Books in the YA genre, in particular, should use proper grammar because they're more of an example to young people than adults books are.

The truth, as much as people acted like they wanted to hear it, was sometimes too cruel and harsh.

We both must burn this midnight oil together. You’re just as new to me as I am you.” --Andrew

It’s complicated, ” I said in defense, hands going up to show surrender.“Talk slowly, ” Jenna retorted derisively.“Okay, I deserved that, ” I admitted.

To have reservations is to show true leadership. To have certainty without question, to lead people to battle with no qualms, or to prosecute without hesitation are qualities of a tyrant.

Well, the only reason we’re friends is because you can rock a tweed suit, ” she informed, tone mock serious. “So if you want to keep me around, I expect more tweed.

Shut the front door!” Jenna exclaimed.Andrew disappeared into the foyer, and when he returned, his eyebrows were furrowed in confusion. “The door is shut?

Awe! Leaving so soon?” Gabby said sweetly, holding the door open. “I was just about to pull out the gun for you to play single-player Russian Roulette.

She would rather remain silent, but her voice is no longer something to fear. It’s strong. Powerful. A weapon of emotions.

To see someone you love in so much pain—especially emotional pain that can’t be remedied—was the worst form of torture.

Why aren’t you smiling?” Cameron asks. She picks up the Astropad and stops the video.“Because this is the beginning, not the end.

Life will be a whole lot better if we understand what our salvation in Christ means.

I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me.

A lot of people in the crowd want to be told what to do; if you just put your hands up, they do it.

With a DVD, you want something you can own, you can watch, you can come to grips with and you can explore. It's something larger than the film, when it's going out to a fan base.

Within this widest concept of object, and specifically within the concept of individual object, Objects and phenomena stand in contrast with each other.

I love the flexibility of saying, "Today we're making 50-foot paintings, and we're going to have to join hands and figure out how that's going to work." But in the end, it's a possibility.

I don't view interviewing as much of a performance. My whole life is in essence a performance but singing and dancing for television is an entirely different thing.

As we transition from one screen to multiscreens, Google has enormous opportunities to innovate and drive ever higher monetization. Just like Search in 2000.

Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles?

The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman, but he can give them opportunities for developing their power.