willoyd Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 It was a Sunday evening in October, and in common with many other young ladies of her class, Katharine Hilbery was pouring out tea. Night and Day - Virginia Woolf Quote
chesilbeach Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 11 July 1963 There was a sense of unease all afternoon. The World That Was Ours Hilda Bernstein Quote
frankie Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 "The sudden glare of colours beat painfully on the young woman's eyes as she burst from the back door of the cottage and hurled herself into the brightness." Black Dog by Stephen Booth Quote
Athena Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 "So - this was it." (the next line is "Goodbye, really, in a way.", prologue.) Penny Vincenzi - A Perfect Heritage Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 "Mother! Did you know that Cousin Alison, who was at Redroofs School with us, is going to St. Clare's next term?" said Pat O'Sullivan. The O'Sullivan Twins by Enid Blyton (could it be anyone else? ) Quote
Peacefield Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 "An evil hand has invaded our blessed community!" Puritan Witch: The Redemption of Rebecca Eames by Peni Jo Renner Quote
woolf woolf Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 "The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage." Parade's End, by Ford Madox Ford Quote
chaliepud Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Marina once told me that we only remember what never really happened. Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Quote
frankie Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 "Catherine braces herself, but there is nothing left to come up." - Disclaimer by Renee Knight Quote
chesilbeach Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 It is cold, despite the woollen shawl I have borrowed from Abbas. In the Orchard, the Swallows by Peter Hobbs Quote
Kylie Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 “ON MONDAY THE THIRTEENTH OF MAY IN THE year 1876, between the hours of two and three in the afternoon on a day that combined the freshness of spring with the warmth of summer, numerous individuals in Moscow’s Alexander Gardens unexpectedly found themselves eyewitnesses to the perpetration of an outrage that flagrantly transgressed the bounds of common decency.” The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin I love the last part of that sentence. Quote
frankie Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 “ON MONDAY THE THIRTEENTH OF MAY IN THE year 1876, between the hours of two and three in the afternoon on a day that combined the freshness of spring with the warmth of summer, numerous individuals in Moscow’s Alexander Gardens unexpectedly found themselves eyewitnesses to the perpetration of an outrage that flagrantly transgressed the bounds of common decency.” The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin I love the last part of that sentence. Oh my word, that sounds really complex I'm glad I read it in Finnish Quote
Kylie Posted July 8, 2015 Author Posted July 8, 2015 Definitely a long sentence, that one, and with big words! But I'd say it's fairly uncommon compared to the rest of the book, which is written in an easier style. Are you planning to read the rest of the series? Quote
frankie Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Definitely a long sentence, that one, and with big words! But I'd say it's fairly uncommon compared to the rest of the book, which is written in an easier style. Are you planning to read the rest of the series? Very big words! Yes, I'm planning on reading the rest of it, I've been planning on it for quite a few years now Quote
chesilbeach Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Imogen was in a deep sleep, nestled into Finn's chest, two duvets and a wool blanket covering them, when her mobile went off. The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop by Abby Clements Quote
chaliepud Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Imogen was in a deep sleep, nestled into Finn's chest, two duvets and a wool blanket covering them, when her mobile went off. The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop by Abby Clements I'm very much looking forward to this one Claire. "At dusk they pour from the sky. They blow across the ramparts, turn cartwheels over rooftops, flutter into the ravines between houses". All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr. Quote
nursenblack Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 But oh my dear, I am tired of being Alice in Wonderland. Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin Quote
Nollaig Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 A stabbing pain jolts me awake. Alive, Scott Siegler. Quote
Ben Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 I've been standing here forever. My arms and legs and head and even my bones are heavy with sleep. - The Chimes by Anna Smaill Quote
Reverie Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the contest. - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Quote
chaliepud Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 'It wasn't too late to turn back. Driving through the fog at a quarter past midnight, Letty waited for the exit signs that appeared without warning, willing herself to swerve off the freeway and return the way she'd come.' - We Never Asked For Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Quote
Ben Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 News item from Westover (me.) weekly Enterprise, August 19, 1966:RAIN OF STONES REPORTED - Carrie by Stephen King Quote
woolf woolf Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 "I thought I told you not to tidy my desk", said Nicholas. "I can't find anything when you've been around tidying." - The Russian Master and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov Quote
emelee Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 "It was a morning in August". - Bo Balderson: Statsrådets verk (The creation of the Cabinet Minister) http://www.nordinagency.se/portfolio-item/stadsradets-verk-the-creation-of-the-cabinet-minister/ Quote
Kylie Posted October 15, 2015 Author Posted October 15, 2015 The monster stood not a tongue’s length away, eyes fixed on our throats, shriveled brain crowded with fantasies of murder. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs Quote
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