Phones Quotes - Page 32

• For joy, apparently, it was all Franny could do to hold the phone, even with both hands.

  J. D. Salinger

  Hands, Joy

  "Zooey (1957)". "Franny and Zooey". Book by J. D. Salinger, 1961.

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• I went through a period in my life when I had no friends, when the phone never rang, when I thought I would die from loneliness. I know that the real blessing here isn't that I have a book published, but that I have so many people to thank.

  Louise Penny

  Real, Loneliness, Book

  Louise Penny (2008). “Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel”, p.10, Macmillan

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• He never hurries. He never shows his cards. He always hangs up first....Like when we first started talking on the phone, he would always be the one who got off first. When we kissed, he always pulled away first. He always kept me just on the edge of crazy. Feeling like I wanted him too much, which just made me want him more....[It was] excruciating and wonderful. It feels good to want something that bad. I thought about him the way you think about dinner when you haven't eaten for a day and a half. Like you'd sell your soul for it.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Crazy, Thinking, Talking

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• What a woman should know -When to just let him zone out on video games, his computer, or phone. -When to let him control the day or situation. -When to just shut up and kiss him.

  Jennifer Love Hewitt

  Kissing, Games, Video

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• He stopped what he was doing and pulled out his magic phone. Okay, the phone wasn't magic, but it does things my computer struggles with.

  Patricia Briggs

  Struggle, Magic, Doe

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• The problem was money and the indignities of life without it. Every stroller, cell phone, Yankees cap, and SUV he saw was a torment. He wasn't covetous, he wasn't envious. But without money he was hardly a man.

  Jonathan Franzen

  Men, Cells, Yankees

  Jonathan Franzen (2001). “The Corrections: A Novel”, p.105, Macmillan

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• No. That's Clary; shes's my best friend." Simon pocketed his phone. "And she has a boyfriend. Like, really, really, really has a boyfriend. The nuclear bomb of boyfriends. Trust me on this one.

  Cassandra Clare

  My Best Friend, Nuclear, Bombs

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.1365, Simon and Schuster

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• I guess you're coming as my date now." Simon shoved the phone into his pocket. "I'm secure enough in my masculinity to accept that," said Jordan. "We better get you something nice to wear, though," he called as Simon headed back into his room. "I want you to look pretty.

  Cassandra Clare

  Nice, Pockets, Looks

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• Because they're probably long gone. Are you hurt?" Gabe asked with enough urgency that she realized he must have felt shiver in delayed reaction to the hole in the door. "No. No, I'm okay. What a about you? Are you hurt?" "Only if you count the fact that you damned near ripped off my plumbing groping around for my phone." She made a sound of exasperation. "Now? You pick now to become a comedian?" "It's all about timing," he whispered back.

  Cindy Gerard

  Hurt, Doors, Long

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• Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!" Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we have souvenir chamber pots?" "No." His dad whipped out his phone. "I'll make the call.

  Rick Riordan

  Kings, Dad, Teeth

  Rick Riordan (2016). “The 39 Clues 1: The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones”, p.107, Scholastic UK

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• ...playing with the Barbie-size keyboard on my new phone. Phones are like toys now. They fit in your pocket, light up and vibrate like joy buzzers. Plus, you can get-I mean, "access"-the Internet and find anything you want. Music. Maps. Porn. Anything. If cell phones came with a cigarette dispenser, they'd be the greatest stupid invention ever.

  Richard Kadrey

  Stupid, Mean, Light

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• And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!

  Rick Riordan

  Cells, Here I Am, Monsters

  Rick Riordan (2013). “Percy Jackson: The Complete Series”, p.984, Penguin UK

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• We have Kenjii. We have my cell phone. Since we aren't officially dating, I'm sure you'll agree that's all the protection we need.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Cells, Dating, Needs

  Kelley Armstrong (2014). “Darkness Rising Trilogy, 3-book bundle: The Gathering, The Calling, The Rising”, p.105, Penguin

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• I'll call you," he repeated. "If you call me, I won't pick up the phone." "You will wait by the phone for my call, and when it rings, you will pick it up and you will speak to me in a civil manner. If you don't know how, ask someone.

  Ilona Andrews

  Waiting, Speak, Call Me

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Magic Bleeds”, p.74, Penguin

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• it's weird how much people change. for example, when i was a kid i loved all of these things..and over time all of them just fell away, one after another, replaced by friends and IMing and cell phones and boys and clothes. it's kind of sad, if you think about it. like there's no continuity in people at all. like something ruptures when you hit twelve, or thirteen, or whatever the age is when you're no longer a kid but a "young adult," and after that you're a totally different person. maybe even a less happy person. maybe even a worse one.

  Lauren Oliver

  Kids, Thinking, Boys

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• The basic scam in the Internet age is pretty easy even for the financially illiterate to grasp. It was as if banks like Goldman were wrapping ribbons around watermelons, tossing them out fiftieth-story windows, and opening the phones for bids. In this game you were a winner only if you took your money out before the melon hit the pavement.

  Matt Taibbi

  Games, Age, Stories

  Matt Taibbi (2010). “Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America”, p.213, Spiegel & Grau

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• Back in Georgie's attic, he yanks the phone out of the socket and begins scrolling down the names under dialed calls, praying to anyone who will listen. God. Baby Jesus. Saint Thomas the doubter. Saint Whoever, patron saint of losers. Praying, Please, please, don't let it be true. The first name shatters him. The second makes his head spin.

  Melina Marchetta

  Baby, Jesus, Names

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• I am here," Eric said. "And I am here." I was a little amused at Eric's phone answering technique. "Sookie, my little bullet-sucker," he said, sounding fond and warm. "Eric, my big bullshitter.

  Charlaine Harris

  Technique, Eric, Littles

  Charlaine Harris (2002). “Living Dead in Dallas: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.199, Penguin

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• Have you ever made her angry?" If the cop said that he and his wife lived in a state of constant connubial bliss, Andrew decided he'd have full cause to throw a punch. Max raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'm human." He slid the phone into the pocket of his suit pants and rose to his feet with a distinctly amused glint in his eyes. "Making up is the un part, in case you haven't figured that out yet.

  Nalini Singh

  Eye, Feet, Wife

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• If you are sad, ask yourself why you are sad. Then pick up the phone and call someone and tell him the answer to the question. If you don't know anyone, call the operator and tell him. Most people don't know that the operator has to listen, it is a law. Also, the postman is not allowed to go inside your house, but you can talk to him on public property for up to four minutes or until he wants to go, whichever comes first.

  Miranda July

  Law, People, House

  "No One Belongs Here More Than You". Book by Miranda July, November 2, 2005.

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• The phone was her worst enemy and her best friend but she never knew which until she answered it.

  Ann Brashares

  Worst Enemy, Enemy, Worst

  Ann Brashares (2012). “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Complete Collection”, p.403, Delacorte Press

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• Shigure Sohma: So, anyway, I was wondering if you could stop by the house and take a look at Tohru's cut. That is, if it isn't a problem.
  Hatori Sohma: No problem. I'll stop by the house this evening.
  Shigure Sohma: Hmmm? What's this, Hatori? I don't think I ever heard you sound so eager to come over. Could it be you have a secret crush on Tohru?
  [long silence from the other end of the phone]
  Shigure Sohma: [shouts] I knew it! You naughty, naughty man, you!
  Hatori Sohma: No, I was simply too amazed by your stupidity to say anything.

  Natsuki Takaya

  Crush, Cutting, Men

  "Fruits Basket". www.imdb.com. 2001.

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• I suddenly realize that I'm naked, which shouldn't bother me since it's the phone, but for some reason it does. "How's it hanging?" Kyra asks and now I think I'm blushing. It's just an expression, but jeez!

  Barry Lyga

  Thinking, Expression, Naked

  Barry Lyga (2007). “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl”, p.109, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the total could fill a suitcase. Every single day during our relationship, no matter where in the world I was, I'd get a telegram from Frank saying he loved me and missed me. He was a man who was deseperate for companionship and love. Can you wonder that he always had mine!

  Ava Gardner

  Men, And Love, World

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• but then she did. she died. no more visits, no more phone calls. And without even realizing it, I began to drift, as if my roots had been pulled, as if I were floating down some side branch of a river.

  Mitch Albom

  Roots, Rivers, Floating

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