A silly book game part 26

Easy Rules*:
1. Grab the book you're currently reading.
2. Find a quote which answers the question in the post above yours.
3. Tell us what book you're quoting (include author's name).
4. Find another quote from the same book (a question this time) for the next poster to answer.

Hint: It's good if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

Continued from here.

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Message 273: aviddiva

Beneath the cover of a tall fir she stopped. "This is it."

Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith

"That's clever. So you've used this spot a lot?"

"I'll never touch fish again, and certainly not an eel."

The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass

"And you have faith in concrete?"

"These are fair questions to which I offer a practitioner's perspective."

Canada Among Nations by Fen Osler Hampson and Paul Heinbecker

"Are there better opportunities in Asia?"

Yes, he answered. Then he bit his lip. "No, I don't mean that."

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Harry, did it ever occur to you that Basil was murdered?

Knocked up against the wall, probably, when Mountjoy got at him with the cosh.

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers

I wonder, was the fly too big and gaudy?

"No, but I wouldn't chuck it in the fishpond, either"

Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith

"Would you be able to use that thing on a unarmed person, in cold blood?"

"Mutiny means death to those who refuse to obey my orders -- and by the Eternal, any man among you, who refuses to carry out my orders in getting this vessel underway, I will shoot to kill as long as there is a bullet left in these revolvers."

Tales of the Seven Seas by Dennis M. Powers

" Are you one of the deckhands?"

"She had heard me speak, and the good opinion that I had of myself did not leave
the shadow of a doubt in my mind that she would prefer me to her captain."

The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova

"Then you speak French?"

"I learned my French at home. In fact, I scraped up my tuition money by student-teaching je suis, tu es, il, elle est."

Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith

"Are you a Russian spy?"

"I deny that," he told me heatedly. "I deny that completely."

One-L by Scott Turow

"But you don't really think everybody here is a bad guy, do you?"

"An answer will be demanded soon."

Canada Among Nations, edited by Fen Osler Hampson and Paul Heinbecker

"What do Canadians think of this?"

“My dear fellow – a riot!”

‘The Salvation of George Mackintosh’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Surely you could overcome it?”

"I shall never swim again," replied Faria.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

"Are you sure he burnt it?"

*Edit fot TS

“Well, some say one thing and some another,” I said. “Whether it was a spark from a cigarette –“

‘The Salvation of George Mackintosh’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Would you care for me to view the remains?”

"It is a grandiose question and I'm not up to it."

Canada Among Nations 2009: As Others See Us, edited by Fen Osler Hampson and Paul Heinbecker

"Was there no bright side?"

"Enormous hereditary baubles of incommensurable value. Not to everyone's liking. Why do you ask?"

The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh

"Haven't I told you about them already, in all the long years of talk we've had together?"

"I am quite certain that I haven't the faintest idea to what you may be referring"

The Sherlockian by Graham Moore

"Do you recall what name the young man gave?"

"Abcock is the Attenbury family surname, my lady," said Bunter helpfully.

The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh

"Do we have to explain to Harriet the layout of the bedrooms?"

'this isn't my area of expertise.'

The keepsake by Tess Gerritsen

'there really was a mummy's curse?'

"We can't be sure. Lets just set something heavy against the doors and shut the windows tight."

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

"Who whould ever expect it?"

"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!"

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Doesn't her husband object?"

"Yes, ma'am," he said in a bored voice.

The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid

"Isn't that what they say about sex?"

"You will come tonight," he said, "or not at all."

A secret affair by Mary Balogh

"And then?"

> 24. I sprayed my monitor with Vanilla Coke. LOL!!!

>24 aviddiva:. Nicely done:)

Thanks. Hope I didn't offend anyone.

"The data are conceptually and actually weak."

Canada Among Nations 2009 edited by Fen Osler Hampson and Paul Heinbecker

"What do you expect?"

"Well I don't expect it will be pretty. Be sure to have a puke bucket on hand."

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

"Good Gods! What the hell happened in here?"

'the lips were simply stitched together right after the head was removed.'

The keepsake by Tess Gerritsen

'do you have forceps?'

He chuckled. "Didn't do enough damage with the last pair, eh?"

Alcatraz and the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon
Sanderson

"I... don't suppose it makes people explode when they tell lies?"

"Oh, I wish that were true."

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

"Boy? What are you doing?"

//Message 32: aviddiva oooh, sister. you're on a roll. :)

'no, just the road.'

The keepsake by Tess Gerritsen

'so what's holding up the top of that wall?'

“You have to gauge the angles to a nicety.”

‘High Stakes’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“And what is there between you and him, and when did it start, and why and how and where?”

"I am who I am. And this is my crew. We're here to take your money."

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lyunch

"What is your cargo?"

>34 mirrordrum: Gotta give credit where credit is due -- that one was my son's.

"Goats. We've got two goats now."

Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

"Why go to all the trouble of building the ark when you haven't got them all lined up?

"True, Your Highness", Klopp said. "But she'll have escorts - smaller, faster ships moving below tree height. We may get a whiff of them sooner than you think."

Leviathan by Scott Westerfield

"Do you know how to load a Spandau machine gun, Alek?"

"You know it, I know it. And soon the rest of the world will know it."

The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid

"Anybody want that last KitKat?"

"Oh Lord! yes; there is nothing in that. I shall like it of all things.

Pride and Predudice by Jane Austen

Has your governess left you?

"She is your lady-love, and she ran halfway across the continent!"

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

"What the hell is this shit?"

"Typical behavior. It's the voices that she's screaming at. Seen it before."

Silent Echoes by Carla Jablonski

"Man, what's with the chair-throwing, dude?"

“The ’Squire has got spunk in him. ”

‘She Stoops To Conquer’ by Oliver Goldsmith.

“Is there anything whimsical about me?”

"Honestly, Simon, if you had a mustache, you'd be twirling it."

Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday by Nancy Atherton

"What would you say about a woman who refuses to wear makeup?"

"It is a bit pathetic," Klopp said. "But I'll close the viewport."

Leviathan by Scott Westerfield

"Did you hit something?"

"A young girl's corpse. This image was printed on her leg."

The Sherlockian by Graham Moore

"Can you imagine what would happen were wives to start voting alongside their husbands?"

"We're going to lose our careers over this," Simon muttered through clenched teeth.

The Wire in the Blood by Val McDermid

"And what has all of this to do with me?"

"Daddy's a millionaire. I know he'll pay a handsome reward for returning me home safely."

Kiss and Tell by Cherry Adair

"Any Weapons? Beside the Sock?"

One or two low hisses were heard, and over at the other end of the room somebody opened the window in a marked manner.

‘The Clicking of Cuthbert’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

As for Adeline, how shall I describe her emotions?

She laughed and twirled around. "Oh, I can't explain how I feel, it's just too complicated. But suddenly I am less afraid, I feel as though everything will be alright."

A Share In Death by Deborah Crombie

"And just how do you know so much? Do you have second sight?"

"We will nearly get killed by a deer. We will travel through deforested mountains and visit volcanoes and nuclear waste dumps."

Bermuda Shorts by James J. Patterson

"So, what's your real job?"

"When Mandeline offered me a job as bodyguard and collector, I really didn't have much of a choice."

Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales

"How'd you like to come to Wildcats with me tonight?"

“No getting me there and letting me in for something foul?”

‘No Wedding Bells for Him’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“Surely, old horse, you wouldn’t object to doing a trifling service like this for an old friend?”

"Of course I would. But there is something I must explain to you first."

World Without End by Ken Follett

"I'm confused. Are you refusing me or not?"

I don't know Dima. I just don't understand what you want from me."

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

"How do I know if you are telling me the truth?"

"His was a recipe for success; he trusted few people, he understood the difference
between turning good profit and greed, and he apparently never breached the firewalls
between his deceptively immaculate public persona and the dirty business that kept him in style."

The Last Temptation by Val McDermid

"Why did you feel so negative about it?"

“I was only thinking that there are some human misfits who ought not to be allowed on any decent links.”

‘Chester Forgets Himself’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“If her family is like that, what chance is there for a roughneck like me?”

"The million-pound question, with only one possible answer. "Phone a friend," she said ironically."

The Last Temptation by Val McDermid

"You think it will work?"

A great wave of emotion flooded over the girl.

‘Chester Forgets Himself’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“You do not contemplate having another pop at her?”

Aye, no doubt: but that is what a governess will prevent;

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin

"My dear Miss Eliza, why are you not dancing?"

“I’m so sorry,” she said breathlessly, “but would you mind hiding me, please.”

‘A Damsel in Distress’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“What’s it all about?”

"I keep thinking, whoever pushed her might come back to finish the job."

A Share In Death by Deborah Crombie

"You will keep an eye on her, won't you?"

“Her gentle heart would be touched by that, you think?”

‘Sinister Behaviour of a Yacht-Owner’ in ‘Week-End Wodehouse’ by P. G. Wodehouse.

“This is not mere gibbering, is it?”

"No, lad, this is deadly serious. And I mean deadly. You would be killed."

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

"Why do you hate me?"

Pretending to be asleep, he grunted, turned over, and while turning, lashed out with his elbow.

Such a Long Journey by rohinton Mistry

"Why is that one grinning like a donkey"

'rough weather always makes him a bit queasy and he likes to put a brave front on it.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'won't that be cold this time of year?'

"I suppose so," she said, and escaped to the relative safety of her bed.

The Last of the High Kings by Kate Thompson

"I know this is going to sound a bit weird, but how would you feel about becoming a teenage mum?"

"No, no, you can't."

Wake by Robert J. Sawyer

"Or maybe you can -- and who you callin' a ho, anyway?"

"She may be ugly, but you can have a slice of this little tart, same as the others. So long as you've got the sixpence."

World Without End by Ken Follett

"Are you mad?"

"Nobody would be crazy enough to lunge at a woman clutching hot coffee."

The Last Temptation by Val McDermid

"Oh? What might that be?"

"That's blackmail."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Della Lee Baker, what are you doing in my closet?"

"There are still monsters out there, only they're better hidden now."

The Last Temptation by Val McDermid

"Tea or coffee?"

“You come here to drink?”

‘Saint Fire’ by Tanith Lee.

“What’d you bring me, though?”

"Triremis alveo Rheni, ceteras navium, ut quaeque habiles, per aestuaria et fossas adegit."

Taciti Equitis Romani Annalium

"Caesar, quam partem rei publicæ mandari tibi velis?"

"Sorry, Anna. What was that? I drifted off for a second."

The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees

"What were you thinking about just then?"

> 77. Brilliant!!!

:-)

"I think I'm going to place you under arrest, actually."

Country of the Blind by Christopher Brookmyre

"What! What for?"

"Come, I had a forgery, three robberies, and two incendiaries; I only wanted a murder, and here it is."

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

"What fortune has she?"

"Quite frankly the old man never gave me any details."

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

"How long has the shop been closed?"

"Four o'clock. Right on time."

Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann

"Hmm, he thinks he understands, but not completely?"

"'well, serve notice a little more visibly from now on,' i said. . ."

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what the hell have you done with my sign?'

"You can have it if you want. I just want to look at it for a moment."

The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees

"Have you noticed anything missing?"

"That's it. I'm calling the police."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Don't you have any friends?"

"Both phony, I'm afraid."

The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan

"How's the boy working out?"

"He has all the Celtic power of quick intuition, but he is deficient in the wide range of exact knowledge which is essential to the higher development of his art."

The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Could it have gone up the river?"

"They told us they separated out a sort of second physical body, an energy body something like a ghost. They traveled in that."

The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan

"Now that you've told me all this, won't you have to kill me?"

"It will help you sleep."

Progeny by R.T. Kaelin

"Is the cat gone?"

'actually, he's down in the meat locker of the Anchor Inn.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what's he doing there?'

"He picked a long blade of grass and chewed reflexively."

Seasons in the Mist by Deborah Kinnard

"When I am summoned, will you travel with me to court?"

Sebastian heaved a theatrical sigh.

The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes Lackey

"Was I thinking loudly again?"

"The sand slept, the sea slept, the shells had been crushed and did not listen."

The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass

"Who started up with the fizz powder?"

"It's time to start cutting back. We need to stretch out what we have."

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

"You're just starting that today?"

"Yes, but it will be alright. Just carry them into the hospital."

World Without End by Ken Follett

"How badly are you hurt?"

Ssh, Joanna said, glancing anxiously around.

Passage by Connie Willis

Why didn't you tell me this before?

"You are a woman, and therefore not worthy of such knowledge."

World Without End by Ken Follett

"Will you come to my house?"

"The castle folk say you will be gracious and generous."

Seasons in the Mist by Deborah Kinnard

"What are you about?"

"He could say, but he didn't."

My Best Stories by Alice Munro

"What happened to the guy's face?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. He's dead."

World Without End by Ken Follett

"What did you hit him with?"

"I have this goat skin. I was going to throw it away, but you can have it."

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

"What are they trying to hide from us?"

"Domestic disturbance and solicitation."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Were you really a prostitute?"

'Aunt Phoebe swallowed hard and then coughed a few times.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'are you usually this cheerful in the morning?'

"I've just had an eye-opener."

My Best Stories by Alice Munro

"You're through with school?"

"I suppose you could say I'm throwing in the trowel."

Seasons in the Mist by Deborah Kinnard.

"Is it far from Oxford?"

"I couldn't be sure, for the changing seasons had turned the telltale fresh whitewash a crumbling grey like all the walls in Saspe."

The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass

"Should I or shouldn't I?"

"You messed up once, don't do it again"

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Did you touch him inappropriately?"

When you come, you shall ask what questions you like on that point, and I will answer to the best of my stammering ability.

Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell

Did it strike you thus?

"Yes, it is one of the things the Nandi do. They are not men, they are baboons."

Assegai by Wilbur Smith

"Do you think you can follow their tracks?"

"I'm not that kind of cop, pixie."

The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer

"What are you afraid of?"

"Good God, man. Tell me you remember the iguana!"

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"I didn't say anything stupid to her?"

"'i don't think so,' i said finally."

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'could you move a little to the left?'

“Not much, you’ll agree, I’m sure.”

‘Saint Fire’ by Tanith Lee.

“Tell me please,” he said, “why you came to this?”

#104 - Aunt Phoebe!!! (snigger)

"It was Ashleigh. Ash gets these ideas in her head. Last year it was marine biology, the year before it was candy making. There's no way to stop her, short of locking all the doors and windows from the outside."

Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman

"Are you a Wet Blankets fan?"

'you've got to be kidding. in this weather?'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'why are those people watching us through their binoculars?'

"Every year we put a rare animal on trial."

The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

"But does that mean we should grovel and release this little creature?"

"Cherie emphatically told me I shouldn't."

A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair

"Is that a premonition?"

"The connection is, as I have said, Captain, purely conjectural."

How Much for Just the Planet by John Ford

"So what's your proposition?"

"You can sleep with her when she gets well."

The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner

"Are you hiding out in the woods with one of those dam slick-headed jellybeans?"

"I like to keep him company, it's better than having to sit with the ladies."

Elizabeth I by Margaret George

"Why should I tolerate fools?"

"He has better manners than the other one."

A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters

" What the devil did you think you were doing?"

"I turned in a circle. Do you want me to show you?" she asked and began pushing the covers back.

Passage by Connie Willis

What did you see?

"Two of those robots in the ruins," he said curtly.

The Spider Robot Titans of Gotham by Norvell Page

"Where are you, Dick?" he demanded

"A few of us managed to get away, you a$$hole!"

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

"Now isn't a good time, can it wait a few hours?"

"I have to eat lunch with my mother at twelve-thirty. Then I have to sit with her when our financial advisor comes by this afternoon. Then I have to get her into the bathtub this evening, then get her settled in bed."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Do you want me to tell him anything?"

'your mother asked me to babysit him for the weekend.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what were you doing before the power went out?

"I had put the car up and went on in to the kitchen."

The Sound and The Fury by William Faulkner

"Ain't you shamed?"

"Thou canst not say I did it; never shake
Thy gory locks at me"

MacBeth by William Shakespeare

"Yet who would have thought the old
man to have had so much blood in him?"

"Red is your magic color"

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Is that why you always smell like Christmas?"

"But of course you are correct", said our host.

The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr

"What could possibly manage such damage, and so speedily?"

"just then i heard a loud pop, and something whizzed past my nose and bounced off Michael's chin.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what the devil is Spike doing here?'

"Well I don't know, Lucky," said Isaac tartly. "The poor thing's hurting.

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

"Why does the thing want me?"

"You must, I apprehend, be the first lady of any pretensions to respectability to ever set foot there."

Runaway Bride by Jane Aiken Hodge

"What do you think the world will say if that becomes known?"

'no camping permitted.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'won't that be dangerous?'

“I defy anybody not to be good to you, my dear,”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Poor Joe, why will he be so shy?”

"On my journey everything I owned had been lost, destroyed, stolen, or abandoned. I had nothing."

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

"Are you mad?"

I helped him up by his long, greasy hair, the barrel of my gun wedged into his ear hole like a pencil into a sharpener.

Tick Tock by James Patterson

"Yeah. Who the fuck are you?"

“It’s only your sister, Joseph,”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Why, do you think Miss Pinkerton will come out and order me back to the black hole?”

"I left that to the State Department. They're trying to control the information flow."

Running From the Devil by Jamie Freveletti.

"Have you killed in cold blood?"

"Another family tradition."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Where do you get your books?"

"in the dingles and along the curves of the forest land."

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

"Good lord, do you learn all that fellow's books by heart?"

"I studied the elder poetry for three terms with the Chancellor. Its thunderous!"

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

"What the hell are you three doing here anyway?"

"A harem?"

An Unlikely Countess by Jo Beverley

"That's not gin, is it?"

"'sorry about that,' dad said, waving a champagne bottle."

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'why the hell are you shooting at us?'

"Just in case you'd tell the doctors about Room and send the police after us."

Room by Emma Donoghue

"Were you looking at the man with the headache?"

"No one dies of headaches!"

An Unlikely Countess by Jo Beverley

"How much sleep have you had?"

"Five hours a night is usually enough for me."

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

"What are we going to do?"

"Do what you must."

An Unlikely Countess by Jo Beverley

"Are you an eternal optimist?"

"The lightning killed the woman holding me and two girls standing next to her, but I survived."

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

"Those must be boa constrictors, don't you think?"

"'you're probably right,' Michael said, 'and your aunt doesn't look too happy.'"

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what if she carries out her threat to give him a good thrashing?'

"Find a stick then, fast, and get back towards the tower."

Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay

"Ned, what have you been doing to draw these to you?"

"As a matter of fact, I don't remember. You must ask Albert the next time you see him."

Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Grady

"Do you happen to remember which camp he was in?"

"Of course. We grew up near it."

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

"You haven't cleaned this gryphie yet, have you, miss?

"Let's get rid of that filthy thing too!"

Room by Emma Donoghue

"Where's the bath hiding?"

"Being prepared to wait that out is really hard, believe me."

A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair

"Why should these people continue to suffer injustice?"

'when you've passed on the bar, you can handle the civil suit, if you like.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'so what's going on with the puffins?'

"They're all waiting with bated breath to see if you'll come with me."

Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas

"Do I have a choice?"

"No, it is because you are a very small animal that you will be useful in the adventure before us."

Winnie-The-Pooh by A. A. Milne

"Have you an umbrella in your house?"

"I'll wager my head that they won't do any damage if they're allowed inside these walls."
The Last Plantagenets by Thomas Costain

(that was way harder than it should've been, there's only like 1 line of dialog every 10 pages)

"Must we suffer another boy king?"

"He's not going to wave it in your face. He's too much of a gentleman for that."

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

"Oh look, Miss Philpot, do you think he's coming for us?"

'i heard Michael make a noise that sounded like a cough but had no doubt started life as a chuckle.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

"'look around you,' i said. 'what do you see?'"

"Writers including Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad, Leo Tolstoy and Thomas Mann..."

Straw Dogs: thoughts on humans and other animals by John Gray

"Why should I care what becomes of me in future?"

"In a hundred years, there will be many people who would not be living were it not for you."

Corrag by Susan Fletcher

"I dip my toe into fancies which will never come to pass, but what harm can come from it?"

"Don't worry, they didn't recognize you, they only recognized him."

Fire and Ice by Dana Stabenow

"Uh, sir, what is your name?"

"Louis Gallagher."

Lady Killer, an 87th precinct novel by Ed McBain

"Do you suppose that damn letter is a phony?"

"Yes. Now shut your mouth! We're heading North."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"Can I have my hill back?"

'we'll ask aunt Phoebe. she's sure to know the legislator on the right side of the issue. . .'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'my god, what was that?"

//That's what they're asking in Japan right now. I hope it's not as bad as it sounds.

Now returning you to your regularly scheduled Silly Book Game!//

#170 – Sounds bad enough that I’d feel guilty about discussing it here – so I’ll move us along on our own frivolous way ...

“Take Miss Sedley’s plate away,” at last he said. “She can’t eat the soup – no more can I.”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Why the devil is she here?”

//I agree that that's the best approach, Paul.//

"I don't answer questions with a gun pointed at me."

Point of no return by Scott Frost

"What is it you can tell me there that you can't here?"

"Never mind, it don't make too much difference whether we go or not."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"So you haven't the slightest idea whats going on over there?"

“Oh, ah, why – give you fair warning – look out, you know – that’s all,”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“What I want to know is, how you and – ah - that little thing upstairs, are carrying on?”

"Better, by and large."

Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen

"Do I know you, honey?"

"She inclined her head once, with all the graciousness of a queen at home on her own court."

Fire and Ice by Dana Stabenow

"And that really good reason might be -- what?"

"...I didn't know what else to do."

A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair

"Would life had been easier if he was removed?"

"What exactly do you have in mind?"

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

"And what if you slip up?"

"That would be a question for tomorrow. We won't know 'till after the bloody battle."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"Can nothing ever be straightforward?"

"I doubt it," said Kesselring.

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett

"And what will the enemy do?"

“Hang those City fellows, they must bleed;”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Oh George, what have you done?”

"Ah, Rani, I would tell you if I could."

The Glasswrights' Apprentice by Mindy L. Klasky

""Why should we be the ones to slave away when others have it so easy?"

"I sometimes wonder myself."

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriason

'What bloody nonsense have you gotten us into now?"

"Rick heard unsteady scratching at the hall door as she locked them in."

The Cellini Masterpiece by Raymond John

"Why is that important?"

"Who can say why a madman does anything?"

The Glasswrights' Apprentice by Mindy L. Klasky

"Why are you helping me when you know I've stolen from the others?

"And how else might I fill my afternoons in such weather?"

Corrag by Susan Fletcher

"A churchman and a captured witch, helping each other like this?"

"The Freaks are what matter. You know that. We share something here."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"What would happen if we could find our power?"

"We could just meet here and drink beer."

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E. Lockhart

"What's your feeling about pineapple?"

'positive, as i'll happily demonstrate later.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what's this token thing? some kind of locket?'

"Interesting," said Wiggins. "Looks like the center here's got tiny holes in it."

The Old Fox Deceiv'd by Martha Grimes

"Why are you standing there dreaming, Chief Inspector?"

"Planning for tomorrow. I will have a surprise for him, as well. Tomorrow."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"What kind of man is he?"

"He's hot."

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

"Say, do you mind if I pull this clunker behind the house?"

"Ah, if you please, sir, t'would be I'd ruther not. Such a sight 'tis."

The Old Fox Deceiv'd by Martha Grimes

"Did you hear something, Arnold?"

"Startled, he looked down to find a large orange cat settling into his lap."

The Cellini Masterpiece by Raymond John

"Where am I? he asked."

"If we ever learn that, Kirk," Kaden said from behind him, "you and I shall rule the universe."

How Much for Just the Planet by John M. Ford.

"Have you ever wondered how the stars look from the deck of a Red Swan-class lightboat?"

"The dazzle of free markets has blinded us to other ways of seeing the world."

The Value of Nothing by Raj Patel

"You found a flaw?"

‘In the first place, she was married;’

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Are we pining in secret?”

"For God's sakes, no."

The Old Fox Deceiv'd by Martha Grimes

"Why do you ask?"

"Because we must wait. It would be unwise to move now."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"Will you come back?"

"No, thank you. I have to get along."

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

"I'll see you at the Fourth of July celebration?"

"No way in hell."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Am I making any sense?"

"I think, perhaps, that we'd better not discuss this with Sergeant Coulter or Mr. Rice-Hope," he whispered.

Let's Kill uncle by Rohan O'Grady

"You mean I don't have to eat this way? You mean I can eat any way I like?"

"Father didn't tell us not to, did he?" I reasoned.

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

"Are there any other duties that come under the Montana definition of housekeeping?"

"Giving someone a shower, brushing hair, wiping someone's butt, even."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Is it the wrong time of month, maybe?"

'there's a croquet mallet digging into my kidney.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'so why had the private detective circled it in red?'

"The price for paper isn't high. Its what's written on that paper that gives it value. This has value."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"How long 'til dawn?"

"I wish you'd stop saying that."

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

"You got a towel with you?"

"'i'll get her some clean, dry clothes,' Mrs. Fenniman said, knocking over a stack of plastic lawn chairs on the way to the stairs."

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what's going on up there?'

"It's an ad for Goodwill."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Are you a com-mu-nist or what?"

"'Certainly.' Morrie had shed his jacket and was rolling up his shirt sleeves."

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

"Would you care to join us?"

"I will accompany you, so long as my blade may be drawn."

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

"You don't give up, do you?"

"So I guess, from a procedural standpoint, this doesn't rate any more immediate action than a purse snatching?"

Once A Spy by Keith Thomson

"Why would a sixty-four-year-old appliance salesman, even one who's surprisingly good with his fists, have professional hit men after him?"

"Friends of some dead guy called Tony," I replied.

Tank Girl: Armadillo by Alan C. Martin

"You can take one thing with you, what'll it be?"

"I stayed in my seat and pulled out the school's volume of 'Just So Stories.'"

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

"To what do we owe the pleasure of this visit?"

“Green eyes, fair skin, pretty figure, famous frontal development,”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Dare any soul on earth breathe a word against the sweetest, the purest, the tenderest, the most angelical of young women?”

"Pizza. A small, good thing on a night like this."

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

"How would we have ordered pizzas?"

But Dobbin would not allow this good nature and generosity to be baulked, and so accommodated Mr. Osborne with a few pound notes, which the latter took after a little faint scruple.

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

‘Who was the blundering idiot who said that “fine words butter no parsnips”?’

"our Major Benefactor and Pillar Extraordinaire, the Honorable State Senator B. J. McNeill."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Do you have any pic-tures?"

"I did it at school with Mrs. Peters who does art, and it was a lino cut, which is when you draw a picture on a piece of lino and Mrs. Peters cuts around the picture with a Stanley knife and then you put ink on the lino and press it into the paper, which is why all the cars look the same, because I did one car and pressed it onto the paper 9 times."

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

"So, why are you going to London?"

"Note the fed ex pouch over there on my desk. It arrived earlier from the UK, sent by a fellow limey of yours known as 'the Knife' - trite, sure, but if anyone deserves the moniker, it's him."

Once a Spy by Keith Thomson

"You remember saying you could hot-wire a car, right?"

"The outcome isn't pretty."

The Value of Nothing by
Raj Patel

"Aren't these civil rights?"

"Listen, it's real. We come to accept the views of our oppressors."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Are you say-ing we can ne-ver fit in?"

"You worry too much."

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

"Why are your translations as stiff as a corpse?"

“If I had kept the company some folks have had through my means, perhaps my son wouldn’t have any reason to brag, sir, of his superiority and West End airs”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Who’s to prevent me?”

"I want you to do something for me, O'Malley. Look into my eyes and tell me if you can see any sign there that I'm incapable of killing you."

Halt's Peril by John Flanagan

"Tell me, is your first mate a good seaman?"

“He ought to be shot, sir – brought to a court-martial and shot, by Jove.”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Is he a presentable sort of person?”

"Ugly as sin," she continues, "but really a great guy. The best."

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"Don't you have something better to do than stand here and be annoying?"

Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton

"Our sins come back to haunt us, don't they?"

The IRS was going to audit Lindquist Antiques. Visions of Leavenworth danced in her head.

Magic by Tami Hoag

"Got anything in your magic hat for this one, Mr. Hennessy?"

"Hell no! You can believe whatever fantasy you like, just keep me out of it."

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"How long have you been working for him?"

"Oh, all my life in one way or another,..."

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

"I'm bored already. Is this going to be a long story?"

"I can't explain everything to you right now, but I will. I promise."

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"What do you want to know?"

"If you don't do spells, how do you explain the flying brandy snifter last night?"

Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton

"Can you characterize her mood for me?"

"She stopped and grinned at me just like she used to when we were eleven. It was good to see."

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"Did you ever stop to ask why he wanted me dead?"

"Don't make such a big deal out of it. You were hallucinating."

Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton

"Did she say or do anything out of the ordinary?"

"You didn't notice because you were busy falling down."

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

"Why don't you have any sparkle on you?"

"Leave the poor boy alone. He's from Atur. They're laced a little tightly in those parts."

Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

"So what rock have you been hiding under?"

"Which was probably a polite way of asking if I had slipped a gear. Maybe I had."

Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton

"Do you believe in banshees?"

'i don't even want to try.'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'how could you overlook that thing?'

'I judged that to be your own business.'

Shadow Pass by Sam Eastland

'What do you expect us to eat?'

“Miss Sh-, Mrs Crawley,”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

“Do you know what I intend to do one morning?”

"She was my friend so I didn't tell her I had seen so many performances of her Mrs. Fezziwig that I could recite her lines for her."

Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton

"Are you speaking to me now?"

"You'll stay silent if you want to save your ass."

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"So who's got the bastard now?"

"He seems to have kept on moving. Although he could be anywhere now."

Halt's Peril by John Flanagan

"Can you find a good shooting position up there?"

'considering that he takes potshots at us whenever we get near him, it's not very likely we'll discuss it, now is it?'

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'is there something else wrong, Mrs. Peabody?'

"Nothing and everything . . ."

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"What makes you think you're any different?"

"It's a woman thing," they both answered, giggling...

The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin

"Has a stewardess come up to you yet?"

"I'm sure they had a wonderful time without me," he said, scooping up his files and backing towards the door.

The Torment of Others by Val McDermid

"What's all this?" she asked.

"Pizza," Justin finished. "Pepperoni pizza with extra cheese."

The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin

"You're in one of the most expensive restaurants in Florence and you're ordering pizza?

"Yes, he has gone. You must accept it. You'll not feel any better for the food, but you need your strength and determination now, as you have never done before."
The Virgin Widow by Anne O'Brian

"Yet how can I love someone who plots and torments?"

"Neela," answered Mosh, "whatever Hektor's up to is not important now."

The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin

"Are you saying it's actually illegal to consider such a relationship?"

“Them husbands are always in the way, Mrs. Osborne, my dear;”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

‘Was it not enough to set this little heart beating with joy?’

"No it wasn't! It was cruel!"

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

"Are you threatening me?"

“No. run me through the body if I am!”

‘Vanity Fair’ by W. M. Thackeray.

‘Hwhat’s that gawky guggling about?’

"I vaguely remember going a little crazy. Did I think the Temujai were after us?"

Halt's Peril by John Flanagan

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I'm not a human. Don't make the mistake of treating me like one."

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

"Why do you have those animals in cages?" she asked.

"We did as Dr. Ludwig said."

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

"Ah, you really are going to my house?"

"I need a place to hide."

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those travel magazines in your secret closet?"

"Yes, I rather think it is now," Becky smiled.

The Hills at Home by Nancy Clark

"What am I supposed to rescue now?"

"The iguana? Good God, man. Tell me you remember the iguana!"

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

"I'm not trying to pick you up, but do you mind if I sit here?"

"In that case, how can I refuse?"

It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn

"Aren't the two of you friends?"

'you're both watching far too many Lassie reruns. . ."

Murder with puffins by Donna Andrews

'what the hell has that fool dog got there?'

"A corpse," said Lugg complacently. "I thought that'd make you sit up."

Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham

"Do you mind shabby furniture?"

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