A Silly Book Game Part 38

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 really great if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

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Continuing with last entry by @LynnB

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"No relief for you."

The Wife Tree by Dorothy Speak

"How could I have had so little dignity? So few resources?"

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 really great if both your answer and question are related, but that's not absolutely necessary.

*Newbies welcome!

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Continuing with last entry by @LynnB

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"No relief for you."

The Wife Tree by Dorothy Speak

"How could I have had so little dignity? So few resources?"

"You don't have to worry about it."

Less - Andrew Sean Greer

"You want me to stay here with you forever?"

“That’s kind of up to you.”

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

“This isn’t going to end well, is it?”

“It’s not really good-bye.”

Less - Andrew Sean Greer

“Was that your best good-bye kiss?”

"Probably."

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund
by Blaize Clement

"They donʻt go to sleep?"

"They’re frozen in place most of the time, just standing there like they’re never going to move again."

The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

“What’s the matter?”

" . . .about that call center!..."

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund
by Blaize Clement

"What would you do if you were thirty or
forty years younger?"

"sing show tunes."

The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey

“Got what you need, Dr Khan?”

Almost.

Death walked in by Carolyn Haart

DId you see anyone near it?"

"No, but I dreamed that you did."

Less - Andrew Sean Greer

"What do you think of my beard?"

"Car accident?"

The Games by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan

"You know where Estelle lives?"

"in the middle of a roundabout on the A505, which combines a highly defensible position with excellent lines of sight."

The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey

"Was she real?"

"You bet, . . ."

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund
by Blaize Clement

"You saw him?"

"...on the two occasions upon which I have encountered him, he was having difficulty putting on his gloves, or else taking them off, seemed uncertain which..."

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

"You are going out?"

"My mom raised me as if there were no limitations on where I could go or what I could do."

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

"Why the hell are you drawing on the wall?!"

"It's an Agatha Christie novel."

Less - Andrew Sean Greer

"An error in the book?"

"It is not at all uncommon."

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

"Did I not inform you?"

"What do you know that I donʻt?"

Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein

"HUITRES?"*

*huitres: "Oysters?" (French)(Italics in the original)

Naturally I'll take care of the delivery cost!

The Loser - Thomas Bernhard

But how can an artist have no feeling for his native language?

"Nobody has cared about that before, Sir."

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

"Mr. Kinnear left for the city on the Thursday, did he not?"

"It says C. FIELDING on the number boards!"
(emphasis added)

Break in by Dick Francis

"And the newspaper attack on them makes you angry?"

"Some stories I like, and some I do not."

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

"And what else would you call it beside the Two Rivers?"

". . . I want to add to it first, if I can."

Break in by Dick Francis

You do edit the tapes here?"

"He can’t let those words out into the world. He edits them into slightly better shape."

The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey

"What are these things a symptom of?"

"Madness, of course..."

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

"...are you familiar with the case, Dr. Jordan?"

"Yes, Dr Fournier. Thank you."

The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey

- Today I need to take some observations of my own.
- Observations of what?

“We’ll discuss it later.”

The Museum Guard - Howard Norman

“But what happened to you last night?”

"I left early because parties without a Jameson are like Zen without the echoing yawn,"

Purgatory by Ken Bruen

"You ever hear of Our Lady of Galway?"

“She’s always struck me as intelligent, all right.”

The Museum Guard - Howard Norman

“So, then, what’s your opinion?”

"I didn't know any of that."

Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo: Migratory Birds and the Impending Ecological Catastrophe by Michael McCarthy

"Could we have stayed there all night?"

(Something like HMMPH# sounded . . .)
(Punctuation added)

Murder Past Due by Miranda James

"Are you going to your classes today?"

#hmmph: Italics in original

“I can’t promise you that.”

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

"Gilchrist. What the hell is in Gilchrist?"

"Whereʻs your list, Coop?"

Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein

"West Point . . . Did the Army build it to defend the Hudson from the East?"

"Truth is, I really don’t know."

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

“What’s all the commotion out here, Walt? What’re you shouting about?"

"He broke his leg and they had to put
him down."

Rizzoli and Isles: the Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"About what?"

"...just stories I wanted to tell, so I told them. I know they’re about something, but the answer never seems to be the same when I try to explain it."

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

“The house has a name?”

Linton House.

"The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring"
by Julian Symons

"What sort of assignment?"

"I have to be in Boston tomorrow morning to meet with the publisher about foreign rights stuff.”

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

"Anyone else going to mistake my face for an ice cream cone?”

"Sounds like a few guys I went to high school with!" (punctuation added)

Rizzoli and Isles: The Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"Whatʻs so special about it?"

"my wife’s homemade sweet pickles—best you’ll ever have,"

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

“What the hell are you talking about, woman?"

"Just like the kittenʻs legs were broken.
Itʻs connected."

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund
by Blaize Clement

"Guidry told you to stay with me, didnʻt he?"

"I always do, don’t I?”

Gilchrist: A Novel by Christian Galaca

“So did you miss me today?”

"I donʻt know. Come on in. Letʻs make a hot drink."

Break in by Dick Francis

"Trouble?"

"Untold horrors..."

The Museum Guard - Howard Norman

"Why'd you ask my uncle to steal a painting?"

". . . out of the blue I had an odd feeling . . ."

The Games by James Patterson

"You betrayed your father because he made
too much money?"

“These things happen.”

The Body of Jonah Boyd - David Leavitt

“Where are you from, by the way?”

"Chinatown . . ."

Rizzoli and Isles: the Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

"So heʻs a bad character?"

"After he was fired, for instance, he had left the building with twenty-four boxes of staples."

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

"If you could have one single wish, what would it be?"

"Gin and tonic. And make it strong."

The Body of Jonah Boyd - David Leavitt

"Where are we going?"

"Iʻm not sure I want to be working on it."

Rizzoli and Isles: The Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"How old is Charlotte in this photo?"

"She was no more than thirty, I would say...."

Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

"Whatever are you doing?"

“Just sitting here.”

Ask the Dust - John Fante

“What are you doing?”

" . . . looking for unexplained footprints."

Rizzoli and Isles: The Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"So this might actually make sense?"

“Damned if I Know.”

Ask the Dust - John Fante

“Where is she?”

" . . . only tenth level."

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

"Who the hell are you?"

"It's Mike, and you were expecting me."

The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth

"How?"

“This can’t be legal...”

The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

“What will you do next?”

"And now, I fear, we must rejoin the world of Georgetown and hamburgers."

The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth

"In a hurry?"

"I just need a little time."

The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

"What do you have in mind?"

" . . .a Christ consciousness."

Edgar Cayce: Four Books . . . by* Edgar Cayce

"What was the path they took towards a creativity which was psychic and more than psychic?"

*Some of this book is about, not by, Edgar Cayce-- by several authors, who, however, are not named on the title page.

...a Twelve Step program for people who talk too much.."

The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

"Should I do it?"

"But you've been married to him twelve years."

God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam

"What's a conservatory?"

"Maybe it's some kind of religious rivalry."

The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

"What do you say?"

"We found the causative organisms to be fusiform bacilli and spirochaetes."

More from the Primeval Forest by Albert Schweitzer

"So the white people too have magicians! Why have you concealed that from us?"

"We didnʻt want to wake you."

Duplicity Dogged the Dachshund by Blaize Clement

"You okay?"

"His progress had been much hampered by dozens of children...waving bunches of bananas at him."

Solomon Time by Will Randall

"Some people tell me tin meat it got some human inside. True one?"

"That technologyʻs a dinosaur."

The Games by James Patterson

"Anything change?"

"Well, I've been like a buffalo all these years, placidly following...but this year I am starting to fight back."

Rice without Rain by Minfong Ho

-Gangrene.
-Can you cure him?

"Chucked medicine and going in for the army."

Ulysses by James Joyce

"Can YOU?"

"No...Not yet."

The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

"What are you thinking...?"

(that) It is unlikely that Dante had a direct knowledge of Gnosticism.

Inner Christianity by Richard Smoley

question??

"question?" (72>73)

Sorry; I forgot to type it in:

"How does inner Christianity relate to Christianity as we commonly understand it?" (73)

"Well, it's all the same as far as I'm concerned."

Emil in the Soup Tureen by Astrid Lindgren

...the (rat) I put in her handbag.
-WHY did you?

I had no choice...

A River in Darkness - Masaji Ishikawa

What was going to happen to my family now?

"They should leave the country in which they had suffered so much and return to the warmer climate and happier associations of Boboma."

His Monkey Wife by John Collier

"Just what WAS it, made you decide not to marry Alfred at the last minute?"

"As a precaution."

The Games by James Patterson

"Where is your scooter?"

"...whisked off to North Korea,"

A River in Darkness - Masaji Ishikawa

"Can you help me?

"Well, call now: hereʻs a dime."

The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac

"Why didnʻt Julien or Jack Steen or walt Fitzpatrick give you a place to stay . . .?"

"I couldn't take food from a traitor."

The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren

"What is it that's so special about Sofia?"

"My eyes they say she has."

Ulysses by James Joyce

"Do others see me so?"

"Coming right at you!"

The Games by James Patterson

"A friend . . . Who?"

"Uncle Shigematsu..."

Black Rain - Masuki Ibuse

"What does the doctor think he’s up to?"

"I say itʻs a PLAN."
(emphasis added)

Crisis by Robin Cook

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Alpine Sport gaiters."

Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim

-This little girl must get the roses back into her cheeks.
-How do you propose to set about it?

"Hereʻs a photo."

Rizzoli and Isles: The Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"About what?"

"You're not making any sense."

Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg

"How much sickness is caused by loneliness? By lack of sympathy?"

"Weʻll verify that."

Rizzoli and Isles: the Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"Hw old are we talking about?"

...eighty years...

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

“What’d you say your name was?”

David RICARDO!
(Punctuation and emphasis added)

New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd Buchholz

"Should we Ignore the Economist?"

“Just this once...”

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

“...where do we go?”

"Down the sidewalk past the general store and into Stella’s."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“What are you reading, my dear?"

“I had no idea it would be so dull...”

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

“Did that story frighten you?”

"Fear is normal."

Dogs Behaving Badly: An A-Z Guide to Understanding and Curing Behavorial Problems in Dogs
by Nicholas Dodman

"You do know what I do for a living, don't you?"

“I was wondering earlier...”

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

“Did something happen?”

“It happened right in this house"

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"Have you ever tasted arsenic?"

“Twenty-three year’s ago...”

The Doctor’s Wife - Sawako Ariyoshi

“Would a sensible man do such strange things?”

“it’s outrageous, it really is; I can’t bear to hear it talked about."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"was it thoroughly washed?"

“...small details.”

The Doctor’s Wife - Sawako Ariyoshi

“Does Kae know...?”

“How could he know about the library books?"

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“That’s a handsome cat,” he said. “Does it have a name?”

“Umpei, ‘the peaceful cloud’.”

The Doctor’s Wife - Sawako Ariyoshi

“A marvelous name, isn’t it?”

"I donʻt know how long it took me
to notice."

"By the Scruff of the Soul" by Dorothy Salisbury Davis

"Back in Durban?"

"...where they were going to stay forever."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"what would flourish, growing on the moon?"

"Come November, itʻll be too late to worry."

A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

"All right, Kelso; you messing with me?"

“Young man, you are speaking slightingly, I believe, of my work. A man does not take his work lightly. A man has his work to do, and he does it. Remember that, Charles.”

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“Do you know what he said to me this morning?”

". . .(that), in religion, Miss Thorne was a pure
ʻDruidessʻ (?)"
(punctuation added)

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

"I believe it is settled that Mr. Harding returns to the hospital, is it not?"

"He had to go away to be circumcised"

The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley

-Why does the bwana want to bury the dead man? They will only dig him up again.
-Why?

". . . being clergymen . . . requires us to
expend our most godlike effort."

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

"You are speaking now of the Church of Rome?"

"It's hard to tell for certain. It's so hot in there and one's eyes water."

The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley

"Is she giving up wounded soldiers?"

"Thatʻs your problem, Oliver, not mine."

A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

"Did you let anyone borrow your phone?"

"we did not accept mail, and we did not have a telephone; both had become unbearable six years before."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"Where’s my cat?”

" . . . anything like that IN the apartment?"
(punctuation and emphasis added)

"Counterpoint"
by John Dirckx

"Was the door locked?"

"I had unlocked earlier because it was not courteous to unlock the door in a guest’s face."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“Do you suppose that people would really be afraid to visit here?”

"Absolutely."

"A Poison that Leaves no Trace" by Sue Grafton

"Whoʻd you hear that from?"

"Our mother told me"

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“What the holy goddam devil is going on here?”

"...I killed an old lady today."

Thinner - Stephen King

"Can I come into town and talk to you?"

"Did you talk to HER? Did you ask HER what was the matter?" (emphasis added)

"The Couple Next Door" by Margaret Millar

"Did you find anything wrong with her?"

"she was one of the bad ones; I could see her mouth from the side and it was the mouth of a snake."

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

“Why do we need to know what time it is?”

"Well, see as soon as the sun goes down...you and I are going our separate ways..."

Preacher: Gone to Texas - Garth Enniss, Steve Dillon

"Why'd you run?"

"I took the blame for any failure of the business."

Death along the Spirit Road by C. M. Wendelboe

"You going to answer it?"

"no, it was my brother"

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"You think I’m crazy?”

"Iʻm sorry, I shouldnʻt have said that."

Rizzoli and Isles: the Silent Girl
by Tess Gerritsen

"You got the key?"

"We are going to lock ourselves in more securely than ever.”

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

"Is there anything you need, anything we can do?"

"I stopped by . . .to pick up a new key."

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter by Blaize Clement

"But youʻre not worried about her?"

'she’ll be fine. You’ll see.’

Elevation by Stephen King

- there was an incident at lunch. At Patsy’s.
- What kind of incident?

"Our tete-a-tete, of monstrous length."

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

"But what if the ʻpriestessʻ* insists on having both rooms enlarged?" (punctation added)

*Apparently a metaphorical, not the usual, usage of the word priestess, meaning, here, an influential
woman in a diocese, e.g. Trollopeʻs anti-heroine, "Mrs. Proudie", the bishopʻs heavy-handed wife.

"If she did, she'd have to take the consequences. She had always been a fool with money."

Many Mansions by Isabel Bolton

"Was it possible that she'd live to be ninety?"

"No, afraid not."

Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
by Blaize Clement

"Did you know him?ʻ

“Who, Jim Shannon? Sure, I know him"

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

“You said you had two questions. What was the other?”

"Well, if you must go on being ridiculous --"

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"How?"

"You’d run the kitchen while I took orders.”

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

“What’s so goddamn funny?”

"Donʻt you already have that information?"

Ultimatum by Dick Wolf

"Is he planning to disappear?"

“Quite a trick!”

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

“Ain’t you supposed to be working?”

"No, Iʻm not."

Shattered Haven by Carol Post

"So how did you get your boat down here?"

"the power of magic, true magic,"

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

“Everyone’s got one, haven’t they?”

Even the present indication made that pretty nearly plain.

The Sophist by Plato

. . . this is the characteristic of the dialectical science?

“I reckon not,”

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

Didn’t anyone in Litchfield have any common decency anymore?

"Iʻm sorry to tell you thatʻs what I think has happened. I hope to God Iʻm wrong."

Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods

"Any questions?"

“Can’t say that I have.”

The Rib From Which I Remake the World by Ed Kurtz

“Jojo? What’s going on in there?”

"A few letters, a couple of poems--nothing but the effusive exaggerations of the poet in youthful flood."

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

"Is she done washing my blood from her hands?"

"Was that your problem?"

Puppet by Joy Fieldingʻʻ

"The black parka?"

"I think you mean talons, Mom. They're called talons."

Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien

"A barn owl! Won't he be a great addition to the family?"

"One of these days he's gonna kill you."

Daddy was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether

"If Robert don't like living there, why don't he move?"

"The air outside is poison"

The Warren by Brian Evenson

"Should I strike him?"

"Or a hard spot, more likely!"
(played on 144, which was 4 minutes before 145)

The Lemur; a novel by Benjamin Black

"Mr. Mullholand know about you and Dylan Riley?"

"There was a bit of cooling of my interest as I got older"

Miss Jane by Brad Watson

"You know one of the most interesting things about birds?"

" . . . seemed to be following me!"

Top Secret Identity by Sharon Dunn

"Iʻll try. How long are they keeping me here?"

"...fifteen years..."

Watchmen - Alan Moore

"What's this place?"

"The slave market."

The Stolen Village by Des Ekin

"What would have happened if William Harris had not frightened off the corsairs?"

"Shows enemies?"

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julia Dau

"What good would ONE feather do, Princess/"

"We will look into it."

The History of Bees by Maja Lunde

"Had that also become my responsibility?"

"It strikes me you're an ungrateful little hussy."

Angel by Elizabeth Taylor

"Was your wife ever presented at Court?"

"Itʻs easy to bluff if you donʻt have
a conscience."

The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag

"Do you know how he came into power?"

"It's not important."

The King of Lies - John Hart

"How did you come by that black eye...?

" . . . this iron thing . . . with a beautiful dull sheen . . ."

The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac

" ʻWhatʻd the colored guy do?"

"He just told me to cooperate..."

The King of Lies - John Hart

"Am I a suspect?"

"I donʻt know about this - -"

The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene

"How much, old man?"

"A whole pile of eggshells."

The Diviners by Margaret Laurence

"Have you ever had your eyes tested?"

He DID* care(!)#

Mystery Child by Shirlee McCoy

"Fatigue?"

*Italics, not caps in original
#punctuation added

"We'd like some electric blankets."

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin

"Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing?"

They do.

The Racketeer by John Grisham

"Who from the family did you deal with?"

“...a daughter, Hannah, and she’s in your class.”

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

“This Hannah, is she somebody special?”

"I guess."

The Racketeer by John Grisham

"Has he ever killed anyone before?"

"Her own father is being consumed."

Passion by Jude Morgan

"How do you get on at Harrow?"

"The interface is botched."

"Incident at San Juan Bautista" by Ray Nayler

"Do they have streetcars in Pittsburgh as well?"

"I'm afraid that means the going is rough"

Passion by Jude Morgan

"I sleepwalk. What does it mean?"

"I think you know what, Tony."

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

"Can I have some cordial, please?"

"Can't do it, Ben. It's against the law for you to have it."

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

"What are you going to do now?"

"I did THAT two days ago."
(emphasis added)

Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje

"Who else is there, I wonder(?)"

"If you mean the aristocracy, Miss Thwaite, I wouldn't know. I'm a trader."

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

"What reason should we give for your presence?"

“I’m supposed to meet Brad Goodlow this afternoon. He says he’s got something for me.”

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

“Why are you smiling?”

"I guess we now know why the burn pit was so large!"

A Thriller: Code of Conduct by Bard Thor

"What did you see? Is anyone at the clinic?"

“That was Jenkins.”

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

“What did you tell them?”

"I'll tell you about it later, Sykes"

At Risk by Patricia Cornwell

"No panic code that silently alerts the police?"

"It's Starfleet's problem for the moment."

Scorpio by Mel Keegan

“Brogan, you were supposed to be our backup! Where were you?”

"I didn't know about it."

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

"What did you do with the papers?"

"This was the problem of the great workshops
and factories!"
(Punctuation added)

Discipline and Punish: the Birth of
the Prison by Michel Foucault

"Can the cries of a wretch in torment bring back
from the depths of a past . . .?"

"No adult brain is going to give it a run for its money, but a nasty-minded juvenile might give it a shot."

Scorpio by Mel Keegan

"So what's bugging you?"

"I'm calling Mayor Burton. This young fellow doesn't know who he's dealing with."

Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson

"Do you know who I am?"

"... the one in the stone graves of the Bastille,
who remains like a tree in its loveliness;
and yet the one whose traces have always vanished..."

Selected Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva

"Don't you know Phaedra was more guilty
(than Ophelia)? Yet men still sing of her,
And will go on singing,"

"Her house always smelled of cakes."

Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall

"Why wouldn't you tell me your name yesterday?"

"You started a gunfight."

Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey

"You okay?"

"I'm American"

The Rifter 1: The Shattered Gates by Ginn Hale

"How can you be here?"

" . . . a combination of fear and reward,"

Wired Fear by Toby Neal

"And to take on another man's baby?"

"She lost her mother and both her brothers..."

The Rifter 6: Broken Fortress by Ginn Hale

"So, how are you going to avoid a war for me?"

"Don't go . . ."

Trick by Domenico Starnone

"It's fun being with Grandpa, huh?"

“He appears out of nowhere...but there’s always this terrible rending noise and a flash of fire. And there’s a smell afterwards.”

The Rifter 7: Enemies and Shadows by Ginn Hale

"Was someone following me?"

"A mole 300 years old."

The little Gentleman by Philippa Pearce

"Can you read?"

"If the writin could be made to say it wery large..."

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

"What can I do -- to -- assist?"

“First, we will stop this storm."

The Silent City (book 8 of The Rifter) by Ginn Hale

"What did the message say?"

"...that Sir Leicester will expedite his dressing and join Mr. Bucket in the library within ten minutes."

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

"You don't happen to know why they killed the pig, do you?"

"No. .. . . Roger Vincent sold it>"

So you don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano

"When I have to leave here, will you put me up'
at your room in Place Blanche?"

"...I will take you away from here. I promise.”

The Rifter 10: His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

“You think I did it?”

"Certainly not, my dear Miss Summerson, most assuredly not."

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

"Why should I got to see them, therefore?"

To escape this negative spiral...

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

...how does this create the right mindset?

“Perhaps it will prove only that we both dream.”

The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (in The Elric Saga, part 1) by Michael Moorcock

“What have you to barter?”

...cake pans, pie plates, and other cooking items...

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

You can't just throw them away, right?

"The long discussion which ensued on this subject does not concern us here."

The Night battles by Carlo Ginzburg

"Did you see what the witches were doing out there?"

I long to tell them how to fold their socks properly.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

Do you have any shoeboxes?

"The upholders of Chaos state that in such a world as they rule, all things are possible."

The Weird of the White Wolf, in The Elric saga, part 1 by Michael Moorcock

"The Book is of importance to us—but what can it mean to you?"

“Seems like a lot for one girl to read.”

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

“Why are we here, Ken?”

"First of all, your manner is somewhat unceremonious, and we haven't even been introduced, ...and secondly, I know for a fact that you aren't there."

The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem

"Will we be able to fix the rudder this time?"

“I was thinking the same thing...I could go to the closet and get you one.”

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

“Can we start all over?”

"Yes. Everything you'll possibly need—codes, decoders, radio, newspapers, provisions, assorted odds and ends—is already inside."

The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem

"Hold on, you don't want to go out on the street like that, are you crazy?"

I scramble to my feet and run as fast as I can.

Umbertrouched by Livia Blackburn

"Is that why you came here with me?"

"I also wonder if you know how unwelcome you are here"

Winter by Ali Smith

"Is there someone you can call?"

"Why the hell not?"

Robert B. Parker's WONDERLAND by Ace Atkins

"Did I just hallucinate that?"

“We’ve been taking turns...”

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

“Am I disturbing you?”

"No, . . . You can't."

Damage Control by Robert Dugoni

"Can I leave him a message?"

"First, though, I have to close up and run some errands."

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

"What does it say?"

"Give me...all the dark in your kingdom."

"The Cost of Night" in Not what You Expected by Joan Aiken

"How shall I get over the sea?"

"I'm not out here that much. Can't afford it."

Holy Ghost by John Sandford

"No sign of a name for her? Cards, notes?"

"That woman's going to go home and think we're a bunch of ignorant fools."

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

"What made you think of giving me a book of poems?'

"You the deserving?"

Holy Ghost by John Sandford

"Are we invited in?"

"...you'd best not stay here, giving intoxicating liquor to a bird, or we might have to take you in for loitering in a suspicious manner."

Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken

"Did you see which way they went?"

"Where are YOU going?

(emphasis added)

Holy Ghost by John Sandford

"What the heck was that?"

"It looked like a car that had been broken into."

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - Dinaw Mengestu

"Did she say anything to you about it?"

"She says she's taking her lot roller-skating at the rink, and she'll stop by and pick us up too."

"The Breadbin" in Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken

"He's my husband. What's happened to him?"

...his hands are bound with yellow nylon cord; his mouth is ungagged; his feet are bare and rubbing against each other in the cold room.

Watershed - Percival Everett

"So, I shouldn't go to the police?"

"No, we ought to go home, it must be your bedtime by now."

"The Escaped Black Mamba and Other Things" in Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken

"Where's the gorillas?"

..sitting at the kitchen table at my apartment...

Watershed - Percival Everett

"What do you think I should do?"

"You're the only other licensed hyper pilot. You get the first watch."

NARC: Stopover by Mel Keegan

"Something you wanted to show me? Here?"

". . . mailboxes or other identification."

Wired Justice by Toby Neal

"and WE* do not?*

*caps (in lieu of italics) added.)

"What I meant is that you have an interesting background."

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

"What is is about me that makes you so sure that I am not a gentleman?"

"You're insane, and you have no idea."

Cherry by Nico Walker

"You have the morphine, yes?"

"I'm sorry, hon. I forgot."

Luna by Julie Anne Peters

"Are you a masochist?"

"Of coursed not. Do you think I wouldn't tell you?"

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

"What happened?"

"She was either pushed or fell backward, hitting her head."

Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

"You know her?"

"I have got to an age when one is likely to be
lonely in company and not likely to be lonely
when alone."

A Heaven of Words; last journals 1956=1981
by Glenway Wescott

"Do you know what a 'gaze hound' is?"

"What I told you before...wasn't entirely true..."

Bella - Steve Piacente

"You called my boss?"

"She can be an awfully good sport.”

Invitation to the Dance by Tamara Allen

“You gave him to understand that we’re to be reckoned with? In what capacity?”

"Then you know why we're so desperate to find something new."

Where Old Bones Lie by Ann Granger

"So where is it, the body?"

"No idea at all."

Invitation to the dance by Tamara Allen

"Sing in the office as well, do you?"

"But he doesn't listen to me."

Trick = Scherzetto by Domenico Starnone

"What does she do?"

"By trade an illustrator for the picture papers..."

Any old diamonds by KJ Charles

How ought one dress to hire a thief?

"Serious?"

The White Lioness by Henning Mankell

"Has something happened?"

"What happened materially was that I cut the bracelet off her wrist. Easy in a crush with a small cutter, especially when women wear them over gloves."

Any old diamonds by KJ Charles

"Then what is this for, if it's neither justice nor vengeance?"

"...they say it's honor...That's when they get vicious."

A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk

"So was it wrong to talk about these things?"

"For God's sake, Gran—why not get yourself a Facebook account and do our family laundry in front of the whole planet?"

Kip's Monster by Harper Fox

"You're going to have to what?"

"I know you don't Want it."

Dead on Arrival by Matt Richtel

"Were you ever a winner?"

"That, yes, and nearly everything else, too."

A hat full of sky by Terry Pratchett

"Is there anything more you want to know, Tiffany?"

"Is he running for president?"

Below the Belt by Stuart Woods

"Was the pretty girl Russian?"

She was the witch. For all the villages along the Chalk, she was the witch.

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

Why was it... that people liked noise so much?

"It was a scary noise -- like metal grinding on metal..."

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

"What is the purpose of this?"

That meant we were supposed to count off one to 13 to show we were all present and accounted for.

One Step at a Time - Josh Bleill

Where's my rifle?

"still in the high tower..."

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

"How many spinning wheels do we have in this castle?"

." . . . Says a million (!)"
(Punctuation added)

Autonomous by Andy Marino

"AND HOW DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?"
(caps in original)

...as proud as a cat full of sixpences.

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

"Yuck! How did I end up here?"
(italics in original)

"I'm going to give you a word. One Word. And allI
need from you is to listen with an open mind.

Limetown by Cole Smith et al.

"Can I tell my story?"

"...when you get right down to it, the world is all about stories"

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

"What is the sound of love?"

"Wouldn't hurt to ask."

After the Game by Abbi Glines

"What have you been up to?"

"It's all very complicated."

The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution by Tariq Ali

"And now?"

"I'm awake. . . . Just thinking."

Blue Gold by Clive Cussler

"Do you have time to check out the cove?"

"Let us fly."

The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett

"And how did you like the fighting?"

"Worth a try."

Silent Night by Robert B, Parker with Helen Brann

"So do you think I should help her?"

"Don't worry. She'll be back. Let her calm down."

Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was under the -- impression -- that you and David
had a personal relationship."

Stolen Prey by John Sandford

"You keep saying 'I think,' Is this for sure?"

"Well, nobody's sure about that"

The last of the really great whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards

"Do you know what I'm going to be when we go trick-or-treating?"

"You can try a search on the area . . ."

No Man's Land by David Baldacci

"Who are the V I P's?"

"Father. Mother. Dunya. Solovey."

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

"How did you contrive to live so long?"

"Madison, I DON'T!"
(emphasis added)

Follow me: the Killer I Know by Sara Shepard

"What do you want, Aerin? What can I do to make this better?"

"Help me up"

Cut & Run by Abigail Roux and Madeline Urban

“What do you want to eat?”

"GRAVY"*

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

"Why not?"

*Bold, not caps, in original

"They don't allow you to be confirmed unless you are nine years old."

The Hangman's Daughter by Daisy Ashford

"Looking at my cows? Aren't they lovely?"

". . .(I)nteresting. I'll look forward to spending the
spring with your family."

"Shake off the Dust; a novel of ministry-- romance -- mystery"
by Howard Kishpaugh

"Oh Dad, are there bears around here?"

"They must be on their last legs."

Living the Life more Fabulous by Tricia Cudsen

"Do you look at your sagging jowls and drooping eyelids and feel like pulling a bag over your head?"

"How long do I really have?" I ask.

Stonefish by Keri Hulme*

"See where we're going?"

*met author

"I'm not sure, but I'll know it when I see it."

Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester

"Can we have pancakes for supper?"

"I think I'll have the chicken salad."

Ordeal by Jorn Lier Horst

"The New York murder? The case that's about to go
to court?"

"I don't want to hear about that."

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country by J.M. Dillard

"He could have refused."

"How do you know?"

Silence in Hanover Close by Anne Perry

"Then why hasn't she been seen since?"

"I know you only like women who are very young and very pretty."

The Colors of Infamy by Albert Cossery

"Glad of what?"

"It's a long story, and it's not germane
to the case."

Courting Trouble by Lisa Scottoline

"What's going on?"

"They're all dancing"

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

"Can you think of anything more frightening?"

"Only the young can say that. I am not sure your mother will agree."

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

"If it rains, will I still have to go?"

"Of course."

As Time Goes by by Mary Higgins Clark

"Is this the building you bought?"

"Timber structures of this kind are called bungalows, from whatever language that might be and whatever it might mean."

Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness

"Do you live here, my lads?"

"That's it; there's nothing I can do about it."

Passport to Crime; the finest mystery stories from
international crime writers ed. by Janet Hutchings

"You hear about Scheppers, Hank?"

"If you are going to tell me the story of the dandelion and the honeybee, John, I shall hit you."

Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness

"Have you got a match?"

"I don't think so."

Access Restricted by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

"A hearing?"

...Can be just as sexy, exciting and empowering as a fun evening...

The Cool Factor by Andrea Linnett

"What are your favorite accessories?"

"Oh, MY favorite?"
(emphasis added)

Bone Hook by Toby Neal

"What if she was out with someone?"

"No one undressed for the night- it was warmer and safer to sleep with clothes on."

Defiance by Nechama Tec

"Why are you so unhappy?"

"The traffic was awful."

Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley

"What are you fishing for?"

"I don't care if I get to have all the things
I always dreamed of having. . ."

Her Favorite Color Was Yellow by Edgar Holmes

"Do you mean sex, Mother?"

Liberty Street by Dianne Warren

"YOU sure did!" (emphasis and punctuation added)

Perfect Alibi by Phillip Margolin

"You have a gun, right?"

I hold up a spoon and say "Spoon, Friday!" and give the spoon into his hand.

Foe by J. M. Coetzee

"Was it effrontery to say that?"

"You got it wrong, Jimmy."

Innocent by Scott Turow

"Have you actually talked to him?"

"You may indeed find it more than difficult to believe me when I aver that I am the daughter of an Arabian Prince..."

Bill the Minder by W. Heath Robinson

"What do you do with all useless things?"

"You could use them as decorations, and at the end, hand them out as favors!"

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano

"What can I make out of these branches?"

"So THINK!"

The Reserve by Russell Banks

"Think -- plan --and what?"

It was an intellectual split at the center of late medieval thought.

In the Wake of the Plague by Norman F. Cantor

What else could the new pope do?

"All right: enlighten me."

A Delicate Touch by Stuart Woods

"Do you have a driver's license?"

"It's a valid passport."

Twisting the Rope by R. A. MacAvoy

"What kind of trouble is he in?"

"I apologize. I didnt realise I was doing anything wrong. I didnt do it. We are innocent. We are foreigners."

Turkish Phrasebook by Lonely Planet

"What services do you have for disabled people?"

" . . . waiter's uniform and the ID you'll need to
get into the hall."

Strange Days by Constantine Singer

"What the hell?!"

“I dunno what you want me to tell you. There’s nothing worth talking about.”

Murder House by Jordan Castillo Price

“Can I do something interesting now?”

"I hope . . . no disturbinbg of the peace this time."

A Clean Kill by Mikde Stewart

"Cause of the case. Don't you know what case she was on?"

"Well, there's the Pioneer Club, where you can get clubbed by a pioneer."

Down the River by Edward Abbey

"What the devil are we going to do about this, tovarichi?

It couldn't be fixed simply by providing clearer data
animations or better teaching tools.

Factfulness by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and
Anna Rosling Ronnlund

"What about Malaysia? . . .What was it in 1960?"

"Mother did tell me, but I've forgotten."

The Ladies of Lyndon by Margaret Kennedy

"What family gossip?"

"The one you helped talk me into?"

Murder Frames the Scene: a Hawai'i Mystery
by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

"Now what is it that you want to know?"

"Does anyone know a good vantage point for rooftops around here?"

A Case of Possession by KJ Charles

"Let's be clear. Are you trying to blackmail me?"

"Exactly!"

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"Alexa, whata ya mean 'WE'RE on' "?

“You know what that means.”

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“Did you say something?”

"Not me."

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"So you didn't see them arrive?"

"He was there this morning. Come on, we can’t let him go."

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“You don’t want assistance, sir?”

"I can't promise you anything . . .I gotta take this
where it leads."

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"How does this happen?"

“Accept that this sort of thing is going to happen.”

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

"She’s strong as hell. What can you possibly do about her?”

' . . . maybe I can help you with one thing."

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"You sure this is the way you want to play it?"

"We all have special skills, Mr. Pastern. Mine is getting what I want."

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“What was the information you wanted?”

"Did you know Mr. Smiley well?"

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"Whatta you think you're doing here?"

“I’m changing out of this suit. It’s Hawkes and Cheney, it is worth significantly more than you are, and I have no intention of getting blood on it."

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“Where the devil is the man?”

"Out at the crime scene. Hidden Ranch Road . . . "

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"What was your name again?"

“You don’t need to know me.”

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“Do you understand what we can do to you?”

"It's a loose end. I don't like loose ends."

Vertical Coffin by Stephen Cannell

"Is she pretty?"

They had not made her a beautiful widow...

Flight of Magpies by KJ Charles

“Hell’s teeth. What is it?”

He was in a green space enclosed by a rectangle of walls, within which there stretched neatly row after row of graves, each with a small white cross above it.

The Bell by Iris Murdoch

"Have I guessed right?"

". . .a positive ID?"

"Robert B. Parker's "The Hangman's Sonnet"}"
by Reed Farrell Coleman

"How long ago?"

"...last October. He’s still missing and we still want him back.”

Jackdaw by KJ Charles

“Do you even know what happened this winter?”

". . . Iraq: the first war."

You were Never Really here by Jonathan Ames

"Did your daughter contact you?"

"I don't know what she's playing at."

Proper English by KJ Charles

"Are the finances that bad?"

"...I can pay you."

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

"Would you want love you had to buy?"

“I like spectacles and adventures and excitement and sweeping passions."

Proper English by KJ Charles

"Have you been to the gazebo?"

"It's not like we can go anywhere."

Secret Past by Sharee Stover

"We won't have any trouble, will we?"

"I suggest we just put it to the vote."

The Bell by Iris Murdoch

"It's a small sacrifice, after all, isn't it?"

“Nobody can leave.”

Proper English by KJ Charles

“Where is the kirpan?”

"That's pretty much what I want to learn from you!"

The Professional by Robert B. Parker

"What's the E stand for?"

"Excuse me."

Think of England by KJ Charles

"I know who Seurat is. Why should my poetry remind you of him?"

"If you'd listen instead of gawk, you might
have a better idea."

Abduction by Robin Cook

"What do you mean by essence?"

"I suppose you know lots of terribly rude words? From the army?"

Think of England by KJ Charles

"You saw him?"

"Ah, that doesn't mean a thing!"

Abduction by Robin Cook

"You think it is going to change?"

"Don't blame me, blame the Viennese doctor...He did have fascinating opinions, though."

Think of England by KJ Charles

"What does that make you?"

" . . . like the spheres you guys were in,"

Abduction by Robin Cook

"Are you Perry Bergman?"

"What has that to do with anything?"

Think of England by KJ Charles

"Can you shoot?"

"Aren't you thrilled?'

Abduction by Robin Cook

"What do you mean 'three days ago'?"

"It was glaringly obvious. You didn't notice?"

Think of England by KJ Charles

"Where's the other one?"

"Someone mentioned they had seen YOU there,
that's all." (emphasis added)

"The Traitor's Game" by Jennifer Nielsen

"Oh, you were there, too, I assume. How did it go?"

"He seems pretty lucid."

The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly

"You need me to say it aloud?"

"No, not really."

Snap Judgment by Marcia Clark

"Did he make you call him a lot?"

"...when their committee has worked out how to coherently phrase their data request, I’ll make myself available for consultation."

Aphelion by Mel Keegan

“Which matter do you consider of most importance?”

We all have access to the smae information and
opportunities. But some of us never go beyond
what is required to add to the task what is inspired.

Instinct: the Power to Unleash your Inborn Drive
by T. D. Jakes

So how about you: are you in sync with your inner wisdom
about your strengths, abilities. and unque contributions to
the world?

"People will die because of me," Eric said.

Columbine by Dave Cullen

Should they sue?

“It’s worth taking a look at the fine print ..."

Aphelion by Mel Keegan

"...who the hell trusts machines?"

" . . . Gorst and his descendants."

The Killing Frost by Scott Gamboe

"How did you know which way to go on that
game trail?"

I left the river-side, plunged blindly across to the Champs Elysées and turned toward the Arc.

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

"How should I know?" I smiled.

Accidentally double posted.

"Intuition?"

Aphelion by Mel Keegan

“So, where are they?”

" . . .Iraq, eastern Syria, and Southeastern Turkey."

Don't Know Much about Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis

"What role did myths play in ancient Mesopotamia?"

"Everything will be explained when we get to headquarters."

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy by Mabel Maney

"How do I know you're telling me the truth?"

"DON'T you, Lizzie? (Emphasis added)

Pretend she's here by Luanne Rice

"What will I tell him?"

“You read too many romances.”

Wanted, a Gentleman by KJ Charles

“What on earth are you eating?”

"Want to prevent that?"

Funny Money: a Mystery featuring Tony
Valentine by James Swain

"You think he'll buy that?"

"It would be pleasant if such were the case."

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

"Why can't Jackie take it like a man?"

"Which needs assiduous concentration and
diligence, no doubt."

Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

"Can I come in?"

"After the first six months."

Every Eye by Isabel English

"Est-ce-que c'est la Mediterranee?" (Is that the Mediterranean?)

"Quite possible, I daresay...but you've no evidence."

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

"You think it is likely?"

"I don't think so, either . . ."

Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett

"Have you put out your realty shingle?"

"Can't be avoided this time, I'm afraid"

"Rocket Full of Pie" in The Serial Garden by Joan Aiken

"Blimey! ...What's in them {bags}? Lead piping?"

"Do you think that was just sour grapes?"

Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

"Another cup?"

“That’s a great idea...”

Eden - Yael Hedaya

“So what are you doing tomorrow?”

"We wait."

Live by the West, Die by the West
by William W, Johnstone

"What was her last name?"

"...Mrs. Southcott."

Spectred Isle by KJ Charles

"Is there a national crisis?”

“Yes, all the time.”

Eden - Yael Hedaya

“How did it happen?”

"I let my window down."+

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

"What are y"all doing at lunch?"

"...I’m not heading anywhere more complicated than my own home.”

Spectred Isle by KJ Charles

“Are you aware of the consequences of your defiance?”

"The two 'priests' pulled large codfish from under their cassocks and pelted him."

Updike by Adam Begley

"Did John Updike learn the habit of writing autobiographically at his mother's knee?"

“That’s an extremely good question... Which I don’t intend to answer.”

Spectred Isle by KJ Charles

“How do you feel about soothsayers?”