Quotes of: Why Keyword

I don't trust most people. Except for you." "Why me?" "Because everyone needs someone to put their faith in.

The Book of Ivy

Everything we go through, the good and the bad, make us who we are; why would I want to be anyone else?

The Beloved

Dimitri: "Why did you come here?" Rose: "Because you hit me on the head and dragged me here.

Blood Promise

A brick could be used as a doorstop. But why bother? To promote an open-door policy, I had all the walls knocked down.

Brick

Brick could be the codename for Rick B. But why the need for secrecy? If I told you I’d have to blanket you. 

Brick

...Leggett feels that to be excitingly right in general is better than to be dully accurate in particular. That is why he is such an effective journalist.

Burr

You tell yourself to someone and they steal your soul. That's why I don't talk to anybody.

But Inside I'm Screaming

Why may we not be in the universe, as our dogs and cats are in our drawingrooms and libraries?

The Correspondence of William James: 1885-1889

Jamal stared at the dog in his arms. "Why I am I holding a dog full of angels?

Castle in the Air

The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game.

Andrew Bogut

At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.

Ama Ata Aidoo

Sometimes, people can be extraordinarily judgmental and closed-minded to anyone different or special, which is why it's so hard for young people in this day and age to be comfortable enough in their own skin to not listen to the people picking on the...

Ariana Grande

I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.

Jerry Stiller

At around nine or 10 years of age, young people start to decide for themselves what's moral or not, and that's why I like writing for that age group so much.

Morris Gleitzman

From the age of 12, I had an understanding that singing was something I loved to do more than anything, and I did say to myself, 'Why not?' But there were definitely some doubts along the way.

Patty Griffin

My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young.

Paulina Porizkova

The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times.

Robert Morgan

I'm still grappling with all the things most people resolve by the time they're 35. Maybe that's why I make music that is relevant to young people. I'm emotionally stuck at the age of 13.

Siobhan Fahey

Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?

Dawn French

I am convinced that the reason why my kids have become very fulfilled and achieving human beings is because I wasn't raising them alone.

Gioconda Belli

I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each other's pockets. I don't see why you have to share the same bathroom.

Jeanne Moreau