"You said it" Quotes from Famous Books
... the urine of a female patient suffering from ague (though from motives of delicacy I did not see the urine voided—still I believe that she did pass the urine, as I did not think it necessary to insult the patient), and you demonstrated to me beautiful specimens of Gemiasma rubra. You said it was not common to find the full development in the urine of such cases, but only in the urine of the old severe cases. ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 • Various
... as an instance of a crime," she said, without any change of tone. "You said it would be a crime for you to marry Veronica. It did not strike me that it could be called by that name. Crimes are murder, stealing, forgery—such things. Who would say that it was criminal for Bosio Macomer to marry Veronica Serra? ... — Taquisara • F. Marion Crawford
... "But you said it had probably been buried and to look for freshly turned dirt. And if you hadn't stuck to me when I hurt my ankle we'd been captured sure. And when the Eagles were trailing us you threw them ... — Don Strong, Patrol Leader • William Heyliger
... story, took a mug of beer all around, and then one gentleman, drunker probably than the others, or possibly unwilling, after all the time spent, to allow the ghost to escape, punched the Captain in the ribs and shouted: "Captain—Captain Halpin, you said it was a London ghost story; maybe you'll find the ghost in London, for I'll be d—d if it's in Ireland!" The Captain was too far gone to profit ... — The Citizen-Soldier - or, Memoirs of a Volunteer • John Beatty
... said it to me," and Philip laughed at the recollection, "and I can tell you, Patty, it had the real society ring! You said it ... — Patty's Social Season • Carolyn Wells
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