded. 'No,' he said.
Was that a trick answer?

Robert Rankin

#40. You're right, Halt,' she said, and he nodded acklowledgement of her backing down.
'Nice to hear someone else saying that for a change,' Will said cheerfully. 'Seems like I've said those words an awful lot in my time.'
Halt turned a bleak gaze on him. 'And you've always been right.

John Flanagan

#41. Put a scoop of ice cream on it?" she asked. "And coffee. Everyone want coffee?" She looked inquiringly at us, smiling in a way that made me decidedly nervous, especially after that "I can get us a body" remark, and I nodded. Coffee? Why not?

Kim Harrison

#42. All right," I said. "Let's show these Seattle assholes how we do things in Vegas. Jennifer?" She held up the detonator. I nodded. "Light 'em up!" 41. One click of the detonator, so fast her fingers blurred, and the alley erupted in a blast of crumpled metal and flame.

Craig Schaefer

#43. You have a memory chip that small implanted in you, he verified.
I nodded, guessing this was somewhat worse than having cooties.

James Patterson

#44. I should have known you were no better than the rest of them. You are only a man, you do not have the ability to control yourself, but she," Lady Catherine nodded sagely, "she knew exactly what she was doing. Fluffing her feathers and shaking her tail for you! It was disgraceful!

Elizabeth Adams

#45. Hortense and Berthe nodded, as though profoundly impressed by the wisdom of their mother's pronouncements. She had long since convinced them of the absolute inferiority of men, whose sole function was to marry and to pay.

Emile Zola

#46. You are a very special child," the old handmaid said, stroking Eleonora's hair. "You know that don't you?"
Eleonora mumbled a yes.
"You know you are special, but I think that you aren't sure how."
She nodded. That was, indeed, the crux of it.

Michael David Lukas

#47. Jun Do held the book, felt its soft cover. "I could read some with you," she said. "Do you know of Christ?" Jun Do nodded. "I've been briefed on him.

Adam Johnson

#48. This is your day." I nodded and tried not to smile. "I'm just your arm candy."
She grinned with a sparkle in her eyes. "I do like candy."
Holy shit. We were flirting.

Lisa Kessler

#49. Leaving millions dead or dying in your wake." The Unicorn nodded. "Billions, if all goes well. The survivors will need a leader.

Bryan Fields

#50. I am what I am," Ty said. "And what is that?" Ariane asked. "A bartender. Always happy to make new acquaintances." He nodded at Bard. "Or to provide guests with drinks. Anyone thirsty?

Neal Stephenson

#51. Abigail stared suspiciously at Lesley. "Why are you wearing a mask?" she asked.
"Because my face fell off," said Lesley.
Abigail considered this for a moment and then nodded. "Okay," she said.

Ben Aaronovitch

#52. Martin nodded, his head snapping up and down. He was wearing baggy gray sweatpants and no shirt. His torso was soft and undeveloped and covered with a thick growth of fine hair. He squinted against the bright morning sun. Yeah, sure. What do you want?

Robert Crais

#53. Vassily cleared his throat, probably impatient with Gabriel's bookshelf manners. 'You'll have to excuse me,' Gabriel said, putting back the booklet, 'I have a severe addiction to ink.'
'Don't we all?' Vassily nodded. 'Thank God we have other addictions to assuage it a little.

Jean-Christophe Valtat

#54. Son, how violent is yer woman?" The older man asked sounding curious. Aiden leaned in and whispered. "She knocked me unconscious once with the back of my toilet." The older man's eyes widened. "Better get you some chocolate bars. You can throw those from a distance." Aiden nodded.

Anonymous

#55. Talltail of WindClan nodded to one of his Clanmates. "Sounds like they're handling the situation well." Hailstar

Erin Hunter

#56. the vampire Sanguini, who was tall and emaciated with dark shadows under his eyes, merely nodded. He

J.K. Rowling

#57. I think of you like a sister," he said. "Like a brilliant, violent, occasionally terrifying sister that I would follow to the ends of earth, in part because I respected her so much and in part because I feared what she would do to me of I refused. "
She nodded. "I would do awful things.

Kiersten White

#58. Those two moods are so different! Is everyone in your family like that?"
....
"Unquestionably."
Baden nodded. "Good to know. I'll buy a shield and some binoculars.

Kiera Cass

#59. Eventually, Malta Kano withdrew her hand from mine and took several deep breaths. Then she nodded several times. "Mr. Okada," she said, "I believe that you are entering a phase of your life in which many different things will occur. The disappearance of your cat is only the beginning.

Haruki Murakami

#60. Is it okay?"
I nodded and continued chewing. "Y-you made me my first sub."
He smiled. "You remembered.

Shaye Evans

#61. Some women nodded, others shook their heads. I would have killed myself before I let one of them move into my house.

Would you Helen? Would you really?

Kristin Hannah

#62. She nodded and watched him job up the steps. And good God did he do all kinds of justice to a pair of jeans.

Laura Kaye

#63. I nodded. Nodding was all I knew how to do, all I understood. Nodding, at least, still made sense.

Cora Carmack

#64. She didn't warn you about me?"
"Should she have?"
Erica finished her drink, relishing the burn in her belly and the flush of heat in her cheeks as she nodded "Definitely."
His gaze smoldered. "It's a good thing danger is my calling, then.

Lisa Kessler

#65. Love New York." I nodded my head. "I only like New York as a friend, but I'm in.

Darynda Jones

#66. Mr. Purity nodded and paused to take another sip of coffee. As you well know, my name has fallen into a state of great reproach. And with this declining opinion of my importance, I have become increasingly unattractive to most people today.

Eric Ludy

#67. You think I pretend weakness?"
She nodded. "Not weakness, but you like to let others think they're in control, when it's you.

Kady Cross

#68. I'm not through with you yet. Are you prepared to accept your punishment?"
I nodded reluctantly. I wasn't sure what a vampire's punishment might be. But I was ready to find out.
"I sentence you to a thousand kisses," he said.
"Can I begin now?

Ellen Schreiber

#69. I nodded sagely. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." Masur looked at me quizzically. "Dan Quayle said that," I added. Whether he actually did or not, I liked the quote.

Joseph Finder

#70. Warren threatened my life if I left you alone," he said.
"Really?" I asked surprised.
He laughed and nodded his head. "Yea. First, I threatened to kill him. Now he's threatened to kill me. I think we've reached the first level of friendship.

Elicia Hyder

#71. She nodded. "Always. I find that it saves time in the long run. Anyone who can't take the truth doesn't belong in my world.

Jamie Freveletti

#72. When did you last see him?" "About twenty minutes ago," I said. "In the morgue." Finlay nodded gently. "Before that?" "Seven years ago," I said. "Our mother's funeral.

Lee Child

#73. With that, the hologram did dissolve and PROXY returned to his normal appearance and size.
"Ugh," the droid said with a shudder. "I hate being him."
The apprentice stood, deep in thought and nodded. "I think he does too.

Sean Williams

#74. You are healed." Allegra nodded. "You are no longer a Silver Blood." She paused. "But you are no longer a vampire either."
Bliss started. No longer a vampire-but what did that mean? Did it mean she was just human?

Melissa De La Cruz

#75. The bride nodded and said, 'Of course, but where is the kitchen, the spices, the oil and the vessels?

Sudha Murty

#76. I know what it's like to not fit in. Everyone thinks you're strange because you like to be alone, when really you just don't know how to say hello," Meryn whispered to the tiny creature. He looked up, surprised, and nodded.

Alanea Alder

#77. I'm not a leather kind of Dom when it comes to practicality. He Smiled " I'm much more a demin kind of Dom." Shayla arched her brow at him. " A demin Dom huh?" he nodded . " Better then a sweating-my-ass-off Dom.

Tymber Dalton

#78. Help me?" Hope opened as sweetly as a rose in sunlight, bright and beautiful."Really?" He nodded.
"Oh, Kane. Thank you!" He planned to kill her, the darling man.

Gena Showalter

#79. But it is difficult for men to disbelieve a woman who insists that she wishes to serve them, and he nodded assent.

Catherynne M Valente

#80. She nodded silently, unable to name as joy any part of the things she felt.

Ayn Rand

#81. 'You know that saying, give a man enough rope?' When Matt nodded, Howard continued. 'I can assure you the person who came up with it didn't know Aubrey. You give him enough rope and he'll tie you to a chair with it.'

J.L. Langley

#82. She grinned and nodded and another frozen thing inside of me melted.

Steven Brust

#83. I nodded in approval, turned around and opened the door, and stepped into the hall. I walked past the receptionist, smiling at her shocked face when she told me in a superficial voice to have a nice day, and I gave her a parting gift - my middle finger.

J.A. Saare

#84. Walked out without a word. Fogarty nodded at Petrocelli,

Robert B. Parker

#85. Joshua nodded with a small smile. "I know if you're with her, nothing bad can happen to her. I'll go to school with Marie and Stefan. Of course, if you took me, all the other kids would think I have a big daddy, and they wouldn't try to pick on me." He shrugged. "But Stefan's big. Maybe he'll work.

Christine Feehan

#86. And I said, "You love me?" Rhys nodded. And I wondered if love was too weak a word for what he felt, what he'd done for me. For what I felt for him. I set the bowl down before him. "Then eat.

Sarah J. Maas

#87. Rowing was not simple for me. I nodded whenever the instructor made a point, as if I understood, but I could as easily have assembled the space shuttle as have repeated the moves she was explaining.

Barry S. Strauss

#88. For years the strangers among us had passed sullenly in the hallways; now we looked, we nodded, we smiled.

Jerry Spinelli

#89. He nodded like he felt sorry for me and my stupid brain. 'I think that's probably because of your common sense. You can't accept the idea of arriving before you leave, the idea that every moment is happening at the same time, that it's us who are moving - ' Enough was enough.

Rebecca Stead

#90. Aidi nodded. "Lying to yourself's always a problem," he said.

K.J. Parker

#91. I nodded. It was his checklist. Every time we were together we went through this. He ran down his list of people, events, even actual objects that were in my life.

A.M. Homes

#92. And girls are much more mature." Eve nodded wisely. "So you're about ten years older than Shane, then.

Rachel Caine

#93. I'm supposed to stay calm? Seriously?"
I nodded.
She shook her head. "Cow shit might be more helpful than that advice.

Lisa Kessler

#94. You are so ... "
He grinned. "Charming? Handsome? Intriguing?"
"I was going to say confusing."
"Ahh." He nodded in an astute manner. "We'll slot that under intriguing.

Linda Kage

#95. Frankie raised an eyebrow. Look at you getting all sentimental. You know where to find me.
Delaney nodded. That doesn't mean you want to be found. Come on. One drink.

Holly Hood

#96. Herb nodded. "Problem is, you knocked up your girl. That's the only way women'll allow you to get away with a Justice of the Peace." Herb looked back to Hank as many of the men coughed to hide their laughter. "That's the ticket, son, only way to save us all. Start workin' on makin' a baby.

Kristen Ashley

#97. Teacher and the guard. He nodded.

Nora Roberts

#98. We done with this talk about everything?"
"Yes," I answered.
"You good?" he asked.
Oh yes. I was good. I nodded but added another soft, "Yes."
His hands slid down over my ass and he ordered, "Then hop up baby, Time to f**k.

Kristen Ashley

#99. She nodded again, and took a deep breath. A small tear managed to find its way through the swelling and dropped onto her left cheek. He

John Grisham

#100. Lada looked up into her father's eyes, deep-set and etched with years of cunning and cruelty. She nodded, then held out her hand. "The daughter of Wallachia wants her knife back."
Vlad smiled and gave it to her.

Kiersten White