pontalba Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 "I have always found it difficult to loosen my grip of the letter suspended above the abysmal chink. It is like diving into icy water or jumping from a burning balcony into what looks like the heart of an artichoke, and now it was particularly hard to let go. I gulped, I felt a queer sinking in the pit of my stomach; and still holding the letter, I proceeded down the street and stopped at the next letter box, where the same thing happened all over again." Despair by Vladimir Nabokov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 He looked up at Atrus, his pale eyes fixing his son. "You have spent six weeks now, learning how to copy a number of basic D'ni words and have discovered just how complex and beautiful a script is. But those characters also mean something, Atrus." The Myst Reader: The Book of Atrus Rand & Robyn Miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acesare* Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 There was silence for five minutes. Danny was still beneath his hand. Thinking the boy had dropped off, he was about to get up and leave quietly when Danny said from the brink of sleep: "Roque." The Shining - Stephen King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everydayxangels Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 "Ned knew that she and a young man had begun courting, and he believed her tears must have resulted from something he had said or done. Possibly the two had been "indiscreet", although he did not think Gertrude capable of so drastic a moral lapse. The more he pressed her for an explination, the more trouble and adamant she became" Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Now," she was saying in a heavy German accent, "vee hev extracted ze eyeballs! I shall allow each of you a short time to examine zem. Please pass zem to your neighbour promptly ven you hev finished." ~ Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller (it's worth mentioning, it's at a kids' party!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 'In fact it is brown. Andy had said nothing. He turned and walked away' Makes you wonder what that was all about.... will have to read on to find out....lol:lol: (ok it seems they were talking about hair colour ) Secrets of a Family Album - Isla Dewar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 DAY 38: November 1 At breakfast the captain announces that the Susak will pick up the Singapore pilot at 11 tonight, and will be in berth by midnight. 310 containers will be unloaded and 150 loaded. Departure from Singapore will be 3 p.m. tomorrow. Around the World in 80 Days Michael Palin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 She liked Rose enormously, and had since the day they met, and she sincerely hoped that Rose's husband, Aubrey, would gain his seat in Parliament, but she had no intention of being outshone by anyone. Southampton Row by Anne Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Joe tasted the champagne. It was the best. 'Is he Russian?' Joe asked. Pricess Diana's Revenge by Michael Larrabeiti. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You don't mean, like, I have to slit my wrists or something? "No, no, no that's not what I mean. It would be a staged suicide attempt, a ruse." Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 He had black eyebrows, silver gold hair, dark blue eyes. I thought, Oh, what a man you are going to be, then remembered that women shouldn't think like this anymore. But perhaps I'm old enough to admit to taking unquenchable pleasure in men. 'There's some museli,' said the future heart-stopper, if you're hungry.' From 'The Queen of the Tambourine' by Jane Gardam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 He did not fancy sleeping in it. It looked cold, and hard. But it was probably better than just lying down on the rock, he thought, as he ruefully watched the soldier swing easily up the cliff and arrive at the hole. Castle in The Air by Diana Wynne Jones:readingtwo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 "Yes," Tom said. "He's supposed to be there by one o'clock." Freddie nodded. The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 (Zaphod speaking) "I put the two ideas together and decided that maybe that somebody had locked off part of my mind for that purpose, which was why I couldn't use it. I wondered if there was a way I could check. I went to the ship's medical bay and plugged myself into the encephelographic screen" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 "Look, I just don't know." A low voice echoed dully round the cabin. "I know," said Marvin. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 After a while he got dangerously bored with this train of thought, felt the air slipping away beneath him, felt that he was drifting down into the paths of the bouncing boulders that he was trying so hard not to think about, so he thought about Athens airport for a bit and that kept him usefully annoyed for about five minutes - at the end of which he was startled to discover that he was now floating about two hundred yards above the ground. He wondered for a moment how he was going to get back down to it, but instantly shied away from that area of speculation again, and tried to look at the situation steadily. He was flying. Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Friday Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 OK, I spotted this on a blog & thought it might be fun: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 123. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next 3 sentences in a reply here, along with the title & author of the book Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest. Hi Kell, Here you go! His voice was low and serious. Just the facts, ma'am. He was a full four inches shorter than Dominick, and Dominick could see the top of his head, where the hair was beginning to thin and his pasty white scalp peeked through. Retribution by Julianne Hoffman - G.P. Putnam & Sons, NY, USA copyright 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 "The Met Office is going ice-cold thick banana whips, and funny little men in white coats are flying in from all over the world with their little rulers and boxes and drip feeds. This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world." SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH Douglas Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sillywabbit Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 He told me his brother had gone away travelling some-where, and I said by the way you really do look very much like him. He said I should think so too we're twins and I said oh I didn't realise. He said what so he didn't ever tell you about me? and he seemed surprised. Page 123,.. 'if nobody speaks of remarkable things' by jon mcgregor Wabbit xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 'Its true, Eve. It's never mattered particuarly. It's just that for some reason May could never stand the sight of me'. Voices of Summer - Rosamunde Pilcher. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 "The Met Office is going ice-cold thick banana whips, and funny little men in white coats are flying in from all over the world with their little rulers and boxes and drip feeds. This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world." SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH Douglas Adams That sounds hilarious Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Yes, the Guide series of books are quite good fun. They're always good for a giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 For every sandwich the size and shape of the trimmings were different, but the Sandwich Maker would always effortlessly and without hesitation assemble them into a pattern which fitted perfectly. A second layer of meat and a second layer of trimmings, and the main act of creation would be accomplished. The Sandwich Maker would pass what he had made to his assitant who would then add a few slices of newcumber and fladish and a touch of splagberry sauce, and then apply the topmost layer of bread and cut the sandwich with a fourth and altogether plainer knife. Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 "... How's it going, pixie? Feeling better?" A fresh wave of rage washes over me, breaking the celebratory mood I've enjoyed for most of the evening. ~ The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The Vietnamese, however, have a very strong concept of order in the natural world. A few miles south of Da Nang are the Marble Mountains, which rise short, sharp and sheer from the flat, flooded fields around them. Each one, they believe, represents a different element - Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth and Water. FULL CIRCLE Michael Palin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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