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• In fact, the males very rarely take permanent mates.' His skin was so tan. 'Why not?' 'Because we tend to kill the females.' Ah, well, okay. That wasn't cool.

  Larissa Ione

  Skins, Males, Female

  Larissa Ione (2010). “Sin Undone”, p.78, Hachette UK

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• In the end, the wind takes everything, doesn't it? And why not? Why other? If the sweetness of our lives did not depart, there would be no sweetness at all.

  Stephen King

  Wind, Would Be, Dark Tower

  Stephen King (2012). “The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel”, p.300, Simon and Schuster

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• Why not rise from the grave and terrorize a little instead of staying buried and dead in the cemetery?

  Daniel Handler

  Littles, Graves, Buried

  Daniel Handler (2012). “Why We Broke Up”, p.156, Egmont UK

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• Why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?

  Richelle Mead

  Auras, Sun, Brighter

  Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.240, Penguin

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• Actually,” I said, hesitant to bring it up, “I was thinking along the lines of a curse that can turn you human.” “Or witch?” Ivy said, surprising me. There was a soft vulnerability in her and I blinked. “You don’t want to be a witch,” I said quickly. “Why not? You are.

  Kim Harrison

  Thinking, Ivy, Lines

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• We'll win, of course," he said. "You don't want that," said the demon. "Why not, pray?“ “Listen," said Crowley desperately, "how many musicians do you think your side have got, eh? First grade, I mean." Aziraphale looked taken aback. "Well, I should think-" he began. "Two," said Crowley. "Elgar and Liszt. That's all. We've got the rest. Beethoven, Brahms, all the Bachs, Mozart, the lot. Can you imagine eternity with Elgar?

  Neil Gaiman

  Taken, Mean, Winning

  Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch”, p.45, Harper Collins

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• I hate endings. Just detest them. Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster. … The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning. That’s genius.

  Sam Shepard

  Hate, Temptation, Genius

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• It's so easy for someone else to say, 'Don't worry. Everything's going to be all right.' Why not say it? It doesn't cost anything. It doesn't mean anything. No one will hold you to it if you're wrong.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Mean, Worry, Cost

  Rainbow Rowell (2011). “Attachments”, p.173, Hachette UK

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• Perhaps one day, all these conflicts will end, and it won't be because of great statesmen or churches or organisations like this one. It'll be because people have changed. They'll be like you, Puffin. More a mixture. So why not become a mongrel? It's healthy.

  Kazuo Ishiguro

  People, Healthy, Church

  Kazuo Ishiguro (2001). “When We Were Orphans”, p.95, Vintage

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• And why not?” “You know why! This is a bad idea.” “Perhaps I like a challenge.” “Perhaps you’re a glutton for punishment!” “Perhaps I am in love.

  Karen Chance

  Punishment, Ideas, Challenges

  Karen Chance (2012). “Fury's Kiss: A Midnight's Daughter Novel”, p.43, Penguin

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• I don't deserve you." "You're not allowed to say that." "Why not?" "It's a breakup line. Unless you're breaking up-" Jason leaned over and kissed her. The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as it the world had switched to high definition. "No breakups," he promised. "I may have busted my head a few times, but I'm not that stupid.

  Rick Riordan

  Breakup, Stupid, Color

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• Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grasshopper in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that?" Why not use the same common sense when fishing for people?

  Dale Carnegie

  Thinking, Fishing, People

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.36, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• As the dog sprinted back, Jack said to the girl, "Sweetheart,honey, why do you have to be so hateful?" "Why not?" Ellie said. "It's not like being good ever got me anywhere.

  Ilsa J. Bick

  Girl, Dog, Honey

  Ilsa J. Bick (2011). “Ashes”, p.25, Carolrhoda Lab ™

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• What about this?" I held up a battered copy of Beauty and the Beast. "It sounds romantic." Xavier wrinkled his nose. "Disney... I don't think so." "Why not?" "Because if anyone found out, I'd never live it down." "I won't tell if you don't," I pleaded, and Xavier shook his head in defeat. "The things I do for you," He said with an exaggerated sigh.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Thinking, Sound, Noses

  Alexandra Adornetto (2012). “Heaven: Number 3 in series”, p.29, Hachette UK

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• We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it's too late.

  Stephen King

  Too Late, Influence, Knows

  Stephen King (2016). “11/22/63: A Novel”, p.585, Simon and Schuster

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• Miles: Well, things are kind of complicated right now. When you’re a grown-up, you’ll understand. Jonah: I don’t want to be a grown-up. Miles: Why not? Jonah: Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Want, Kind, Complicated

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• I keep hearing this [expletive] thing that guns don't kill people, but people kill people. If that's the case, why do we give people guns when they go to war? Why not just send the people?

  Ozzy Osbourne

  War, Gun, People

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• I change clothes at least three times a day. It's the only way I can justify all the shopping I do. Prada to the grocery store? Yes! Gucci to the dry cleaner's? Why not? Dolce & Gabbana to the corner deli? I insist!

  RuPaul

  Shopping, Clothes, Three

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• Why not stand up, pump your fists in the air, and scream like a maniac? -

  Hayley Williams

  Air, Fists, Pumps

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• Instead he thinks up the worst ending imaginable: Hemingway has Catherine die from hemorrhaging after their child is stillborn. It is the most torturous ending I have ever experienced and probably will ever experience in literature, movies, or even television. I am crying so hard at the end, partly for the characters, yes, but also because Nikki actually teaches this book to children. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to expose impressionable teenagers to such a horrible ending. Why not just tell high school students that their struggle to improve themselves is all for nothing?

  Matthew Quick

  Children, Teenager, Struggle

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• I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not?

  Louise Erdrich

  Thinking, Tears, Doorways

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• Vlad made a sound too harsh to be a growl. "You won't be satisfied until you've brought me to my knees, is that it?" "Why not?" It shot out of me with all the recklessness of my still-broken heart. "You brought me to mine.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Heart, Broken, Sound

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• My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling angry at the past. 'That you could erase those painful memories, forget they every happened, just remember the happy times you had together?' 'You must never say that,' he reprimands sternly. 'But why not?' I look at him in surprise. 'Because it's the bad memories that makes you appreciate the good ones. Don't ever wish them away. it's like your nan always used to say, "You need both the sun and the rain to make a rainbow".

  Alexandra Potter

  Memories, Rain, Heart

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• Lure him out. Send in a 'customer' with a message from me needing to meet him. I'm not the kind of person he can ignore-well, that he used to not-never mind. Once he's out, we can get him to a place we choose." I nodded. "I can do that." "No," said Dimitri. "You can't." "Why not?" I asked, wondering if he thought it was too dangerous for me. "Because they'll know you're a dhampir the instant they see you. They'll probably smell it first. No Strigoi would have a dhampir working for him-only humans." There was an uncomfortable silence in the car. "No!" said Sydney. "I am not doing that!

  Richelle Mead

  Smell, Car, Silence

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• I thought why not write a kind of mystery, murder, thriller book, but use romance language where the language plays completely against the very dark subject matter, that very strange murderous plot, but use that Harlequin Romance language.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Book, Writing, Dark

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