A Silly Book Game Part 30

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!

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From AHS-Wolfy:

"That poor priest, they took the head off him."

Priest by Ken Bruen

"Are you moving in?"

"A day will come when I will pour myself into you; but till then you must be patient."

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

"When will that day come?"

"My meetings with the Estate Duties Office have come to nothing."

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley

"Are you related to the poet, Miss Keats?"

"Abu-'Ali's father was her great-grandfather's brother. And of course, his father, Abu-'Ali's grandfather was my great-great-grandfather's brother."

In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh

"You remember Shaikh Mussa's son, Hasan?"

'something had enlarged and altered him.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace stegner

'what is it about Mozart that makes him sound so happy?'

Great stuff! I'm reading a novel in French, so can't play for a while but am enjoying these last dozen or so posts a lot!

"My memory of him is of a man endlessly tired."

And You Know You Should Be Glad by Bob Greene

"What if you fly in from another city and they've never heard of you and they don't have a room?"

'I think the whole idea is absurd."

A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry

"Will you at least help me try?"

"I don't see why. It's all so exasperating!"

Mr. Darcy's Daughters by Elizabeth Ashton

"Don't you think the twins should be better controlled?"

"They had some difficult times."

A Christmas Journey by Anne Perry

"Who is to be the judge of tihs?"

"Peter says he doesn't care provided the boy is either learning or earning."

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

"What are you doing for Christmas?"

"The Ibis is bound first for the Mauritius."

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

"Will you be sailing back to Baltimore soon?"

"I came from these parts."

South Riding by Winifred Holtby

"Do you remember the blacksmith's shop at Lipton-Hunter?"

"You'd better show us where the problem is," she said.

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"Why don't we try the wand?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Please, please, darling Daddy!"

South Riding by Winifred Holtby

""Is that wise?"

"I don't want to talk about it, okay? It's complicated."

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

"Is it too early for lunch?"

"'It'll come when it's ready, and not before!'"

August 1914 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

"This was all very well, but what was the overall plan of operation?"

"It's only two days, and then he'll be in hospital."

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

"Why should you bother about a stupid old duffer like me?"

"I've seen many a Christian trying to buy his way into heaven, but I've never come acroiss one who worked as hard at it as you do."

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

"But Baboo Nob Kissin, she said, if there is anything you wish to say to me, surely it can be said all in the open?"

"watashi wa kira desu!" (i am killer)

DeathNote Black Edition Vol1 by Tsugumi Ohba

"L, do you know gods of death love apples?"

"Wouldn't be at all surprised," she murmured.

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"Know what this river is called?"

"Sylvester Larder, also known as Sly Slasher."

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

"Why is everyone making such a big deal about this tan line?"

"A lot of people are never at their best just after waking up."

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"Are you sure that's a castle?"

"Get it swept and scrubbed and the skylight cleaned,"

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

"Where'd you want me to start, Mrs. Phipps?"

"But you're not to get the idea that you can get out of taking her to the movies one of these days by sending her roses."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Had she gone out with the endocrinologist again?"

"I see Karen in there. She put you up to this?"

Blue Heaven by C.J. Box

"Did he know she had moved back to town?"

"Of course. It was in The Times.

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

"How much do you know about the family?"

"All the Weatherwaxes is good at magic, even the men."

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"What, you get him to hit himself, sort of thing?"

"If one could only visualise it all again."

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

"What's the position now?"

"When you're hot, you're hot."

Thwonk by Joan Bauer

"What planet are you from?"

"An otherworldly smile crossed the face f the young man from Morquegua."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"And why do you want a revolver, my boy?"

"You see, Charles, I didn't tell you last night - but the truth is - I'm afraid."

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

"Wouldn't it have been simpler to go to old Leonides and ask for help?"

"I wouldn't do that, if I was you."

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"What color is it again?"

"When the flying bombs went over here, he used to turn green - really green."

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

"Why do men always think that a caveman must necessarily be th only type of person attractive to the opposite sex?"

“So have I heard and do in part believe it.”

Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

“Is not this something more than fantasy?”

"As he walked up that hill, on which stood the smoldering ruins of the mill (they were not extinguished until the dew and fog settled on them that night), von Francois realized that every step he was taking was historic."

August 1914 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

"Were they really marching into it or were they dreaming?"

“Horatio says ‘tis but our fantasy,”

Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

“What, has this thing appeared again tonight?”

"Blow up the coals a tad, and we'll see what's what,"

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"What's a silver plate got to do with it?"

"Nor should we forget the imperturbably efficient German supply services, who saw to it that, despite all the sudden changes in plan, the German troops lacked for nothing."

August 1914 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

"Did you know that old Moscow was not built to any plan?"

"He clenched his teeth and grimaced in disgust."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"A family without any women--what kind of family is that?"

"I was a bachelor schoolmaster. Romance did not fly my way."

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

" 'Oo's going to do the carrying, I'd like to know?"

"The man in the white trench coat."

Mean Streets by Jim Butcher and others.

"You drink that for fun?"

"I said to the man, 'What kind of fruit drinks do people drink around here?' and this is what he gave me."

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"Can you give me a clue?"

"The documented pathway of the tattoo is not always clear."

The Tattooed Lady by Amelia Klem Osterud (nonfiction)

"Where did the tattooed lady come from?"

"Well, Sir Henry, your uncle had a letter that morning. He had usually a great many letters, for he was a public man and well known for his kind heart, so that everyone who was in trouble was glad to turn to him. But that morning, as it chanced, there was only this one letter, so I took the more notice of it. It was from Coombe Tracey, and it was addressed in a woman's hand."

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II (The Hound of the Baskervilles) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"I hope your visit has cast some light upon those occurrences which have puzzled us?

"They put arsenic in the coffee."

Asa As I Knew Him by Susanna Kaysen

"I bet you've read Adam Bede and hated it. Right?"

"It was a danger we ought to have thought of."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas llosa

"And what would my little cousin Nancy think if she saw the two of us going out on a date together?"

"Doesn't matter."

A Perfect Night to go to China by David Gilmour

"What is the issue?"

"She really thought she might be a nymphomaniac."

Turning Angel - Greg Iles

"What did you think?"

"I'd rather lick toads."

Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett

"Can you dance as well?"

"I'm afraid not."

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

"Why are you standing there like a statue?"

" A good time for a drink, perhaps?"

Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

"In a good way or a bad way? "

"You can't expect a hundred and fifty blokes to work their asses off sixteen hours a day without some sort of respite."

Hotel Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones

"Please tell me there was no physical contact?"

?Nothing to be frightened of."

The Westing Game by Ellen Rasking

"How about you, Angela, what do you want?"

" I want to see some sort of semblance of....of reality in my life. "

Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

" You do this to me every time. Have you no conception of stealth and subtlety ? "

"Don't hit him you guys the sergeant said. Be charitable-offer him some coffee instead."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"No one in his right mind would go around like that in this cold, isn't that so, lieutenant?"

"In winter the snowstorms rages in the street, frost gripped the houses and the French used to run up to our window, where my mother stood baking loaves, and they would shout and jump around, banging on the glass and asking for warm loaves."

My Childhood by Maxim Gorky

"Good morning, sir. ... Now, answer me, and don't be angry. How are you?"

"Better, on the whole."

Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey

"Eleanor is very late, isn't she?"

The microwave clock tells me forty minutes have passed...

Turning Angel - Greg Iles

"Happens all the time, doesn't it?"

"I could have imagined it only happened in books."

Brat Farrar by Josphine Tey

"How are the coming-of-age preparations coming on?"

" This is all quite a caper, don't you think? Much more fun than hunting elephant, wrestling lions to the ground and returning tribal knicknacks stolen by unscrupulous foreigners. "

Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

" And what do the 'devotees' get in return?"

"I'd explain, but it's pretty complicated."

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

"So, like are you obsessed or what?"

"Nope."

Strange Heaven by Lynn Coady

"You don't think I could put a hex on you if I wanted to?"

"Not unless you've suddenly passed the lieutenant's test with flying colors and been hired by the CPD."

The Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs

"What does this place charge per night?"

"It doesn't matter, I'm dyin' here..."

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

"Are you a pool player?"

"Perhaps it's best to let that connection die."

Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee

"Has she broken any furniture from boredom yet?"

Two chairs lie on their sides, possible signs of a struggle.

Turning Angel - Greg Iles

"Was that what I heard when I called you before the board meeting?"

'expressive shrug. enigmatic smile.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

'what on earth can be keeping him?'

"Your uncle takes unnecessary chances, which endanger more than his liberty."

Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee

"What do you want? You've been following me for blocks."

'lilacs.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

'why shouldn't you use it?'

"The price you pay for being a gentleman, I reckon."

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

"Now, ma'am, did I harm you in any way?"

"I can't discuss that here."

Turning Angel - Greg Iles

"Are you going to come clean with the cops?"

"Not at all."

Dance with Snakes by Horacio Castellanos Moya

"Are there any survivors?"

"I knew that this was unthinkable in view of the family's usual habits."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Could Uncle Jorge possibly have decided to keep our secret to himself?"

"Don't care."

The Devil You Know by Jenn Farrell

"If I could go anywhere, know where I'd go?"

" Going to the Florida place is the important thing. "

Wings by Terry Pratchett

" Is there any food around?"

"The usual."

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

"Like my new tattoo?"

"It's not a matter of like, really..."

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

"Would you like some white tea?"

"There's nothing like milk of magnesia for all that, he said, but I was feeling too depressed to laugh."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Have you had an extremely rich love life, many love affairs?"

"Touch me and you'll get this coffee in your face."

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

"What, you're doing morning vampire tours?"

"I did not realize how vital the approbation of one's butler is in allowing for nocturnal autonomy."

Heartless by Gail Carriger

"Is that possible do you think--vampire porcupines?"

“Most like. It harrows me with fear and wonder.”

Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

“How is it that the clouds still hang on you?”

"You must be half frozen to death, running around bare-naked like that in weather like this."

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Is it in fact a district where one finds Ancient Ancestry, Affluent Aristocracy?"

"A well-to-do neighborhood of London by any account of the time."

Mayflower Bastard by David Lindsay

"Should he not have time to relax a little after a night in the stocks?"

"You are rather more civilized under my dear Alexia's tutelage."

Heartless by Gail Carriger

"What do you think about the whole arrangement?"

"It's creepy as hell."

Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell

"Wait, you're not going with me?"

"But I still did not know how to leave her more cannily without showing that I had noticed her distress."

Poor People and A Little Hero by Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Why don't you want to sit on my lap?"

"Oh, sweet girl, I can't stand the sight of you like that."

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

"Just where did you happen to pick up a tropical disease?"

"Her face already pale, turned suddenly as white as a sheet."

Poor People and A Little Hero by Fyodor Dostoevsky

"You are not angry with me for being so sad yesterday, are you?"

“... ’tis unmanly grief,
It shows a will most incorrect to heaven,”

Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

“Wherefore should you do this?”

"I've always liked dealing in wholesale."

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

"Couldn't you have arranged a less awkward time?"

"Time and tide wait for no man."

Mayflower Bastard by David Lindsay

"And what might be your interest in the boy?"

" I came to see you, actually."

Turning Angel - Greg Iles

"Will you give me hair off your head? One hair?"

"Say - that's an idear. Sure. How much?"

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"Couldn't you make that four dollars a week?"

"I don't need to tell you what a temptation such an amount of money must be for these destitute peasants."

Silence by Shusaku Endo

"Was the father of a severe nature?"

"He was named the new pastor, despite his raving insanity."

Mayflower Bastard by David Lindsay

"And what do you think he found there?"

"Every man's got a burden. "Doesn't matter what name he goes by."

Eden by Olympia Vernon

"You ever caught the Holy Ghost?"

"Dunno, sir."

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

"Has he been eating his bedding?"

"It seemed to have been cooked two or three days previously, but in his present mood he would have been glad to eat leather to fill his stomach."

Silence by Shusaku Endo

"Lord, why are you silent?"

Hah! Nice, hemlockgang.

"Every man hates remembering failure."

Heartless by Gail Carriger

"Must you make a scene here in the public street?"

"Of course he does! His life depends on it!"

Mayflower Bastard by David Lindsay

"Shall we drink our wine and say no more of it?"

"He listlessly drained his glass of the bubbly beverage and listlessly exchanged kisses with the count, who ordered him henceforth to address him simply as Hippolyte."

The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin

"Have you ever tried smoking opium?"

"It's terrible, Fred. Terrible!"

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

"I've got a silver mail vest which I promised my family I'd wear, but is anything else good for werewolves?"

“There are a hundred things you have to know, which we understand about, and you don’t as yet. I mean passwords and signs, and sayings which have power and effect, and plants you carry in your pocket, and verses you repeat backwards, and dodges and tricks you practise;”

Toad of Toad Hall by A. A. Milne.

“And what does that tell you?”

"You're a long way from home."

The End of California - Steve Yarbrough

""You mind if I ask what your profession is?"

"I'm not a psychiatrist or a witch hunter and I'm not going to start now."

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"Hi, Doc, can I come in?"

"Yes."

The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury

"What shall I look for?"

"It is Mother's only treasure, small enough to hide in the hem of her dress."

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

"Why don't you go and get some counseling?"

"Sheer nonsense and games for children."

The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin

"Can a Russian fail to know another Russian?"

"'T'aint like it used to be, Nobby."

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

"You sure you want to keep the beard?"

"For the next few years, probably."

Stay Awake - Dan Chaon

Am I making a mistake?

"Just do as I say and don't question me or I'll send you back to your parents' shop to sell quince jelly galore."

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

"Are you doing research for a new version of 'Away in a Manger'?"

"Actually, it's more of an ... observational project."

The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison

"What are you hoping to find?"

"The boy who doesn't know how fast he can run."

Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand

"Is there a fire?"

"Drink your coffee while it's hot."

The Last Word by Ellery Adams

"How many of his paintings exist?"

"On the table in the front room I find several sheets of paper covered with his fine, crabby, spiky handwriting, with many additions and crossings-out."

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

"I worry--is it healthy to be eating so much out of tins?"

"It's like my brothers used to say, 'Fear is just false evidence appearing real.'"

Embers of Atlantis by Tracy Hickman

"What was that light?"

"I'm not a wine drinker, understand, it's strictly Bud Light."

The End of California - Steve Yarbrough

"And you were looking for what?'

"The remnants of a life."

The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White

"Where did you find them?"

“In the stream.”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“Are they girls?”

I was getting them all mixed up. Smooth, braided hair, dark eyes, black stockings.

Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freemont

"I am curious, Mrs. Flannigan, what made you choose Anne?"

“More rhythm, you see,”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“Sure it’s not slipped to the bottom?”

"Well, thank you for your insight, but it isn't what you think.

Trance by Linda Gerber

"Are you even listening to me?".

“Of course not, silly,”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“The point is, how can we wreak vengeance on him for his rash remarks?”

" I don't know. I always heard that if you don't change the things you don't like, you have no one to blame but yourself."

Trance by Linda Gerber

"Didn't you say that sometimes people are more important than the truth?."

"The policeman's a scoundrel, but our friend shouldn't tell his name."

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

"Didn't that officer come to put me on a list of prisoners?"

"It is your lucky day, Herr Galgen, you and your conspirators."

Embers of Atlantis by Tracy Hickman

"You want the official story or the real one?"

"He didn't know if she would ever really trust him if she'd known the full story, and the longer they have known each other the less inclined he has been to reveal it."

Stay Awake by Dan Chaon

"Did you have a bad dream?"

“Only a bullock,” I said to Tom, who had been woken up by my movement.

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“How was I to know the bullock would duck?”

"I should be almost as disconcerted as yourself."

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

" Isn't he supposed to go to Belgirate to see the Marquise del Dongo?"

“He’s too old for that sort of thing.”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“What are they sending?”

"I took the message and with it were a dozen handkerchiefs, so I sent a proper answer to his mother who had obviously sent them to somebody called Juan de Lorenzana."

The Swindler by Francisco de Quevedo

"Turnips today?"

"Keep saying that and it'll come true."

Sam the Cat and Other Stories - Matthew Kelm

"You gonna make some chicken?"

“I can tell you, it’s not half so good as you might think, now that I’ve tried it.”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“How do we do it?”

"The refrigerator makes more automatically."

Sam the Cat and Other Stories - Matthew Kalm

"Do you have some Parmesan?"

“It’s rather damp,” I said, “for I think the bullock tried licking it ...”

The Eye of Kish by Kenneth Ireland.

“But how does it keep on coming back?”

"You see, it's an involuntary muscular contraction - we have no say in the matter."

The Cardboard Valise by Ben Katchor

"How many tickets did we sell tonight?"

"My master preached two or three sermons and did not sell a single indugence."

Two Picaresque Spanish Novels by Francisco de Quevedo

"Where are the chests and the wall hangings and his furniture?"

"Anywhere I'm not."

Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

"Wait a second--what were you doing with them in the first place?"

"Spitting."

Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 by Garrison Keillor

"What sort of stuff do you write?"

"We took the books back to the store and divided them up by topic - history on the left wall, literature on the right wall, philosophy in the back alcove - and somehow, all of a sudden, they weren't John Clive anymore."

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

"How they speak of the thousand thumbs that have turned over their pages with delight! Who would have them a whit less soiled? What better condition could we desire to see them in?"

"I like it this way --- " Jones talked too much then because he knew he had made a social blunder and he wasn't able to stop.

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"How much they cost?"

"Just a little: ten rubles maybe."

The Duel by Alexander Kuprin

"After this, he had found himself on the other side of town -- and then maybe it really had been a dream?"

I knew this wasn't a dream. I had no imagination. I could never dream up something this weird.

The Lightning Thief

Can you imagine that for a moment, never dying, never fading?

"You know, I don't think I can really answer that."

The Enemies Within by Michael Z. Lewin

"When do you go?"

"Ay'm gooing."

Malice Aforethought by Frances Iles

"Is it quite hopeless, Gwynyfryd?"

"It's all so complicated."

Shanghai Girls

"Won't Old Man Louie notice that our clothes are gone?"

"Let's get the hell out of here," said Hazel.

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"Well, get back as soon as you can, will you?"

"No worries on that count."

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Who're you waiting for, Captain?"

"Me, said Mack. "And maybe you guys. Here we are," he said earnestly, " the whole God damned shabby lot of us...."

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

"Why aren't you in school?"

"My parents are away until tomorrow afternoon."

This Beautiful Life - Helen Schulman

"Is there a better cause for celebration?"

"Gregorius didn't know what he should say."

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

"A name like a poem, isn't it?"

"Why did that have to make so much sense?"

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

"This didn't bring her happiness, so why was she pursuing it?"

"You can't afford to be choosy."

Above the Snowline by Steph Swainston

"I can smell it. Can't you?"

"Sit down, Edmund, and don't be childish."

Malice Aforethought by Frances Iles

"Was she beastly to you this afternoon?"

"Make one mistake and no one lets you forget it."

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Are you counting on my help in that?"

"I remember things," said Juan.

The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck

"What did she take?"

" Arrows, possibly,
If some were in there, lying carelessly
Around. (One) wouldnʻt want just anyone
To pick them up."

Philoctetes by Sophocles tr. by @rolandperkins

". . .your answer might surprise, --but can I --
Count on your loyalty?"

She reached for his whiskey, took a sip and pulled a face. "Horrible."

The Last Sunrise by Robert Ryan

"Did you go to the hotel the other night?"

If I delayed even a little, the high tide would shut me in . . .

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani

"You see what Venice is like?"

"As long as possible, Gregorius's eyes clung to the last houses of the city."

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

"Was it possible that he had only been in this city for two days?"

"Sometimes it's hard to understand God's plan."

Monoceros by Suzette Mayr

"Where's Patrick today?"

"He's with the family."

Shanghai Girls - Lisa See

"Can't you do something about them?"

"Tears can't help us/only the sword/ or if it exists/something even more pitiless than the sword."

Tales from Ovid by Ted Hughes

"Where is Itys?"

"In the ground."

Monoceros by Suzette Mayr

"Why not run away in a car or a bus or a train?"

"I am still recoverin' from an unfortunate injury."

Doc by Mary Doria Russell

"May I offer you a coffee?"

"It is not good for me."

London Match by Len Deighton

"Why does anyone have to go to Berlin?"

"We're setting a trap,"

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Is it Kruppe's turn?"

"Yes. We're going to press very soon."

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

"What on earth are you saying?"

"I want him killed."

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Have you a name?"

"Amadeu Inacio de Almeida Prado."

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Merciere

"Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us--what happens with the rest?"

"Come aboard my boat and we'll go look for it."

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

"What's the matter, gingersnap?"

Alexia gave him a withering look and brushed down the front of her green taffeta gown, checking for bloodstains.

Soulless by Gail Carriger

"Why do you dismiss me as though I were a child?"

"Strange, you think? Yes t is strange. Very strange. For me, too!"

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

"Something splendid, isn't it?"

"If it's magical it's your department."

The Books of the South by Glen Cook

"Why has she got you spooked?"

"She . . . did something. To the crowd. Brainwashed or glamoured them or whatever it's called. They all calmed down and stopped protesting. It was so eerie."

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

"She saw you? Are you sure?"

"Princess Alyss Heart is dead!" the tree said louder than ever, but added in a whisper, "Redd's Glass Eyes are everywhere. It's dangerous to talk. The princess has not returned."

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

"Is a guinea pig bad? Do you consider a guinea pig the representation of all that's evil?"

"You're reading too much into this."

Scribbling the Cat by Alexandra Fuller

"You're not eating?"

"Of my own free will I will sacrifice myself to the Lord."

Sister Teresa - Barbara Mujica

"What would it matter to anyone if I died?"

"Bah! Stuff and nonsense! Don't talk to me!"

David Copperfield bt Charles Dickens

"Mr. Dick, what shall I do with this child?"

"I figured that since you knew her, were a close friend, she might listen to you."

Monument to Murderby Margaret Truman

"But what does a photo have to do with anything?"

"That was all that was written on the expensive stationery."

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

"And how do you come to be on this train?"

"A vineyard country, Pepasethus, is
My home and destination."

Philoctetes by Sophocldes tr. by @rolandperkins

" Do they rely on rhetoric
Or will they use force?"

"I have some research to do,"

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Is Murillio well?"

"The soul is more important than the body!"

Sister Teresa - Barbara Mujica

"Have you been all right?"

"I can tell you, but I don't know whether you'd be interested in doing anything about it."

The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill

"Cyanide?"

'To the devil with all that!"

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

"You remember a certain famous occasion when I was more drunk than - than usual?"

'i'm surprised that you have to ask.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

'if you're so fond of him, why do you object?'

"How hard it is for a father to face up to his children!"

Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

"How could I have explained my proud jealousy to you?"

"When Breland explained the problem I called my associate Mathers here. He, uh, will probably prove useful."

All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley

"And what did your daughter say, exactly?"

"she wrote me like this: 'you like ruts, because ruts are a sign that work is being done. you'd love this rut.'"

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

'oh, my land, did you wreck?'

"Oh my God!" She'd been on the plane, then came the bang and the smoke, the screams, the falling, the exit doors opening, and the sensation of tumbling through the air and landing in a mound of warm sand.

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

"They will be coming to rescue us, right?"

"Keep the door locked until you know exactly who's out there."

All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley

"Do you believe that Claudia Burns was involved in the robbery?"

"Highly unlikely, Sergent."

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

"Do you fear I lack taste?"

" . . . Doesnʻt it
Disturb you that the entire Army might
Object to that?" (This one was played on 194).

Phioctetes by Sophocles tr. by @rolandperkins

"What can I call this but a Past
That you are digging up?"

'i rented it.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

"'what did you bring?' Charity asks. 'restoration dramas?'"

"To anyone whose personal cast of mind is too inflexible to accept these facts, I have this to say: That's how it was; there can be no retreat from the truth."

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

"We're friends, Mary, aren't we, you and I?"

"We're not going to discuss personal ethics."

Ritz Harper Goes to Hollywood by Wendy Williams

" What are you smoking, Jamie?"

"Bad habit for a young man. Take a seat. I smoke, myself, for the asthma."

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

"And how are you, old woman?"

"The older you get, the sharper you get."

Dragonwell Dead by Laura Childs

"What exactly are you recommending?"

" . . . Iʻm not
Some far-away opponent! Iʻm your guide
For "Phiocteteʻsʻ tour of what the Flat
Country looks like" . You donʻt have to LIKE the tour;
You only have to go on it."

Philoctetes by Sophocles tr. by @rolandperkins

". . .Odysseus . . . left!? Can that have been his voice
I heard? . . ."

'he reads everywhere--in the subway, between the acts at plays, at intermissions in Symphony Hall, on dates.'

Crossing to safety by Wallace Stegner

'why doesn't my goose sing as well as thy goose?'

"He's a stubborn s.o.b."

Deep River by Shusaku Endo

"Weren't you planning to bury yourself in your husband?"

>205 hemlokgang: LOL!

"Man, you know I couldn't do it!"

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

"How are we to understand my too-many women?"

"Now I see why you look like hell and are talking about running away."

Where the Buffalo Roam by Michael Zimmer

"Where are you headed to?"

"India, where in ancient days civilization flowered on the banks of the Indus."

Deep River by Shusaku Endo

"Excuse me, but so that we can get to know each other better, when you ask a question, could you please state your name?"

"Claire? Claire? Are you there? It's Babs."

Old Filth by Jane Gardam

"Have you any luggage? I hope you'll be staying the night?"

"Just then Uncle Lou asked me if I'd like to sit on the windowsill and look at the scenery with him."

Vertical Motion by Can Xue

"Was I telling him about a real incident or was I making up a story?"

". . . Goodbye for now, and may the god
Who is the Prince of Thieves watch over us,
The way Athena watches over Athens.
They call her ʻNikeʻ, after all; and may she
Reward our treachery with ʻvictoryʻ. "

Philoctetes by Sophocles tr. by @rolandperkins

"And the advice
I gave you: is it firmly fixed
WIthin your memory? "

"lord yes -- 'gloves!' bottom left hand corner. 'gloves will be worn.'"

The Sidmouth letters by Jane Gardam

'do you ask vicars to dinner?'

"I told you, he sounded drunk."

The Gods Return by David Drake

"Is here some place we can get privacy?"

"Follow me and take a giant breath."

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

"If I could do something spectacular like you, don't you think I would've noticed it by now?"

This has got to be the best game in the universe. Thank you.

"We all come with our own set of skills, I need you because you know about computers."

The Untied Kingdom by Kate Johnson

"Now what? Are you just going to leave me here?"

"For the boy means a blue river, means the disappearance of these men."

In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

"Did I tell you, Clara laughs, how I helped my father have dogs?"

"I don't want to be rude. It's a subculture of its own."

Disgrace - J. M. Coetzee

"Why? Do you need a new dog-man?"

"I wouldn't know, milord."

The Gods Return by David Drake

"Do you have something to add before I close the meeting?"

"You have aquamarine on your neck.

In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

"What did you think of my friend?"

"Well - she's a blonde."

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

"Yeah. She sent me. You interested?"

"You know we could never replace you, Little Brother. You're a legend."

Thirty-three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

"You bring me something?"

"Not I, my lord, by heaven."

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

"What. have you given him any hard words of late?"

"A few. Everyone does."

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

"Is that all you wanted to see me about?"

"There was laughter and then tenseness on her face."

In The Skin of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje

"Are you an artist?"

"That depends on how you define the concept..."

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

"What makes you think that?"

"Everyone gets low. Life's a seesaw, Up, down, brief level bit if you're lucky

The Broken Shore - Peter Temple

"Bit like putting in twenty mile of fence, I suppose, You just think about the bit to the next tree"

“It’s no fun at all. Just dirty, brutal bashing,”

Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers.

“... whatever you do, you’ll let me lend a hand, won’t you?”

"I will be accompanying you on your journey."

The Gods Return by David Drake

"What kind of a tree, if you please?"

'Lady Brasstops.'

The Sidmouth letters by Jane Gardam

'why the hell shouldn't i?'

"This was his first child and he had already become a murderer."

In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

"What are you stealing? Mushrooms?"

“It need not even be that. The vicar may have had a morbid fancy for something else – a passion à la Plato for an aspidistra, or a strange, covetous longing for a cactus.”

Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers.

“No mention of killing or murder?”

"I want you to give me a good reason for your serial killer doodles, Noah. And not just, 'Oh, I like to look for random patterns!"
Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux
"You think I killed the little girls?"

“Ain’t we `ad enough corpusses about the `ouse already?”

Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers.

“How can you say such things?”

"I'm socially incompetent."

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

"What exactly do you want from me?"

'oh do let me stay at home.'

The Sidmouth letters by Jane Gardam

'do you remember the roses?'

"They were my mother's favourite flower."

Two Corinthians by Carola Dunn

"But it grows cold. Have you no bonnet?"

"Thank you; but it is quite a matter of indifference to me."

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

"And pray, sir, what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?"

"Damned hot."

Thirty-three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

"Have there been any reportings of . . . any sightings of, well, wild animals around town?"

"After half an hour the powerful matriarch removed her large coat from which animal pelts dangled and she passed it, along with her strength, to one of the minor characters."

In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

"Are you from the movie company?"

"You must remember me, Doctor - from inside the coffin."

The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

"Who are you really? What are you doing here?"

"Give me but a little cheerful company, let me only have the company of the people I love, let me be where I like and with whom I like, and the devil may take the rest."

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

"May we go up every staircase, and into every suite of rooms?"

"We must get going, Miss Sutton, if we are to explore the palace."

Two Corinthians by Carola Dunn

"Whatever possessed you to sham a swoon?"

"I had a little disagreement with my landlady."

Stalking the Unicorn by Mike Resnick

"I mean, a unicorn's a pretty big thing to misplace, isn't it?"

Question?

"I can't think what you mean."

Thirty-three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

"How can puppets have spirits?"

*well, at least we can keep playing . . .

"I altered their subjectivity vis-a-vis Time..."

again, Stalking the Unicorn by Mike Resnick

"Have you any subway tokens?"

"That's the stupidest thing you've said all night"

The Zookeeper's War by Steve Conte

"I expect it's the coffee"

"I expect it's the coffee (isn't it?)" (250) is more or less a question, -- by being somewhat short of
a firm statement.

okay, lets go from there!

She put the drink down very quickly. It made her gasp - or gave her an opportunity to gasp.

The Big Sleep by Ray Chandler

"Suicide?" I asked.

'not if the niece is bringing presents.'

The Sidmouth letters by Jane Gardam

'so if it goes, it goes?'

"You don't get to make that choice."

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

"You own a bagel chain?"

"Of course. I thought you'd figured that out long ago."

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

"Do you play a musical instrument?"

No, it's better if I don't."

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

"What are you thinking of doing about it?"

"The way I see it there's no use worrying. If it happens, it happens."

The Zookeepers War - Steve Conte

"What are you talking about"

"He did everything wrong!"

Antarctica by Kim Stanley Robinson

"How is this different from the way we usually operate?"

"According to their doctors they were dying."

2666 by Roberto Bolano

"Have you become a masochist, Oscar?"

"I've been in a state of prolonged unconsciousness, but I'm trying to change."

The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings

"Did you get my soda?"

"No, no, I was just examining the various landscaping styles of various properties in various neighborhoods and so on and so forth."

Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale

"Mom, please. Can't you remember being fourteen?"

"Should charge you bloody danger money"

The Broken Shore by Peter Temple

"Rich Bugger, was he?"

"That's what we're going to find out."

An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

"Have you ever been to Russia?"

"It's not something I'm proud of, and I'll say it once."

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

"What's your mum planning tonight?"

"They're already calling it Black Monday."

An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

"Is there any poison?"

"I downed the drink and felt it burn it's way down from my throat to my chest."

Remember Me, Irene by jan Burke

"Are my nose and cheeks as red as yours?"

"Miss Milner says you're brighter than anyone else in the class."

Fault Lines by Nancy Huston

"What a perfectly idiotic thing to do -- whose idea was it, anyway?"

"No idea," Karlsen said. "But there's nothing wrong with them except one chromosome too many."

Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum

"What's that above her mouth?"

"'it's your plane,' he said, 'i think.'"

The Sidmouth letters by Jane Gardam

"'mum,' he says, 'where'yer off then?'"

"Go on be off with you! The poor old soul's wandering in her head"

The Harp in the South - Ruth Park

"What makes you talk like that?"

"He was sweating and the irregular gusts of air dried the little drops of perspiration and occluded his soul."

2666 by Roberto Bolano

"So how the hell am I supposed to interview him?"

"If they drop a shell on the barn you'll be fine, as long as you've got a blanket round your head."

The Siege by Helen Dunmore

"You know they called for volunteer reinforcements?"

"Actually, that is not quite accurate."

Murder Past Due by Miranda James

"Who would inherit Godfrey's wealth?"

"Winifred!"

A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

"Or you, for instance?"

"I'm just a little on edge."

2666 by Roberto Bolano

"So you feel insulted?"

"None of your business," she says, but her eyes fill with tears.

Countdown by Deborah Wiles

"Who's Ebenezer?"

"I never thought much of him."

St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier

"So you think he may be the killer?"

"No. The girl might have told you. But now she's gone, too."

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

"Can I offer you some tea?"

"Too damned hot."

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

"Should we go inside?"

"You know, Ted, that's a good idea."

St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier

"How's she doing?"

"She was unable to speak."

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

"Who told you all this?"

"I will tell you what I know," he says to all of us, "which is that no one really knows what's going on. The worst thing we can do is panic."

Countdown by Deborah Wiles

"Do you still say your prayers?"

#284 Good one!

"Not Really....."

Barbie & the Diamond Castle by Shannon Penney

" I have a feeling I am going to regret asking, but... is there anything we should know?"

"When I took my bows, my dress was smeared with blood."

The Line by Olga Grushin

"Do you like music so much?"

"I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool."

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

"What do you want to do on your special day?"

"I thought I'd get in the spirit for St. Patrick's Day. I've got a green sweater with little shamrocks, a pair of green slacks, even green shoes."

St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier

"And will there be entertainment? Will your lovely wife sing those charming Irish tunes she sang at the wake?"

"-- not in a French restaurant!"

Paris in Love by Eloisa James

"Are you going out like that?"

"Like hell I'm going. I'm staying here and so is Chad."

Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves by Matthew Reilly

"What music do you like, then?"

"I like Schubert. I suppose you don't."

The Young Victoria

"Why don't you leave, and take your
'Irish tinker' with you!?"

'i have skedaddled, physically, once in my life, from one person, and that was a Montenegrin woman.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'it's too complicated for you, the Balkan history?'

"I can only swear that it is not so."

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

"And what do you want for this wondrous bit of technology?"

"You got somethinig there."

Murder in Mount Holly by Paul Theroux*

"No kin?"

*Met Author.

'. . . Neya Tormic is your daughter.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'my daughter? what's this flummery?'

"When you work on something that involves the killings of women in Santa Teresa, you end up scared of everything."

2666 by Roberto Bolano

"Do you want to know why?"

'i want just one thing. i want you to conduct Mr. Goodwin to Madame Zorka.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'what if she's skipped town?'

"Before she leaves this place she'll just have to grasp things a bit better."

We of the Never-Never and The Little Black Princess by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn

"Good heavens! What does she expect?"

'he called suddenly for salts, which a lady, politely handed to him.'

Evelina by Frances Burney

'why then, miss, i suppose you would n't know him?'

'i wouldn't suppose so.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'what's a col de mort?

"It was this game. I remember. Exactly."

The Tattooed Woman - Joyce Carol Oates

"You don't believe me?"

"Are you sure you are not exaggerating this?"

Well-offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade

"Have you happened to give any thought to how you are going to find Weston's house?

//303 i burst into delighted giggles at the title. marvelous!

'my impulse was to hoof it around a couple of corners to 48th street and get the roadster, but it was parked only a few yards from the entrance to Miltan's, so i voted unanimously for discretion and hopped into a taxi.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'did a cat come in here?'

He gave a quick nod, and appeared to confer with himself over whether to say more.

A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant

"Will you take a look, please, and confirm that it's yours, or tell me whether I must carry it about to some other neighbors?

"Looks like he got your ear."

Round Mountain - Castle Freeman Jr.

"What happened?"

"She's about to give birth."

Child of the Jungle by Sabine Kuegler

"Judith, why don't you have a man?"

"Out there, a minute ago, I did."

Round Mountain - Castle Freeman Jr.

"How many of them have you got?"

"Quite a lot - I thought it would be dishonest to take them out."

Cards of Identity by Nigel Dennis

"Can you never tell when people are trying to say a friendly thing?"

'i suppose i can. i'll try it some time.'

Over my dead body by Rex Stout

'do you suppose the attack on Ludlow was the eagle clawing the lion?'

"Lots of people fake their own deaths."

Natural Order by Brian Francis

"Any next of kin?"

"Every Jewish girl, Zeidy says, is a bas melech, a daughter of a king."

Unorthodox - Deborah Feldman

"Are you Jewish?"

"You don't know the first thing about anybody."

Natural Order by Brian Francis

"Why don't you want your father to know?"

"But we don't know exactly when and where he will be arriving."

Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver

"Have you heard anything about it, I wonder?"

"Such details as how much her daughter spends at the hairdresser, or that her daughter's boyfriend might be transferredto Shanghai."

The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung

"Should I send an e-mail to Little Xi?"

"Tell him that if he comes back tonight and I'm alone, I will shoot him."

Round Mountain - Castle Freeman Jr.

"What did you say to me?"

"I expect you to take care of me."

The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung

"Who's your other cousin?"

I believe it is time to carry this game forward onto a new thread.