Max Quotes - Page 3

• There's not much left inside me, Max" Sometimes, all she heard were echoes.

  Nalini Singh

  Echoes, Sometimes, Heard

  Nalini Singh (2010). “Bonds of Justice”, p.60, Penguin

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• He gives my hand a tight squeeze, but that desperation, that urgency between us is gone. No insecurities. Max and Fang. Fang and Max. No longer a question. We just are.

  James Patterson

  Hands, Giving, Insecurity

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• Too bad you didn't just take Max up on his offer, Four. Well, too bad for you, anyway," says Eric quietly as he clicks the bullet into its chamber. My lungs burn; I haven't breathed in almost a minute. I see Tobias's hand twitch in the corner of my eye, but my hand is already on my gun. I press the barrel to Eric's forehead. His eyes widen, and his face goes slack, and for a second he looks like another sleeping Dauntless soldier. My index finger hovers over the trigger. "Get your gun away from his head," I say. "You won't shoot me," Eric replies. "Interesting theory. " I say.

  Veronica Roth

  Eye, Sleep, Gun

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• Fang (sarcasticaly): Go pick out a tree and I'll carve our initials in it. Max: (screams and goes in the bathroom)

  James Patterson

  Tree, Bathroom, Scream

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• My father Big Max told me many years ago that 'anything you are good at will contribute to your happiness'. Great advice.

  Max Walker

  Motivation, Father, Years

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• Max cuffed his brother good-naturedly on the ear as River slid in past him and bent to kiss Sophia on the cheek. “Hello, are you sure you’re with the right brother?” Sophia had never had a younger sibling. But this man with his laughing eyes and bright smile... “Are you making me an offer?

  Nalini Singh

  Brother, Sibling, Eye

  Nalini Singh (2010). “Bonds of Justice”, p.263, Penguin

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• The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.

  Mel Brooks

  Book, Character, Stories

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• Max Lucado says that 'A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.' That is true and a man who wants to find out the truth must also do the same thing!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Men, Want, Crowds

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• I suspect people are going to vote for Max Burns because they know him as local boy who's got - share their values.

  George W. Bush

  Boys, People, Vote

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 30, 2006.

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• Many years ago, when I was once saying sadly to Max it was a pity I couldn't have taken up archaeology when I was a girl, so as to be more knowledgeable on the subject, he said, 'Don't you realize that at this moment you know more about prehistoric pottery than any woman in England?'

  Agatha Christie

  Girl, Taken, Years

  Agatha Christie (1991). “Agatha Christie: An Autobiography”, Berkley Publishing Group

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• Well, I couldn't spell my name until I was eight - my second name. I was so dyslexic. Max I could do. Irons, nope.

  Max Irons

  Eight, Names, Iron

  "Max Irons Assumes His Throne". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 15, 2013.

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• I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.

  Max Walker

  Son, Names, Empires

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.

  Andrew Vachss

  Fiction, Facts, Fact And Fiction

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• Of comic novels that have quaffed the elixir of 'classic': Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm.

  Cynthia Ozick

  Classic, Comic, Elixir

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• Max, you're the last of the hybrids who still has...a soul.' ... 'She doesn't have soul,' Gazzy scoffed. 'Have you ever seen her dance?

  James Patterson

  Soul, Lasts, Stills

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• To these Teachers of Zen; you want a zafu cushion? sit your zen ass on a bicycle
  seat and peddle into hurricane wind for 8 hours at your max effort; there is your ENGAGED ZEN!

  Steve Ilg

  Teacher, Wind, Effort

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• What are you doing here?” [ndr prison] Selling Girl Scout cookies,” I said. “Want some? The Samoas are terrific.” (Max II to Max)

  James Patterson

  Girl, Cookies, Want

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• There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success.

  Max Beerbohm

  Life, Failure, Fall

  "The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm".

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• Man, I'm messed up right now. My best friend is my father? The man I idolized as a kid... whose tattoo is on my arm... And he's younger than me. Yeah, I don't think I can handle this. Mindwipe me, somebody... please! Where's that dragon from Sanctuary? Simi, go get Max. I need him.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Tattoo, Father, Kids

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• BTW, the roach's name is Max (courtesy of Brianna, "because of I had a puppy, I'd name him Max").

  Rachel Renée Russell

  Names, Roaches, Puppy

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• If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl,' I'm going to kill you." "Who's Magnus?" Max inquired. "He's a warlock," said Alec. "A sexy, sexy warlock," Isabelle told Max, ignoring Alec's look of total fury. "But warlocks are bad," protested Max, looking baffled. "Exactly," said Isabelle.

  Cassandra Clare

  Sexy, Thinking, Looks

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.764, Simon and Schuster

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• Max: What's a period? George: It's a bullet we dodge, go get ready.

  George Lopez

  Funny, Humor, Bullets

  TV series "George Lopez" ("Prototype"), 2002-2007.

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• I'm especially baffled by the idea of taking insurance against a U.S. default. If America defaults, we're talking about a chaotic world - Mad Max, more or less - in which case, who imagines that insurance claims will be honored?

  Paul Krugman

  Talking, Ideas, America

  "Ask the Author Live: Larissa MacFarquhar with Paul Krugman". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. February 19, 2010.

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• Freud wrote a book on the essence of humor, but he didn't know what he was talking about. Max Eastman wrote a book, The Enjoyment of Laughter, that was a much better book, but nobody bothered to read it.

  John Gould

  Laughter, Book, Talking

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• I have an idea. It’s risky, and Max will kill us when she finds out.” Iggy raised his head. “Sounds like my kind of idea.

  James Patterson

  Ideas, Sound, Kind

  James Patterson (2010). “Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1”, p.85, Hachette UK

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