Quotes of: I-wish Keyword

Thank you for letting me hijack your wish', I said. 'Thank you for wearing that dress which is like whoa," he said.

The Fault in Our Stars

We think that tomorrow, unless we surrender, they may drop the moon on us." "You're joking." "Wish I was.

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

The Hobbit

Often I wish this would all be over, Liesel, but then somehow you do something like walk down the basement steps with a snowman in your hands.

The Book Thief

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'

Friedrich Nietzsche

That wish - that prayer - both men and women would have scorned me for - "But, Father, Thou wilt not despise!" I said, and felt that it was true.

Agnes Grey

And I wish to thank you as well, Royce." He was puzzled. "For what?" "For reminding me that anyone, no matter what they've done, can find redemption if they seek it.

Heir of Novron

I just wish I’d asked you sooner. We could’ve had ages . . . months . . . years maybe. . . .

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Those.. we use to abuse in front of others.. somewhere deep inside.. we wish to be like them..

I Love the Way You Love Me

Personally, I do not want to make you a man. Men are so very frail. Men break. Men die. No, I’ve always wished to make a god.

Red Rising

I wish to be washed clean of my old life. To let go of my tide of sorrows and find my way to a new shore.

The Sandman and the War of Dreams

This little girl's grown up by now," she said. Almost. Not quite. I wish you all a long and happy life.

The Lovely Bones

Should I tell her of the moments of joy, the intense pleasure of holding the hand of the one you love and wishing that time would stand still?

Lilly's Wedding Quilt

I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn’t have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list.

The Lightning Thief

I wanted to believe that Makandal flew away, but my wishes can’t fly freely so. They’re rooted to the ground like me, who eats salt.

The Salt Roads

I would not wish to marry someone who had already been married. It would be,' she opined, 'like having someone else break in one's own pony.

Stardust

A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it.

A Tale of Two Cities

Kylie looked up towards the sky. "Sometimes I just wish Heaven wasn't so far away.

Taken at Dusk

You have no idea how dearly I wish you were of my blood. My daughter, granddaughter. Will you allow me to take pride in what you are?" -- Sandre to Catriana

Tigana

You poor dear! Imagine having to wear Mark’s trousers! He’s a lovely lad, but I wouldn’t wish that fate on anyone. God only knows who’s been in them!

Tyburn

Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and get it over with.

What Happened to Goodbye