A Silly Book Game/Part 5

"He crossed the deck, sprang into the rigging, and began to climb."

The Sea Wolf by Jack London

"So you're afraid, eh?"

By October 22nd, disaster was imminent - and the government had no tools to avert it.

Crazy '08 by Cait Murphy

What was Johnson thinking?

"He pondered Sigurdur Oli's question about where he was going to spend Christmas, and mulled over Elinborg's thoughtfulness."

Voices by Arnaldur Indridason (touchstone not working right)

"Don't you have to give them a jarful?"

"I don't see why not."

Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

"Why are you dating this guy?"

"You don't know very much about this man"

Voices by Arnaldur Indridason

"Where's the staff coffee room?"

"That's on the fourth floor."

Duma Key - Stephen King

"Now the question is, how long until breakfast?"

"Get outa my galley, you bloomin' swabs!"

The Sea Wolf by Jack London

"Or is it a misconception of mine that shipwrecked persons are shown every conceivable consideration?"

"Freddie, you are a master of understatement."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"Do you like gardening?"

"He made a gesture with his hands – a gesture she interpreted as saying, Well, there you are."

Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

"Tell me this: how do you feel when you’ve got a date with him coming up? Do you count the minutes until you see him? Feel breathless? Fluttery?"

"...it occurred to me that this mental state, which I quite liked, in many ways resembled the one induced by smoking marijuana: the way one's senses feel especially acute and the mind seems to forget everything outside the scope of its present focus, including physical discomfort and the passing of time."

The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan

"How was I ever going to get past this?"

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"...it occurred to me that this mental state, which I quite liked, in many ways resembled the one induced by smoking marijuana: the way one's senses feel especially acute and the mind seems to forget everything outside the scope of its present focus, including physical discomfort and the passing of time."

The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan

"How was I ever going to get past this?"

"Dispense with all the moral courage you can, I said briskly."

The Sea Wolf by Jack London

"What would you advise? I asked. That I should take a knife or a gun or an axe and kill this man?"

"My boy scout knife."

The Hollow by Nora Roberts

"Why aren't you a rock star instead of a lawyer?"

"You don't like them do you?"

A Painted House by John Grisham

"How much you payin""

"No idea."

The Titian Committee by Iain Pears

"I trust you occupied yourself profitably this morning rather than brooding?"

"Today I am writing on the verandah with the three babies, more persistent than mosquitoes, raging around me, and already several of the thirty fingers have been in the inkpot and the owners consoled when duty pointed to rebukes."

Elizabeth and her German Garden by Elizabeth Von Arnim

"But who can rebuke such penitent and drooping sunbonnets?"

"Moral theory said she should, but life, God knows, wasn't theory."

Hanover Place by Michael M. Thomas

"Yet in the next thought, she could not help asking: what about my own children?"

"Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when he sneezes..."

Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

"And how do you know that you're mad?"

"I took a cue from our counselor..."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"What do we do when the rain stops?"

"With the awful hallucinatory clarity that is the privilege and power of the deeply, truly drunk, he saw at once what he must do."

Hanover Place by Michael M. Thomas

"Marry you?"

"Argyll looked at her with concern."

The Titian Committee by Iain Pears

"What else would bring me to this awful place?"

"...animals--raccoons, a turtle, a deer, a bobcat..."

Duma Key - Stephen King

"Jack, do you have a Polaroid camera?"

“That’s a strange question.”

The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas

“Do you know anything about holy water?”

"You may have noticed how much of what I've told you already is hearsay..."

The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

"You have strong feelings about lethal objects?"

"I'm sure you don't know the Hathaways well enough to shoot at us. Yet. When we become better acquainted, however, I have no doubt you'll find ample reason to bring out the artillery."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"Does this mean you don't like us?"

"Oh, you guessed."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"Pick you up at one?"

"But it's the middle of the night..."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"You're teasing, right?"

No, she's still talking to him."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"Do you know what I keep on the other side of that door?"

"We've got your lady inside."

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

"Could I take a look at it?"

"I can't stop you."

A Painted House by John Grisham

"Scared of what?"

"I didn't come here to play psychologist."

Hanover Place by Michael M. Morris

"Are you suggesting there's something shady about this man? Is he a con artist?"

"We'd been duped. I'd been duped and I'd convinced my parents to fall for the scam."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"You want to know about this stuff or not?"

"There are other interesting books."

The Nautical Chart by Arturo Perez-Reverte

"Why are you sticking your nose in something that's none of your business?"

"Because you don't believe in curses any more than I do."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"Do I get any money?"

"Not for the first few years."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Are you listening, Mindy?"

"At sea everything is always relative, but I can try."

The Nautical Chart by Arturo Perez-Reverte

"How far down do you think you could go?"

"I need to go seventy miles today."

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

"What am I looking for?"

"Oh, lots of things."

A Painted House by John Grisham

"There's nobody around here, right?"

Not a whisper, not an echo of an echo, not even the faintest of tracings of the notorious district remains.

Crazy '08 by Cait Murphy

What matters now is "What next?"

"You're going to have to find a way to tolerate me. Because there are things I can do... that you can't."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"Why does that make you any better?"

"She had a crooked nose."

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

"He found something?"

"Nada.... No banditos, no bureaucrats, no fat cat American client."

Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard

"What the hell's the holdup?"

"Kev hadn't explained, only stood grim-faced at the door as she berated him."

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"What violence did you do, and why?"

"Philip, in charge of opening and closing the curtain, told me I looked cute so I stuck my tongue out at him."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Can you believe it?"

"Yes. Well being from New York, I don't altogether understand the concept, but there you have it."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"Do you think all American women are so dashing?"

"Believe me... I wouldn't be this boring if I had any say in the matter."

Seduce me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"Well, should we stand nearby and pretend to admire them, or shall we go look at something really interesting?"

"He was so bored he was actually looking forward to school starting in the spring."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"He asked if she had given any thought to maybe coming back here sometime?"

"It was in these kind of philosophical reveries that I'd often find myself after reading script for five straight hours."

The Entropy of Aaron Rosclatt by James Sandham

"Don't you already have a girlfriend?"

"No I said. I grinned inanely."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"How dare the world not behave as I expected it to?"

"Glad you asked,..."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Has anyone here been following the national news?"

"That's something the Secret service didn't tell us."

Self's Punishment by Bernhard Schlink

"Should I sell?"

"It is said... that to own a ruby is to have contentment and peace."

Seduce me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"May I ask why you happen to be standing down there while I'm up here risking my neck?"

Very good response aviddiva.

I was scared but determined not to show it.

A Painted House by John Grisham

"Are you sure you wanna bet twenty-five dollars?

"Ah. Well, then, let's approach it this way: money is just another variety of fertilizer."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

""Oh, Amelia, why must our family be so odd?"

"According to rumor, you've been in rather too much proximity with certain gentlemen in your past."

Seduce me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"What about the oath of Hippocrates?"

"'Aaron, please,' he said, 'we're not living in Cuba.'"

Entropy of Aaron Rosclatt by James Sandham

"But did I kill Paul?"

"You could get arrested!"

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Was it gross?"

"No... he was rather colorless and... oh, just rabitty. Which is a fine thing in a pet, but not a husband."

Seduce me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"Are you really as wicked as some people say?"

"I'm going to jail."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Why are you asking?"

"You'll laugh, but I have difficulty finding opponents with whom I don't wipe the floor."

Self's Punishment by Bernhard Schlink

"What, incidentally, came out of the investigation of the causes of the explosion?"

"Quiet! No one's supposed to know."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"You get back okay last night?"

"I arrived yesterday morning and I've been trying to reach you ever since."

Self's Punishment by Bernhard Schlink

"What's going to happen with the rush-hour traffic this evening?"

"It's dangerous... You might get to hit someone."

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

"What did she expect me to write about?"

"Green bread?"

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"But the, he was a silly man, wasn't he?"

"Kenny was not what he appeared to be."

Not a Happy Camper - Mindy Schneider

"Do you still like him?"

"No, no, you couldn't put it like that."

Self's Punishment by Bernhard Schlink

"Oh, well, I can't flirt with a grieving widow, can I?"

"It'll be hard for a bit. But you'll be okay."

Entropy of Aaron Rosclatt by James Sandham

"Was that the wrong thing to say?"

"Apparently the captain had more important things to do between the taverns and whorehouses."

The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard

"What are you come out for? ... To look upon one another and return with your fingers in your mouth?"

"Well, yeah, Rory said."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"What? Did I get it wrong?"

"Yes." The word came out flat.

Crazy Kisses by Tara Janzen

"What are you doing here, Nikki?'

"I think about it, trying to remember."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Could you pick up a book and read me a few pages?"

"I'm not a big reader."

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

"Is it true you tried to kill yourself?"

"Even my best mate, Marvin, knows it..."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Why am I still so calm?"

"I am sure it happened and it is nonsense to think otherwise"

Clara Callan by Richard B Wright

"Have you ever been in an Irish shanty? Where money is scarce and the whiskey-a-plenty.

"Last summer you spent way more time in the field than in your office."

The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman

"Melinda Little?"

"Honoria York, but most people just call me Honey."

Crazy Sweet by Tara Janzen

"What in the hell, he wondered, was she doing in f*ing El Salvador?"

"It's a wee lump of ground......"

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

'Did you?"

"I finally cornered him and, despite his terrified squirming, managed to free him from the bag."

Dewey by Vicki Myron

"What's that rustlling sound?"

"It's only sex."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"You're not a pervert or something, are you?"

"If it was done strictly according to custom, as it would be, the ancestors, the living and the unborn would all be satisfied."

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson

"How much does a good zebu cost in paper money?"

"...I tell her she doesn't want to know."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Why are you following me?"

"I'd noticed the woman sidling through the crowd in my direction a few seconds earlier, but paid no real attention, assuming I just happened to be on her route."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"Can't you just agree to disagree?"

"My pleasure."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Will I see you again?"

"Just passing through"

Valhalla by Tom Holt

"Well now, what about my head?"

"Green bread?"

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"He's a pianist, isn't he?"

"Doing the end of the world, I can get you all the gigs you want - well, one gig, guaranteed."

Valhalla by Tom Holt

"I'll call you, okay?"

"An uneasy feeling glides over me."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Have you ever noticed that idiots have a lot of friends?"

"She was on her second bottle of booze. He was on his first."

Crazy Sweet by Tara Janzen

"So what's the name of the book you wrote yourself?"

"There was one about the States and Mexico."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"Bro, sure we can't tempt you?"

"Absolutely."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Are you trying to get us killed?"

"Everything stopped. Howard, no one, had the answer."

By Myself by Lauren Bacall

"Who pushed Taylor off the pier?"

(He) "walked to the end of the pier then dove off into the thin blue sea."

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson

"Are you one of my interests?"

"What do you mean, Clara? I don't get it."

Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright

"Do you think we'll be in any danger?"

"Perhaps not, actually, uncle, I said in tones I hoped sounded regretful."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

"Did I hear somebody say that mother exploded?"

"No! Truly?"

A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens

"How was it? How did it feel?"

"It was a good feeling to have left so much warmth behind and to have as much to look forward to."

By Myself - Lauren Bacall

"I was with them a lot, but every day, all day?"

"Being guest at the Black Widowers has its drawbacks, sir," said Henry.

More Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov

"Do you really think people can live on the moon?"

"Definitely." I turn and answer. "Soon."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Well, that's not real good, is it?"

"So back to California and the children."

By Myself -- Lauren Bacall

"Why don't you refuse?"

"Maybe. I can't quite--"

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"...and what should I do tomorrow when Mrs. Faulkner turns up for morning tea, Ed?"

"This scotch and soda won't be enough."

More Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov

"How did you know?"

"The sympbolism is very powerful."

Clara Callan by Richard B.Wright

"Have you ever seen a ferris wheel?"

"Of course."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"You want me to pay for it?"

"Personal service is customarily rewarded in a small way and to equate that with welfare is perhaps not quite just."

More Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov

"Did they wear anything unusual?"

"Jaoravo wore a thin piece of linen wrapped around his waist and a rude vest of woven palm fibers."

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson

"Wouldn't that complicate matters?"

"You'll find out soon enough..."

What is the What - Dave Eggers

"What are you staring at...?"

"If you will excuse me, your coat lapels are badly twisted downward, where they have been grasped by the pertinacious New York reporters."

The Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes by Dick Riley & Pam McAllister

What was in Watson's tin dispatch box locked in the vaults of Cox & Co. in Charing Cross?

"Heavy bundles of local currency were in a locked metal trunk"

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson

"Won't Colonel Ratsimanga be watching you?"

“Oh!” said Mr. Robinson. “Well, in that case I must confess that I do not know quite how to proceed.”

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

“Our question is, sir, why is no more magic done in England?”

"The recollections subdued him, and he abruptly rose from his seat, and walked away to where no eye could observe his grief."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"What light is yonder, sir?"

The sun hits its head on the horizon..."

I Am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"You working tomorrow?"

"That's my business."

Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright

"When and where do you want to meet?"

"At eight o'clock the next morning, in the large room on the second floor of his rickety tenement in Weavers Street, deep in the slums..

Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens

"So if we ask, we'll be told?"

"The idea...is to tell you everything you wanted to know."

Thanking the Monkey - Karen Dawn

"Are there limits?"

"He was bounding forward, without waiting St. Aubert's reply, when the latter stopped him."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"Do you believe, monsieur, that we shall be permitted to revisit the earth, after we have quitted the body?"

"...we, as a species, have the power..."

Thanking the Monkey - Karen Dawn

"So what have they clipped to keep you hanging around this dump?"

LOL!

"Shut the door and help me get him upstairs."

Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens

"Is this where they deal with criminals?"

"What difference does it make?"

Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright

"Why has the urge to write poems dried up within me?"

"I will explain why later..."

Thanking the Monkey - Karen Dawn

"Do activists who target medical research like mice more than men?"

"It sounds like the doctor is very sure Mrs. Carter didn't die naturally."

Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens

"Would you know them if you saw them again?"

"Deep cultural diversity cannot be managed otherwise."

Deep Cultural Diversity: a Governance Challenge by Gilles Paquet

"...how shall we live?"

"Chicanery and fraud."

Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey

"Can't you tell me I'm looking seasoned? Or poetic? Or something?"

"The question is not yet definitely settled."

The Bostonians by Henry James

"Will you come and see me?"

"Don't worry, ... I'm going to find a way back home even if I have to call on the winged monkeys."

The Sapphire Sea by John B Robinson

"Why should a man be forced to exile himself from his birth village because he was more successful than his father?"

"Personally, I'm afraid to go home..."

Thanking the Monkey - Karen Dawn

"You would do it in a second, right?"

"Nuh-uh, I didn't say to do this part."

What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg

"Why does mom like her so much?"

"...I'm marooned in this rotten little kid's body with a right Nazi for a Mummy."

Valhalla by Tom Holt

"Hellfire, if this is Sunday and I'm here, where the devil is Tuesday?"

"O Mam'selle, I would not tell you for the world......".

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

" Yes, that is the turret, why, who are you that you go thither?"

"Brad Wilson, aged 6 and 2 months, formerly Attila the Hun?"

Valhalla by Tom Holt

"Mind if I just pick it up?"

That didn't sound like much fun, but then exercise wasn't supposed to be.

A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber

"Grant, what has gotten into you?"

" Banana pudding, mostly."

Spook by Mary Roach

"Is there a mild buzziness in my brain?"

"At the house, they stacked the wood in the inside corner by the porch while the whine of the chainsaw pierced the drizzle, reduced by distance to an insect sound."

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

"And if he drives the chainsaw into his leg, what then?"

"You could hang him by his toes."

Black Cat Volume 5 by Kentaro Yabuki

"You convinced Woodney he'd be more help as an informant?"

"She had no idea if he was sincere, or how she would respond if it turned out that he was."

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

"What's the matter with him?"

"It was some time before Paul realized that the dog had three heads."

In Your Dreams by Tom Holt

"Satisfied?"

"It's a feast."

A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber

"Have you got a job yet?"

"....he made me promise not to tell and I would not for the world disoblige him."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"Art thou in thy senses, Annette, ......or is this a trick to deceive me?"

"I love the answer given by Professor Gary Francione when a reporter asked him what seemed to be a variant of that question."

Thanking The Monkey- Karen Dawn

"Why do we devise such tests?"

"I expected better than for you to involve yourself with the common classes."

Wicked Lies by Laura Renken

"Did I make the tea too strong?"

"Of course."

What is the What - Dave Eggers

"Is it hot?"

"Oh, Holy Mary!"

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"The chateau is shut up then, still?"

"I tried to imagine this..."

What is the What - Dave Eggers

"Where will we go?"

"Don't worry, no monster can get you in there."

Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger

"Self -inflicted?"

"He was darting his spear upon a man, who lay under the feet of the horse, and who held up one hand in a supplicating attitude."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"...what have you heard concerning that picture, which makes you so unwilling to stay when I bid you?"

"It's like being transported to a jungle," Kelman says.

The Conjurer by Cordelia Frances Biddle

"Is my husband ready and waiting?"

"He's coming over...He's borrowing a car."

What is the What - Dave Eggers

"So who cut off his hand?"

"This caprice is intolerable, said he, and shall not be indulged; here is no impropriety in this case."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"I wonder, ma'am, why they call this the double chamber?"

"Because the plastering comes down so low..."

Aikenside by Mary J. Holmes

"What makes you think them poor?"

"Every poor person in England used to wash that way until not so very long ago. And *they* didn't have a Primus. They had to heat the water over the fire in the hearth."

Matilda by Roald Dahl

"And what exactly is this magic method, Miss Honey?"

"Annette paused a moment, and then said, O, but to you, ma'amselle, to you I may tell it safely, I know."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"O, where was I?"

"Hiding out?"

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"What do you know of Aryans?"

"They all wear black shorts and a light blue tank top with a rectangular patch sewn on the back.

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"could you please tell me what that might mean?"

"It was an agreement for the sale and purchase of a soul."

Earth, Air, Fire and Custard by Tom Holt

"Do you really expect me to believe you'd have just meekly handed it over?"

"No idea."

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

"How many moves do I have left?"

"...fifteen..."

What is the What - Dave Eggers

"...why did you open the door?"

"She entered and closed a heavy wooden door behind her."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"Was that indeed a voice, or just his imagination soaking in the spooky surroundings?"

"Why all this terror, cried he in a tremulous voice."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"Were her remains never found?"

"I think about it, trying to remember. No thoughts or memories arrive."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"Hit men?"

“I suppose it must be rather shocking to you, poor fellow. I am sorry.”

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

“Did something you ate disagree with you?”

"He spied movement in the darkness. Two forms. Headed toward him. Carrying weapons."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"Twins?"

"Not a chance."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"You give that brother of mine my message?"

"We don't speak much."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"You want to know about your father, too?"

"Well, not really, Ed."

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"...that's not real good, is it?"

"Well, I'm a beginner."

The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

""How does he mean, he has control of his characters?"

"Dad worked in the inner sanctum, the embalming room."

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

"No comments on his appearance. Is that understood?"

"All right, then."

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

"Where's the Father?"

"...father got hit by a truck."

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

"Is he dead?"

"They found the body. It wasn't Malone."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"You're not aware of what happened less than an hour ago at the Zugspitze, are you?"

"Well, she showed me the bill of sale, all properly signed and witnessed"

In Your Dreams by Tom Holt

"How's things with you?"

"The NR-1A file was passed to Malone on the Zugspitze, as planned, but then all hell broke loose on the cable ride down."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"He gets under your skin, doesn't he?"

"I used to resent the way my father treated his furniture like children , and his children like furniture."

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

"Isn't this illegal?"

"If you know more about it than I do, what did you come to me for?"

Obscure Destinies by Willa Cather

"I wonder if you could make any use of this sweater Sammy left?"

"But I hate pink."

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

"What did you do with your barrette?"

"That's the problem. We don't know."

The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"What did your grandfather find?"

“Toasted cheese.”

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

“Do you hear bells?”

"It's the children. back from school."

Obscure Destinies by Willa Cather

"But where is the baby, Grandma?"

"..He's in New York, on a buying trip."

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

"Is the Brock Street School still used?"

"I don't know," I say, and the priest laughs, more to himself than anybody else.

I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

"You feel like hearing what happened?"

"No, no, I warrant not."

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

"Is he subject to fits?"

"Course I knew, it's not exactly a secret in your family."

Earth, Air, Fire and Custard by Tom Holt

"We met in a shop selling toothbrushes?"

"My word if it isn't old Witherspoon..."

Thanking the Monkey - Karen Dawn

"Didn't you used to have kids?"

"Every night was pierced by the spike of shame for what my freedom continued to cost them, the loved ones i was sure I would never see again."

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

"And you still take a shower in the hotel?"

"Unfortunately, Frau Lindauer, you'll never know the answer."

Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

"How about you answer one question?"

"Maybe I don't know how."

Obscure Destinies by Willa Cather

"What did he say about your asthma?"

"Oh man, he groaned, shaking his head and cringing in sympathy"

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

"The other...what?"

"I will put it simply, Mathew, since your mind seems to lack its normal incisive skills."

A Bone of Contention by Susanna Gregory

"Would you have me risk another riot and nine dead to avenge a rape?"

"If you are careless, it might cost you your life."

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

"Did he give you a name?"

"No. He is an old man who will die soon."

A Fistful of Diamonds by John B Robinson

"You know my country?"

“Upon the contrary. I was never here in my life.”

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

“Do you want to kill the King, sir?”

"A poisoned draught and a knife - but Pelleas prevented it. That was a clumsy, childish attempt. No credit to me, it nearly succedded..."

Arthur by Stephen Lawhead

"How long before the Christ Mass?"

"Later, when all is calm."

Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

"Is the devil after you?"

"In a way of speaking".

Beloved by Toni Morrison

"And whose ally you?"

"Tell them that there will be a prize for the winner"

My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison

"Will you bring our visitor a cup of ale and one of Brigid's oakcakes?"

"He had been assiduously training this dog, still a puppy really, and was extremely proud of her progress."

Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point by Elizabeth D. Samet

"What appeals to you about teaching in a military environment?"

What a waste, Luther thought to himself.

Skipping Christmas} by John Grisham

"Are your feet wet?"

"By God, it wasn't his fault."

The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Aren't you curious to know who he is?"

"I then wondered if Dean Galbraith has concealed his identity..."

In the New Capital by John Galbraith

"Did he lose his position, like many other unfortunate individuals, by the continued use of drink and the neglect of business?"

“I am sure I cannot say,”

Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead

“What were you doing up there?”

"She'd just had all her clothes taken off by some sailors."

Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh

"Good heavens........look here, have a drink, won't you?"

"You insist. I agree."

To Kiss a Spy by Jane Feather

"Would you pass the ale jug?"

"Adam, dear, you're tight already."

Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh

"Why do you spit when you talk?"

"Grief, they tell me."

To Kiss a Spy by Jane Feather

"You don't think I've made up some mad tale, do you?"

"My dear, you know you did."

Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh

"Don't you think", said Father Rothschild gently, "that it's all in some way historical?"

"How lovely, I was afraid I'd slept too long."

Dark Voyage by Alan Furst

"What did it mean--the Greek word you used?"

"I don't know."

The Black Echo By Michael Connelly

"What makes you think it was a him?"

"He had a great profile, straight nose, strong chin."

Faking It by Jennifer Crusie

"Doesn't he have a beautiful voice?"

"That's pretty safe to say."

Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

"What if there really is some - horrible- story?"

"I could not write about the men I had seen on the ice. I tried to but could not."

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston

"Who can stop corruption?"

"Dad?"

The Shining by Stephen King

????WHAT MASKS????

"I'm not going to fall for that one."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Do you think this path goes all the way to Cortona?"

"It's possible."

City Of God - E. L. Doctorow

"What have I been doing wrong all these years?"

"Honey, chill out. They're just kids."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Does Theo know that?"

"No, not especially." He's just another wit that has to be interviewed."

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

"So how'd you end up in a place like this?"

"Now you mock me. You know that Mama married me to a fool."

The Book of the Unknown: tales of the thirty-six by Jonathon Keats

"And you aren't tormented by that?"

"You were tough back then, remember?"

Low Man by T.J. Vargo

"Berardi's got you jammed up then, huh?"

"It does not feel like that at all."

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson

"I should have made a move by now but I dare not try because I might not be able to, and what then?"

"What an insupportable loss."

The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon

"How could he possibly have known?"

"Everything goes to support the idea."

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

"Surely you got that letter?"

"I know as much as I do only because Eva has written me letters about it."

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

"Anya is clearly not happy about it; really, why should she be?"

"Relax. Nobody's asking her to do all this."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Is there such a thing as a woman who's too obvious?"

"The thought was too heavy and new to Janie."

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

"How kin you set and see yo wife all trompled on?"

"One must suffer to be beautiful."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Ivo, do you ever not think about sex?"

"Unlike the rest of you, I cheerfully admit to my own utter selfishness. I am self- made, self-absorbed, self-serving, self-referential, even self-deprecating, in a charming sort of way."

Falls The Shadow by William Lashner

"Do you have something you want us to examine?"

"I don't know Theo's much better at this stuff."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

""Ah, read any good books lately?"

"Let's stick to the subject at hand."

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

"Mind if I look around?"

"If you promise to behave yourself."

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Do...you remember the day I was thinking of running away?"

"And I was just thinking of--when was it? day before yesterday?"

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

"Kind of thin? Rimless glasses?"

"What incredible power of observation the girl had..."

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

"What is it you're saying?"

"She found that out one day when he slapped her in the face in the kitchen."

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

"How come nobody done called the police?"

"That really won't be necessary."

Falls the Shadow by William Lashner

"What happens after thirty minutes?"

"School will be out."

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Are you saying that you would like to be a traditional June bride?"

"School will be out."

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Are you saying that you would like to be a traditional June bride?"

"I don't think I'll ever marry. I'm not thin enough, or toned enough."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"But you wouldn't want to be with people who were like that in real life, would you?"

"You're beginning to sound like a country girl."

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Please, won't you just leave me alone?"

"Both were relieved and satisfied, and the two strangers set about forming a partnership."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

"But is that all?"

"There's so much more I want to share with you, but I'm not even sure why."

Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden

"...what man who is well hears his dead father's rifle speaking to him?"

"Ghosts are most often glimpsed at the corners of one's vision, heard at the far reaches of the audible, tasted in lingering scents at the back of one's palate."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

"How many acres of dust covers do you supposed they used?"

"How much is a little?"

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Do you honestly think I need this aggrevation in my life?"

Personally, I think vacations are for trying something different"

Love In Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Well, are you a different person in New York from what you are in London?"

"He shook his head and turned his back on the house of the dead."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

"You were a patient here,then?"

"A gentleman never tells."

Love In Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Why's that man got a sword through his head?"

"We're in Reno, aren't we? What else do folks do in this town?"

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"Who did she think she was fooling?"

"Honey, she was interested in makeup and stuff ever since she was in first grade."

Love In Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Do you think there's just one person who's right for you?"

"Sorry, were you saying something?"

The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

"What did you want to be when you were a kid?"

"...a Chinese cook in a private home...."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

"If he didn't die in France, where is he?"

"A Presbyterian church in Chinatown."

The Bone Collector by Jefferey Deaver

"What's so funny?"

"My mother."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

"Have you spent any of the lady's money?"

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