A Silly Boo Game/Part 6

"My mother."

Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

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

"Actually, I've no idea, never having met her until today."

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Er, is she staying for the whole holiday?"

"She wrote to say she'll be home by Christmas."

Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden

"And what of Mr. Tongue?"

"Claire knew she would never doubt his tongue talents again."

The Night before Christmas

"Could we qualify for an award or anything?"

"No. I mean, yeah. I think she suspects something."

The Girl on the Fridge - Etgar Keret

"...where'd you learn to load a gun and shoot like that?"

"Hadda go to summer school."

Dirty by Megan Hart

"Are you gonna tell my mom?"

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing."

The Girl on the Fridge - Etgar Keret

"...why did you have a hammer in your hand?"

"That's because I started work on the machine."

The Virago Book of Women and the Great War edited by Joyce Marlow.

"But I've got to stay, haven't I?"

"'Whoa,' I said with a small laugh."

Dirty by Megan Hart

"You're a little old to be playing doctor, aren't you?"

"I know..."

The Girl on the Fridge - Etgar Keret

"Want some coffee?"

"Just don't bug me, OK?"

Love in Idleness by Amanda Craig

"Why do girls make such a fuss?"

"Accept the reality principle. You're outnumbered and they have superior firepower."

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

"But, didn't I try to atone?"

"I told you, there was nothing wrong in it."

Falls The Shadow by William Lashner

"What do you want?"

"I came all this way to stay at my uncle's house, because I thought it would be better for my daughter."

A Pale View of the Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

"Will you be working on Saturday?"

"Saturday night."

Fruit by Brian Francis

"How much cash you pull in?"

"I'll tell you later..."

When the Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka

"What is that funny noise?"

"Then total silence, a terrible silence..........."

The Casualty by Heinrich Boll

"D'you want the bread, too, Gerhard asked, or shall I keep it for you until morning."

"Not anymore."

When The Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka

"Is there anything wrong with my face?"

"The thing is, you could be a movie star."

Hardly Knew Her by Laura Lippman

"What were you like as a young woman?"

"Too wide..."

When The Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka

"Are you a rich man?"

"He said nothing and we leaned back again."

The Casualty by Heinrich Boll

"Aren't you going to go and find Alfred?"

"We left him at home."

When The Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka

"Who were you talking to back there?"

"The corporal, pale and shivering, gave him hell for dropping the boxes in the mud."

The Casualty by Heinrich Boll

"Tell me, what did she look like, your Amadea?"

'She will be eighteen very shortly, I do not know the precise day. Darker than her brother, almost black of hair and eye, tall, vigorous... They report her quick of mind and wit, and of strong will.'

The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters

'Where did you find him?'

"We spotted Marley by the fireplace, half buried in a snowdrift, violently shaking a large feather pillow from side to side as though he wad just bagged an ostrich.

Marly & Me by John Grogan

"You're Great, aren't you?"

"And that one will never know."

Therese Raquin by Emile Zola

"Bah, the girl is stuck here behind the calculator; what do you want her to do here?"

"You don't want to know."

When The Emperor Was Divine - Julie Otsuka

"What's wrong with your head?"

"It's rabies, we think."

Monster Nation by David Wellington

"How many sheep are we talking about?"

"In his country there are very many, and they eat men and women"

My Antonia by Willa Cather

"Aren't you afraid of snakes?"

"Yes. They're clearer and easier to see when you have them on paper."

The Master of Go - Yasunari Kawabata

"And what is your normal temperature, sir?"

"Who the hell knows?"

Falls The Shadow by William Lashner

"Why did you lie?"

"You think that matters?"

Sleepwalk by John Saul

"You ready to talk about what happened?"

"You think that matters?"

Sleepwalk by John Saul

"You ready to talk about what happened?"

"No, Why?"

Ending an Ending by Danny Birt

"What of the bracelets?"

"There's not that much to know."

Crow Lake - Mary Lawson

"What else do you want to know?"

"Everyone in town loved your mother."

Sleepwalk by John Saul

"Can't you understand that she's dead?

Grandmother looked about in perplexity.

My Antonia by Willa Cather

"How did your potatoes get frozen?"

"The lake hadn't been frozen long and all of them had been expressly forbidden to go out on it, but Norman Pye, who was older than the rest of them, said that it would be safe if they slid out on their bellies."

Crow Lake - Mary Lawson

"Haven't you ever been up north?"

"Not quite yet."

Falls The Shadow by William Lashner

"What are you so happy about?"

"Instead of going to school, maybe I will go down to the company office and get a job."

Sleepwalk by John Saul

"Five years?"

"It's my life...I can do what I want with it, and this is what I want."

Crow Lake - Mary Lawson

"What were you doing with a knife?"

"It's not like you think."

Falls the Shadow by William Lashner

"And your point is?"

"You've cut your finger."

Crow Lake - Mary Lawson

"Has there been a problem?"

"Nothing happened to her since the last time I was here."

My Antonia by Willa Cather

""We going to have a little music?"

"Impossible!"

Ending an Ending by Danny Birt

"You've already sucked us dry; isn't it time you moved on to another family, bloodsucker?"

"Oh, my goodness, I realize that!"

Crow Lake - Mary Lawson

"What's eating you anyway?"

"I don't want you to talk about Gladys like that."

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

"You aren't really going to sabotage the bridge?"

'I 'spose we could fix it."

sleepwalk by John Saul

"Now, why don't you just go on home and get some sleep. Okay?"

"Connie gave a sad, whimsical twist to his head as if he was reflecting upon this, and he glanced my way."

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

"When?"

"Just a day or two ago."

Falls the Shadow by William Lashner

"What is it you wanted to talk about again?"

"Whatever it is will backfire."

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

"Why did you learn all of that, and read all of those books?"

"What I learned is that I don't know enough."

Falls the Shadow by William Lashner

"Who was that creep anyway?"

"Court reporter to the Emerald City magistrates."

A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire

"What name does it answer to?"

"It's no use! We're doomed."

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

"Are there no miracles in the life of a frog?

"This is where they end up when their last chance fails."

Falls the Shadow by William Lashner

"You know what I discovered today?"

"The chemical composition of psychic tears varies greatly from basal and reflex tears."

Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath by Michael Paul Mason

"Do you smell that?"

"Sir!" exclaimed the student, and his face was crimson with indignation.

Whimsical Tales of Douglas Jerrold by Douglas Jerrold

"Have you counted the books?"

No matter how many health books you read you are not going to be willing to do the little things that lead you to a healthy life.

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

What do you want more of out of your life?

"... noble sacrifices and miraculous restorations, tragic separations and unhoped-for reunions, great falls and dreams fulfilled..."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"How do they make ends meet?"

"The Devil is in the details."

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

"And your reward?"

"In this fleeting life, how small and vain are personal gifts compared with treasures of the mind!"

Whimsical Tales of Douglas Jerrold

"May I see you tomorrow?"

In the ancient Greek Theater.

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

"Was it the first push?"

"Yes," he said, with a smile that didn't hide his worry. "Yes, of course."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Why is that?"

"The best part of these late days was their purring wordlessly together."

A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire

"But what? A new military maneuver?"

"That is something we might concern ourselves with."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Whom do you love?"

"Some People."
The Archangel Project by C.S. Graham

"Live around here, do you?"

"Do you want me to stay here and live with you in Paris? she asked in the tone of voice she might have used to suggest going to the movies to see one of the nouvelle vague movies by Godard, Truffaut or Louis Malle, which were at the height of their popularity."

The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Why are you saying goodbye now?"

"I'm not sure."

The Archangel Project by C.S. Graham

"Is that true?"

"I am a biographer. I work with the facts."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Where are you going?"

"West Bank, but not too deep inside."

Friendly Fire - A.B. Yehoshua

"Where's your unit going?"

"Angelfield the village."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Why did you ask to see me?"

"I would like to know why you are telling the public about our private affairs."

Shunned by Arthur L. Ford

"How much is the bail?"

"Fifty thousand."

The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa

"Couldn't you have called?"

"If only the Professor's scientific interests had extended to the telephone, Mr. Bell's invention might have spared us some of the more egregious interruptions."

Macdonald by Roy MacSkimming (touchstone can't find this novel)

"Now, where's the Divine Plan in that?"

"Do you know, I have been asking myself the very same question for the last quarter of an hour."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What had he done?"

A manly apology seemed in order.

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

"What makes you think he has reformed?"

"He's been straight almost eighteen months."

Still River by (Harry Hunsicker)

"You ready to take a little drive?"

"Baffled, she nodded her head, and the doctor's wife rose to leave."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What's that?"

"Something to put in your wee book."

Macdonald by Roy MacSkimming

"Who will be next to receive his kiss?"

"It would be so good for Petronella."

Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter - J.Nozipo Maraire

"Why aren't you asleep yet?'

I raised an eyebrow or two.

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

"How can I get the book?"

"The answers you seek are yours to find."

Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter - J. Nozipo Maraire

"When are you going to come and visit us?"

"Will two o'clock be all right?"

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What do you dream about?"

*edited for typo.

I was still musing in sombre and apprehensive wein, when my meditations were interrupted. A human drama was developing in the road in front of me.

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

"When is the wedding to be?"

"Monday," I told him.

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What makes it so valuable?"

"I also have heard the argument that it is to thank the parents for all they have done for their daughter."

Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter - J. Nozipo Maraire

"Mama, how could you possibly accept some cattle and cash in exchange for my freedom?"

"I could suggest increasing the monthly stipend and the final fee."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What happened during that walk?"

"I guessed the best thing I could do was to sniff the air and say how good it smelled."

The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton

"Did a bird shit on your brain?"

"On the instant, I was too affronted to reply."

The Thirteenth Tale -Diane Setterfield

"What is your real name?"

"'Baby', he said with tears in his voice..."

The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton

"Where can I steal some money from?"

"The church."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Have you seen the ghost?"

"Any time you need protection, Maggy, send for me."

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley

"Doesn't it strike you as strange that nothing people have created here has survived?"

"You shouldn't believe everything a man tells you."

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

"Who were you talking to back there?"

"Ron Hubbard."

The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont

"Do you believe I'm a little bit psychic?"

"How the Hell would I know?"

Shunned by Arthur L. Ford

"On the porch?"

"It was their mating dance, Ian Crawfurd explained."

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley

"Is that farther than Nairobi?"

"Naturally, sir."

Chariots of Fire by W.J. Weahterby

"Did you speak with her?"

"It wasn't her. It couldn't have been her."

The Attack by Yasmina Khadra

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

"Not at all a sporting sort of thing."

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood by Elspeth Huxley

"You want sport, or do you want your cattle alive?"

"I don't like games like this."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"What do you need to know?"

"Lord of the Flies. It's on our English reading list this year."

Crystal by V.C. Andrews

"How can he be dead?"

"Influenza, the letter said."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Whatever can have happened?"

"And as a shaken Paolo closed the door behind him, the Prince took off his frock coat and boots, made the sofa creak under his weight, and slid calmly off to sleep."

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

"What about our King and Queen, though, what about them?"

"They're a family. They live in The Street."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"How do you know?"

"...they were both of them sniffing the air, circling each other, making feints; all the rest, all the talk that passed between them, was just so much barking and clucking."

The Origin of Species by Nino Ricci

"What kind of monster was he?"

"The Cardinal of Palermo was a true holy man........."

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

"But the rest of his family, Don Ciccio, what are they really like?"

"There is no family, I seem to remember."

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

"Why is he not here to meet me?"

"He's not coming, Raven."

Runaway by V.C. Andrews

"Is the car fixed?"

"Looks like it to me"

House of Smoke by J. F. Freedman

"How's the squirrel?"

"Shocking, simply shocking..."

Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga

"What did you expect?"

"Say ten pound a foot, sir!" answered Job, with the utmost gravity, "and ten over, because he always has a foot to spare."

"Hosses" edited by Charles Wright Gray.

Perhaps the thong had killed the renegade?

"Alex did indeed wonder, though mostly because he didn't want to end up in an Ecudorian jail."

The Origin of Species by Nino Ricci

"Why are you doing all this, exactly?"

"It's a long story, Joel."

Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb

"What is this stuff?"

"...a flamingo leading two bears, one Muppet and a panting panther".

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer

"How would you feel about moving to Arizona?"

"That's where I killed my first goat."

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

"Am I to answer, then?"

"I'll do nothing until I've heard from you."

Atonement by Ian McEwan

"How was the fool to be resisted?"

"I didn't do anything out of the way. It was only luck that I have small hands."

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

"What is--it isn't, is it?"

I hesitated.

The Sea Wolf by jack London

"Want to see it work?"

"You can't beat new blood and modern ideas".

If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot

"Has he been out today?"

"The man left, and Mary found herself in a beached world she knew little of without anything but the little house and two manila-hued daughters, unable to return to the world she had known."

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

"What wild, unspoken dreams had this boy possessed?"

"How not to panic when you're made a ghost..."

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

"Would he ever come for me?"

(Is it totally gauche to enter two posts in a row? I figured since they were several days apart and from two different books it might pass for okay.)

I was tempted to do that myself a while back, but wasn't sure. I think it's ok if the game appears to be blocked.

"Tomorrow night, I think. He'll call first."

House of Smoke by J.F.Freedman

"Have you taken leave of your senses?"

"I am here, and my men with me."

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

"Can we really go home?"

"You may as well stay for dinner -- if you haven't any other pressing engagement?"

The Edge of Desire by Stephanie Laurens

"So if power wasn't involved, then leaving aside the obvious -- money -- is there any hint this might be a crime of passion?"

"Just because we make one pie doesn't mean we're all out of control and everything."

A Perfectly Good Family by Lionel Shriver

"Why is this going to court?"

"Your guess," said Lash dryly, "is as good as mine."

Death In Zanzibar by M. M. Kaye

"Why don't you bite the bullet and marry one of them?"

"Haven't the foggiest."

A Perfectly Good Family by Lionel Shriver

"Did you ever come visit either one of them when you didn't want money?"

"To this demand there is no answer...."

Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

"What in the name of Heaven shall I do?"

"Stop smearing that fucking toast on the computer."

Little Bee by Chris Cleave

"Do you understand?"

"Shut up for a minute."

House of Smoke by J.F.Freedman

"You see that?"

"They are hard to see with this haze, but there are caves in most of those hills."

Tiger Claws by John Speed

"Where did you find these rags?"

"...in and beyond Botany Bay."

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes

"Once a decade or 60 times a day?"

"I want ye every time I lay with ye."

Dragonfly in Amber

"No, Sassenach?"

"He explained the plan."

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes

"Were convicts, in fact, slaves?"

"Everybody's got to make a living."

House of Smoke by J.F. Freedman

"Have you ever done this before?"

"Nobody knew, and many of the prisoners on Norfolk Island apparently believed that he had 'done time' himself."

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes

"Why so few convictions?"

"My ex-wife is my lawyer."
Severed by Simon Kernick

"Why is this relevant, D.S. Khan?"

"He said these things arrogantly, but he did not know that he was dead and that the place to which he had been sent was not heaven."

Borges: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

"Who was going to believe that?"

"The happy homes of tens of thousands of families who were lately your neighbours"

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes

"But was it correct?"

"At least five people, maybe more, approached from the south."

Stalking Ivory by Suzanne Arruda

"And just who in the name of Saint Peter's tailor are you?"

"At the moment, I'm Sawney Malcolm, Printer and Publisher."

Voyager

"What happens tomorrow?"

"A caretaker will be hired to patrol the grounds at night."
The Abandoned by Douglas Clegg.
"Why would anybody go up to that old house?"

"It gives me privacy when I need it."

House of Smoke by JF Freedman

"Am I under arrest or something?"

"This is Officer Tagliaferre," Officer Shelton said.

Asta in the Wings by Jan Elizabeth Watson

"What had she been expecting?"

After the final no there comes a yes.

Common Wealth by Jeffrey D. Sachs

"How generous should it be?"

"There will be another crown for you if you're back here within the next ten minutes."

The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

"Do you praise my acumen or insult my morals?"

"What a silly old man."

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

"May I take this whiskey? I'll need it later."

"No more whiskey. Bar closed now. Go home."

Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

"Oh, didn't you understand?"

'I think it's hard for him to say goodbye."

St. Agnes' Stand by Tom Eidson

"You boys like to play cards?"

"Don't give him any ideas."

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

"Noah, you understand why I sunk the Coral Queen, right?"

"You figure it out. You're the lunatic."

A Friend of the Earth by T. C. Boyle

"I told you Fred was going to take care of it, didn't I?"

"I felt embarrassed as though I had done something wrong; I was so startled by her abrupt question that I did not answer."

Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoevsky

"What are you doing? Why are you kissing me?"

"I can't force you, but listen to what I am offering."

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

"Do I deserve to be treated like an idiot?"

"I don't know."

Outcasts United by Warren St. John

"Are you ready?"

"Little bit."

Dirty Little Angels by Christopher Tusa

"You like raping little girls?"

"My answer is no -- unequivocally and irreversibly."

Then comes seduction by Mary Balogh

"And where is Mr. Wrayburn?"

"There one day, gone the next."

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

"You know what my pentomino just said?"

"I think you forgot."

Outcasts United by Warren St. John

"What are you going to do about it?"

"I'll be in touch as soon as I find anything out. I won't call until I do," Kate warns her, "so don't bug me, okay?"

House of Smoke by J.F.Freedman

"You think your boyfriend was murdered?"

"Oh, what a horrid notion!"

April Lady by Georgette Heyer

" Do you imagine that you can order me to my room, as though I were a child?"

"Not under any circumstances."

Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh

"What will Aunt Prunella say tomorrow?" What will she do?"

"Oh, the little lady doesn't remember. She never heard or knew."

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

"Then you didn't undress at all?"

The color rushed up into Nell's cheeks; she said: "I hope not, indeed!"

April Lady by Georgette Heyer

" I had not perfectly understood, you wish to be paid immediately?"

"It's not that. Come on in. I've only got a little more to do here. I was just surprised to see someone. You surprised me."

Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt

"Why are they all unhappy endings?"

"The whole community was re-timed to fit the broadcast schedule of the TBS super-station in Chicago, to the point that school had to be put off till noon since the whole community was up most of the night."

A New Look at Canadian Indian Policy by Gordon Gibson

"Why do others not blow the whistle?"

"Beneath hose words, three simple, hand-painted illustrations, sub-bleached but still decipherable, declared exactly what sorts of games the park's founders intended Clarkston's residents to play upon their new field."

Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town by Warren St. John

"If we can't play in our town, where can we play?"

"Here never. When I beg him for play, he shake his head no."

My Antonia by Willa Cather

"Ain't you got no beer here?"

"Most would agree with that statement."

A New Look at Canadian Indian Policy by Gordon Gibson

"The cure or prospect?"

"God Knows", he muttered.

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

"So, is this good or bad?"

"No worries," Wilder said, and worried.

Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

"Do you need me to bring you apples?"

"Hold off on the bacon", I said, "I'll be right back."

Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff

"What about Arlo?"

"I expected a great deal better of such a notorious rake."

Then Comes Seduction

"Is it easier, then, to make love to your enemy?"

"That would indeed be a revolution."

A New Look at Canadian Indian Policy by Gordon Gibson

"Perhaps we should wait and see how existing experiments work instead?"

"The good Lord said, 'Get the f--- out of this house. Now."

The Sound of Building Coffins by Louis Maistros

"Lakjufa doir estay?"

"So what do you make of that, Turner?"

Turn Left At The Daffodils by Elizabeth Elgin

"Do you think we should ask her if she likes tea?"

"She's one of the nicest little ladies in town, and I ain't got the slightest doubt."

The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson

"Do you know," said Hendricks slowly, "when that track was made?"

"And I'm all, 'Duh.' But I didn't know."

You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore

"Oh, would you guys like some Cheese Newts?...I can open a vein on them if you need me to."

"Now that the meal's over, I'm fighting to keep the food down.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

"What other food can we find?"

"She discovered the remains of a cold chicken in the pantry."

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

"Sure you won't have a whiskey?"

"No, thank ye -- it don't agree with me."

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Don't, eh?"

"I'll have to ask the chef, sir"

The Bobby Gold Stories by Anthony Bourdain

"You got a problem with that? Or does he have to suck you off first?"

"Please sir, I am my parents only son!"

War Trash by Ha Jin

"How come you pulled such a dirty trick on him?"

"Best not to know."

Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

"What are we doing? Torching the lifeless walking husks of the undead?"

"Please do not ask me to, sir."

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

"Shall I help you search the cupboard again, madam?"

"That's what you're for, now, this whole day," she said sternly.

Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty

"Do I look like the flower girl?" asked Laura.

"Nonsense, girl."

Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

"A movie? Are you nuts?"

"That's a difficult question, dearest."

Uncle Tom's Cabin

"Don't you want to go, papa?"

"i'd be okay with it."

Turning Angel by greg iles

"What do I deserve?"

"You will get good medical service, human food, new clothing, and stationery."

War Trash by Ha Jin

'Does this mean you will call off the hunger strike?"

There was a pitcher of water on a plastic tray on the bedside table. Moss no more than looked at it.

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Hello darlin, how are you? Are you all right, Llewelyn? What happened to them words?

"They used British accents."

The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews

"You almost killed yourself in order not to kill a rabbit?"

"If I had wanted to execute him, I would have done it."

The Body Box by Lynn Abercrombie

"Who else knows about this?"

"A demmed, rascally looking fellow with a red nose."

The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer

"Did he say anything to you?"

The first post, unlike most of these games, didn't explain the rules, and being a Bear of Little Brain, I haven't worked it out.

All I can see is a title, and two lines of dialogue, one of them a question.

Would someone please rescue me and tell me how it works?

Take the book you're reading and find a quote which answers the question in the post above yours. Tell us what book you are quoting, then find another quote from the same book (a question this time) for the next poster to answer.

"A total moron who wants to have sex with someone, probably someone as stupid as he is."

The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews

"What about a rooster?"

"Abracadabra"

Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson

"You know what that means, don't you?"

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> 202

Sorry, mine was in response to 197. It was my first attempt after someone explained it to me, it took me a few minutes to research and in the meantime someone leapfrogged me. I was too demoralised to correct it. My apologies.

>201 Tid:

"But of course!"

The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer

"But how came he to go into my brother's room at all?"

"It says, 'Do Not Disturb' on the door"

Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson

"Oh God, I didn't have sex with you, did I?"

"Well, if you're expecting a yes or no to that, you are going to have to tell me a lot more!"

Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins

"Are there any further questions I can answer?"

"That's it!?"

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

"Why did we set up twenty posts if we were only going to use three?"

"I thought you wouldn't be pleased, sir, but there! what could I do?"

The Talisman Ring

"But Nye, what if they find your secret cellar?"

"It's not as if you're leaving your boyfriend behind for two weeks"

Thalidomide Kid by Kate Rigby

"This where your old man does his marking?"

Great :D

"Yes, it is. Dunk him again. He still has barf on his beard."

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore

"You've been in God's presence, right, Raziel?...Do you think he sounds like James Earl Jones?"

"It says it in the scriptures"

Thalidomide Kid Kate Rigby

"What did it say?"

"The Kama Sutra sayeth: When a man applies wax from the carnuba bean to a woman's yoni and buffs it with a lint-free cloth or a papyrus towel until a mirror shine is achieved, then it is called 'Readying the Mongoose for Trade-in.'"

Lamb by Christopher Moore

"What's a jelly donut?"

"Much too fattening a meal with all that dreadful starch."

Gossip from Thrush Green by Miss Read

"But where do the weeks go, Ella? Do you know?

"Yeah, it's two weeks on Friday. They've started selling tickets. I can get us two if you want."

Thalidomide Kid by Kate Rigby

"Did we win? Did I finish? Why am I here?"

"I knew I shouldn't have started up with this."

House of Smoke by JF. Freedman

"Do you know about that stuff?"

I shook my head.

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

"Besides, what's stolen tastes so much better than what you get for free, don't you think?"

"I'm going to have to report you"

Thalidomide Kid by Kate Rigby

"So what's in the Sainsbury's bag?"

'Bandages, medical supplies, all the things I need to patch you up."

Sergeant's Lady by Miles Hood Swarthout

"Do you think they'll be back?"

"It so seems that you don't know much afterall."

The Magic Lands by Mark Hockley

"But will they believe me?"

"No, the point is our readers believe in God."

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

"Chuck wants to do that?"

"I don't think hippies do academic."

The Crystal Skull by Manda Scott

"Shall we see if we can find the podium?"

"You'll find it in the Colonel's study, I'll show you the way."

Storm Over Burracombe by Lilian Harry

"Shall I take your case upstairs for you?"

"Daryl, you'll have to go soon - I'm worried Mum and Dad'll come home and find you here"

Thalidomide Kid by Kate Rigby

"Did you say there was a spot of dessert, Lorna?"

"I don't know ... I must see it to believe it."

The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount by Julia London

"I beg your pardon, sir, but are you listening?"

"Yes!" shouted Tom as boldly as he can manage.

The Magic Lands by Mark Hockley

"Is he going to be alright?"

He turned as the door opened and said with relief, "Here's Dr. Latimer now.
He'll look after you."

Storm Over Burracombe by Lilian Harry

"You don't mind going into a pub, do you?"

"Dad won't let me"

Thalidomide Kid by Kate Rigby

"Sorry to interrupt, but can I have a quick word?"

"All right," she said at last, reluctantly.

The Prince's Wedding by Justine Davis

"What do you want me to do?"

"For once, at least, you could try to please me."

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

"What do you know about Clara?"

"There were other medical detectives on the streets of Soho that day, looking for clues, building chains of cause and effect."

The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

"How can a society industrialize in a humane way?"

"The food is very plain, she apologized. We had to bring everything with us on the horses."

Heaven's Net Is Wide by Lean Hearn

"Should I leave you alone?"

"He replied that he had no right to love anyone, that he deserved to be alone."

The Shadow of the Wind by Carols Ruiz Zafon

"Have you any idea why anyone would have wanted to burn all of Julian Carax's books?"

"By people you do not want to mess with."

House of Smoke by JF Freedman

"What should I do in the meantime?"

"Calm down or you'll grow a stone in your liver."

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

"What if she's decided she doesn't want to see me again?"

"We will just have to live with that."

Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

"Does he have any idea about what's happened?"

"You have GOT to be kidding me!"

The Secret Life Of Lobsters - Trevor Corson

"Sure, but why was this year so different from last year?" Bruce asked.

"I have been asking myself this question for seventeen years."

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

"Why are you taking a shower in the dark?"

"Some men are like that, you know"

44 Scotland Street Alexander McCall Smith

"Does it matter?"

"Don't f--k with me, Bird!"

Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

"Why do you want to see the boss?"

"Put the telephone down, and I'll tell you."

House of Smoke by JF Freedman

"Is there a cover-up going on?"

She sat down beside me on a cushion, "They must have found out!" she said, tapping the letter against my shoulder.

The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani

"Don't you think that if he wanted me, he would have asked by now?"

"She'd like me to take her for a walk in the Drummond Place Gardens, but I take Cyril, my dog, instead - much better company."

44 Scotland Street Alexander McCall Smith

"But why would he say that?"

'Honestly, I don't know. But I know that we need to accept it."

Still Life by Louise Penny

"Do you need help cutting back your garden?"

"I expect so," she said impishly. "We didn't inquire into such pedestrian details."

Pleasure For Pleasure by Eloisa James

"What the devil is that?"

"This is the best shed I've ever seen."

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by Lynne Truss

"What was he doing in there?"

"No one else can fit in this nook."

Wing to Wing by Arch Haslett

"Do I throw a rock at him to get his attention?"

"I warned you that I would throw out anyone who mentioned that."

The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin

What on earth do you want from me?"

"Men seek to possess what fascinates us."

Dream Island by Josie Litton

"You came away without clothes?"

"'Correct,' she said."

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

"Was this so crazy?"

The girl nods. "I don't want to talk here. It's too open."

House of Smoke by JF Freedman

"What is so urgent it can't wait until tomorrow?"

"I didn't want to have to do this, but I can't be seen about town with teeth marks on my person."

Pride and Petticoats by Shana Galen

"You are familiar with the intricacies of life among the ton?"

"I dare say she might have rich relatives, but that's neither here nor there, no person of ton will recognize her!"

Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

"Pray, what may you mean by that?"

"I saw the hand, and now I'm worried because Angela let the other one go, and that creep Trent Carmichael is here, and I know there's something horrible going on between him and Margaret, always has been, something really nasty, and Margaret's a cow, Dad, she's really horrible to that ex-boyfriend, and he's looking really worried, and now my program doesn't work properly - "

With One Lousy Free Packet Of Seed by Lynne Truss

"What?"

"Don't answer him," Kate cautions Laura, keeping her voice low.

House of Smoke JF Freedman

"So what should we do?"

"Come, take a turn with me around the display of Indian bronzes. I wish to hear your opinion on their artistic merit."

The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

"Is there a reason you ask?"

"Somehow I apprehended that your efforts have not been met with success'"

Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

"What am I to say if Lady Laxton comes here and demands her daughter?"

"You must always remain cool, calm and collected."

The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

"Isn't she the one who was recently accused of poisoning her husband?"

"Or I could make you the victim, if you prefer"

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by Lynne Truss

"Well, if you're an author, why don't you just make me up?"

"'That's cheating', Walt complained."

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

"Could such a thing be called real?"

"You'll find out, soon enough."

House of Smoke JF Freedman

"What have you got?"

"Power and control."

Empire Falls by Richard Russo

"That's what this is all about, right?"

He wondered what he had done to draw her displeasure.

The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

"Did you enjoy the play, Contessa?"

"Oh dearest aunt, indeed you had better not ask me, it would only bring on your spasms!"

Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

"You have done something dreadful, I know it, what do you have in the cellar?"

""A widow---" she began.

The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

"Have I been naughty?"

"I am sorry to say that you are a disrespectful man."

Fury by Salman Rushdie

"There goes the neighborhood, right?"

"Tell her she's got the nicest shed you've ever seen."

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by Lynne Truss

"Is the bunny safely indoors?"

"I'll ask around... But you owe me a rather big favor, seeing as I'll likely end up the butt of ridicule."

The Scarlet Spy by Andrea Pickens

"Did you learn anything from your long lost friends?"

"Well, if you don't know, my dear, no one does."

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

"Do you want to be free?"

"You sometimes get a free packet of seeds, but they have a regular item about celebrity sheds which isn't too bad"

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by Lynne Truss

"Must you fabricate stories about the cat being locked in it?"

"NO," I shouted. "I want a cop."

7th Heaven by James Patterson

"I saw you at the library, don't you remember?"

'That's my business, boy. I told no one and I wasn't seen leaving."

Brethern: An Epic Adventure of the Knights Templar
by Robyn Young

"Did you tell anyone you was coming here?"

** touchstones not working on this one

"You can depend upon my not mentioning it."

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"Has your governess left you?"

"My uncle is to send a servant for us"

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

"Where shall you change horses?"

(stupid Touchstones - can't they even tell that "&" = "and"? pffft)

"Early September. In Wilmington"

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

"What does 'nighean na galladh' mean?"

"I cannot yet marry you, twin plumes of candied sugar, but your time will come."

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

"And by your talk and you sunburn, you come from quite a way South of Ingary, don't you?"

"No. I don't know. All I know is what Claire--Dr. Randall--told me."

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

"Oh, sir, she's with child. Can you not see?"

"A present from your husband?"

An Equal Music by Vikram Seth

"Shall we get on with the rehearsal?"

It was too late to change her mind, so Annabel nodded, a little jerkily.

Kiss Me, Annabel by Eloisa James

His eyebrows rose. "Your hips don't sway naturally?"

"I hope you don't think I'm lame."

Beautiful Children by Charles Bock

"Depends on who you ask, right?"

"You're a bonny lass, and I'm sure every man in Almack's will agree with me next spring."

The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James

"Are there any other unpleasant family traditions I should know about?

"Of course not, Michael, they're all sitting in Canary Wharf advising the world about pharmaceutical mergers"

An Equal Music by vikram seth

"What's this about the Trout and Vienna and Julia?"

"It all seems very suspicious."

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

"How was the British Museum?"

"The buildings are brick: solid, imposing."

House of Smoke by JF Freedman

"What's your agenda?"

"I assured her that I had come to their house with no ulterior purpose, sent on no sort of 'mission' by Gerson, who only wanted me to have a vacation."

Mexico Days by Robert Roper

"So? What's that got to do with anything?"

"A trap for the train robbers, unless I miss my guess."

The Secret of Wildcat Swamp by F. W. Dixon

"But as long as you are here, wouldn't you like to help us dig up a camel?"

"She nodded, quickly running through all the other options in her head."

Blood and Honey by Graham Hurley

"You're sure she's not making this up?"

"I take all the blame, ha ha. Guilty, your honour. I am the humble author."

With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed by Lynne Truss

"You know who I am, don't you?"

"You were a priest."

The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison

"So it was also you who found the Americans' brine deposits?"

"She's found about a hundred of them!" Richard exlaims, and this starts us all laughing again.

Blood On The River by Elisa Carbone

"Who do you think she'll marry, if she gets permission?"

"A single man in possession of a good fortune..."

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

"Who could {care} about such a nasty little freckled thing?"

I spent a great deal of time worrying myself silly about those poor mice...

When We Were Young by John Burningham

"What is one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?"

"Give me a minute, Willie. This is very difficult."

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

"What if I guess?"

I protested Vigorously

When We Were Young by John Burningham

"You don't find it too dark in here?"

"I had no idea what, if anything, was appropriate to say."

The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

"Shall I read your motto for you?"

"No, not this year."

The Soloist - Mark Salzman

"What do you drink, just out of curiosity?"

Game continues on this thread.